INNOVATIVE APPROACHES IN FOREST MANAGEMENT - THE APPLICATION OF A BUSINESS MODEL TO DESIGNING A SMALL-SCALE FORESTRY STRATEGY

Innovative approaches in forest management - the application of a business model to designing a small-scale forestry strategy

The strong market competition forces forest owners to find innovative approaches to forest management, and business models are Body becoming integral parts of successful innovations and business strategies.This paper deals with the applicability of a business model (as an innovation tool) for small forest owners.The main objectives were to design a

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ULG-SLAM: A Novel Unsupervised Learning and Geometric Feature-Based Visual SLAM Algorithm for Robot Localizability Estimation

Indoor localization has long been a challenging task due to the complexity and dynamism of indoor environments.This paper proposes ULG-SLAM, a novel unsupervised learning and geometric-based visual SLAM algorithm for robot localizability estimation to improve the accuracy and robustness of visual SLAM.Firstly, a dynamic feature filtering based on u

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The impact of social activities, social networks, social support and social relationships on the cognitive functioning of healthy older adults: a systematic review

Abstract Background Social relationships, which are contingent on access to social networks, promote engagement in social activities and provide access to social support.These social factors have been shown to positively impact health outcomes.In the current systematic review, we offer a comprehensive overview of the impact of social activities, so

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Modified design of microstrip patch antenna for UWB applications

Ultra-wideband (UWB) patch antenna for Ku/K band Full Storage Bed w/Bookcase HDBD applications is presented.In this paper, a microstrip line feed has been modified to an elliptical gradient structure, and the conventional radiator patch has been developed through the use of the symmetrically circular slots.These modifications have been used to impr

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