Temperature's pervasive effects on physiological systems are reflected in the suite of temperature-adaptive differences observed among species from different thermal niches, such as species with different vertical distributions (zonations) along the subtidal to intertidal gradient. Among the physiological traits that exhibit adaptive variation related to vertical zonation are whole organism the...

Lake Vanda is a perennially ice-covered, closed-basin lake in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Laminated photosynthetic microbial mats cover the floor of the lake from below the ice cover to >40 m depth. In recent decades, the water level of Lake Vanda has been rising, creating a "natural experiment" on development of mat communities on newly flooded substrates and the response of deeper ma...

Abstract: This paper presents the methodology and procedure for flood risk assessment using GIS and flood inundation model (FIM) based on the “micro-zonation concept” in which an entire floodplain considered is divided into numerous unit areas (meshes or grids). In this study, Shinkawa-river floodplain around Nagoya City of Aichi Prefecture in Japan an urbanized lowland area, which was greatly ...

On October 30, 2020 14:51 (UTC), a moment magnitude (M) 7.0 (USGS, EMSC) earthquake occurred in the Aegean Sea. This paper presents reconnaissance findings regarding site effects on recorded strong ground motion intensities and duration, along with resulting induced-structural damage Izmir Bay Samos Island, respectively. In all rock records, relatively high intensity long period spectral accele...

Abstract Landslide risk analysis is a common geotechnical evaluation and it aims to protect life infrastructure. In the case of sensitive clay zones, landslides can affect large areas are difficult predict. Here we propose methodology determine landslide hazard across territory, apply our approach Saint-Jean-Vianney area, Quebec, Canada. The initial step consists creating 3D model surficial dep...

One of the most critical processes for long-term management groundwater resources is Groundwater Potential Zonation (GWPZ). Despite their importance, traditional studies are costly, difficult, complex, and time-consuming. This study aims to investigate GWPZ mapping Al-Qalamoun region, in Western part Syria. We combined Multi-Influence Factor (MIF) Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) methods with G...

Methods Lethal temperatures for M. californianus were determined using temperature-controlled chambers in which both the magnitude and duration of exposure were manipulated. Field surveys of the shore level and solar exposure of upper zonation limits of mussel beds were conducted at 15 sites. Measurements from the lethal temperature studies and field surveys were used with a biophysical model o...

The liver maintains important homeostatic functions such as metabolism and detoxification. Failure to remove toxic intermediates can cause hepatic damage, fibrosis, even cancer development. This review focuses on acetaldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs), a group of key enzymes within the ALDH superfamily with ability convert highly reactive aldehyde substrates corresponding carboxylic acids in NAD(P...