1. A Bajocian event of global coral reef growth: Record from northern Switzerland 

   Ruchat, Arnaud; Lathuilière, Bernard; Wohlwend, Stephan; et al. (2024)

   Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

   Following the extinction event at the Triassic – Jurassic boundary and during the Pliensbachian – Toarcian events, coral reef builders were severely affected, and the number of reef domains during the early Middle Jurassic was at an all-time low. However, new and updated data seem to show that corals were more widespread than previously thought, particularly during the Bajocian (170–168 Ma), but biostratigraphic markers are lacking to ...

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2. Co-transport of citrate-modified biochar nanoparticles and released plant-available silicon in saturated porous media: Effect of LMWOAs and solution chemistry 

   Liu, Yang; Jiang, Xiaoqian; Zhang, Lixun; et al. (2024)

   Chemosphere

   Citrate-modified biochar nanoparticles (CBCNPs) represent a promising amendment with plant-available silicon (PASi) releasing capacity. However, the co-transport behavior with released PASi remain poorly understood. This study investigated their co-transport in saturated porous media under various solution chemistry and low molecular weight organic acids (LMWOAs). Experimental and two-site kinetic model results revealed that higher ionic ...

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3. Progressive cervical cord atrophy parallels cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease 

   Emmenegger, Tim M.; Seiler, Raoul; Unschuld, Paul G.; et al. (2024)

   Scientific Reports

   Alzheimer's disease (AD) is characterized by progressive episodic memory dysfunction. A prominent hallmark of AD is gradual brain atrophy. Despite extensive research on brain pathology, the understanding of spinal cord pathology in AD and its association with cognitive decline remains understudied. We analyzed serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans from the ADNI data repository to assess whether progressive cord atrophy is associated ...

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4. Shaping stable support: Leveraging digital feedback interventions to elicit socio-Political acceptance of renewable energy 

   Wagon, Felix; Fridgen, Gilbert; Tiefenbeck, Verena (2024)

   Energy Policy

   In democratic countries, the success of energy policies hinges on citizens' support and their acceptance of policy outcomes. In this study, we develop a digital feedback intervention to prompt citizens with information that visualizes the geographical distribution of wind turbines and to evaluate the effects on socio-political acceptance. In an online experiment, we exposed 430 German citizens to a personalized digital feedback intervention ...

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5. Grammar-based generation of strut-and-tie models for designing reinforced concrete structures 

   Yu, Karin; Kraus, Michael Anton; Chatzi, Eleni; et al. (2024)

   Computers & Structures

   Reinforced concrete structures featuring discontinuity regions are complex to design and often susceptible to errors linked to numerical analysis methods. For such structural design problems, strut-and-tie models offer a simple, intuitive and safe design method based on the lower bound theorem of plasticity. Although intuitive, the derivation of strut-and-tie models requires nonnegligible effort and a certain degree of expertise to navigate ...

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