This paper investigates the potential use of Landsat ETM+, remotely sensed height data (RSHD), ward-level population and dwelling units to provide population estimates at parcel-level. The paper applies a conventional method of population estimation and then refines this using the RSHD. Further refinements are applied using an advanced image classification algorithm. The model is calibrated at ...

Coral reefs are often termed underwater wonderlands due to the presence of an incredible biodiversity including numerous invertebrates and vertebrates. Among the dense population of benthic and bottom-dwelling inhabitants of the reef, many significant species remain hidden or neglected by researchers. One such example is the vermetids, a unique group of marine gastropods. The present study atte...

Meniscus dynamic behaviors, as well as its optimal waveform of driving signal, in a squeeze mode piezoelectric inkjet device are studied in this paper. To use the squeeze mode piezoelectric inkjet device as a drop-on-demand dispenser, the driving signal is trapezium waveform. The parameters in a trapezium waveform of the driving signal include rise time (trise), dwelling time (tdwell), fall tim...

Regressive evolution of structures associated with vision in cave-dwelling organisms is the focus of intense research. Most work has focused on differences between extreme visual phenotypes: sighted, surface animals and their completely blind, cave-dwelling counterparts. We suggest that troglodytic systems, comprising multiple populations that vary along a gradient of visual function, may prove...