Analysis of the prospects of phase change materials in building structures by A. V. Fedyukhin, O. V. Afanaseva, M. D. Zaitsev

“…The efficiency of the use of phase change materials in building structures was carried out by means of energy modelling of the building using the Conduction Finite Difference algorithm in the EnergyPlus programme, taking into account climatic conditions and energy consumption for heating and cooling of the building. …”
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VERTICAL FARMING IN URBAN AGRICULTURE: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS by Lalendra Gurung, Janak Singh Rawal, Puspa RC, Ganesh Raj Joshi, Ashmita Mandal

“…Vertical farming has turned out to be one of the modern and innovative methods of developing urban agriculture to meet necessities such as food security, sustainability, and effective use of resources as the world is increasingly turning into urban centers, besides facing a future of climatic change. This review article aims to review the state of the art, opportunities, issues, and prospects of vertical farming. …”
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Ensuring irrigation water availability for off-season vegetable production in the face of competition from rural domestic water supplies in the commune of Lalo (Benin) by Djigbo Félicien Badou, Christophe Nouvewa, Christian Allé, Audrey Merveille Adango, Luc Ollivier Sintondji

“…Integrating agronomic, climatic, hydrogeological, demographic, and water consumption data, the proposed irrigation plan allocates 24 % of the area to drip irrigation and 76 % to micro-sprinkler systems. …”
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Natural and anthropogenic factors controlling organic carbon storage in riverine wetlands along South Korea’s four rivers by Sang-Leen Yun, Terrence A. McCloskey, Marcelo C. L. Cohen, Kam-biu Liu, Hae-Seon Shin, Junghyung Ryu

“…The Yeongsan River was selected as a representative site due to its geomorphological, hydrological, and climatic similarities with the other three major rivers, which influence sediment transport and carbon dynamics. …”
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Genome wide landscaping of copy number variations for horse inter-breed variability by Nitesh Kumar Sharma, Prashant Singh, Bibek Saha, Anuradha Bhardwaj, Mir Asif Iquebal, Yash Pal, Varij Nayan, Sarika Jaiswal, Shiv Kumar Giri, Ram Avatar Legha, T. K. Bhattacharya, Dinesh Kumar, Anil Rai

“…These breeds differed in agro-climatic adaptation with distinct phenotypic characters. …”
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Chromosomal genome assembly resolves drug resistance loci in the parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta. by Jennifer McIntyre, Alison Morrison, Kirsty Maitland, Duncan Berger, Daniel R G Price, Sam Dougan, Dionysis Grigoriadis, Alan Tracey, Nancy Holroyd, Katie Bull, Hannah Rose Vineer, Mike J Glover, Eric R Morgan, Alasdair J Nisbet, Tom N McNeilly, Yvonne Bartley, Neil Sargison, Dave Bartley, Matt Berriman, James A Cotton, Eileen Devaney, Roz Laing, Stephen R Doyle

“…The parasitic nematode Teladorsagia circumcincta is one of the most important pathogens of sheep and goats in temperate climates worldwide and can rapidly evolve resistance to drugs used to control it. …”
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Antarctic ice-shelf meltwater outflows in satellite radar imagery: ground-truthing and basal channel observations by Jakob Stanley Hamann, Thomas Arney, James David Kirkham, Paul Wachter, Karsten Gohl

“…Accurately monitoring the basal and surface melting of ice shelves is therefore essential for predicting the ice sheet's response to climatic warming. In this study, we utilize Sentinel-1A synthetic aperture radar satellite imagery combined with shipboard measurements of water temperature and salinity to investigate the presence of surficial meltwater plumes along the Antarctic coastline. …”
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Advances in Agronomic Management of Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. Cosson): An Overview by Kapila Shekhawat, S. S. Rathore, O. P. Premi, B. K. Kandpal, J. S. Chauhan

“…The mustard growing areas in India are experiencing the vast diversity in the agro climatic conditions and different species of rapeseed-mustard are grown in some or other part of the country. …”
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LHB-YOLOv8: An Optimized YOLOv8 Network for Complex Background Drop Stone Detection by Anjun Yu, Hongrui Fan, Yonghua Xiong, Longsheng Wei, Jinhua She

“…However, the complex geologic environment of slopes, special climatic conditions, and human factors pose significant challenges to this research. …”
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Brain Bioelectric Responses to Short-Term Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Training in Indian and Russian University Students Studying in the Russian Arctic by Denis Demin, Liliya Poskotinova

