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Partnerships In Early Childhood Education: Engaging Families In Professional Conversations, Simone Griggs, Greta Rollo

2021-2030 ACER Research Conferences

Effective monitoring of learning and development involves integrating multiple perspectives from a child’s parents, carers, family, and their educators. A collaborative approach between educators and families not only recognises the family’s critical importance in their child’s life but it has also been shown to benefit children with learning difficulties, delays and behavioural concerns (Parenting Research Centre, 2012; Prior et al., 2011). Efforts made towards the integration of multiple perspectives can also support stronger inclusion of diverse families into communities of early childhood education and care. However, discussions with parents and carers about issues regarding their children’s development can be a …

Initial Testing And Design Of A Portable Ultrasonic Flood Level Monitoring System, Kashamira Anne P. Fontillas, Althea Julianne C. Lu, Yasmeen Lorraine A. Panandigan, Atlas Leander S. Seacor

DLSU Senior High School Research Congress

The Philippines is a disaster-prone country that frequently experiences flooding. Heavy rains, water congestion, and impassable flooded roads are prominent within the area, especially in urban streets and communities in low-lying areas. These circumstances are usually delayed in dissemination and cause further accidents and damage due to the lack of advanced and real-time alerts. Therefore, this study aims to create an initial testing and design of a portable ultrasonic flood level monitoring system that innovates mounting and portability features for affected communities to measure water levels before, during, and after floods to mitigate casualties by alerting the public of the …

Rich Information In The Acoustic Signals From Feeding And Grazing In Ruminants, Montague W. Demment, J. R. Galli, Carlos A. Cangiano, Emilio A. Laca

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

Because of their impact on productivity and the environment, feeding behaviour, ingestion and rumination are critical to understand intake in grazing ruminants. Many systems, mainly mechanical, have been developed to measure ingestive behaviour. However, these systems have problems, including mechanical failure and the inability to distinguish between the complex jaw movements of prehension and ingestion (Laca et al., 1994). The sounds generated by these behaviours are rich in information that holds potential not only to distinguish and count behaviours, but also identify aspects of the nature of the foods ingested.

Preliminary Site Assessment For Ground Monitoring Of A Complex Landslide Along I-40 In Roane County, Tennessee, Robert Mcsweeney, Ingrid Luffman Phd, Arpita Nandi Phd

Appalachian Student Research Forum

In-ground slope monitoring is an essential part of landslide early warning systems. Precise movement data from borehole monitors can detect emerging hazards near critical infrastructure. Typically, monitoring is done with inclinometers, but lower-cost alternatives have emerged which have yet to be tested in Tennessee. Time domain reflectometry (TDR) records magnitudes and depths of movements along a buried coaxial cable. When paired with a remote data logger, TDR can wirelessly transmit high resolution movement data in real time, making it promising for landslide early warning systems. Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) has proposed a one-year feasibility study to test TDR for …

Ecological Science Infrastructure For Sustainability Transformations In Rangelands, Brandon T. Bestelmeyer, J. E. Herrick, J. R. Brown, D. M. Browning, B. Densambuu, E. Elias, S. E. Mccord, H. R. Peinetti, S. Spiegal, N. P. Webb, J. C. Williamson

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

Sustainability transformations—deliberate and radical shifts in values, governance, and management regimes to achieve sustainability—are needed in rangelands as in other components of the Earth system. We review four concepts comprising an ecological science infrastructure to support such transformations. The foundation is standard measurement of rangeland conditions in the field, especially vegetation and soil properties that underpin the environmental aspects of sustainability. Big data resources, especially gridded spatial datasets produced by models and remote sensing, can be combined with field data and computational approaches to upscale information about rangeland conditions and produce additional indicators of ecosystem functions and services. State and …

Cloud Computing Solution For Monitoring Arid Rangeland Dynamics: Case Of Moroccan Highlands And Southern Acacia Ecosystems, Said Lahssini, Said Moukrim, H. Mharzi-Alaoui, N. Rifai, L. El Mansouri, F. El Wahidi

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

The wide availability of free satellite imagery, the recent development of cloud platforms dedicated to big spatial data (Big Data) that integrates both image archives from different providers, processing algorithms, distributed processing capabilities as well as an application programming interface (API) that facilitate scripting and automation process opened new perspectives for the use of vegetation observation time series over long timestamps and over large spatial scales (almost planetary).

