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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 +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 +8 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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The global dimension of water governance: why the river basin approach is no longer sufficient and why cooperative action at global level is needed [PDF]
, 2010 When water problems extend beyond the borders of local communities, the river basin is generally seen as the most appropriate unit for analysis, planning, and institutional arrangements.
Hoekstra, Arjen Y.
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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 +2 more
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Mitigating the water footprint of export cut flowers from the Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya [PDF]
, 2012 Kenya’s cut-flower industry has been praised as an economic success as it\ud contributed an annual average of US$ 141 million foreign exchange (7% of Kenyan export value) over the period 1996–2005 and about US$ 352 million in 2005 alone.
Becht, R. +2 more
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Sexual Dimorphism in Homo erectus Inferred from 1.5 Ma Footprints Near Ileret, Kenya [PDF]
, 2019 Sexual dimorphism can be one of the most important indicators of social behavior in fossil species, but the effects of time averaging, geographic variation, and differential preservation can complicate attempts to determine this measure from preserved ...
Hatala, Kevin G. +2 more
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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 +8 more
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