MEASUREMENT REPORT: IMPACT OF AFRICAN AEROSOL PARTICLES ON CLOUD EVOLUTION IN A TROPICAL MONTANE CLOUD FOREST IN THE CARIBBEAN

Measurement report: Impact of African aerosol particles on cloud evolution in a tropical montane cloud forest in the Caribbean

African aerosol particles, traveling thousands of kilometers before reaching the Americas and the Caribbean, directly scatter and absorb solar radiation and indirectly impact climate by serving as cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) or ice-nucleating particles (INPs) that form clouds.These particles can also affect the water click here budget by alteri

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Explicit quantification of coastal cultural ecosystem services: A novel approach based on the content and sentimental analysis of social media

Ecosystem service assessments have been conducted for coastal management with a alarecre.com primary focus on tangible natural capital.Thus far, the explicit variation of cultural ecosystem services (CESs) and particularly the sentiments of CES-related ecotourism are not well understood.This paper takes advantage of big social media data to unravel

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Effects of Gibberellic Acid and Nitrogen on Some Physiology Parameters and Micronutrients Concentration in Pistachio under Salt Stress

Introduction: Salinity is one of the main problems which limits crop production, especially in arid and semi-arid areas such as Iran.Iran is the most important producer of pistachio in the world.However, its performance is low in many areas.Most pistachio plantations are irrigated with saline water and with low quality (28).On the other hand, nitro

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Knowledge, attitudes, practices, and barriers reported by patients receiving diabetes and hypertension primary health care in Barbados: a focus group study

Abstract Background Deficiencies in the quality of diabetes and hypertension primary care and outcomes have been documented in Barbados.This study aimed to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices, and the barriers faced by people with diabetes and hypertension in Barbados that might contribute to these deficiencies.Methods Five structured fo

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