Abundance - Science topic

Abundance was tested for a correlation with average monthly duration of sunshine in red millipedes Centrobolus. Abundance was related to average monthly duration of sunshine (r=-0.63046242, Z score=1.65957221, n=8, p=0.04850025).

Abundance was tested for a correlation with lowest duration of sunshine in a month in red millipedes Centrobolus. Abundance was related to lowest duration of sunshine in a month (r=-0.63046242, Z score=-1.65957221, n=8, p=0.04850025).

Abundance was tested for a correlation with highest duration of sunshine in a day in red millipedes Centrobolus. Abundance was related to highest duration of sunshine in a day (r=0.63046242, Z score=1.65957221, n=8, p=0.04850025).

Minimum ocean water temperature was tested for a correlation with highest relative humidity in red millipedes Centrobolus. Minimum ocean water temperature was related to highest relative humidity (r=-0.63845198, Z score=-1.85072703, n=9, p=0.03210436). Highest ocean water temperature was tested for a correlation with highest relative humidity in re...

Abundance was tested for a correlation with minimum precipitation in red millipedes Centrobolus. Abundance was related to minimum precipitation (r=0.63046242, Z score=1.65957221, n=8, p=0.04850025).

Abundance was tested for a correlation with maximum precipitation in red millipedes Centrobolus. Abundance was related to maximum precipitation (r=0.63046242, Z score=1.65957221, n=8, p=0.04850025).

Having to deal with more or less incomplete samplings of species assemblages becomes increasingly frequent, especially with regards to species-rich assemblages comprising numerous more or less rare species-as is the case, typically, for lower vertebrates or invertebrates, especially in tropical regions. In such instances, the numerical extrapolatio...

Endometritis, a prevalent reproductive system disease with high incidence, leads to reproductive dysfunction in humans and animals, causing huge economic losses. Dimethyl itaconate (DI) has been demonstrated to exert protective effects in multiple inflammatory diseases. Nevertheless, the efficacy of DI in preventing endometritis and the role played...

The lung microbiota plays a critical role in many important physiological processes and is linked with various pulmonary infectious diseases. The present study aimed to characterize the lung microbiota in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), and to explore the association between the abundance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) and...

Microplastics (MPs) and heavy metals are significant pollutants affecting aquatic ecosystems in Bangladesh, with potential ecological and human health implications. This study investigates the occurrence and characteristics of MPs and heavy metal contamination in Tenualosa ilisha (riverine shad) from the Meghna River Estuary in the northern Bay of...

Abundance is essential to monitor population trends, assess viability, and determine the conservation status of species. Genetic mark-recapture (GMR) has become a popular non-invasive tool for abundance estimation, overcoming the challenges posed by the low densities and sometimes elusive behaviour presented by threatened species. Steppe birds are...

The relationship between cancer prognosis and intratumoral microbiome has recently gained attention. Regarding lung cancer, most studies have focused on bacteria outside tumors, such as sputum or lavage fluid, with few examining intratumoral bacteria and their impact on prognosis. In this study, we extracted DNA from lung tumor samples of 507 patie...

The abundance, diversity, and community composition of molluscs were assessed in two different habitats, breakwaters and mud-sandy flats, along the Iraqi coast in Al-Faw City, Persian-Arabian Gulf. Twenty-four species belonging to 19 families were recorded. Higher species richness was estimated at the breakwaters (17 species), than at the mud-sandy...

The human gut microbiota exhibits significant diversity across populations, influenced by factors such as geography, diet, and lifestyle, particularly between the Han Chinese and non-Chinese populations. While previous studies have predominantly focused on the taxonomic abundance of the gut microbiome, the impact of single nucleotide polymorphisms...

Wastewater treatment plants have drawn the attention of scientists as one of the key point sources of microplastics leakage into the environment. This study examined the abundance, characteristics, and removal of microplastics in an extended aeration sewage treatment plant in Penang, Malaysia. During a two-week period, 3 L of influent and 8 L of fi...

