Academic Articles & Research Papers

Dove/non dove. "Il parco virtuale": una nota esplicativa

In this article we present the database Dove/nondove, which aims aims to collect and list the texts of female authors who’ve wrote about places and spaces. The goal is to create a global hypertext, monitoring the evolution of specific theme...

Physicochemical characterization and source apportionment of Arctic ice-nucleating particles observed in Ny-Ålesund in autumn 2019

Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) initiate primary ice formation in Arctic mixed-phase clouds (MPCs), altering cloud radiative properties and modulating precipitation. For atmospheric INPs, the complexity of their spatiotemporal variations, h...

Incidence of the fermentation temperature on the total fatty acid evolution

This work aims to study the incidence of the fermentation temperature on the total fatty acid evolution and its potential impact on the fermentation stops....

Temperature dependence of liverwort diversification reveals a cool origin and hot hotspots

Abstract The evolutionary history underlying gradients in species richness is still subject to discussions and understanding the past niche evolution might be crucial in estimating the potential of taxa to adapt to changing environmental co...

A large deletion conferring pale green leaves of maize

Abstract Background The structural basis of chloroplast and the regulation of chloroplast biogenesis remain largely unknown in maize. Gene mutations in these pathways have been linked to the abnormal leaf color phenotype observed in some mu...

Evolution of Tandem Repeats Is Mirroring Post-polyploid Cladogenesis in Heliophila (Brassicaceae)

The unigeneric tribe Heliophileae encompassing more than 100 Heliophila species is morphologically the most diverse Brassicaceae lineage. The tribe is endemic to southern Africa, confined chiefly to the southwestern South Africa, home of tw...

Sexual Dimorphism in Growth Rate and Gene Expression Throughout Immature Development in Wild Type Chrysomya rufifacies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Macquart

Reliability of forensic entomology analyses to produce relevant information to a given case requires an understanding of the underlying arthropod population(s) of interest and the factors contributing to variability. Common traits for analy...

tRNA sequences can assemble into a replicator

Can replication and translation emerge in a single mechanism via self-assembly? The key molecule, transfer RNA (tRNA), is one of the most ancient molecules and contains the genetic code. Our experiments show how a pool of oligonucleotides, ...

Mechanistic insights into TAM-mediated OMP assembly in Gram-negative bacteria

Summary: The β-barrel assembly machinery (BAM) is essential for outer membrane protein (OMP) biogenesis in Gram-negative bacteria and represents a validated target for antibiotic development. Its evolutionary relative, the translocation and...

Grain boundary and texture evolution of TiB/Ti–2Al–6Sn titanium matrix composite under electroshocking treatment

This work used electroshocking treatment (EST) plus external loading to regulate the microstructure of titanium matrix composites (TMCs). The external loading was 0.3 MPa. After EST plus external loading with 0.3 MPa, the α was reduced to 2...

Are museums the future of evolutionary medicine?

Capillary‐Driven Backflow During Salt Precipitation in a Rough Fracture

Abstract Salt precipitation is a crucial process occurring during CO2 injection into saline aquifers. It significantly alters the porous space, leading to reduced permeability and impaired injectivity. While the dynamics of precipitation ha...

The Power of Environmental Observatories for Advancing Multidisciplinary Research, Outreach, and Decision Support: The Case of the Minnesota River Basin

Abstract Observatory‐scale data collection efforts allow unprecedented opportunities for integrative, multidisciplinary investigations in large, complex watersheds, which can affect management decisions and policy. Through the National Scie...

A Theory for Estuarine Delta Formation with Finite Beach Length under Sediment Supplied from the River

Analytical solutions for a one-line model for shoreline changes are employed to investigate the formation of two wave-dominated river delta coastlines, along with a small-scale laboratory experiment. Since the present analytical solution ca...

Influence of check dams on water and sediment processes and deposition patterns under simulated rainfall conditions

The Loess Plateau in China has the highest soil erosion and water loss rates in the world. Therefore, check dams, which are more useful engineering measures, have been established to improve soil and water conservation in small watershed. T...

Study on Damage Behavior and Anti-Explosion Performance of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Cellular Concrete Under Underwater Contact Explosion

To explore the damage mitigation mechanism of steel fiber-reinforced cellular concrete (SFR-CC) under underwater explosion loading, this study systematically analyzes two key variables: steel fiber volume fraction (0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0...

Dissenting Design

As part of the discipline and practice of design (understood in its broadest sense of «strategic problem-solving process that drives innovation, builds business success, and leads to a better quality of life through innovative products, sys...

The Recessed Arched Mihrab Design: An Identity Marker in the Formation of Art in the Zand Era

Each King in their respective reigns attempted to shape visual culture according to their intellectual and ideological foundations. In some periods, these changes were explicit and evident, while in others, they were implicit and gradual. T...

Aesthetics of the Human Image in Life and Iconography of the Ancient Philosophers in Art

The acoustic and visual understanding of man is a hotly debated issue in contemporary culture. I found it important therefore to look at certain historical, cultural, aesthetical, philosophical and anthropological peculiarities of human ima...

Inconsistent Patterns of Soil Fauna Biodiversity and Soil Physicochemical Characteristic Along an Urbanization Gradient

Urbanization has induced substantial changes in soil physicochemical characteristic, which plays an important role in regulating soil fauna biodiversity in forests and grasslands. However, less is known about the urbanization effect on soil...