In altricial birds, energy supply during growth is a major predictor of the physical condition and survival prospects of fledglings. A number of experimental studies have shown that nestling body mass and wing length can vary with particular extrinsic factors, but between-year observational data on this topic are scarce. Based on a seven-year observational study in a central European Tengmalm's...

Electric vehicles are an important option to enable sustainable individual mobility. In order to leverage this potential, electricity for charging of electric vehicles needs to be provided by local renewable energy sources. Information systems can enable an efficient coordination of demand and supply in this setting. Forecast errors regarding energy generation from these sources are common but ...

BACKGROUND To develop a screening tool to enhance elder abuse and neglect detection and reporting rates among emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Our primary aim was to identify the most salient indicators of elder abuse and neglect for potential inclusion on a screening tool. We also sought to identify practical elements of the tool that would optimize EMT uptake and use in the field, such a...

This paper is exploring alternative ways of representation of relations to be used effectively in a transitive mapping task. In the experiment described in the paper children had to map the 3 animals on their side to the 3 animals on the experimenter’s side in terms of relative size. In all conditions physical objects “draw-bars” were used to connect the animals on each side. The draw-bars repr...

The authors of a recent article on health and urban planning observed that ‘[r]ich and poor people live in very different epidemiological worlds, even within the same city’. The authors did not elaborate upon or theorize this point, but it is more than a statement of the obvious and underscores the importance of explaining health inequalities with reference to complex sets of exposures and vuln...

Implementation fidelity, a critical aspect of clinical trials research that establishes adequate delivery of the treatment as prescribed in treatment manuals and protocols, is also essential to the successful implementation of effective programs into new practice settings. Although infrequently studied in the drug abuse field, stronger implementation fidelity has been linked to better outcomes ...

Soil compaction adversely influences most terrestrial ecosystem services on which humans depend. This global problem, affecting over 68 million ha of agricultural land alone, is a major driver of soil erosion, increases flood frequency and reduces groundwater recharge. Agricultural soil compaction has been intensively studied, but there are no systematic studies investigating the extent of comp...

This longitudinal, multimethod study uses geographical information system (GIS) software to evaluate the community-wide impact of a neighborhood revitalization project. Unsystematic visual examination and analysis of GIS maps are offered as a complementary tool to quantitative analysis and one that is much more compelling, meaningful, and effective in presentation to community and nonscientific...

Nightmare and dreaming are so closely entangled, that it is impossible to study their phenomena apart. It is the subject of nightmare to which I would especially direct attention. Having been myself a martyr to this distressing complaint, I have been in the habit, during a period of twelve years, of making notes of my mental state and physical condition before and during the attacks, in the hop...

This paper describes the implementation of an integrated monitoring system for a CNC machine tool and its machining processes such as drilling, milling, turning and grinding. The monitoring system uses a variety of sensors such as force, torque, vibration, acoustic emission, and temperature to monitor the machining processes and the physical condition of the machine tool. The major aim is to im...