Kepler-62: A Five-Planet System with Planets of 1.4 and 1.6 Earth Radii in the Habitable Zone by Sanchis Ojeda, Roberto, Winn, Joshua Nathan

“…Theoretical models of Kepler-62e and -62f for a stellar age of ~7 billion years suggest that both planets could be solid, either with a rocky composition or composed of mostly solid water in their bulk.…”
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INTERPLANETARY DUST PARTICLES AS SAMPLES OF ICY ASTEROIDS by Vernazza, P., Marsset, M., Beck, P., Birlan, M., Brunetto, R., Djouadi, Z., Dumas, C., Merouane, S., Mousis, O., Zanda, B., Binzel, Richard P, DeMeo, Francesca E

“…However, while some meteorites are known to sample the surfaces of metallic, rocky and hydrated asteroids (about one-third of the mass of the belt), the low-density icy asteroids (C-, P-, and D-types), representing the rest of the main belt, appear to be unsampled in our meteorite collections. …”
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Adaptive control of hybrid electric vehicle by Khah, Dennis Kok Hong.

“…Driving comfort becomes a significant area of consideration especially with rapidly changing road conditions and external disturbances like road slips and rocky roads which could lead to undesirable yaw disturbances. …”
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Planet Hunters X. KIC 8462852 - Where's the Flux? by Boyajian, T, LaCourse, D, Rappaport, SA, Fabrycky, D, Fischer, D, Gandolfi, D, Kennedy, G, Korhonen, H, Liu, M, Moor, A, Olah, K, Vida, K, Wyatt, M, Best, W, Brewer, J, Ciesla, F, Csak, B, Deeg, H, Dupuy, T, Handler, G, Heng, K, Howell, S, Ishikawa, S, Kovacs, J, Kozakis, T, Kriskovics, L, Lehtinen, J, Lintott, C, Lynn, S, Nespral, D, Nikbakhsh, S, Schawinski, K, Schmitt, JR, Smith, A, Szabo, G, Szabo, R, Viuho, J, Wang, J, Weiksnar, A, Bosch, M, Connors, J, Goodman, S, Green, G, Hoekstra, A, Jebson, T, Jek, K, Omohundro, MR, Schwengeler, H, Szewczyk, A

“…The minimum total mass associated with these fragments likely exceeds $10^{-6}$~\mearth, corresponding to an original rocky body of $>100$~km in diameter. We discuss the necessity of future observations to help interpret the system.…”

Persistence of stratospheric ozone layers in the troposphere by Bithell, M, Vaughan, G, Gray, L

“…The upper layer seems to have originated over the Western USA where the trajectories passed through a region of low Richardson number above the Rocky Mountains. In both cases, the low-water-vapour/high-ozone air mass had been advected with little mixing in the troposphere for at least 10 days. …”

A high-resolution global map of giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) forests and intertidal green algae (Ulvophyceae) with Sentinel-2 imagery by Mora-Soto, A, Palacios, M, Macaya, EC, Gomez, I, Huovinen, P, Perez-Matus, A, Young, M, Golding, N, Toro, M, Yaqub, M, Macias-Fauria, M

“…Given the overlap between the reflectances of giant kelp and intertidal green algae (Ulvophyceae), the latter are also detected on shallow rocky intertidal areas. The kelp filter algorithm was applied separately to vegetation indices, the Floating Algae Index (FAI), the Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and a novel formula (the Kelp Difference, KD). …”

Serpentinization as a reactive transport process: The brucite silicification reaction by Tutolo, B, Luhmann, A, Tosca, N, Seyfried, W

“…Serpentinization plays a fundamental role in the biogeochemical and tectonic evolution of the Earth and perhaps many other rocky planetary bodies. Yet, geochemical models still fail to produce accurate predictions of the various modes of serpentinization, which limits our ability to predict a variety of related geological phenomena over many spatial and temporal scales. …”

Modelling temperature-dependent larval development and subsequent demographic Allee effects in adult populations of the alpine butterfly Parnassius smintheus by Wheeler, J, Bampfylde, C, Lewis, M

“…In this paper we study the effects of rearing temperature on the alpine butterfly Parnassius smintheus (Rocky Mountain Apollo), both directly through individual phenological changes and indirectly through adult reproductive success at the population level. …”

Spatial patterns of heavy metals in soil under different geological structures and landuses for assessing metal enrichments. by Amiri, Fazel, Pradhan, Biswajeet, Mohamed Shariff, Abd Rashid, Khoda Krami, Loghman, Sefiyanian, Alireza, Tabatabaie, Tayebeh

“…The spatial distribution map combined with the statistical analysis showed that the main source of Cr, Co, Ni, Zn, Pb, and V in group A land use (agriculture, rocky, and urban) was geogenic; the origin of As, Cd, and Cu was industrial and agricultural activities (anthropogenic sources). …”

