Several predator species at risk of extinction in Southwestern Europe are dependent on the population density of European wild rabbits Oryctolagus cuniculus. Rabbit populations in the region, however, have recently undergone dramatic decreases in population density, which may be exacerbated by hunting. Current hunting policies set the autumn–winter season, just before the start of rabbit reprod...

Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in older adults. Although the cognitive deficits and pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease have been well characterized, few functional imaging studies have examined the functional competency of specific brain regions and their relationship to specific behavioural memory deficits in Alzheimer's disease. We used functional MRI (fMRI)...

The application of 3D visualization technologies to cultural heritage has deeply evolved along years, shifting from the role of an ancillary technical solution to the dignity of a new media. However, the responsibility of building a complete 3D world often relies on a single designer who must be expert in different domains: graphics, interaction, and application domain. In this paper we propose...

The W-Arly-Pendjari (WAP) ecosystem, shared among Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger, represents the last lion stronghold of West Africa. To assess the impact of trophy hunting on lion populations in hunting areas of the WAP, we analyzed trends in harvest rates from 1999 to 2014. We also investigated whether the hunting areas with higher initial hunting intensity experienced steeper declines in lion...

People as news subjects carry rich semantics in broadcast news video and therefore finding a named person in the video is a major challenge for video retrieval. This task can be achieved by exploiting the multi-modal information in videos, including transcript, video structure, and visual features. We propose a comprehensive approach for finding specific persons in broadcast news videos by expl...

Although hunting is declining in western countries, the number of people taking exam Sweden are stable, and new demographic groups becoming hunters. Through interviews done with both experienced hunters, as well focus young hunters at agricultural colleges, we investigate how they navigate praxis ethical frameworks taught hunting. Using theories on moral learning, Walzer's thick thin argument, ...

Cueva de las Manos, situated in Patagonia, Argentina, is an emblematic site declared World Heritage by UNESCO. The holds a large amount of rock art panels that were created different time periods between 9400 and 2500 years ago. From the vast range figures scenes represented cave walls, we have selected two themes for this study. These are depicting hunting activities pregnant guanacos, which s...