The formation and evolution of the cryosphere on the Tibetan Plateau is of great significance
in understanding the Earth's carbon and climatic system. Periglacial loess deposits in …

Loess is a large-scale deposit which is easy to mine and widely distributed on the epipedon.
The clay fraction of loess, also known as 'loessial clay', is a very important component of …

Abstract The voluminous loess-Red Clay deposits in northern China forming part of the
Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) are valuable terrestrial archives of climatic evolution for the …

Visible-to-shortwave infrared reflectance (VSWIR) spectroscopy is a fast and efficient
approach for estimation of soil properties. In order to test whether soil weathering intensity …

Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer types among women. Recent
researches have focused on determining the efficiency of alternative molecules and miRNAs …

Abstract The Tarim Basin was in the lower latitudes during the Cambrian-Ordovician, during
which it experienced marine carbonate platform deposition. Although the platform is in the …

Small amplitude or short period geomagnetic anomalies known as “tiny wiggles”(TWs) are
often hard to identify because of magnetic signal smoothing in the marine record of …

The Tarim Block is an ancient plate with a basement of ancient continental crust, which has
been separated from the Rodinia supercontinent since the Neoproterozoic. During the …

The properties of phyllosilicates, iron oxides (oxyhydroxides), and magnetic minerals in soils
can respond to changes in pedogenic weathering intensity and past climate. Numerous …

The Sichuan Basin was a part of the Yangtze Carbonate Platform (YCP) during the
Cambrian–Ordovician, and marine carbonates were deposited in the basin during this …