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Forestry
Shrabya Timsina, Lila Nath Sharma, Mark S. Ashton, Bishnu Hari Poudyal, Ian K. Nuberg, Srijana Baral, Edwin Cedamon, Sanjeeb Bir Bajracharya, Naya Sharma Paudel
Summary: In many developing countries, such as Nepal, public forest management tends to focus on either single-crop production or strict forest protection, disregarding the potential benefits of multipurpose management. This extreme approach can lead to degradation of forest ecosystems and hinder their ability to meet growing demands. Past narrow management outlooks have resulted in the loss of indigenous silvicultural practices and limited the development of new solutions to address current environmental concerns.
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Forestry
A. D. Polinko, J. L. Willis, A. Sharma, J. M. Guldin
Summary: Uneven-aged stands are more resistant and resilient to hurricanes than even-aged stands. Different stocking regulation methods can influence hurricane risk in these stands. Therefore, land managers should modify stand prescriptions to increase the resistance and resilience of forests to hurricanes.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Environmental Studies
Sojeong Kim
Summary: Building on previous studies, this research examines the relationship between adaptive capacity and co-management activities in South Korea. The study uses survey data from fishery community leaders or managers and conducts multivariate regression analyses to explore this relationship. The results suggest that adaptive capacity is related to co-management activities and that communities' perception of adaptive capacity changes after engaging in co-management activities.
Article
Forestry
Jacob J. Muller, Linda M. Nagel, Brian J. Palik
Summary: The ASCC project tested ecosystem-specific adaptation approaches, with the first trial conducted in 2014 in northern Minnesota, USA. The transition treatment showed relative success, reducing mortality, increasing structural diversity, and achieving a species composition adapted to future climates.
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Engineering, Multidisciplinary
Stavroula Tsiapoki, Omid Bahrami, Moritz W. Haeckell, Jerome P. Lynch, Raimund Rolfes
Summary: This article proposes the utilization of AdaBoost algorithm for combining damage feature decisions in structural health monitoring algorithms to enhance detection accuracy. The experimental results show that AdaBoost classifier outperforms the framework classifiers in improving detection performance. The boosting potential can be evaluated based on the relative location of condition parameter values in the parameter space and quantified using the Bhattacharyya coefficient.
STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Eduardo Cesar Tondo, Claudia Titze Hessel Goncalves
Summary: This study developed a risk-benefit analysis (RBA) model and used quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA) to analyze Salmonella control in Brazilian chicken meat. The results showed that control measures should be implemented in the short and medium terms, with recommendations including improving biosecurity measures on farms and better control of carcass washings. The study also confirmed the effectiveness of these control measures in reducing Salmonella counts on carcasses. The RBA model demonstrated logical decision-making in food safety risk management.
FOOD QUALITY AND SAFETY
(2021)
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Environmental Studies
Jee Grace B. Suyo, Virginie Le Masson, Louise Shaxson, Maria Rovilla J. Luhan, Anicia Q. Hurtado
Summary: The Philippine seaweed industry faces multiple risks, primarily environmental and supply-related, leading to production failures and decreased market efficiency. Gender and community experiences influence individuals' risk awareness and coping strategies. Strengthening informal structures and incorporating stakeholder needs into the national institutional framework are crucial for promoting resilience and sustainability in the seaweed industry.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
E. Collado, J. A. Bonet, J. G. Alday, J. Martinez de Aragon, S. de -Miguel
Summary: This study found that forest thinning intensities can have short-term effects on fungal communities in Mediterranean regions, particularly under heavy and light thinning intensities; climatic factors, especially the mean temperature of September and October, can influence the compositional response of fungi to forest thinning; however, forest thinning does not impact sporocarp species diversity (richness and evenness).
