A simple approach was developed to predict corn yields using the MoDerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) data product from two geographically separate major corn crop production regions: Illinois, USA and Heilongjiang, China.The MOD09A1 data, which are eight-day interval surface reflectance data, were obtained from day of the year (DO
This article examines gender and cultural sense-making in relation to perfumes and their packaging.Gendered meanings of seduction, choice, consumption and taste are brought to the fore with the use of go-along interviews with consumers in per-fume stores.Meeting luxury packages in this feminized environment made the interviewed women speak of bottl
A fish kill is characterised by the death of a large number of fish in a given area within a short period of time.This is an indicator that water quality and ecosystem conditions in general have deteriorated.Remote sensing data from the MODIS instrument on the Aqua and Merra-2 satellites were accessed from 18 to 22 March 2020, a period that spans b
Objectives Arctic Sun Glasses channel plays an increasingly significant role in ocean transportation.Polar ships inevitably encounter ice floe impacts in the Arctic channel.These impacts may cause some permanent structural deformations, which will result in some negative effects on their work performance.Therefore, to study the plastic deformation
ABSTRACT Human exploitation and destruction of tropical resources are currently threatening innumerable wild animal species, altering natural ecosystems and thus, food resources, with profound effects on gut microbiota.Given their conservation status and the importance to tropical ecosystems, wild nonhuman primates make excellent models to investig