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East Asian monsoon variability over the last seven glacial cycles recorded by a loess sequence from the northwestern Chinese Loess Plateau

, 2006
A 180-m-thick loess-paleosol sequence from the northwestern Chinese Loess Plateau was investigated to construct a high-resolution record of the East Asian monsoon variability over the last seven glacial-interglacial cycles.
Liu, Q-S., Ji, F-J., Jun Chen, Steven C. Clemens, J. Chen, R. Tada, Q. S. Liu, Junfeng Ji, Ruiji Tada, Chen, J., Tada, R., Y. Sun, Sun, Y., Clemens, S.C., J. F. Ji, Qingsong Liu, S. C. Clemens, Youbin Sun   +17 more
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A Hybrid CNN–Transformer Model for Terrace Extraction from Remote Sensing Imagery

Remote Sensing
Terraces constitute a critical form of land surface modification, serving both as essential agricultural resources and effective soil and water conservation measures.
Fengying Jin, Zhihui Wang, Yinan Wang, Jintao Zhao, Chunjing Zhao, Qingfeng Xu, Kai Guo   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Afforestation Partially Offsets Losses of Soil Conservation Services and Carbon Stock From Direct and Indirect Urban Expansion in China

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Urban expansion has exerted both direct and indirect impacts on natural land and ecosystem services it supports, driven by increasing population and food demand, yet these underlying pathways remain insufficiently distinguished. Here, we quantified the losses of soil conservation services (water erosion regulation and sandstorm prevention) and
Shuai Liu, Ting Hua, Shurong Zhang, Yiman Zhang, Wenwu Zhao   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Overgrazing depresses soil carbon stock through changing plant diversity in temperate grassland of the Loess Plateau

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2018
This study mainly estimates the effect of grazing on plant diversity and soil storages on the northern Loess Plateau of China. Four grazing intensities of ungrazed (UG), light (LG), moderate (MG), and heavy (HG) grassland were selected according to the ...
Guangyu ZHU, Zhuangsheng TANG, Lei CHEN, Zhouping SHANGGUAN, Lei DENG   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Interception and storage of heavy rainfall by natural vegetations in the loess hilly and gully area

Shui kexue jinzhan, 2023
Vegetative trapping of heavy rainfall is an important mechanism for mitigating frequent rain-induced flood disasters in the context of global warming.
Wenting ZHAO, Xiaohan JIANG, Mengmeng LI, Juying JIAO, Xiqin YAN, Hongkun QI   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining the Optimal Water Storage Depth of Apple Orchards in the Chinese Loess Plateau: Balancing Soil Desiccation Mitigation, Plant Utilization, and Engineering Construction

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Deep‐rooted plantations are central to dryland ecological restoration, yet their long‐term cultivation drives widespread deep soil desiccation, threatening ecosystem sustainability. While artificial water replenishment is a key deep soil desiccation mitigation strategy, the depth‐dependent positional effect of stored water on eco‐hydrological ...
Haoyan Wei, Xuguang Zhang, Yanwei Lu, Sk Shamshul Alam Kamar, Hailong He, Xia Wang, Min Li   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Trade‐Offs and Synergies in Cultivated Land Multifunctionality and Zoning Management in the Dongting Lake Region: A Multiscale Analysis

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Understanding the multiscale patterns and interactions of cultivated land multifunctionality is important for conservation, governance, and agricultural spatial optimization in the Dongting Lake region. Using 2020 data, we evaluated economic production (EPF), social security (SSF), landscape‐based recreation (LRF), and ecological maintenance ...
Chaomin Li, Tingting Ma, Zixiang Sun, Bingeng Xie, Kaichun Zhou   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Synergistic and Trade‐Off Effects of Plant Communities on Slope Runoff and Sediment Yield

Land Degradation &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Plant community functional structure plays an important role in regulating slope runoff and sediment yield on the Loess Plateau. Based on runoff plot monitoring and vegetation surveys in the Yangjuangou catchment, we used partial least squares regression (PLSR) and variable importance in projection (VIP) analysis to assess the effects of ...
Menghan Wu, Jian Hou, Qingsheng Zhong
wiley   +1 more source

α-Mangostin attenuates Pseudomonas aeruginosa virulence by targeting PqsR and inhibiting PQS-mediated quorum sensing

Virulence
Due to the increasing global antibiotic resistance spread, novel antibacterial strategies targeting virulence factors instead of bacterial growth are clinically crucial.
Dandan Liu, Zhiying Li, Juanli Cheng, Wei Xiao, Yu Zheng, Guangping Liu, Jing Zeng, Shengli Li, Zhaoren Wang, Yanfeng Wang, Renjun Mao, Duo Cao, Jinshui Lin   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of Case Variation on Mastoidectomy Training Using 3D‐Printed Temporal Bones Models—A Prospective, Randomized Trial

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To investigate effects of repeated training with anatomically varied versus identical 3D‐printed models on skill acquisition, cognitive load, and skill retention in novice mastoidectomy trainees. Study Design A prospective, randomized, controlled, educational trial conducted April to September 2024 including a 3‐month retention test.
Adam Omari, Andreas Frithioff, Anders Nøhr, Mads S. Sørensen, Steven A. W. Andersen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source