Prioritization of Realignment Associated With Superior Clinical Outcomes for Cervical Deformity Patients by Katherine E. Pierce, Peter G. Passias, Avery E. Brown, Cole A. Bortz, Haddy Alas, Lara Passfall, Oscar Krol, Nicholas Kummer, Renaud Lafage, Dean Chou, Douglas C. Burton, Breton Line, Eric Klineberg, Robert Hart, Jeffrey Gum, Alan Daniels, Kojo Hamilton, Shay Bess, Themistocles Protopsaltis, Christopher Shaffrey, Frank A. Schwab, Justin S. Smith, Virginie Lafage, Christopher Ames

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Expanding access to evidence-based psychotherapy in VA settings: implementation of the brief cognitive behavioral therapy for depression program by Joseph Mignogna, Joseph Mignogna, Derrecka Boykin, Derrecka Boykin, Derrecka Boykin, Raquel D. Gonzalez, Raquel D. Gonzalez, Andrew Robinson, Darrell Zeno, Darrell Zeno, Shubhada Sansgiry, Shubhada Sansgiry, Shubhada Sansgiry, Jennifer Broderick-Mcdaniel, Richard B. Roberson, Kristen Sorocco, Kristen Sorocco, Jeffrey A. Cully, Jeffrey A. Cully, Jeffrey A. Cully

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Rain events and recharge processes in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado by Lanzoni, M

“…Much of the groundwater in the American West relies on precipitation formed in the Rocky Mountains. Understanding how snowmelt-driven recharge may change over time is an important component to sustainably managing these groundwater resources. …”

Using sUAV imagery to map litter of invasive annual grass in dry environmental conditions by Tara B.B. Bishop, Isabella M. Errigo

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Application of Mineral Compounds for a High-Voltage Portable Grounding System: An Experimental Study by Rizwan Ahmad, Mahmoud Kassas, Chokri B. Ahmed, Faisal Khan, Sikandar Khan, Arshad Jamal, Irshad Ullah

“…The study results demonstrate that the proposed portable grounding system could be installed in troubled environments such as forests, deserts, and rocky terrains. To measure the breakdown voltages of the proposed samples, X-ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis and other laboratory tests were conducted. …”
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Towards the Conservation of Monumental <i>Taxus baccata</i> L. Trees of Thasos Island: Genetic Insights by Ermioni Malliarou, Evangelia V. Avramidou, Georgios D. Ranis, Diamantis I. Bountis

“…<i>Taxus baccata</i> L. is a tertiary relict, long-lived, wind-pollinated dioecious tree species found throughout Europe. In the rocky mountains of Thasos island, monumental old trees create a unique area of natural beauty. …”
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Bison alter the northern Yellowstone ecosystem by breaking aspen saplings by Luke E. Painter, Robert L. Beschta, William J. Ripple

“…We documented bison breaking the stems of aspen saplings (young aspen >2 m tall and ≤5 cm in diameter at breast height) and examined the extent of this effect in northern Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Low densities of Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus canadensis) after about 2004 created conditions conducive for new aspen recruitment in YNP's northern ungulate winter range (northern range). …”
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Dams and tribal land loss in the United States by Heather Randell, Andrew Curley

“…Taken together, our lower-bound estimate is that over 1.13 million acres of tribal land have been flooded under the reservoirs of 424 dams, which amounts to an area larger than Great Smokey Mountains National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and Rocky Mountain National Park combined. In light of recent federal legislation to address aging infrastructure in the US as well as the increasing risks to dam function and safety caused by climate change, dams that impact tribal land should be prioritized for removal. …”
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First description of courtship and copulation in Pristidactylus casuhatiensis (Squamata, Leiosauridae) by D. B. Lujan Ogeda, A. Areco, G. C. Leynaud, S. M. Zalba

“…This medium size lizard is endemic to the Sierras Australes Bonaerenses, a rocky outcrop in the Southern Pampas of Argentina. …”
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Non-native plant species richness and influence of greenhouses and human populations in the conterminous United States by Brice B. Hanberry

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Rock Mass Characterization by UAV and Close-Range Photogrammetry: A Multiscale Approach Applied along the Vallone dell’Elva Road (Italy) by Maria Migliazza, Maria Teresa Carriero, Andrea Lingua, Emanuele Pontoglio, Claudio Scavia

“…These techniques are extremely useful in the case study of the Elva valley road (Northern Italy), in which instability phenomena are spread across 9 km in an overhanging rocky mass. A multiscale approach was applied, obtaining digital surface models (DSMs) at three different scales: large-scale DSM of the entire road, a medium-scale DSM to assess portions of the slope, and a small-scale DSM to assess single discontinuities. …”
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