“…Heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV BF) training aids adaptation to new climatic, geographical, and social environments. Neurophysiological changes during the HRV BF in individuals from tropical regions studying in the Arctic are not well understood. …”
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Intergroup Dialogue Empowering Action for Transforming Equity in Higher Education by Manpreet Dhillon Brar, Jessica Morales-Chicas, Stacy Morris, Imalay Rivera, Rebecca Cannara

“…As universities grapple with contentious socio-political climates, promoting intergroup relations efforts remains critical in mitigating these conflicts. …”
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Intelligence Based Controlling Models for Effective Power Tracking and Voltage Enhancement in Grid-PV Systems by I. E. S. Naidu, T. Padmavathi, S. Venkata Padmavathi, Budidi U. Kumar

“…Optimization in extracting energy from the solar panel at different climatic conditions, voltage gain with minimum losses, and enhancing overall system efficiency and power quality are major tasks to be undertaken. …”
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Performance Assessment of a Floating Photovoltaic Powerplant in Iran: A Case Study on Amir Kabir Dam, Karaj by Maryam Karami, Mojtaba Azhdari Khameneh

“…The results showed that under the same climatic conditions, the operating temperature of the panels of the ground-mounted PVPP is 4.7℃ higher than that of the floating PVPP, and the output voltage and power of the floating PVPP are 5.7 V and 2.05 kW higher than that of the ground-mounted one, respectively. …”
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Unravelling the influence of cluster thinning on wine quality: a narrative systematic review by Cassie Marbach, Charlie Hall, Andreea Botezatu

“…Our review spans different grape varieties and climates. The studies reviewed include CT interventions at various growth stages—flowering, fruit set, veraison, and post-veraison—with varying levels of thinning severity. …”
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Response of Soil C and N, Dissolved Organic C and N, and Inorganic N to Short-Term Experimental Warming in an Alpine Meadow on the Tibetan Plateau by Cheng-Qun Yu, Zhen-Xi Shen, Xian-Zhou Zhang, Wei Sun, Gang Fu

“…Although alpine meadows of Tibet are expected to be strongly affected by climatic warming, it remains unclear how soil organic C (SOC), total N (TN), ammonium N (NH4+-N) , nitrate N (NO3+-N), and dissolved organic C (DOC) and N (DON) respond to warming. …”
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Modeling PM2.5 Urban Pollution Using Machine Learning and Selected Meteorological Parameters by Jan Kleine Deters, Rasa Zalakeviciute, Mario Gonzalez, Yves Rybarczyk

“…A regression analysis suggests a better prediction of PM2.5 when the climatic conditions are getting more extreme (strong winds or high levels of precipitation). …”
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Mathematical modeling of the parasitism and hyperparasitism increase on Halyomorpha halys eggs in a five-year survey in Northern Italy by Ezio Venturino, Francesco Cantaloni, Luciana Tavella, Silvia Moraglio, Francesco Tortorici

“…It has some limitations in the fact that climatic conditions were not considered, while more accurate simulations could be performed with additional collection of field data, which at the moment are based on partial field observations not sampled at the same sites.…”
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Microscopy and spatial-metabolomics identify tissue-specific metabolic pathways uncovering salinity and drought tolerance mechanisms in Avicennia marina and Phoenix dactylifera roo... by Paula Oyarce, Ting Ting Xiao, Corinna Henkel, Signe Frost Frederiksen, Jose Kenyi Gonzalez-Kise, Wouter Smet, Jian You Wang, Salim Al-Babili, Ikram Blilou

“…Abstract In arid and semi-arid climates, native plants have developed unique strategies to survive challenging conditions. …”
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Enhancing Environmental Control in Broiler Production: Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Improved Decision-Making with Large Language Models by Marcus Vinicius Leite, Jair Minoro Abe, Marcos Leandro Hoffmann Souza, Irenilza de Alencar Nääs

“…Among the promising advances in artificial intelligence (AI), large language models (LLMs) hold potential to enhance decision-making in broiler production by supporting environmental control through the interpretation of climatic data, the generation of reports to optimize conditions, guidance on ventilation adjustments, recommendations for thermal management, assistance in air quality monitoring, and the translation of simulation results into actionable suggestions to improve bird welfare. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of cover crops on ecosystem services: a review of the benefits, challenges, and trade-offs by Maryam Yousefi, Anne Dray, Jaboury Ghazoul

“…These factors include farm practices, planting and termination season, species of cover and main crop, climatic zone and soil properties, cover crop biomass, and residue management. …”
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