Ecological Impacts of Urban Expansion on Native Plant Species: A Comprehensive Analysis

, Takashi Brown, Hiroshi Li

Keywords: urban expansion; native plant species; biodiversity; habitat fragmentation; ecosystem services; conservation strategies

Urban expansion poses significant challenges to native plant species, disrupting ecosystems and leading to biodiversity loss. This study examines the ecological impacts of urban expansion on native fl...

Impact of Climate Change on Alpine Plant Communities and Ecosystem Dynamics

Elena Martínez, Hiroshi Tanaka, Amina Zubair, Takashi Huang

Department of Environmental Science, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan; Institute of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

Keywords: climate change; alpine ecosystems; plant communities; species distribution; ecosystem dynamics; conservation

This study investigates the effects of climate change on alpine plant communities, focusing on changes in species composition, distribution, and ecosystem dynamics. Using a combination of field survey...

Laser-assisted dental caries treatment

, Pablo Larsson, Takashi Fischer, Marc Martínez

Dental caries is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world, affecting 60-90% of school-age children and almost 100% of the adult population. Disease prevention at early ages is a fundamenta...

Investigation of microleakage by conventional and Er:YAG laser cavity preparation

Emma Wagner, Nana Williams, Paolo Lysenko

Department of Dental Science, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Keywords: microleakage; Er:YAG laser; cavity preparation; dental materials; bond strength; dye penetration; class V cavities

Purpose: The aim of our in vitro study was to investigate the marginal leakage of class V cavities prepared by conventional diamond bur and Er:YAG laser. Materials and methods: 45 single rooted inta...

Survival and Factors Impacting Survival in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Who Underwent COVID-19 Infection

muntecep askar

Department of Cardiology, Van Yuzuncu Yil University Medical Faculty, Van, Turkey Turkey

Keywords: pulmonary arterial hypertension; chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension; COVID-19; survival rates; mortality risk; cardiac index; functional class

Introduction:The pathological processes of pulmonary hypertension and COVID-19 disease are similar. Both are characterized by vascular damage, severe micro thrombosis, and microvascular obliterative d...