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The impact of herbivore exclusion on forb diversity: comparing species and functional responses during a drought
(Wiley, 2020)
Rainfall and herbivory shape savannah herbaceous communities, but these disturbances are being altered globally. To assess potential consequences of such alterations, we evaluated herbivore effects on species and functional ...
Prediction of 24-hour sodium excretion from spot urine samples in South African adults: a comparison of four equations
(Nature, 2020)
Repeated 24-hour urine collection is considered to be the gold standard for assessing salt intake. This is often impractical in large-population studies, especially in low–middle-income countries. Equations to estimate ...
Extension of projection mappings
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
We provide sufficient conditions for a map between projection lattices of semi-finite von Neumann algebras to be extended to a Jordan *-homomorphism. These conditions are sufficiently general for the procedures developed herein ...
Biosynthesis and antimicrobial activity of pseudodesmin and viscosinamide cyclic lipopeptides produced by pseudomonads associated with the cocoyam rhizosphere
(MDPI, 2020)
Pseudomonas cyclic lipopeptides (CLPs) are encoded non-ribosomally by biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) and possess diverse biological activities. In this study, we conducted chemical structure and BGC analyses with ...
Characterizing light-absorbing aerosols in a low-income settlement in South Africa
(Taiwan Association for Aerosol Research, 2020)
Light‑absorbing aerosols, particularly black carbon (BC), have significant impacts on human health and the climate. They are also the least‑studied fraction of atmospheric particles, particularly in residential areas of ...
An empirical exploration of the capabilities of people with disabilities in coping with disasters
(Springer, 2020)
While the capability approach is increasingly being adopted for evaluating well-being and social justice in the field of human development, this approach in disaster research has remained scarce. This research thus seeks ...
Intensity of Facebook use: a personality-based perspective on dependency formation
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)
Despite recent privacy scandals, the intensity with which individuals use Facebook has not declined. This indicates that individuals still place significant value on the psychosocial development afforded by using Facebook. ...
Electrical resistivity of carbonaceous bed material at high temperature
(Springer Verlag, 2020)
This study reports the effect of high-temperature treatment on the electrical properties of charcoal, coal, and coke. The electrical resistivity of industrial charcoal samples used as a reducing agent in electric arc ...
Layer-by-layer nanocoating of antiviral polysaccharides on surfaces to prevent coronavirus infections
(MDPI, 2020)
In 2020, the world is being ravaged by the coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, which causes a severe
respiratory disease, Covid-19. Hundreds of thousands of people have succumbed to the disease.
Efforts at curing the disease are ...
Looking for an offshore low-level jet champion among recent reanalyses: a tight race over the Baltic Sea
(MDPI, 2020)
With an increasing interest in offshore wind energy, focus has been directed towards large
semi-enclosed basins such as the Baltic Sea as potential sites to set up wind turbines. The meteorology
of this inland sea in ...