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Evaluation of feather hydrolysate-mediated silver nanoparticles as biofertilizers for the enhancement of vegetative growth and nutraceutical properties of vegetables
Agricultural production currently depends largely on the use of synthetic fertilizers to boost the production of staple and healthy foods. However,...
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New record of the feather star Palaeocomatella hiwia (Echinodermata: Crinoidea: Comatulida) from Zhenbei Seamount in South China Sea: new insights into the taxonomic position of Palaeocomatella
One specimen belonging to the family Comatellinae was collected from the Zhenbei Seamount (332.5–478.2 m) in the South China Sea in July 2022. Based...
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Soils of Chalk Polygons of the Sub-Ural Plateau: Morphology, Properties, and Classification
AbstractUnique soils of the chalk polygons in the steppe zone of Obshchii Syrt and the Sub-Ural Plateau have been studied. They are characterized by...
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Soils of Lacustrine Depressions of Pulsing Chloride Lakes in Endorheic Areas of Central Asia: Morphology, Physicochemical, and Geochemical Features
AbstractData on saline soils of endorheic lacustrine depressions in the areas of ultracontinental climate with 25–30-year-long cycles of lakes level...
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Echinoderms at Ancient Hydrocarbon Seeps and Cognate Communities
Echinoderms are present, although rare, in Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic ancient hydrocarbon seep deposits. They include regular and irregular...
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Cryoaridic Soils as a Genetic Type in the Russian Soil Classification System: Geography, Morphology, Diagnostics
Abstract—Cryoaridic soils were proposed to be identified as an individual genetic soil type by Vladimir Volkovintser in the 1970s. Volkovintser...
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Archaeobotanical and palaeoenvironmental analyses from the easternmost Early Neolithic sites at Kamyane-Zavallia (Ukraine) and Nicolaevca V (Moldova)
Recent archaeological excavations at two Early Neolithic settlements at Kamyane-Zavallia (Ukraine) and Nicolaevca V (Moldova) have provided new plant...
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Komatiite Lavas and Intrusions
In this Chapter, we consider ultra-low-viscosity lavas. These are represented principally by Archean ultramafic komatiites which form integral...
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Use-wear analysis applied in a dissected palimpsest at the Middle Palaeolithic site of El Salt (eastern Iberia): working with lithic tools in a narrow timescale
Use-wear analyses are very useful to increase knowledge about the economic and subsistence dynamics carried out by Neanderthals. In general terms,...
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Ornamental feathers in Cretaceous Burmese amber: resolving the enigma of rachis-dominated feather structure
Over the last 20 years, compression fossils of feathers surrounding dinosaurs have greatly expanded our understanding of the origin and evolution of...
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Hillichnus agrioensis and Associated Trace Fossils from Hettangian to Bajocian Thaiat Member of Lathi Formation, Jaisalmer Basin, Western Rajasthan
The present paper describes the abundant and very well preserved ichnotaxon complex Hillichnus agrioensis , as established by four different...
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What function(s) for Palaeolithic polyhedrons, spheroids and bolas? Cases from France and North Africa
Polyhedrons, spheroids and bolas (PSBs) have been found in lithic series spanning two million years, but their purpose remains largely unknown. In...
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In search of a unifying criterion for meandering systems: examples from natural and built environments
Meandering of river systems has been attributed to erosion and deposition of sediments along river banks, yet a universal cause of the instability...
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Flexibility within Quina lithic production systems and tool-use in Northern Italy: implications on Neanderthal behavior and ecology during early MIS 4
The Quina Mousterian is one of the well-defined Middle Paleolithic techno-complexes. Despite the pivotal research carried out in south-western...
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Earth Fissures and Natural Resources Mining
Earth fissuresEarth fissure are a macroscopicMacroscopic surface phenomenon where surface rock layers and soil formations crack and form fractures of...
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First record of two species of brachyuran crab (Crustacea: Decapoda) Austruca albimana (Kossmann, 1877) and Tirmilyra concinnus (Ghani and Tirmizi, 1995) from India
This study reports the first record of two brachyuran crab species, Austruca albimana Kossmann, [
21 ] and Tirmilyra concinnus Ghani and Tirmizi [18 ],...
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Geology, Mineralogy, Geochemistry, and Formation Conditions of the Tukan Gold Deposit, Khudolaz Trough, South Urals
AbstractThe mineralogy and geochemistry of rocks of the Tukan gold deposit (quartz veins, dolerite, gabbrodiorite) have been studied in depth. The...
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The probable direction of impact at Dhala impact structure, India deciphered from microfracture intensity and X-ray diffractometry: a new potential impact direction indicator
The most widely used method of determining impact direction employs asymmetric ejecta distribution around the crater. However, the active terrestrial...
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Gas Hydrate Systems on the Brazilian Continental Margin
The existence of gas hydrate systems along Brazil’s vast continental margin has been known since the 1980s, based on observations of bottom...
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Intensive exploitation of pheasants at the Early Holocene site of Xiaogao in Northern China
During the Early Holocene, northern China witnessed revolutionary changes, such as the emergence of sedentary lifestyles, the domestication of...
