Understanding spatially explicit capture–recapture parameters for informing invasive animal management by Dean P. Anderson, Carlos Rouco, Maria Cecilia Latham, Bruce Warburton

“…These parameters are being increasingly generalized and used in simulation models to predict the detection or capture rates of invasive animals to inform management strategies. Given the sensitivity of simulation model predictions to parameter values, we performed an analysis of preexisting GPS telemetry and trapping data of invasive brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) across New Zealand to address the following three questions. …”
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The Role of the FUM Students\' Demographic Features in the Relevance Judgment Scores of Their Information Retrieval Results in Search Engines by Mahdi Zeynali Tazehkandi, Mohsen Nowkarizi, Hasan Behzadi

“…Thus, this paper finally directs the attention of information managers and designers of information retrieval systems to this fact that in designing information systems, more attention must be paid to the three demographic variables, namely education levels, age groups, and residential areas.…”
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Supported online self-management versus care as usual for symptoms of fatigue, pain and urgency/incontinence in adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD-BOOST): study protocol f... by Norton, C, Syred, J, Kerry, S, Artom, M, Sweeney, L, Hart, A, Czuber-Dochan, W, Taylor, SJC, Mihaylova, B, Roukas, C, Aziz, Q, Miller, L, Pollok, R, Saxena, S, Stagg, I, Terry, H, Zenasni, Z, Dibley, L, Moss-Morris, R

“…If it is shown to improve patients’ quality of life, this trial will enable clinicians and patients to make informed management decisions. This is the first trial, to our knowledge, focused on multiple symptoms prioritised by both people with IBD and health professionals. …”

Building an ecologically‐founded disease risk prioritisation framework for migratory wildlife species based on contact with livestock by Khanyari, M, Robinson, S, Morgan, ER, Brown, T, Singh, NJ, Salemgareyev, A, Zuther, S, Kock, R, Milner-Gulland, EJ

“…Our case study demonstrated the value of combining ecological and social information to inform management of targeted interventions to reduce disease risk, which can be used to plan disease surveillance and vaccination programmes. …”

Data Quality Influences the Predicted Distribution and Habitat of Four Southern-Hemisphere Albatross Species by Kimberly T. Goetz, Kimberly T. Goetz, Fabrice Stephenson, Andrew Hoskins, Aidan D. Bindoff, Rachael A. Orben, Paul M. Sagar, Leigh G. Torres, Caitlin E. Kroeger, Lisa A. Sztukowski, Richard A. Phillips, Stephen C. Votier, Stuart Bearhop, Graeme A. Taylor, David R. Thompson

“…Our study highlights the importance of data quality in predicting the distribution and habitat of albatrosses and emphasises the need to consider the pros and cons associated with different levels of data quality when using SDMs to inform management decisions. Furthermore, we examine the overlap in preferred habitat predicted by each SDM with fishing effort. …”
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Environmental impacts of tilapia fish cage aquaculture on water physico-chemical parameters of Lake Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo by Sharon Indasi Lubembe, Sharon Indasi Lubembe, Jacques R. Walumona, Béni Lwikitcha Hyangya, Benjamin N. Kondowe, Jean-Diste M. Kulimushi, Giséle A. Shamamba, Alain M. Kulimushi, Belinda H. R. Hounsounou, Mulongaibalu Mbalassa, Frank O. Masese, Mulungula Pascal Masilya, Mulungula Pascal Masilya

“…However with the anticipated growth of cage fish farming activities to meet the rising fish demand, continuous monitoring of water quality in the Lake should be done to inform management decisions and for sustainable aquaculture.…”
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Characterization of hearing-impairment in Generalized Arterial Calcification of Infancy (GACI) by Elizabeth H. Theng, Carmen C. Brewer, Ralf Oheim, Christopher K. Zalewski, Kelly A. King, Maximillian M. Delsmann, Tim Rolvien, Rachel I. Gafni, Demetrios T. Braddock, H. Jeffrey Kim, Carlos R. Ferreira

“…Novel findings of high rates of OCD and ROM may inform management, and in cases of unclear HL etiology, dedicated temporal bone imaging should be considered.…”
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Spatial variation in spawning timing for multi-species Acropora assemblages in the Red Sea by Eslam O. Osman, David J. Suggett, David J. Suggett, Tamer M. Attalla, Marco Casartelli, Marco Casartelli, Nathan Cook, Islam El-Sadek, Ahmed Gallab, Elizabeth A. Goergen, Neus Garcias-Bonet, Jessica S. Glanz, Jessica S. Glanz, Pedro Henrique Pereira, Megan Ramirez-Sanchez, Erika P. Santoro, Alexander Stead, Sol Yoder, Francesca Benzoni, Francesca Benzoni, Raquel S. Peixoto, Raquel S. Peixoto

“…Our observations demonstrate the importance of parallel efforts across borders to collect critical data needed to inform management strategies aimed at conserving and restoring coral reefs in this ecologically diverse region.…”
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Direct and Indirect Climate Change Impacts on Brown Trout in Central Europe: How Thermal Regimes Reinforce Physiological Stress and Support the Emergence of Diseases by Florian Borgwardt, Günther Unfer, Stefan Auer, Karoline Waldner, Mansour El-Matbouli, Thomas Bechter

“…Thus, this study will help to inform managers to timely develop robust conservation strategies.…”
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Interactions between white pine blister rust, bark beetles, and climate over time indicate vulnerabilities to limber pine health by Kelly S. Burns, Wade T. Tinkham, K. A. Leddy, Anna W. Schoettle, William R. Jacobi, Jane E. Stewart

