www.frontiersinecology.org © The Ecological Society of America I 2011, the worst algal bloom in the history of North America’s Lake Erie developed in the western basin of the lake (Stumpf et al. 2012), the result of a combination of agricultural fertilizer runoff, heavy spring rains, and stable summer conditions that favored heavy algal growth (Michalak et al. 2013). Analysis of the dynamics an...

This paper presents an approach to the evaluation and validation of the diagnostic potential of mass spectrometry data in an application on the construction of an "early warning" diagnostic procedure. Our approach is based on a full implementation and application of double cross-validatory calibration and evaluation. It is a key feature of this methodology that we can jointly optimize the class...

A semi-autonomous robot for autonomous installation and removal of aircraft warning spheres on overhead wires of electric power transmission lines is described here. Hybrid systems methodology was used to model the basic modes of operation of the robot, which includes both autonomous and tele-operation possibilities. Several sensors and actuators including a custom made gripper are used to acco...

Early warning scores are frequently used in UK adult emergency departments (EDs) and are gaining traction in paediatric emergency care. Like many innovations with inherent face validity, they have great appeal to clinicians, managers and commissioners. However, it is important to ensure unintended consequences and balancing measures are mitigated. We review the background to their development a...