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1. Coupling coordination degree measurement and spatiotemporal heterogeneity between economic development and ecological environment ----Empirical evidence from tropical and subtropical regions of China

Author:
Shi, Tao; Yang, Shenyan; Zhang, Wei; Zhou, Qian
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.244 pp. 118739
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; economic development; issues and policy; China;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Along with the rapid economic development, China’s ecological environment is becoming an increasingly severe issue with strong negative externalities accelerating the spatial spillover. This paper uses Geographically and Temporally Weighted Regression (GTWR) to measure and analyze the coupling coordination and spatiotemporal heterogeneity between economic development and ecological environment of ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118739

2. CMIP5: a Monte Carlo assessment of changes in summertime precipitation characteristics under RCP8.5-sensitivity to annual cycle fidelity, overconfidence, and gaussianity

Author:
Sperber, Kenneth R.; Annamalai, H.; Pallotta, Giuliana
Source:
Climate dynamics 2020 v.54 no.3-4 pp. 1699-1727
ISSN:
0930-7575
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; climate change; confidence interval; models; summer; t-test; tropics;     Show all 7 Subjects
Abstract:
... Using 5-day averaged precipitation from all initial condition realizations of 33 CMIP5 models for the Historical and RCP8.5 scenarios, we performed an assessment of summer precipitation in terms of amount, onset date, withdrawal date, and length of season using probability distributions of interannual anomalies. Climate change projections were generated using all models, one model per modelling gr ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00382-019-05082-8

3. Safety and efficacy of a new spot-on formulation of selamectin plus sarolaner in the treatment and control of naturally occurring flea infestations in cats presented as veterinary patients in Australia

Author:
Packianathan, Raj; Pittorino, Melissa; Hodge, Andrew; Bruellke, Natalie; Graham, Kelly
Source:
Parasites & vectors 2020 v.13 no.1 pp. 227
ISSN:
1756-3305
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; Siphonaptera; cats; clinical trials; demography; households; insect infestations; patients; selamectin; topical application; Queensland;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The safety and efficacy of a new spot-on formulation of selamectin plus sarolaner were evaluated for the treatment and control of natural flea infestations on cats in two non-randomised, multi-centre clinical trials conducted in 8 different locations in Queensland, Australia. METHODS: One hundred and four cats from 65 different households were enrolled across the two studies. Demograph ...
DOI:
10.1186/s13071-020-04099-x

4. Can atmospheric reanalyses (CRA and ERA5) represent cloud spatiotemporal characteristics?

Author:
Yao, Bin; Teng, Shiwen; Lai, Ruize; Xu, Xiaofeng; Yin, Yan; Shi, Chunxiang; Liu, Chao
Source:
Atmospheric research 2020 v.244 pp. 105091
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; El Nino; climate change; cloud cover; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; satellites; uncertainty; China; Polar Regions;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... Atmospheric reanalysis normally provides a comprehensive record of Earth’s weather and climate changes over time, and is extensively used in climate and energy researches. Among various atmospheric variables, clouds play a unique and important role in the atmosphere. However, there are still significant uncertainties on our understanding of cloud properties, and it is still unclear how those newly ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105091

5. Observed low-frequency linkage between Northern Hemisphere tropical expansion and polar vortex weakening from 1979 to 2012

Author:
Cao, Yunfeng; Liang, Shunlin; Yu, Meng
Source:
Atmospheric research 2020 v.243 pp. 105034
ISSN:
0169-8095
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; drought; latitude; satellites; sea ice; surface water temperature; troposphere; variance; Arctic region;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... In recent decades, the northern hemisphere (NH) atmospheric meridional circulation has experienced unprecedented changes. The NH tropical belt is significantly expanding toward high latitudes, and the Arctic polar vortex is continually weakening. Both phenomena have led to severe consequences on the Earth's surface, such as more frequent droughts in the subtropics and accelerated sea ice loss in t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.atmosres.2020.105034

