Comparing Elevational Patterns of Taxonomic, Phylogenetic, and Functional Diversity of Woody Plants Reveal the Asymmetry of Community Assembly Mechanisms on a Mountain in the Hengduan Mountains Region

The contributions and interaction of biotic and abiotic processes in community assembly are crucial for understanding the elevational patterns of biodiversity.The combined analyses of taxonomic, phylogenetic, and functional diversity are necessary to resolve this issue.By investigating vegetation in 24 transects sampled on Hongla Snow Mountain, in

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Spatial Analyses of Harappan Urban Settlements

The Mask Harappan Civilization occupies a unique place among the early civilizations of the world with its well planned urban settlements, advanced handicraft and technology, religious and trade activities.Using a Geographical Information Systems (GIS), this study presents spatial analyses that locate urban settlements on a digital elevation model

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Capitalizing on the Teachable Moment: Osteoarthritis Physical Activity and Exercise Net for Improving Physical Activity in Early Knee Osteoarthritis

BackgroundPractice guidelines emphasize the use of exercise and weight reduction as the first line of management for knee osteoarthritis (OA).However, less than half of the people with mild OA participate in moderate intensity physical activity.Given that physical activities have been shown to reduce pain, improve quality of life, Speakers and have

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