In this study, we aim to enhance the precision of estimating polymetallic nodule resources in the Western Pacific Ocean by employing a traditional deep-sea camera method supported by sampling. A series of image pre-processing techniques are applied, and an equation is developed to determine the weight and surface area of the nodules. Our findings i...

Species interactions can be altered by climate change but can also mediate its effects. The gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus) and the ptarmigan (Lagopus spp.) form a predator–prey couple that reflects the dynamics of boreal, tundra, and alpine ecosystems. To determine how climate change may impact the alpine food web, we investigated how ptarmigan abund...

The decline of pollinators in agricultural environments poses a significant threat to pollination ecosystem services. Wildflower strips are proposed as a strategy to support pollinator populations and enhance their species richness and diversity. We investigated the efficacy of flowering plant mixture in maintaining aculeate pollinator diversity (w...

This paper presents a novel approach to constructing an English-to-Telugu translation model by leveraging transfer learning techniques and addressing the challenges associated with low-resource languages. Utilizing the Bharat Parallel Corpus Collection (BPCC) as the primary dataset, the model incorporates iterative backtranslation to generate synth...

Neutron emission probabilities and half-lives of 37 beta-delayed neutron emitters from 75Ni to 92Br were measured at the RIKEN Nishina Center in Japan, including 11 one-neutron and 13 two-neutron emission probabilities and 6 half-lives measured for the first time, which supersede theoretical estimates. These nuclei lie in the path of the weak r-pro...

This study aims to determine the abundance and distribution of organic pollutants in the coastal areas of Mt. Vechernyaya (Enderby Land, East Antarctica). For this purpose, soil and sediment samples were collected from the vicinity of the old Soviet field base and lakes. The field studies were conducted within the 14th Belarusian Antarctic Expediti...

In this work, we consider a class of $n$-dimensional, $n\geq2$, piecewise linear discontinuous maps that can exhibit a new type of attractor, called a weird quasiperiodic attractor. While the dynamics associated with these attractors may appear chaotic, we prove that chaos cannot occur. The considered class of $n$-dimensional maps allows for any fi...

Climate change is increasing the frequency and severity of wildfires worldwide. Although wildfires are typically viewed as destructive, emerging research suggests they may have benefits for some species, including some pollinators. One reason for this is that wildfires can increase floral resource availability in the years immediately following the...

This study examines the diversity and abundance of tree species in Yelwa campus of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Nigeria. The campus was divided into 3 sites namely Site A, B and C where 3 plots of 100m x 100m were randomly laid in each site, making a total of nine sampling plots. Tree species were identified and direct counting method...

Introduction Giant cane (Arundinaria gigantea) is one of the three bamboo species native to North America. However, its populations have declined due primarily to deforestation, conversion of wetlands, and changes in forest disturbance regime. Studies have found over 70 wildlife species that utilized giant cane patches (canebrakes) as refuge, nesti...

Understanding the distribution and abundance of wildlife populations is key to successful oil spill response planning. Fur seals are difficult to rehabilitate if oiled, and many common spill response techniques may be limited in the high-energy rocky shore habitats they prefer. Preventing oil from reaching colonies, and hazing or deterring animals...

We present the first results from MARTA (Measuring Abundances at high Redshift with the T$_e$ Approach), a programme leveraging ultra-deep, medium-resolution JWST/NIRSpec spectroscopy to probe the interstellar medium (ISM) of star-forming galaxies at $z \sim 2 - 3$. We report detections of one or more auroral lines, including [O III]$\lambda4363$,...

This paper actualizes the conceptual pair scarcity-abundance through the phenomenon of spending surpluses as the accursed share (la part maudite) in the field of ethnology, sociology and philosophy of Georges Bataille. Within his unfinished project of general economy, and in dialogue with the same conceptual pair in the field of economic theory, pa...

