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20 October 2015      • Visit Scientific Reports • Submit your manuscript to Scientific Reports     Welcome to your Table of Contents e-alert for Scientific Reports               Earth & Environmental Sciences               Global Landscape of Total Organic Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Lake Water ▶     Ming Chen, Guangming Zeng, Jiachao Zhang et al.     Human activities continue to increase the amount of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in lakes, which may cause serious environmental and human health problems. Global …             The start of lightning: Evidence of bidirectional lightning initiation ▶     Joan Montanyà, Oscar van der Velde, Earle R. Williams     Lightning flashes are known to initiate in regions of strong electric fields inside thunderstorms, between layers of positively and negatively charged precipitation particles. …             Long non-coding RNAs as novel expression signatures modulate DNA damage and repair in cadmium toxicology ▶     Zhiheng Zhou, Haibai Liu, Caixia Wang et al.     Increasing evidence suggests that long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are involved in a variety of physiological and pathophysiological processes. Our study was to investigate whether …             Are fish fed with cyanobacteria safe, nutritious and delicious? A laboratory study ▶     Hualei Liang, Wenshan Zhou, Yulei Zhang et al.     Toxic cyanobacterial blooms, which produce cyclic heptapeptide toxins known as microcystins, are worldwide environmental problems. On the other hand, the cyanobacteria protein …             Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in China at a city level ▶     Yan-Lin Zhang, Fang Cao     This study presents one of the first long term datasets including a statistical summary of PM2.5 concentrations obtained from one-year monitoring in 190 cities in China. We found …             Key evidence of the role of desertification in protecting the underlying permafrost in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau ▶     Shengbo Xie, Jianjun Qu, Yuanming Lai et al.     Previous research has shown that the temperature of underlying permafrost decreases after the ground surface is covered with sand. No significant conclusions have yet been drawn …             Efficient Photocatalytic Activities of TiO2 Hollow Fibers with Mixed Phases and Mesoporous Walls ▶     Huilin Hou, Minghui Shang, Lin Wang et al.     Currently, Degussa P25, with the typical mixed phases of anatase and rutile TiO2, is widely applied as the commercial photocatalysts. However, there are still some of obstacles …             Co/Mo bimetallic addition to electrolytic manganese dioxide for oxygen generation in acid medium ▶     Dario Delgado, Manickam Minakshi, Justin McGinnity et al.     An efficient electrocatalyst comprising inexpensive and earth-abundant materials for the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is crucial for the development of water electrolysis. In …             Irrigation depth far exceeds water uptake depth in an oasis cropland in the middle reaches of Heihe River Basin ▶     Bin Yang, Xuefa Wen, Xiaomin Sun     Agricultural irrigation in the middle reaches of the Heihe River Basin consumes approximately 80% of the total river water. Whether the irrigation depth matches the water uptake …             Connecting marine productivity to sea-spray via nanoscale biological processes: Phytoplankton Dance or Death Disco? ▶     Colin O’Dowd, Darius Ceburnis, Jurgita Ovadnevaite et al.     Bursting bubbles at the ocean-surface produce airborne salt-water spray-droplets, in turn, forming climate-cooling marine haze and cloud layers. The reflectance and ultimate …             Impacts of wind stilling on solar radiation variability in China ▶     Changgui Lin, Kun Yang, Jianping Huang et al.     Solar dimming and wind stilling (slowdown) are two outstanding climate changes occurred in China over the last four decades. The wind stilling may have suppressed the dispersion …             Evaluating the Role of Microbial Internal Storage Turnover on Nitrous Oxide Accumulation During Denitrification ▶     Yiwen Liu, Lai Peng, Jianhua Guo et al.     Biological wastewater treatment processes under a dynamic regime with respect to carbon substrate can result in microbial storage of internal polymers (e.g., polyhydroxybutyrate …             Synergy of extreme drought and shrub invasion reduce ecosystem functioning and resilience in water-limited climates ▶     Maria C. Caldeira, Xavier Lecomte, Teresa S. David et al.     Extreme drought events and plant invasions are major drivers of global change that can critically affect ecosystem functioning and alter ecosystem-atmosphere exchange. Invaders …             The onset of faba bean farming in the Southern Levant ▶     Valentina Caracuta, Omry Barzilai, Hamudi Khalaily et al.     Even though the faba bean (Vicia faba L.) is among the most ubiquitously cultivated crops, very little is known about its origins. Here, we report discoveries of charred faba …             Neonicotinoid pesticides severely affect honey bee queens ▶     Geoffrey R. Williams, Aline Troxler, Gina Retschnig et al.     Queen health is crucial to colony survival of social bees. Recently, queen failure has been proposed to be a major driver of managed honey bee colony losses, yet few data exist …             Cobalt-Porphyrin-Platinum-Functionalized Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrid Nanostructures: A Novel Peroxidase Mimetic System For Improved Electrochemical Immunoassay ▶     Jian Shu, Zhenli Qiu, Qiaohua Wei et al.     5,10,15,20-Tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphine cobalt flat stacking on the reduced graphene oxide with platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs/CoTPP/rGO) were first synthesized and functionalized …                     • Careers & Jobs           naturejobs.com Science jobs of the week       Postdoctoral Position     Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Inc.            Group Leader     Cancer Research Center of Toulouse - CRCT            Tenure-Track Faculty Position     Johns Hopkins University            PhD Candidate     Oslo University Hospital            Postdoctoral Fellow     University of Washington            Tenured Senior Faculty Position     Boston University            Early Stage Researchers     Imperial College London            Research Associate     University College London (UCL)            Postdoctoral Fellow in Life Science     Helmholtz Association            PhD Position     University of Zurich and ETH Zurich          No matter what your career stage, student, postdoc or senior scientist, you will find articles on naturejobs.com to help guide you in your science career. 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