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EARTH-MOON HISTORY AND ASTRONOMICAL PARAMETERS: CONSTRAINTS FROM THE PERMIAN AND PROTEROZOIC
(2024-12-06)The cyclostratigraphic record of Milankovitch cycles serves as a chronometer for reconstructing geological time and allows evaluation of ancient climate change and depositional system history. However, direct calculation ... -
ECOLOGICAL RELEASE AND NAÏVETÉ SHAPE PREY CONSUMPTION IN A RAPIDLY EXPANDING INVASIVE PREDATOR
(2026-01-15)Invasive predators face novel eco-evolutionary pressures yet processes governing shifts in prey consumption and associated trophic benefits that promote invasion success remain poorly understood. Ecological release from ... -
Ecology and Characterization of Pectinolytic Bacterial Pathogens in Potato
(2025-06-12)Blackleg and soft rot (BSR) diseases remain persistent threats to potato production in the upper Midwest, yet the full diversity of their bacterial causes is not well understood. In Wisconsin, routine diagnostics have ... -
The effect of hyperoxia on cerebral blood flow: gray matter, white matter, and regional analysis
(2024-08-21)Background: Delivery of oxygen-rich gas (hyperoxia) is used to treat medical emergencies as well as to prevent adverse outcomes in certain occupations that are subjected to extreme environmental conditions. While useful ... -
EFFECT OF NOZZLE LENGTH AND DIAMETER ON PLUME STABILITY AND NOISE IN DIRECT CONTACT CONDENSATION OF STEAM IN A SUBCOOLED CROSSFLOW OF WATER
(2024-12-17)Direct Contact Condensation (DCC) transfers heat to a process fluid by directly injecting a high-pressure vapor into a subcooled liquid stream. Direct contact condensers have a smaller overall footprint compared to traditional ... -
Effectiveness of wetland restoration for habitat availability in the Upper Midwest under current and future climates
(2026-05-04)Context. Wetland-dependent species in the Upper Midwest (USA) are threatened by habitat loss. Suitable habitat requires both appropriate vegetation and climate. Whether wetland restoration can enhance suitable habitat for ... -
THE EFFECTS OF FIRE HISTORY AND BURN SEVERITY ON SOIL BACTERIAL COMMUNITIES IN ANDISOLS OF A TEMPERATE CONIFEROUS FOREST
(2024-06)Fire is a crucial disturbance that shapes forested ecosystems both above- and belowground. Fires change the soil environment both directly through heating and combustion of organic matter and indirectly by changes to ... -
EFFECTS OF PROPELLER SCARRING ON ORGANIC MATTER DECOMPOSITION IN THALASSIA TESTUDINUM SEAGRASS MEADOWS
(2026-05-06)Coastal seagrass meadows provide numerous ecosystem services, including carbon sequestration. High organic matter burial rates, coupled with slow decomposition within anoxic sediments, create large carbon stocks within ...