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The Global Mangrove Watch—A New 2010 Global Baseline of Mangrove Extent
This study presents a new global baseline of mangrove extent for 2010 and has been released as the first output of the Global Mangrove Watch (GMW) initiative. This is the first study to apply a globally consistent and automated method for mapping mangroves, identifying a global extent of 137,600 km 2 . The overall accuracy for mangrove extent was 94.0% with a 99% likelihood that the true value is between 93.6–94.5%, using 53,878 accuracy points across 20 sites distributed globally. Using the geographic regions of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Asia has the highest proportion of mangroves with 38.7% of the global total, while Latin America and the Caribbean have 20.3%, Africa has 20.0%, Oceania has 11.9%, North America has 8.4% and the European Overseas Territories have 0.7%. The methodology developed is primarily based on the classification of ALOS PALSAR and Landsat sensor data, where a habitat mask was first generated, within which the classification of mangrove was undertaken using the Extremely Randomized Trees classifier. This new globally consistent baseline will also form the basis of a mangrove monitoring system using JAXA JERS-1 SAR, ALOS PALSAR and ALOS-2 PALSAR-2 radar data to assess mangrove change from 1996 to the present. However, when using the product, users should note that a minimum mapping unit of 1 ha is recommended and that the error increases in regions of disturbance and where narrow strips or smaller fragmented areas of mangroves are present. Artefacts due to cloud cover and the Landsat-7 SLC-off error are also present in some areas, particularly regions of West Africa due to the lack of Landsat-5 data and persistence cloud cover. In the future, consideration will be given to the production of a new global baseline based on 10 m Sentinel-2 composites.
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Grim expectations
A mind-boggling new sequel to Infernal Devices to celebrate thirty years of Steampunk. Some time after the events of Fiendish Schemes, George Dower finds himself a widower, of sorts. On her deathbed, Miss McThane entrusts Dower with a small, ticking clockwork box. The box is mysteriously linked to her. When she breathes her last, the box stops ticking and Dower is able to open it, to find hundreds of letters - written in an unknown hand, signed only with the initial S. They're not love letters, but refer instead to the letter-writer's ongoing search for some other person.
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FIRST ORAL IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR PEANUT ALLERGY
• Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) allergen powder-dnfp (Palforzia) is the first oral immunotherapy for children ages four to 17 years who have been diagnosed with a peanut allergy.
• Like subcutaneous forms of immunotherapy, Palforzia introduces the allergen in increasing doses and risks inducing allergic responses, including anaphylaxis.
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Masters of contemporary watchmaking
The book's many photographs offer a retrospective exhibition of the watches of George Daniels, Svend Andersen, Vincent Calabrese, Philippe Dufour, Antoine Preziuso, Franck Muller, Aniceto Jiménez Pita, Alain Silberstein, Marco Lang, Vianney Halter and Roger Smith.
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THREE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS ARE NOW AVAILABLE OVER THE COUNTER
• Three drugs previously available only by prescription will now be available only over the counter: diclofenac sodium topical gel, 1% (Voltaren Arthritis Pain); olopatadine HCl ophthalmic solution/drops, 0.1% (Pataday Twice Daily Relief ); and olopatadine HCl ophthalmic solution/drops, 0.2% (Pataday Once Daily Relief ).
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Piaget : watchmakers and jewellers since 1874
From Paris to New York to Hollywood, from Geneva to Beijing, Piaget represents stylish elegance and technical prowess. This beautiful book traces the history of Piaget since its founding in 1874 to the present. Piaget's sophisticated creations have been worn by artists such as Dali and Warhol and some of the chicest women in the world, from Elizabeth Taylor to Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis to Marisa Berenson. This spectacular book, filled with stunning new photography, offers a behind-the-scenes look into a world of unparalleled craftsmanship, sophistication and beauty.-- Source other than Library of Congress.
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Modest Weight Loss In creases Chance of Type 2 Diabetes Remission
According to this study:
In patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, a modest weight loss of 10% or more is strongly associated with remission at five years.
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