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Mapping biodiversity conservation priorities for protected areas: A case study in Xishuangbanna Tropical Area, China
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
Global biodiversity is declining rapidly, posing a severe threat to ecosystem functions and services. Protected Areas (PAs) can be extremely effective in protecting biodiversity, but conservation gaps arise as a result of ...
A systems thinking approach to understanding the challenges of achieving the circular economy
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Springer Nature
, 2020 , Article)
Circular economy (CE) is extensively discussed around the globe. Presently, discussions are mostly concerned with the importance of achieving CE and the benefits associated therewith, with the various barriers surrounding ...
Modeling the Impact of Downstream Conditions on Discharging Behavior of Vehicles at Signalized Intersections Using Micro-Simulation
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Springer
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals. In areas where traffic demand is high and intersections are closely spaced, the drivers’ desire for quick discharge is demotivated by negative downstream conditions, ...
Climate change vulnerability and adaptation strategies for smallholder farmers in Yangi Qala District, Takhar, Afghanistan
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2019 Elsevier Ltd Smallholder farmers in Afghanistan are already facing various risks in agricultural production due to past continuous insurgencies. Climate change is likely to amplify the risk and make them even more ...
Is it forever? Genotoxicological impact of marine contaminants on Arabian/Persian Gulf bivalves: An experimental approach
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Elsevier B.V. A novel approach of combining manipulative field experiments and cytogenetic endpoints was used to assess the genotoxic impact of chemical contamination on a local model bivalve species, the pearl ...
Scale effects on the relationships between land characteristics and ecosystem services- a case study in Taihu Lake Basin, China
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Elsevier B.V. It is generally recognized that marginal changes in landscape characteristics can influence multiple ecosystem services, but the causal relationships involved are still very unclear due to lack of ...
Land management to reconcile ecosystem services supply and demand mismatches—A case study in Shanghai municipality, China
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wiley
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. City managers need to understand how land use and land cover (LULC) change in an urban landscape can affect future land degradation and conditions for ecosystem services (ESs) supply and ...
Spatio-temporal changes in water-related ecosystem services provision and trade-offs with food production
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Elsevier
, 2021 , Article)
A key challenge for sustainability is protecting water-related ecosystems and the services (WESs) they provide while enhancing food security. Food production usually drives land use change, which results in ecosystem ...
Suppression of GATA-3 increases adipogenesis, reduces inflammation and improves insulin sensitivity in 3T3L-1 preadipocytes
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article)
© 2020 Impaired adipogenesis plays an important role in the development of obesity-associated insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Adipose tissue inflammation is a crucial mediator of this process. GATA-3 plays important ...
Prevalence of antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli isolates from local and imported retail chicken carcasses.
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International Association for Food Protection
, 2020 , Article)
The spread of antibiotic resistance has been associated with consumption of food contaminated with pathogenic and non-pathogenic resistant bacteria. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of antibiotic ...