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Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Jongho Kim, Dohoon Kim, Seonghyun Kim, Intan Fajar Suri, Byantara Darsan Purusatama, Jaeik Jo, Huisoo Lee, Wahyu Hidayat, Fauzi Febrianto, Seunghwan Lee, Namhun Kim
Summary: This study provides foundational anatomical information of three infrequently used wood species growing in tropical areas, including the clove tree, kupa, and spicate eugenia. The representative anatomical features of these species were classified using the IAWA anatomical feature list, making them easily identified by optical microscopy.
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Plant Sciences
G. S. da Silva, G. Firmino, A. Ferraro, B. Appezzato-da-Gloria
Summary: This study investigated the protection of aerial buds in three Eugenia species in a Brazilian Cerrado area. The results showed that all three species had highly protected aerial buds allocated from belowground organs, which may improve their chances of survival in harsh environments.
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Biochemical Research Methods
Nubia Rosa da Silva, Victor Deklerck, Jan M. Baetens, Jan Van den Bulcke, Maaike De Ridder, Melissa Rousseau, Odemir Martinez Bruno, Hans Beeckman, Joris Van Acker, Bernard De Baets, Jan Verwaeren
Summary: This study introduces a new dataset of microscopic images of the three main anatomical sections of 77 Congolese wood species, and develops a multi-view image classification method. The method outperforms single-view methods in accuracy and demonstrates that naive accuracy estimates can lead to a dramatic over-prediction of accuracy.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Parit Bansal, Anne Morgat, Kristian B. Axelsen, Venkatesh Muthukrishnan, Elisabeth Coudert, Lucila Aimo, Nevila Hyka-Nouspikel, Elisabeth Gasteiger, Arnaud Kerhornou, Teresa Batista Neto, Monica Pozzato, Marie-Claude Blatter, Alex Ignatchenko, Nicole Redaschi, Alan Bridge
Summary: Rhea is an expert-curated knowledgebase of biochemical reactions based on the chemical ontology ChEBI, with recent developments including increased reaction coverage, adoption as the reference vocabulary for enzyme annotation in UniProtKB, and the development of a new Rhea website. These developments aim to enhance the utility of Rhea as a reference resource for studying enzymes and metabolic systems.
NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH
(2022)
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Forestry
Zhichao Wang, Siru Liu, Yuxing Xu, Wankuan Zhu, Apeng Du
Summary: The variation in transpiration water consumption between eucalyptus species is currently unknown, which makes it uncertain whether a specific eucalyptus species is suitable for large-scale planting in a specific area, or if interspecific differences need to be considered when estimating eucalyptus water consumption. This study monitored the sap flow and estimated the transpiration of three eucalyptus species. The results showed that transpiration was influenced by meteorological factors, soil water content, and leaf area index, with variations in the response to each influencing factor among species. Species-specific transpiration prediction models were developed. The study highlights the importance of considering interspecific differences in transpiration rates when choosing eucalyptus species for regional planting.
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Engineering, Marine
Katharine B. Miller, Courtney M. Weiss
Summary: Migration phenology plays a significant role in ecological processes, particularly for Pacific salmon. Understanding how variations in phenology change with environmental heterogeneity is crucial, especially for high-latitude rivers where climate change is occurring rapidly. This research examines the influence of river conditions on the migration phenology of Chinook, chum, and coho salmon in the Yukon River, identifying species-specific differences and their implications for survival.
JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mark Elowitz, Bhalamurugan Sivaraman, Amanda Hendrix, Jen-Iu Lo, Sheng-Lung Chou, Bing-Ming Cheng, B. N. Raja Sekhar, Nigel J. Mason
Summary: By analyzing far-ultraviolet reflectance spectra on the leading and trailing hemispheres of Rhea, a moon of Saturn, researchers found that hydrazine monohydrate and chlorine-containing molecules provide a good fit to the unidentified absorption feature near 184 nm. Considering the radiation-dominated chemistry on icy satellite surfaces, hydrazine monohydrate is proposed as the most plausible candidate for explaining the absorption feature. The presence of hydrazine on the surface is believed to not be from spacecraft fuel, as Cassini's thrusters were not used during flybys of icy satellites.
