Search Results - "Palmer, R.B."

Multiple invasions, Wolbachia and human-aided transport drive the genetic variability of Aedes albopictus in the Iberian Peninsula by Lucati, Federica, Delacour, Sarah, Palmer, John R.B., Caner, Jenny, Oltra, Aitana, Paredes-Esquivel, Claudia, Mariani, Simone, Escartin, Santi, Roiz, David, Collantes, Francisco, Bengoa, Mikel, Montalvo, Tomàs, Delgado, Juan Antonio, Eritja, Roger, Lucientes, Javier, Albó Timor, Andreu, Bartumeus, Frederic, Ventura, Marc

“…The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes albopictus , is one of the most invasive species in the world. Native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia, over the past…”
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Modeling the impact of surveillance activities combined with physical distancing interventions on COVID-19 epidemics at a local level by Chen, Guan-Jhou, Palmer, John R.B., Bartumeus, Frederic, Alba-Casals, Ana

“…Physical distancing and contact tracing are two key components in controlling the COVID-19 epidemics. Understanding their interaction at local level is…”
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Deep learning identification for citizen science surveillance of tiger mosquitoes by Pataki, Balint Armin, Garriga, Joan, Eritja, Roger, Palmer, John R. B., Bartumeus, Frederic, Csabai, Istvan

“…Global monitoring of disease vectors is undoubtedly becoming an urgent need as the human population rises and becomes increasingly mobile, international…”
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Direct Evidence of Adult Aedes albopictus Dispersal by Car by Eritja, Roger, Palmer, John R. B., Roiz, David, Sanpera-Calbet, Isis, Bartumeus, Frederic

“…Whereas the Asian tiger mosquito ( Aedes albopictus ) has low active dispersal capabilities, its worldwide colonization has been rapid. Indirect evidence and…”
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Citizen Science: A Gateway for Innovation in Disease-Carrying Mosquito Management? by Bartumeus, Frederic, Oltra, Aitana, Palmer, John R.B.

“…Traditional methods for tracking disease-carrying mosquitoes are hitting budget constraints as the scales over which they must be implemented grow…”
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Enhancement of accelerating field of microwave cavities by magnetic insulation by Stratakis, Diktys, Gallardo, Juan C., Palmer, Robert B.

“…Limitations on the maximum achievable accelerating gradient of microwave cavities can strongly influence the performance, length, and cost of particle…”
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The cluster klystron demonstration experiment by Palmer, R.B, Fernow, R.C, Fischer, J, Gallardo, J.C, Kirk, H.G, Ulc, S, Wang, H, Zhao, Y, Eppley, K, Herrmannsfeldt, W, Miller, R, Yu, D

“…The cluster klystron is a new concept for providing a power source for future linear colliders. This type of klystron uses many parallel beams from magnetron…”
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Citizen science provides a reliable and scalable tool to track disease-carrying mosquitoes by Palmer, John R. B., Oltra, Aitana, Collantes, Francisco, Delgado, Juan Antonio, Lucientes, Javier, Delacour, Sarah, Bengoa, Mikel, Eritja, Roger, Bartumeus, Frederic

“…Recent outbreaks of Zika, chikungunya and dengue highlight the importance of better understanding the spread of disease-carrying mosquitoes across multiple…”
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Expectation-Maximization Binary Clustering for Behavioural Annotation by Garriga, Joan, Palmer, John R B, Oltra, Aitana, Bartumeus, Frederic

“…The growing capacity to process and store animal tracks has spurred the development of new methods to segment animal trajectories into elementary units of…”
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Demographic and motivational differences between participants in analog and digital citizen science projects for monitoring mosquitoes by Dekramanjian, Berj, Bartumeus, Frederic, Kampen, Helge, Palmer, John R. B., Werner, Doreen, Pernat, Nadja

“…Worldwide, citizen scientists help to map the distribution of native and introduced mosquito species in a variety of programs, contributing to environmental…”
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Human population growth offsets climate-driven increase in woody vegetation in sub-Saharan Africa by Brandt, Martin, Rasmussen, Kjeld, Peñuelas, Josep, Tian, Feng, Schurgers, Guy, Verger, Aleixandre, Mertz, Ole, Palmer, John R. B., Fensholt, Rasmus

“…The rapidly growing human population in sub-Saharan Africa generates increasing demand for agricultural land and forest products, which presumably leads to…”
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New Approaches to Human Mobility: Using Mobile Phones for Demographic Research by Palmer, John R. B., Espenshade, Thomas J., Bartumeus, Frederic, Chung, Chang Y., Ozgencil, Necati Ercan, Li, Kathleen

“…This article explores new methods for gathering and analyzing spatially rich demographic data using mobile phones. It describes a pilot study (the Human…”
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Collateral bar and contempt: Challenging a court order after disobeying it by Palmer, John R.B

“…While many lawyers remember only fragments of the collateral bar rule from first-year civil procedure class, those whom the rule most regularly affects-counsel…”
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Progress in ring cooler studies by Palmer, R.B.

“…A “Merit Factor” giving the increase in 6D phase space density is defined, and expressed as a function of the ring's acceptances, acceleration and other…”
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Drivers of longevity of wild-caught Aedes albopictus populations by Blanco-Sierra, Laura, Mariani, Simone, Escartin, Santi, Eritja, Roger, Palmer, John R. B., Bartumeus, Frederic

“…Abstract Background Age structure and longevity constitute fundamental determinants of mosquito populations’ capacity to transmit pathogens. However,…”
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Educational Achievement Gaps between Immigrant and Native Students in Two "New" Immigration Countries: Italy and Spain in Comparison by AZZOLINI, DAVIDE, SCHNELL, PHILIPP, PALMER, JOHN R. B.

“…The authors use 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data to determine how immigrant children in Italy and Spain compare with native…”
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Development and validation of the MosquitoWise survey to assess perceptions towards mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses in Europe by Abourashed, Ayat, de Best, Pauline A., Doornekamp, Laura, Sikkema, Reina S., van Gorp, Eric C. M., Timen, Aura, Bartumeus, Frederic, Palmer, John R. B., Koopmans, Marion P. G.

“…Due to climate change and the expanding geographical ranges of key mosquito species, several mosquito-borne viruses (MBVs) have recently emerged in Europe…”
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Movement behavior of a tropical mammal: The case of Tapirus terrestris by González, Tania Marisol, González-Trujillo, Juan David, Palmer, John R.B., Pino, Joan, Armenteras, Dolors

“…•Area use was positively associated to resource availability.•Movement was concentrated in a reduced set of paths that were repeatedly used by the animal.•The…”
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A fast and inexpensive genotyping system for the simultaneous analysis of human and Aedes albopictus short tandem repeats by Albó Timor, Andreu, Lucati, Federica, Bartumeus, Frederic, Caner, Jenny, Escartin, Santi, Mariani, Simone, Palmer, John R. B, Ventura, Marc

“…Abstract Background Determination of the interactions between hematophagous mosquitoes and their human hosts is of great importance for better understanding…”
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Adult Aedes albopictus in winter: implications for mosquito surveillance in southern Europe by Lührsen, Daniela Sofie, Zavitsanou, Evangelia, Cerecedo-Iglesias, Catuxa, Pardo-Araujo, Marta, Palmer, John R B, Bartumeus, Frederic, Montalvo, Tomás, Michaelakis, Antonios, Lowe, Rachel

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