The shipworm, Teredo navalis, is absent from most of the Baltic Sea.In the last 20 years, increased frequency of T.navalis has been reported along the southern Baltic Sea coasts of Denmark, Germany, and Sweden, indicating possible range-extensions into previously unoccupied areas.We evaluated the effects of historical and projected near-future chan
Here, we report on a new geyser (named Shaman) formed in the Uzon caldera (Kronotsky Federal Nature Toys Biosphere Reserve, Russia) in autumn 2008 from a cycling hot Na-Cl spring.The geyser is a pool-type CO2-gas lift driven.From 2012 to 2018, the geyser has shown a rather stable interval between eruptions (IBE) from 129 to 144 min with a fountain
Abstract Background We aimed to identify motivators for people who inject drugs to pursue treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and uncover opportunities that could make treatment more appealing.Methods Between November 2023 and January 2024, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 15 HCV RNA-positive individuals with a history of in
Garbage detection is important for environmental monitoring in large areas.However, the manual patrol is time-consuming and labor-intensive.This paper proposes a method for monitoring garbage distribution in large areas with airborne hyperspectral data.Since there is no public hyperspectral garbage dataset, a hyperspectral garbage dataset Shandong
The collaboration between Japanese and Chinese biologists has started from the 1988/89 season with a three-year program at Great Wall Station, King George Island.Two Japanese zoologists participated in the 6th Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition for the second year, and carried click here out the ecological survey of terrestrial invertebrates and