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    IBE903375 Supplemental Material - Supplemental material for Exploring the effect of mattress cushion materials on human–mattress interface temperatures, pre-sleep thermal state and sleep quality

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    Supplemental material, IBE903375 Supplemental Material for Exploring the effect of mattress cushion materials on human–mattress interface temperatures, pre-sleep thermal state and sleep quality by Xiaxia Li, Bo Zhou, Liming Shen and Zhihui Wu in Indoor and Built Environment</p

    2012_China_Labor-force_Dynamics_Survey_1 – Supplemental material for A National Cross-Sectional Survey on Work Environment Associated With Psychological Well-Being and Job Satisfaction Among Chinese Employees

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    Supplemental material, 2012_China_Labor-force_Dynamics_Survey_1 for A National Cross-Sectional Survey on Work Environment Associated With Psychological Well-Being and Job Satisfaction Among Chinese Employees by Zhi Zeng, Jun Liu, Qiong Xie, Yali Wu, Hua Wang and Liming Lu in Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health</p

    sj-pdf-1-imr-10.1177_03000605221093305 - Supplemental material for Late venous laceration after inappropriate placement of a left internal jugular hemodialysis catheter: a case report

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    Supplemental material, sj-pdf-1-imr-10.1177_03000605221093305 for Late venous laceration after inappropriate placement of a left internal jugular hemodialysis catheter: a case report by Xiaohua Hu, Cheng Xue, Bibo Wu, Hua Yu, Congdie Liang and Liming Zhang in Journal of International Medical Research</p

    The littoral benthon of Lake Orta after liming

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    The aim of this research was to analyse the effects of liming on the littoral benthonic fauna in the Phragmites communis macrophyte bank. Such effects were analysed on the basis of differences in faunal composition between a stressed and restored lake (Lake Orta) and an unaffected lake (Lake Mergozzo). The different chemical conditions (low pH, low alkalinity, high nitrates, toxic metals) are considered responsible for the impoverishment of the Lake Orta fauna. The liming has not yet restored it to its original condition. -Author

    The Effects of pH Change through Liming on Soil N2O Emissions

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    Nitrous oxide (N2O) is an overwhelming greenhouse gas and agricultural soils, particularly acidic soils, are the main source of its release to the atmosphere. To ameliorate acidic soil condition, liming materials are added as an amendment. However, the impact of liming materials has not been well addressed in terms of exploring the effect of soil pH change on N2O emissions. In the present study, a soil with pH 5.35 was amended with liming materials (CaMg(CO3)2, CaCO3, Ca(OH)2 and CaO) to investigate their effects on N2O emissions. The results indicate that application of liming materials reduced the magnitudes of N2O emissions. The maximum reduction of soil N2O emissions took place for Ca(OH)2 treatment when compared to the other liming materials, and was related to increasing soil pH. Mineral N, dissolved organic C, and microbial biomass C were also influenced by liming materials, but the trend was inconsistent to the soil pH change. The results suggest that N2O emission mitigation is more dependent on soil pH than C and N dynamics when comparing the different liming materials. Moreover, ameliorating soil acidity is a promising option to mitigate N2O emissions from acidic soilsThe authors would like to thank the funding bodies of the National Science Foundation of China (417501 10485), China Post-Doctoral Science Foundation (2017 M 622478), and National Key R&D Program (2017 YFD 0800102) for financially assisting the present researchS

    Liming as Black Methodology: Black Early Career Scholars Engage Black Humanity in Research

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    This paper builds on decolonizing educational research discourse. Rich, generative, and diverse forms of knowledge production, includes that of the Caribbean. Specifically, the paper uses the Black Caribbean method of Liming, which is an indigenous methodology. The paper illustrates how educational research practices can be enriched by Black and Caribbean ways of thinking, being and knowing. This diversity would support a pivot from Western methods. The author employs reflections from her dissertation writing and research experience, while highlighting the dire need to incorporate and institutionalize methods from Black scholars, Black communities, and the Global South. Via this paper, I illustrate how Liming has allowed for greater discourse, and learning with the diverse communities served. Liming’s contributions are beneficial in educational research as well its utility for other areas of research. Lastly, this paper processes the idea that Caribbean, African-centric, and Black, knowledge-making such as Liming are liberatory

    Liming reduces soil phosphorus availability but promotes yield and P uptake in a double rice cropping system

