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Distribution of Antibiotics in Wastewater-Irrigated Soils and Their Accumulation in Vegetable Crops in the Pearl River Delta, Southern China by Pan, Min, Wong, Chris K. C, Chu, L. M

“…Wastewater is increasingly being used to irrigate agricultural land in many countries around the world. However, limited research has examined the occurrence…”
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Responses of terrestrial bryophytes to simulated climate change in a secondary evergreen broad-leaved forest in southern China by Hao, Jiewei, Chu, L. M.

“…Tropical regions are biodiversity hotspots and are well-suited to explore the potential influence of global climate change on forest ecosystems. Bryophytes…”
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Aquatic toxicity of glyphosate-based formulations: comparison between different organisms and the effects of environmental factors by Tsui, Martin T.K., Chu, L.M.

“…Glyphosate-based herbicides (e.g. Roundup ®) are extensively used in the aquatic environment, but there is a paucity of data on the toxicity of the formulated…”
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Microhabitat characteristics related to seasonal roost switching: implications from a threatened and introduced cockatoo species in an urban landscape by Wang, Sifeng, Chu, L. M.

“…Abstract Background Communal roosting is a common avian social behaviour, which potentially provides foraging benefits, predation avoidance or thermoregulation…”
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Fate of antibiotics in soil and their uptake by edible crops by Pan, Min, Chu, L.M.

“…Antibiotics are bioactive substances, and their use as human and animal medicines for illness prevention, disease treatment and growth promotion has increased…”
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Fibulin-2 is involved in early extracellular matrix development of the outgrowing mouse mammary epithelium by Olijnyk, D, Ibrahim, A. M, Ferrier, R. K, Tsuda, T, Chu, M.-L, Gusterson, B. A, Stein, T, Morris, J. S

“…Cell–matrix interactions control outgrowth of mammary epithelium during puberty and pregnancy. We demonstrate here that the glycoprotein fibulin-2 (FBLN2) is…”
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Thermal performance of a vegetated cladding system on facade walls by Cheng, C.Y., Cheung, Ken K.S., Chu, L.M.

“…An experimental approach is used to assess the effect of vegetation on the thermal performance of a vertical greening system, which comprised of turf-based…”
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Centrifuge Modeling of Vessel Impact on Bridge Fender Systems by Chu, L. M, Lu, W. J, Zhang, L. M

“…AbstractBridge or berthing structures are susceptible to accidental ship impacts that may pose a hazard to human life, property, and the environment…”
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Occurrence of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes in soils from wastewater irrigation areas in the Pearl River Delta region, southern China by Pan, Min, Chu, L.M.

“…The occurrence and distribution of tetracycline (TC) and sulfamethazine (SMZ), and the corresponding antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) were investigated in…”
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How would size, age, human disturbance, and vegetation structure affect bird communities of urban parks in different seasons? by Zhou, Daqing, Chu, L. M

“…Parks are diversity hotspots in cities, and are generalized isolated “islands” in urban landscapes. However, there is a paucity of information on the avian…”
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Subtropical urban turfs: Carbon and nitrogen pools and the role of enzyme activity by Kong, Ling, Chu, LM

“…Urban grasslands not only provide a recreational venue for urban residents, but also sequester organic carbon in vegetation and soils through photosynthesis,…”
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Experimental investigation of induced suction distribution in a grass-covered soil by Ng, C.W.W., Woon, K.X., Leung, A.K., Chu, L.M.

“…► We quantify the suction induced by grass in relation to grass characteristics. ► Suction induced in grassed soil is nearly two times higher than that in bare…”
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Potential of Combining Optical and Dual Polarimetric SAR Data for Improving Mangrove Species Discrimination Using Rotation Forest by Zhang, Hongsheng, Wang, Ting, Liu, Mingfeng, Jia, Mingming, Lin, Hui, Chu, LM, Devlin, Adam

“…Classification of mangrove species using satellite images is important for investigating the spatial distribution of mangroves at community and species levels…”
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Early Development of Soil Microbial Communities on Rehabilitated Quarries by Zhang, Hao, Chu, L. M.

“…The ecological development of soil microbial communities was studied in terms of microbial composition and structure at different rehabilitated phases on three…”
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Exon skipping mutations in collagen VI are common and are predictive for severity and inheritance by Lampe, A.K, Zou, Y, Sudano, D, O'Brien, K.K, Hicks, D, Laval, S.H, Charlton, R, Jimenez-Mallebrera, C, Zhang, R.-Z, Finkel, R.S, Tennekoon, G, Schreiber, G, van der Knaap, M.S, Marks, H, Straub, V, Flanigan, K.M, Chu, M.-L, Muntoni, F, Bushby, K.M.D, Bönnemann, C.G

“…Mutations in the genes encoding collagen VI (COL6A1, COL6A2, and COL6A3) cause Bethlem myopathy (BM) and Ullrich congenital muscular dystrophy (UCMD), two…”
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Impacts of urbanization on river flow frequency: A controlled experimental modeling-based evaluation approach by Chu, M.L., Knouft, J.H., Ghulam, A., Guzman, J.A., Pan, Z.

“…•Impacts of different degrees of urbanization on river flow frequency.•Quantification of hydrologic responses to urbanization using MIKE-SHE and…”
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Changes in soil seed bank composition during early succession of rehabilitated quarries by Zhang, Hao, Chu, L.M.

“…To evaluate the contribution of seed bank to natural revegetation, a soil seed bank study was carried out at different phases on three quarries in Hong Kong. A…”
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Adsorption and degradation of five selected antibiotics in agricultural soil by Pan, Min, Chu, L.M.

“…Large quantities of antibiotics are being added to agricultural fields worldwide through the application of wastewater, manures and biosolids, resulting in…”
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Assessing the Impacts of Future Urban Development Patterns and Climate Changes on Total Suspended Sediment Loading in Surface Waters Using Geoinformatics by JORDAN, Y. C, GHULAM, A, CHU, M. L

“…Water pollution is a major global issue that has profound impact on sustainable development of our society. In this paper, land cover change trajectories of…”
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Transfer of antibiotics from wastewater or animal manure to soil and edible crops by Pan, Min, Chu, L.M.

“…Antibiotics are added to agricultural fields worldwide through wastewater irrigation or manure application, resulting in antibiotic contamination and elevated…”
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