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Ornithology
James H. Breeden, Kelly L. Goodale
Summary: The research describes modifications to capture techniques for Laysan Teal and the strategy developed to protect these ducks from the impact of mouse eradication operations.
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Infectious Diseases
Joanna Plawinska-Czarnak, Karolina Wodz, Lidia Piechowicz, Ewa Tokarska-Pietrzak, Zbigniew Belkot, Janusz Bogdan, Jan Wisniewski, Piotr Kwiecinski, Adam Kwiecinski, Krzysztof Anusz
Summary: The One Health approach reveals the global spread of Salmonella enterica subsp. diarizonae and its antimicrobial resistance in animals and humans. This study identified the presence of S. enterica subsp. diarizonae in a migrating mallard duck in Poland, highlighting the potential role of wild birds in the spread of intestinal microbes and antibiotic resistance. The isolated strain showed high resistance to multiple antimicrobial agents.
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Plant Sciences
Ljiljana Kuzmanovic, Gloria Giovenali, Roberto Ruggeri, Francesco Rossini, Carla Ceoloni
Summary: This study evaluated the breeding potential of six recombinant lines (RLs) of durum wheat-Thinopyrum spp., which included high-efficiency QTL for resistance to Fusarium head blight and Fusarium crown rot. The RLs showed excellent genetic stability and yield performance under both rainfed and irrigated conditions, making them promising candidates for breeding programs to enhance crop security and safety.
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Ornithology
Ron Efrat, Ohad Hatzofe, Ygal Miller, Thomas Mueller, Nir Sapir, Oded Berger-Tal
Summary: Conservation translocations, such as reintroduction, are important for reversing negative population trends of endangered species. Effective monitoring is crucial for assessing the success of such efforts. The study compared different monitoring methods for Egyptian Vulture reintroduction in Israel and found that GPS tracking provided more accurate data compared to color rings and wing tags. The research also showed that survival rates of captive-bred vultures were not lower than wild-hatched ones during their initial years in the wild.
ORNITHOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS
(2022)
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Elzbieta Bombik, Antoni Bombik, Katarzyna Pietrzkiewicz
Summary: A qualitative analysis of mallard ducks' tissues and organs revealed the potential hygienic and toxicological threats related to lead and cadmium concentrations. The study found that mallards have a measurable response to environmental pollution with lead and cadmium, making them potential bioindicators of contamination levels. The ban on lead pellets in Poland may help reduce lead contamination in mallards' tissues and organs.
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Ecology
Kenneth Aase, Henrik Jensen, Stefanie Muff
Summary: This study introduces a new method by extending existing genetic group animal models to handle wild admixed populations with only genomic data but no pedigrees. The authors tested this method on a wild admixed population of house sparrows using genome-wide data and compared the results with those derived from a pedigree-based genetic group animal model, showing satisfactory agreement. This extension of the animal model ensures the applicability of quantitative genetic studies on wild admixed populations with increasing availability of genomic data.
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
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Biodiversity Conservation
Joy S. Tripovich, Gordana Popovic, Andrew Elphinstone, Dean Ingwersen, Glen Johnson, Emily Schmelitschek, David Wilkin, Gemma Taylor, Benjamin J. Pitcher
Summary: The study evaluated the impact of husbandry decisions and trait selection on breeding program success, highlighting the importance of successful breeding parents and overall reproductive output. There were trade-offs between quantity and quality, with an optimal number of clutches per year. Additionally, parental effects on offspring traits and the importance of song tutoring were identified as key factors for improved conservation outcomes.
FRONTIERS IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE
(2021)
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Mechanics
Qiang Fu, Yiqian He, Jin Guo, Xinglin Guo, Haitian Yang
Summary: A novel semi-analytical method is proposed to predict the effective properties of viscoelastic composites. By utilizing a temporal series expansion and a recursive homogenization process, time varying effective strain/stress can be obtained and computed accurately using a recursive adaptive algorithm.
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Biodiversity Conservation
Shannon R. Kelleher, Aimee J. Silla, David A. Hunter, Michael S. McFadden, Phillip G. Byrne
Summary: Exploration behavior has a significant impact on individual fitness, and understanding the mechanisms behind it can inform conservation breeding programs. However, the factors influencing exploration behavior in captivity and during reintroduction remain unclear. In a study on the southern corroboree frog, researchers found no effect of dietary beta-carotene supplementation on exploration behavior upon reintroduction, but discovered a significant relationship between body size and latency to leave the refuge.
FRONTIERS IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE
(2022)
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Ecology
Chadwick P. Lehman, Michael J. Yarnall, Andrea R. Litt, Christopher T. Rota, Jay J. Rotella
Summary: This study investigated the population growth rate for a Merriam's wild turkey population in the northern Black Hills, South Dakota, USA. The researchers found that the vital rates were inadequate to sustain the population and recommended increasing survival rates of adult and yearling turkeys to achieve stable or growing populations. The study also suggested that female harvest should be prohibited during any open turkey season.
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
J. Maruthupandi, S. Prasanna, P. Jayalakshmi, V Mareeswari, Siva B. Kumar, P. Sanjeevi
Summary: In MANET network management, SDN plays a vital role in controlling data communication effectively. The proposed SDN controlled MANET-based OpenFlow switching scenario and DISNEY routing protocol help to enhance security and efficiency in MANET routing. The comparison of proposed methods shows improvements in packet transmission delay, throughput, and data transmission rate.
MICROPROCESSORS AND MICROSYSTEMS
(2021)
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Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Francois Bavaud
Summary: This paper introduces and analyzes a new diversity index called effective entropy, which adjusts Shannon entropy by taking into account the similarities between items. The effectiveness of entropy is demonstrated iteratively using two data sets, highlighting the importance of dissimilarity types.
JOURNAL OF CLASSIFICATION
(2022)
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Chemistry, Analytical
Shamsa Kanwal, Saba Inam, Mohamed Tahar Ben Othman, Ayesha Waqar, Muhammad Ibrahim, Fariha Nawaz, Zainab Nawaz, Habib Hamam
Summary: This article introduces a modified image encryption process based on chaos theory, which uses chaotic maps and orthogonal matrix in Hill cipher. The proposed scheme achieves fast and highly secure image processing by utilizing chaotic maps and the non-convergence property. Test results show that the proposed technique is an efficient encryption method.
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Automation & Control Systems
Hangli Ren, Guangdeng Zong, Hamid Reza Karimi
Summary: This paper addresses the issue of asynchronous finite-time filtering for Markov jump nonlinear systems with incomplete transition rate. By using mode-dependent Lyapunov function approach and matrix inequality techniques, interesting results are derived to verify the properties of stochastic FTBs and stochastic IO-FTSy of the asynchronous filtering error system. The asynchronous filter parameters can be simplified into solving convex optimization problems, and the proposed algorithms are illustrated using a single-link robot arm and a tunnel diode circuit.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON SYSTEMS MAN CYBERNETICS-SYSTEMS
(2021)
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Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Toshihisa Ozawa
Summary: This paper studies the asymptotic properties of stationary tail distribution in a two-dimensional quasi-birth-and-death process (2d-QBD process). By using the matrix analytic method and the complex analytic method, the decay rate of the stationary tail distribution and a condition for geometric decay of stationary probabilities without power terms are obtained. These results complement the existing studies on the stationary tail distribution in the coordinate directions in a 2d-QBD process.