Search Results - "Maggi, Federico"
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The settling velocity of mineral, biomineral, and biological particles and aggregates in water
Published in Journal of geophysical research. Oceans (01-04-2013)“…A new equation was developed to relate the size and settling velocity of particulate matter commonly recurring in aqueous ecosystems. This equation explicitly…”
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Variable fractal dimension: A major control for floc structure and flocculation kinematics of suspended cohesive sediment
Published in Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans (01-07-2007)“…While the fractal dimension of suspended flocs of cohesive sediment is known to vary with the shear rate, electrochemical properties of the sediment and…”
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Biological flocculation of suspended particles in nutrient-rich aqueous ecosystems
Published in Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) (30-09-2009)“…We describe the development and testing of a mechanistic model (BFLOC) to predict the average size of sediment aggregates in nutrient-rich aqueous ecosystems…”
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Sinking of microbial-associated microplastics in natural waters
Published in PloS one (03-02-2020)“…Degraded plastic debris has been found in nearly all waters within and nearby urban developments as well as in the open oceans. Natural removal of suspended…”
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PEST-CHEMGRIDS, global gridded maps of the top 20 crop-specific pesticide application rates from 2015 to 2025
Published in Scientific data (12-09-2019)“…Available georeferenced environmental layers are facilitating new insights into global environmental assets and their vulnerability to anthropogenic inputs…”
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Pesticide mixtures in soil: a global outlook
Published in Environmental research letters (01-04-2021)“…In modern agriculture, pesticides are used in combinations to protect crops. The co-existence of multiple pesticides in soil can threaten the soil biodiversity…”
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Estimated decline in global earthworm population size caused by pesticide residue in soil
Published in Soil security (01-12-2021)“…Pesticides are potent chemical agents for protecting crops and agricultural production but can have secondary adverse effects on soil biodiversity that can…”
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The promise and challenges of utility-scale compressed air energy storage in aquifers
Published in Applied energy (15-03-2021)“…•Feasibility overview of compressed air energy storage in aquifers is presented.•Two energy storage projects are analyzed and experiences are introduced.•The…”
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Prevalence of recurrent pathogenic microdeletions and microduplications in over 9500 pregnancies
Published in Prenatal diagnosis (01-08-2015)“…Objectives The implementation of chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA) in prenatal testing for all patients has not achieved a consensus. Technical…”
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A unifying modelling of multiple land degradation pathways in Europe
Published in Nature communications (08-05-2024)“…Land degradation is a complex socio-environmental threat, which generally occurs as multiple concurrent pathways that remain largely unexplored in Europe. Here…”
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Chromosomal mosaicism in the fetoplacental unit
Published in Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology (01-07-2017)“…Cytogenetic prenatal diagnosis on chorionic villi (CV) can be complicated by the detection of “chromosomal mosaicism.” This is one of the main issues of…”
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Implications of fetoplacental mosaicism on cell‐free DNA testing for sex chromosome aneuploidies
Published in Prenatal diagnosis (01-10-2017)“…Objective The unique biological behavior of sex chromosomes has implications for cell‐free DNA (cfDNA) testing. Our purpose is to predict the (1) false…”
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Living microorganisms change the information (Shannon) content of a geophysical system
Published in Scientific reports (12-06-2017)“…The detection of microbial colonization in geophysical systems is becoming of interest in various disciplines of Earth and planetary sciences, including…”
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Chemically Induced Flow in Contaminated Unsaturated Soil
Published in Vadose zone journal (2019)“…Core Ideas Chemically induced water movement in unsaturated sand is due mainly to matric gradients. A secondary cause is osmotic gradients. Physico‐chemical…”
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Space agriculture in micro- and hypo-gravity: A comparative study of soil hydraulics and biogeochemistry in a cropping unit on Earth, Mars, the Moon and the space station
Published in Planetary and space science (01-12-2010)“…Increasing interest is developing towards soil-based agriculture as a long-term bioregenerative life support during space and planetary explorations. Contrary…”
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International demand for food and services drives environmental footprints of pesticide use
Published in Communications earth & environment (01-12-2022)“…Abstract Pesticides are well-recognised pollutants that threaten biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. Here we quantify the environmental footprints of…”
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CROPGRIDS: a global geo-referenced dataset of 173 crops
Published in Scientific data (22-04-2024)“…CROPGRIDS is a comprehensive global geo-referenced dataset providing area information for 173 crops for the year 2020, at a resolution of 0.05° (about 5.6 km…”
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NPKGRIDS: a global georeferenced dataset of N, P2O5, and K2O fertilizer application rates for 173 crops
Published in Scientific data (30-10-2024)“…We introduce NPKGRIDS, a new geospatial dataset, providing for the first time data on application rates for all three main plant nutrients, nitrogen (N),…”
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SOIL-WATERGRIDS, mapping dynamic changes in soil moisture and depth of water table from 1970 to 2014
Published in Scientific data (06-10-2021)“…We introduce here SOIL-WATERGRIDS, a new dataset of dynamic changes in soil moisture and depth of water table over 45 years from 1970 to 2014 globally resolved…”
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The effect of 15N to 14N ratio on nitrification, denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction
Published in Rapid communications in mass spectrometry (29-02-2012)“…RATIONALE Earlier experiments demonstrated that isotopic effects during nitrification, denitrification and dissimilatory nitrate reduction can be affected by…”
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