Debris flows cause severe disasters that can result in human casualties and the collapse of houses.The establishment of early warning systems in basins with high debris flow risks is needed to reduce the negative impacts of debris flow disasters.Because debris flows often form debris flow fans near the mouths of valleys, debris flow fans are regard
Trial registration as a safeguard against outcome reporting bias and spin? A case study of randomized controlled trials of acupuncture.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:Trial registration is widely endorsed as it is considered not only to enhance transparency and quality of reporting but also to help safeguard against outcome Magnetic Blocks reporting bias and probably spin, known as specific reporting that could distort the interpretation of results thus mislead readers.We planned to inve
Stakeholder perspectives on large-scale marine protected areas.
Large-scale marine protected Plastic Car areas (LSMPAs), MPAs greater than 100,000km2, have proliferated in the past decade.However, the value of LSMPAs as conservation tools is debated, in both global scientific and policy venues as well as in particular sites.To add nuance and more diverse voices to this debate, this research examines the perspec
The economic impact of hunting in the Limpopo province
This study evaluated the economic impact of hunting on the regional economy of South Africa’s Limpopo Province.Data on biltong hunting was derived from a national survey conducted in 2009 and data on trophy hunting from the Professional Hunting Association of South Africa (PHASA).Using the input-output (social accounting matrix) and multiplier an
Deep Reinforcement Learning for Optimizing Restricted Access Window in IEEE 802.11ah MAC Layer
The IEEE 802.11ah standard is introduced to address the growing scale of internet of things (IoT) applications.To reduce contention and enhance energy efficiency in the system, the restricted access window (RAW) mechanism is bongs introduced in the medium access control (MAC) layer to manage the significant number of stations accessing the network.