Fractal-Based Modeling and Spatial Analysis of Urban Form and Growth: A Case Study of Shenzhen in China by Xiaoming Man, Yanguang Chen

“…It can be concluded that the urban form of Shenzhen bears characteristics of multifractals and the fractal structure has been becoming better, gradually, through self-organization, but its land resources are reaching the limits of growth. The fractal dimension curves of Shenzhen’s urban growth are similar to those of European and American cities but differ from those of cities in northern China. …”
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Characterization of Spermidine Synthase (SPDS) Gene and RNA−Seq Based Identification of Spermidine (SPD) and Spermine (SPM) Involvement in Improving High Temperature Stress Toleran... by Shixia Liu, Jun Zhang, Xue Sun, Nianjun Xu

“…Gracilariopsis lemaneiformis, an important commercial red macroalga, is facing significant impacts from global warming, which limits algal growth and yield in China. Polyamines (PAs), spermidine (SPD) and spermine (SPM), are ubiquitous polycations important for growth and environmental stress responses including high temperature (HT) tolerance. …”
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Analysis of investment factors which are influencing the growth of the Republic of Serbia by Milojević Ivan, Ignjatijević Svetlana, Đorđević Dragomir

“…This research starts from the hypothesis that financing deficit limits economic growth and the inflow of FDI can't provide long-term economic growth. …”
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Morpho-Physiological and Transcriptome Changes in Tomato Anthers of Different Developmental Stages under Drought Stress by Anthony Tumbeh Lamin-Samu, Mohamed Farghal, Muhammad Ali, Gang Lu

“…Drought limits the growth and productivity of plants. Reproductive development is sensitive to drought but the underlying physiological and molecular mechanisms remain unclear in tomatoes. …”
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Methodology to calculate forest stand level maximum potential productivity, potential achievable productivity and ecosystem fit by Angela M. Klock, Kristiina A. Vogt, Daniel J. Vogt, John C. Gordon

“…That model was adapted in this paper to measure how much of the theoretical maximum potential productivity (tNpptmax) is reached in any forest due to edaphic and climatic limits to growth, i.e., its “Ecosystem fit” (eFit). The procedure to calculate eFit has not been published except as a concept. …”
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Mitigating Impact of Soil Salinization on Growth, Yield and Fruit Nutritional Quality of <i>Abelmoschus esculentus</i> L. (Okra) Using Arbuscular Mycorrhiza Fungus (<i.Glomus claru... by O. Kekere, T.O. Ayesa, O. Akinbuwa

“… Soil salinity is a severe environmental stress that limits crop growth and productivity. Mycorrhizal fungi association has the potential to minimize environmental stress like soil salinization in some plant species. …”
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A Method for Enhancing the Contrast of Medical Video Images with Adaptive Correction Depth for Clinical Decision Support Systems by A. A. Pozdeev

“…In comparison with conventional methods, the developed method provides a simultaneous contrast correction of both light and dark image fragments and limits the growth of the noise level (typical of similar methods) by adapting the correction depth to the neighborhood features of the processed image element.…”
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Plant–soil feedback from eastern redcedar (Juniperus virginiana) inhibits the growth of grasses in encroaching range by Leland D. Bennion, David Ward

“…We found redcedar created a negative plant–soil feedback that limited the growth of the cool season grasses B. inermis and P. smithii, reducing their overall biomass by >60%. …”
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Daily Climatic Data Better Explain the Radial Growth of Swiss Stone Pine (<i>Pinus cembra</i> L.) in High-Elevation Cliffs in the Carpathians by Katarzyna Izworska, Tomasz Zielonka, Paweł Matulewski, Elżbieta Muter

“…This is particularly important in analysing the growth of trees at high elevations, where the climatic factor strongly limits radial growth.…”
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Assessing the influence of local environment, regional climate and tree species on radial growth in the Hexi area of arid northwest China by Beixi Fan, Beixi Fan, Bao Yang, Bao Yang, Gang Li

“…We found that Qinghai spruce in the west of the Hexi area is more sensitive to climate change than in the east, and that drought condition in the previous growing season and the early growing season (March to June) limits spruce growth. Comparison between the regional standard chronologies of Qinghai spruce and Qilian juniper (Juniperus przewalskii) in the Hexi area during 1813-2001 showed that both chronologies were more consistent in the high-frequency domain than in the low-frequency domain. …”
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Partially-covered fractal induced turbulence on fins thermal dissipation by Soon Hong Chew, Su Min Hoi, Manh-Vu Tran, Ji Jinn Foo