“…Information on changes in the health of limber pine populations and long-term impacts posed by these threats is needed to inform management efforts.MethodsWe established 106 long-term monitoring plots in 10 study areas that were surveyed three times between 2004 and 2017. …”
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A psychologically informed, audiologist-delivered, manualised intervention for tinnitus: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial (Tin Man study) by John A. Taylor, Deborah A. Hall, Dawn-Marie Walker, Mary McMurran, Amanda Casey, David Stockdale, Debbie Featherstone, Dean M. Thompson, Carol MacDonald, Derek J. Hoare

“…Patients (n = 30) will be randomly allocated to receive either (1) psychologically informed management from an audiologist trained to deliver the manualised intervention or (2) treatment as usual (TAU) from an audiologist who has not received this training. …”
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Herbivory through the lens of ecological processes across Pacific coral reefs by Tye L. Kindinger, Thomas C. Adam, Julia K. Baum, Sean A. Dimoff, Andrew S. Hoey, Ivor D. Williams

“…The functional impact of herbivorous fishes has typically been inferred from total biomass, but robust estimates of ecological processes are needed to better inform management targets. Here, we provide a framework to calculate rates of herbivory across Pacific reefs. …”
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Predictors and prognostic implications of hospital-acquired pneumonia in patients admitted for acute heart failure by Marija Polovina, Marija Polovina, Milenko Tomić, Mihajlo Viduljević, Nataša Zlatić, Andrea Stojićević, Danka Civrić, Aleksandra Milošević, Aleksandra Milošević, Gordana Krljanac, Gordana Krljanac, Ratko Lasica, Ratko Lasica, Milika Ašanin, Milika Ašanin

“…Better knowledge of these factors may inform management strategies. This study aimed to assess the incidence and predictors of HAP and its impact on management and outcomes in patients hospitalised for AHF in the ICU.Methodsthis was a retrospective single-centre observational study. …”
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Distribution Modeling and Gap Analysis of Shorebird Conservation in Northern Brazil by Daniel Merchant, Richard G. Lathrop, Carlos David Santos, Danielle Paludo, Larry Niles, Joseph A. M. Smith, Stephanie Feigin, Amanda Dey

“…Understanding the effects of these different conservation perspectives is key to making informed management decisions. Multiple dates of Landsat 8 imagery at different tidal stages were used to identify intertidal habitats for further analysis. …”
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“Honestly, this problem has affected me a lot”: a qualitative exploration of the lived experiences of people with chronic respiratory disease in Sudan and Tanzania by Uzochukwu Egere, Elizabeth H Shayo, Martha Chinouya, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Jane Ardrey, Stellah Mpagama, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Rana Ahmed, El Hafiz Hussein, Asma El Sony, Tom Wingfield, Angela Obasi, Rachel Tolhurst, The IMPALA Consortium

“…We aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the social, livelihood and psychological dimensions of living with CRD to inform management of CRDs in Sudan and Tanzania. Method We conducted 12 in-depth interviews in 2019 with people with known or suspected CRD and 14 focus group discussions with community members in Gezira state, Sudan and Dodoma region, Tanzania, to share their understanding and experience with CRD. …”
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MetaIPM: Placing integral projection models into a metapopulation framework by Richard A. Erickson, James P. Peirce, Greg J. Sandland, Hannah M. Thompson, Alison A. Coulter, David C. Glover

“…We demonstrate how MetaIPM may be applied to inform managers seeking to limit the spread of an invasive species in a system with important metapopulation dynamics. …”
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Contrasting stock status trends obtained from survey and fishery CPUE, taking Larimichthys polyactis in Yellow Sea Large Marine Ecosystem as an example by Qingpeng Han, Xiujuan Shan, Xianshi Jin, Harry Gorfine

“…Therefore, assessment based on survey CPUE (predicted total allowable catch, TAC = 150,000 tons) is the preferable, more precautionary approach for establishing management reference points and informing management decisions, and estimates generated from the fisheries CPUE-based JABBA model (TAC = 165,000–210,000 tons) should be treated with caution. …”
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Groundwater flow paths drive longitudinal patterns of stream dissolved organic carbon (DOC) concentrations in boreal landscapes by A. Lupon, S. W. Ploum, J. A. Leach, J. A. Leach, L. Kuglerová, H. Laudon

“…Therefore, accounting for DRIPs can improve stream biogeochemistry frameworks and help inform management of riparian areas under current and future climatic conditions.…”
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Relative Importance of Habitat Characteristics and Interspecific Relations in Determining Terrestrial Carnivore Occurrence by Mackenzie Rich, Cassandra Thompson, Suzanne Prange, Viorel D. Popescu, Viorel D. Popescu, Viorel D. Popescu

“…In the context of regulated trapping (ongoing for gray fox and potential season for bobcat), a better understanding of the carnivore intraguild relations can inform management and conservation actions targeted at minimizing the impact of competition on at-risk native species from non-native species.…”
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Using social media data and machine learning to map recreational ecosystem services by Charity Nyelele, Catherine Keske, Min Gon Chung, Han Guo, Benis N. Egoh

“…The analysis provides novel insights into the various ways social media data and machine learning techniques can be powerful components of ecosystem service research and how they hold great potential for monitoring and informing management interventions on ecosystem service provision, especially in places with limited traditional onsite visitation data.…”
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