In this study we assessed the leaf-litter ant community in the Cicuta Forest, a semi-deciduous forest located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil.Specifically, we tested the following hypotheses: (1) ant richness and diversity are higher in the rainy season, due to higher Bangle resource availability and better temperature and humid
ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to develop clinical decision support systems (CDSS) that are integrated with hospital information systems for the differential diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).MethodsThe integrated CDSS were validated and evaluated by physicians.Knowledge modeling for diagnosing IPF was performed by knowledge
Executive Summary In the years to come, India will be highly vulnerable to the impacts Pourers of rising sea level, floods and droughts, water pollution, and the associated health hazards.In addition to the severe effect of water-related concerns on health and heat stress, water scarcity problems would also impact generation of electricity, both in
In fire-dependent forests, managers are interested in predicting the consequences of prescribed burning on postfire tree mortality.We examined the effects of prescribed fire on tree mortality in Florida Keys pine forests, using a factorial design with understory type, season, and year of burn as factors.We also used logistic regression to model the
A gamma thermometer suitable for very high gamma heating levels (up to 20 W/g) has been designed and modelled by means of detailed finite element calculations.Based on a sensitivity analysis, the predicted accuracy of this gamma thermometer is better than 5 %.A novel miniaturized gamma thermometer is proposed in which a Special Application single t