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Climate change impacts on Central Asian water resources [PDF]

Advances in Geosciences, 2012
Central Asia is in large parts dominated by low precipitation and, consequentially, by low water availability. Therefore, changes of natural water resources induced by climate change are of high interest. The aim of this study is to analyse the potential
M. Malsy, T. Aus der Beek, S. Eisner, M. Flörke   +3 more
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Global Diversification Rates of Ferns Across Spatial and Climatic Gradients

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Diversification rates of fern genera across the phylogeny. Abstract Geographic patterns of diversity in any group of plants are the result of the interplay of environmental conditions and the evolutionary dynamics of the respective plant group. Here, the geographic distribution of current mean diversification rates (MDR) is explored at the genus level ...
Hong Qian, Michael Kessler, Shenhua Qian
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4D Insights into Coral Biomineralization: Effects of Ocean Acidification on the Early Skeleton Development of a Stony Coral

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Early coral skeletons grow through formation of two co‐joined zones, rapid accretion deposits and thickening deposits. Advanced imaging and simulations reveal that ocean acidification reshapes these zones, shifting the coral portfolio of mineral phases which alters skeletal resistance to mechanical stress.
Federica Scucchia, Katrein Sauer, Shah Fara, Tali Mass, Paul Zaslansky   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Short communication: The Topographic Analysis Kit (TAK) for TopoToolbox [PDF]

Earth Surface Dynamics, 2019
Quantitative analysis of digital topographic data is an increasingly important part of many studies in the geosciences. Initially, performing these analyses was a niche endeavor, requiring detailed domain knowledge and programming skills, but ...
A. M. Forte, K. X. Whipple
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Long‐Term Active Rather than Passive Restoration Promotes Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation by Alleviating Microbial Nitrogen Limitation in an Extremely Degraded Alpine Grassland

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Active restoration increases soil organic carbon stocks by reducing microbial nitrogen limitation. Nitrogen availability promotes particulate to mineral‐associated organic carbon conversion by reducing microbial carbon use efficiency. Passive restoration has no effect on soil organic carbon stocks.
Jinchao Gong, Feida Sun, Jingjing Wu, Shijie Zhou, Yue Xiu, Linlin Li, Tahmina Kausar, Zhouwen Ma, Jiqiong Zhou, Lin Liu, Yongxing Cui, Jordi Sardans, Josep Peñuelas, Ahmed Elrys, Ji Chen, Yanfu Bai   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Environmental and Ecological Monitoring with Biodegradable Technologies

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review examines the development and application of wireless biodegradable sensors for environmental monitoring. It explores (bio)degradable materials, their degradation mechanisms in various environments, and non‐toxic fabrication techniques. Additionally, it addresses scalable production and sustainable powering solutions, emphasizing the high ...
Mohammad Javad Bathaei, Yaren Bathaei, Zhengwei Liao, Maryam Yazdanmehr, Sarab S. Sethi, Denys Nikolayev, Filipe Arroyo Cardoso, Clementine M. Boutry   +7 more
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Chemically Driven Nano‐Elastic Heterogeneities Control Fragility in Volcanic Melts

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
The study elucidates how nanoscale structural heterogeneity governs the mechanical behavior of volcanic glasses across compositions from basalt to rhyolite. Using a physicochemical framework, correlation length (ξ) and microscopic free volume (Vc) are derived from vibrational and physical properties, revealing systematic trends with silica content that
Michele Cassetta, Daria Szewczyk, Gabriele Giuliani, Serena Dominijanni, Francesco Vetere, Gianluca Iezzi, Francesco Radica, Dmitry Bondar, Fabrizio Di Fiore, Alessio Pontesilli, Levent Karacasulu, Nicola Daldosso, Hideyuki Mizuno, Danilo Di Genova   +13 more
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Nature‐Inspired Innovation in Electrical Engineering Technologies and Applications

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This review investigates how nature‐inspired design principles revolutionize electrical engineering by translating biological mechanisms, such as sensing, actuation, energy conversion, and neural processing, into advanced intelligent technologies. Through interdisciplinary integration, biomimetic strategies enable efficient, adaptive, and sustainable ...
Ming Li, Anran Mao, Qingwen Guan, Yang Xu, Chang Li, Gang Lu, Eduardo Saiz   +6 more
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Stress‐Induced Melting Controlled Failure Mechanisms of Methane Hydrate

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We study methane hydrate via nanoindentation and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), finding its regional melting and mechanical properties, challenging existing views on hydrogen‐bonded crystals. Abstract Methane hydrate, a kind of nonstoichiometric crystalline, attracted worldwide attentions as a promising substitute energy. Its Dissociation is thought
Yanlong Li, Yuan Zhou, Zhengcai Zhang, Minhui Qi, Yajuan Zhang, Yujing Jiang, Yunkai Ji, Qingguo Meng, Yongfu Sun, Nengyou Wu   +9 more
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Flexible Crystals, Polymorph Selection and Interface Engineering for Organic Electronics: How New Discoveries and Established Knowledge Can Provide New Stimuli for Research Into Organic Semiconducting Single Crystals

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
This work reviews recent advances in Organic Semiconducting Single Crystals (OSSCs), focusing on mechanical flexibility for robust devices, polymorph control for precise phase selection, and interface engineering with self‐assembled monolayers to improve alignment and performance.
Alessando Fraleoni‐Morgera, Siddharth Joshi, Neal Hickey, Silvano Geremia   +3 more
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