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Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.Objective We examined whether 18 months of strength training in individuals with knee varus alignment and medial tibiofemoral osteoarthritis (OA) reduced knee joint loads during walking compared to an attention control group. Methods This study was a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial that compared the effects of strength training to a ...
Stephen P. Messier +12 more
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Changes in planned and unplanned canopy openings are linked in Europe’s forests
Nature CommunicationsCanopy openings are increasing in Europe’s forests, yet the contributions of anthropogenic and ecological agents of disturbance to this increase remain debated.
Rupert Seidl, Cornelius Senf
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Coupling Avicennia tree architecture to radar backscatter models for estimating mangrove forest biomass [PDF]
, 2004 The understanding of mangrove ecosystems functioning requires techniques allowing their forest structure and forest biomass to be assessed. Among them, radar measurements have demonstrated powerful capabilities that, however, must be validated ...
Boudon, Frédéric +3 more
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Harnessing Fungal Biowelding for Constructing Mycelium‐Engineered Materials
Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Mycelium‐bound composites (MBCs) offer low‐carbon alternatives for construction, yet interfacial bonding remains a critical challenge. This review examines fungal biowelding as a biocompatible adhesive, elucidating mycelium‐mediated interfacial mechanisms and their role in material assembly. Strategies to optimize biowelding are discussed, highlighting
Xue Brenda Bai +2 more
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imageseg: An R package for deep learning‐based image segmentation
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2022 Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and deep learning are powerful and robust tools for ecological applications, and are particularly suited for image data. Image segmentation (the classification of all pixels in images) is one such application and can,
Jürgen Niedballa +8 more
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Roadless space and logging in intact forest landscapes of the Congo Basin [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Forest degradation in tropical regions is often associated with roads built for selective logging. Forest areas that are not accessible by roads are considered valuable because they provide habitat that is not immediately impacted by major ...
Gourlet-Fleury, Sylvie +5 more
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Late-successional and old-growth forests in the northeastern United States: Structure, dynamics, and prospects for restoration. [PDF]
, 2013 Restoration of old-growth forest structure is an emerging silvicultural goal, especially in those regions where old-growth abundance falls below the historic range of variability.
Ducey, Mark J. +2 more
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Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.Herein, environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM) is discussed as a powerful extension of conventional SEM for life sciences. By combining high‐resolution imaging with variable pressure and humidity, ESEM allows the analysis of untreated biological materials, supports in situ monitoring of hydration‐driven changes, and advances the functional ...
Jendrian Riedel +6 more
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Excess forest mortality is consistently linked to drought across Europe
Nature Communications, 2020 Droughts pose an increasingly important threat to forests. Here the authors analyse a high-resolution Landsat-based dataset of forest canopy mortality in Europe over 1987–2016 to show that drought is already a major driver of tree mortality.
Cornelius Senf +4 more
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Scientifically based biodiversity management in timber concessions: contribution to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity [PDF]
, 2016 During the past 25 years, forest laws in Central African countries have undergone major changes. Management plans were made mandatory: nearly 19 million hectares of timber concessions (38% of total granted concessions) were subject to a management plan ...
Bayol, Nicolas +4 more
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