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Data from: Using multiple traits to assess the potential of introduced and native vines to proliferate in a tropical region

Predicting the invasive potential of introduced species remains an ongoing challenge due to the multiple interacting regional and global processes that facilitate the introduction and proliferation of alien species. This may be particularly true in regions where native species are increasingly reported as expanding and impacting ecosystems in ways indistinguishable from alien ones. Current approaches to assess the invasive potential of plants may be limited by the choice of traits used and the exclusion of native species. To overcome these limitations, we develop a novel approach that focuses on all species—native and alien—within a functional group of plants to predict their proliferation status. Our approach relied on the development of an extensive database of extrinsic and intrinsic traits for Puerto Rican vines with the goal of generating a predictive model of vine proliferation status. We test three hypotheses linking origin, extrinsic and intrinsic traits, and proliferation status. We found that the origin of proliferating vines was associated with only one out of seven traits, namely plant use. We also found that proliferation status was associated with all but two traits, namely life span and climbing mechanism. Finally, a classification tree analysis identified five variables as good predictors of proliferation status and used them to split the species into six groups characterized by a unique suite of traits, three of them included proliferating species. The development of tools to identify potential proliferating species is critical for management and conservation purposes. Tools that can minimize biases and make predictions based on trait data easily obtainable are particularly needed in regions with a high taxonomic and functional diversity, and with limited ecological knowledge of individual species. In addition, these tools should be capable of incorporating native species since an increasing number of native species are behaving like invasive aliens.

opencc-zeroMar 2020View details →

Assessing the feasibility of a rapid, high-volume cervical cancer screening program using HPV self-sampling and digital colposcopy in rural regions of Yunnan, China

Objective: Implementation of a novel, rapid, high-volume, see-and-treat cervical cancer screening program utilizing self-swab HPV testing and digital colposcopy in underserved regions of Yunnan China. Design: 500-1000 women per day self-swabbed for high-risk HPV (hrHPV+). Four careHPVTM machines (Qiagen) were run simultaneously to test the specimens. All hrHPV+ patients were contacted the same day and digital colposcopy (DC) was performed with the EVA system (MobileODT). Digital images were obtained, and all suspected lesions were biopsied and then treated. Setting: Rural and underserved areas of the Yunnan province, Kunming municipality. Participants: 3600 women, mean age 50.2 years, who had never been screened for cervical cancer. The women were of the Yi, Hui, Dai, and Han ethnicities. Interventions: Cryotherapy was performed on all lesions suspicious for CIN1 and LEEP was performed on all lesions suspicious CIN2+. ECC was performed if the transformation zone was not fully visualized. Results: 216 women (6%) were hrHPV+. 168 underwent same-day colposcopy (23 CIN1, 17 CIN2+). DC was able to identify 15 of 16 (93.8%) CIN2+ lesions. Conclusions: Currently, China does not have national screening guidelines or services for cervical cancer. Only 20.7% of Chinese women reported having ever been screened. This study illustrates a cost- effective, rapid and practical strategy that can be used to screen-and-treat 400+ million Chinese women for cervical cancer. First, HPV self-sampling allows large numbers of women to be screened rapidly and inexpensively and only +hrHPV women require further evaluation. Digital colposcopy is then performed on +hrHPV women with a portable digital colposcope. The high-resolution images obtained during DC then facilitates appropriate same-day treatment as they are able to accurately distinguish between CIN1 and CIN2+ lesions. Additionally, DC adds little to the time and cost of screening and produces permanent images that can be used for documentation, quality control, and expert consultation via a secure cloud-based portal.

opencc-zeroDec 2016View details →

Data from: Habitat risk assessment for regional ocean planning in the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic

