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A dataset cataloging product-specific human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP) in US counties

Data in Brief, 2023
This paper describes the dataset associated with the paper “Product-Specific Human Appropriation of Net Primary Production (HANPP) in US Counties” (Paudel et al., 2023).
Suman Paudel, Kaeli Mueller, Gustavo Ovando-Montejo, Lauren Tango, Richard Rushforth, Christopher Lant   +5 more
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We Are the Earth and the Earth Is Us: How Palates Link Foodscapes, Landscapes, Heartscapes, and Thoughtscapes

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, 2021
Humans are participating in the sixth mass extinction, and for the first time in 200,000 years, our species may be on the brink of extinction. We are facing the greatest challenges we have ever encountered, namely how to nourish eight billion people in ...
Frederick D. Provenza, Cindi Anderson, Pablo Gregorini   +2 more
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Identity of the holotype and type locality of Rhabdophis leonardi (Wall, 1923) (Colubridae: Natricinae), with notes on the morphology and natural history of the species in southwestern China

Ecology and Evolution, 2023
The original description of Natrix leonardi (currently Rhabdophis leonardi) by Frank Wall in 1923, based on a specimen from the “Upper Burma Hills,” lacked important morphological details that have complicated the assignment of recently collected ...
Shi‐Jun Yang, Alan H. Savitzky, David J. Gower, V. Deepak, Akira Mori, Rahul Khot, Jing‐Song Shi, Li Ding, Mian Hou, Hai‐Yuan Xu, Qin Wang, Guang‐Xiang Zhu   +11 more
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Pasture-finishing of bison improves animal metabolic health and potential health-promoting compounds in meat

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2023
Background With rising concerns regarding the effects of red meat on human and environmental health, a growing number of livestock producers are exploring ways to improve production systems.
Stephan van Vliet, Amanda D. Blair, Lydia M. Hite, Jennifer Cloward, Robert E. Ward, Carter Kruse, Herman A. van Wietmarchsen, Nick van Eekeren, Scott L. Kronberg, Frederick D. Provenza   +9 more
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Modeling the influence of temperature and water potential on seed germination of Allium tenuissimum L. [PDF]

PeerJ, 2020
Allium tenuissimum L. is a widely distributed perennial herbaceous species in temperate and desert steppes. Relative to other wild Allium species, it produces unique sweet flavors, more biomass in arid and cold environments, and has generated greater ...
Hong Xiao, Helong Yang, Thomas Monaco, Qian Song, Yuping Rong   +4 more
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An aggregator-based dynamic pricing mechanism and optimal scheduling scheme for the electric vehicle charging

Frontiers in Energy Research, 2023
High penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) in an uncontrolled manner could have disruptive impacts on the power grid, however, such impacts could be mitigated through an EV demand response program.
Yuxi Liu, Jie Zhu, Yuanrui Sang, Mostafa Sahraei-Ardakani, Tianjun Jing, Yongning Zhao, Yingying Zheng   +6 more
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The Role of Cooperative Extension in Chronic Disease Prevention and Management: Perspectives from Professionals in the Field

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2018
Chronic diseases are strongly associated with premature death and increased health care costs. Nearly half of American adults report they have one or more chronic health conditions.
Daniel Remley, David Buys, Linda Cronk, Valerie Duff, Julie Garden-Robinson, Marcel Horowitz, Bernestine McGee, Cindy Nelson, Suzanne M. Prevedel, Marla Reicks, Tamara Warren   +10 more
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Cooperative Extension as a Partner in Creating Healthy Communities: An Environmental Scan

Journal of Human Sciences and Extension, 2018
Nationally, researchers and practitioners from all disciplines have been tasked with fully collaborating to reverse overall decline in health. One overarching goal of the Healthy People 2020 initiative is to attain high-quality, longer lives free of ...
Suzanne M. Prevedel, Cindy Nelson, David Buys, Linda Cronk, Valerie Duffy, Julie Garden-Robinson, Marcel Horowitz, Bernestine McGee, Marla Reicks, Daniel Remley, Tamara Warren   +10 more
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Root-Associated Bacteria Are Biocontrol Agents for Multiple Plant Pests

Microorganisms, 2022
Biological control is an important process for sustainable plant production, and this trait is found in many plant-associated microbes. This study reviews microbes that could be formulated into pesticides active against various microbial plant pathogens ...
Jang Hoon Lee, Anne J. Anderson, Young Cheol Kim   +2 more
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Grazing effects on soil characteristics and vegetation of grassland in northern China [PDF]

Solid Earth, 2016
Large areas of grassland in the agro-pastoral region of northern China were converted into cropland for grain production, and the remaining grasslands are being overgrazed and seriously degraded. The objective of this study was to evaluate how reductions
Z. Wang, D. A. Johnson, Y. Rong, K. Wang
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