This work aims at harnessing these technologies and building up an automated solution to monitor rangeland rehabilitation dynamics in arid lands and to assess the effectiveness of stakeholder’s management strategies. Such solution …

Land Users – Land Watchers, J. H. Stefánsson, B. Marteinsdóttir

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

GróLind is a collaborative project with the aim of monitoring Icelandic vegetation and soil resources. It was founded in 2017 by the Icelandic National Associations of Sheep Farmers, the Farmers Association of Iceland, Ministry of Industries and Innovation, and the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland. GróLind is a collaborative project and cooperation with stakeholders, such as the science community, landowners, and others, is a fundamental concept in the project.

In this project, the state of vegetation and soils are evaluated. Currently, a citizen science project is being developed within GróLind, in which land-users will annually monitor, using a mobile app, …

Grólind – Sustainable Land Use Based On Ecological Knowledge, B. Marteinsdóttir, E. F. Þórarinsdóttir, G. Halldórsson, J. H. Stefánsson, J. Þórsson, K. Svavarsdóttir, R. Finnsdóttir, S. Jónsdóttir

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

The highlands of Iceland play an important role as summer rangelands for sheep. Large areas are badly degraded and the sustainability of this practice has been questioned. To achieve sustainable land management it is necessary both to obtain data on ecosystem changes over time and to ensure that the results are used by land users and policy makers in their management plans.

Currently, the first long-term national vegetation and soil monitoring programme (GróLind) is being developed in Iceland. The programme is based on an agreement between the Icelandic National Associations of Sheep Farmers, the Farmers Association of Iceland, Ministry of …

Spatio-Temporal Determination Of Small-Scale Vessels’ Fishing Grounds Using A Vessel Monitoring System In The Southeastern Gulf Of Mexico, Edgar Torres-Irineo, Silvia Salas, Jorge Ivan Euan-Avila, Leopoldo E. Palomo, Daniel R. Quijano Quinones, Eva Coronado, Rocio Joo

Security Research Hub Reports

In most small-scale fisheries (SSF), there is limited or null information about the distribution and spatial extent of the fishing grounds where the fleets operate, due to the lack of explicit spatial and temporal data. This information is key when addressing marine spatial planning and fisheries management programs for SSF. In addition to technical or biogeographic restrictions, environmental conditions in the area influence the way fishers operate. Making use of data from a pilot Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) project tested in a small-scale fleet in the Southeastern Gulf of Mexico (SGoM), for the first time in the region, we were …

Remote Sensing Monitoring For The Key Phonological Stages Of Rangeland — A Case Study About Xilingol Grassland, Aijun Liu, Jianguo Han

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

No abstract provided.

Aspects Of Range Condition Recovery In The Southern Jebel Al Akhdar, Northeastern Libya, Adel Mahmoud, Ashraf Gadallah, Sanose Mohemmed, Musbah Mohamed, Adel Abdel‐Ghani, Ramadan Alhendawi, Peter J. Russell

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

No abstract provided.

Restoration Technologies To Improve The Grazing Capacity Of Degraded Arid‐And Semi‐Arid Rangelands In South Africa, Klaus Kellner, Loraine Van Den Berg

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

No abstract provided.

Capability Assessments Of Landsat Satellite Data For Vegetation Cover Monitoring (Case Study: Lar Dam Basin), S. A. R. Mousavi, Mehdi Farahpour, S. Gholinejad

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

No abstract provided.

National Rangeland Monitoring And Inventory Of Iran, Hossein Arzani, M. Azimi, H. Kaboli, Mehdi Farahpour

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

No abstract provided.

Information Technologies For Rangeland Monitoring: What Is Available And What Will Be Available In The Future?, Craig D. James, M. R. C. Ashley, G. N. Bastin, A. J. Bubb

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

No abstract provided.

