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Global climatic changes can have drastic impacts on plant species including severe consequences for the agricultural species productivity. Many of these species present important mutualisms with endophytic fungi that positively influence their performance. The present study evaluated whether the increases in CO2 and temperature predicted for the year 2100 may cause changes in foliar carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) concentrations in soybean (Glycine max) and, consequently, the interactions with its endophytic fungi. The effects of elevated CO2 and temperature were evaluated in four treatments in open-top chambers: (1) Control; (2) Increased Temperature; (3) Increased CO2; (4) Increased CO2 and Temperature. Increased atmospheric CO2 resulted in decreased foliar nitrogen concentration, while increased temperature increased it. A total of 16 taxa of endophytic fungi were identified based on sequencing ITS (Internal Transcribed Spacer) regions of rRNA subunits. Increased atmospheric CO2 and temperature were observed to potentially modify the endophytic mycobiota of soybean plants. Results suggest the fungi species substitution as a consequence of changes in foliar nitrogen concentration and C:N ratio. Predicted climatic changes shall affect the plant and endophytes relationships, which will in turn affect the performance and resistance of soybean, one of the most important crops in the world.

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Fuelling America's Climatic Apocalypse

Worldviews Global Religions Culture and Ecology ◽

10.1163/156853507x230555 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 255-283 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Timothy Leduc

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Fossil Fuel ◽

Ghg Emissions ◽

Environmental Issues ◽

The United States ◽

Climatic Changes ◽

Frame Of Reference ◽

Public Understanding ◽

The World ◽

Political Economic

AbstractThis paper examines the powerful intersection of Christian fundamentalism and fossil fuel interests in the United States' Republican administration's policy response to climate change. Of particular interest is the increasing recognition that apocalyptic Christian beliefs are informing America's political economic and public understanding of environmental issues, thus allowing climate change to be interpreted from a religious frame of reference that could impact a viable response in a country whose GHG emissions are amongst the highest in the world. While liberal secularists may think the Christian apocalypse to be a misguided belief, scientific discourses on the potential interacting impacts of climatic changes and energy shortages offer an almost complementary rational depiction of apocalypse. By bringing these Christian and secular revelations into dialogue, the following interdisciplinary analysis offers a unique perspective on the way in which apocalyptic thought can both negatively and positively inform a political economic response to climate change.

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Five Phases Music Therapy (FPMT) in Chinese Medicine: Fundamentals and Application

10.20944/preprints201704.0145.v2 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Hui Zhang ◽

Han Lai

Keyword(s):

Chinese Medicine ◽

Music Therapy ◽

Neurological Disorders ◽

Climatic Changes ◽

Controlled Trials ◽

Evidence Based ◽

The World ◽

Clinical Benefits ◽

Five Phases ◽

The Universe

Music therapy has served as complementary and alternative medicine for various neurological disorders. Five Phases Music Therapy (FPMT) employs the theory of five phases and five music scales or tones (宫Gong (do), 商Shang (ri), 角Jue (mi), 徵Zhi (so) and 羽Yu (la)) to analyze and treat mind-body illness. In Chinese Medicine (CM), the five music scales are used to connect the human body and the universe, interpret personalities and constitution and analyze the influences of climatic changes on health. FPMT has a self-contained theory and routine of practice application. Large amounts of clinical and fundamental reports have been available and clinical benefits have been obtained. However more systemic clinic research esp. evidence-based and random controlled trials must be performed to validate and optimize its routines and biological and neurological mechanism must be further explored. It’s reasonable to believe that the effective music therapy will attract more attention from the world outside China with the introduction of FPMT.

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Management of Mutrashmari (Urolithiasis)- A Case Report

International Journal of Health Sciences and Research ◽

10.52403/ijhsr.20211043 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 332-335

Author(s):

Anju G. Das ◽

Syeda Ather Fathima ◽

Shivalingappa J Arakeri

Keyword(s):

