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History and prospects of research of the Black Sea estuaries

open access: yesГеологія і корисні копалини Світового океану, 2020
Black Sea estuaries are phenomenon of geological nature and are not only an important component of the Black Sea geoecosystem, but also they are important component of local and regional ecological, socioeconomic systems of the coastal territory of ...
V.O. Yemeliyanov, T.B. Kulaha
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Flexible pressure sensors via engineering microstructures for wearable human-machine interaction and health monitoring applications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
Flexible pressure sensors capable of transducing pressure stimuli into electrical signals have drawn extensive attention owing to their potential applications for human-machine interaction and healthcare monitoring.
Zhang, Xianchao   +7 more
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The human pressure on the middle Vistula River wildlife: the number and distribution of people and their activity on the river during the breeding season of birds

open access: yesStudia Ecologiae et Bioethicae, 2020
The study aimed to determine the distribution, numbers, and forms of human activity on the banks and in the riverbed of the middle part of the Vistula River.
Dariusz Bukaciński   +2 more
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Contribution of anthropogenic and hydroclimatic factors on the variation of surface water extent across the contiguous United States

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Communications, 2023
Human pressure and climate variability are significantly threatening freshwater resources, with cascading effects on societies and ecosystems. In this context, it is crucial to understand the anthropogenic and climatic impacts on surface water dynamics ...
Irene Palazzoli   +2 more
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HISTORICAL FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT: SPATIAL EXPANSION OF GHERGHIȚA VILLAGE (LOWER PRAHOVA RIVER) [PDF]

open access: yesAerul şi Apa: Componente ale Mediului, 2015
This paper analyses settlements expansion in flood zones during historical time. We focused on the example of Gherghiţa village on Lower Prahova River by using a diachronic study in GIS.
IOANA-TOROIMAC GABRIELA
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Human impacts on the world’s raptors

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2022
Raptors are emblematic of the global biodiversity crisis because one out of five species are threatened with extinction and over half have declining populations due to human threats. Yet our understanding of where these “threats” impact raptor species is
Christopher J. O’Bryan   +19 more
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Analyse cartographique et paysagère des transformations spatiales du couvert forestier des Mogods (Tunisie septentrionale)

open access: yesPhysio-Géo, 2020
This study is based on remote sensing tools and landscape change indicators. It produced a mapping of landscape dynamics in Mogods between 2000 and 2015. Landscape dynamics are addressed through the decision tree of J. BOGAERT et al. (2004).
Brahim Jaziri
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Human harvesting of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819, on the central coast of Portugal

open access: yesScientia Marina, 2004
The Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis Lamarck, 1819, has traditionally been removed from the shore by humans in coastal areas to supplement diet, for commerce or for bait. On exposed rocky shores of the central coast of Portugal, humans are
Marc Rius, Henrique H. Cabral
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Association of genetic variation with systolic and diastolic blood pressure among African Americans: the Candidate Gene Association Resource study. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
The prevalence of hypertension in African Americans (AAs) is higher than in other US groups; yet, few have performed genome-wide association studies (GWASs) in AA.
Keating, BJ   +999 more
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THE HUMAN PRESSURE IN THE APUSENI NATURAL PARK [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Română de Geografie Politică
The present study captures the pressure exerted by the population on the Apuseni Natural Park (ANP), from the perspective of the significant role of the human component in the conservation and development of these fragile areas from a natural and ...
Claudiu FILIMON   +5 more
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