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Environmental Sciences
Yiting Chen, Yabin Hu, Rong Li, Wenhui Kang, Anda Zhao, Ruoyu Lu, Yong Yin, Shilu Tong, Jiajun Yuan, Shenghui Li
Summary: This study examines the associations between residential greenness and chronotype parameters in children and finds that higher levels of residential greenness are associated with an earlier chronotype in children, possibly by reducing the effects of air pollutants, especially PM2.5. The findings of this study have significant implications for promoting the deployment of green infrastructure and healthy urban design strategies.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kanawat Paoin, Chanathip Pharino, Prin Vathesatogkit, Arthit Phosri, Suhaimee Buya, Krittika Saranburut, Kayo Ueda, Xerxes Tesoro Seposo, Thammasin Ingviya, Chagriya Kitiyakara, Nisakron Thongmung, Piyamitr Sritara
Summary: Higher residential greenness is associated with a lower risk of chronic kidney disease. This study investigated the association between long-term exposure to greenness and kidney function using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) in Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand. The results showed a positive association between NDVI and eGFR, but no association between EVI and eGFR.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wanqi Yu, Xiaoqing Li, Wenling Zhong, Shu Dong, Chuanteng Feng, Bin Yu, Xi Lin, Yanrong Yin, Tiehui Chen, Shujuan Yang, Peng Jia
Summary: This study aimed to investigate and compare the associations between residential greenness and the risks for diabetes and prediabetes in urban and rural areas. The results showed a negative association between residential greenness and the risks for diabetes and prediabetes in both urban and rural areas. This association was more significant in rural areas and partly mediated by air pollution, body mass index, and physical activity.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Kanawat Paoin, Chanathip Pharino, Arthit Phosri, Kayo Ueda, Xerxes Tesoro Seposo, Matthew Kelly, Sam-ang Seubsman, Adrian Sleigh
Summary: This study examined the association between long-term exposure to residential greenness and self-reported morbidities in participants of the Thai Cohort Study. The findings suggest that long-term exposure to green environments may reduce the risk of high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol, and diabetes.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Louis C. Bender, Octavio C. Rosas-Rosas
Summary: The study aimed to analyze the relationship between precipitation estimates derived from PRISM and the actual precipitation in arid New Mexico, as well as their impact on the nutritional condition of elk, mule deer, and pronghorn. The results showed that PRISM estimates were generally positively related to actual precipitation, but tended to underestimate it in some cases. The study concluded that PRISM provided no advantage over the use of dispersed weather stations for assessing nutritional condition due to the lack of spatial autocorrelation in precipitation within the study sites.
JOURNAL OF ARID ENVIRONMENTS
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wanqi Yu, Zhu Liu, Yang La, Chuanteng Feng, Bing Yu, Qinjian Wang, Meijing Liu, Zhifeng Li, Yuemei Feng, Laba Ciren, Qibing Zeng, Junmin Zhou, Xing Zhao, Peng Jia, Shujuan Yang
Summary: This study investigated the association between residential greenness and the 10-year predicted ASCVD risks, as well as the mediation effect of air pollution, BMI, and PA. The results showed that increasing residential greenness can reduce the risk of moderate and high ASCVD, with a stronger effect in women.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qinjian Wang, Zhuoma Duoji, Chuanteng Feng, Teng Fei, Hua Ma, Songmei Wang, Wangla Ciren, Tingting Yang, Hua Ling, Bangjing Ma, Wanqi Yu, Hongyun Liu, Junmin Zhou, Xing Zhao, Peng Jia, Shujuan Yang
Summary: Residential greenness is associated with a decreased risk for hyperuricemia, and this association varies between urban and rural areas. The pathways through which greenness affects hyperuricemia include physical activity, body mass index, PM2.5, and NO2.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Biophysics
Kanawat Paoin, Chanathip Pharino, Prin Vathesatogkit, Arthit Phosri, Suhaimee Buya, Kayo Ueda, Xerxes Tesoro Seposo, Thammasin Ingviya, Krittika Saranburut, Nisakron Thongmung, Teerapat Yingchoncharoen, Piyamitr Sritara
Summary: The incidence of MetS was positively associated with long-term exposure to air pollution. However, in areas with high levels of air pollution, green spaces may not benefit health outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Qinjian Wang, Xiaoqing Li, Wenling Zhong, Hongyun Liu, Chuanteng Feng, Chao Song, Bin Yu, Yao Fu, Xi Lin, Yanrong Yin, Tiehui Chen, Jan D. Reinhardt, Shujuan Yang
Summary: This cross-sectional study found that increased residential greenness was associated with a decreased risk of dyslipidemia, with a non-linear dose-response relationship. Additionally, physical activity, body mass index, and particulate matter partially mediated the association between residential greenness and dyslipidemia risk.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Xiaoqing Li, Qinjian Wang, Chuanteng Feng, Bin Yu, Xi Lin, Yao Fu, Shu Dong, Ge Qiu, Darren Ho Aik, Yanrong Yin, Pincang Xia, Shaofen Huang, Nian Liu, Xiuquan Lin, Yefa Zhang, Xin Fang, Wenling Zhong, Peng Jia, Shujuan Yang
Summary: Exposure to residential greenness is associated with a decreased risk for metabolic syndrome (MetS). Age, gender, education level, marital status, occupation, and smoking status influence this association. Physical activity, body mass index, and air pollutants account for nearly half of the mediation effects on the greenness-MetS association.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
David A. Schneider, Aaron D. Lehmkuhl, Terry R. Spraker, Robert O. Dittmar, Mitch A. Lockwood, Susan Rollo, Tracy A. Nichols
Summary: Chronic wasting disease (CWD) is spreading in cervid populations and early antemortem testing is important. This study evaluated the diagnostic sensitivity of tonsil biopsy for CWD detection in farmed white-tailed deer. The results showed a sensitivity of 72% overall, with higher sensitivity in late preclinical infection (92%) and lower sensitivity in early preclinical infection (55%). The study also found that the sensitivity was lower in deer with the serine substitution at codon 96 of the prion protein gene (30% vs. 66% in deer with glycine at codon 96).
