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Does darkness increase the risk of certain types of crime? A registered report article
by Jim Uttley, Rosie Canwell, Jamie Smith, Sarah Falconer, Yichong Mao, Steve Fotios
Evidence about the relationship between lighting and crime is mixed. Although a review of evidence found that improved road/ street lighting was associated with ...
Author: Jim Uttley
Posted: June 25, 2025, 2:00 pm
Altering gillnet soak duration and timing minimizes bycatch and maintains target catch
by Sydney M. Collins, Robert J. Blackmore, Jessika Lamarre, Caleb S. Spiegel, William A. Montevecchi
Seabirds are one of the most at-risk avian groups worldwide, and incidental catch in fishing practices is one of the top threats for seabirds glo...
Author: Sydney M. Collins
Posted: June 25, 2025, 2:00 pm
Multi-objective optimization of energy, view, daylight and thermal comfort for building’s fenestration and shading system in hot-humid climates
by Zhenling Wu, Yimin Xu, Zhuoyao Wang
Well-designed building envelope components are essential in addressing global warming. Fenestration and shading system (F&SS) not only promote energy conservation and emission reduction but also enhance occu...
Author: Zhenling Wu
Posted: June 18, 2025, 2:00 pm
Identifying dynamic regulation with machine learning using adversarial surrogates
by Ron Teichner, Naama Brenner, Ron Meir
Biological systems maintain stability of their function in spite of external and internal perturbations. An important challenge in studying biological regulation is to identify the control objectives based...
Author: Ron Teichner
Posted: June 5, 2025, 2:00 pm
Dinner in the dark: Factors influencing leopard activity patterns within a large protected area
by Lucy K. Smyth, Guy A. Balme, M. Justin O’Riain
Spatial avoidance is one of the most pervasive responses of wildlife to human disturbance, but new research is increasingly revealing the importance of temporal shifts in activity. Animal species ...
Author: Lucy K. Smyth
Posted: May 22, 2025, 2:00 pm
Within-subjects ultra-short sleep-wake protocol for characterising circadian variations in retinal function
by Hannah Sophie Heinrichs, Manuel Spitschan
Prior studies suggest that visual functions undergo time-of-day variations. Under naturalistic entrainment, diurnal changes in physiology may be driven by circadian and/or homeostatic processes, and re...
Author: Hannah Sophie Heinrichs
Posted: May 15, 2025, 2:00 pm
The association between circadian syndrome and possible sarcopenia in an aging population: A 4-year follow-up study
by Qian Zhong, Li Ren, Tianhong Wang, Zhenmei An, Yusi Hua
Introduction Recently, circadian syndrome (CircS) is proposed as a novel risk cluster based on sleep disorder, depression, dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, hypertension and abdominal obesity. ...
Author: Qian Zhong
Posted: May 13, 2025, 2:00 pm
A simulation-based framework for modeling and prediction of personalized blood pressure trajectories in hypertensive patients after antihypertensive treatment
by Berit Hunsdieck, Johanna Mielke, Katja Ickstadt, Eren Elçi
Hypertension, a leading global cause of death, poses challenges in stabilizing blood pressure within target values despite various therapeutic options, often necessitating multiple the...
Author: Berit Hunsdieck
Posted: April 10, 2025, 2:00 pm