Non‐native species may cause cumulative impacts on native communities if their abundance continues to increase through time. This negative effect can reflect on the spatial distribution of native species, especially when native and non‐native species are phylogenetically similar. Here, we assessed the spatial co‐occurrence between native and non‐na...

The shifting climatic regime of maritime Antarctica is driving complex changes across trophic levels that are manifesting differentially across its resident species and regions. Land‐breeding pinnipeds have increased their seasonal attendance near Palmer Station since the earliest observations in the mid‐1900s, and Antarctic fur seals (Arctocephalu...

Christmas Bird Count data from California over the past three decades (1994 through 2023) show that the Oregon Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus affinis) is likely in long term winter decline in this region. Considering that the bulk of the population of this taxon winters in California, and the documented declines within its breeding range, this...

Background The young adult period, encompassing the ages of 18 to 24, is characterized by a rapid increase in weight, particularly among individuals born in recent decades, during which environments have become saturated with inexpensive, palatable, and processed foods. While physiological, environmental, and social factors significantly impact hea...

Context Landscape structure and environmental conditions influence the distribution and abundance of adult fish, with significant implications for ecosystem functioning. However, our understanding of seascape effects on juvenile fish remains comparatively limited. Objectives We examined how habitat composition, seascape configuration, and environm...

In this article, we theoretically evaluate the impact of natural resources on the growth and development of rentier economies, of which the DRC is part through the induced effects of Dutch disease, drawing inspiration from the economic situation of the Netherlands in the 1970s, due to the export of natural gas and by the effects caused by the deter...

Ringed ( Pusa hispida ) and bearded ( Erignathus barbatus ) seals are vulnerable to decreasing sea ice habitat in the rapidly warming Arctic. In April and May, 2016, we conducted an aerial survey over the ice-covered areas of the Chukchi Sea using thermal and color cameras to detect and count these seals on sea ice. We related seal counts to enviro...

Considerations of realism and pluralism pervade Feyerabend’s later works as they do in his earlier corpus. However, Conquest of Abundance and surrounding papers mark Feyerabend’s first sustained foray into metaphysics. Specifically, he hypothesizes a pluralist realism which incorporates Kantian and constructivist elements (Oberheim 2006; Tambolo 20...

Seagrass plays a vital role in coastal ecosystems by supporting biodiversity, fisheries, and local economies. However, security concerns have limited research on seagrass in Sulu and Basilan, Philippines. This study assessed the seagrass status across 12 coastal municipalities in the provinces of Sulu and Basilan, Philippines, using the line transe...

The Monte Albo cave salamander, Speleomantes flavus, is the species endemic to the namesake massif located in the northeastern part of Sardegna, Italy. Speleomantes are the only plethodontid species in Europe, a genus composed of eight troglophilic species living in epigean and subterranean environments. Most ecological studies on these species dea...

Antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) are prevalent in agricultural soils due to the application of organic fertilizers such as digestates. Despite antimicrobial resistance (AMR) being a major public health concern, there are still unanswered questions regarding the microbiota and AMR in agricultural soils. This study investigated the...

A concoction of accurate feature related to the problem will be more efficient when the data set have more features[1][2].In cases where the features increase the threshold values ,the accuracy of the point will be automatically reduced.Whenever the data is imduced to the model the system gets confused[4][7]. Abundance of feature selection methods...

Beech leaf disease (BLD) is an emerging threat to American beech (Fagus grandifolia Ehrh.) throughout North American forests attributable to the plant-parasitic nematode Litylenchus crenatae ssp. mccannii (Lcm). This study describes the impacts of BLD on bud retention and subsequent leaf production, associated symptoms, and the abundance of Lcm thr...

Barium (Ba) abundance has been used as a crucial tracer of both slow and rapid neutron-capture processes to constrain the evolutionary models of the Galaxy. In this study, we aim to establish a reference sample with high-resolution spectra and high-quality stellar parameters from the Gaia-ESO Survey (GES). This sample explores the non–local thermod...

