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How local environmental variability influences soil mesofauna in Andean wetlands
Higher Education PressSoil fauna includes a myriad of organisms, ranging from tiny microfauna invertebrates (with body sizes <100 μm) to meso (>100 μm to 2 mm) and macrofauna (>2 mm). Among soil mesofauna, some of the typical invertebrates that represent this group include mites, springtails, and small insects such as psocopterans and Diptera larvae.
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- Soil Ecology Letters
New study highlights how mangrove forests combat salinity stress to sustain growth
Higher Education PressPeer-Reviewed Publication
A latest study published in Soil Ecology Letters sheds new light on how mangrove forests adapt to rising salinity levels, a critical threat amplified by climate change. The research, led by Mr. Shamim Ahmed from the Technical University of Munich, demonstrates how soil nutrients and leaf area index (LAI) interact with species and structural diversity to buffer mangrove productivity against salinity stress.
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- Soil Ecology Letters
New algorithm developed that enables wireless communications without perceptible delays in industrial environments
Universidad Carlos III de MadridPeer-Reviewed Publication
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- IEEE Internet of Things Journal
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- Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades, Horizon 2020 Framework Programme
Drone-mounted lab monitors fertilizer runoff in real time
American Chemical SocietyPeer-Reviewed Publication
What if instead of taking a water or soil sample to the lab, you could take the lab to the sample? That’s what a team of researchers reporting in ACS Sensors did with a new nitrate-monitoring “lab-on-a-drone” system. The drone allows for easy, real-time water sampling and analysis in hard-to-reach areas like steep ditches or swampy lowlands. The technology could help farmers optimize their fertilizer use and prevent waterway pollution from excess nitrate runoff.
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- ACS Sensors
Feeding fungi plant remnants produces tasty protein to fortify vegan, vegetarian diets
American Chemical SocietyPeer-Reviewed Publication
As global populations continue to grow, so does the need for nutritious food and efficient manufacturing processes. Current food production practices generate side streams that could be recycled. Researchers reporting in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry fed the side streams of carrot production to fungi, generating a sustainable source of protein. They incorporated the new protein into proof-of-concept vegan patties and sausages that testers ranked as tastier than food made from plant-based proteins.
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- Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
New tech reduces false positives from breast ultrasounds
Johns Hopkins UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
New ultrasound technology developed at Johns Hopkins can distinguish fluid from solid breast masses with near perfect accuracy, an advance that could save patients, especially those with dense breast tissue, from unnecessary follow-up exams, painful procedures and anxiety.
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- Radiology Advances
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- NIH/National Institutes of Health