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Taihao Han, Sai Akshay Ponduru, Arianit Reka, Jie Huang, Gaurav Sant and Aditya Kumar
The dissolution kinetics of Portland cement is a critical factor in controlling the hydration reaction and improving the performance of concrete. Tricalcium silicate (C3S), the primary phase in Portland cement, is known to have complex dissolution mechan...
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Astika Bhugeloo,Syd Ramdhani,Kabir Peerbhay,Olivier Kambol Kambaj,- Sershen
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Aim of the study: Alien and indigenous species emergence patterns within canopy gaps in urban subtropical forests are poorly understood. This study compared canopy gap floristics in relation to abiotic and physical characteristics across three subtropica...
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Vincent Nzabarinda, Anming Bao, Wenqiang Xu, Solange Uwamahoro, Madeleine Udahogora, Edovia Dufatanye Umwali, Anathalie Nyirarwasa and Jeanine Umuhoza
Vegetation is vital, and its greening depends on access to water. Thus, precipitation has a considerable influence on the health and condition of vegetation and its amount and timing depend on the climatic zone. Therefore, it is extremely important to mo...
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Marco Antonio Contreras,Wesley A Staats,Steven J Price
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Aim of the study: Use LiDAR-derived vegetation and terrain characteristics to develop abundance and occupancy predictions for two terrestrial salamander species, Plethodon glutinosus and P. kentucki, and map abundance to identify vegetation and terrain c...
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Ryunosuke Ogawa, Masahiro Hirata, Birhane Gebreanenia Gebremedhin, Satoshi Uchida, Toru Sakai, Kazuhisa Koda and Koichi Takenaka
The search for a sustainable land management has become a universal issue. It is especially necessary to discuss sustainable land management and to secure a site with enough feed supply to improve the lives of the farmers in the Ethiopian Highlands. This...
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José Ramón Arévalo,Agustín Naranjo-Cigala,Marcos Salas-Pascual,Eva M. Padrón,Aday González-García
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Aim of the study: Although introduced tree species have been recognized as adversely affecting native ecosystems, conversely, some studies suggest they can facilitate recovery and promote the establishment of native plant communities. This study tests wh...
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Andrew W. Whelan, Seth W. Bigelow, Mary Frances Nieminen and Steven B. Jack
Seasonal timing of prescribed fire and alterations to the structure and composition of fuels in savannas and woodlands can release understory hardwoods, potentially resulting in a global increase of closed-canopy forest and a loss of biodiversity. We hyp...
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Yuefeng Zhao, Mengmeng Wu, Liren Zhang, Jingjing Wang and Dongmei Wei
The human face as a biometric trait has been widely used for personal identity verification but it is still a challenging task under uncontrolled conditions. With the development of hyper-spectral imaging acquisition technology, spectral properties with ...
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Yury Chendev, Olga Khokhlova, Elena Ponomarenko, Ekaterina Ershova, Alexander Alexandrovskiy and Tatyana Myakshina
Several episodes of past afforestation were reconstructed in a grassland area of the Yamskaya Steppe site within the “Belgorie” natural reserve on the Central-Russian Upland. The pedological, palinological, pedoanthracological, and phytolith ...
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Steven R. Fassnacht, Arren Mendezona Allegretti, Niah B. H. Venable, María E. Fernández-Giménez, Sukh Tumenjargal, Martin Kappas, Melinda J. Laituri, Batjav Batbuyan and Anna K. D. Pfohl
Across the globe, station-based meteorological data are analyzed to estimate the rate of change in precipitation. However, in sparsely populated regions, like Mongolia, stations are few and far between, leaving significant gaps in station-derived precipi...
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