Taxonomic composition and seasonal dynamics of the air microbiome in West Siberia by Gusareva, Elena S., Gaultier, Nicolas Paul Eugène, Premkrishnan, Balakrishnan N. V., Kee, Carmon, Lim, Serene Boon Yuean, Heinle, Cassie Elizabeth, Purbojati, Rikky Wenang, Nee, Ang Poh, Lohar, Sachin R., Yanqing, Koh, Kharkov, Vladimir N., Drautz-Moses, Daniela Isabel, Stepanov, Vadim A., Schuster, Stephan Christoph

“…Here, we describe taxonomical composition, as well as seasonal and diel dynamics of airborne microbial communities in West Siberia. …”
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Picophytoplankton of the Northeast U.S. Shelf: Community Composition and Dynamics by Stevens, Bethany Lynn Fowler

“…To identify the drivers of seasonal changes in picophytoplankton abundance, I first estimate daily division and loss rates for a nearshore community of picoeukaryotes over a 16-year period. …”
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Ectomycorrhizal community composition, diversity, and their environmental drivers across common UK temperate woodlands by Ong, Wei Sern

“…Soil samples were collected from the four habitats during the autumn season for ECM analysis. ECM richness, diversity and taxonomic community composition were determined by Sanger sequencing of the fungal ITS gene from collected ECM root tip samples, while functional traits and morphology of the ectomycorrhizas were also recorded. …”
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The MFA years by Desker, Barry

“…Remembering S R Nathan: A Mentor for All Seasons is a collection of essays commemorating the life of Singapore's sixth President, the late Mr S R Nathan. …”
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Warming alters plankton body-size distributions in a large field experiment by Albini, D, Ransome, E, Dumbrell, AJ, Pawar, S, O’Gorman, EJ, Smith, TP, Bell, T, Jackson, MC, Woodward, G

“…This pattern was broadly consistent over two tested seasons and major taxonomic groups. We also detected some breakpoints in the community-level size-temperature relationship, indicating that the system’s response shifts noticeably above a certain level of warming. …”

The Eoan Group and the politics of coloured opera in apartheid South Africa by Pistorius, JM

“…Their acquiescence to segregation and their complicity in the promotion of apartheid ideology caused political problems: they were ostracised by their own community and boycotted by members of the white and coloured racial groupings. …”

Nitrifying niche differentiation in biofilms from full-scale chloraminated drinking water distribution system by Cruz, Mercedes Cecilia, Woo, Yissue, Flemming, Hans-Curt, Wuertz, Stefan

“…Moreover, there is a general lack of understanding of the role of microbial communities in DWDS in regions with warm temperatures and no distinct seasons. …”
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Grass fields play a greater role in maintaining avian biodiversity in urban landscapes than roadsides by Bichi, H. M., Azhar, Badrul, Yahya, Muhammad Syafiq, Hadi, Muhamad Amir, Ogunjinmi, A. A., Kamarudin, Norizah, Norhisham, Ahmad R.

“…Similarly, there was a notable difference in the species composition between the dry and wet seasons. Omnivores were the most abundant guild, while carnivores were the least abundant. …”

Malaria elimination challenges in countries approaching the last mile: a discussion among regional stakeholders by Lek, D, Shrestha, M, Lhazeen, K, Tobgyel, T, Kandel, S, Dahal, G, Ghimire, YC, Shrestha, B, Ghimire, P, Hein, PS, Peto, TJ, Callery, JJ, Tripura, R, von Seidlein, L, Amaratunga, C, Lynch, CA, Dondorp, AM, Adhikari, B

“…Conclusion: In countries approaching malaria elimination, resourcing community-based health workers could play a critical role in enhancing malaria surveillance, early case detection and treatment, including interventions targeting migrant populations such as forest goers and seasonal migrant workers.…”

Time-series metagenomics reveals changing protistan ecology of a temperate dimictic lake by Krinos, Arianna I., Bowers, Robert M., Rohwer, Robin R., McMahon, Katherine D., Woyke, Tanja, Schulz, Frederik

“…Here, we analyze this comprehensive time series to infer changes to the structure and function of the protistan community and to hypothesize about their interactions with bacteria. …”
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Development of an app for Android phones by Goh, Tien Ling

“…Upon market research, this budding idea was further developed into an educational application, where users are given the option for their work to be downloaded and edited by this community of writers. This serves to help a community of users who are less proficient linguistically to seek help from seasoned writers, as well as providing Singaporeans with a chance to display their literary works. …”
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Quantifying the internal and external drivers of Southeast Asian rainfall extremes on decadal timescales by Wang, Shouyi, Ummenhofer, Caroline C., Murty, Sujata A., Nguyen, Hung T. T., Buckley, Brendan M.

“…Rainfall over mainland Southeast Asia experiences variability on seasonal to decadal timescales in response to a multitude of climate phenomena. …”
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Three essays on corporate finance by Fu, Kangkang

“…Further analysis shows that optioned firms attract more short-term institutional investors, have greater analyst coverage, and experience higher abnormal returns at seasoned equity offerings announcements. These findings are consistent with the notion that options trading reduces firms’ information asymmetry, which makes equity financing more favourable.…”
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Place-based household vouchers for locally supplied fruit and vegetables: the Fresh Street pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by Relton, C, Blake, MK, Bridge, G, Umney, D, Taylor, SJC, Adams, J, Mihaylova, B, Griffiths, C, Hooper, R, Phillips, R, Palmer, L, Gamston, A, Williamson, K

“…Weekly envelopes containing vouchers (5 x £1), a healthy seasonal recipe and brief nutritional information were offered to all households in nine intervention streets. …”

Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents by Ratcliffe, H

“…Analysis of data presented in this thesis explored whether this could be attributed to protection due to pre-existing cross-reactive seasonal coronavirus antibodies. The results showed a high prevalence of pre-existing immunity against seasonal coronaviruses when measuring IgG concentration of antibodies against spike protein but did not confer protection against SARS-CoV-2.…”

探究游戏主题曲的歌曲字幕翻译策略 —— 以《英雄联盟》2023年全球总决赛主题曲 《GODS登神》为例 = Subtitling strategies for game theme song —— taking league of legends 2023 global finals theme song “GODS” as example... by 黄裕惠 Wong, Rebecca Yu Hui

“…Specifically, the theme song released for each season's Global Finals serves not only as music but also as powerful tools for music marketing and emotional resonance. …”
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