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Footprint of APOBEC3 on the Genome of Human Retroelements [PDF]

Journal of Virology, 2013
ABSTRACT Almost half of the human genome is composed of transposable elements. The genomic structures and life cycles of some of these elements suggest they are a result of waves of retroviral infection and transposition over millions of years.
Firoz, Anwar, Miles P, Davenport, Diako, Ebrahimi   +2 more
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Readability Indices Do Not Say It All on a Text Readability

Analytics, 2023
We propose a universal readability index, GU, applicable to any alphabetical language and related to cognitive psychology, the theory of communication, phonics and linguistics.
Emilio Matricciani
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Relationship Characteristics of Human Development and Its Footprint in the Loess Plateau Based on Decoupling Model [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
With the rapid economic and social development of the Loess Plateau, the human development index has continued to improve while the ecological footprint of human beings has continued to increase.
Dang X.H., Wang W.G.
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Severe human pressures in the Sundaland biodiversity hotspot

Conservation Science and Practice, 2020
We assess the magnitude and the extent of recent change of significant human footprint within protected areas, key biodiversity areas and the habitat range of 308 lowland forest specialist birds in Sundaland, a global hotspot of biodiversity in Southeast
Megha Verma, William S. Symes, James E. M. Watson, Kendall R. Jones, James R. Allan, Oscar Venter, Frank E. Rheindt, David P. Edwards, Luis R. Carrasco   +8 more
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Canada’s human footprint reveals large intact areas juxtaposed against areas under immense anthropogenic pressure

FACETS, 2022
Efforts are underway in Canada to set aside terrestrial lands for conservation, thereby protecting them from anthropogenic pressures. Here we produce the first Canadian human footprint map by combining 12 different anthropogenic pressures and identifying
Kristen Hirsh-Pearson, Chris J. Johnson, Richard Schuster, Roger D. Wheate, Oscar Venter   +4 more
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Neophytes may promote hybridization and adaptations to a changing planet

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
Human activities erode geographic barriers, facilitating hybridization among previously isolated taxa. However, limited empirical research exists on the consequences of introduced species (neophytes) for hybridization and subsequent evolutionary outcomes.
Ingmar R. Staude, Jana Ebersbach
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Predicting the Potential Distribution of Non-Native Mammalian Species Sold in the South African Pet Trade

Diversity, 2021
The pet trade is one of the main pathways of introduction of several mammals worldwide. In South Africa, non-native mammalian species are traded as pets, and so far, only four of these species are considered invasive.
Ndivhuwo Shivambu, Tinyiko C. Shivambu, Colleen T. Downs   +2 more
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Assessing the impacts of climate changes and human activities on cotton distribution in Xinjiang

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Both climate change and human activities play critical roles in shaping the spatial distribution of cotton cultivation, particularly in arid and semi-arid environments. However, existing studies have not sufficiently quantified their synergistic effects,
Shanshan Wang, Shanshan Wang, Mingjie Shi, Mingjie Shi, Yanmin Fan, Yanmin Fan, Pingan Jiang, Pingan Jiang, Shuhuang Chen, Yunhao Li, Yunhao Li, Lijie Huang, Lijie Huang, Jiahao Zhao, Jiahao Zhao   +14 more
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Prioritizing ecological restoration of converted lands in Canada by spatially integrating organic carbon storage and biodiversity benefits

Conservation Science and Practice, 2023
Ecosystem restoration is a fundamental way of delivering nature‐based solutions to improve resilience in a changing climate and sustain biodiversity. Spatial analyses to identify where ecosystem restoration would yield targeted environmental benefits are
Jessica Currie, Will Merritt, Chris Liang, Camile Sothe, Craig R. Beatty, Nancy Shackelford, Kristen Hirsh‐Pearson, Alemu Gonsamo, James Snider   +8 more
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Restoration priorities to achieve the global protected area target

Conservation Letters, 2019
With much of Earth's surface already heavily impacted by humans, there is a need to understand where restoration is required to achieve global conservation goals.
Bonnie Mappin, Alienor L.M. Chauvenet, Vanessa M. Adams, Moreno Di Marco, Hawthorne L. Beyer, Oscar Venter, Benjamin S. Halpern, Hugh P. Possingham, James E.M. Watson   +8 more
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