scholarly journals Demographic trends and reproductive patterns in the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) at Epping Forest National Park (Scientific), central Queensland

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Alan B. Horsup ◽  
Jeremy J. Austin ◽  
Rachel M. Fewster ◽  
Birgita D. Hansen ◽  
Dave E. Harper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
National Park ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Demographic Trends ◽  
Reproductive Patterns ◽  
New Information ◽  
Complete Dataset ◽  
Sticky Tape ◽  
Near Future

The critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) currently exists at only two locations in Queensland. Management, research and monitoring of the species at the main Epping Forest National Park (Scientific) population has occurred over the last four decades using a variety of tools, with the most complete dataset being provided by burrow activity monitoring over that period. Following a series of trap-based surveys in the 1980s and 1990s, wombat monitoring has employed DNA profiling of hairs collected remotely on sticky tape set at burrow entrances (since 2000), and passive infrared (PIR) cameras (since 2011). These techniques have produced a wealth of new information on the species. Using this new information, we aim to: (1) summarise the available demographic data and present new estimates using novel techniques for L. krefftii at Epping Forest NP; and (2) characterise reproductive patterns and their relationship with environmental factors for L. krefftii at Epping Forest NP. We find an ongoing increase in the population size at Epping Forest National Park, supported by healthy levels of reproduction despite periods of poor environmental conditions, notwithstanding the finding that cumulative monthly rainfall six months prior to sampling influenced birth rates. This trend suggests that the population will likely reach carrying capacity in the near future. It is timely to harvest the population to provide founders to a new site to establish an additional population, which will also reduce the risk of extinction and help secure the future of the species.

scholarly journals Genetic characteristics and epidemiology of inherited retinal degeneration in Taiwan

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ta-Ching Chen ◽  
Ding-Siang Huang ◽  
Chao-Wen Lin ◽  
Chang-Hao Yang ◽  
Chung-May Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
Genomic Medicine ◽  
Research Database ◽  
Genetic Characteristics ◽  
Common Cause ◽  
Gene Therapies ◽  
Retinal Degenerations ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Inherited Retinal Degeneration ◽  
Bietti's Crystalline Dystrophy

AbstractInherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) are a group of phenotypically and genotypically heterogeneous disorders with substantial socioeconomic impact. In this cohort study, we tried to address the genetic characteristics and epidemiology of IRDs in Taiwan. Totally, 312 families with IRDs were identified and recruited and genetic testing was performed via probe capture-based NGS targeting 212 IRD-related genes. Statistical analysis was based on the proband of each affected family. Disease-causing genotypes were identified in 178 families (57.1%). ABCA4 variants were the most common cause of disease in this cohort (27 families, 15.2%), whereas CYP4V2 variants were the most common cause for the single phenotype—Bietti’s crystalline dystrophy (12 families, 3.8%). Some variants such as ABCA4:c.1804C>T, CYP4V2:c.802-8_810delinsGC, and EYS:c6416G>A were population-specific disease-causing hotspots. Probands affected by ABCA4, RPGR, RP1L1, and CEP290 sought medical help earlier while patients affected by EYS and CYP4V2 visited our clinic at an older age. To evaluate the representativeness of our cohort in the genetic epidemiology of IRDs in Taiwan, our demographic data were compared with that of the total IRD population in Taiwan, obtained from the National Health Insurance Research Database. This is currently the largest-scale, comprehensive study investigating the genetic characteristics and epidemiology of IRD in Taiwan. These data could help patients and caregivers to adopt precision genomic medicine and novel gene therapies in near future.

scholarly journals New locations of rare and protected plant species of the aquatic ecosystems of Minsk Region and National park “Belovezhskaya Pushcha”

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 437-446
Author(s):  
K. L. Savitskaya ◽  
М. A. Dzhus
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
National Park ◽  
Aquatic Plant ◽  
New Information ◽  
New Locations ◽  
Salvinia Natans ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Data Deficient ◽  
First Time ◽  
Berula Erecta

There is a review of floral studies of the water bodies in Minsk Region and National Park “Belovezhskaya Pushcha”. 75 new locations of 20 rare aquatic and riverside plant species coming at the water and 1 hybrid were found. 7 of these species are listed in the Red Book of the Republic of Belarus, 5 species are included into the category of Least Concern and Data Deficient. Potamogeton berchtoldii Fieber, Utricularia minor L., Potamogeton acutifolius Link, P. nodosus Poir., Salvinia natans (L.) All. are reported for the first time from National Park «Belovezhskaya Pushcha». The spreading of Berula erecta (Huds.) Coville on the territory of National Park is considered in detail. New locations of Nuphar pumila (Timm) DC., Ranunculus kauffmannii Clerc., Najas major All., Berula erecta, Glyceria lithuanica (Gorski) Gorski, Conioselinum tatari­ cum Hoffm. in Minsk Region, which were not included in 4th edition of the Red Book, have been described. A brief description of habitat environmental conditions is given for the revealed species of aquatic plants, and their phytocoenotic confinement is also pointed out. New information on the locations of protected aquatic plant species should be used to monitor their populations and prepare the documents of protection.

