Analysis of building envelope for energy consumption and indoor comfort in a near-zero-energy building in Northwest China by Xiaofei Zhen, Shange Li, Jianming Peng, Zhouyang Zhao, Xu Zhang, Chuanxi Tan, Ruonan Jiao, Wenbing Wu

“…This study provides valuable insights into energy-efficient envelope design for cold climates and highlights the importance of selecting appropriate materials and configurations to achieve both energy savings and indoor comfort.…”
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EVALUATION OF DATA COLLECTION TREE ROUTING PROTOCOLS FOR WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS by Do Huy Khoi

“…WSNs offer low deployment costs, low energy consumption, and adaptability to complex geographical and climatic conditions. Particularly notable are their capabilities for self-organization, collaborative processing, and fault tolerance, which open up promising application potential across various fields. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of 89K Pathogenicity Island-Positive ST-7 Strains of Streptococcus suis Serotype 2 from Healthy Pigs, Northeast China by Shujie Wang, Peng Liu, Chunyu Li, Yafang Tan, Xuehui Cai, Dongsheng Zhou, Yongqiang Jiang

“…In China, most of the S. suis infections in humans were reported in the southern areas with warm and humid climates, but little attention had been paid to the northern areas. …”
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Multisensor Data and Cross-Validation Technique for Merging Temporal Images for the Agricultural Performance Monitoring System by Venkata Kanaka Srivani Maddala, K. Jayarajan, M. Braveen, Ranjan Walia, Patteti Krishna, Sivakumar Ponnusamy, Karthikeyan Kaliyaperumal

“…Many approaches for crop yield prediction were analyzed by countries using remote sensing data, but the information obtained was less successful due to insufficient data gathered due to climatic variables and poor image resolution. As a result, current crop yield estimation methods are obsolete and no longer useful. …”
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ANALYSE DE LA RÉGÉNÉRATION SPONTANÉE DE LA VÉGÉTATION POST-INCENDIE DANS LA FORET DE DAR CHICHOU (CAP BON, TUNISIE NORD-ORIENTALE) by KHALED ABAZA

“…Based on several observations and fieldwork measurements conducted between September 2011 and September 2014, this study assesses the impact of various disturbances caused by the July 2011 fires biodiversity in a Tunisian context, where the forest, in addition to climatic and ecological conditions that trigger fires, has been experiencing a very strong human pressure. …”
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Intermediate cities and automobile parks in Chile. Territorial sustainability in check? by Francisco Maturana, Mauricio Morales, Ulises Sepúlveda, Johana Maldonado

“…Based on the above, it is concluded that there are other multi-causal elements in the evolution of such vehicle fleet, such as inter-urban flows between communes, the morphology of the city or climatic conditions. These results invite us to reflect on the type of city that is being built and the problems in the sustainability of such growth for urban areas in the near future, due to the absence or weakness of pertinent territorial policies that favor other means of mobility.…”
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A Systematic Review of the UAV Technology Usage in ASEAN by Adel Gohari, B. ANUAR AHMAD, Lawali Rabiu, B. A. RUZAIRI RAHIM, A.S.M. Supa'at, I. M. NASSRIN ELAMIN, M. MOHAMMED GISMALLA, Suhail Ibrahim Al-Dharrab, A. ROZEHA RASHID, Sophan Wahyudi Nawawi, Nazri Nasir, Mohd Adib Bin Sarijari, B. NORHADIJA DARWIN, Ali Hussein Muqaibel

“…In particular, the reviewed documents highlighted 12 distinct application areas and 4 major aspects making UAV technology attractive to the region, including geographical, climatic and environmental, ecosystem conservation, and economic factors.…”
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SpongeScapes: Understanding the role of nature-based solutions in improving sponge functioning of landscapes – the case of regenerative agriculture by Sah Neeraj, Blake James, D’Acunha Brenda, Bell Vicky, Evans Jon, Morrison Ross, Dussaillant Alejandro

“…The SpongeScapes project aims to accelerate understanding Nature-based Solutions (NBS) that enhance the sponge functioning of soil, groundwater, and surface water ecosystems, improving landscape resilience against hydrometeorological extremes across diverse climates. One NBS being explored within SpongeScapes is the adoption of Regenerative Agricultural Practices (RAPs) such as reduced tillage and cover cropping. …”
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Characterizing microbial diversity and metabolic pathways in yak milk and fermented yak milk based on metagenomics: A study from Ganzi Tibetan autonomous prefecture by Jie Zhang, Yangbo Jiao, Kaiyang Liu, Wenyou Situ, Bilige Menghe, Yongfu Chen, Musu Zha

