Microbially mediated mechanisms underlie soil carbon accrual by conservation agriculture under decade-long warming by Jing Tian, Jennifer A. J. Dungait, Ruixing Hou, Ye Deng, Iain P. Hartley, Yunfeng Yang, Yakov Kuzyakov, Fusuo Zhang, M. Francesca Cotrufo, Jizhong Zhou

“…Here, we test the interactive effects of agricultural management and warming on SOC persistence and underlying microbial mechanisms in a decade-long controlled experiment on a wheat-maize cropping system. Warming increased SOC content and accelerated fungal community temporal turnover under conservation agriculture (no tillage, chopped crop residue), but not under conventional agriculture (annual tillage, crop residue removed). …”
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Analysis of the Double-Bounce Interaction between a Random Volume and an Underlying Ground, Using a Controlled High-Resolution PolTomoSAR Experiment by Ray Abdo, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Frederic Boutet, Sophie Allain-Bailhache

“…This specific contribution is not considered by classical characterization techniques and is studied in this work using a controlled experiment involving a Synthetic Aperture Radar operated in a Polarimetric and Tomographic configuration in order to image in 3D a controlled miniaturized scene composed of volume lying over a ground. …”
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Discussion on methodology in research of groundwater flow system: A review of research on groundwater flow systems at CUG-Wuhan by Xing Liang, Renquan Zhang, Mingming Luo, Ronglin Sun, Menggui Jin, Hong Zhou, Liqun Jiang

“…The emergence of earth system science and groundwater flow system theory marked the beginning of a new era of hydrogeology.The theory of groundwater flow systems has become a new paradigm of hydrogeology, and its development has provided new enlightenment in methodology for groundwater research.Since the early 1980s, the Groundwater Flow System Group of China University of Geosciences(Wuhan) has continued to carry out theoretical and applied research on groundwater flow systems.In this paper, we attempt to review and summarize these research from a methodological point of view.Groundwater problems are affected by many factors.The research should be based on the "combination of goal and problem orientation".Only when the target is accurate, can one move towards the goal without losing direction in the vast amount of information.The "hypothetical deduction method" adopted in the research, first deduces the expected phenomenon based on the existing knowledge and data, then observes and seek evidence purposefully, and then revises the hypothesis to continue the verification until the hypothesis is confirmed or falsified.In the process of deductive evidence-seeking, technical methods such as "controlled experiment", "information extraction and organization", and "integration of multidisciplinary methods and means" can be used.The case analysis confirmed that the controlled simulation experiment has enabled us to obtain a new understanding of the groundwater flow patterns; the use of multi-channel information extraction, processing and organization to build a groundwater flow system patterns can effectively solve practical problems in various projects; and the integration of multiple disciplines and means, and the mutual verification of various information have improved the credibility of the results.Based on the case studies, we summarized the methodologies in order to provide a reference for correctly understanding the theory of groundwater flow systems and promote the application of new theories and new ideas in hydrogeological research.…”
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The problem of forming skills from academic writing for future programmers by Artur Emiratli, Mykola Marchuk, Kateryna Osadcha

“…They will learn to use research methods, which are used for human interaction with computer technology: a controlled experiment, testing the software, efficiency of the calculation algorithms, the calculation of the economic efficiency of the developed software. …”
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The effectiveness of permethrin-treated deer stations for control of the Lyme disease vector Ixodes scapularis on Cape Cod and the islands: a five-year experiment by Jason S Grear, Robert Koethe, Bart Hoskins, Robert Hillger, Larry Dapsis, Montira Pongsiri

“…We conducted a 5-year controlled experiment to estimate the effects of 4-poster stations on tick populations in southeastern Massachusetts, where the incidence of Lyme disease is among the highest in the USA. …”
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Effects of virtual exposure to urban greenways on mental health by Xiangrong Jiang, Xiangrong Jiang, Xiaocan Wang, Linxin He, Qingrui Gu, Xin Wei, Mengfei Xu, William C. Sullivan

“…To address this research gap, we conducted a randomized controlled experiment to examine the impact of vegetation design along UGW on stress reduction and attention restoration. …”
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Maize and Wheat Responses to the Legacies of Different Cover Crops under Warm Conditions by Ignacio Mariscal-Sancho, Chiquinquirá Hontoria, Nelly Centurión, Mariela Navas, Ana Moliner, Fernando Peregrina, Kelly Ulcuango

“…A microcosm, semi-controlled experiment was established simulating warm, low-income Mediterranean conditions. …”
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Monitoring and evaluation of anesthesia depth status data based on neuroscience by Bi Yuhua, Huang Junping, Li Mei, Li Siying, Lei Heshou