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Kaitlyn Wagner, Robyn Pierce, Elizabeth Gordon, Arielle Hay, Avery Lessard, Glenn C. Telling, Jennifer R. Ballard, Julie A. Moreno, Mark D. Zabel
Summary: In this study, biochemical evidence of strain differences between neurogenic and lymphogenic prions was reported. The study found that lymphogenic prions had more structural and glycoform variation than neurogenic prions. Surprisingly, there were greater biochemical differences among neurogenic prions than lymphogenic prions across individuals. It was proposed that the lymphoreticular system propagates a diverse array of prions, from which the brain selects a more restricted and potentially different pool of prions.
JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Mohammad Jafari, Ali Keshavarz
Summary: This study investigated the integration of dynamic remotely sensed data into a static crop model, focusing on winter wheat, and found that using vegetation indices based on Landsat-EVI-2 can improve LAI estimation accuracy and overall model performance in predicting crop yield.
JOURNAL OF THE INDIAN SOCIETY OF REMOTE SENSING
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Daniel W. Sallee, Brock R. McMillan, Kent R. Hersey, Steven L. Petersen, Randy T. Larsen
Summary: Spatial modeling showed that habitat use by female mule deer was influenced by other ungulate species, but competition did not affect their survival and growth.
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Studies
Filoteo Gomez-Martinez, Kirsten M. de Beurs, Jennifer Koch, Jeffrey Widener
Summary: Urban heat island (UHI) effect is a global issue that can be alleviated by green spaces and waterbodies, with larger green spaces and higher vegetation index values contributing to cooler temperatures. Planting Indian laurel trees can make green spaces greener, while large waterbodies can lower temperatures in green spaces.
Article
Ecology
Joaquin Aldabe, Ana Ines Sanchez-Iriarte, Mercedes Rivas, Oscar Blumetto
Summary: Success in conserving biodiversity in rangelands depends on effectively managing the systems to achieve positive economic outcomes while preserving biodiversity. This study found that managing grass height can increase forage mass without replacing native vegetation. However, the impact on grassland bird populations remains unclear. The findings suggest that maintaining grassland bird specialists and potentially increasing livestock production is feasible, but longer time frames may be needed to support endangered tall grass specialists.
RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Timothy H. Parker, Alex Gerber, Erin Campbell, Molly Simonson, Robert K. Shriver, Lyman Persico
Summary: Many perennial plants in semiarid rangelands have experienced population declines. Solar radiation may be the primary factor causing high seedling mortality on south-facing slopes.
RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Amin Ghasemi, Mahmoud-Reza Hemami, Sorour Karimi, Majid Iravani, Josef Senn
Summary: Seed dispersal is of great importance in plant ecology. This study examines the role of the onager in the endozoochoric seed dispersal of various plant species in an Iranian national park. The findings highlight the significance of conserving this threatened subspecies to maintain seed dispersal in arid habitats.
RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Nicki Frey, Jeffrey L. Beck, Loretta Singletary, Laura Snell, Derek Scasta, Jessie Hadfield
Summary: This article presents a survey on public knowledge of wild free-roaming horse populations. The results indicate that the public has limited understanding of the ecology and management of these horses, which may affect their ability to support management efforts and distinguish fact from propaganda.
RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Seyedeh Khadijeh Mahdavi, Mohammadreza Shahraki, Mohsen Sharafatmandrad
Summary: This study aimed to analyze the impact of Turkmen pastoralists' participation in rangeland restoration practices in Aqqala County. The results showed that pastoralists' age, annual income, number of animals, and animal husbandry experience had positive relationships with participatory behavior. Pastoralists who were members of rangeland management cooperatives and participated in training courses performed better in implementation. By identifying the consequences of participatory behavior, barriers to participation in restoration practices can be overcome.
RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(2024)
Article
Ecology
Corinna M. Holfus, Chad S. Boyd, Roxanne C. Rios, Kirk W. Davies, Stella M. Copeland, Ricardo Mata-Gonzalez
Summary: The distribution of Wyoming big sagebrush has decreased due to its interaction with invasive annual grasses and increased wildfire frequency. Traditional seeding methods have low success rates, while transplanting sagebrush has a higher success rate. Planting younger transplants and controlling invasive annual grasses before planting can increase transplant survival and canopy volume.
RANGELAND ECOLOGY & MANAGEMENT
(2024)