6. Designing the subtropical city: an evaluation of climate-sensitive policy effects in Brisbane, Australia

Author:
Bhoge, Renuka; Nolan, Hannah; Pojani, Dorina
Source:
Journal of environmental planning and management 2020 v.63 no.10 pp. 1880-1901
ISSN:
1360-0559
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; buildings; cities; global warming; issues and policy; natural ventilation; planning; shade; trees; weaning; Australia;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Faced with global warming, Australia aims to wean itself from mechanical approaches to cooling homes. Cities are searching for passive solutions to residential development. These involve the use of porches, basements, natural ventilation, tree shading and the like. In 2016, the Brisbane City Council introduced the New World City Design Guide: Buildings that Breathe (BtB), a non-binding policy docu ...
DOI:
10.1080/09640568.2019.1689934

7. Moisture content, pore-water pressure and wetting front in granite residual soil during collapsing erosion with varying slope angle

Author:
Liu, Weiping; Ouyang, Guoquan; Luo, Xiaoyan; Luo, Jia; Hu, Lina; Fu, Mingfu
Source:
Geomorphology 2020 v.362 pp. 107210
ISSN:
0169-555X
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; erosion control; granite; hydraulic flumes; monitoring; rain; water content; wetting front;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... Collapsing erosion is very severe in subtropical regions that are covered extensively by granite residual soil. However, detailed information about hydraulic responses during collapsing erosion, especially for different slope angles, remains unclear. Therefore, to control collapsing erosion, it is important to attain a more comprehensive understanding of the complex hydraulic responses due to rain ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.geomorph.2020.107210

8. Assessment of species boundaries of the Moringa ovalifolia in Namibia using nuclear its DNA sequence data

Author:
Hausiku, M.K.; Kwembeya, E.G.; Chimwamurombe, P.M.; Mbangu, A.
Source:
South African journal of botany 2020 v.131 pp. 335-341
ISSN:
0254-6299
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; Moringa; dietary supplements; ecosystems; internal transcribed spacers; monophyly; ribosomal DNA; shrubs; trees; Namibia;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The genus Moringa is a phenotypically varied group of trees and shrubs, widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions, whose species are mostly sought after for nutritional, nutraceutical and industrial use. The Namibian Moringa ovalifolia consists of phenotypically different populations scattered across the country and occurring in different ecological systems. In the present study, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.sajb.2020.03.002

9. Combination of zingerone and dihydroartemisinin presented synergistic antimalarial activity against Plasmodium berghei infection in BALB/c mice as in vivo model

Author:
Ounjaijean, Sakaewan; Somsak, Voravuth
Source:
Parasitology international 2020 v.76 pp. 102088
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; Plasmodium berghei; acute oral toxicity; artemisinin; death; guaiacol; guidelines; malaria; models; mortality; parasitemia;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Malaria is a global health problem leading to the death of 435,000 cases in tropical and sub-tropical zones. Spread and emergence of increasing resistance to the antimalarial drugs are the major challenges in the control of malaria. Therefore, searching for alternative antimalarial drugs is urgently needed, and combination treatment preferred as an approach to address this. This study aimed to eva ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2020.102088

10. Machine learning-based multi-objective optimisation of an aerogel glazing system using NSGA-II—study of modelling and application in the subtropical climate Hong Kong

Author:
Zhou, Yuekuan; Zheng, Siqian
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2020 v.253 pp. 119964
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; aerogels; buildings; granules; heat transfer; mathematical models; nanopores; solar radiation; systems engineering; transmittance; China;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Application of super-insulating materials in building glazing system shows promising prospects for low-energy buildings. In this research, the heat transfer, solar radiation transmission and indoor illuminance of an aerogel glazing system were characterized through an experimentally validated numerical model. Contribution ratios of multi-variables to multi-objectives were thereafter quantified, fo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.119964

11. Wintertime precipitation in eastern China and relation to the Madden-Julian oscillation: Spatiotemporal properties, impacts and causes

