Publications by authors named "T Eames"

Fire management across Australia's fire-prone 1.2 M km northern savannas region has been transformed over the past decade supported by the inception of Australia's national regulated emissions reduction market in 2012. Today, incentivised fire management is undertaken over a quarter of that entire region, providing a range of socio-cultural, environmental, and economic benefits, including for remote Indigenous (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) communities and enterprises.

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Savanna fires occurring in sub-Saharan Africa account for over 60% of global fire extent, of which more than half occurs in the Southern Hemisphere contributing ~29% of global fire emissions. Building on experience in reducing savanna fire emissions in fire-prone north Australian savannas through implementation of an internationally accredited 'savanna burning' emissions abatement methodology, we explore opportunities and challenges associated with the application of a similar approach to incentivise emissions reduction in fire-prone southern African savannas. We first show that for a focal region covering seven contiguous countries, at least 80% of annual savanna large fire (>250 ha) extent and emissions occur under relatively severe late dry season (LDS) fire-weather conditions, predominantly in sparsely inhabited areas.

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The study, a two-arm, randomized controlled, parallel group, superiority trial, aimed to evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of a 12-month one-to-one volunteer mentoring program designed to improve behavioral and emotional outcomes in children aged 5 to 11 years who have teacher- and parent/carer-reported behavioral difficulties. Participants were 246 children (123 intervention, 123 control; mean age 8.4 years; 87% boys) in five sites in London, UK, scoring in the "abnormal" range on the teacher-rated Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) Total Difficulties measure and in the "borderline" or abnormal range on the parent-rated SDQ Total Difficulties measure.

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  • LAMP is a simple and quick method for detecting pathogens in food, and this study aimed to validate it against the FDA's reference method in dry dog food.
  • Fourteen collaborators from seven labs in the U.S. and Canada tested blind-coded dog food samples, comparing results from both the LAMP and the BAM methods.
  • The study found no significant differences in detection rates between the two methods, suggesting that LAMP is a reliable alternative for routine screening in animal food.
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  • Chance UK is running a 12-month mentoring program aimed at helping primary school children in London with behavioral and emotional difficulties, to improve their overall well-being.
  • The study will use a randomized controlled trial design, dividing 246 participants into an intervention group receiving mentoring and a control group receiving standard services, with data collected at multiple points over 16 months.
  • The goal is to build evidence on the effectiveness of early intervention mentoring for enhancing children's behavior and emotional health in the UK.
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