Background Viral metagenomics has expanded significantly in recent years due to advancements in next-generation sequencing, establishing it as the leading method for identifying emerging viruses. A crucial step in metagenomics is taxonomic classification, where sequence data is assigned to specific taxa, thereby enabling the characterization of spe...

Citation: Barinova, S.; Gabyshev, V.A.; Gabysheva, O.I.; Naidanova, Y.A.; Sorokovikova, E.G. Phytoplankton Diversity, Abundance Abstract: The region of Eastern Siberia that we have been studying is situated in Yakutia in the permafrost area. We studied five lakes of various geneses, located both in the urbanized territory of Yakutsk city and its su...

Temporal trends in populations are often measured with presence–absence and abundance data. These data types are inherently different, but quantitative comparisons of threat statuses assessed through occupancy or abundance data are currently lacking. We applied International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) criteria to estimate extinction ri...

Greenspaces are integral to the urban environment and affect climate resilience, yet the extent to which they affect mosquito and West Nile virus (WNV) host populations and behavior is not clear. To address this question, we collected mosquitoes along a transect spanning a range of urban development. Mosquitoes were tested for West Nile virus, and...

Butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies are indeed important for ecosystem productivity, playing roles in pollination and insect control, contributing to a balanced and thriving ecosystem. Their presence showcases the health and abundance of the ecosystem. Biodiversity protection and conservation are indeed essential aspects of both national and i...

Knowledge of population size and population structure is essential for the development of effective management strategies for animal populations. Abundance and Distribution of Roan Antelope (Hippotragus equinus) in the Old Oyo National Park during the dry season (between December, 2008 and February, 2009) were investigated in this work. Nine 3km tr...

I present the results of echelle spectroscopy of a bright HII region in the irregular galaxy IC4662 and their comparison with results from long-slit spectroscopy of the same region. All observations were obtained with the standard spectrographs of the SALT telescope: (1) low and medium spectral resolution spectrograph RSS (R~800) and (2) echelle sp...

Understanding distribution and bioavailability of microplastics is vital for conducting ecological risk assessments (ERA) and developing mitigation strategies in marine environments. This study couples in situ data from Lizard Island (Great Barrier Reef) and numerical modelling and simulations to determine microplastic abundances in abiotic (water...

Context. Various element transport processes modify the photospheric chemical composition of low-mass stars during their evolution. The most prominent one is the first dredge-up that occurs at the beginning of the red giant branch. Then, various extra-mixing processes, such as those caused by thermohaline- and/or rotation-induced mixing, come into...

Background Dendritic cells (DCs) are known to be crucial in initiating immune responses, but their role in regulating immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) efficacy in EGFR mutant NSCLC remains unclear. Methods Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were co‐cultured with EGFR mutant cells to evaluate immune scores and DC maturation via high‐throug...

We develop recursive relations among abundances in an r -process network evolving neutron captures, photodisintegrations and beta decays through the use of the matrix-tree and matrix-forest theorems. Since these theorems are based on results from graph theory, we term the relations the GrRproc (Graphical R -process) relations. We validate the relat...

Several patterns can occur in a community, one of which is that a few species show high dominance, which is also evident in small mammals. This group had a wide distribution in the Brazilian territory, presenting variations in richness and abundance, which may be related to seasonality, habitat structure, and changes in resource availability. The o...

Understanding the elemental composition of stars and galaxies is essential for studying their formation and evolution. This work presents calculations of the solar abundances of Neon isotopes 18 Ne, 19 Ne, 20 Ne, 21 Ne and 22 Ne across four stages of the Sun's lifecycle: Hydrogen burning, the onset of rapid growth and red giant phase, Helium burnin...

The impact of macroparasites on their hosts is proportional to the number of parasites per host, or parasite abundance. Abundance values are count data, i.e. integers ranging from 0 to some maximum number, depending on the host–parasite system. When using parasite abundance as a predictor in statistical analysis, a common approach is to bin values,...

