Prairie dog decline reduces the supply of ecosystem services and leads to desertification of semiarid grasslands.

Anthropogenic impacts on North Baggies American grasslands, a highly endangered ecosystem, have led to declines of prairie dogs, a keystone species, over 98% of their historical range.While impacts of this loss on maintenance of grassland biodiversity have been widely documented, much less is known about the consequences on the supply of ecosystem

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Perceptions of COVID–19-related Risks and Deaths Among Health Care Professionals During COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Study

COVID-19 is an established challenge to the health care professionals (HCPs) having physical, emotional, and psychological repercussions.We determine the perceptions of Pakistani HCPs regarding the risks and deaths related to COVID-19.A cross-sectional study was conducted among HCPs throughout Pakistan from 16th February 2021 to 6th March 2021 by d

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A flexible analytic wavelet transform and ensemble bagged tree model for electroencephalogram-based meditative mind-wandering detection

Mind-wandering (MW) is when an individual’s concentration drifts away from the task or activity.Researchers found a greater variability in electroencephalogram (EEG) signals due to MW.Collecting more nuanced information from raw EEG data to examine the harmful effects of MW is time-consuming.This study proposes a multi-resolution assessment of EE

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