Marine plastic is a ubiquitous environmental problem that can have an impact on a variety of marine biota, such as seabirds, making it an important concern for scientists and policy makers.Although research on plastic ingestion by seabirds is increasing, few studies have examined policies and long-term monitoring programs to reduce marine plastic i
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a prevalent brain disorder, and PD diagnosis is crucial for treatment.Existing methods for PD diagnosis are mainly focused on behavior analysis, while the functional neurodegeneration of PD has not been well investigated.This paper proposes a method to signify functional neurodegeneration of PD with dynamic functi
This dataset was collected from university students before, during, and after the COVID-19 lockdown in Southern California.Data collection happened continuously for the average of 7.8 months (SD=3.8, MIN=1.0, MAX=13.4) from a population of 21 students of which 12 have also completed an exit survey, and 7 started before the California COVID-19 lockd
Lichen biomonitoring programs focus on temporal variations in epiphytic lichen communities in relation to the effects of atmospheric pollution.As repeated surveys are planned at medium to long term intervals, the alternation of different operators is often possible.This involves the need to consider the effect of non-sampling errors (e.g., observer