This book consists of 14 chapters covering important aspects in regards to various terrestrial ecosystems, wetlands, river systems, mine site rehabilitation, marsh ecology and heavy metals pollution. Also aims to fill some of the information gaps in ecological restoration, particularly in under-researched ecosystems around the world. Restoration ecology emerged as a separate field in ecology in...

Abstract Remotely piloted aircrafts (RPAs) are becoming well-known for monitoring forest restoration (FR). Canopy cover percentage on a site is major indicator the early phases of FR. We present protocol to evaluate canopy using low-cost RPA and friendly computational environment. tested in six FR projects Brazilian Atlantic Forest. After processing images automatically generate digital surface...

Ecological restoration, particularly in urban contexts, is a complex collective decision-making process that involves a diversity of stakeholders and experts, each with their own perceptions and preferences about what landscapes should and can look like, how to get them to the desired state, and on what timeline. We investigate how structural and behavioral factors may influence collective deci...

As internet usage grows exponentially, network security issues become increasingly important. Network security measures are needed to protect data during transmission. Various security controls are used to prevent the access of hackers in networks. They are firewall, virtual private networks and encryption algorithms. Out of these, the virtual private network plays a vital role in preventing ha...

We introduce a powerful non-parametric image labeling framework, Regression Tree Fields (RTFs), and discuss its application to image restoration. The conditional structure and the parameters of our model are estimated from training data so as to directly optimize for popular performance measures, resulting in excellent predictive performance at low computational cost.

With new requirements being placed on the distribution grid, the cost to consumers of poor supply quality and low reliability is increasing. Consumers are starting to demand higher levels of supply quality from distribution network operators. This paper will discuss various Fault Location, Isolation and Service Restoration (FLISR) strategies with increasing CAPEX investment potential that can b...