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Urbanisation and Conflicts in North and West Africa

WALTHER, RUSSELL, PFLAUM – Urbanisation and Conflicts in North and West Africa Olivier J. Walther, Steven M. Radil, David G. Russell, Matthew Pflaum, Alexander Thurston First published online: 21 Mar 2023 OECD Report DOI: 10.1787/3fc68183-en ABSTRACT: North and West Africa are undergoing rapid urbanisation. While cities and urban areas have always been sites of conflict, […]

Spatial and temporal variability in the characteristics of extreme daily rainfalls in Ghana

CAPPS HERRON, WAYLEN – Spatial and temporal variability in the characteristics of extreme daily rainfalls in Ghana Holli Capps Herron, Peter Waylen, Kwadwo Owusu Article first published online: 24 February 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-05876-4 ABSTRACT: Focus on potentially increased frequency of extreme hydro-climatological events under climate change is intensified by Ghana’s reliance on rainfed agriculture, and […]

Publication from Dr Wen is among the top cited in Earth and Space Science

The journal Earth and Space Science announced that an article co-authored by Dr. Yixin Wen was among the top cited papers among publications from the last two years. As one of the 23 peer-reviewed journals sponsored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Earth and Space Science is a notable peer-reviewed journal among the geosciences. It’s […]

Spatial Variations in Tropical Cyclone Rainfall over the Western North Pacific According to ENSO Phase

KIM, MATYAS – Spatial Variations in Tropical Cyclone Rainfall over the Western North Pacific According to ENSO Phase Dasol Kim, Doo-Sun Park, Corene Matyas Article first published online: 16 February 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0231.1 ABSTRACT: This study investigated spatial variations in rainfall accompanying tropical cyclones (TCs) over the western North Pacific (WNP) from June to October […]

Characterizing the Vector Data Ecosystem

LIPPI, RYAN – Characterizing the Vector Data Ecosystem Catherine Lippi, Samuel Rund, Sadie Ryan Article first published online: 8 February 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad009 ABSTRACT: A growing body of information on vector-borne diseases has arisen as increasing research focus has been directed towards the need for anticipating risk, optimizing surveillance, and understanding the fundamental biology of […]

Socio-hydrology and vulnerability of levee systems along the lower Illinois River

ALRUZUQ, MOSSA, ASH – Socio-hydrology and vulnerability of levee systems along the lower Illinois River Ali Rashed Alruzuq, Jonathan W. F. Remo, Joann Mossa, Kevin Ash Article first published online: 23 January 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19475683.2023.2166113 ABSTRACT: The maintenance of flood mitigation levees in the U.S. and elsewhere, has often found to be insufficient. Recent U.S. […]

A cyclically adjusted spatio-temporal kernel density estimation method for predictive crime hotspot analysis

HU – A cyclically adjusted spatio-temporal kernel density estimation method for predictive crime hotspot analysis Ya Han, Yujie Hu, Haojie Zhu, Fahui Wang Article first published online: 11 January 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19475683.2023.2166584 ABSTRACT: This paper presents a new method for predictive crime hotspot analysis that further improves the kernel density estimation (KDE) method and the […]

Latitudes and land use: Global biome shifts in vegetation persistence across three decades

SOUTHWORTH, RYAN, HERRERO, KHATAMI, BUNTING, HASSAN, MUIR, WAYLEN – Latitudes and land use: Global biome shifts in vegetation persistence across three decades Jane Southworth, Sadie J. Ryan, Hannah V. Herrero, Reza Khatami, Erin L. Bunting, Mehedy Hassan, Carly S. Muir, Peter Waylen Article first published online: 18 January 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2023.1063188 ABSTRACT: The dynamics of terrestrial […]

Wildlife institutions highly salient to human attitudes toward wildlife

MERZ, FIK, CHILD – Wildlife institutions highly salient to human attitudes toward wildlife Leadra Merz, Elizabeth Pienaar, Timothy Fik, Shylock Muyengwa, Brian Child Article first published online: 26 December 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12879 ABSTRACT: Efforts to promote human-wildlife coexistence may be overly focused on wildlife-related costs and benefits. We conducted research in Mozambique to gain insights into how […]

Malaria transmission in Nepal under climate change: anticipated shifts in extent and season, and comparison with risk definitions for intervention

BHATTARAI, BLACKBURN, RYAN – Malaria transmission in Nepal under climate change: anticipated shifts in extent and season, and comparison with risk definitions for intervention Shreejana Bhattarai, Jason K. Blackburn, & Sadie J. Ryan Article first published online: 22 December 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04417-x ABSTRACT: Background: Climate and climate change affect the spatial pattern and seasonality of malaria risk. […]