Publications by authors named "M DE Sanctis"
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- Plant communities consist of species with varying functional traits and evolutionary backgrounds, leading to the expectation that functional diversity increases with phylogenetic diversity.* -
- Contrary to this expectation, a study of over 1.7 million vegetation plots showed that functional and phylogenetic diversity are weakly and negatively correlated, suggesting they operate independently.* -
- Phylogenetic diversity is more pronounced in forests and reflects recent climate, while functional diversity is influenced by both past and recent climate, highlighting the need to assess both types of diversity for ecosystem studies and conservation strategies.*
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- Ceres has notable amounts of aliphatic organics, with concentrations ranging from 5 to over 30 weight % in certain areas of its surface.
- The origins and longevity of these organics are questioned, especially since radiation levels in Ceres' orbit should typically break them down, complicating their detection.
- Laboratory experiments suggest that organic materials degrade quickly under radiation, indicating that buried organics may have been exposed in the recent past, and estimates show the initial abundance of aliphatics could be 2 to 30 times higher than what is currently observed.
Decision Tree for the Treatment of Multiple Gingival Recession Defects When Utilizing MCAT or MCAF Based on Evidence and Clinical Experience.
Int J Periodontics Restorative Dent
September 2024
Article Synopsis
- Trait-based ecology traditionally focuses on broad axes of trait variation, but this study emphasizes the importance of intraspecific trait variability (ITV) in understanding plant adaptive strategies.
- By analyzing ITV across 167 species in various habitats in Italy, the research showed that ITV can rotate the axes of trait variation, enhance the variance explained by these axes, and influence the functional structure of trait space, albeit with small and context-dependent effects.
- The findings call for a careful approach in applying ITV patterns to different traits and environments, providing a framework to better integrate ITV into future trait space analyses.
Two advanced oxidation processes (AOPs), namely ozone/HO and UV/HO, were tested at pilot scale as zero-liquid-discharge alternative treatments for the removal of microbiological (bacteria and viruses), chemical (compounds of emerging concern (CECs)) and genotoxic responses from tertiary municipal wastewater for indirect potable reuse (IPR). The AOP treated effluents were further subjected to granular activated carbon (GAC) adsorption and UV disinfection, following the concept of multiple treatment barriers. As a reference, a consolidated advanced wastewater treatment train consisting of ultrafiltration, UV disinfection, and reverse osmosis (RO) was also employed.
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