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Successional development of the phototrophic community in biological soil crusts, along with soil formation on Holocene deposits at the Baltic Sea coast

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Harsh environmental conditions form habitats colonized by specialized primary microbial colonizers, e.g., biological soil crusts (biocrusts). These cryptogamic communities are well studied in drylands but much less in temperate coastal dunes, where they ...
Sandra Kammann, Peter Leinweber, Karin Glaser, Ulf Schiefelbein, Christian Dolnik, Tatiana Mikhailyuk, Eduard Demchenko, Elena Heilmann, Ulf Karsten   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The missing piece of the puzzle: A new and widespread species of the genus Rhynchocalamus Günther, 1864 (Squamata, Colubridae) from the Arabian Peninsula [PDF]

Zoosystematics and Evolution
Discovery rates of new species are uneven across taxonomic groups and regions, with distinctive and widely distributed species being more readily described than species with secretive habits.
Fulvio Licata, Lukáš Pola, Jiří Šmíd, Adel A. Ibrahim, André Vicente Liz, Bárbara Santos, László Patkó, Ayman Abdulkareem, Duarte V. Gonçalves, Ahmed Mohajja AlShammari, Salem Busais, Damien M. Egan, Ricardo M. O. Ramalho, Josh Smithson, José Carlos Brito   +14 more
doaj   +3 more sources

MNE retrenchment and redeployment in the face of the US–China trade war: Real options and strategic flexibility

Global Strategy Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Research Summary Trade wars increasingly manifest in the contemporary environment for global business; thereby, calling for examination of MNE strategic responses. MNEs can respond to such shocks by leveraging their strategic flexibility and engaging in retrenchment and redeployment; that is, the respective scaling down (up) of subsidiary ...
Hyewon Ma, Joseph A. Clougherty
wiley   +1 more source

Neuromorphic Hardware Materials for Intelligent Artificial Perception and Multimodal Fusion: From Sensing to Cognition

Interdisciplinary Materials, EarlyView.
Neuromorphic hardware enables the integration of sensing, memory, and computing for intelligent artificial perception. Recent advances in multimodal fusion further highlight its potential for embodied intelligence and next‐generation human–machine interfaces.
Yixin Zhu, Yuqing Hu, Changjin Wan, Qing Wan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

BOOK REVIEW | The Beach Book: Science of the Shore [PDF]

Oceanography, 2012
The Beach Book is about beaches—but also much more. An alternative title could be "The East Coast of the USA." In addition to beaches, the book covers dunes, barriers, tidal inlets and jetties, marshes, sea level, and human occupation of a stretch of ...
Andrew D. Short
doaj  

Experiencing 50 Years of Synergistic Development in Structural Biology and Enzymology

Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society, EarlyView.
Picture of Sunney Chan with Academia Sinica (AS) President James C. Liao and three Vice Presidents: Shin‐Kun Peng (left one), Tang K. Tang (right one), and Mei‐Yin Chou (right 2), taken at the annual Chinese New Year's Banquet of AS, February 7, 2025. This was likely Sunney's last appearance in formal activities of AS.
Ming‐Daw Tsai
wiley   +1 more source

The effects of mindfulness‐based interventions on emotion regulation/dysregulation in people with mental health conditions: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

JCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background We conducted a systematic review and meta‐analysis to examine the effects of mindfulness‐based interventions (MBIs) on emotion regulation (ER) and emotion dysregulation (ED) in people with any mental health condition. Methods Following a pre‐registered protocol (PROSPERO CRD42024618605), we searched multiple databases (Web of ...
Thomas Easdale‐Cheele, George Nash, Veronika Filobokova, Chloe Westbury, Alessio Bellato   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Perceived Educational Value of a Self‐Developed 3D‐Printed Pediatric Dentistry Simulator

Journal of Dental Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Purpose To design and assess a 3D‐printed pediatric dentistry simulator and to evaluate its perceived educational value and realism through student and expert feedback. Methods A maxillary simulator that is mountable on phantom heads was developed and produced by desktop stereolithography with single‐use inserts, enabling proximal caries ...
Michel Benyamin, Sandrella Hamdan, Timothy Fasham, Samuel Morice, Stephane Le Goff, Maria‐Antonietta D'Agostino, Marie Jannot, Yasmine Smail, Jean‐Pierre Attal, Hélène Gouze, Elisabeth Dursun, Philippe Francois   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Subseasonal Predictability of Weekly Rainfall and Rainy Season Onset Over East Africa

International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.
This study evaluates the subseasonal predictability of weekly rainfall and rainy season onset over East Africa using the ECMWF extended range forecast model. Results show strong skill in forecasting weekly rainfall up to 4 weeks ahead, with higher accuracy during the March–May ‘long rains’ season.
Emmah Mwangi, Gibbon Innocent T. Masukwedza, Dominic Kniveton, Martin C. Todd   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Vegetated dunes and barchan dune fields

, 2007
Desertifikation steht in enger Beziehung zu aeolischem Sedimenttransport, einschliesslich der Bildung, Evolution und Bewegung von Sanddünen. Sandduenen bewegen sich in riesigen Clustern von tausenden von Dünen unter einer komplexen internen Dynamik, welche ihre Größe und räumliche Verteilung bestimmt.
openaire   +2 more sources