We describe the participation of the University of Amsterdams ILPS group in the Total Recall track at TREC 2015. Based on the provided Baseline Model Implemention (”BMI”) we set out to provide two more baselines we can compare to in future work. The two methods are bootstrapped by a synthetic document …

This report is the result of a study done at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama. It is part of a bachelor thesis of the Forest- and Nature Management – Tropical Forestry Program at Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands. This study is the first in a series …

Many of the world’s forest have been destroyed and degraded, and the Atlantic Rainforest inBrazil is no exception, having its forest cover reduced to 8% of its original size by agriculturalexpansion and natural resource exploitation. Efforts to mitigate deforestation involve reforestation of abandoned …

There is a need for scientific research to support sustainable management of remaining forests located within palm oil plantations. As lianas have a significant impact on species diversity, structure and dynamics, they are an important element in tropical forests. This study examined liana carbon stock, …

Tropical forest in Tabalong district South Kalimantan are under threat by external factors; one of the main threats to the forests are coal mining operations. Coal mining operations are temporary land use activities because of this mine rehabilitation is an important part of the mine development process.Mine …

Near Kidepo Valley National Park (NP) there is much deforestation happening. Almost all the people depend on wood, for most, it is the only source of energy, building material and income. Also, the population size is increasing, and every year previously forested land is converted into agricultural fields. …

La Prosperité is an old colonial timber plantation in the rural district of Para in Suriname, which was purchased by a group of former plantation workers after the abolition of slavery. It is occupied by the small village of Bersaba which consists primarily of descendants of those who passed it on as …

Background: Improved preferred gait speed in older adults is associated with increased survival rates. There are inconsistent findings in clinical trials regarding effects of exercise on preferred gait speed, and heterogeneity in interventions in the current reviews and meta-analyses. Objective: to determine …

Due to their high adaptability and opportunistic predation behaviour feral cats have a great impact on worldwide bird biodiversity in particular on islands. However not much is known about their actual behaviour and time budget, as direct behavioural observations often are difficult regarding free-ranging …

Dit onderzoek beschrijft de belangrijkste ecologische principes in natuurlijke bossen, welke de productiviteit en weerstand van voedselbos-ecosystemen zouden kunnen beïnvloeden. De onderzoeksmethodologie betreft literatuuronderzoek in combinatie met opname van interviews met een expert op gebied van …