The Huayan sutras are important historical references for the Chinese worship of the Rocana Buddha; however, these Huayan sutras provide little help in understanding the worship for the larger Rocana triad (i.e., Rocana Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas) in niche no.5 at the Feilai Feng complex.The Rocana triad images are primarily linked to the B
Unearthing the ecology of soil microorganisms using a high resolution DNA-SIP approach to explore cellulose and xylose metabolism in soil
We explored microbial contributions to decomposition using a sophisticated approach to DNA Stable Isotope Probing (SIP).Our experiment evaluated the dynamics and ecological characteristics of functionally defined microbial groups that metabolize labile and structural C in soils.We added to soil a complex amendment representing Wallet plant derived
A Virtual Reality Game to Change Sun Protection Behavior and Prevent Cancer: User-Centered Design Approach
BackgroundPublic health sun safety campaigns introduced during the 1980s have successfully reduced skin cancer rates in Australia.Despite this success, high rates of sunburn continue to be reported by youth and young adults.As such, new strategies to reinforce sun protection approaches in this demographic are needed.ObjectiveThis study aims to deve
Fluxes and production efficiency of irrigated wheat ecosystem under edaphic constraints of western Maharashtra plateau: a micrometeorological investigation
Energy fluxes and canopy microclimate of SCREEN FRAME CORNERS wheat grown on the edaphically stressed shallow basaltic soil at Baramati, India were studied during 2014-15.The crop was grown with optimum irrigation, applied at frequent intervals, resulting in a low seasonal Bowen ratio (H/LE: Sensible heat flux/Latent heat flux) value of 0.23.The di
Statistical modeling of trends in infant mortality after atmospheric nuclear weapons testing.
The global fallout from atmospheric nuclear weapons testing in the 1950s and 1960s caused by far the greatest exposure of mankind to ionizing radiation.Surprisingly few epidemiological studies of the possible health effects of atmospheric testing have been conducted.Here, long-term Wallet trends in infant mortality rates in the United States (U.S.)