The competition between Bidens pilosa and Setaria viridis alters soil microbial composition and soil ecological function by Qiao Li, Jianying Guo, Han Zhang, Mengxin Zhao

“…To simulate the invasion process of B. pilosa, we constructed homogeneous plots consisting of B. pilosa and S. viridis grown separately as monocultures, as well as in mixtures. …”
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Cellular composition of the minor salivary gland inflammatory infiltrates as an additional diagnostic criterion for primary Sjogren’s syndrome by E. S. Kuvardin, I. N. Grigor’yeva, I. A. Bekhtereva, A. L. Maslyansky, Yu. A. Krivolapov, E. A. Belyakova

“…An operating characteristic curve was plotted. The area under the curve (AUC), diagnostic specificity, diagnostic sensitivity, diagnostic accuracy, likelihood ratio of the positive and negative results of the test were calculated. …”
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Quantitative Ecological Study of Pilan Forest as a Baseline for Development of Gianyar Botanic Garden by Farid Kuswantoro, I Nyoman Lugrayasa, Wawan Sujarwo

“…Factors thought to affect the different composition of plants in each plot was the pH of the soil, the intensity of sunlight, dominant tree species, edge effects and distribution of seeds by animals.…”
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Resistance and Resilience of Species Composition: Thirty Years of Experimental Mismanagement and Subsequent Restoration in a Species Rich Meadow by Jan Lepš, Aleš Lisner

“…For each year, the chord distances to baseline species composition and to corresponding control plot were calculated. …”
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Variation in the diversity and composition of tree-related microhabitats across climate and human impact gradients on a tropical mountain by Giovanni Bianco, Andreas Hemp, Matthias Schleuning

“…In this study, we assessed the diversity of TReMs on 180 individual trees and 44 plots alongside a large environmental gradient on Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. …”
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The Composition, Structure, and Standing Carbon Stock of Teak Based Agroforestry Systems in Gundih, Grobogan Regency, Central Java by Santhyami Santhyami, Annisa Katleya Isnaini

“…The research method used plots measuring 20 x 20 m2, in a sampling area of 1 ha and with plot placement using the Purposive Sampling method. …”
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Band-Gap Change and Photocatalytic Activity of Silica/Titania Composites Associated with Incorporation of CuO and NiO by M. A. Nazarkovsky, V. M. Gun'ko, G. Wójcik, B. Czech, A. Sobieszek, J. Skubiszewska-Zięba, W. Janusz, E. Skwarek

“…According to the XPS data, the doping oxides are completely absent at a composite surface. All the composites are shown to be more effective photocatalysts than titania Degussa P25.…”
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High Spatial but Low Temporal Variability in Ectomycorrhizal Community Composition in <i>Abies alba</i> Forest Stands by Tina Unuk Nahberger, Hojka Kraigher, Tine Grebenc

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Effect of Irrigation Strategies on Yield of Drip Irrigated Sunflower Oil and Fatty Acid Composition and its Economic Returns by Semih Metin Sezen, Dilşat Bozdoğan Konuşkan, Servet Tekin

“…The oil content and fatty acid composition were significantly affected by irrigation strategies. …”
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Floristic Composition, Structure, and Regeneration Status of Woody Plants in Wonjeta St Micheal Church Forest, Northwestern Ethiopia by Amare Bitew Mekonnen, Wubetie Adnew Wassie

“…In addition, 5 m × 5 m subplots were laid within the main plot to sample seedlings and saplings. All plots were laid at a distance of 50 m along the transect lines. …”
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Floristic composition and community structure of mid-montane evergreen broad-leaved forest in north slope of Baishanzu Mountain by XU Min, LUO Zheng-rong, YU Ming-jian, DING Bing-yang, WU You-gui

“…A 5 hm² permanent plot was established in an evergreen broad-leaved forest, which lies in the north slope of Baishanzu Mountain, Qingyuan of Zhejiang. …”
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Effects of soil composition and mulching treatments on biomass variations of Oxytenanthera abyssinica (A.Rich.) Munro, eastern Ethiopia by Habtamu Achenef Tesema

“…I evaluated biomass variations of lowland bamboo (Oxytenanthera abyssinica) in Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia, under different mulching and soil composition treatments. A plantation was established in June 2017 using 162 seedlings arranged in a factorial Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), with three blocks, six plots per block and nine seedlings per plot. …”
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Sensory quality and nutritional composition of carrot (Daucus carota L.) genotypes as affected by fertilization in production system in Cameroon by Maxime Merlin Tonfack Djoufack, Eric Bertrand Kouam, Edith Marius Kouam Foko, Mariette Anoumaa, Pierre Marie Kaktcham, François Ngoufack Zambou

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Polymerization kinetics stability, volumetric changes, apatite precipitation, strontium release and fatigue of novel bone composites for vertebroplasty. by Piyaphong Panpisut, Muhammad Adnan Khan, Kirsty Main, Mayda Arshad, Wendy Xia, Haralampos Petridis, Anne Margaret Young

“…Initiator paste inhibition times and maximum reaction rates were described well by Arrhenius plots. Plot extrapolation, however, underestimated lower temperature paste stability. …”
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Elevation shapes tree composition, structure and diversity more than soil properties in the Annapurna Conservation Area, Nepal by Bimal Kumar Yadav, Kishor Prasad Bhatta, Santosh Ayer, Prakash Basnet, Nabin Dhakal, Suraj Sharma, Rabin Kadariya, Shes Kanta Bhandari

“…Transect-based sampling was conducted using 60 rectangular plots (20 × 25 m) across elevation gradients, spaced at 100 m intervals. …”
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Non-Targeted Lipidomics Analysis of Characteristic Milk Using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS) by Tingting Wei, Tianxiao Zhou, Shenping Zhang, Zhexue Quan, Yang Liu

“…Goat milk featured a balanced lipid composition with higher levels of medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs), promoting digestibility. …”
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Woody Species Composition, Structure, and Diversity of Parkland and Coffee-Based Agroforestry Systems, Habro District, Eastern Ethiopia by Fantaye Yosef, Estifanos Solomon, Feyissa Samuel

“…Conducted in the Habro district of eastern Ethiopia, the study involved randomly selecting sixteen plots for each agroforestry system. Inventory assessments of woody species were carried out using 40×40 and 20 m*20-meter plots for parkland and coffee-based systems respectively, and 5×5-meter plots for coffee shrubs. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Polypropylene/Ramie Fiber with Hemp Fiber and Coir Fiber Natural Biopolymer Composite for Biomedical Application by T. Sathish, Kumaran Palani, L. Natrayan, Anjibabu Merneedi, Melvin Victor De Poures, Dinesh Kumar Singaravelu

“…Different proportion specimen mechanical properties were compared for bone fixtures and joint applications. The contour plots and bar charts were plotted to identify the variations in the volume percentage. …”
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Impacts of Industrialization on Plant Species Composition, Diversity, and Tree Population Structure in Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest in Bangladesh by Nasima Akther Roshni, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Rojina Akter, A. K. M. Azad-Ud-Doula Prodhan, Ashaduzzaman Sagar

“…A total of 90 quadrate plots (10 m × 10 m) were taken randomly, of which 30 plots were from each site. …”
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Community structure and floristic composition of Quercus fusiformis and Carya illinoinensis forests of the Northeastern Coastal Plain, Coahuila, Mexico by Juan Antonio Encina-Domínguez, Efrén Mata Rocha, Jorge A. Meave, Alejandro Zárate-Lupercio

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