“…The coaction of such traits limits the growth of fin boundary layers, providing superior thermal transfer capabilities which benefits the community in developing for higher efficiency heat transfer systems.…”
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Effect of biochar, biocompost and manure on the growth and productivity of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): Field and pots study by Hassan EL Moussaoui, Lalla Fatima Zohra Ainlhout, Laila Bouqbis

“…For biochar, alfalfa germination results were widely different between field and pots with low germination rate in high doses of biochar which subsequently affected productivity.Conclusion Although the application of high doses of biochar and biocompost decreases productivity and limits all growth parameters but positive results on productivity were noted with the 3% BC treatment in the field, which requires monitoring this dose for prolonged periods in order to properly determine its long-term effects on the various physiological parameters, growth and productivity of alfalfa.…”
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Synthetic CsCEP3 Peptide Attenuates Salinity Stress via ROS and ABA Signaling in Cucumber Primary Root by Zeping Shen, Tingting Zuo, Hailin Xia, Shichang Ai, Qi Tao, Cheng Zeng, Xueping Guo, Huibin Han

“…Salinity stress prominently limits cucumber growth and productivity. However, the mechanism underlying salinity response mediated by the C-TERMINALLY ENCODED PEPTIDE (CEP) peptide in cucumber primary root remains largely unclear. …”
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Long-Term Impact of Ground Deformation on Vegetation in an Underground Mining Area: Its Mechanism and Suggestions for Revegetation by Jiaxin Mi, Huping Hou, Zhifeng Jin, Xiaoyan Yang, Yifei Hua

“…The results revealed that the long-term impacts of ground deformation on vegetation result from the degradation of the vegetation and soil when ground deformation occurs, which thereby limits the growth and succession of plants after the ground deformation has occurred. …”
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Advances in Wheat Physiology in Response to Drought and the Role of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria to Trigger Drought Tolerance by Manon Camaille, Nicolas Fabre, Christophe Clément, Essaid Ait Barka

“…Drought is one of the major abiotic problems, which limits the growth and productivity of crops and impacts 1–3% of all land.To cope with unfavorable water-deficit conditions, plants use through sophisticated and complex mechanisms that help to perceive the stress signal and enable optimal crop yield are required. …”
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Application of Selenium Can Alleviate the Stress of Cadmium on Rapeseed at Different Growth Stages in Soil by Lingli Nie, Bingqian Zhou, Bo Hong, Xiaodan Wang, Tao Chang, Chunyun Guan, Mei Guan

“…Cadmium (Cd) stress greatly limits the growth of rapeseed, and selenium is a micronutrient that is essential for rapeseed growth, but whether and how selenium application alleviates Cd-induced inhibition remains poorly understood. …”
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Ultrafine-Grained Tungsten Heavy Alloy Prepared by High-Pressure Spark Plasma Sintering by Shuaihao Zhang, Qiqi Zhu, Qiunan Li, Wei Ji, Weimin Wang, Zhengyi Fu

“…The high sintering pressure is considered to support an additional driving force for the sintering and lead to a low-temperature densification, which effectively limits grain growth.…”
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OsWRKY76 positively regulates drought stress via OsbHLH148-mediated jasmonate signaling in rice by Mingxing Zhang, Ranran Zhao, Kai Huang, Zhiqi Wei, Boya Guo, Shuangzhan Huang, Zhao Li, Wenzhu Jiang, Tao Wu, Xinglin Du

“…Drought stress is a major environmental threat that limits plant growth and crop productivity. Therefore, it is necessary to uncover the molecular mechanisms behind drought tolerance in crops. …”
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Salinity Tolerance of Super-Nodulating Soybean Genotype En-b0-1 by Yukiko Yasuta, Makie Kokubun

“…For example, reduced nitrogen (N) uptake due to salt-induced depression of nodule formation severely limits soybean growth and yield. Super-nodulating soybean genotypes were previously identified by their superior N2 fixation and photosynthesis. …”
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A high-density genetic map identifies a novel major QTL for boron efficiency in oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.). by Didi Zhang, Yingpeng Hua, Xiaohua Wang, Hua Zhao, Lei Shi, Fangsen Xu

“…Low boron (B) seriously limits the growth of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.), a high B demand species that is sensitive to low B conditions. …”
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