BIOCRUSTS INTENSIFY WATER REDISTRIBUTION AND IMPROVE WATER AVAILABILITY TO DRYLAND VEGETATION: INSIGHTS FROM A SPATIALLY-EXPLICIT ECOHYDROLOGICAL MODEL

Biocrusts are ecosystem engineers in drylands and structure the landscape through their ecohydrological effects.They regulate soil infiltration and evaporation but also surface water redistribution, providing important resources for vascular vegetation.Spatially-explicit ecohydrological models are useful tools to explore such ecohydrological mechan

We derive a new method to estimate the age specific incidence of an infection with a differential mortality, using individual level infection status data from successive surveys.The method consists of a) an SI-type Table Top Accessories model to express the incidence rate in terms of the prevalence and its derivatives as well as the difference in m

Over the past years, online payments or cloud-based payments have significantly increased around the globe.Cloud-based payment systems (CBPS) are more involved in the payment process due to their convenience and flexibility.Although CBPS offers obvious benefits, their adoption rates among Australian users are comparatively lower compared to those i

Statement of the Problem: A mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) apical plug is commonly applied prior to endodontic treatment of open-apex teeth.However, difficult application and condensation of MTA in the apical region is a drawback of this technique.Purpose: This study aimed to compare the microleakage of MTA apical plug applied by the manual techn