Abiotic and biotic stresses negatively influence survival, biomass production and crop yield.
Being multigenic as well as a quantitative trait, it is a challenge to understand the molecular …

Proteins bind the surfaces of nanoparticles, and biological materials in general, immediately
upon introduction of the materials into a physiological environment. The further biological …

Submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) is now recognized as an important pathway between
land and sea. As such, this flow may contribute to the biogeochemical and other marine …

… at a pressure p x ≈ 1.2 GPa close to (but distinctly below) p c and within the narrow pressure
window where superconductivity is indeed observed. We note that as p x is approached, …

Crop models are essential tools for assessing the threat of climate change to local and global
food production 1 . Present models used to predict wheat grain yield are highly uncertain …

… p (t) are significantly lower in the anomalous regions than the normal regions for all datasets.
Also, the p (t) … The values of τ obtained (red dashed lines in the p (t) plots in Fig. 2 (a)-(f)) …

In many real-world scenarios, rewards extrinsic to the agent are extremely sparse, or absent
altogether. In such cases, curiosity can serve as an intrinsic reward signal to enable the …

Magnetic skyrmions 1 , 2 are topologically protected spin textures that exhibit fascinating
physical behaviours 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 and large potential in highly energy-efficient spintronic …

… Dr Agrawal, the editor of this comprehensive review of carbon-13 NMR data for flavonoids
has performed a valuable service to his colleagues in the field of flavonoid chemistry and to …

5.4. 1 Primary effects and interactions 13 43 5.4. 2 Food-crop farming including tree crops 16
44 5.4. 3 Pastures and livestock production 19 45 5.4. 4 Industrial crops and biofuels 22 46 …