HOLOCENE FLUVIAL LANDSCAPE EVOLUTION DRIVEN BY SEA LEVEL AND TECTONIC CONTROLS IN THE GANGKOU RIVER, HENGCHUN PENINSULA

Holocene fluvial landscape evolution driven by sea level and tectonic controls in the Gangkou River, Hengchun Peninsula

The fluvial landscape of the Hengchun Peninsula in southernmost Taiwan is generally characterized by a narrow river and a wide valley plain.Such underfit stream features are unusual in tectonically active areas such as Taiwan.In this research, we hypothesize that the relative sea level change since the end of the last glacial period might be the ma

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X-ray Irradiation-Induced Abnormal Development and DNA Damage in Phthorimaea operculella (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae)

The potato tuber moth, Phthorimaea operculella (Zeller), bengals lunch box is a destructive pest of Solanaceous crops.This study investigated the effects of X-ray irradiation on development, DNA damage and recovery in P.operculella.Eggs, larvae (*3rd and 5th), pupae, and adults were irradiated with various doses of X-ray irradiation.Egg hatching wa

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Local Government System in Japan

The article is devoted to the issues of the activities of the local government of Japan.Particular attention is drawn to the legal framework and the material basis for the functioning of local self-government bodies.The system of local self-government is considered as a special form of self-government doughlish with a specific functional and meanin

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