Philippa Kaur

In natural systems, the black shale oxidation process is usually involved in multiple factors, such as chemical and biological mechanisms29,36. Previous studies have shown an effective pyrite oxidation ability presented in biological system such as A. ferrooxidans22, but few investigations have discussed its direct relationship to black shale oxidation. Considering the oxidation process initiated at […] More

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Study area The research was conducted in Huaxi District (106°27′–106°52E, 26°11′–26°34′) in the middle of Guizhou province. Huaxi District is located on the eastern slope of the Yunnan–Guizhou Plateau and has a subtropical monsoon humid climate, though it is also affected by its high altitude (the average altitude is 999 m), being cool in summer and […] More

All the analyses described below were based on algebraically explicit Bayesian regression models52,53, whose parameters of interest were estimated as samples from their posterior distributions through a Markov Chain Monte Carlo procedure, implemented in the language Just Another Gibbs Sampler (JAGS)54 in R55. This approach avoids the loss of information through the propagation of uncertainty […] More

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Climate change is predicted to dramatically alter precipitation regimes and global hydrological cycles1,2,3. Although changes in the spatial distribution of rainfall can both mitigate and amplify differences between dry and wet regions, there is a consensus that many regions will suffer severe impacts of increased variability and magnitude of precipitation1,2,3,4. These climatic fluctuations can cause […] More

Setting The trial was conducted in Eastern Province, Zambia during the 2017 spray season (October to December 2017). Six largely rural districts in Eastern Province were included in the trial (Fig. 1). In these districts, Anopheles funestus and An. gambiae are the primary malaria vectors. Insecticide resistance to pyrethroids is widespread, and resistance to dicholorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) […] More