Context. R-process enhanced metal-poor stars ([Eu/Fe] ≥ +0.3 and [Fe/H] ≤ −1.0) are rare objects, the study of which can provide clues as to the astrophysical sites of the rapid neutron capture process. Aims. In this study, we investigate the detailed chemical abundance patterns of two of these anomalous stars, originally identified among stars obs...

Beta Pic is a young, A5V star, known for harbouring a large number of exocomets, which frequently transit the star and produce absorption signatures. The physical and chemical properties of these exocomets can be probed by the recently introduced curve of growth approach, which enables column densities measurements in exocomets using observations i...

Coral reefs are complex marine ecosystems consisting of corals (Anthozoa), algae and other organisms (Barnes, 1987). They have an important role in maintaining the balance of marine ecosystems and provide habitat for many species of fish and invertebrates (Odum, 1993). The method used in the coral reef condition survey is the Underwater Photo Trans...

Land-use changes and related anthropogenic pressures are responsible for biodiversity declines and threaten the provision of ecosystem services, especially in tropical forests. Seed dispersal and predation, for example, are especially important ecological processes for shaping plant diversity and composition, however, they can be strongly affected...

The objective was to longitudinally assess the prevalence of F. necrophorum subsp. necrophorum, F. necrophorum subsp. funduliforme, F. varium, and Salmonella enterica in the nasal cavity, ruminal fluid, and feces of finishing beef steers with and without LA. Crossbred steers (n = 225; 353 ± 39.6 kg) were transported to a feedlot and fed a high-conc...

The Okulu River which flows from Oyigbo down to Eleme and empties into the mangrove swamp of Okrika in the Southern part of Rivers State is strategic and plays a significant role to the aquatic needs of the people in the state and its environs. However, the information on the quality of the river is scanty hence it became imperative to study the im...

The children born of consanguineous union were found to have a higher incidence of recessive genetic diseases than the offspring of unrelated parents. The reason for this was predicted to be the presence of more deleterious rare homozygous genetic variants in the former compared to the latter. However, the magnitude of this difference is unknown. U...

Phytoplankton is the basis of the food web and an indicator of environmental change in aquatic ecosystems. Phytoplankton assessment uses microscopy, which estimates the composition, absolute abundance and biomass of taxa, and metabarcoding, which estimates the composition, high richness and diversity, and relative abundance of taxa. Problems remain...

Lake Hume, a critical reservoir within the Murray River system, Australia, has been identified as a potential source of cyanobacteria in downstream rivers during past mega-blooms. This study aims to evaluate the impact of lake-level fluctuations on cyanobacterial abundance at the dam outlets, with the goal of mitigating the risk of cyanobacteria in...

Population dynamics and morphometry of the crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda: Cambaridae) introduced in Central Mexico Introduction: Procambarus clarkii is an invasive species introduced to central Mexico that threatens biodiversity. Objective: To analyze monthly, during an annual cycle, the demographic and morphometric changes of P. clarkii c...

Abundance, diversity and vertical zonation of copepod communities were investigated in the oligotrophic southern Adriatic Sea (northeastern Mediterranean) over a broad time frame. A total of 136 depth-stratified samples (from the surface to 1200 m depth) were collected at day and night during nine cruises between June 2020 and September 2023. The h...

RY Scuti, thought to be a Wolf-Rayet (WR) progenitor, is a massive, post-main-sequence, binary star system undergoing Roche lobe overflow (RLOF). SOFIA (+FORCAST) spectroscopy of the inner, ionized region of RY Scuti's double ringed toroidal nebula affirms the previous detection of the well-studied 12.81 $\mu$m Ne II forbidden transition and reveal...

The comparative analysis of araneofauna (spider populations) between Perumpalam Island (inhabitant) and Pathiramanal Island (non-inhabitant island) offers significant insights into the diversity and abundance of spiders across various ecological settings. The study reveals notable variations in abundance and diversity among sampled areas, indicatin...

