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Open AccessPredictors for post-traumatic hip osteoarthritis in patients with transverse acetabular fractures following open reduction internal fixation: a minimum of 2 years’ follow-up multicenter study
The predictors of post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA) in patients with transverse acetabular fractures (TAFs) following open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) remain unclear. This study aimed to investigate ...
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Open AccessThree-dimensional map** study of pure transverse acetabular fractures
To describe and analyze the morphological characteristics, location and frequency of pure transverse acetabular fracture lines through fracture map** and quantitative measurements.
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Open AccessDust emission source characterization for visibility hazard assessment on Lordsburg Playa in Southwestern New Mexico, USA
In drylands around the world, ephemeral lakes (playas) are common. Dry, wind-erodible playa sediments are potent local and regional sources of dust and PM10 (airborne particles with diameters less than 10 μm). Du...
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Open AccessVariation of soil organic carbon and physical properties in relation to land uses in the Yellow River Delta, China
Soil physical properties and soil organic carbon (SOC) are considered as important factors of soil quality. Arable land, grassland, and forest land coexist in the saline-alkali reclamation area of the Yellow R...
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Open AccessSap flow of Amorpha fruticosa: implications of water use strategy in a semiarid system with secondary salinization
A. fruticosa (Amorpha fruticosa L.) is widely used for revegetation in semiarid lands that undergo secondary salinization. Understanding A. fruticosa plants response to soil water and salt stress is essential for...
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A combined grazing and fire management may reverse woody shrub encroachment in desert grasslands
Fire and controlled grazing have been widely adopted as management interventions to counteract woody shrub proliferation in many arid and semiarid grassland systems. The actual intensity of grazing and fire, a...
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Preparation and properties of biocomposite from poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) reinforced with regenerated cellulose
In this study, we utilized regenerated cellulose obtained by dissolving cotton fibers in NaOH/urea/water solution. Subsequently, the performance of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) (PHBH) were improv...
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Fire changes the spatial distribution and sources of soil organic carbon in a grassland-shrubland transition zone
In many mixed grass-shrub ecosystems, increased shrub biomass tends to promote overall carbon storage, but the distribution of carbon pools may be complicated by disturbances such as wildfires. We investigated...
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Post-fire Redistribution of Soil Carbon and Nitrogen at a Grassland–Shrubland Ecotone
The rapid conversion of grasslands into shrublands has been observed in many arid and semiarid regions worldwide. Studies have shown that fire can negatively affect shrub communities and promote resource homog...
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Challenges in Resha** the Sectoral Innovation System of the Chinese Automobile Industry
The aim of this chapter is to analyze and review the progress of China’s technological innovation in the automobile sector. First, the structure of the Chinese automobile industry and its relevant innovation s...
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Method of Predicting Tight Gas Deliverability from Conventional Well Logging Data Based on Experimental Simulation
Gas deliverability estimation is very important in predicting effective gas-bearing regions and formulating reasonable development program. Conventional deliverability prediction method based on absolute open ...
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Preparation and Characterization of Cellulose Gel Films
In this study, 7 wt% NaOH/12 wt% urea/81 wt% aqueous solvent was used to dissolve the cellulose in low temperature condition, and researched the cellulose content how to influence the cellulose gel films which...
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Open AccessParticulate matter emissions from biochar-amended soils as a potential tradeoff to the negative emission potential
Novel carbon sequestration strategies such as large-scale land application of biochar may provide sustainable pathways to increase the terrestrial storage of carbon. Biochar has a long residence time in the so...
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The effects of land consolidation on the ecological connectivity based on ecosystem service value: A case study of Da’an land consolidation project in Jilin province
Land consolidation has a profound impact on landscape patterns and ecological functions at various scales through engineering and biological measures. In recent years, China invests more than 100 billion RMB y...
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Open AccessRecent ecological transitions in China: greening, browning and influential factors
Ecological conservation and restoration are necessary to mitigate environmental degradation problems. China has taken great efforts in such actions. To understand the ecological transition during 2000–2010 in ...
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Landscape network approach to assess ecological impacts of road projects on biological conservation
Awareness of the adverse ecological effects of road and other large construction projects has resulted in a rapidly growing demand to quantitatively predict and evaluate the effects on gene flow among plants a...
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Long-Range Ecogeomorphic Processes
Processes operating at larger spatial scales interact with those operating at smaller scales (discussed in the previous chapter) to produce spatial patterns in drylands. Hydrological processes operating at the...
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Landscape Scale Variation in Nitrous Oxide Flux Along a Typical Northeastern US Topographic Gradient in the Early Summer
Most previous studies investigating controls on nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions have relied on plot-scale experiments and focused on relative homogeneous biotic and abiotic factors such as soil, vegetation, and moi...
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Sediment deposition and soil nutrient heterogeneity in two desert grassland ecosystems, southern New Mexico
The role of wind in changing the spatial heterogeneity of soil resources in erosion-dominated semiarid ecosystems is well known. Yet the effect of windblown sediment deposition on soil nutrient distribution and e...
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Effects of wind erosion on the spatial heterogeneity of soil nutrients in two desert grassland communities
Wind is known to affect the spatial heterogeneity of soil resources in arid and semiarid systems, but multi-year, quantified observations are largely absent. We studied the effects of wind erosion on the spati...