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    This is the final version. Available on open access from Elsevier via the DOI in this recordLiming is often applied to alleviate soil acidification and increase crop yield on acidic soils, but its effect on soil phosphorus (P) availability is unclear, particularly in rice paddies. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of liming on rice production, yield and P uptake in a three-year field experiment in a double rice cropping system in subtropical China. We also conducted an incubation experiment to investigate the direct effect of liming on soil available P and phosphatase activities on paddy soils in the absence of plants. In the incubation experiment, liming reduced soil P availability (measured as Olsen-extractable P) by 14–17% and inhibited the activity of soil acid phosphatase. Nonetheless, lime application increased grain yield, biomass, and P uptake in the field. Liming increased grain yield and P uptake more strongly for late rice (26 and 21%, respectively) than for early rice (15 and 8%, respectively). Liming reduced the concentration of soil available P in the field as well, reflecting the increase in rice P uptake and the direct negative effect of liming on soil P availability. Taken together, these results suggest that by stimulating rice growth, liming can overcome direct negative effects on soil P availability and increase plant P uptake in this acidic paddy soil where P is not the limiting factor

    Liming reduces soil phosphorus availability but promotes yield and P uptake in a double rice cropping system

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    Liming is often applied to alleviate soil acidification and increase crop yield on acidic soils, but its effect on soil phosphorus (P) availability is unclear, particularly in rice paddies. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of liming on rice production, yield and P uptake in a three-year field experiment in a double rice cropping system in subtropical China. We also conducted an incubation experiment to investigate the direct effect of liming on soil available P and phosphatase activities on paddy soils in the absence of plants. In the incubation experiment, liming reduced soil P availability (measured as Olsen-extractable P) by 14–17% and inhibited the activity of soil acid phosphatase. Nonetheless, lime application increased grain yield, biomass, and P uptake in the field. Liming increased grain yield and P uptake more strongly for late rice (26 and 21%, respectively) than for early rice (15 and 8%, respectively). Liming reduced the concentration of soil available P in the field as well, reflecting the increase in rice P uptake and the direct negative effect of liming on soil P availability. Taken together, these results suggest that by stimulating rice growth, liming can overcome direct negative effects on soil P availability and increase plant P uptake in this acidic paddy soil where P is not the limiting factor

    Liming reduces soil phosphorus availability but promotes yield and P uptake in a double rice cropping system

    No full text
    Liming is often applied to alleviate soil acidification and increase crop yield on acidic soils, but its effect on soil phosphorus (P) availability is unclear, particularly in rice paddies. The objective of this study was to examine the effect of liming on rice production, yield and P uptake in a three-year field experiment in a double rice cropping system in subtropical China. We also conducted an incubation experiment to investigate the direct effect of liming on soil available P and phosphatase activities on paddy soils in the absence of plants. In the incubation experiment, liming reduced soil P availability (measured as Olsen-extractable P) by 14–17% and inhibited the activity of soil acid phosphatase. Nonetheless, lime application increased grain yield, biomass, and P uptake in the field. Liming increased grain yield and P uptake more strongly for late rice (26 and 21%, respectively) than for early rice (15 and 8%, respectively). Liming reduced the concentration of soil available P in the field as well, reflecting the increase in rice P uptake and the direct negative effect of liming on soil P availability. Taken together, these results suggest that by stimulating rice growth, liming can overcome direct negative effects on soil P availability and increase plant P uptake in this acidic paddy soil where P is not the limiting factor

    Impact of Dolomite Liming on Ammonia-Oxidizing Microbial Populations and Soil Biochemistry in Acidic Rice Paddy Soils

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    Background and Aims: Over the last few decades, rampant nitrogen fertilization has exacerbated soil acidification in agricultural ecosystems. To counteract this, liming has become an essential technique for rehabilitating fertility in acid-degraded agricultural soils. Our research aimed to shed light on the response of ammonia oxidizers to liming in acidic soils within a controlled rice paddy experiment. We conducted a pot experiment with rice, featuring three different treatments: a control with only soil, a low dolomite dose (LD), and a high dolomite dose (HD). Various soil properties were investigated throughout the study. Under flooding, soil pH values rose across the treatments, from 5.4 in the control to 6.8 in HD. Ammonium and nitrate levels peaked in the HD treatment, reaching 30 and 22 mg kg&minus;1, respectively. Similarly, dissolved organic carbon and microbial biomass carbon surged at mid-season aeration, hitting highs of 101 and 30 mg kg&minus;1, respectively, in the HD treatment. Ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA) were responsive to dolomite-lime application, with distinct reactions; AOB abundance and potential nitrification rates were positively affected by higher lime doses, whereas AOA numbers decreased over time and with dolomite application. Additionally, soil enzymes such as urease, catalase, invertase, phenol oxidase, and phosphatase also increased progressively, mirroring the rise in soil pH. This study identified increased soil pH as the critical factor influencing various soil parameters, especially the balance between AOA and AOB populations. Both AOB and AOA were sensitive to liming; AOA decreased while liming stimulated AOB abundance
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