Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Aaron Chuey, Mika Asaba, Sophie Bridgers, Brandon Carrillo, Griffin Dietz, Teresa Garcia, Julia A. Leonard, Shari Liu, Megan Merrick, Samaher Radwan, Jessa Stegall, Natalia Velez, Brandon Woo, Yang Wu, Xi J. Zhou, Michael C. Frank, Hyowon Gweon
Summary: Online data collection methods, especially through video conferencing software for face-to-face interaction, were discussed in this article with a focus on moderated data collection methods for young children. Comparative results showed that the outcomes of online and in-person methods are comparable, providing empirical support for the validity of online data collection methods.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Morgan Lindo Hauptfleisch, Ignatius Nyangana Sikongo, Francois Theart
Summary: Wildlife is attracted to cities due to ecosystem services, leading to conflicts with human activities. In Windhoek, the capital of Namibia, encounters between people and snakes are common without reports of snakebite incidents.
Article
Ecology
John Heydinger, Richard Diggle, Greg Stuart-Hill, Katharina Dierkes, Craig Packer
Summary: Differentiated payments for ecosystem services (DPES) can help offset costs incurred by communities living alongside destructive wildlife. In areas with human-lion conflict, compensating for lost livestock is not enough, and the value of prey species consumed by lions should also be considered.
ECOSYSTEM SERVICES
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Tianjian Song, Zexu Luo, Yuxin Huang, Yonghua Li, Lei Fang, Jiang Chang
Summary: Wildlife crimes that involve smuggling pose threats to national security and biodiversity, create regional conflicts, and hinder economic development, particularly in developing countries rich in wildlife resources. This study retrieved and analyzed 510 cases and 927 records related to cross-border wildlife and wildlife products smuggling in China from 2014 to 2020. The main purpose of this data set is to provide accessible information for researchers to develop conservation studies and network analysis on regional or global wildlife trafficking.
Article
Engineering, Chemical
Xuepeng Guo, Linyan Liu, Zhexin Wang, Huifen Wang, Xiaodong Du, Jiancheng Shi, Yue Wang
Summary: This paper presents a data integration method based on OPC UA to address the challenges of multi-source heterogeneity and rapid data generation in digital twin workshops. By designing a data collection and transmission scheme and establishing a process information model, the proposed method achieves data perception and transmission, and has been successfully applied to a performance prediction platform for array antenna assembly processes.
Article
Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
Michael D. Fetters, Chihiro Tajima
Summary: This article introduces how mixed methods researchers can use joint displays as a tool to achieve data integration, and provides methods for demonstrating and planning the integrated data collection process through joint displays.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUALITATIVE METHODS
(2022)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Laurie Marker, Meredith Honig, Lauren Pfeiffer, Monique Kuypers, Kathy Gervais
Summary: African wild dogs are endangered due to habitat fragmentation and human activities, highlighting the importance of conservation efforts. The successful rescue and rearing of orphaned pups by the Namibian Ministry of Environment demonstrates the potential for rehabilitation and eventual release back into the wild, providing valuable insights into the care and growth of these vulnerable animals.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Erin K. Buchholtz, Megan McDaniels, Graham McCulloch, Anna Songhurst, Amanda Stronza
Summary: Human-wildlife conflict is a complex issue with broad impacts. Studies often focus on single data types or scales, limiting our understanding. In a region of Botswana, we examined conflict incidents, perceptions, and field assessments, revealing increasing conflict incidents and the impact of elephant group size on crop raiding.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Angeline C. Canney, Lauren M. McGough, Nate A. Bickford, Kenneth E. Wallen
Summary: Human-raptor interactions are primarily characterized by persecution and habitat disturbance. Most research focuses on the ecological effects of human activities on raptors, while social and cultural causes are relatively understudied. Conducting investigations on human behavior, culture, and politics is imperative for the conservation of raptor species.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Michael D. Drake, Jonathan Salerno, Ryan E. Langendorf, Lin Cassidy, Andrea E. Gaughan, Forrest R. Stevens, Narcisa G. Pricope, Joel Hartter