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2021)
Article
Forestry
Alejandro A. Royo, Patricia Raymond, Christel C. Kern, Bryce T. Adams, Dustin Bronson, Emilie Champagne, Daniel Dumais, Eric Gustafson, Paula E. Marquardt, Amanda M. McGraw, Jessica R. Miesel, Alison D. Munson, Catherine Perie, Felipe J. Tavares Moreira, Anne Ola, Mathieu Bouchard, Jean-Francois Bissonnette
Summary: Global change is causing climatic conditions to change faster than tree species can naturally migrate. This mismatch may lead to significant losses in forest ecosystem services. Forest managers and researchers are developing climate-adaptive strategies like forest assisted migration to sustain forest diversity and function. However, the implementation of these strategies is limited by uncertainties such as seed sourcing and understanding the impacts of local herbivores and intraspecific competition. The Desired REgeneration through Assisted Migration framework is an international collaboration aiming to reduce these uncertainties and develop climate-informed planting approaches.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Clarke A. Knight, Ryan E. Tompkins, Jonathan A. Wang, Robert York, Michael L. Goulden, John J. Battles
Summary: Accurate monitoring of forest activities is a vital part of sustainable forest management, but the complexity of effective monitoring lies in the diverse forest operations, lack of data standardization, and discrepancies between field inspections and remotely-sensed records. California and the USFS have set a goal to treat one million acres of forest and rangeland annually by 2025, but current federal and state forest management datasets are disjoint. This study addresses barriers hindering the assessment of management goals using federal and state archival records.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Robinson Onuora Ugwoke, Edith Ogomegbunam Onyeanu, Obioma Vivian Ugwoke, Tijani Ahmed Ajayi
Summary: The study evaluated the effects of a REBT-based business coaching program on financial risk perception and credit risk management among Nigerian traders. The results showed significant improvements in both financial risk perception and credit risk management after participating in the program. This study contributes to the advancement of business coaching programs within the rational-emotive behavior therapy framework for market traders.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Reed M. Reynolds, Scott R. Weaver, Amy L. Nyman, Michael P. Eriksen
Summary: This study explores smokers' trust in information sources about COVID-19 and its association with their perceived susceptibility and severity of the disease. The findings show that smokers trust their personal doctors the most for COVID-19 information, while news media has low credibility. Trust also varies based on gender, ethnicity, education, and political orientation, with the latter having the strongest influence. Trusted sources, such as personal doctors, may effectively convey COVID-19 information across different demographics and political orientations.
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Luiz Fernando Pereira Bispo, Adriana Maria Nolasco, Elias Costa de Souza, Debora Klingenberg, Ananias Francisco Dais Junior
Summary: Urban forestry waste can be used to manufacture toys, with the potential for environmental, economic, and social sustainability. The pruning waste of the species studied has suitable physical, chemical, and mechanical attributes for toy production.
Article
Forestry
Maitane Erdozain, Jose Antonio Bonet, Juan Martinez de Aragon, Sergio de-Miguel
Summary: There is a growing concern about widespread forest regeneration failure due to changing climate and disturbance regimes. This study evaluated the effect of thinning as a forest management strategy on the natural regeneration of Maritime pine stands in Mediterranean areas and found that thinning had a positive effect on the establishment, survival, and early growth of seedlings, especially under drier and warmer conditions.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Forestry
Martin Barrette, Nelson Thiffault, Isabelle Auger
Summary: This study aimed to assess whether the resilience of natural forests could jeopardize plantation productivity. The results showed that when the plantation scenario is not oriented in the same direction as resilience-driven successional trajectories, the resilience of natural forests could jeopardize plantation productivity. However, when the regime is oriented in the same direction as resilience-driven successional trajectories, it can enhance plantation productivity.
FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT
(2021)
Article
Forestry
A. Q. Nyrud, K. M. A. Heltorp, Anders Roos, Francisco X. Aguilar, Katja Lahtinen, Noora Viholainen, Sami Berghall, Anne Toppinen, B. J. Thorsen, Matleena Kniivila, Antti Haapala, Elias Hurmekoski, T. Hujala, H. F. Hoen
Summary: This study investigated public attitudes towards multi-storey wood buildings in seven European countries and found that the level of knowledge about wood buildings was lower in countries where brick, stone, and concrete were commonly used in construction, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and Denmark. Finland and Sweden had the most positive attitudes towards wood buildings. The study also identified factors such as fire vulnerability, material solidity, indoor environment, and moisture vulnerability that influenced people's perception of wood buildings as a nice place to live.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF FOREST RESEARCH
(2024)
