Genomic variations associated with attenuation in Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis vaccine strains [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) whole cell vaccines have been widely used tools in the control of Johne's disease in animals despite being unable to provide complete protection. Current vaccine strains derive from stocks
Bull, TJ +7 more
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Global warming impact on the expansion of fundamental niche of Cryptococcus gattii VGI in Europe
Environmental Microbiology Reports, 2021 In the present study, we analysed how geographical distribution of the fungal pathogen Cryptococcus gattii VGI in Europe and Mediterranean area has evolved in the last four decades based on the climatic changes, and we tried to predict the scenario for ...
M. Cogliati
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A Volunteered Geographic Information Framework to Enable Bottom-Up Disaster Management Platforms
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2015 Recent disasters, such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, have drawn attention to the potential role of citizens as active information producers. By using location-aware devices such as smartphones to collect geographic information in the form of geo-tagged ...
Mohammad Ebrahim Poorazizi +2 more
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Estimation of magnitudes of debris flows in selected torrential watersheds in Slovenia [PDF]
, 2006 In this paper the application of different methods for estimation of magnitudes of rainfall-induced debris flows in 18 torrents in the Upper Sava River valley, NW Slovenia, and in 2 torrents in Pohorje, N Slovenia is described. Additional verification of
Mikoš, Matjaž, Sodnik, Jošt
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VGI3D: an Interactive and Low-Cost Solution for 3D Building Modelling from Street-Level VGI Images
Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis, 2021 Applications in smart cities are inseparable from the usage of three-dimensional (3D) building models. However, the cost of generating and constructing 3D building models with semantic information is high both in time and in labour. To solve this problem,
Chaoquan Zhang, H. Fan, G. Kong
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MusA: Using Indoor Positioning and Navigation to Enhance Cultural Experiences in a museum [PDF]
, 2013 In recent years there has been a growing interest into the use of multimedia mobile guides in museum environments. Mobile devices have the capabilities to detect the user context and to provide pieces of information suitable to help visitors discovering ...
Alciatore +47 more
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A Spatio-Temporal VGI Model Considering Trust-Related Information
ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2016 Over the past several years, volunteered geographic information (VGI) has expanded rapidly. VGI collection has been proven to serve as a highly successful means of acquiring timely and detailed global spatial data.
Yijiang Zhao +3 more
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Optimality of the quasi-score estimator in a mean-variance model with applications to measurement error models [PDF]
, 2006 We consider a regression of $y$ on $x$ given by a pair of mean and variance functions with a parameter vector $\theta$ to be estimated that also appears in the distribution of the regressor variable $x$. The estimation of $\theta$ is based on an extended
Kukush, Alexander +2 more
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Enhancing VGI application semantics by accounting for spatial bias
Big Earth Data, 2019 Volunteered geographic information (VGI) is becoming an important source of geospatial big data that support many applications. The application semantics of VGI, i.e.
Guiming Zhang
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Telematics and Informatics Reports, 2023 The Video Game Industry (VGI) is a highly innovative and rapidly growing sector that has become the dominant force in the entertainment industry, with significant economic and social implications.
Edward Goh, Omar Al-Tabbaa, Zaheer Khan
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