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Predator-induced collapse of niche structure and species coexistence by Pringle, Robert M., Kartzinel, Tyler R., Palmer, Todd M., Thurman, Timothy J., Fox-Dobbs, Kena, Xu, Charles C. Y., Hutchinson, Matthew C., Coverdale, Tyler C., Daskin, Joshua H., Evangelista, Dominic A., Gotanda, Kiyoko M., A. Man in ’t Veld, Naomi, Wegener, Johanna E., Kolbe, Jason J., Schoener, Thomas W., Spiller, David A., Losos, Jonathan B., Barrett, Rowan D. H.

“…Biological invasions are both a pressing environmental challenge and an opportunity to investigate fundamental ecological processes, such as the role of top…”
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Particle size distribution and optimal capture of aqueous macrobial eDNA by Turner, Cameron R., Barnes, Matthew A., Xu, Charles C. Y., Jones, Stuart E., Jerde, Christopher L., Lodge, David M., Gilbert, M.

“…Summary Using environmental DNA (eDNA) to detect aquatic macroorganisms is a new survey method with broad applicability. However, the origin, state and fate of…”
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Linking a mutation to survival in wild mice by Barrett, Rowan D H, Laurent, Stefan, Mallarino, Ricardo, Pfeifer, Susanne P, Xu, Charles C Y, Foll, Matthieu, Wakamatsu, Kazumasa, Duke-Cohan, Jonathan S, Jensen, Jeffrey D, Hoekstra, Hopi E

“…Adaptive evolution in new or changing environments can be difficult to predict because the functional connections between genotype, phenotype, and fitness are…”
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Enhanced photocatalytic performance of iron oxides@HTCC fabricated from zinc extraction tailings for methylene blue degradation: Investigation of the photocatalytic mechanism by Xue, Yang, Liu, Xiaoming, Zhang, Na, Shao, Yang, Xu, Chunbao Charles

“…Photocatalytic processes are efficient methods to solve water contamination problems, especially considering dyeing wastewater disposal. However,…”
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Transgenes of genetically modified animals detected non-invasively via environmental DNA by Xu, Charles C. Y, Ramsay, Claire, Cowan, Mitra, Dehghani, Mehrnoush, Lasko, Paul, Barrett, Rowan D. H

“…We demonstrate that simple, non-invasive environmental DNA (eDNA) methods can detect transgenes of genetically modified (GM) animals from terrestrial and…”
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Production of polyols via direct hydrolysis of kraft lignin: Effect of process parameters by Mahmood, Nubla, Yuan, Zhongshun, Schmidt, John, (Charles) Xu, Chunbao

“…•Bio-polyols were produced via alkaline hydrolysis of kraft lignin for polyurethanes.•A high yield of polyols up to 92% was obtained, with suitable −OH numbers…”
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Measuring protected-area effectiveness using vertebrate distributions from leech iDNA by Ji, Yinqiu, Baker, Christopher C. M., Popescu, Viorel D., Wang, Jiaxin, Wu, Chunying, Wang, Zhengyang, Li, Yuanheng, Wang, Lin, Hua, Chaolang, Yang, Zhongxing, Yang, Chunyan, Xu, Charles C. Y., Diana, Alex, Wen, Qingzhong, Pierce, Naomi E., Yu, Douglas W.

“…Protected areas are key to meeting biodiversity conservation goals, but direct measures of effectiveness have proven difficult to obtain. We address this…”
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Carrion fly‐derived DNA metabarcoding is an effective tool for mammal surveys: Evidence from a known tropical mammal community by Rodgers, Torrey W., Xu, Charles C. Y., Giacalone, Jacalyn, Kapheim, Karen M., Saltonstall, Kristin, Vargas, Marta, Yu, Douglas W., Somervuo, Panu, McMillan, W. Owen, Jansen, Patrick A.