Case Report ◽

General Population ◽

Flank Region ◽

Urinary Stone ◽

Climatic Changes ◽

Urinary Stones ◽

Metabolic Derangement ◽

Medical College ◽

Oral Medications ◽

The World

Ashmari comes under Mutravaha srotovikara and Ashtamahagada as described in Susruta Samhita.The prevalence of urinary stone is approximately 3 to 5% in general population and is increasing across the world mainly due to metabolic derangement, global climatic changes. Acharya Susruta said, before attempting surgical procedures one should try with oral medications like ghrita, paneeyakshara, taila etc. which possesses properties like chedana, lekhana, bhedana and mutrala for facilitating the disintegration of urinary stones. A 39 years old male patient came to OPD at Taranath Govt. Ayurveda Medical College, Ballari on 20 May 2021 presented with complaints of pain in right flank region, pain in right loin radiating to groin, burning micturition, orange coloured urine for 2 days, diagnosed as Urolithiasis and advised for surgery. He visited our hospital to avoid the surgery and for the treatment of the same. Kokilaksha Paneeya Kshara and Punarnavadi Kashaya given to patient for 28 days and got relief from symptoms. Key words: Ashmari, Ashtamahagada, Paneeya kshara, Punarnavadi Kashaya.

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Can pollution bias peatland paleoclimate reconstruction?

Quaternary Research ◽

10.1016/j.yqres.2012.05.004 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 78 (2) ◽

pp. 170-173 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Richard J. Payne ◽

Edward A.D. Mitchell ◽

Hung Nguyen-Viet ◽

Daniel Gilbert

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Climatic Change ◽

Late Holocene ◽

Transfer Functions ◽

Testate Amoebae ◽

Climatic Changes ◽

Testate Amoeba ◽

Paleoclimate Reconstruction ◽

The World ◽

Pollution Impacts

AbstractPeatland testate amoebae are widely used to reconstruct paleohydrological/climatic changes, but many species are also known to respond to pollutants. Peatlands around the world have been exposed to anthropogenic and intermittent natural pollution through the late Holocene. This raises the question: can pollution lead to changes in the testate amoeba paleoecological record that could be erroneously interpreted as a climatic change? To address this issue we applied testate amoeba transfer functions to the results of experiments adding pollutants (N, P, S, Pb, O3) to peatlands and similar ecosystems. We found a significant effect in only one case, an experiment in which N and P were added, suggesting that pollution-induced biases are limited. However, we caution researchers to be aware of this possibility when interpreting paleoecological records. Studies characterising the paleoecological response to pollution allow pollution impacts to be tracked and distinguished from climate change.

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Strategic Plan and Roadmap for Energy and Water Utilization: Water Energy Nexus

Volume 1: Fuels and Combustion, Material Handling, Emissions; Steam Generators; Heat Exchangers and Cooling Systems; Turbines, Generators and Auxiliaries; Plant Operations and Maintenance ◽

10.1115/power2013-98323 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Essam E. Khalil

Keyword(s):

Climatic Changes ◽

Energy Development ◽

Optimal Management ◽

Research Development ◽

Development Programs ◽

Water Utilization ◽

Regional Energy ◽

Water Energy Nexus ◽

The World ◽

The Individual

All countries have realized the strategic importance of regional Energy-Water Roadmap and strategy as dictated by the world logistics and climatic changes. The purpose of the roadmap is to assess the effectiveness of existing water and energy development programs within the individual countries and among them in addressing energy and water related issues, and to assist in defining the direction of research, development, demonstration, and commercialization national and regional efforts to insure that: 1. Energy-related issues associated with providing adequate water supplies, optimal management and efficient use of water, and 2. Water-related issues associated with providing adequate supplies, optimal management and efficient use of energy are being adequately and efficiently addressed in the future.

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EXTREME WEATHER PHENOMENON IN POLAND IN TIMES OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE EXAMPLE OF FLOODS AND STRONG WINDS

Kultura Bezpieczeństwa Nauka – Praktyka - Refleksje ◽

10.5604/01.3001.0012.8094 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 32 (32) ◽

pp. 79-100

Author(s):

Grzegorz Diemientiew

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Extreme Weather ◽

Climatic Changes ◽

Weather Events ◽

Weather Phenomenon ◽

The World ◽

Strong Winds

Sudden weather events seem to fit in the Polish climate for good. Recent meteorological phenomena in the form of storms, tempests and precipitation are the best proofs for this. This is primarily due to the climatic changes that make the weather last, even in other parts of the world. In this article the author characterizes extreme weather phenomena on the territory of Poland in the context of climate change.