Coastal habitats provide important benefits to people, including habitat for species targeted by fisheries and opportunities for tourism and recreation. Yet, such human activities also can imperil these habitats and undermine the ecosystem services they provide to people. Cumulative risk assessment provides an analytical framework for synthesizing the influence of multiple stressors across habitats and decision-support for balancing human uses and ecosystem health. To explore cumulative risk to habitats in the U.S. Northeast and Mid-Atlantic Ocean Planning regions, we apply the open-source InVEST Habitat Risk Assessment model to 13 habitats and 31 stressors in an exposure-consequence framework. In doing so, we advance the science priorities of EBM and both regional planning bodies by synthesizing the wealth of available data to improve our understanding of human uses and how they affect marine resources. We find that risk to ecosystems is greatest first, along the coast, where a large number of stressors occur in close proximity and secondly, along the continental shelf, where fewer, higher consequence activities occur. Habitats at greatest risk include soft and hard-bottom nearshore areas, tidal flats, soft-bottom shelf habitat, and rocky intertidal zones—with the degree of risk varying spatially. Across all habitats, our results indicate that rising sea surface temperatures, commercial fishing, and shipping consistently and disproportionally contribute to risk. Further, our findings suggest that management in the nearshore will require simultaneously addressing the temporal and spatial overlap as well as intensity of multiple human activities and that management in the offshore requires more targeted efforts to reduce exposure from specific threats. We offer a transparent, generalizable approach to evaluating cumulative risk to multiple habitats and illustrate the spatially heterogeneous nature of impacts along the eastern Atlantic coast and the importance of spatial scale in estimating such impacts. These results offer a valuable decision-support tool by helping to constrain the decision space, focus attention on habitats and locations at the greatest risk, and highlight effect management strategies.

opencc-zeroDec 2014View details →

Data from: Analysing biodiversity and conservation knowledge products to support regional environmental assessments

Two processes for regional environmental assessment are currently underway: the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) and Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Both face constraints of data, time, capacity, and resources. To support these assessments, we disaggregate three global knowledge products according to their regions and subregions. These products are: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Key Biodiversity Areas (specifically Important Bird & Biodiversity Areas [IBAs], and Alliance for Zero Extinction [AZE] sites), and Protected Planet. We present fourteen Data citations: numbers of species occurring and percentages threatened; numbers of endemics and percentages threatened; downscaled Red List Indices for mammals, birds, and amphibians; numbers, mean sizes, and percentage coverages of IBAs and AZE sites; percentage coverage of land and sea by protected areas; and trends in percentages of IBAs and AZE sites wholly covered by protected areas. These data will inform the regional/subregional assessment chapters on the status of biodiversity, drivers of its decline, and institutional responses, and greatly facilitate comparability and consistency between the different regional/subregional assessments.

opencc-zeroDec 2015View details →

Data from: Assessing polar bear (Ursus maritimus) population structure in the Hudson Bay region using SNPs

Defining subpopulations using genetics has traditionally used data from microsatellite markers to investigate population structure; however, single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have emerged as a tool for detection of fine-scale structure. In Hudson Bay, Canada, three polar bear (Ursus maritimus) subpopulations (Foxe Basin (FB), Southern Hudson Bay (SH), and Western Hudson Bay (WH)) have been delineated based on mark–recapture studies, radiotelemetry and satellite telemetry, return of marked animals in the subsistence harvest, and population genetics using microsatellites. We used SNPs to detect fine-scale population structure in polar bears from the Hudson Bay region and compared our results to the current designations using 414 individuals genotyped at 2,603 SNPs. Analyses based on discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC) and STRUCTURE support the presence of four genetic clusters: (i) Western—including individuals sampled in WH, SH (excluding Akimiski Island in James Bay), and southern FB (south of Southampton Island); (ii) Northern—individuals sampled in northern FB (Baffin Island) and Davis Strait (DS) (Labrador coast); (iii) Southeast—individuals from SH (Akimiski Island in James Bay); and (iv) Northeast—individuals from DS (Baffin Island). Population structure differed from microsatellite studies and current management designations demonstrating the value of using SNPs for fine-scale population delineation in polar bears.

FIGURE 5 in Morphological and molecular assessment of the Diplodactylus savagei species complex in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, with a description of a new species

FIGURE 5. Holotype of Diplodactylus galaxias sp. nov. (WAM R113624, an adult female). Photograph – B. Bush.

FIGURE 4 in Morphological and molecular assessment of the Diplodactylus savagei species complex in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, with a description of a new species

FIGURE 4. Summary of phylogenetic results of the ND2+tRNA data set of Diplodactylus savagei based on parsimony and Bayesian analyses. A parsimony phylogram is shown but the results for the Bayesian analysis were similar. Numbers above the branches are parsimony branch lengths and numbers below the branches are parsimony bootstrap values and Bayesian posterior probabilities (bold), respectively.

