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Host tree preference and performance of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle (Ips typographus) on Scots pine

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Ips typographus showed lower reproductive output in an occasional host (Pinus sylvestris) under laboratory conditions, and did not prefer its main host (Picea abies) over P. sylvestris in two‐choice bioassays. Abstract BACKGROUND The Eurasian spruce bark beetle, Ips typographus, is one of the most serious pests of Norway spruce (NS, Picea abies), with ...
Jana Gabriele Burchards, Dineshkumar Kandasamy, Martin Nils Andersson   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

BTFC-SBAS: A Boltzmann Time Function Constrained SBAS-InSAR Method for Nonlinear Deformation Estimation in Mining Areas

IEEE Access
Subsidence monitoring in mining areas is crucial for environmental protection in mining regions. The small baseline subset interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SBAS-InSAR) technique has proven highly effective for monitoring ground subsidence ...
Zhiwei Wang, Wenzhuang Ding, Haolin Fu, Tengfei Gao, Ying Cui, Fangfang Li, Wanqiu Li   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

User costs and informal payments for care in the largest maternity hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal [PDF]

, 2012
Background: Maternity care costs in Nepal include formal and informal payment. Formal include for example the cost for blood or drugs; Informal payments can be voluntary such as gratitude payments, or bribes which patients are ‘expected’ to pay to get ...
Sharma, Gaurav, Simkhada, Bihha, Simkhada, Padam, Townend, John, van Teijlingen, Edwin   +4 more
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Beyond 5G and Non‐terrestrial Network (NTN) Integrated Architecture: Access Challenges for Expanding Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT)

International Journal of Satellite Communications and Networking, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study analyzes the architecture of the beyond 5G‐NTN (Non‐terrestrial Network) integrated network and presents the technical, legal, and regulatory challenges and considerations for expanding the Artificial Intelligence of Things (AIoT) ecosystem.
Byung Woon Kim, Ga Eun Choi
wiley   +1 more source

Performance Analysis of Internet-based DGPS and Commercial Satellite-based Augmentation System: A Case Study in Peninsular Malaysia

Journal of Engineering Technology and Applied Physics
Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) has become an essential component in modern times for positioning, navigation, and timing. A fast-growing economic region in Malaysia required a GNSS-based augmentation positioning and navigation service.
Ooi Wei Han, Noor Azawani Wahap, Shahrizal Ide Moslin, Wan Aminullah, Tajul Ariffin Musa, Muhammad Syazwan Ab Razak, Lee Hong Sheng, Wan Anom Wan Aris   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sustainability Practices by the Banking Sector to Support Small Organizations Toward SDG 9

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The banking sector plays a critical role in fostering sustainability by directing capital toward environmentally and socially responsible projects. Yet, there is a perceived need for studies that shed some light on their activities in this field.
Walter Leal Filho, Tony Wall, Kay Emblen‐Perry, Tiago F. A. C. Sigahi, Izabela Simon Rampasso, Rosley Anholon   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combinatorial Synthesis of BaCu2Se2 Thin Films: Effect of Composition on Crystal Structure and Optoelectronic Properties

Small, EarlyView.
The emerging BaCu2Se2 semiconductor compound is synthesized in combinatorial thin film libraries for fast screening of its fundamental properties related to the application in sustainable energy sources. Ba‐rich and Cu‐rich compositions are explored.
Marin Rusu, José A. Márquez, Hannes Hempel, Galina Gurieva, Leo Choubrac, Ibrahim Simsek, Rene Schwiddessen, Pablo Reyes‐Figueroa, Daniel Molpeceres, Robert Wenisch, Markus Schleuning, Jan‐Ekkehard Hoffmann, Klaus Habicht, Christian A. Kaufmann, Iver Lauermann, Susan Schorr, Thomas Unold   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Comparative Study of SBAS Systems for Navigation in Geostationary Orbit [PDF]

, 2015
Real data has been collected from space demonstrating the CanX-2 receiver’s ability to track the WAAS, EGNOS, GAGAN, and MSAS systems. Two types of analysis were performed, in order to assess the suitability of SBAS ranging measurements as a source of ...
Kahr, Erin, Montenbruck, Oliver, O'Keefe, Kyle   +2 more
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Upper-bounding bias errors in satellite navigation

, 2014
A satellite navigation system for a safety critical application is required to provide an integrity alert of any malfunction; the probability that a navigation positioning error exceeds a given alert limit without an integrity alert is required to be ...
Iwamoto, Takashi
core   +1 more source

Veterinary students’ choices of clinical extramural placements are associated with their final‐year examination performance

Veterinary Record, EarlyView.
Abstract Background UK veterinary students must complete 20 weeks of clinical extramural studies (EMS) in placements of their choice. We investigated the associations between EMS choices and performance in the final‐year ‘livestock and One Health’, ‘equine’ and ‘small animal’ written examinations.
Matthew Barden, Emma Ormandy, Melanie Chapman, Alistair Freeman, Kieron Salmon   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source