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Effects of temperature and water potential on seed germination of 13 Poa L. species in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau

open access: yesGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2021
Human activity, combined with climate change, has led to severe degradation of natural grasslands all over the world. As such, artificial grasslands created with species suited to the geographical area present a popular alternative. However, species that
Linna Wei   +6 more
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Fertilization can accelerate the pace of soil microbial community response to rest‐grazing duration in the three‐river source region of China

open access: yesEcology and Evolution, 2023
Overgrazing leads to grassland degradation and productivity decline. Rest‐grazing during the regreen‐up period can quickly restore grassland and fertilization is a common restoration strategy.
Xuanbo Zhou   +5 more
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Interaction in Assistive Robotics: A Radical Constructivist Design Framework

open access: yesFrontiers in Neurorobotics, 2021
Despite decades of research, muscle-based control of assistive devices (myocontrol) is still unreliable; for instance upper-limb prostheses, each year more and more dexterous and human-like, still provide hardly enough functionality to justify their cost
Marco C. Bettoni, Claudio Castellini
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The complete chloroplast genome of Aster altaicus Willd. (Asteraceae: Aster) and phylogenetic analysis

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2023
Aster altaicus Willd. is an important medicinal plant and can also be used as a forage grass. To better understand the diversity and phylogeny between A.
Xin-You Wang, Ying Liu
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Weak and strong ties and its connection to experts' problem-solving styles in scaffolding students' PBL activities on social media [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2021
Background: Studies have acknowledged that social media enables students to connect with and learn from experts from different ties available in the students’ personal learning environment (PLE). Incorporating experts into formal learning activities such
Aznur Hajar Abdullah   +2 more
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Development of a Climate Forcing Observation System for Africa: Data-Related Considerations

open access: yesData Science Journal, 2019
In the case of the African continent, the estimates of most climate forcing components are associated with large uncertainties, above all the greenhouse gas budget.
Johannes Beck   +5 more
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A Solar Photovoltaic Performance and Financial Modeling Solution for Grid-Connected Homes in Zambia

open access: yesInternational Journal of Photoenergy, 2021
Zambia is today 90% hydropower dependent, but this may change because Zambia and the World at large are today facing a changing climate that affects the ecosystem, rain patterns, and spurs drought which reduces the production of hydropower.
Katundu Imasiku
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Adaptive self-management of teams of autonomous vehicles [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Unmanned Autonomous Vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly deployed for missions that are deemed dangerous or impractical to perform by humans in many military and disaster scenarios.
Asmare, E   +4 more
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Sustainable energy supply and business collaborations for sustainability, resilience and competitiveness in the Zambian copper industry after Covid-19

open access: yesJournal of Energy in Southern Africa, 2021
The mining industry in Zambia is energy-intensive, with hydro energy providing the required energy. But other sources of energy may need to be added, because hydro energy is subject to good rain patterns, threatened by the spectre of climate change, as ...
K. Imasiku, E. Ntagwirumugara
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Bacterial Community Characteristics of Kengyilia thoroldiana Rhizosphere Soil in Different Topographic Habitats of the Yellow River Source Region and Their Response to Vegetation-Soil Factors

open access: yesMicroorganisms
This study aims to uncover the structural and functional characteristics of rhizosphere soil bacterial communities of Kengyilia thoroldiana under five types of topographic habitats in the source region of the Yellow River, and to explore the interaction ...
Liangyu Lyu   +7 more
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