Summary: In the Kazavango-Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area, sustainable elephant hunting alone cannot fully offset the costs of coexisting with elephants, necessitating exploration of other income sources to address human-elephant conflict. Community-based conservation efforts must enhance management capacity, integrate multiple income sources, and establish partnerships at different governance levels to address the challenges of elephant management.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2021)
Article
Ecology
Catherine C. Sun, Jeremy E. Hurst, Angela K. Fuller
Summary: Citizen science is a cost-effective method for wildlife monitoring, and integrating citizen science data with other datasets can improve population estimates and expand spatiotemporal inference. By collecting opportunistic data and integrating it with systematic data, citizen science programs can provide increased spatial and temporal coverage at reduced costs, leading to improved density estimates for population patterns.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Political Science
Mikaela Karstens, Michael J. J. Soules, Nick Dietrich
Summary: News databases like Factiva and Nexis Uni play a crucial role in building widely used datasets of political events by providing researchers access to numerous diverse news sources. This article highlights issues with news databases that could undermine the quality and replicability of data collection efforts, and recommends best practices for utilizing these databases to gather event data.
PS-POLITICAL SCIENCE & POLITICS
(2023)
Review
Infectious Diseases
Gareth Enticott, Lynsey Earl, M. Carolyn Gates
Summary: Understanding the sociocultural factors influencing individuals' willingness to report emerging disease outbreaks is crucial, and various research methodologies have been utilized for this purpose. Challenges exist in accurately capturing behavioral intentions and actions, and there is a need for methodological innovations to bridge the gap between reported behavior and actual behavior. Future research should focus on specific interventions and clarify the relationships between disease contexts, behavioral mechanisms, and outcomes for a more informed understanding of disease reporting.
TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES
(2022)
Review
Construction & Building Technology
Yan Feng, Dorine Duives, Winnie Daamen, Serge Hoogendoorn
Summary: This systematic review of 145 studies highlights the imbalance in pedestrian behaviour research, particularly in large complex scenarios and high-risk situations. It also points out issues with current research, such as lack of comprehensive data sets, limited generalizability, and high experimental costs. The review identifies potential solutions through the adoption of new technologies like VR experiments, large-scale crowd monitoring, and the Internet of Things to advance pedestrian behaviour research.
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Hyo-Joon Yang, Seung In Seo, Jin Lee, Cheal Wung Huh, Joon Sung Kim, Jun Chul Park, Hyunki Kim, Hakdong Shin, Cheol Min Shin, Chan Hyuk Park, Sang Kil Lee
Summary: Significant translational research advances have been made in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) research field in recent years. Endoscopic evaluation is a reasonable option for acquiring upper GI tissue for research purposes with minimal risk. The optimal number of biopsy samples and sample storage is crucial and might influence results. Few reports have been published on methods for sample collection from endoscopic biopsies. This review provides a protocol for collecting study samples for upper GI research, including microbiome, DNA, RNA, protein, single-cell RNA sequencing, and organoid culture, through a comprehensive literature review. Different methods and sample sizes are recommended for different types of analysis.
JOURNAL OF KOREAN MEDICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Meredith L. Gore, Abigail Bennett
Summary: Conservation crime science is a new interdisciplinary field that can help address the globally distributed societal problem of conservation crime. The article reviews the breadth of crime science approaches being used in conservation, using sea cucumber trafficking in Mexico as a case study to emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary approaches. The authors identify challenges in applying crime science methods to conservation contexts and suggest that nurturing interdisciplinary crime and conservation science can enhance innovation and accelerate successful risk management programs and policy agendas.
CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
A. Alonso Aguirre, Meredith L. Gore, Matt Kammer-Kerwick, Kevin M. Curtin, Andries Heyns, Wolfgang Preiser, Louise Shelley
Summary: The current collaborations among public health practitioners, veterinarians, and ecologists do not sufficiently address the risks posed by illegal wildlife trade to health and biodiversity. The article advocates for more integrative science to support decision-making, using the One Health approach, and provides specific recommendations to enhance surveillance and response efforts in combating the threats from illicit wildlife trade.
FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Julie Viollaz, Barney Long, Cao Tien Trung Trung, Josh Kempinski, Benjamin M. Rawson, Hoang Xuan Quang, Nguyen Ngoc Hien, Nguyen Thi Bich Lien, Cao Tien Dung, Hoang Thurong Huyen, Renee McWhirter, Nguyen Thi Thuy Dung, Meredith L. Gore
Summary: Through crime script analysis, this study investigated snare poaching in three protected areas in Vietnam, aiming to enhance understanding of the opportunity structure behind such illegal activities and advance community-based crime prevention efforts.
Article
Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Felber J. Arroyave, Oscar Yandy Romero Goyeneche, Meredith Gore, Gaston Heimeriks, Jeffrey Jenkins, Alexander M. Petersen
Summary: This study develops a framework to understand the wicked problems emerging at the intersections of natural, social, and technological complex systems, and analyzes the knowledge trajectories of three wicked problems: deforestation, invasive species, and wildlife trade. The research finds that saturation in the dynamics of social and cognitive diversity growth is an indicator of reduced uncertainty, playing a crucial role in addressing wicked problems.
ADVANCES IN COMPLEX SYSTEMS
(2021)
Letter
Biodiversity Conservation
Meredith L. Gore, Jessica B. Rizollo, Gary J. Roloff
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Julie Viollaz, Jessica Bell Rizzolo, Barney Long, Cao Tien Trung, Josh Kempinski, Benjamin M. Rawson, Danielle Reynald, Hoang Xuan Quang, Nguyen Ngoc Hien, Cao Tien Dung, Hoang Thuong Huyen, Nguyen Thi Thuy Dung, Meredith L. Gore
Summary: By analyzing interview data with community members in protected areas in Vietnam, this paper explores the conditions for informal guardianship, how community members can become more effective informal guardians, and how formal and informal guardianship mechanisms can be linked to maximize deterrence and minimize illegal snaring.
NATURE CONSERVATION-BULGARIA
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Meredith L. Gore, Lee R. Schwartz, Kofi Amponsah-Mensah, Emily Barbee, Susan Canney, Maria Carbo-Penche, Drew Cronin, Rowan Hilend, Melinda Laituri, David Luna, Faith Maina, Christian Mey, Kathleena Mumford, Robinson Mugo, Redempta Nduguta, Christopher Nyce, John McEvoy, William McShea, Angelo Mandimbihasina, Nick Salafsky, David Smetana, Alexander Tait, Tim Wittig, Dawn Wright, Leah Wanambwa Naess
Summary: We have more data on wildlife trafficking than ever before, but its potential for decision-making is not fully utilized. Generating accurate geospatial data standards is crucial for effective interventions against wildlife trafficking. Through workshops, online portals, and engagement with stakeholders, we successfully created geospatial data standards that facilitate data-driven decisions, indictments of key figures, network disruption, and reducing wildlife trafficking.
Review
Environmental Sciences
Sonja C. Kruger, Andre Botha, William Bowerman, Brent Coverdale, Meredith L. Gore, Linda van den Heever, L. Jen Shaffer, Hanneline Smit-Robinson, Lindy J. Thompson, Mary Ann Ottinger
Summary: African wildlife, including African vultures, face various challenges from contaminants, habitat loss, poaching, poisoning, and climate change. The vulnerability of African vultures to environmental contaminants and other stressors is a clear example of these challenges. Long-term monitoring programs are crucial to track the status of vulture populations, especially considering their longevity and potential vulnerability to chemical exposure as scavengers.
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Xiaodi Yan, Maria Knight Lapinski, Meredith Gore, Lindsay Neuberger, Kate Grayson-Sneed
Summary: Negative perceptions and vulnerable feelings hinder effective shark conservation efforts. This study investigates how shark-related risk perceptions and sensation-seeking tendency influence cognitive vulnerability to sharks and its affective, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes.
HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF WILDLIFE
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Jessica S. Kahler, Danielle M. Reynald, Meredith L. Gore
Summary: Engaging communities in wildlife crime prevention, particularly at the poaching stage in biodiverse areas, is crucial due to constraints and concerns about formal law enforcement. The concept of guardianship from criminology provides insights into stakeholders' willingness to protect and disrupt crimes, and applying it in conservation allows us to understand factors, obstacles, and opportunities for crime preventing interventions. We developed a Guardianship Intention Index (GII) to measure respondents' willingness to supervise, detect offenders, and intervene in wildlife poaching incidents. Our study found that demographic and attitudinal factors influenced respondents' intentions to intervene, but there was a discrepancy between their willingness to intervene and supervise illegal activities in the park. Understanding these differences in guardianship behavior can help in community-based wildlife crime prevention and promote wildlife stewardship.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2023)
Review
Management
Burcu B. Keskin, Emily C. Griffin, Jonathan O. Prell, Bistra Dilkina, Aaron Ferber, John MacDonald, Rowan Hilend, Stanley Griffis, Meredith L. Gore
Summary: Illicit wildlife trade is a global problem with significant impacts on society and the environment. This complex system not only threatens numerous species and acts as a potential transmission vector for diseases, including the COVID-19 pandemic, but also has connections to other illegal networks such as drugs, weapons, and human trafficking. Despite the high monetary value of wildlife trafficking, it is difficult to disrupt due to its unique characteristics. This research examines wildlife trafficking through an operations and supply chain lens, providing opportunities for future improvements in detection, interdiction, reduction, and possible elimination of this illegal trade.
OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Information Systems
Meredith L. Gore, Rowan Hilend, Jonathan O. Prell, Emily Griffin, John R. Macdonald, Burcu B. Keskin, Aaron Ferber, Bistra Dilkina
Summary: Wildlife trafficking is a global phenomenon with negative impacts on socio-environmental systems. A novel, open-access data directory and visualization tool have been developed to explore wildlife trafficking trends and interventions, addressing challenges in data reuse. The directory enables keyword searches, expert elicitation, and access to industry and academic sources for analysis of illegal wildlife trade, supply chain structure, demand and supply reduction initiatives, and trafficking behavior.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Tara Easter, Julia Trautmann, Meredith Gore, Neil Carter
Summary: Illegal wildlife trade is a global threat to biodiversity, and this study focuses on the news media framing of illegal turtle trade cases in the United States from 1998 to 2021. The media frames foreign demand, especially from Asia, as the main driver of illegal trade and emphasizes regulations and enforcement as solutions.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ashley A. Dayer, Jillian Everly, Carolyn A. Comber, Meredith L. Gore
Summary: Disturbance to shorebirds by domestic dogs can cause direct and indirect bird mortality. Dog regulations to minimize disturbance are only effective if people comply with them. Non-compliance is a universal problem in biodiversity conservation, and this study explores the role of law enforcement and voluntary compliance techniques in fostering compliance with dog regulations on beaches along the Atlantic Flyway in the U.S. The findings suggest that a combination of enforcement and voluntary compliance strategies, such as training law enforcement officers and implementing stewardship programs, is necessary to address non-compliance effectively. The COVID-19 pandemic has further complicated the issue, highlighting the need for continued monitoring and research on compliance challenges during this time.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Danial Nayeri, Mahshid Hosseini, Meredith Gore, Mohammad S. Farhadinia
Summary: Given the global popularity of electronic media coverage of wildlife and conservation, media frame analysis is used to understand public opinion and conflicting viewpoints. The study applied this analysis to the case of Asiatic cheetah management plans, finding disagreements among conservation stakeholders and a bias towards non-local perspectives in media debates. The study highlights the importance of including reserve staffs and promoting cooperation between stakeholders to enhance the impact of media debates.
CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2022)
