Impacts of climate change on dogsledding recreation and tourism in Arctic Sweden.

The range of Arctic tourism supply is continuously increasing with a variety of tourism products on offer. However, climate change is becoming a more prominent issue threatening the operations of tourism businesses and the livelihood of some tourism actors, such as dogsledders. This article aims to fill the descriptive research gap that exists regarding the dependency on the physical environment, climate, and weather for dogsledding activities.

Pan-European meteorological and snow indicators of climate change impact on ski tourism.

Ski tourism plays a major socio-economic role in the snowy and mountainous areas of Europe such as the Alps, the Pyrenees, Nordic Europe, Eastern Europe, Anatolia, etc. Past and future climate change has an impact on the operating conditions of ski resorts, due to their reliance on natural snowfall and favorable conditions for snowmaking. However, there is currently a lack of assessment of past and future operating conditions of ski resorts at the pan-European scale in the context of climate change.

Depression Screening from Voice Samples of Patients Affected by Parkinson's Disease.

Depression is a common mental health problem leading to significant disability world wide. Depression is not only common but also commonly co-occurs with other mental and neurological illnesses. Parkinson's Disease gives rise to symptoms directly impairing a person's ability to function.