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Isoprene emissions in Africa inferred from OMI observations of formaldehyde columns by Marais, E A, Jacob, D J, Kurosu, T P, Chance, K, Murphy, J G, Reeves, C, Mills, G, Casadio, S, Millet, D B, Barkley, M P, Paulot, F, Mao, J

“…We use 2005-2009 satellite observations of formaldehyde (HCHO) columns from the OMI instrument to infer biogenic isoprene emissions at monthly 1 × 1°…”
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Aqueous-phase mechanism for secondary organic aerosol formation from isoprene: application to the southeast United States and co-benefit of SO2 emission controls by Marais, E A, Jacob, D J, Jimenez, J L, Campuzano-Jost, P, Day, D A, W Hu, Krechmer, J, Zhu, L, Kim, P S, Miller, C C, Fisher, J A, Travis, K, K Yu, Hanisco, T F, Wolfe, G M, Arkinson, H L, Pye, H O T, Froyd, K D, Liao, J, McNeill, V F

“…Isoprene emitted by vegetation is an important precursor of secondary organic aerosol (SOA), but the mechanism and yields are uncertain. Aerosol is…”
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Anthropogenic emissions in Nigeria and implications for atmospheric ozone pollution: A view from space by Marais, E.A., Jacob, D.J., Wecht, K., Lerot, C., Zhang, L., Yu, K., Kurosu, T.P., Chance, K., Sauvage, B.

“…Nigeria has a high population density and large fossil fuel resources but very poorly managed energy infrastructure. Satellite observations of formaldehyde…”
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Frugivory by carnivores: Black‐backed jackals are key dispersers of seeds of the scented !nara melon in the Namib Desert by Shikesho, S. D., Midgley, J. J., Marais, E., Johnson, S. D.

“…Carnivorous mammals have been reported to feed on fleshy fruits and disperse seeds, but these interactions are seldom observed and are poorly understood in…”
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Global dry deposition of nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide inferred from space-based measurements by Nowlan, C. R., Martin, R. V., Philip, S., Lamsal, L. N., Krotkov, N. A., Marais, E. A., Wang, S., Zhang, Q.

“…A method is developed to estimate global NO2 and SO2 dry deposition fluxes at high spatial resolution (0.1°×0.1°) using satellite measurements from the Ozone…”
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Extensive 3D mapping of dislocation structures in bulk aluminum by Yildirim, Can, Poulsen, Henning F., Winther, Grethe, Detlefs, Carsten, Huang, Pin H., Dresselhaus-Marais, Leora E.

“…Thermomechanical processing such as annealing is one of the main methods to tailor the mechanical properties of materials, however, much is unknown about the…”
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Improved model of isoprene emissions in Africa using Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) satellite observations of formaldehyde: implications for oxidants and particulate matter by Marais, E. A, Jacob, D. J, Guenther, A, Chance, K, Kurosu, T. P, Murphy, J. G, Reeves, C. E, Pye, H. O. T

“…We use a 2005–2009 record of isoprene emissions over Africa derived from Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) satellite observations of formaldehyde (HCHO) to…”
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A Natural Capital Approach to Agroforestry Decision-Making at the Farm Scale by Zara E. Marais, Thomas P. Baker, Anthony P. O’Grady, Jacqueline R. England, Dugald Tinch, Mark A. Hunt

“…Background: Agroforestry systems can improve the provision of ecosystem services at the farm scale whilst improving agricultural productivity, thereby playing…”
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Scaling of insect metabolic rate is inconsistent with the nutrient supply network model by CHOWN, S.L, MARAIS, E, TERBLANCHE, J.S, KLOK, C.J, LIGHTON, J.R.B, BLACKBURN, T.M

“…1. The nutrient supply network model of the metabolic theory of ecology predicts that metabolic rate scales as mass⁰·⁷⁵ at all hierarchical levels. 2. An…”
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GPS-Based Time Transfer Using Low-Cost Receivers by Wouters, Michael J., Marais, E. Louis

