A comparison of soil sampling procedures used to monitor soil fertility in permanent pastures by Friesen, DK, Blair, GJ

“…The deposition of dung and urine onto grazed pasture brings about marked variation in the chemical status of soils which contributes to this variability. …”

Thermal management for smart windows with magnetic induced actuation by Ng, Rayner Bao Feng

“…Here, the thermal transmittance regulation of a double-glazed window is reported. A magnetically actuated thermal bridging switch device was fabricated and tested both experimentally and by finite element analysis. …”
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Seasonal changes in the prevalence ofHaemonchus andTrichostrongylus hypobiotic larvae in tracer goats in Malaysia by Ikeme, M. M., Iskander, Fatimah, Chong, Lee Chu

“…Successive groups of parasite-free tracer goats were grazed for a month alongside naturally infected adult goats and necropsied for worm counts 14 days after their removal from pasture. …”
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Active control of broadband sound through the open aperture of a full-sized domestic window by Lam, Bhan, Shi, Dongyuan, Gan, Woon-Seng, Elliott, Stephen J., Nishimura, Masaharu

“…A numerical analysis revealed that the maximum active attenuation potential outperforms the perfect acoustic insulation provided by a fully shut single-glazed window in ideal conditions. To determine the real-world performance of such an active control system, an experimental system is realized in the aperture of a full-sized window installed on a mockup room. …”
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Nitrogen-decorated carbon dots (NCDs) for thermally conductive smart windows by Tan, Frankie Ting Feng

“…This approach is able to provide energy efficient solutions to modern skyscrapers by maintaining a cool temperature without bearing the cost and weight of double or triple glazed glass paned windows. In this research, the thermally conductive thin film was created through carbon dots (CDs) which possess a high thermal conductive property. …”
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Pan-European atmospheric lead pollution, enhanced blood lead levels, and cognitive decline from Roman-era mining and smelting by McConnell, JR, Chellman, N, Plach, A, Wensman, SM, Plunkett, G, Stohl, A, Smith, N, Vinther, BM, Dahl-Jensen, D, Steffensen, JP, Fritzsche, D, Brugger, SO, McDonald, BT, Wilson, AI

“…Although lead exposure routes were many and included use of glazed tablewares, paints, cosmetics, and even intentional ingestion, the most significant for the nonelite, rural majority of the population may have been through background air pollution from mining and smelting of silver and lead ores that underpinned the Roman economy. …”

Trouble on the Range: When Does a National Park Become a Bison Zoo? by Hartley, Sophia

“…Regrowth in regions of the northern range where bison heavily grazed were lagging behind. A growing body of research suggests that bison are having a similar adverse effect on Yellowstone’s ecosystems as the historic overabundance of elk. …”
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