Search Results - "Lang, J B"

Trends in shore-based angling effort determined from aerial surveys: a case study from KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Mann, BQ, Mann-Lang, JB

“…Understanding the spatiotemporal characteristics of effort is a critical component of managing fisheries. Recreational shore-angling is the largest sector of…”
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An assessment of the impact of participation in the Oceanographic Research Institute's Cooperative Fish Tagging Project on angler attitudes and behaviour by Mann-Lang, JB, Mann, BQ, Jordaan, GL, Daly, R

“…Scientific output has proven the value of the Oceanographic Research Institute's Cooperative Fish Tagging Project (ORI-CFTP) to biological and fisheries…”
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The road towards effective governance and management of marine protected areas in South Africa: evolving policies, paradigms and processes by Kirkman, SP, Kowalski, P, Mann, BQ, Branch, GM, van der Bank, MG, Sink, KJ, Fielding, P, Mann-Lang, JB, Pfaff, MC, Kotsedi, D, Adams, R, Dlulisa, S, Petersen, SL

“…The efficacy of marine protected areas (MPAs) depends on their governance and management. We review their history in South Africa and recognise four periods…”
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Editorial overview: recommendations for the promotion of a resilient linefishery in the Anthropocene by Potts, WM, Attwood, CG, Cowley, PD, Childs, A-R, Winkler, AC, Duncan, MI, Murray, TS, Mann, BQ, Mann-Lang, JB

“…'Linefish' is a uniquely South African term used to describe marine fishes that are captured using hook and line. The South African linefishery is a complex…”
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Galgo: a bi-objective evolutionary meta-heuristic identifies robust transcriptomic classifiers associated with patient outcome across multiple cancer types by Guerrero-Gimenez, M E, Fernandez-Muñoz, J M, Lang, B J, Holton, K M, Ciocca, D R, Catania, C A, Zoppino, F C M

“…Abstract Motivation Statistical and machine-learning analyses of tumor transcriptomic profiles offer a powerful resource to gain deeper understanding of tumor…”
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Are recreational fishing guides role models for their clients? by Farthing, MW, Childs, AR, Mann-Lang, JB, Bova, CS, Potts, WM

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Social and economic effects of marine protected areas in South Africa, with recommendations for future assessments by Mann-Lang, JB, Branch, GM, Mann, BQ, Sink, KJ, Kirkman, SP, Adams, R

“…Research on the socio-economic aspects of marine protected areas (MPAs) in South Africa is reviewed to guide evaluation and integration. After a brief…”
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Evaluating the evidence for ecological effectiveness of South Africa's marine protected areas by Kirkman, SP, Mann, BQ, Sink, KJ, Adams, R, Livingstone, T-C, Mann-Lang, JB, Pfaff, MC, Samaai, T, van der Bank, MG, Williams, L, Branch, GM

“…We reviewed 140 papers to assess the ecological effectiveness of South Africa's marine protected areas (MPAs). Evidence was assessed for coverage and…”
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South African marine citizen science - benefits, challenges and future directions by Potts, WM, Mann-Lang, JB, Mann, BQ, Griffiths, CL, Attwood, CG, de Blocq, AD, Elwen, SH, Nel, R, Sink, KJ, Thornycroft, R

“…South Africa has a long history of engagement in citizen science (CS), particularly marine CS. This review examines the contributions made by marine CS, from…”
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Changes in recreational shore anglers' attitudes towards, and awareness of, linefish management along the KwaZulu-Natal coast, South Africa by Kramer, RW, Mann, BQ, Dunlop, SW, Mann-Lang, JB, Robertson-Andersson, D

“…Management of recreational fisheries cannot be based on biological and stock assessment data alone but needs to include appropriate social aspects (including…”
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Heat stress induces epithelial plasticity and cell migration independent of heat shock factor 1 by Lang, B. J., Nguyen, L., Nguyen, H. C., Vieusseux, J. L., Chai, R. C. C., Christophi, C., Fifis, T., Kouspou, M. M., Price, John T.

“…Current cancer therapies including cytotoxic chemotherapy, radiation and hyperthermic therapy induce acute proteotoxic stress in tumour cells. A major…”
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On the Comparison of Multinomial and Poisson Log-Linear Models by Lang, Joseph B.

“…We introduce a method for comparing multinomial and Poisson log-linear models which affords an explicit description of their equivalences and differences. The…”
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Quasi-Symmetric Latent Class Models, with Application to Rater Agreement by Agresti, Alan, Lang, Joseph B.

“…Suppose we observe responses on several categorical variables having the same scale. We consider latent class models for the joint classification that satisfy…”
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Stakeholder perspectives on socio-economic challenges and recommendations for better management of the Aliwal Shoal Marine Protected Area in South Africa by Francolini, E.M., Mann-Lang, J.B., McKinley, E., Mann, B.Q., Abrahams, M.I.

“…Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) regulate human behaviour within their boundaries to support long-term conservation of marine ecosystems and associated human…”
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Marginal Modelling of Categorical Data from Crossover Experiments by Balagtas, Cecile C., Becker, Mark P., Lang, Joseph B.

“…Marginal models provide a useful framework for the analysis of crossover experiments when the response variable is categorical. In this paper we use the…”
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Multiple combination bactericidal antibiotic testing for patients with cystic fibrosis infected with multiresistant strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by LANG, Bianca J, AARON, Shawn D, FERRIS, Wendy, HEBERT, Paul C, MACDONALD, Noni E

“…We developed a rapid in vitro antibiotic susceptibility test to screen double- and triple-antibiotic combinations for bactericidal activity against 75…”
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Maximum Likelihood Methods for a Generalized Class of Log-Linear Models by Lang, Joseph B.

“…We discuss maximum likelihood methods for fitting a broad class of multivariate categorical response data models. In particular, we derive the large-sample…”
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Nitrous oxide abuse presenting as premature exhaustion of Sodasorb by Lang, J B

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Adhesion Molecule Mechanisms Mediating Monocyte Migration Through Synovial Fibroblast and Endothelium Barriers: Role for CD11/CD18, Very Late Antigen-4 (CD49d/CD29), Very Late Antigen-5 (CD49e/CD29), and Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (CD106) by Shang, Xiao-zhou, Lang, Bianca J, Issekutz, Andrew C

“…Monocytes migrate through vascular endothelium, and then in connective tissue. As a model of this process, we investigated adhesion molecules involved in…”
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Bayesian ordinal and binary regression models with a parametric family of mixture links by Lang, Joseph B.

“…An ordinal and binary regression model with parametric link is introduced. The link is a member of a one-parameter family of “mixture links”, a family that…”
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