Background Sabellid species are known to have a broad depth distribution and have been reported from various deep-sea habitats, including chemosynthetic systems. Despite this presence, only two species have been identified from deep water chemosynthetic habitats and only one has been identified to species. When examining hydrocarbon seep systems al...

Soil fauna perform a plethora of vital ecological functions and are often used as indicators of ecosystem disturbances. Investigating their taxa, functional diversity, and abundance is essential to assess ecosystem resilience, detect environmental stress, and guide conservation efforts. In this study, we investigated the taxonomic richness, diversi...

Odonata (or odonates) are among the oldest and most well-studied insects worldwide; however, very few studies on this group have been conducted in Nepal. There was a lack of information on Odonata of Lake Cluster of Pokhara Valley (LCPV), one of the vital Ramsar sites in Nepal. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the diversity of Odonata and mo...

Fungal pathogens prevalent in agricultural areas pose a significant risk to human health, with some exhibiting high fatality rates, as reported by the WHO Fungal Pathogen Priority List (WHO FPPL). This study investigates fungal communities in northeast Thailand’s agricultural areas, focusing on potential reservoirs of the WHO FPPL. Samples were col...

Context. Over the past few years, the $R$-Process Alliance (RPA) has successfully carried out a search for stars that are highly enhanced in elements produced via the rapid neutron-capture ($r$-) process. In particular, the RPA has identified a number of relatively bright, highly $r$-process-enhanced ($r$-II) stars, suitable for observations with t...

In England, the mountain hare is found only in the Peak District and is a remnant population surviving from translocations from Scotland during the 1870s of the genetically distinct subspecies Lepus timidus scoticus. Population monitoring undertaken by Manchester Metropolitan University and Queen's University Belfast began in 2017, continuing to 20...

Long considered the ''poor cousins'' of spin-1/2 systems, magnets built of spin-1 moments have recently come to fore as a rich source of novel phases of matter. Here we explore the phases which arise in a spin-1 magnet on the pyrochlore lattice, once biquadratic interactions are taken into account. Using a combination of variational and Monte Carlo...

The fish composition of the three landing sites of Ikere-gorge were studied over a period of six months (September 2023- February 2024). The catches were sorted into taxonomic groups (families and species) using standard fish identification keys. A total of twenty-three (23) fish species belonging from thirteen (13) families were obtained. The fami...

Ongoing ecosystem change and biodiversity decline across the Afrotropics call for tools to monitor the state of biodiversity or ecosystem elements across extensive spatial and temporal scales. We assessed relationships in the co‐occurrence patterns between great apes and other medium to large‐bodied mammals to evaluate whether ape abundance serves...

This study investigates the effects of different land-use types (forest, arable land, and wetland) on key soil properties, microbial communities, and nitrogen cycling in the Lesser Khingan Mountains. The results revealed that forest (FL) and wetland (WL) soils had significantly higher soil organic matter (SOM) content compared with arable land (AL)...

Tub gurnard, Chelidonichthys lucerna, is a common and widely distributed species throughout the Sea of Marmara (SoM). The knowledge on the spatial distribution of tub gurnards in the SoM in association with environmental factors is limited. The relationship between tub gurnard abundance and environmental variables (depth, temperature, dissolved oxy...

“Savings can be created by spending less. You can spend less if you desire less. And you will desire less if you care less about what others think of you.” ( Morgan Housel - in “The Psychology of Money”) Money is not just an economic tool; it is deeply tied to human psychology, emotions, and consciousness. From a quantum perspective, financial en...

We derive Fe-abundance ratios of 6 galaxies at $z=9-12$ with $-22<M_{\mathrm{UV}}<-19$ whose JWST/NIRSpec spectra achieve very high signal-to-noise ratios, $\mathrm{SNR}=40-230$, at the rest-frame UV wavelength. We fit stellar synthesis model spectra to these JWST spectra, carefully masking out nebular emission, interstellar absorption, and non-iro...