“…GPS-based time transfer can be used to establish a traceable link between a national time standard and a remote user’s standard. Equipment cost can be a…”
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Narrowing the meaning of 'deprivation' under the property clause? A critical analysis of the implications of the Constitutional Court's Diamond Producers judgment for constitutional property protection by Marais, EJ

“…Section 25(1) of the Constitution provides that no one may be deprived of property except in terms of law of general application, which law may not permit…”
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Polar night ecology of a pelagic predator, the chaetognath Parasagitta elegans by Grigor, Jordan J., Marais, Ariane E., Falk-Petersen, Stig, Varpe, Øystein

“…The annual routines and seasonal ecology of herbivorous zooplankton species are relatively well known due to their tight coupling with their pulsed food…”
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Seasonality of isoprene emissions and oxidation products above the remote Amazon by Langford, B, House, E, Valach, A, Hewitt, C. N, Artaxo, P, Barkley, M. P, Brito, J, Carnell, E, Davison, B, MacKenzie, A. R, Marais, E. A, Newland, M. J, Rickard, A. R, Shaw, M. D, Yáñez-Serrano, A. M, Nemitz, E

“…The Amazon rainforest is the largest source of isoprene emissions to the atmosphere globally. Under low nitric oxide (NO) conditions ( i.e. at NO mixing ratios…”
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Reduced mobility but high survival: thermal tolerance and locomotor response of the specialist herbivore, Pareuchaetes insulata (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), to low temperatures by Uyi, O O, Zachariades, C, Marais, E, Hill, M P

“…Disentangling the responses of insects to variations in their thermal environment is central to our understanding of the evolution of temperature-dependent…”
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Providing better protection for expropriatees? Preliminary thoughts on the interpretation of 'arbitrarily' in clause 2(1) of the Expropriation Bill B4D-2015 by Marais, EJ

“…Expropriation is one of the key tools in the hands of the state to realise land reform. Yet, over the last 20 years the state seems to have been hesitant to…”
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Retrievals of formaldehyde from ground-based FTIR and MAX-DOAS observations at the Jungfraujoch station and comparisons with GEOS-Chem and IMAGES model simulations by Franco, B., Hendrick, F., Van Roozendael, M., Müller, J.-F., Stavrakou, T., Marais, E. A., Bovy, B., Bader, W., Fayt, C., Hermans, C., Lejeune, B., Pinardi, G., Servais, C., Mahieu, E.

“…As an ubiquitous product of the oxidation of many volatile organic compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde (HCHO) plays a key role as a short-lived and reactive…”
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Virus-induced gene silencing in Catharanthus roseus by biolistic inoculation of tobacco rattle virus vectors by Carqueijeiro, I., Masini, E., Foureau, E., Sepúlveda, L. J., Marais, E., Lanoue, A., Besseau, S., Papon, N., Clastre, M., Dugé de Bernonville, T., Glévarec, G., Atehortùa, L., Oudin, A., Courdavault, V.

“…Catharanthus roseus constitutes the unique source of several valuable monoterpenoid indole alkaloids, including the antineoplastics vinblastine and…”
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Molecular Characterization of Clinical Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolates in South Africa by MOODLEY, A, OOSTHUYSEN, W. F, DUSE, A. G, MARAIS, E

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Postfire regeneration of resprouting mountain fynbos shrubs: differentiating obligate resprouters and facultative seeders by Marais, K. E, Pratt, R. B, Jacobs, S. M, Jacobsen, A. L, Esler, K. J

“…Plant species in Mediterranean-type climate regions have a diversity of traits that facilitate their persistence under a given fire regime. Obligate…”
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Myocardial susceptibility to ischaemia/reperfusion in obesity: a re-evaluation of the effects of age by Webster, I, Salie, R, Marais, E, Fan, W-J, Maarman, G, Huisamen, B, Lochner, A

“…Reports on the effect of age and obesity on myocardial ischaemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury and ischaemic preconditioning are contradictory. The aim of this…”
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