“…Metabarcoding of vertebrate DNA derived from carrion flies has been proposed as a promising tool for biodiversity monitoring. To evaluate its efficacy, we…”
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Spider Web DNA: A New Spin on Noninvasive Genetics of Predator and Prey by Xu, Charles C Y, Yen, Ivy J, Bowman, Dean, Turner, Cameron R

“…Noninvasive genetic sampling enables biomonitoring without the need to directly observe or disturb target organisms. This paper describes a novel and promising…”
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Synthesis of bio-based polyurethane foams with liquefied wheat straw: Process optimization by Li, Hongwei, (Charles) Xu, Chunbao, Yuan, Zhongshun, Wei, Qin

“…Bio-based polyurethane (BPU) foams were successfully prepared using hydrothermally liquefied wheat straw (WS) to substitute a mass fraction of up to 50% of…”
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Community assembly of the human piercing microbiome by Xu, Charles C Y, Lemoine, Juliette, Albert, Avery, Whirter, Élise Mac, Barrett, Rowan D H

“…Predicting how biological communities respond to disturbance requires understanding the forces that govern their assembly. We propose using human skin…”
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A new multiplex qPCR assay to detect and differentiate big cat species in the illegal wildlife trade by Henger, Carol S., Straughan, Dyan J., Xu, Charles C. Y., Nightingale, Batya R., Kretser, Heidi E., Burnham-Curtis, Mary K., McAloose, Denise, Seimon, Tracie A.

“…All species of big cats, including tigers, cheetahs, leopards, lions, snow leopards, and jaguars, are protected under the Convention on the International Trade…”
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Current status and potential of biomass utilization in ferrous metallurgical industry by Wei, Rufei, Zhang, Lingling, Cang, Daqiang, Li, Jiaxin, Li, Xianwei, Xu, Chunbao Charles

“…This paper provides a critical review on the current status and potential of biomass utilization in ferrous metallurgical processes, i.e., the blast furnace…”
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One‐locus‐several‐primers: A strategy to improve the taxonomic and haplotypic coverage in diet metabarcoding studies by Corse, Emmanuel, Tougard, Christelle, Archambaud‐Suard, Gaït, Agnèse, Jean‐François, Messu Mandeng, Françoise D., Bilong Bilong, Charles F., Duneau, David, Zinger, Lucie, Chappaz, Rémi, Xu, Charles C.Y., Meglécz, Emese, Dubut, Vincent

“…In diet metabarcoding analyses, insufficient taxonomic coverage of PCR primer sets generates false negatives that may dramatically distort biodiversity…”
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Hydrolytic degradation of alkaline lignin in hot-compressed water and ethanol by Yuan, Zhongshun, Cheng, Shuna, Leitch, Mathew, Xu, Chunbao (Charles)

“…Alkaline lignin of a very high molecular weight was successfully degraded into oligomers in a hot-compressed water–ethanol medium with NaOH as the catalyst and…”
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Sustainable biofuel production from forestry, agricultural and waste biomass feedstocks by (Chunbao) Xu, Charles, Shen, Fei, Kumar, Amit, Eklund, Mats, Yan, Jinyue

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Promoting equity and inclusion with student-driven initiatives by Ford, Jessica, Jreidini, Nathalie, Crandall, Kirsten E., Sanderson, Sarah, Xu, Charles C.Y.

“…Representation is crucial in building more inclusive communities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, and medicine (STEMM) fields. STEMM Diversity…”
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Resistance, resilience, and functional redundancy of freshwater bacterioplankton communities facing a gradient of agricultural stressors in a mesocosm experiment by Barbosa da Costa, Naíla, Fugère, Vincent, Hébert, Marie‐Pier, Xu, Charles C.Y., Barrett, Rowan D.H., Beisner, Beatrix E., Bell, Graham, Yargeau, Viviane, Fussmann, Gregor F., Gonzalez, Andrew, Shapiro, B. Jesse

“…Agricultural pollution with fertilizers and pesticides is a common disturbance to freshwater biodiversity. Bacterioplankton communities are at the base of…”
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Low-temperature thermal pre-treatment of municipal wastewater sludge: Process optimization and effects on solubilization and anaerobic degradation by Nazari, Laleh, Yuan, Zhongshun, Santoro, Domenico, Sarathy, Siva, Ho, Dang, Batstone, Damien, Xu, Chunbao (Charles), Ray, Madhumita B.

“…The present study examines the relationship between the degree of solubilization and biodegradability of wastewater sludge in anaerobic digestion as a result…”
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Disordered metabolism in mice lacking irisin by Luo, Yunyao, Qiao, Xiaoyong, Ma, Yaxian, Deng, Hongxia, Xu, Charles C., Xu, Liangzhi

“…Irisin is a product of fibronectin type III domain-containing protein ( Fndc5 ) and is involved in the regulation of adipokine secretion and the…”
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