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Assessing the utility of genomic selection to breed for durable Ascochyta blight resistance in chickpea

open access: yesThe Plant Genome
Ascochyta blight (AB) is one of the most devastating fungal diseases of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.). Conventional breeding has focused on exploiting and introgressing major genes (qualitative effect) to improve AB resistance in released varieties ...
Zibei Lin   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Feasibility of Using SWIR-Transformed Reflectance (STR) in Place of Surface Temperature (Ts) for the Mapping of Irrigated Landcover

open access: yesLand
(1) Background: A simple approach to map irrigated landcover has been introduced by using measures derived from the optical spectral range as an alternative to the thermal range.
Mohammad Abuzar   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Global Climate Action – May Update: [PDF]

open access: yes
The Climate Institute\u27s May update on the most recent developmentson new targets and other policies. Overview In the lead-up to the Paris climate talks in November, countries are advancing their domestic climate and clean energy efforts and ...
Climate Institute
core  

Preferences for Domestic Action Over International Transfers in Global Climate Policy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Cost-effective and equitable climate change mitigation requires the transfer of resources from developed to developing countries. In two behavioral experiments, we demonstrate that American subjects act according to a strong home preference, by making ...
Buntaine, Mark T, Prather, Lauren
core   +1 more source

New Onset of Fibromyalgia After Exposure to a Combat Environment: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Traumatic life events are hypothesized to be triggers for the onset of fibromyalgia. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common comorbidity of fibromyalgia. However, limited prospective data are available on the development of fibromyalgia after exposure to high‐magnitude stress.
Jay B. Higgs   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Analysing climate action plans of selected UK cities for their SDG alignment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
In UK, the Climate change Act of 2008 has placed a binding target of reducing the net carbon emission in 2050 by at least 80% compared to the 1990 baseline. With a high share of urban population, the contribution of cities and urban areas towards climate
Bhattacharyya, Subhes   +2 more
core  

Evaluating a Pragmatic Strength Alternative for Frailty Measurement and Assessing Its Predictive Capacity Against Established Frailty Instruments in Rheumatoid Arthritis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Frailty occurs prematurely in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is associated with poor health outcomes. We compared the performance of four frailty instruments, including a pragmatic alternative measure using chair sit‐to‐stand (STS), and evaluated their abilities to predict poor health outcomes.
Kylie E. Riggles   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Delayed Action and Uncertain Targets. How Much Will Climate Policy Cost? [PDF]

open access: yes
Despite the growing concern about actual on-going climate change, there is little consensus about the scale and timing of actions needed to stabilise the concentrations of greenhouse gases.
Alessandra Sgobbi   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

Investing in America\u27s Surface Transportation Infrastructure: The Need for a Multi-Year Reauthorization Bill: Hearing Before the S. Comm. on Env\u27t & Pub. Works, 116th Cong., July 10, 2019 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The Fourth National Climate Assessment, released in November 2018, described the serious impacts of climate change already being felt throughout the U.S., and made clear that the risks to communities all across the country are growing rapidly.
Arroyo, Vicki
core   +1 more source

A Comparative Analysis of Initiatives and Adaptation Measures to Climate Change Undertaken in Poland and Western Europe [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
The analysis of the main initiatives for adaptation to climate change in selected countries of Western Europe and Poland relate to key issues mentioned in the strategic documents of the European Commission.
Michalak, Dorota
core   +2 more sources

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