SHARKS IN CABO VERDE, CANARIAS, MADEIRA AND AZORES ISLANDS: SPECIES RICHNESS, CONSERVATION STATUS AND ANTHROPOGENIC PRESSURES

Sharks in Cabo Verde, Canarias, Madeira and Azores islands: species richness, conservation status and anthropogenic pressures

The northeast Atlantic Ocean contains multiple habitats considered critical for shark conservation, including nursery areas, migratory corridors and aggregation sites.In this context, updating knowledge on shark diversity and the threats affecting them in this region is essential to defining priorities and implementing the right management and cons

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Primary care-led weight-management intervention: qualitative insights into patient experiences at one-year follow up

Introduction The global prevalence of overweight and obesity is continuously increasing.Long-term weight loss results remain disappointing.This study aims to identify factors and strategies for successful long-term weight loss in a primary care-led weight-loss intervention from the perspective of participants.Materials and methods This qualitative

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The Performance of Symbolic Limited Optimal Discrete Controller Synthesis in the Control and Path Planning of the Quadcopter

In recent years, quadcopter-type unmanned aerial vehicles have been preferred in many engineering applications.Because of its nonlinear dynamic model that makes it hard to create optimal control, quadcopter control is one of the main focuses of control engineering and has been studied by many researchers.A quadcopter has six degrees of freedom move

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