scholarly journals ANALISA DAN PERANCANGAN SISTEM INFORMASI PASIEN RAWAT INAP (STUDI KASUS : RUMAH BERSALIN AZIMAR ANAS PADANG)

JURTEKSI ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-146
Author(s):  
Yonky Pernando ◽  
Eka Lia Febrianti ◽  
Andhika Andhika
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information System ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Visual Basic ◽  
Input Process ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
New Information ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Visual Basic 6.0 ◽  
Application Programs

Abstract: In the era of globalization, information systems are now increasingly developing and are very important and main things in helping the process of corporate performance, in the near future that will make competition in the performance process will be more updated and faster. Because of that the use of information technology and the design of making application programs using Visual Basic 6.0 as programing and MySQL as its database, regarding the analysis and design of information systems for inpatients in anal azimar maternity homes. Problems - problems faced by this company, namely the problem of data redundancy in inputting data, and not presented properly and lead to difficulties when manipulating, changing, and deleting data. In the end the author hopes that with the creation of a new information system, it can help the input process more easily, and quickly. Keywords: Technology, Information, PHP Programming Language , MySQL and Patient   Abstrak: Di era globalisasi sekarang semakin berkembang nya sistem informasi serta merupakan hal yang sangat penting dan utama dalam  membantu proses kinerja perusahaan, dalam waktu dekat yang akan membuat persaingan dalam proses kinerja akan semakin update dan cepat . Karena itu pemakaian teknologi informasi dan rancangan pembuatan program aplikasi dengan menggunakan  Visual Basic 6.0 sebagai programing  dan MySQL  sebagai Databasenya, mengenai analisa dan perancangan sistem informasi pasien rawat inap di rumah bersalin azimar anas. Masalah – masalah yang dihadapi perusahaan ini yaitu masalah redundansi data dalam menginput data,dan tidak tersaji secara baik dan  mengakibatkan kesulitan saat memanipulasi, mengubah, dan menghapus data. Pada akhirnya penulis berharap dengan dibuatnya sistem informasi yang baru, dapat membantu proses input dengan lebih mudah, dan cepat. Kata kunci : Teknologi, Informasi, Bahasa Pemograman Visual Basic 6.0 , MySQL dan Pasien 

scholarly journals The Surge of Young Americans from Minority-White Mixed Families & Its Significance for the Future

Daedalus ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 150 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-214
Author(s):  
Richard Alba
Keyword(s):  
Demographic Data ◽  
Data System ◽  
First Century ◽  
The Other ◽  
Social Characteristics ◽  
White Americans ◽  
Early Twenty ◽  
American Society ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Demographic Evolution

Abstract The number of youth from mixed majority-minority families, in which one parent is White and the other minority, is surging in the early twenty-first century. This development is challenging both our statistical schemes for measuring ethnicity and race as well as our thinking about their demographic evolution in the near future. This essay summarizes briefly what we know about mixed minority-White Americans and includes data about their growing numbers as well as key social characteristics of children and adults from mixed backgrounds. The essay concludes that this phenomenon highlights weaknesses in our demographic data system as well as in the majority-minority narrative about how American society is changing.

scholarly journals Optimum Carrying Capacity for Bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park

1983 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 89-92
Author(s):  
Clayton Marlow ◽  
Lynn Irby ◽  
Jack Norland
Keyword(s):  
Primary Productivity ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Food Habits ◽  
National Park ◽  
Net Primary Productivity ◽  
Theodore Roosevelt ◽  
Secondary Use ◽  
Theodore Roosevelt National Park ◽  
Management Priorities ◽  
Capacity Estimates

This project was designed to determine the optimum population size for bison in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) by fulfilling the following objectives: 1. Delineate primary and secondary areas of bison use. 2. Determine net primary productivity for major range sites within primary and secondary use areas. 3. Determine the general seasonal food habits of bison in TRNP. 4. Determine range trends under present population density of bison and the maximum carrying capacity of primary use areas. 5. Integrate range trend and carrying capacity estimates with management priorities for bison on the TRNP.

