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13 October 2015      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports         Nature Publishing Group offers a free open access funding support service to enable authors to discover and apply for article processing charge funding available to them. Visit our website for further advice on the funding options available, and guidance in approaching funders and institutions, or email openaccess@nature.com for more information.           Earth & Environmental Sciences               Ageing and Caloric Restriction in a Marine Planktonic Copepod ▶     Enric Saiz, Albert Calbet, Kaiene Griffell et al.     Planktonic copepods are a key group in the marine pelagic ecosystem, linking primary production with upper trophic levels. Their abundance and population dynamics are constrained …             Theoretical investigation on the adsorption configuration and •OH-initiated photocatalytic degradation mechanism of typical atmospheric VOCs styrene onto (TiO2)n clusters ▶     Honghong Wang, Yuemeng Ji, Jiangyao Chen et al.     In this study, the adsorption mechanism and hydroxyl radical (•OH)-initiated photocatalytic degradation mechanism of styrene onto different (TiO2)n clusters were investigated …             Pressure-Induced Amorphization of Small Pore Zeolites—the Role of Cation-H2O Topology and Anti-glass Formation ▶     Gil Chan Hwang, Tae Joo Shin, Douglas A. Blom et al.     Systematic studies of pressure-induced amorphization of natrolites (PIA) containing monovalent extra-framework cations (EFC) Li+, Na+, K+, Rb+, Cs+ allow us to assess the role of …             Removal of oxygen demand and nitrogen using different particle-sizes of anthracite coated with nine kinds of LDHs for wastewater treatment ▶     Xiangling Zhang, Lu Guo, Yafen Wang et al.     This paper reports the application of anthracite particles of different sizes and coated with nine kinds of layered double hydroxides (LDHs) varying in MII–MIII cations, as …             Structure, dynamics and stability of water/scCO2/mineral interfaces from ab initio molecular dynamics simulations ▶     Mal-Soon Lee, B. Peter McGrail, Roger Rousseau et al.     The boundary layer at solid-liquid interfaces is a unique reaction environment that poses significant scientific challenges to characterize and understand by experimentation …             Phase Diagram and Transformations of Iron Pentacarbonyl to nm Layered Hematite and Carbon-Oxygen Polymer under Pressure ▶     Young Jay Ryu, Minseob Kim, Choong-Shik Yoo     We present the phase diagram of Fe(CO)5, consisting of three molecular polymorphs (phase I, II and III) and an extended polymeric phase that can be recovered at ambient …             Zoophycos macroevolution since 541 Ma ▶     Li-Jun Zhang, Ruo-Ying Fan, Yi-Ming Gong     Zoophycos is one of the most complex and enigmatic trace fossils recorded in marine strata from Cambrian to Quaternary worldwide, which is invaluable for the study of Phanerozoic …             Impact of Soil Composition and Electrochemistry on Corrosion of Rock-cut Slope Nets along Railway Lines in China ▶     Jiao Chen, Zhaoqiong Chen, Yingwei Ai et al.     Taking the slope of Suiyu Railway to study, the research separately studied soil resistivity, soil electrochemistry (corrosion potential, oxidization reduction potential, …             Trends and variability of the atmosphere–ocean turbulent heat flux in the extratropical Southern Hemisphere ▶     Agnieszka Herman     Ocean–atmosphere interactions are complex and extend over a wide range of temporal and spatial scales. Among the key components of these interactions is the ocean–atmosphere …             Non-linear photochemical pathways in laser-induced atmospheric aerosol formation ▶     Denis Mongin, Jay G. Slowik, Elise Schubert et al.     We measured the chemical composition and the size distribution of aerosols generated by femtosecond-Terawatt laser pulses in the atmosphere using an aerosol mass spectrometer …             Role of supplemental foods and habitat structural complexity in persistence and coexistence of generalist predatory mites ▶     Alberto Pozzebon, Gregory M. Loeb, Carlo Duso     Plant traits can influence the interactions between herbivore arthropods and their natural enemies. In these interactions generalist predators are often present, preying on …             Absorption of PCB126 by upper airways impairs G protein-coupled receptor-mediated immune response ▶     Ana Lúcia B. Shimada, Wesley S. Cruz, Rodrigo A. Loiola et al.     