Vegetation biomass is a globally important climate-relevant terrestrial carbon pool and also drives local hydrological systems via evapotranspiration.Vegetation biomass of individual vegetation types has been successfully estimated from active and passive remote sensing data.However, for many tasks, landscape-level biomass maps across several veget

In 2018, the global annual consumption of Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles was approximately 27.64 million tons, with one million bottles sold worldwide every minute.Unmanaged PET bottles in the environment lead to a series of negative effects on the health of humans and ecosystems.Therefore, the objective of this research was to evaluate t

ABSTRACT To date, much progress has been made in dietary therapy for obese patients.A low-carbohydrate diet (LCD) has reached a revival in its clinical use during the past decade with undefined mechanisms and debatable efficacy.The gut microbiota has been suggested to promote energy harvesting.Here, we propose that the gut microbiota contributes to

The Lauhavuori area is barren, consisting of sandstone and granite bedrock covered suspension by coarse moraine and sand.The woodlands are dominated by Scots pine ( L.) and.The top of the hill, rising 230 metres above the sea level, is more fertile, as it was never covered by the ancient Baltic Sea.Numerous springs and spring brooks are bordered Ba

Abstract Background Discoid medial meniscus is an extremely rare abnormality of the knee.During arthroscopic meniscectomy for symptomatic discoid medial meniscus, it is difficult to remove the posterior portion of the meniscus because of the confined working space within the compartment and the obstruction caused by the anterior cruciate ligament a