FIGURE 1 in Morphological and molecular assessment of the Diplodactylus savagei species complex in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, with a description of a new species

FIGURE 1. Distribution of Diplodactylus savagei populations in the Pilbara and Ashburton regions of Western Australia. Key: blue circles—D. savagei; red circles—D. galaxias sp. nov.; stars—genotyped individuals.

FIGURE 2 in Morphological and molecular assessment of the Diplodactylus savagei species complex in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, with a description of a new species

FIGURE 2. Photographs of live Diplodactylus galaxias sp. nov. (above) from the Burrup Peninsula and D. savagei (below) from near the type locality. Photographs – B. Maryan.

FIGURE 3 in Morphological and molecular assessment of the Diplodactylus savagei species complex in the Pilbara region, Western Australia, with a description of a new species

FIGURE 3. Variation of dorsal pattern within Diplodactylus galaxias sp. nov. (top row) and D. savagei (bottom row).

opencc-by-4.0May 2017View details →

Effects of individualized Electrical Impedance Tomography and image reconstruction settings upon the assessment of regional ventilation distribution: Comparison to 4-dimensional Computed Tomography in a porcine model

Reconstruction Models used for identification of optimal settings for comparison to CT images. Forward models are available in the supplement of the article but were removed form the inverse models due to redundance storage within each model. Prior reconstruction in EIDORS, forward models have to be added again to imdl.fwd_model and imdl.jacobian_background.fwd_model.

opencc-by-4.0Dec 2023View details →

FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PATTERN OF SAVINGS, INVESTMENT BEHAVIOR OF WOMENTEACHING FACULTIES IN SAGAR REGION. AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT

The drive of this research paper is to examine the study of women teaching  faculties financial literacy along with their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours, which has  considered as the central role permitting people to sort accountable decisions as women’s strive to reach financial happiness. Since, as we stand alone in a developing global financial system  in the world financial attentiveness and knowledge is very essential especially in case of  teaching women. The involvement of the teaching women in economy will pay to their  individual wellbeing as well as nation’s economic growth. Females are accountable for the household budget, outlays, and reserves for the emergency fund and also revenue generation. The empirical study evidenced that it has been exposed that teaching women’s are not much familiar with the credit card ideology and compound interest rate calculations. Besides, it is  also discovered that most of the investors handpicked financial institutions for the reason that  of familiarity. Several financial misconducts and fraudulent activities are witnessing in the  society due to lack of financial literacy and proper financial information among the  individuals. Therefore, the drive of this study is to know the level of financial literacy and the  pattern savings, investment behaviour among women teaching faculties in sagar District.

opencc-by-4.0Mar 2024View details →

Integrated Modeling of Flow, Soil Erosion, and Nutrient Dynamics in a Regional Watershed: Assessing Natural and Human-Induced Impacts

Attached file is the verification data for the submitted manuscript "Integrated Modeling of Flow, Soil Erosion, and Nutrient Dynamics in a Regional Watershed: Assessing Natural and Human-Induced Impacts" .

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Deccan region, Madras, India. Genus Vandeleuria is masculine, so widely used specific name oleracea has been changed for gender agreement. Vandeleuria oleraceusis possibly a composite of species. Polytypic, but subspecific taxonomy requires reassessment. Distribution. Widespread in S Asia (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lan-ka), S China (W & S Yunnan), and mainland SE Asia N of the Isthmus of Kra. Descriptive notes. Head-body 68 mm, tail 105 mm, ear 13 mm, hindfoot 17 mm; weight 10 g. The Indomalayan Long-tailed Climbing Mouse is small, with flat nail on outer finger and outertoe; tail is slender, brown, twice as long as head-body length, and lacks distal tuft. Dorsal pelageis silky and salmon in color; venter is white, with fulvous hues. Habitat. Tall cane and tangled vines in primary and secondary forest such as bamboo forest, moist deciduous forest, temperate forests, montane wet zone, and disturbed secondary forests, and perhaps agricultural areas at elevations of 150-1500 m. Food and Feeding. Indomalayan [Long-tailed Climbing Mice eat fruits, buds, and flowers. Breeding. Litters of the Indomalayan Long-tailed Climbing Mouse have 3-6 young. Activity patterns. Indomalayan Long-tailed Climbing Mice are arboreal and nocturnal, although one individual was caught duringthe day. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Indomalayan Long-tailed Climbing Mice build nests in tall bushes or cane to rear their young. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red Last (as V. olacea). The Indomalayan Long-tailed Climbing Mouse occurs in several habitats and a wide distribution that includes national parks. Further taxonomical studies are required to assess conservation status ofthis potentially diverse species complex. Bibliography. Corbet & Hill (1992), Dang Huy Huynh et al. (1994), Ellerman (1941), Marshall (1977b), Musser & Carleton (2005), Osgood (1932), Phillips (1980), Wang Yingxiang (2003). in Muridae