“…Methods: Through a controlled experiment, the monitoring accuracy of traditional anesthesia status monitoring algorithm and neuroscience-based anesthesia status monitoring algorithm was studied, and the information entropy and oxygen saturation of electroencephalogram signals in patients with different anesthesia depth were explored. …”
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Leaf Traits Explain the Growth Variation and Nitrogen Response of <i>Eucalyptus urophylla</i> × <i>Eucalyptus grandis</i> and <i>Dalbergia odorifera</i> in Mixed Culture by Han Zhang, Yahui Lan, Chenyang Jiang, Yuhong Cui, Yaqin He, Jiazhen Deng, Mingye Lin, Shaoming Ye

“…In this study, a pot-controlled experiment was set up, and seedling growth indicators, leaf physiology, morphological parameters, and N content were collected and analyzed after 180 days of N application treatment. …”
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Boreal conifers maintain carbon uptake with warming despite failure to track optimal temperatures by Mirindi Eric Dusenge, Jeffrey M. Warren, Peter B. Reich, Eric J. Ward, Bridget K. Murphy, Artur Stefanski, Raimundo Bermudez, Marisol Cruz, David A. McLennan, Anthony W. King, Rebecca A. Montgomery, Paul J. Hanson, Danielle A. Way

“…Here, using a whole-ecosystem warming controlled experiment under either ambient or elevated CO2 levels, we show that T optA of mature boreal conifers increased with warming. …”
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The Structural Reliability of the Usumacinta Bridge Using InSAR Time Series of Semi-Static Displacements by German Michel Guzman-Acevedo, Juan A. Quintana-Rodriguez, Jose Ramon Gaxiola-Camacho, Guadalupe Esteban Vazquez-Becerra, Vanessa Torres-Moreno, Jesus Guadalupe Monjardin-Quevedo

“…In addition, a controlled experiment was developed using a corner reflector (CR) to evaluate the capabilities of InSAR for determining vertical displacements. …”
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Modified gaussian puff method for prediction of CO2 emission from ship by Razali, Mohammad Rashidi

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HIV control through a single nucleotide on the HLA-B locus. by Kløverpris, H, Harndahl, M, Leslie, A, Carlson, J, Ismail, N, van der Stok, M, Huang, K, Chen, F, Riddell, L, Steyn, D, Goedhals, D, van Vuuren, C, Frater, J, Walker, B, Carrington, M, Ndung'u, T, Buus, S, Goulder, P

“…This naturally controlled experiment represents perhaps the clearest demonstration of the direct impact of a particular HIV-specific CTL on disease control.…”

Tax effects on share prices in uniquely different tax regimes by Selamat, Aslam Izah

“…With these sample markets, we have revealed a modest but clear support for tax hypotheses since the countries chosen for this research provides classic conditions of a controlled experiment.…”

Improving the reliability and validity of test data adequacy in programming assessments by Romli, Rohaida, Sulaiman, Shahida, Zamli, Kamal Zuhairi

“…The findings from the conducted controlled experiment and comparative study evaluation show that FaSt-Gen improves the reliability and validity of test data adequacy in programming assessments.…”
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Improving the reliability and validity of test data adequacy in programming assessments by Romli, Rohaida, Shahimi, Shahida, Zamli, Kamal Zuhairi

“…Path coverage criterion guides the test data selection for structural testing.The findings from the conducted controlled experiment and comparative study evaluation show that FaSt-Gen improves the reliability and validity of test data adequacy in programming assessments.…”
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Effectiveness of kinect-based application in gamification approach for preschooler: case study in Taska Permata Perpaduan, Kuantan, Pahang by Rahmah, Mokhtar, Siti Aishah, Z.

“…The quantitative part of this research is conducting a controlled experiment and a survey to preschool teachers. …”
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The effect of pollination on the growth and reproduction of oilseed rape (Brassica napus) by Stacey M. Fairhurst, Gail E. Jackson, Andy Evans, Lorna J. Cole

“…We conducted a controlled experiment to assess the effect of pollination on growth and functional reproductive traits. …”
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The benefits of citizen science and nature‐noticing activities for well‐being, nature connectedness and pro‐nature conservation behaviours by Michael J. O. Pocock, Iain Hamlin, Jennifer Christelow, Holli‐Anne Passmore, Miles Richardson

“…We ran a 1‐week randomised controlled experiment to test the impact of nature‐focussed activities on people's connectedness to nature and well‐being. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Dynamics of Bacterial and Fungal Microbiomes in Nursery Soils Post-Steaming by Sharifa G. Crandall, Asha M. Miles, Taejung Chung, Mara L. Cloutier, Raymond García-Rodríguez, Wolfgang Schweigkofler, Estelle Couradeau

“…We conducted a controlled experiment where nursery soil underwent a steaming event within a rectangular mesocosm (2.04 × 3.55 × 0.25 m) located at the National Ornamentals Research Site at Dominican University (NORS-DUC) (San Rafael, CA, U.S.A.). …”
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