Protocol for a randomised controlled trial evaluating the effect of a CBT-I smartphone application (Sleep Ninja®) on insomnia symptoms in children by M. Subotic-Kerry, A. Werner-Seidler, B. Corkish, P. J. Batterham, G. Sicouri, J. Hudson, H. Christensen, B. O’Dea, S. H. Li

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Backyard Biomes: Is Anyone There? Improving Public Awareness of Urban Wildlife Activity by Loren L. Fardell, Chris R. Pavey, Chris R. Dickman

“…We also investigated the use of yards by wildlife and domestic pets in open compared to more vegetated habitats by day and night, using motion-sensor cameras. All animals observed were compared to the activity of introduced brown and black rats (<i>Rattus norvegicus</i>, <i>R. rattus</i>), owing to their wild origins but long commensal history with humans. …”
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A cross-sectional investigation of Leptospira at the wildlife-livestock interface in New Zealand. by Marie Moinet, Hedwich Oosterhof, Shahista Nisa, Neville Haack, David A Wilkinson, Danielle Aberdein, James C Russell, Emilie Vallée, Julie Collins-Emerson, Cord Heuer, Jackie Benschop

“…Traps targeting house mice (Mus musculus), black rats (Rattus rattus), hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) and brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) were set for 10 trap-nights in March-April 2017 on a dairy (A) and a beef and sheep (B) farm. …”
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