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Dynamics of Microbial Community and Potential Microbial Pollutants in Shopping Malls

mSystems, 2023
Shopping malls offer various niches for microbial populations, potentially serving as sources and reservoirs for the spread of microorganisms of public health concern.
Xin-Li An, Jian-Xin Xu, Mei-Rong Xu, Cai-Xia Zhao, Hu Li, Yong-Guan Zhu, Jian-Qiang Su   +6 more
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Regional-Scale Virtual Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Factors of Potato Production in China

Agronomy, 2023
Improving yield in potato production with minimal environmental impact is of great significance for China’s potato staple food policy. Previous research has been limited by the absence of regional-scale parameters to evaluate the environmental costs of ...
Xuejuan Fang, Dongliang Zhong, Weijun Zhou, Mohammad Jawad Alami, Shenghui Cui, Bing Gao, Wei Huang   +6 more
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Alterations in the activity and sleep of Drosophila melanogaster under simulated microgravity

npj Microgravity, 2021
This study aimed to investigate alterations in the activity and sleep of Drosophila melanogaster under simulated microgravity, which was implemented through the random positioning machine, while different light conditions (normal photoperiod and constant
Hongying Zhang, Yahong Wang, Ziyan Zhang, Lu Zhang, Chao Tang, Boqun Sun, Zhihao Jiang, Bo Ding, Peng Cai   +8 more
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Biodiversity and Health in the Urban Environment [PDF]

Current Environmental Health Reports, 2021
Abstract Purpose of review Biodiversity underpins urban ecosystem functions that are essential for human health and well-being. Understanding how biodiversity relates to human health is a developing frontier for science, policy and practice.
Marselle, MR, Lindley, SJ, Cook, PA, Bonn, A   +3 more
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Transcriptomic responses of Microcystis aeruginosa under electromagnetic radiation exposure

Scientific Reports, 2021
Electromagnetic radiation is an important environmental factor. It has a potential threat to public health and ecological environment. However, the mechanism by which electromagnetic radiation exerts these biological effects remains unclear.
Chao Tang, Ziyan Zhang, Shen Tian, Peng Cai   +3 more
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Quantitatively Assessing Ecological Stress of Urbanization on Natural Ecosystems by Using a Landscape-Adjacency Index

Remote Sensing, 2021
Urban spatial expansion poses a threat to regional ecosystems and biodiversity directly through altering the size, shape, and interconnectivity of natural landscapes.
Meixia Lin, Tao Lin, Laurence Jones, Xiaofang Liu, Li Xing, Jinling Sui, Junmao Zhang, Hong Ye, Yuqin Liu, Guoqin Zhang, Xin Lu   +10 more
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Exploring the Connection between Urban 3D Form and Building Energy Performance and the Influencing Mechanism

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021
Continuous growth of building energy consumption CO2 emission (BECCE) threatens urban sustainable development. Urban form is an important factor affecting BECCE. Compactness is a significant urban morphological characteristic.
Deng Wang, Guoqin Zhang, Tao Lin, Xinyue Hu, Zhuoqun Zhao, Longyu Shi   +5 more
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The arthritic in an urban environment [PDF]

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 1979
Ninety-five patients with rheumatoid arthritis or osteoarthrosis were interviewed and questioned in their homes, being randomly selected from 354 outpatients with these diseases. The findings were compared with answers from 30 matched able-bodied controls.
M A, Chamberlain, J M, Buchanan, H, Hanks   +2 more
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Virtual New Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Water Input, and Greenhouse Gas Emission Indicators for the Potatoes Consumed in China

Agronomy, 2022
Based on China’s potato staple food policy, we chose potatoes as a study case to analyze the following indicators—the virtual new nitrogen factor (VNNF), the virtual new phosphorus factor (VNPF), the virtual irrigation-water (IW) factor (VIWF), the ...
Bing Gao, Dongliang Zhong, Xuejuan Fang, Wei Huang, Su Xu, Shenghui Cui   +5 more
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Mercury isotopic compositions in fine particles and offshore surface seawater in a coastal area of East China: implications for Hg sources and atmospheric transformations [PDF]

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 2021
Isotopic compositions of Mercury (Hg) in atmospheric particles (HgPM) are probably the mixed results of emission sources and atmospheric processes. Here, we present Hg isotopic compositions in daily fine particles (PM2.5) collected from an industrial ...
L. Xu, L. Xu, J. Shi, J. Shi, Y. Chen, Y. Chen, Y. Chen, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang, M. Yang, M. Yang, Y. Chen, Y. Chen, L. Yin, L. Yin, L. Tong, L. Tong, H. Xiao, H. Xiao, J. Chen, J. Chen   +21 more
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