Observed Soil Moisture–Precipitation Feedback in Illinois: A Systematic Analysis over Different Scales

Observed Thermal Impacts of Wind Farms Over Northern Illinois

This paper assesses impacts of three wind farms in northern Illinois using land surface temperature (LST) data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instruments onboard the Terra and Aqua satellites for the period 2003-2013. Changes in LST between two periods (before and after construction of the wind turbines) and between wind farm pixels and nearby non-wind-farm pixel...

An analysis of the soil moisture-rainfall feedback, based on direct observations from Illinois

Many global and regional climate modeling studies have demonstrated the importance of the initial soil water condition in their simulations of regional rainfall distribution. However, none of these modeling studies has been tested against directly observed data. This study tests the hypothesis that soil saturation is positively correlated with subsequent precipitation by analyzing a 14-year soi...

Soil Landscape Models at Different Scales Portrayed

Signaling over Different Time and Distance Scales

Cytosolic Ca 2 1 plays a central role in the regulation of numerous aspects of cellular activity in virtually all cell types. Much of this versatility arises through the diverse mechanisms by which Ca 2 1 signals are generated and transmitted to act over very different time and distance scales. For example, Ca 2 1 can act in a very fast and highly localized manner, as in the triggering of neuro...

Nursing shortage, a different challenge in Iran: A systematic review

    Background: Nursing shortage is an important and multifaceted challenge in the health systems and has reached a warning threshold. The factors associated with nursing shortage vary from country to country. Therefore, this study compared the causes of nursing shortage and suggested strategies to help resolve this concern both in Iran and in the world.    Methods: To conduct this systematic ...