Publications by authors named "Sylvia Yang"

Seagrasses are ecosystem engineers of essential marine habitat. Their populations are rapidly declining worldwide. One potential cause of seagrass population declines is wasting disease, which is caused by opportunistic pathogens in the genus Labyrinthula.

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Closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage is used in criminal investigations to compare perpetrators with suspects. Usually, incomplete gait cycles are collected, making evidential gait analysis challenging. This study aimed to analyze the discriminatory power of joint angles throughout a gait cycle.

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Closed circuit television (CCTV) footage is often available from crime scenes and may be used to compare perpetrators with suspects. Usually, the footage comprises incomplete gait cycles at different velocities, making gait pattern identification from crimes difficult. This study investigated the concurrence of joint angles throughout a gait cycle at three different velocities (3.

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Anthropometric measurements (e.g. the height to the head, nose tip, eyes or shoulders) of a perpetrator based on video material may be used in criminal cases.

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The structure of the title salt, {[Cu(CN)(C₄H₁₃N₃)]ClO₄}(n), is composed of copper-containing cations and perchlor-ate anions. The Cu(II) atom shows a square-pyramidal coordination, with equatorial positions occupied by the cyanide C atom [Cu-C = 1.990 (3) Å] and the N atoms of the diethyl-enetriamine ligand (average Cu-N = 2.

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In contrast to secondary succession, studies of terrestrial primary succession largely ignore the role of biotic interactions, other than plant facilitation and competition, despite the expectation that simplified interaction webs and propagule-dependent demographics may amplify the effects of consumers and mutualists. We investigated whether successional context determined the impact of consumers and mutualists by quantifying their effects on reproduction by the shrub Vaccinium membranaceum in primary and secondary successional sites at Mount St. Helens (Washington, USA), and used simulations to explore the effects of these interactions on colonization.

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  • Both tropical and temperate species are shifting their ranges due to global warming, but the effects of these shifts on entire communities are not well understood.
  • Using elevational range data from six taxonomic groups across a wide latitude, researchers found that tropical communities are more vulnerable to temperature increases than temperate ones, leading to greater community disassembly.
  • Factors like mountain height and species type (ectotherms vs. endotherms) influence the extent of community changes, with ectotherms showing more variability in their responses to climate impacts.
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Most basidiomycete fungi actively eject their spores. The process begins with the condensation of a water droplet at the base of the spore. The fusion of the droplet onto the spore creates a momentum that propels the spore forward.

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