“…The region's distinctive geographical and climatic environment has endowed yak milk (YM) and its products with unique microbial resources, which play a crucial role in product quality and flavor. …”
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Trajectoires de développement de la production de neige dans les stations de ski des Alpes françaises : l’influence des spécificités locales et des politiques régionales de soutien... by Lucas Berard-Chenu, Hugues François, Emmanuelle George, Samuel Morin

“…Based on interviews among 20 ski resorts in Savoie (Northern French Alps) and data from regional policy of subsidies for snowmaking investments, this work analyses the drivers affecting the paths taken by ski resorts in their development of snowmaking. Access to water, climatic constraints and the expectations of local tourism stakeholders drive the development of snowmaking in each ski resort. …”
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Tropical Forest and Coral Sea of the Beigua Geopark (Liguria, NW Italy) by Maria Cristina Bonci, Piazza Michele, Briguglio Antonino, Castello Giulia, Caprioglio Cristina, Firpo Marco

“…This sequence spans almost to the end of the Oligocene, which is characterized by one of the major climatic perturbations of the Cenozoic, the Late Oligocene Warming Event (LOWE). …”
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Le printemps à la portée des gestes. Danser le solo de l’élue dans Le sacre du printemps au XXIe siècle by Aurore Després

“…Few scenic artworks raise the climatic and atmospheric issue in a such crucial way: after having celebrated earth and awaken winter, a community acclaims the Chosen One that will be ultimately sacrificed to make spring happen. …”
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De l’igname au manioc dans le golfe de Guinée : traite des esclaves et alimentation au royaume du Danhomè (XVIIe-XIXe siècle) by Dominique Juhé-Beaulaton

“…The combination of different factors, such as demographic growth, slave trafficking, conflicts between kingdoms and random climatic events leading to subsistence crises, contribute to our understanding of the diffusion of edible plants that provide greater returns than African plants, especially cassava. …”
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Accessibility, equity and the sharing of water resources by Rémi Schweizer

“…While the supply of water to dry or arid mountain regions has long been a major challenge, the on-going processes of climatic and socio-economic change currently affecting the hydrosystems of the Alps raise the spectre of renewed pressure on water resources and possible local shortages. …”
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Abelia x grandiflora 'Edward Goucher' by Edward F. Gilman

“…Considered to be evergreen in its southern range, glossy abelia will lose 50% of its leaves in colder climates, the remaining leaves taking on a more pronounced red color. …”
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What do we mean by academic integrity? by Andrés Mejía, Maria Fernanda Garcés-Flórez

“…Some implications of our view include the fact that not cheating or breaking rules of academic institutions is not enough for acting with academic integrity, the need to be aware of and collectively resist internal and external –including societal– pressures and threats, and the demands on academic institutions and organisations to promote democratic climates that allow all their members to speak up, and to favour democratic-educative over causal-objective approaches –such as incentive-based and cheating-proof designs– to protect the integrity of academic practice.…”
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Performance evaluation of different estimation methods for missing rainfall data

“…There are numerous methods to estimate missing values of which some are used depending on the data type and regional climatic characteristics. In this research, part of the monthly precipitation data in Sarab synoptic station, east Azerbaijan province, Iran was randomly considered missing values. …”
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Dynamique du couvert végétal et implications socio-environnementales à la périphérie du parc W/Burkina Faso by Raogo Noël Gansaonré

“…The climatic crises in the Sahelian zone, particularly in Burkina Faso, have impacted the environment. …”
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Design and ecological thinking. The new narratives of contemporary design placing Earth on centre stage by Alessandro Valenti, Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin

“… Transcending design as a blueprint (of an object) to enter the realm of inquiry in an era of climatic and social instability, incorporating knowledge and observing and revealing the phenomena around us from a design perspective: these are all themes addressed by this paper in an attempt to reknit the frayed threads of a discipline frequently called upon to speak of the ecological transition. …”
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Queensland Fruit Fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo

“… The Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt), occurs in climates ranging from temperate to tropical. Within its range, it is one of the most important pests with which pome and stone fruit growers have to contend, and at times it has been a very destructive pest of citrus. …”
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