PCB126 is a dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) environmental pollutant with a significant impact on human health, as it bioaccumulates and causes severe toxicity. …             Microplastics in Arctic polar waters: the first reported values of particles in surface and sub-surface samples ▶     Amy L. Lusher, Valentina Tirelli, Ian O’Connor et al.     Plastic, as a form of marine litter, is found in varying quantities and sizes around the globe from surface waters to deep-sea sediments. Identifying patterns of microplastic …             Storm deposition layer on the Fujian coast generated by Typhoon Saola (2012) ▶     Yunhai Li, Haidong Li, Lei Qiao et al.     Typhoons have a significant effect on the marine depositional environment and depositional process. In this paper, we used the high-resolution Chirp sonar sub-bottom profiler and …             Linking rapid erosion of the Mekong River delta to human activities ▶     Edward J. Anthony, Guillaume Brunier, Manon Besset et al.     As international concern for the survival of deltas grows, the Mekong River delta, the world’s third largest delta, densely populated, considered as Southeast Asia’s most …             Seismological constraints on the crustal structures generated by continental rejuvenation in northeastern China ▶     Tian-Yu Zheng, Yu-Mei He, Jin-Hui Yang et al.     Crustal rejuvenation is a key process that has shaped the characteristics of current continental structures and components in tectonic active continental regions. Geological and …             Spatial nitrifications of microbial processes during composting of swine, cow and chicken manure ▶     Ke Wang, Weiguang Li, Xiangkun Li et al.     Composting is a widely-used method to recycle the nutrients in livestock manure for agriculture. The spatial stratifications of microbial processes inside the manure particle …             New reconstruction of the Wiwaxia scleritome, with data from Chengjiang juveniles ▶     Zhifei Zhang, Martin R. Smith, Degan Shu     Wiwaxiids are a problematic group of scale-covered lophotrochozoans known from Cambrian Stages 3–5. Their imbricating dorsal scleritome of leaf-like scales has prompted …             Maximizing oyster-reef growth supports green infrastructure with accelerating sea-level rise ▶     Justin T. Ridge, Antonio B. Rodriguez, F. Joel Fodrie et al.     Within intertidal communities, aerial exposure (emergence during the tidal cycle) generates strong vertical zonation patterns with distinct growth boundaries regulated by …             Volcanic passive margins: another way to break up continents ▶     L. Geoffroy, E. B. Burov, P. Werner     Two major types of passive margins are recognized, i.e. volcanic and non-volcanic, without proposing distinctive mechanisms for their formation. Volcanic passive margins are …             Shifts in leaf N:P stoichiometry during rehabilitation in highly alkaline bauxite processing residue sand ▶     Johnvie B. Goloran, Chengrong Chen, Ian R. Phillips et al.     Large quantities of sodic and alkaline bauxite residue are produced globally as a by-product from alumina refineries. Ecological stoichiometry of key elements [nitrogen (N) and …             Time-scales of hydrological forcing on the geochemistry and bacterial community structure of temperate peat soils ▶     Flavia L. D. Nunes, Luc Aquilina, Jo de Ridder et al.     Peatlands are an important global carbon reservoir. The continued accumulation of carbon in peatlands depends on the persistence of anoxic conditions, in part induced by water …             Competition between global warming and an abrupt collapse of the AMOC in Earth’s energy imbalance ▶     Sybren Drijfhout     A collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) leads to global cooling through fast feedbacks that selectively amplify the response in the Northern …             Facile Carbon Fixation to Performic Acids by Water-Sealed Dielectric Barrier Discharge ▶     Mitsuo Kawasaki, Tatsuo Morita, Kunihide Tachibana     Carbon fixation refers to the conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) to organic materials, as commonly performed in nature through photosynthesis by plants and other autotrophic …             Phylum-wide analysis of genes/proteins related to the last steps of assembly and export of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in cyanobacteria ▶     Sara B. Pereira, Rita Mota, Cristina P. 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