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Five Phases Music Therapy (FPMT) in Chinese Medicine: Fundamentals and Application

10.20944/preprints201704.0145.v1 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Hui Zhang

Keyword(s):

Chinese Medicine ◽

Music Therapy ◽

Neurological Disorders ◽

Climatic Changes ◽

Controlled Trials ◽

Evidence Based ◽

The World ◽

Clinical Benefits ◽

Five Phases ◽

The Universe

Music therapy has served as complementary and alternative medicine for various neurological disorders. Five Phases Music Therapy (FPMT) employs the theory of five phases and five music scales or tones (Gong (do), Shang (ri), Jue (mi), Zhi (so) and Yu (la)) to analyze and treat mind-body illness. In Chinese Medicine (CM) the five music scales are used to connect the human body and the universe, summarize personalities and constitution and analyze the influences of climatic changes on health. FPMT has a self-contained theory and routine of practice application. Large amount of clinical and fundamental reports has been available and clinical benefits have been obtained. However more systemic clinic research esp. Evidence-based and random controlled trials must be performed to validate and optimize it’s routines and biological and neurological mechanism must be further explored. It’s reasonable to believe that the introduction of FPMT to the world outside China may attract more attentions to use this effective music therapy.

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Hydro-climatic changes of wetlandscapes across the world

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-81137-3 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

I. Åhlén ◽

G. Vigouroux ◽

G. Destouni ◽

J. Pietroń ◽

N. Ghajarnia ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Climate Change ◽

Land Use ◽

Land Use Changes ◽

Climate Change Impacts ◽

Climatic Changes ◽

Cold Climate ◽

Land Area ◽

Climate Zones ◽

The World ◽

And Function

AbstractAssessments of ecosystem service and function losses of wetlandscapes (i.e., wetlands and their hydrological catchments) suffer from knowledge gaps regarding impacts of ongoing hydro-climatic change. This study investigates hydro-climatic changes during 1976–2015 in 25 wetlandscapes distributed across the world’s tropical, arid, temperate and cold climate zones. Results show that the wetlandscapes were subject to precipitation (P) and temperature (T) changes consistent with mean changes over the world’s land area. However, arid and cold wetlandscapes experienced higher T increases than their respective climate zone. Also, average P decreased in arid and cold wetlandscapes, contrarily to P of arid and cold climate zones, suggesting that these wetlandscapes are located in regions of elevated climate pressures. For most wetlandscapes with available runoff (R) data, the decreases were larger in R than in P, which was attributed to aggravation of climate change impacts by enhanced evapotranspiration losses, e.g. caused by land-use changes.

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Küresel Isınmanın Bazı İllerde Yağış Rejimi Üzerine Etkilerinin Projeksiyonları; Ankara, Rize, Aydın ve Hakkâri İlleri Örneği

Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology ◽

10.24925/turjaf.v8i10.2156-2163.3621 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (10) ◽

pp. 2156-2163

Author(s):

Hayati Gönültaş ◽

Halil Kızılaslan ◽

Nuray Kızılaslan

Keyword(s):

Global Warming ◽

Regional Differences ◽

Climatic Changes ◽

The Other ◽

Annual Precipitation ◽

Agricultural Activities ◽

Dominant Form ◽

The World ◽

Average Annual Precipitation ◽

Climatic Elements

The effects of global warming have begun to be observed in today's world. Global warming affects Turkey as it affects the other parts of the world. Climatic Elements Turkey differ from province to province as well as they are differ from region to region. In this study order to evaluate these kind of climatic changes in terms of provinces projections, for the provinces of Ankara, Rize, Aydın and Hakkari, intended to show precipitation, were prepared for 10,15,20 and 48 years of future. in order to take regional differences account the provinces were selected from different regions. According to the results of the analysis, while the average annual precipitation between 1971 and 2018 in Ankara was 408.59 mm, it was 2262.76 mm in Rize, 634.33 mm in Aydın and 746.93 mm in Hakkari. Compared to the data realized in the projections prepared for 2019-2066, it is observed that there are changes in almost every province in average annual precipitation in parallel with global warming. However, these changes do not mean excessive changes in precipitation. In this sense, the effect of global warming is not seen as excessive increases in precipitation amounts, but as irregular and dominant form of precipitation. This study is important as it sheds light on the issue of taking precautions in terms of the necessity of ensuring food safety as agricultural activities will suffer as a result of these irregular and dominant rains caused by global warming.

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