The hidden microbial ecosystem in the perennial ice from a Pyrenean ice cave
Over the last years, perennial ice deposits located within caves have awakened interest as places to study microbial communities since they represent unique cryospheric archives of climate change.
Fátima Ruiz-Blas +12 more
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Influence of abiotic factors on phytoplankton diversity and distribution in an atoll environment
Taxonomic investigations of phytoplankton community structure are very important for understanding the dynamics of these organisms in places like reefs, which present broad hydro-biological variation.
Marina C. Jales +4 more
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The outbreak of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global public health event. Effective forecasting of COVID-19 outbreak trends is still a complex and challenging issue due to the significant fluctuations and non-stationarity inherent in ...
Zongxi Qu +7 more
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Response mechanisms of sediment microbial communities in different habitat types in a shallow lake
Microorganisms are important drivers of material and energy circulation in freshwater ecosystems. Altered aquatic sedimentary environments disturbed by human activities affect microbial community composition.
Wenjun Wang +7 more
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Technical efficiency of Greek olive growing farms: a robust approach with panel data
The assessment of technical efficiency in the agricultural sector and the influence of exogenous (environmental) variables on the production process has been a major topic of economic research especially for managers and policy makers.
S. Kourtesi, P. Fousekis, A. Polymeros
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Richness of ferns and lycophytes from Tijuca National Park, an urban forest
Tijuca National Park (TNP) covers an area corresponding to 3.5% of the city of Rio de Janeiro. It is an Atlantic Rainforest fragment with peaks and watersheds that make this protected area a mosaic of habitats.
Claudine Massi Mynssen +4 more
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Environmental Variable Monitoring with IoT Technology
This article describes the design of a flexible and low-cost platform for monitoring environmental variables applied to agriculture. For the construction of this platform, technologies based on the communication protocol, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Zigbee were used, using the embedded Raspberry pi 3 b + system and sensors to quantify different environmental
Harold Pinilla +4 more
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pH Drives Differences in Bacterial Community β-Diversity in Hydrologically Connected Lake Sediments
As microorganisms are very sensitive to changes in the lake environment, a comprehensive and systematic understanding of the structure and diversity of lake sediment microbial communities can provide feedback on sediment status and lake ecosystem ...
Haiguang Pu +3 more
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THE IMPACT OF RATIONALIZING THE USE OF PESTICIDES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF EGYPTIAN EXPORTS OF POTATOES [PDF]
The research mainly aims to identify the relative impact of irrational use of pesticides on the quantity of Egyptian potato exports in order to identify appropriate policies and mechanisms to reduce the negative effects of this use, which contributes to ...
Fatima Moussa +4 more
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LoRaWAN Path Loss Measurements in an Urban Scenario including Environmental Effects
LoRaWAN is a widespread protocol by which Internet of things end nodes (ENs) can exchange information over long distances via their gateways. To deploy the ENs, it is mandatory to perform a link budget analysis, which allows for determining adequate ...
Mauricio González-Palacio +5 more
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