Deccan region, Madras, India. Genus Vandeleuria is masculine, so widely used specific name oleracea has been changed for gender agreement. Vandeleuria oleraceusis possibly a composite of species. Polytypic, but subspecific taxonomy requires reassessment. Distribution. Widespread in S Asia (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lan-ka), S China (W & S Yunnan), and mainland SE Asia N of the Isthmus of Kra. Descriptive notes. Head-body 68 mm, tail 105 mm, ear 13 mm, hindfoot 17 mm; weight 10 g. The Indomalayan Long-tailed Climbing Mouse is small, with flat nail on outer finger and outertoe; tail is slender, brown, twice as long as head-body length, and lacks distal tuft. Dorsal pelageis silky and salmon in color; venter is white, with fulvous hues. Habitat. Tall cane and tangled vines in primary and secondary forest such as bamboo forest, moist deciduous forest, temperate forests, montane wet zone, and disturbed secondary forests, and perhaps agricultural areas at elevations of 150-1500 m. Food and Feeding. Indomalayan [Long-tailed Climbing Mice eat fruits, buds, and flowers. Breeding. Litters of the Indomalayan Long-tailed Climbing Mouse have 3-6 young. Activity patterns. Indomalayan Long-tailed Climbing Mice are arboreal and nocturnal, although one individual was caught duringthe day. Movements, Home range and Social organization. Indomalayan Long-tailed Climbing Mice build nests in tall bushes or cane to rear their young. Status and Conservation. Classified as Least Concern on The IUCN Red Last (as V. olacea). The Indomalayan Long-tailed Climbing Mouse occurs in several habitats and a wide distribution that includes national parks. Further taxonomical studies are required to assess conservation status ofthis potentially diverse species complex. Bibliography. Corbet & Hill (1992), Dang Huy Huynh et al. (1994), Ellerman (1941), Marshall (1977b), Musser & Carleton (2005), Osgood (1932), Phillips (1980), Wang Yingxiang (2003).

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ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF BREAST SELF-EXAMINATION AMONG REPRODUCTIVE AGE WOMEN IN AKATSI SOUTH DISTRICT OF VOLTA REGION OF GHANA.

This is a limited de-identified data for the results of the study that is being published.

opencc-by-4.0Sep 2024View details →

Assessing Digital Infrastructure in Internet Use: A Comparative Study of Southeast Asia and Balkan Region

Data used for assessing digital infrastructure in internet use - comnparison of South East Asia and Balkan Region. Data on mobile cellular, fixed broadband, GDP, Key global ICT indicators. Data collected and processed as part of the ODDEA (Overcoming Digital Divide Between Europe and Southeast Asia) EU research project (Project ID: HORIZON MSCA-SE 101086381).

opencc-by-4.0Sep 2024View details →

Future Projections and Life Cycle Assessment of End-of-life Tires to Energy Conversion in Hong Kong: Environmental, Climate and Energy Benefits for Regional Sustainability

The dataset presents the findings of the study "Future Projections and Lifecycle Assessment of End-of-life Tires to Energy Conversion in Hong Kong: Environmental, Climate and Energy Benefits for Regional Sustainability". The data results are contained in the files "Results_data.xlsx" and "LCIs and LCA results.zip," while the "Figures data.xlsx" file includes the data needed for plotting.