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Understanding fire regimes in Europe

Galizia, Luiz Felipe; Curt, Thomas; Barbero, Renaud; Rodrigues Mimbrero, Marcos (CSIRO Publishing, 2021)

Wildland fire effects are strongly associated with fire regime characteristics. Here, we developed the first European pyrogeography based on different fire regime components to better understand fire regimes across the ...

Understanding geolocation and navigation and their uses in Precision Agriculture

Escolà i Agustí, Alexandre; Martínez Casasnovas, José Antonio; Arnó Satorra, Jaume (New Ag International SARL, 2017-03-01)

It is said that GPS triggered Precision Agriculture (PA), allowing the first yield maps to be created. That may or may not be precise but what is true is that the use of global positioning systems has boosted PA, offering ...

Understanding how and why cities engage with climate policy: an analysis of local climate action in Spain and Italy

De Gregorio Hurtado,Sonia; Olazabal, Marta; Salvia, Monica; Pietrapertosa, Filomena; Olazabal, Eduardo; Geneletti, Davide; D'Alonzo,Valentina; Senatro Di Leo; Reckien, Diana (Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Italia, 2015-11-01)

Cities significantly contribute to climate change and at the same time have governance capacity to act efficiently in the field s of mitigation and adaptation. Their capacity is being increasi ngly recognized by ...

Understanding how metabolism can make or break a plant's ability to adapt to extreme conditions: the Tamarix case study in the Negev

Brenes Guallar, Megan Alexandra (2019-07)

Les propostes de recerca són un pas necessari per a dur a terme els projectes de recerca en qüestió amb èxit. L'objectiu principal d'aquest projecte inclou aprendre què són les propostes de recerca, a on enviar-les i com ...

Understanding sacred objects: towards and anthropological theory of religious meaning

Salazar i Carrasco, Carles (School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnography (University of Oxford); Oxford University Anthropology Society, 2019)

The anthropological theory of religious meaning proposedin this paper is based on a multimodal approach to human communication. According to this approach, meaning originates not in a set of propositions about ...

Understanding social support in reunification: the views of foster children, birth families and social workers

Balsells, M. Àngels; Pastor Vicente, Crescencia; Molina, María Cruz; Fuentes-Peláez, Núria; Vázquez, Noelia (Oxford University Press, 2016)

Research suggests that the social support received from fathers and mothers is a key factor in the reunification process, particularly on a foster child’s return home. However, little is known regarding the nature of this ...

Understanding soil erosion processes in Mediterranean sloping vineyards (Montes de Málaga, Spain)

Rodrigo Comino, Jesús; Senciales, J. M.; Ramos Martín, Ma. C. (Ma. Concepción); Martínez Casasnovas, José Antonio; Lasanta, Teodoro; Brevik, Eric C.; Ries, Johannes B.; Ruiz Sinoga, José Damián (Elsevier, 2017-03-01)

Sloping vineyards in the Mediterranean cultivated on bare soils show several types of evidence of soil erosion processes. However, little is known about the key factors that condition and enhance these processes at the ...

Understanding the heterogeneity of social preferences for fire prevention management

Varela, Elsa; Jacobsen, Jette B.; Soliño Millán, Mario (Elsevier, 2014-08-09)

The forest area burnt annually in the European Mediterranean region has more than doubled since the 1970s. In these forests, the main preventive action consists of forest compartmentalization by fuel break networks, which ...

Understanding the Molecular Mechanism of miR-877-3p Could Provide Potential Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets in Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix

Mendaza, Saioa; Fernández-Irigoyen, Joaquín; Santamaría, Enrique; Arozarena, Imanol; Guerrero-Setas, David; Zudaire, Tamara; Guarch, Rosa; Vidal, August; Salas, José-Santos; Matias-Guiu, Xavier; Ausín, Karina; Gil, Carmen; Hernández-Alcoceba, Rubén; Martín-Sánchez, Esperanza (MDPI, 2021)

No therapeutic targets and molecular biomarkers are available in cervical cancer (CC) management. In other cancer types, micro-RNA-877-3p (miR-877-3p) has been associated with events relevant for CC development. Thus, we ...

Understanding the physical, social, and emotional experiences of people with uncontrolled Type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study

Berenguera, Anna; Molló Inesta, Àngels; Mata Cases, Manel; Franch-Nadal, Josep; Bolíbar, Bonaventura; Rubinat, Esther; Mauricio Puente, Dídac (Dovepress, 2016)

The purpose of this study was to identify the perceptions, barriers, and facilitators of self-management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to determine the factors to consider when developing and implementing a person-centered ...

Understanding the Predictors of Economic Politics on Elite Sport: A Case Study from Spain

Seguí Urbaneja, Jordi; Cabello Manrique, David; Guevara Pérez, Juan Carlos; Puga González, Esther (MDPI, 2022)

Sport federations (NSFs) are the main promoters of sport at a national level. Their complex management involves coordinating relations with private entities, public administrations, and international organisations. ...

Understorey productivity in temperate grassy woodland responds to soil water availability but not to elevated [CO2]

Collins, Luke; Bradstock, Ross A.; Resco de Dios, Víctor; Duursma, Remko A.; Velasco, Sabrina; Boer, Matthias M. (John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018-05-15)

Rising atmospheric [CO2] and associated climate change are expected to modify primary productivity across a range of ecosystems globally. Increasing aridity is predicted to reduce grassland productivity, although rising ...

Understory light predictions in mixed conifer mountain forests: Role of aspect-induced variation in crown geometry and openness

Améztegui González, Aitor; Coll Mir, Lluís; Benavides Calvo, Raquel; Valladares, Fernando; Paquette, Alain (Elsevier, 2012)

Predicting light availability in forest understory is a key step in the modeling of forest dynamics. Aspect is often the main source of environmental variation in mountain forests, and so aspect-induced differences in crown ...