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Nutrient dynamics, carbon storage and community composition on artificial and natural reefs in Bali, Indonesia
Artificial reefs are now commonly used as a tool to restore degraded coral reefs and have a proven potential to enhance biodiversity. Despite this,...
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Genetic Diversity of Legionella pneumophila Isolates from Artificial Water Sources in Brazil
Legionella pneumophila (Lp) is a Gram-negative bacterium found in natural and artificial aquatic environments and inhalation of contaminated aerosols...
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Long-term artificial/natural daytime light affects mood, melatonin, corticosterone, and gut microbiota in rats
AbstractThe desynchronization of circadian rhythms affected by light may induce physiological and psychological disequilibrium. We aimed to elucidate...
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Wood photosensitivity to different artificial light sources
Mostly the effect of solar and UV radiation on wood photodegradation has been researched. This paper discusses the effect of artificial light...
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African elephants can detect water from natural and artificial sources via olfactory cues
Water is vital for mammals. Yet, as ephemeral sources can be difficult to find, it raises the question, how do mammals locate water? Elephants ( Loxodo...
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Attractivity of various artificial light sources to caddisfly (Trichoptera) species and its importance in their sampling and conservation
The artificial light sources are useful tools for sampling night active insects, however, they also possess potential environmental risks in their...
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Artificial light changes visual perception by pollinators in a hawkmoth-plant interaction system
Night-flying pollinators, such as hawkmoths, are particularly vulnerable to the global spread of urban artificial lighting which is changing...
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Artificial lighting affects the landscape of fear in a widely distributed shorebird
Fear influences almost all aspects of a prey species’ behaviour, such as its foraging and movement, and has the potential to cause trophic cascades....
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Isotope analysis reveals differential impacts of artificial and natural afforestation on soil organic carbon dynamics in abandoned farmland
BackgroundA multitude of studies analyzed the dynamics of soil organic carbon (SOC), but their methodology does not provide sufficient understanding...
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Insights into enterovirus a-71 antiviral development: from natural sources to synthetic nanoparticles
Enteroviruses are pathogens responsible for several diseases, being enterovirus A71 (EVA71) the second leading cause of hand, foot, and mouth disease...
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Artificial sweeteners stimulate horizontal transfer of extracellular antibiotic resistance genes through natural transformation
Antimicrobial resistance has emerged as a global threat to human health. Natural transformation is an important pathway for horizontal gene transfer,...
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Effects of artificial light on the arrival time, duration of stay, and departure time of nocturnal flying insects
Insects with positive phototaxis fly to artificial light sources at night, stay there for a certain amount of time, and then fly away. Although many...
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Natural products for infectious microbes and diseases: an overview of sources, compounds, and chemical diversities
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threatens human health globally, infectious disorders have become one of the most challenging problem for the...
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Plasmodium metabolite HMBPP stimulates feeding of main mosquito vectors on blood and artificial toxic sources
Recent data show that parasites manipulate the physiology of mosquitoes and human hosts to increase the probability of transmission. Here, we...
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Breeding Success of the Eurasian Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo, Strigiformes, Strigidae) in Artificial Nests
AbstractThe success of Eagle Owl breeding in artificial niches and natural nests was studied. Manufacturing and installing artificial nests for Eagle...
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Costs and benefits of “insect friendly” artificial lights are taxon specific
The expansion of human activity into natural habitats often results in the introduction of artificial light at night, which can disrupt local...
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Gonad development in farmed male and female South African abalone, Haliotis midae, fed artificial and natural diets under a range of husbandry conditions
Growth rate is one of the most important factors in the farming of Haliotis midae , and somatic growth rates decline after abalone reach sexual...
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Comparison between artificial fire blight shoot and flower inoculations in apple
Fire blight is the most important bacterial disease in apple ( Malus × domestica ). Owing to the severity of the caused damages, fire blight resistance...
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Negligible native and significant alien colonization of artificial shoreline by macroinvertebrates in a large shallow lake (Lake Balaton, Hungary)
The aim of our study was to compare the richness and composition of macroinvertebrate assemblages in natural reed and artificial rip-rap habitats in...