Research On The Folk Assessment Indicator System Of The Surviving Environment Of Pastoral Area‐Taking Damao Banner As An Example, Jing Xin, Yong Gao, Zhi He

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

No abstract provided.

Changes In Range Condition In The Arid Shrublands Of Western Australia: Application Of Spatialand Temporal Analysis To Long‐Term Monitoring Data, Peter J. Russell, Ian W. Watson, Phil W. E. Thomas, Brien E. Norton

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

No abstract provided.

Decline In Land Condition In Astrebla Grassland During Prolonged Drought In Australia, David G. Phelps, David M. Orr, I. W. Houston, L. Rolfe, J. Silcock

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

No abstract provided.

Value Of Citizen Observations With Respect To In-Situ Monitoring Networks, Leonardo Alfonso

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Citizen Science (CS) projects structured for the purpose of data collection are proliferating in the last decade, with a common believe that it could be more cost effective than traditional environmental monitoring networks. However, there are few studies that confirm this claim. In this work, a methodology to evaluate the impact of data coming from CS projects, with respect to the existing in-situ network is developed. The methodology combines a cost-benefit approach with a complementarity approach with respect to existing monitoring networks, and it consists of two main parts, namely the data perspective and the costs perspective. The former aims …

Value Of Citizen Observations With Respect To In-Situ Monitoring Networks, Leonardo Alfonso

International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software

Citizen Science (CS) projects structured for the purpose of data collection are proliferating in the last decade, with a common believe that it could be more cost effective than traditional environmental monitoring networks. However, there are few studies that confirm this claim. In this work, a methodology to evaluate the impact of data coming from CS projects, with respect to the existing in-situ network is developed. The methodology combines a cost-benefit approach with a complementarity approach with respect to existing monitoring networks, and it consists of two main parts, namely the data perspective and the costs perspective. The former aims …

Indicators Of Sustainability For Production And Biodiversity Conservation In Australian Rangelands, Margaret H. Friedel, G. N. Bastin, A. K. Smyth

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

No abstract provided.

Effect Of Topographical Condition On Radioactive Cesium Pollution Of Herbaceous Plants In A Mountainous Grazing Pasture After Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident, Shin-Ichiro Ogura, Masanori Saito

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

The Great East Japan Earthquake on 11 March 2011, followed by tsunami, incurred the accident of the Fukushima Dai-Ichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS). The radioactive fallout was dispersed by wind and deposited in large part of eastern Japan by rainfall or snowfall after the accident (Chino et al., 2011; Katata et al., 2012; Terada et al., 2012). That caused extensive pollution by radioactive cesium (Cs) (the sum of 134Cs and 137Cs) in agricultural lands (MEXT, 2011) including permanent pastures and meadows. In mountainous areas, it can be thought that radioactive Cs migrated from convex to concave regions by snow …

Strengths And Weaknesses Of National Agricultural Research Systems: Attracting The Next Generation Of Grasslands Researchers, James E. Pratley, Casper W. Roxburgh

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

In the 1960s and 1970s the world faced up to the poverty and hunger facing a significant proportion of the global population, which at the time was around 4 billion people. The efforts of Norman Borlaug and the Green Revolution resulted in food production increasing as the technologies and knowledge known at the time were directed to that task. The success of the Green Revolution was such that governments and the world communities turned attention to other issues and agricultural development slid down the list of priorities. The world population is now over 7 billion and projected to be over …

Primary Care Pain And Opioid Monitoring Program, Alise Williams Condie

Student Research Symposium

Chronic pain and opioid use have become topics of importance as opioid overdose deaths have risen to epidemic proportions throughout the nation. Chronic pain lasts for long periods of time, and can be caused by a past injury or arise without a known cause. Opioids have largely been utilized to treat pain in the past, but it has been discovered that opioids are better used to treat acute pain and not chronic pain. Opioids can have negative consequences including changes to the brain, depression, increased pain, constipation, sedation, and even death. There are many evidence-based alternatives to opioids available, but …

