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Events of reclaiming marshes for rice fields between 7000BP and 4500 BP in east China
Discovery of the oldest rice fields at the Tianluoshan site in east China has provided data of recovering reclaimation, cultivation, and the ecological system of rice fields between 7000BP and 4500…
Received 05 February 2009 02:39 UTC; Posted 07 February 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Earth & Environment
Analysis of Endocrine Disruption in Southern California Coastal Fish using an Aquatic Multi-Species Microarray
BACKGROUND: Endocrine disruptors include plasticizers, pesticides, detergents and pharmaceuticals. Turbot and other flatfish are used to characterize the presence of chemicals in the marine envir…
Received 28 January 2009 02:08 UTC; Posted 02 February 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology, Ecology, Genetics & Genomics, Earth & Environment
Palaeobathymetry of the Abderaz Formation using foraminifera, Iran
Abderaz Formation at its type section with an age of Turonian-early Campanian and a thickness of 300 m contains light grey shale and marl. The study of the planktonic foraminifera in isolated form …
Received 14 January 2009 18:18 UTC; Posted 21 January 2009
Posted to: Ecology, Earth & Environment
Narrow genetic and apparent phenetic diversity in Jatropha curcas: initial success with generating low phorbol ester interspecific hybrids
Due to the increasing popularity of Jatropha curcas as a feedstock for biodiesel, generating non-toxic and high yielding varieties of the plant requires genotypic characterization towards identifyi…
Received 13 January 2009 09:17 UTC; Posted 16 January 2009
Posted to: Biotechnology, Ecology, Genetics & Genomics, Earth & Environment, Plant Biology
Jhamarkotra phosphate ore processing plant
ABSTRACT: Low grade phosphate ore of Jhamarkotra that analyzes 16.5% P2O5 is upgraded to 34% P2O5 by a two stage flotation process after size reducing the ore to 90% passing through 200mesh…
Received 10 January 2009 13:36 UTC; Posted 15 January 2009
Posted to: Earth & Environment
3D model of lamprey estrogen receptor with estradiol and 15α-hydroxy-estradiol
Lamprey, a basal vertebrate, contains orthologs of the estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor and corticoid receptor. A perplexing property of lamprey is that 15α-hydroxy-steroids are…
Received 09 January 2009 02:16 UTC; Posted 09 January 2009
Posted to: Developmental Biology, Ecology, Earth & Environment
Correlation between Ground Level Ultra-Violet Radiation & Lower Atmospheric Aerosol Load
UV radiation is known to affect many biological and chemical processes, and is largely detrimental to individual organisms. Specific concerns include increase in the incidence of skin cancer, ocula…
Received 18 December 2008 11:04 UTC; Posted 19 December 2008
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Biodiesel: Freedom from Dependence on Fossil Fuels?
In view of the depleting oil reserves and exponential rise in petroleum prices, the search for alternative sources of fuel is very timely and important. The present paper addresses the underlying i…
Received 13 December 2008 18:15 UTC; Posted 16 December 2008
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Global warming affected some morphological characters of Pistachio trees (Pistacia vera L.)
Pistachio is one of the main horticulture crops in Iran where have the first cultivation and exportation position in the world. Climate change has already affected species distribution shifts in ma…
Received 27 November 2008 17:52 UTC; Posted 02 December 2008
Posted to: Earth & Environment
Is Sustainable Development of Deserts Feasible?
Hot deserts that presently cover about one-fifth of the land area of our planet are rapidly devouring more and more arable lands mostly due to anthropogenic causes. We propose an interdisciplinary …
Received 01 December 2008 14:27 UTC; Posted 01 December 2008
Posted to: Earth & Environment
