So, what’s the verdict, good or bad? Boring algae clearly have important functions in reef ecosystems and will influence how they cope with climate change and ocean acidification in the near future. However, we cannot yet give a verdict as to whether they will act as a buffer against these environmental changes or make the situation worse. Little is known about the ecophysiological diversity of...

The world is currently in the midst of the greatest demographic upheaval in human history. Dramatic reductions in mortality, followed (but with a lag) by equally marked reductions in fertility, resulted in a doubling of world population between 1960 and 2000. A further increase of 2 to 4.5 billion is projected for the current half-century, with the increase concentrated in the world's least dev...

Connecting the Last Billion

earth pressure balance tunnel boring machines (epb-tbms) are favorably applied in urban tunneling projects. despite their numerous advantages, considerable delays and high maintenance cost are the main disadvantages these machines suffer from. reliability, availability, and maintainability (ram) analysis is a practical technique that uses failure and repair dataset obtained over a reasonable ti...

Abstract Carposina sasakii Matsumura (Lepidoptera: Carposinidae) is a serious fruit-boring pest in eastern Asia. In China, it one of the most harmful and common pests deciduous fruit trees, causing an annual loss more than billion yuan. However, economic losses to jujube industry as result C. damage remain undefined. this study, we collected related data on sasakii, market price jujube, costs i...