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- The Statue of Copernicus
- Front cover of the Summer 2009 issue of The Hexagon, featuring a statue of Copernicus sitting on a block, wearing a flowing robe, and holding a compass up to a heliocentric model. The next page contains a table of contents, a staff list, and an editorial regarding the twentieth anniversary of the events at Tiananmen Square.
- Rediscovery of the Elements: Courtois and Iodine
- Article describing the history of iodine, including its discovery by Bernard Courtois while during the production of saltpeter. Tourist information regarding pertinent locations is included.
- Soil Diversity as Affected by Land Use in China: Consequences for Soil Protection
- This article reports the first effort to assess the impact of land-use change on soil diversity for the entire nation of China.
- The Association between Hantavirus Infection and Selenium Deficiency in Mainland China
- This article studies the role of selenium concentration in hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) caused by hantaviruses, using a multidisciplinary approach combining ecological analysis with preliminary experimental data.
- Forest above Ground Biomass Inversion by Fusing GLAS with Optical Remote Sensing Data
- This article describes a study combining Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS) data with MODIS/BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function) and ASTER GDEM data to estimate forest aboveground biomass in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China.
- Adjusting Sowing Dates Improved Potato Adaptation to Climate Change in Semiarid Region, China
- This article examines how potato production can be improved by altering planting date in China’s semiarid region, thus improving potato adaptation to climate change.
- Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts on Wetland Vegetation in the Dunhuang Yangguan National Nature Reserve in Northwest China Using Landsat Derived NDVI
- This article uses 41 Landsat images between 1988 and 2016 to calculate the normalized difference vegetation indices (NVDIs) of the wetland vegetation at Xitugou (XTG) and Wowachi (WWC) inside the Dunhuang Yangguan National Nature Reserve in northwest China in order to assess the impacts of climate change on wetland vegetation.
- Spatial characteristics of physical environments for human settlements in Jinsha River watershed (Yunnan section), China
- Article examines the land in the Yunnan Jinsha River watershed to conduct an integrated analysis of environmental factors and human settlements and provides recommendations for urban planning, land use, and disaster management.
- Assessing the Impact of the Built-Up Environment on Nighttime Lights in China
- Article describes study investigating the effects of the built-up environment on artificial light at night, focusing on construction region environments on nighttime brightness and variation with building heights and regional economic development level in China.
- The Roles of Individual and Psychosocial Factors in Predicting Quality of Life Among Working Women in Shanghai
- Paper describes study aiming to investigate the roles of individual factors, particularly age, in addition to occupational stress and burnout on quality of life for working women in Shanghai, China.
- Potential Evapotranspiration Reduction and Its Influence on Crop Yield in the North China Plain in 1961–2014
- Article examines the spatiotemporal characteristics of climate variables, such as humidity index, precipitation, and potential evapotranspiration (ET0) from 1961 to 2014 in the North China Plain (NCP).