Shrimp aquaculture is a billion-dollar industry worldwide. It provides about half a billion dollars in export earnings, livelihood, and employment of millions of people in…
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Pest insects and mites attack agricultural crops and forests directly or damage them by spreading diseases. They can also spread diseases to humans and livestock…
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The Amazon biome plays a key role in the world’s carbon and water cycles. Together, regional terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems link these cycles to constitute…
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Vegetation phenology describes the plant seasonal cycle of green leaf-on during spring and brown leaf-off during autumn because of changes in weather and climate. With…
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The Yangtze River Economic Belt is one of the three official regional strategies in China. It covers 11 provinces and can be classified into three…
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As a special resource, sand is widely distributed in China, especially in arid and semi-arid regions. Because of the effects of a region’s geographic environment,…
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Petroleum use in the United States (U.S.) in 2016 was 5 percent lower than in 2005, and imports declined by 26 percent over the same…
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The heat coming out from the oxidation of hydrocarbons which is identified by combustion is a major source of energy responsible for almost 98% of…
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Globally, electricity systems are undergoing a significant transformation to green energy in response to technology change and climate policy. Yet, in some countries with high…
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Despite recent advances in regenerative medicine, re-growing a lost limb is an insurmountable feat for human beings, confined for now to science fiction and comic…
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Common ice (Ih) floats on top of water because it is less dense than liquid water. The hollow structure of ice can accommodate small gas…
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