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Divergent responses of plant biomass and diversity to short-term nitrogen and phosphorus addition in three types of steppe in Inner Mongolia, China

Ecological Processes, 2022
Background Understanding the response of the plant community to increasing nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs is helpful for managing and protecting grassland ecosystems in semiarid areas.
Ning Guo, Mingyang Xie, Zhao Fang, Feng Jiao, Xiaoyu Han   +4 more
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Structural and biochemical insights into the thermostable esterase Ta0887 from Thermoplasma acidophilum

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
In this study, a novel esterase from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Thermoplasma acidophilum was biochemically and structurally characterized. Our results demonstrate that Ta0887 is a highly thermostable esterase that preferentially hydrolyzes p‐nitrophenyl hexanoate and possesses an α‐helical cap domain that likely contributes to its substrate ...
Alejandro Delgado‐Rey, Miriam Livier Llamas‐García, Gabriela M. Montero‐Morán, Leticia Santos, Samuel Lara‐González   +4 more
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A framework for assessing rainfall extremes induced aboveground biomass loss from multisource remote sensing data

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
Increasingly frequent and intense rainfall extremes can trigger flooding, landslides, and severe soil erosion, leading to substantial losses of vegetation aboveground biomass (AGB).
Jiaxi Wang, Xiaoqing Luo, Yayi Li, Xinhao Li, Na Deng, Shouzhang Peng, Feng Yang, Jinshi Jian, Juying Jiao   +8 more
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Advances in Sustainable and Wearable Textile Based Soft Robotics

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This Review examines advances in wearable textile‐based soft robotics, focusing on sustainable materials, integrated sensing, and scalable actuation. It discusses manufacturing and system integration across healthcare, assistive robotics, prosthetics, and human–machine interfaces, and highlights key challenges in circular design, including life‐cycle ...
Zahir Abbas, Marzia Dulal, Sophia K. Novoselov, Victoria K. Novoselov, Kostya S. Novoselov, Shaila Afroj, Nazmul Karim   +6 more
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Conserved Lands of Yaquina Bay

The Lincoln County Soil and Water Conservation District produced this map to illustrate existing conservation easements as of 2009. The largest ownerships on the map are 8000 acres owned by Pacific Forest Trust and being managed for older forest ...
Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District
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Microbial regulation mechanisms of soil organic carbon sequestration by biochar application

Biochar
The application of biochar to agricultural soils is a promising strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing carbon sequestration. However, the microbially mediated mechanisms by which biochar influences soil carbon cycling remain unclear.
Gehao Zhang, Lei Deng, Yang Liao, Jianzhao Wu, Xining Zhao, Zhouping Shangguan   +5 more
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Melanin's Role in Balancing Mechanical Strength and Reproductive Output in Environmentally Stressed Fungal Spores

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Melanin content directly controls fungal spore mechanical properties, with pigmented spores achieving rupture forces two orders of magnitude higher than hyaline spores. Environmental stress drives this quantity‐quality tradeoff; stressed species invest energy in melanin‐reinforced, mechanically superior thick‐walled, super‐hydrophobic spores, while ...
Atul Agrawal, Steven E. Naleway
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Spatiotemporal Distribution Characteristics of Soil Organic Carbon and Its Influencing Factors in the Loess Plateau

Agronomy
Soil organic carbon (SOC) constitutes the largest terrestrial carbon pool and plays a crucial role in climate regulation, soil fertility, and ecosystem functioning. Understanding its spatiotemporal dynamics is particularly important in semi-arid regions,
Yan Zhu, Mei Dong, Xinwei Wang, Dongkai Chen, Yichao Zhang, Xin Liu, Ke Yang, Han Luo   +7 more
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Defect‐Engineered Microwave‐Responsive Ni@C Composites From Waste PET for Catalytic Plastic Upcycling

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A circular upcycling strategy transforms waste poly(ethylene terephthalate) bottles into microwave‐responsive Ni@C catalyst featuring lattice‐distorted nickel cores and defective carbon shells. These strain‐rich heterointerfaces enhance dielectric loss and promote localized microwave hotspots, accelerating peroxymonosulfate activation and polymer‐chain
Xiao Lu, Shiying Ren, Jingkai Lin, Kunsheng Hu, Yalan Mo, Shaobin Wang, Wenjie Tian, Xiaoguang Duan   +7 more
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THE QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR THE CHOICE INDEXES FOR SPECIES OF FUEL WOOD

Shuitu baochi yanjiu, 1992
This paper chose six charactic indexes,yield,fuel value,water potential,tissue water content,ratio of free water to bound water and natural saturation deficit,according to the charactersitic that fuel wood plants should have higher and drought resistance.
Northwestern Institute of Soil and Water Conservation under the Chinese Academy of Science and Ministry of Water Conservancy YangLing·Shaanxi·712100)
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