Measuring The Impacts Of Transit And Walking Amenities On Robust Local Knowledge Economy
The knowledge economy accounts for more than 10% of U.S. employment and almost 20% of national GDP. Not only limited to the U.S., Eurostat 2020…
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Understanding Landscape, Habitat, And Reservoir Operation Influences On Riparian Vegetation Along The Three Gorges Reservoir
Although “dam fever” has come down in developed countries since the 1980s (Graf, 1999), the fever continues in developing countries (Grumbine and Pandit, 2013). By…
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Did Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Ocean Heat, Or Both Contribute To Global Warming During The Last 400,000 Years?
Published by Knut L. Seip, Øyvind Grøn and Hui Wang OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University and the NOAA/NWS/NCEP/Climate Prediction Center These findings are described in the…
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RFID Technology Use In Hummingbirds To Understand Feeder Use And Their Contact Network In Urban Habitats
Sighting a single hummingbird feeder filled with birds at each feeding port with other birds hovering in the background waiting for their chance to feed…
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Using Google Earth To Map The Distribution Of Mangroves In The Galapagos
Mangroves only occupy a tiny bit of the coastlines of the world, yet they are one of the most productive ecosystems on Earth. Mangrove forests…
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Solar Radiation Intermittency And PV System Performance
Almost all calculations involving solar radiation on the earth’s surface are currently carried out with integrated radiation values, such as hourly values obtained from ground-based…
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The Global Health Problem Of Household Air Pollution
Most people living in the high-income world may be unaware of a “silent killer” that is estimated to cause over 2 million deaths annually.1 “Household air…
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Eastern Himalaya Expects Future Timberline Ecotone Densification
The impacts of climate change are vividly expressed in ecosystems, and such climate-induced alterations can be monitored in vegetation. Lately, mountain ecosystems have undergone accelerated…
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Bizarre Fossil Wasps Found In Amber From Myanmar From Ca. 99 Mio. Years Ago Point Toward Later Plate Collision Of Asia And The West Burma Plates Than Previously Assumed
Fossil amber from present-day Myanmar – commonly called Burmese amber – continuingly yields amazing new discoveries. Among these are three new wasp species with bizarre,…
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Economic And Energy-Efficient Nitrogen Removal From High Ammonia Strength Wastewater Using Algae, Bacteria, And Ion Exchange
With increasing pressure on natural resources and the need for clean water and sustainable and energy efficient technologies, wastewater treatment plants are pushed towards integration…
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Tropical Temperatures At The Cretaceous Poles
Evidence that the polar regions were much warmer during the Cretaceous Period (145-66 million years ago) compared to today has accumulated during the past century…
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