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2019-07-31ZeitschriftenartikelEffects of Lengthening Velocity During Eccentric Training on Vastus Lateralis Muscle Hypertrophy Eccentric loading is an effective stimulus for muscle hypertrophy and strength gains, however, the effect of lengthening velocity is under debate. The purpose of the current study was to investigate the influence of muscle ...
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2019-01-28ZeitschriftenartikelA Global MODIS Water Vapor Database for the Operational Atmospheric Correction of Historic and Recent Landsat Imagery Analysis Ready Data (ARD) have undergone the most relevant pre-processing steps to satisfy most user demands. The freely available software FORCE (Framework for Operational Radiometric Correction for Environmental monitoring) ...
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2019-06-17ZeitschriftenartikelAnalysis of Human Breath by Millimeter-Wave/Terahertz Spectroscopy Breath gas analysis is a promising tool for medical research and diagnosis. A particularly powerful technological approach is millimeter-wave/terahertz (mmW/THz) spectroscopy, because it is a very sensitive and highly ...
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2019-03-02ZeitschriftenartikelLand Cover Change in the Abuja City-Region, Nigeria: Integrating GIS and Remotely Sensed Data to Support Land Use Planning Rapid urban expansion is a significant contributor to land cover change and poses a challenge to environmental sustainability, particularly in less developed countries. Insufficient data about urban expansion hinders ...
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2018-02-02ZeitschriftenartikelEditorial: Parasite Infections: From Experimental Models to Natural Systems
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2019-07-23ZeitschriftenartikelSustainable Community Gardens Require Social Engagement and Training: A Users’ Needs Analysis in Europe Urban gardens are spreading in many cities across Europe, with community gardening being a fundamental form of urban agriculture. While the literature reveals the essential role that community gardens can play in terms of ...
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2019-02-19ZeitschriftenartikelTransformation Products of Organic Contaminants and Residues—Overview of Current Simulation Methods The formation of transformation products (TPs) from contaminants and residues is becoming an increasing focus of scientific community. All organic compounds can form different TPs, thus demonstrating the complexity and ...
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2019-07-22ZeitschriftenartikelIntegral Flow Modelling Approach for Surface Water-Groundwater Interactions along a Rippled Streambed Exchange processes of surface and groundwater are important for the management of water quantity and quality as well as for the ecological functioning. In contrast to most numerical simulations using coupled models to ...
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2019-01-27ZeitschriftenartikelThe Future Agricultural Biogas Plant in Germany: A Vision After nearly two decades of subsidized and energy crop-oriented development, agricultural biogas production in Germany is standing at a crossroads. Fundamental challenges need to be met. In this article we sketch a vision ...
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2019-04-11ZeitschriftenartikelRapid Processing of In-Doped ZnO by Spray Pyrolysis from Environment-Friendly Precursor Solutions This study focused on the deposition of indium-doped zinc oxide (IZO) films at high growth rates by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis. We investigated the influence of processing parameters, such as temperature and solution flow ...
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2019-04-08ZeitschriftenartikelEvaluating the Environmental-Technology Gaps of Rice Farms in Distinct Agro-Ecological Zones of Ghana Rice (Oryza sativa) is an important food staple and a cash crop, which is cultivated in all the ten regions of Ghana under varying agro-ecological conditions. These conditions also reflect the production technologies used ...
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2019-06-26ZeitschriftenartikelGuidelines for Experimental Algorithmics: A Case Study in Network Analysis The field of network science is a highly interdisciplinary area; for the empirical analysis of network data, it draws algorithmic methodologies from several research fields. Hence, research procedures and descriptions of ...
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2019-03-26ZeitschriftenartikelResidential Greenery: State of the Art and Health-Related Ecosystem Services and Disservices in the City of Berlin Inclusively accessible green areas are essential for livable cities. The residential greenery on a door’s step of urban dwellers has rarely been the subject of research. Here we provide insights into the state of the art ...
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2018-11-27ZeitschriftenartikelTowards the Quantification of Peggy Babcock: Speech Errors and Their Position within the Word Sequences of similar (i.e., partially identical) words can be hard to say, as indicated by error frequencies, longer reaction and execution times. This study investigates the role of the location of this partial identity ...
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2019-03-20ZeitschriftenartikelAnalysis of Intra and Interseasonal Rainfall Variability and Its Effects on Pearl Millet Yield in a Semiarid Agroclimate: Significance of Scattered Fields and Tied Ridges Establishing food security in sub-Saharan African countries requires a comprehensive and high resolution understanding of the driving factors of crop production. Poor soil and adverse climate conditions are among the major ...
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2019-06-05ZeitschriftenartikelA Holistic View of Soils in Delivering Ecosystem Services in Forests: A Case Study in South Korea In 1955, after the Korean War, only 35% of the national land area in South Korea was covered by forests. In the 1960s, the Korean Government implemented the national forestation program in order to increase the extent of ...
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2019-06-29ZeitschriftenartikelTargeting Bacterial Biofilms by the Green Tea Polyphenol EGCG Bacterial biofilms are multicellular aggregates in which cells are embedded in an extracellular matrix of self-produced biopolymers. Being refractory to antibiotic treatment and host immune systems, biofilms are involved ...
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2019-01-15ZeitschriftenartikelThe Influence of Wind Energy and Biogas on Farmland Prices In the context of the rapid development of renewable energy in Germany in the last decade, and increased concerns regarding its potential impacts on farmland prices, this paper investigates the impact of wind energy and ...
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2019-06-25ZeitschriftenartikelSpecial Issue “The Ability−Personality Integration”
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2019-07-11ZeitschriftenartikelSmallholders’ Preferences for Different Contract Farming Models: Empirical Evidence from Sustainable Certified Coffee Production in Vietnam Contract farming is considered as institutional arrangements that manage the coordination of production and distribution between smallholder farmers and agro-industrial firms. Under the market reforms and industrialization ...