Using Participatory Research, Remote Sensing And Field Surveys To Build A State And Transition Model For The Native Pastures Of Northern Uruguay, Marcelo Pereira Machín

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

Native grasslands cover 55% of the agricultural lands of Uruguay. Balancing conservation, agricultural production and human well-being is a major management challenge. Adaptive management approaches have been developed for leased land, underpinned by a newly developed state and transition model (STM). The model was tested in northern Uruguay, in the Department of Paysandú, covering an area of 8300 ha. Floristic surveys were used to define five states, based on the relative cover of key plant species and functional types. Each state was characterized in terms of livestock density, sheep/cattle ratio and years since last ploughing. Aboveground Net Primary Production (ANPP) …

Identifying Grazing-Driven Plant Indicators Of Rangeland Degradation In Semi Arid Zones Of Uzbekistan, Toshpulot F. Rajabov, Bakhtiyor K. Mardonov, Mahmud A. Muminov

IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)

The development of practical indicators of vegetation degradation is an important element in predicting and assessing rangeland health due to disturbances such as livestock grazing. Once established, phytoindicators provide a simple and visual operative way to diagnose active and possibly undesirable vegetation changes. This paper aimed to identify rapid, yet realistic and easily communicated plant indicators of rangeland degradation caused by intense grazing. The grazing gradient approach is applied to study plant traits affected by increased levels of grazing pressure. Qualitative and quantitative changes in key species of the plant community alongside successive changes of vegetation attributes along an apparent …

Estimating Illegal Fishing From Enforcement Officers, C. Josh Donlan, Chris Wilcox, Gloria M. Luque, Stefan Gelcich

Security Research Hub Reports

While illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is a premier issue facing ocean sustainability, characterizing it is challenging due to its clandestine nature. Using Chile as an example, researchers present a structured process leveraging existing capacity, fisheries officers, that provides a monitoring tool to produce transparent and stand-alone estimates on the level, structure, and characteristics of illegal fishing.

Integrated Sensor Network For Monitoring Steel Corrosion In Concrete Structures, José Enrique Ramón-Zamora, José Manuel Gandia-Romero, Román Bataller, Ana Martínez-Ibernón, Isabel Gasch, Juan Soto

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

The developed Integrated Sensor Network (ISN) allows a non-destructive monitoring of the rebar condition at different parts of the structure. The corrosion sensor allows the accurate determination of the corrosion rate (µm/year). Moreover, additional sensors are integrated in order to detect relevant changes in the concrete electrochemical condition.

The ISN has been published as an international invention patent (reference number WO 2016/177929 A1). The system is based on an economic, simple, reliable and durable technology, which makes its implementation viable on new and repaired reinforced concrete structures (RCS). Therefore, it is also possible monitoring non-accessible parts such as deep foundations …

Monitoring Historic Concrete And Associated Cementitious Repair- A Case Study Of Boathouse 4, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Uk, Ahmed Alwaal, Stepanie Barnett, Robert Inkpen, Linley Hastewell

International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures

This study presents a method of monitoring historic concrete and associated repairs. A case study of Boathouse 4, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, UK is presented. Boathouse 4 is an iconic building within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard which was constructed during the 1930’s rearmament period. It was used during World War ll to construct the three-man midget X-Craft submarine. The building was restored and converted into a Boatbuilding Skills Training Centre in 2015. A field investigation was conducted to analyse the concrete damage and to monitor microscale changes to the surface of the original concrete and repairs over a period of three years. …

An Overview Of Condition Monitoring Of The Power Transformers Temperatures In The Electrical Power System, Vezir Rexhepi

UBT International Conference

In addition to the analysis of the transformer's assessment in view of the impact on the topology of the transmission, generation and distribution system, the recognition of the status of parameters and performance is a necessity to increase the efficiency of operational work, but the techniques/methods to perform the monitoring are essential. In this context, advanced monitoring techniques as well as smart devices that allow access to continuous analysis and diagnosis of parameters that are considered important for this purpose should be considered. One important condition of monitoring and diagnosis are the temperatures of the power transformers. In this paper …