Why You Like What You Like – The Genetics Of Food Preferences
Thinking of one’s favorite food makes one’s mouth water. But why do we like certain foods so much? London scientists have now investigated whether genes…
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Biological Control Can Help To Stop An Aggressive, Invasive Forest Pathogen
Invasive species are animals, plants, or microbes which were introduced (intentionally or unintentionally) from their original habitat to a new environment, where they spread aggressively…
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Surface Layer Energy And Carbon Fluxes Are Vulnerable To The Representation Of Canopy Structural And Functional Profiles
The terrestrial carbon uptake currently accounts for about one-third of the annual global carbon sink in the atmosphere; however, future projections of the terrestrial carbon…
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Ecophysiology Insights Aid In The Biological Control Of Parthenium Weed
Insect herbivores have the potential to devastate certain plant species, a trait that scientists have cleverly exploited towards the control and management of unwanted and…
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Hospital Surgical Procedure Markup And Hospital Market Competition
The relationship between interhospital competition and the costs passed on to patients and their families is a complex one. Research has shown that as hospital…
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Measuring Ecosystem Responses To Water Availability: How Dry Is Too Dry To Hinder Evapotranspiration?
Drought is one of the most devastating natural disasters that can cause serious agricultural, economic, and social impacts around the globe. Several studies project increased…
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A Capacity Approach To Climate Change Modeling: Identifying Crop Management Adaptation Options
Crop growth simulation models coupled with climate model projections are promoted and increasingly used for assessing impacts of climate change on crop yields and for…
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Transdisciplinary Approach To Measure Conservation Agriculture’s Adaptation For Climate Change And Food Security In India
Food security has become increasingly important globally as well as on domestic fronts as global supply, income growth, and access is not keeping pace with…
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Graphene Oxide Enables The Clinker-Free Concrete Based On Coal Fly Ash
Providing sustainable alternatives to conventional concrete is becoming a global imperative, considering its significant footprints and versatile applications. Each year, every person on earth consumes…
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Circular Economy: Can Pollution Be Turned Into Resources?
Coal combustion for energy generation has traditionally been associated with environmental pollution since the onset of the Industrial Revolution. A waste stream (Flue Gas Desulfurization,…
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Electromagnetic Processing Of Sintered Powder Metal Parts
Sintering is the process of compacting a material, usually in powdered form, into a solid mass using heat or pressure, but without melting the material….
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