Using photometric data from the 2MASS and GLIMPSE catalogues, I investigate the incidence of mid-infrared excesses (∼ 10 μm) of G and K stars of luminosity class III. In order to obtain a large sample size, stars are selected using a near-IR colour-magnitude diagram. Sources which are candidates for showing mid-IR excess are carefully examined and modelled to determined whether they are likely ...

Citation: Bailly J, Faivre B, Bernard N, Sage M, Crini N, Driget V, Garnier S, Rieffel D and Scheifler R (2017) Multi-Element Analysis of Blood Samples in a Passerine Species: Excesses and Deficiencies of Trace Elements in an Urbanization Study. Front. Ecol. Evol. 5:6. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00006 Multi-Element Analysis of Blood Samples in a Passerine Species: Excesses and Deficiencies of Trace...

Aims Fitting community assembly via trait selection (CATS) models is a useful method of estimating the relative role environmental in assembly. In simplest version CATS models, only linear and additive trait–environment relationships are supposed. This paper explores consequences neglecting non-linearity interactions by analyzing simulated field data. Location Northern Hungary, Central Europe. ...

Humanitarian organizations pre-position relief items in pre-disaster and distribute them to the affected areas in post-disaster. Improper planning of emergency operations causes more deaths in post-disaster. In this paper, the problem of relief item pre-positioning and multi-period distribution planning is addressed considering lateral transhipment among distribution centres to improve the effi...