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The effect of illumination and time of day on movements of bobcats (Lynx rufus). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Understanding behavioral changes of prey and predators based on lunar illumination provides insight into important life history, behavioral ecology, and survival information.
Aimee P Rockhill   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

இலக்கியங்களில் கோள்களின் இயல்பு / Nature of Planets in Literature [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Tamil Language and Literary Studies, 2022
The study of space objects and matter outside the earth’s atmosphere is called astronomy. Ancestors of Tamil culture undoubtedly had spectacular knowledge about astronomy. It is evident in Tamil literature.
முனைவர் மு. துர்காதேவி / Dr M. Durga Devi
doaj   +1 more source

Lunar phobia in phyllostomid bats at La Ceiba, Tuxpan, Veracruz

open access: yesEcosistemas y Recursos Agropecuarios, 2018
The term lunar phobia is used to explain the behavior that some nocturnal animals have to avoid periods with greater moonlight intensity. The aim was to determine the effect of the brightness of the new moon and the full moon on the richness, abundance ...
Juan Manuel Pech Canché   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prospects in the orbital and rotational dynamics of the Moon with the advent of sub-centimeter lunar laser ranging [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Lunar Laser Ranging (LLR) measurements are crucial for advanced exploration of the laws of fundamental gravitational physics and geophysics. Current LLR technology allows us to measure distances to the Moon with a precision approaching 1 millimeter.
A. Escapa   +97 more
core   +2 more sources

The effect of collection time on essential oil of Oliveria decumbens Vent. [PDF]

open access: yesResearch Journal of Pharmacognosy, 2017
Background and objectives: Oliveria decumbens belongs to Apiaceae family and is used in wide range of diseases such as gastrointestinal disorder. Several studies have shown that Oliveria decumbens essential oil possessed high amount of thymol and ...
M. Eftekhari*   +3 more
doaj  

The origin of the Moon’s Earth-like tungsten isotopic composition from dynamical and geochemical modeling

open access: yesNature Communications, 2021
Tungsten isotopes between the Earth and Moon are compared in this new study. The authors find that traditional models of Moon formation are very unlikely to reproduce the Moon's Earth-like isotopic composition.
Rebecca A. Fischer   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Technical specifications of urban forests for air purification: A case study in Tokyo, Japan

open access: yesTrees, Forests and People, 2021
Air pollutants removed by urban forests were calculated for 53 municipalities in Tokyo, Japan based on remotely sensed imagery of urban forest within each municipality as well as local air quality and weather data in 2016.
Satoshi Hirabayashi
doaj   +1 more source

How to determine an exomoon's sense of orbital motion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
We present two methods to determine an exomoon's sense of orbital motion (SOM), one with respect to the planet's circumstellar orbit and one with respect to the planetary rotation. Our simulations show that the required measurements will be possible with
Albrecht, Simon, Heller, René
core   +1 more source

Moon phases and moon signs do not influence morbidity, mortality and long-term survival, after living donor kidney transplantation

open access: yesBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2017
Background Approximately 11% of the German population are convinced that certain moon phases and moon signs may impact their health and the onset and clinical course of diseases. Before elective surgery, a considerable number of patients look to optimize
A. Kleespies   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

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