Shrubs are the main dominant plants in arid desert systems and play an important role in maintaining the biodiversity, ecosystem services and stability of desert ecosystems.Studies have shown that the survival of a large number of shrub species in desert areas under the influence of climate change is significantly threatened, with different species
Episodes of kt196 torque converter NNW-erly windstorms, known in the area of Balkan Peninsula as Vardaris, were identified, with the aid of wind archive data, from the Regional Meteorological Centre of Makedonia of the Hellenic National Meteorological Service of Greece.The study of the seasonal, interannual, and diurnal variations of the occurrence
Airborne aircrafts are dependent on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), which is susceptible to interference due to the satellite base-station and cooperative communication.Synthetic aperture radar altimeter (SARAL) provides the ability to measure the topographic terrain for matching with Digital Elevation Model (DEM) to achieve position
The northern sand lance (Ammodytes dubius), a key species in the food web supporting the Stellwagen read more Bank National Marine Sanctuary (SBNMS), feeds primarily on the lipid-rich copepod Calanus finmarchicus.Climate change poses a significant threat to this dynamic, as C.finmarchicus populations are at the southern edge of their subarctic dist
Background: Despite the ready availability of pneumococcal vaccines and recommendation of vaccination by Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the immunization rates among adults less than 65 years of age with chronic and immunocompromised conditions remain low.Methods: This interventional (cohort) study aimed to improve the pneumococcal