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Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Muhammad Igbal Maulana, Woo Seok Jeon, Byantara Darsan Purusatama, Deded Sarip Nawawi, Siti Nikmatin, Rita Kartika Sari, Wahyu Hidayat, Fauzi Febrianto, Jong Ho Kim, Seung Hwan Lee, Nam Hun Kim
Summary: The anatomical features and crystalline properties of three valuable commercial Gigantochloa bamboo species growing in Indonesia were investigated, showing significant differences in cell composition and crystalline characteristics among the species.
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Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Stipan Cupic, Jorge Cassinello, Tomas Kusta, Francisco Ceacero
Summary: This study examines the influence of different factors on the nutritional content of faeces from three gazelle species. It found that different species have varying faecal nutrient levels and factors like sex and age also play a role. The study highlights the species-specific nature of factors affecting faecal nutrients.
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Agronomy
Lanlan Zhang, Jinbin Zheng, Heikki Hanninen, Rishikesh P. Bhalerao, Jiasheng Wu, Rui Zhang
Summary: Climatic warming affects the spring phenology of trees, with winter chilling, spring forcing, and photoperiod being the major cues. We studied the effects and interactions of these cues in four subtropical tree species and found that different species have different responses. This should be considered in tree phenology models.
AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST METEOROLOGY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Erika Reitschmiedova, Petr Dvorscik, Ondrej Mudrak, Doubrava Simanova, Jan Frouz
Summary: Willow, birch, and aspen are common pioneer woody species with different establishment strategies. Willow spreads rapidly over short distances, influenced by older trees nearby, while birch establishes populations through long-distance seed transfer and is highly influenced by climatic conditions. Aspen spreads over long distances in low numbers but can rapidly expand locally through clones once established.
JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
(2022)
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Materials Science, Paper & Wood
Nordahlia Abdullah Siam, Shahlinney Lipeh, Mohd Khairun Anwar Uyup, Muhammad Amirul Aiman Ahmad Juhari, Noraini Talip, Che Nurul Aini Che Amri, Nor Azahana Abdullah
Summary: The purpose of this study was to determine the anatomical and physical properties of three lesser-known Malaysian timber species, and to discuss the factors that influenced their density and shrinkage. The results showed that the wood fibers and density varied among the species, and that density was closely correlated with shrinkage. The study suggests that mahang, medang, and terap wood have the potential to be alternative raw materials for wood-based industries.
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Environmental Sciences
Alvina Leche, Eric Gismondi, Monica B. Martella, Joaquin L. Navarro
Summary: This study assessed persistent organic pollutants (POPs) for the first time in the Greater rhea from the Pampas grasslands of South America, revealing higher concentrations of POPs in populations living in intensive crop production areas, with PCBs being the most abundant pollutants. The study highlights the need for further research to evaluate the potential effects of POPs on the health of individuals and populations.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Jinmeng He, Jian Zhang, Yingjie Xu, Yigang Ma, Xiaobing Guo
Summary: This paper compared the structure and functional properties of gelatin extracted from different fish scales and food-grade pigskin gelatin. The results showed that the extracted fish scale gelatins had high protein content and low lipid and ash contents. Among them, pigskin gelatin had the highest gel strength due to its high proline content and average molecular weight distribution. In addition, the emulsifying stability and foaming property of fish scale gelatin also showed potential for use in the food industry.
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Environmental Sciences
Lauren E. Wiesebron, Leonardo R. Castro, Samuel Soto, Jorge Castillo
Summary: Forage fish species in the waters of Northern Chilean Patagonia have differences in their diet and environment, which may contribute to their coexistence.
FRONTIERS IN MARINE SCIENCE
(2022)
