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Can Wapiti (Cervus elaphus) Browsing Stimulate the Chemical Defense of Taxus cuspidata—A Case of Northeast China Tiger and Leopard National Park

open access: yesIntegrative Zoology, EarlyView.
We study that browsing by wapiti reduces the growth of saplings, and it develop chemical defenses to prevent themselves browsed again. These results reduce our concern about wapiti browse T. cuspidate saplings, and provide basic data for the study of the interaction between them, and also provide theoretical basis for the population restoration and ...
Jianan Feng   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Statistical Analysis on the Physical Strength Properties of Kraft Paper (II)

open access: yesJAPAN TAPPI JOURNAL, 1962
The present paper -was reported the results of statistical analysis which are obtained from the dataof the tests of physical strength done variously on the kraft papers.It is the ultimate propose of this investigations to establish the function of discrimination for kraft.paper to be coincided with the practical intensity as they apply to bags.However,
openaire   +3 more sources

The persistent advantage of model‐based phylogenetic methods for single‐trait prediction

open access: yesMethods in Ecology and Evolution, EarlyView.
Abstract Reliable predictions of biological traits support a wide range of applications, from bioprospecting to informing conservation priorities. Given the complexity and diversity of trait evolution, robust methods for trait prediction are essential for drawing meaningful evolutionary inferences from phylogenetic data.
Adam Richard‐Bollans   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Polyhydroxybutyrate and Ethyl Cellulose for Barrier Coating of Kraft Paper

open access: yesBioResources
Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB), a biodegradable polymer, has been studied as a substitute for petroleum-based polymers used for barrier coating to improve the barrier and mechanical properties of paper.
Dong Gun Lim   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

STUDIES ON HIBISCUS CANNABINUS, HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA, AND CANNABINUS SATIVA PULP TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR SOFTWOOD PULP- PART 1: AS-AQ DELIGNIFICATION PROCESS

open access: yesBioResources, 2010
Hibiscus cannabinus, Hibiscus sabdariffa, and Cannabinus sativa, which are renewable non-woody fiber resources having characteristics similar to that of softwood (bast fibers), when used together with hardwood (core fibers), gave higher pulp yield with ...
Dharm Dutt, J. S. Upadhyaya, C. H. Tyagi
doaj  

Determinants of Corporate Carbon Disclosure: A Systematic Framework and Agenda for Future Research

open access: yesAccounting &Finance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Companies are increasingly expected to act swiftly to reduce their environmental impact and disclose detailed information about their carbon emissions. This study develops a multidimensional framework that links external factors and internal organisational conditions shaping the adoption and promotion of carbon disclosure.
Teresa Izzo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Compulsory voting increases men's turnout most

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract Equal turnout fosters equal representation. As such, researchers have long sought to understand what causes gender differences in voter participation. I argue that compulsory voting increases men's turnout relative to that of women. This is because men are particularly receptive to external incentives, while women are more intrinsically ...
Shane P. Singh
wiley   +1 more source

PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF DISSOLVING PULP FROM TREMA ORIENTALIS (NALITA) BY PREHYDROLYSIS KRAFT AND SODA-ETHYLENEDIAMINE (EDA) PROCESS

open access: yesBioResources, 2008
This paper presents a preliminary study for the production of dissolving pulp from Trema orientalis (Nalita). Water prehydrolysis kraft and soda-ethylenediamine (EDA) pulping for the production of dissolving pulp from T.
M. A. Quaiyyum   +3 more
doaj  

Police department design, political pressure, and racial inequality in arrests

open access: yesAmerican Journal of Political Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper theorizes a source of bias in discretionary arrests: strategic limits on police officer learning. Officers have a variety of tactics at their disposal besides arrest that they use for less serious offenses when they judge the underlying behavior to be less severe. In departments led by a chief with special expertise in crime control,
Andrew J. McCall
wiley   +1 more source

Characterization of Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) Wood Branches as a Potential Resource for Paper Production

open access: yesBioResources
For sustainable use of lignocellulosic resources, pruned tree branches of cocoa, one of the major evergreen tropical tree crops with significant economic importance worldwide, were investigated as a potential source of kraft pulp.
Laura Andze   +6 more
doaj  

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