Recent studies showing bias in the measurement of density dependence have potential to sow confusion field ecology. We provide clarity by elucidating key conceptual and statistical errors with null-model approach used Detto et al. (2019). show that neither their null model nor a more biologically-appropriate reproduces differences density-dependent recruitment between forests, indicating latitu...

Objective. Cervical cancer patients who had an abandoned radical hysterectomy were evaluated for preoperative clinical predictors, complication rates, and outcomes. Study Design. IRB approval was obtained for this retrospective analysis and chart review was performed. Results. From 268 women with early-stage (IA2 to IIA) cervical cancer, 19 (7%) had an abandoned hysterectomy for finding grossly...

Environmental databases play an essential role in the management of land and communities, including mapping monitoring environmental hazards over time (i.e., abandoned mines). Over last century, mines have closed for many reasons, but there has been no comprehensive database locations mine sites kept regions world. As such, lost from public knowledge, with way managers to assess risks water con...

Title: Domicology: Human Structural Abandonment Author: Hafsa Khan Abstract: Many Midwestern cities have suffered decline, resulting in widespread residential, commercial, and industrial property abandonment. In Muskegon County, 3,312 housing units are either unoccupied, not for sale, not for rent, or are not in seasonal or occasional use. The current system of private property ownership encour...

With the recent housing crisis, studying abandoned buildings has once again become important. However, it has been some time since abandoned buildings were the subject of direct study, leaving scholars with scant knowledge about the characteristics of abandoned buildings, how they change, and their relationship to neighborhood processes. To fill this gap, we employed longitudinal photographic a...