Author:
Zheng, Yongjie; Zhang, Qiang; Luo, Ming; Sun, Peng; Singh, Vijay P.
Source:
Journal of hydrology 2020 v.582 pp. 124477
ISSN:
0022-1694
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; Madden-Julian Oscillation; atmospheric circulation; atmospheric precipitation; atmospheric pressure; drought; floods; water management; winter; China;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study investigated the characteristics of wintertime precipitation in eastern China and associated atmospheric circulation based on different Madden-Julian oscillation (MJO) activities. Besides, the underlying causes and impacts of MJO activities on wintertime precipitation in eastern China were explored as well by analyzing large scale atmospheric circulations conditions. The results indicat ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jhydrol.2019.124477

12. Phylogeography of the Pacific Red Snapper (Lutjanus peru) and Spotted Rose Snapper (Lutjanus guttatus) in the Inshore Tropical Eastern Pacific

Author:
Hernández-Álvarez, Cristóbal; Bayona-Vásquez, Natalia J.; Domínguez-Domínguez, Omar; Uribe-Alcocer, Manuel; Díaz-Jaimes, Píndaro
Source:
Copeia 2020 v.108 no.1 pp. 61-71
ISSN:
0045-8511
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; Lutjanus guttatus; Lutjanus peru; gene flow; genetic variation; larvae; mitochondrial DNA; phylogeography; snapper;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... The inshore Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) comprises two major biogeographic provinces, the Cortez Province and Panamic Province, which are distinguished mainly by environmental differences between equatorial and subtropical regions. It is important to evaluate the influence of these environmental differences in limiting the connectivity of populations of fishes inhabiting both provinces and there ...
DOI:
10.1643/CG-18-157

13. African Easterly Jet South: control, maintenance mechanisms and link with Southern subtropical waves

Author:
Kuete, Giresse; Pokam Mba, Wilfried; Washington, Richard
Source:
Climate dynamics 2020 v.54 no.3-4 pp. 1539-1552
ISSN:
0930-7575
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; convection; data collection; latitude; temperature; troposphere; Central Africa; Southern Africa;     Show all 8 Subjects
Abstract:
... The African Easterly Jet South (AEJ-S) is an important feature of the central African mid tropospheric circulation and has been identified as a key contributor to convection over the region. This study uses 21-year (1983–2003) Reanalysis data sets of ERA-Interim, NCEP2 and MERRA2 to establish mechanisms related to AEJ-S dynamics. Results demonstrate that AEJ-S is dominated by rotational circulatio ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00382-019-05072-w

14. Patterns and factors of interannual variations of boreal summer intraseasonal oscillation intensity over tropical western North Pacific

Author:
Wang, Yuqi; Wu, Renguang
Source:
Climate dynamics 2020 v.54 no.3-4 pp. 2085-2099
ISSN:
0930-7575
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; El Nino; intraseasonal oscillation; summer; surface water temperature; Indian Ocean;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Present study analyzes spatial patterns and factors of interannual variations of 10–20-day and 30–60-day intraseasonal oscillation (ISO) intensity during boreal summer over tropical western North Pacific (WNP). The three leading modes of 10–20-day ISO intensity variation feature a southeast–northwest distribution, a southeast–northwest contrasting pattern, and large loading over the subtropics, re ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00382-019-05100-9

15. Discovery of Flabellia petiolata (Halimedaceae, Chlorophyta) in the southern British Isles: A relict population or a new introduction?

