Noncontact methods to measure animal activity and physiology are necessary to monitor undisturbed states such as hibernation.Although some noncontact measurement systems are commercially available, they are often incompatible with realistic habitats, which feature freely moving animals in small, cluttered environments.A growing market of single-boa
Cultural Significance of Beetles in Sub-Saharan Africa
An overview is given of how beetles are utilised, perceived, and experienced in daily life across sub-Saharan Africa.More than 300 people from 27 countries were interviewed and the results were compared with literature findings.Both the adults and larvae of many beetle species are eaten, mainly from the sex shop arles families Curculionidae, Bupres
Towards reinforcement learning for vulnerability analysis in power-economic systems
Abstract Future smart grids can and will be subject of systematic attacks that can result in monetary costs and reduced system stability.These attacks are not necessarily malicious, but can be economically motivated as well.Emerging flexibility markets are of interest here, because they can incite attacks if market design is flawed.The dimension an