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Plants, people and their shared heritage: A comparative medicinal and wild food ethnobotany of Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians living in the Gjirokaster area, southern Albania

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Traditional knowledge about wild plants connects people to nature and sustains both cultural identity and biodiversity. This study explores how cultural exchange among Albanians, Greeks and Aromanians in southern Albania shapes the use and naming of medicinal and food plants.
Evanthia Dina, Ani Bajrami, Mousaab Alrhmoun, Naji Sulaiman, Konstantinos Ntinas, Marjol Meço, Bledar Pulaj, Nektarios Aligiannis, Avni Hajdari, Andrea Pieroni   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

On-Orbit Radiometric Performance of the Landsat 8 ThermalInfrared Sensor

Remote Sensing, 2014
The Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) requirements for noise, stability, and uniformity were designed to ensure the radiometric integrity of the data products.
Matthew Montanaro, Raviv Levy, Brian Markham   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

From Flybys to Sample Return: A Review of Space Probes and Robotic Sampling Technologies for Small Bodies

Journal of Field Robotics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As a crucial puzzle piece of deep space exploration, exploring small bodies can provide significant scientific insights and valuable mineral resources. Unlike missions to the Moon and Mars, small‐body missions pose distinct technical challenges, including communication delays, weak gravity, and uncertain environments. This paper reviews a full
Xin Zhang, Hao Zhou, Dalin Zhou, Zhaojie Ju   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Spatial Characterization Metrics for On-Orbit Performance of Landsat 8 and 9 Thermal Infrared Sensors

Remote Sensing
The two near-identical pushbroom Thermal Infrared Sensors (TIRS) aboard Landsat 8 and 9 are currently imaging the Earth’s surface at 10.9 and 12 microns from similar 705 km altitude, sun-synchronous polar orbits.
S. Eftekharzadeh Kay, B. N. Wenny, K. J. Thome, M. Yarahmadi, D. J. Lampkin, M. H. Tahersima, N. Voskanian   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

A high‐altitude thermal infrared method for estimating moose abundance and demography in Rocky Mountain National Park, USA

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Resource managers require accurate estimates of large herbivore abundance and demography to maintain ecological integrity. Common methods to count these species, including observations from low altitude helicopter flights, may conflict with other protected area management objectives and struggle to produce precise estimates for more cryptic species. To
Hanem G. Abouelezz, N. Thompson Hobbs
wiley   +1 more source

Early Analysis of Landsat-8 Thermal Infrared Sensor Imagery of Volcanic Activity

Remote Sensing, 2014
The Landsat-8 satellite of the Landsat Data Continuity Mission was launched by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in April 2013. Just weeks after it entered active service, its sensors observed activity at Paluweh Volcano, Indonesia.
Matthew Blackett
doaj   +1 more source

Seasonal variations and challenges in estimating populations and identifying species of Korean ungulates using drone‐derived thermal orthomosaic maps

Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.
Drones equipped with thermal infrared (TIR) cameras offer significant time and labor savings in estimating wild ungulate populations. However, accurately monitoring forest‐dwelling ungulates remains challenging due to their elusive behavior and complex habitat.
Jinhwi Kim, Donggul Woo
wiley   +1 more source

Use of MODIS and OLI/TIRS to estimate TVDI and Surface Moisture in Agricultural Monitoring Programs [PDF]

Revista Brasileira de Meteorologia
One of the major challenges for effective agricultural activity monitoring systems is defining robust indicators of spatial and temporal variability for the main risk factors associated with crop production.
Lucimara Wolfarth Schirmbeck, Denise Cybis Fontana, Juliano Schirmbeck, Genei Antonio Dalmago   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Russian wheat aphid: a model for genomic plasticity and a challenge to breeders

Insect Science, EarlyView.
Invasive foundress finds suitable habitat and reproduces through pathogenesis. Wingless females produce life offspring quickly, which leads to high population densities. High population densities result in competition, which may induce epigenetic changes and wing development for dispersal.
Astrid Jankielsohn, Vicky L. Tolmay, Marlon‐Schylor Luke le Roux, Lintle Mohase, Mpho S. Mafa, Vittorio F. Nicolis, Eduard Venter, Nicolaas Francois Visser Burger, Anna‐Maria Botha   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Radiometric Calibration Methodology of the Landsat 8 Thermal Infrared Sensor

Remote Sensing, 2014
The science-focused mission of the Landsat 8 Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) requires that it have an accurate radiometric calibration. A calibration methodology was developed to convert the raw output from the instrument into an accurate at-aperture ...
Matthew Montanaro, Allen Lunsford, Zelalem Tesfaye, Brian Wenny, Dennis Reuter   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source