Author:
Díaz-Tapia, P.; Baldock, L.; Maggs, C.A.
Source:
Aquatic botany 2020 v.160 pp. 103160
ISSN:
0304-3770
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; Halimedaceae; biodiversity; cryptogenic species; introduced species; macroalgae; surveys; Canary Islands; Cape Verde; England;     Show all 10 Subjects
Abstract:
... The known distribution of seaweed species often requires updating after findings of new records outside the known range. The green algal family Halimedaceae is predominantly distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Flabellia petiolata was considered endemic to the Mediterranean, but has also been recorded in the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. Recent marine biodiversity surveys by the citiz ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.aquabot.2019.103160

16. Role of cloud microphysics in improved simulation of the Asian monsoon quasi-biweekly mode (QBM)

Author:
Hazra, Anupam; Chaudhari, Hemantkumar S.; Saha, Subodh K.; Pokhrel, Samir; Dutta, Ushnanshu; Goswami, B. N.
Source:
Climate dynamics 2020 v.54 no.1-2 pp. 599-614
ISSN:
0930-7575
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; General Circulation Models; convection; monsoon season; prediction; rain; space and time; tropics; variance;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... A major sub-seasonal variability of the tropics and sub-tropics, the quasi-biweekly mode (QBM), is known to have significant influence on the seasonal mean of the south Asian monsoon rainfall. A coupled Atmosphere–Ocean General Circulation Model (AOGCM) being essential for seasonal prediction, the ability of the AOGCMs in simulating the space–time characteristics with fidelity is critical for succ ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00382-019-05015-5

17. Does higher place difficulty predict increased attachment? The moderating role of identity

Author:
Hinojosa, Leonith; Mzoughi, Naoufel; Napoléone, Claude; Guerrero Villegas, Wilma
Source:
Ecological economics 2019 v.165 pp. 106399
ISSN:
0921-8009
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; ecosystems; mountains; surveys; Andes region; Ecuador;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... In a contribution conducted in the French Southern Alps, Hinojosa et al. (2016) suggested that place attachment is relatively higher where it is difficult to live. We examine whether this figure holds in other environments bringing insight on a likely general tenet. A study using comparable survey data in two different ecosystems of Ecuador (the mountains and the subtropics) reveals, indeed, that ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ecolecon.2019.106399

18. Changes of Annual Precipitation and Probability Distributions for Different Climate Types of the World

Author:
Sharma, Chetan; Ojha, Chandra Shekhar Prasad
Source:
Water 2019 v.11 no.10
ISSN:
2073-4441
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; atmospheric precipitation; latitude; probability distribution;     Show all 4 Subjects
Abstract:
... Analysis of Spatio-temporal changes in precipitation (Pre) on the land surface of the earth was the focus of this study. Thiel-Sen median slopes and Modified Mann-Kendall (MMK) test were utilized to draw inferences. Majority of the regions were identified to show an increasing trend of annual precipitation except some of the low to mid-latitude regions in Northern hemisphere. The trends of wet-day ...
DOI:
10.3390/w11102092

19. Robust optimal design of zero/low energy buildings considering uncertainties and the impacts of objective functions

Author:
Li, Hangxin; Wang, Shengwei; Tang, Rui
Source:
Applied energy 2019
ISSN:
0306-2619
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; buildings; energy; neural networks; uncertainty; variance;     Show all 6 Subjects
Abstract:
... Robust design optimization has received great attentions in aerospace/structural engineering fields for few decades. Recently, a few studies have been conducted on robust design optimization in building energy field mostly by directly adopting the objective functions used in these fields. However, the applicability of these objective functions have not been analyzed when applied for buildings whil ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.113683

20. On the importance of habitat continuity for delimiting biogeographic regions and shaping richness gradients

Author:
Fenberg, Phillip B.; Rivadeneira, Marcelo M.
Source:
Ecology letters 2019 v.22 no.4 pp. 664-673
ISSN:
1461-023X
Subject:
subtropics,   etc   ; Gastropoda; geographical distribution; habitats; species richness;     Show all 5 Subjects
Abstract:
... The formation and maintenance of biogeographic regions and the latitudinal gradient of species richness are thought to be influenced, in part, by the spatial distribution of physical habitat (habitat continuity). But the importance of habitat continuity in relation to other variables for shaping richness gradients and delimiting biogeographic regions has not been well established. Here, we show th ...
DOI:
10.1111/ele.13228