scholarly journals Seasonal records of benthic macroinvertebrates in a stream on the eastern edge of the Iguaçu National Park, Brazil

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jhenifer Santos ◽  
Luciano Wolff ◽  
Lucíola Baldan ◽  
Ana Guimarães
Keyword(s):  
Benthic Macroinvertebrates ◽  
National Park ◽  
Anthropogenic Impacts ◽  
Natural Heritage ◽  
Precipitation Temperature ◽  
Brazilian Government ◽  
Urban Impacts ◽  
New Information ◽  
The Face ◽  
Eastern Edge

Background Iguaçu National Park (INP) is known worldwide due to Iguaçu Waterfalls, being considered a World Natural Heritage by UNESCO. The INP is one of the last large forested extensions of inland Brazil that provides protection to the Atlantic Forest, one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots. However, its Natural Heritage status has been threatened by the construction and operation of the Baixo Iguaçu dam, agricultural and urban impacts on its boundaries and the increasing interest of the Brazilian government in re-opening of the “Colono road”, an old illegal road that crossed the interior of the park. Indeed, since benthic macroinvertebrates have been widely used for the environmental assessment of streams, records and abundance of their taxa under different seasonal periods may provide an additional dataset for biomonitoring of hydrographic systems in the face of current anthropogenic impacts on the INP boundaries and other similar streams on forest edges. New information In this study, we improved the sampling design of benthic macroinvertebrates and provided seasonal records covering distinct precipitation/temperature periods between 2016 and 2017 of a stream on the eastern edge of the Iguaçu National Park, Brazil. The records total 2,840 individuals distributed in 88 different taxa. The most abundant taxa were the Diptera subfamilies, Chironominae (n = 1,487) and Tanypodinae (n = 256), besides the Heterelmis genus (n = 152, Elmidae; Coleoptera). Diptera was the richest order in number of families (n = 8), while Leptophlebiidae (Ephemeroptera) was the richest taxonomic family in number of genera (n = 11). Aegla (Crustacea) and the Insecta genera, Heterelmis, Hexacylloepus, Noelmis, Phylloicus and Thraulodes, were recorded through all samplings. Twenty-five genera of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera (EPT) and Odonata were recorded during intermediate precipitation/temperature periods. Twenty-one of them were recorded in May 2016, with five genera standing out in abundance (Hydrosmilodon, Anacroneuria, Argia, Coryphaeschna, Americabaetis) and four (Needhamella, Tikuna, Simothraulopsis, Neocordulia) in December 2016. Four general taxa were exclusive of the lower precipitation/temperature period (August 2016), standing out in abundance were the Oxystigma (Odonata) and Corydalus (Megaloptera) genera. In March 2017 (higher precipitation/temperature period), four exclusive taxa were recorded, amongst them, the Chimarra (Trichoptera) genus. Furthermore, seasonal records demonstrated higher occurrences and abundance of macroinvertebrates during the intermediate and lower precipitation/temperature periods, besides a varied taxa composition throughout the year, with the presence of both sensitive and tolerant groups to environmental impacts. Our findings suggest that the number and composition of the local-stream macrobenthic fauna were influenced by the seasonal climatic regime. These changes should be considered in the limnological monitoring developed on the hydrographic systems of INP eastern edges to improve the assessment of environmental quality under different local seasonal conditions.

scholarly journals Optimum Carrying Capacity for Bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park

1982 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 95-97
Author(s):  
Clayton Marlow ◽  
Lynn Irby ◽  
Jack Norland
Keyword(s):  
Population Density ◽  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
Food Habits ◽  
National Park ◽  
Theodore Roosevelt ◽  
Secondary Use ◽  
Range Condition ◽  
Theodore Roosevelt National Park ◽  
Management Priorities ◽  
Capacity Estimates

This project was designed to determine the optimum population size for bison in the Theodore Roosevelt National Park (TRNP) by fulfilling the following objectives: 1. Delineate primary and secondary bison ranges; 2. Determine forage productivity for major range sites within primary and secondary use areas; 3. Determine the general seasonal food habits of bison in TRNP; 4. Determine range condition under present population density of bison and the maximum carrying capacity of primary use areas; and 5. Integrate range condition and carrying capacity estimates with management priorities for bison on the TRNP.

Estimating day use social carrying capacity in Yosemite national park

2002 ◽  
Vol 27 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 77-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Manning ◽  
William Valliere ◽  
Benjamin Wang ◽  
Steven Lawson ◽  
Peter Newman
Keyword(s):  
Carrying Capacity ◽  
National Park ◽  
Yosemite National Park ◽  
Social Carrying Capacity
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