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Engineering, Environmental
Gabriela Rosa Graviola, Milton Cezar Ribeiro, Joao Carlos Pena
Summary: This study utilized expert knowledge to generate resistance surfaces and simulate least-cost corridors within an urban landscape to evaluate landscape permeability for birds and people, proposing priority streets and areas for the implementation of a green infrastructure project that benefits both.
Article
Ecology
Yicheng Wang, Peng Qin, Hayri Onal
Summary: This paper addresses the optimal design of wildlife corridors considering spatial, ecological, and economic factors. A graph-theoretic optimization approach and mixed-integer linear programming model are presented to determine the optimal wildlife corridor connecting two habitat patches. The model maximizes the total quality of the corridor while satisfying pre-specified corridor width and length requirements under a resource constraint. The model is applied to a real dataset for Eldorado National Forest in California, USA, and can be extended to design multiple corridors connecting existing habitat patches.
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Morten Graversgaard, Brian H. Jacobsen, Carl Christian Hoffmann, Tommy Dalgaard, Mette Vestergaard Odgaard, Charlotte Kjaergaard, Neil Powell, John A. Strand, Peter Feuerbach, Karin Tonderski
Summary: Natural wetlands have significantly declined worldwide, with even greater losses in Denmark and Sweden. Policies to restore and create wetlands have been implemented since the 1980s, but national targets have not been met in either country. Key success factors for future wetlands implementation include sufficient compensation levels, flexible scheme designs, and information-based strategies.
Review
Chemistry, Medicinal
Fabian Fischer, Leandro A. Alves Avelar, Laoise Murray, Thomas Kurz
Summary: PROTACs are a powerful tool for degrading intracellular proteins by hijacking the UPS system, with potential for targeted HDAC degradation. This review discusses the key factors in the development of HDAC-PROTACs, including HDACi, linker, and E3 ligase ligand, and their impact on efficacy and selectivity.
FUTURE MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Aerospace
Jacek Mieloszyk, Andrzej Tarnowski, Tomasz Goetzendorf-Grabowski
Summary: This paper presents the lessons learned and findings during the process of designing, building, and testing new UAVs in the flying wing configuration. The use of new technologies and improved designs resulted in enhanced aircraft performance and handling characteristics.
AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Donald P. Alverson, Meghan S. Martin, Christina T. Hebebrand, Alison L. Greggor, Bryce Masuda, Ronald R. Swaisgood
Summary: Allowing animals to choose their own mate can improve compatibility and increase the number and quality of offspring produced. This study presents the first experimental attempt to develop a mate-choice program for the endangered Hawaiian honeycreeper, the 'akikiki (Oreomystis bairdi). Results showed that 'akikiki paired with a preferred mate were more likely to lay eggs and had more eggs per clutch.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yoji Natori, Akihiko Hino
Summary: The study tested the global applicability of the Satoyama Index in identifying socio-ecological production landscapes (SEPL) in multi-use cultural landscapes and found that it could be used globally with statistical significance. Approximately 80% of SEPL were identified to occur outside recognized conservation priorities, suggesting the need for more conservation attention to be brought to SEPL through other area-based conservation measures. Further improvements in mapping SEPL globally and at local scale were discussed based on the issues identified in the study.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jay E. Diffendorfer, Ryan G. Drum, Greg W. Mitchell, Eduardo Rendon-Salinas, Victor Sanchez-Cordero, Darius J. Semmens, Wayne E. Thogmartin, Ignacio J. March
Summary: This paper discusses the elements and successful practices of interdisciplinary teams in addressing complex conservation issues caused by various social and environmental factors, with a focus on the conservation science of the monarch butterfly in North America.
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Jonathan F. Kominsky, Katarina Begus, Ilona Bass, Joseph Colantonio, Julia A. Leonard, Allyson P. Mackey, Elizabeth Bonawitz
Summary: Adapting traditional lab, preschool, or museum studies to online data collection poses challenges, but specific solutions can be tailored based on the research questions and available technology constraints. This study discusses approaches for adapting studies targeting various developmental populations using different online methods during the COVID-19 pandemic, presenting solutions for recruitment and representativeness issues.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Carolina Varela-Rodriguez, Albert Garcia-Casanovas, Blanca Baselga-Penalva, Pedro M. Ruiz-Lopez
Summary: Value-based healthcare framework is an important innovation in the healthcare sector, aiming to solve sustainability issues and improve healthcare quality. This study presents the lessons learned from implementing healthcare innovation projects in a complex institution, highlighting key issues such as data quality, data recording and visualization tools, minimizing healthcare professionals' effort, centralized governance, and managerial involvement. Six steps for successful implementation are proposed, along with estimated duration and costs. Resistance to change and limited successful implementations are identified as challenges.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Elisabeth Slooten, Stephen M. Dawson
Summary: The paper provides an overview of Hector's dolphin conservation, emphasizing the importance of early action, clear management goals, and large-scale protection measures. It warns that compromise can have high biological costs and highlights the significant role of politics and social processes in achieving conservation outcomes. Scientists play crucial roles in the process, with outcomes closely tied to political interests.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2021)
Editorial Material
Health Care Sciences & Services
Lucylynn Lizarondo, Cindy Stern, Joao Apostolo, Judith Carrier, Kelli de Borges, Christina Godfrey, Pamela Kirkpatrick, Danielle Pollock, Kendra Rieger, Susan Salmond, Amanda Vandyk, Heather Loveday
Summary: This article discusses five common pitfalls associated with mixed methods systematic reviews (MMSRs) and provides guidance for reviewers attempting this approach in the future. By examining published reviews, deviations from the methodological approach were identified, and recommendations were made to address these issues.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Forestry
Evie M. Jones, Amelia J. Koch, Dydee F. Mann, Rodrigo K. Hamede, Menna E. Jones
Summary: Production forest landscapes play a crucial role in providing habitat for wildlife, including threatened carnivores. This study investigated the utilization of forestry landscape features by two endangered marsupial carnivores, Tasmanian devils and eastern quolls. The research found that both devil and quoll abundance increased with the extent of timber plantations within production forest landscapes. Specific habitat preferences were observed, with devils favoring higher tree density and quolls preferring open habitats. Windrows were identified as important habitat features for both species. The findings have implications for forest management and the conservation of threatened carnivores in human-modified landscapes.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Remi Duflot, Lenore Fahrig, Mikko Monkkonen
Summary: This article proposes several hypotheses on management diversity and suggests methods for testing them. Additionally, it suggests that increasing forest management diversity can serve as a risk-spreading approach for adaptation to global change.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Alyssa Rosemartin, Theresa M. Crimmins, Katharine L. Gerst, Erin E. Posthumus, Aaron R. Ramirez, Cynthia S. A. Wallace, Toni Lyn Morelli
Summary: Knowledge co-production, involving creators and users of information, is gaining popularity in the conservation and ecology fields. Despite its growing success, there are still barriers and challenges in this work. Through reflecting on three recent case studies, we found that team composition and early engagement with agency representatives are crucial for success. Long-term commitment and valuing a range of knowledge systems are also important factors.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & POLICY
(2023)
