Atlantic Technological University

Ergodic control of multi-agent systems under communication constraints

We study decentralised ergodic control for multi-agent systems operating over stochastic, lossy communication graphs. Each agent follows controlled stochastic dynamics with uniformly elliptic noise on a compact domain and aims to align its occupation measure with a prescribed tar...

Clinical Blindness to Eating Disorders in Older Adults: A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Nurses’ Perspectives

Background/Objectives: Eating disorders (EDs) have historically been associated with young women, and their presence in older adults remains poorly recognized despite evidence that they can persist, recur, or emerge in later life. Primary care nurses are strategically positioned...

Anthropogenic drivers of algal regime shifts in a Himalayan watershed and pathways for nature-based solutions

Abstract Freshwater ecosystems worldwide are increasingly threatened by human activities, yet the ecological mechanisms linking anthropogenic pressures to algal community dynamics remain incompletely resolved in the Himalayan river systems. To bridge this gap, this study presents...

Odontocete Occurrence in Highly Trafficked European Straits: Insights from Static Acoustic Monitoring

Static Acoustic Monitoring (SAM) using C-PODs, deep C-PODs, and F-PODs was conducted as part of the STRAITS project (Strategic Infrastructure for improved animal Tracking in European Seas), funded under the EU’s Horizon research and innovation programme, to investigate odontocete...

Investigating the stress response of blue mussels to heat tolerance in a Northeast Atlantic hybrid zone

Heatwaves and rising sea surface temperatures are expected to increasingly affect mussel aquaculture. Beyond shaping species distributions, warming may alter the organisms’ cellular stress responses (CSR), with consequences for survival, growth, and recruitment. Many studies have...