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Solanum tuberosum L., also known as potatoes, are one of the most consumed vegetable crops in the world. Because of their nutritional value, potatoes’ quality…
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Unlike humans or other animal species, dolphins rarely show signs of external aging. Consequently, estimating the age of a free-ranging dolphin during a veterinary examination…
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River beds are usually untouched by human feet, unless the rivers are dry. However, the heavy metals in river beds carry the footprints of various…
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Plant-parasitic nematodes infect the roots of plants, causing billions of dollars of crop loss worldwide. One such example is the soybean cyst nematode (SCN), which…
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Modern Iraq is a relatively dry country faced with mounting water challenges. Ancient Southern Iraq, commonly referred to as Southern Mesopotamia, was also the home…
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The welfare of farmed animals is under increasing scrutiny from consumers as well as governmental and industry bodies and plays an important part in the…
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Wine aroma is arguably the most important intrinsic factor used to judge wine quality. The perception of wine aroma is the result of a number…
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Loess is a wind-blown sediment made of micron-sized grains of quartz, feldspar, and mica, calcium and magnesium carbonates and up to 30% of clay. As…
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Predicting severe weather (defined by the National Weather Service as wind gusts above 58 MPH, hail greater than 1″, or a tornado) in the Northeast…
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The Caribbean is one of the most susceptible regions in the world to climate change and building resilience is a major developmental challenge. This paper,…
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I find myself working in an emerging field that may be called ecological evolutionary developmental and behavioral biology, which involves analyzing biological phenomena within a…
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