Pollinator species richness and abundance across diverse habitat-types on Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal) by Mário Boieiro, Raúl Oliveira, Ricardo Costa, Paulo Borges

“…Furthermore, island ecosystems are facing significant pressures from land-use and climatic changes and, from the increasing arrival of alien species to these remote areas, presenting a pressing need to assess the effects of these factors on island pollinators and pollination.Here, we present an inventory of the pollinator species found in different habitat-types of Terceira along a gradient of disturbance and encompassing 30 sites distributed throughout the island. …”
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Application of electric boilers for water apartment heat supply by A. L. Toropov

“…Due to the fact that tariffs for electricity, district heating, gas supply in the regions of the Russian Federation change many times, climatic and environmental conditions are different, it is advisable to calculate the efficiency of the use of electric heat supply separately for each subject of the Russian Federation.…”
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Allium cepa Bio Assay to Assess the Water and Sediment Cytogenotoxicity in a Tropical Stream Subjected to Multiple Point and Nonpoint Source Pollutants by W. M. Dimuthu Nilmini Wijeyaratne, L. G. Y. J. G. Wadasinghe

“…Therefore, it is of extreme importance to identify the composition and speciation of these cytogenotoxic compounds in the tropical climatic conditions and to propose possible clean-up or treatment solutions to overcome this environmental and public health risk associated problem.…”
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Competitiveness of Solar and Wind Power Plants in the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States by O. V. Marchenko, S. V. Solomin

“…The optimal ratios between electricity production by photovoltaic converters and wind turbines, as well as the optimal level of electricity consumption from the network under different climatic and economic conditions, were determined. …”
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Short-Term Investigation into the Effect of the Traffic Farming Systems on the Soil Physical Behavior of an Arable Land by Kasem M. M. AL-Halfi, John McL. Bennett

“…Finally, the graphic curves reflected the stability and consistency of the CTF system soil's physical behavior with increasing depth compared to the RTF system soil's physical behavior which fluctuated and disturbed for the same studied depth and under the same climatic conditions and traditional farming practices.…”
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Changements techniques et dynamique d’innovation agricole en Afrique Sahelienne: le cas du Zaï mécanisé au Burkina Faso et de l’introduction d’une cactée en Ethiopie by Danièle Clavel, Albert Barro, Tesfay Belay, Rabah Lahmar, Florent Maraux

“…Today, the methods and approaches whereby this complexity can be integrated are at the heart of the debate, so that technological improvements can be appropriated by the stakeholders, their impact increased, and their durability ensured in contexts with very little economic and climatic room for manoeuvre.…”
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CULTURAL STUDIES ANALYSIS OF THE CONCEPT OF "TERROIR" by Victoria O. Pugacheva

“…The lack of a unified approach to determining the key characteristics of the "terroir" is due to the fact that it includes not only a set of soil and climatic features, but also cultural ones. Taking into account the difficulties of translating the term, the insufficient number of Russian-language materials, a special place in the work is occupied by a review of foreign scientific studies translated by the author on the concept of "terroir" and the identification of its role in the formation of cultural identity. …”
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The Weeds in Sunflower Crops when Grown in Arid Conditions of The Steppe of Ukraine by Igor Aksyonov

“…In the arid conditions of the Steppe of Ukraine, the species composition of weeds characteristic of this soil-climatic zone develops. The correctly chosen method of basic soil tillage determines the effectiveness of weed suppression while simultaneously improving the growing conditions for sunflower varieties and hybrids. …”
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Potential Diversity of Natural Regeneration in Peat Swamp Forest: A Case Study at Forest for Specific Purpose (KHDTK) Tumbang Nusa, Central Kalimantan by Dony Rachmanadi, Eny Faridah, Peter J Van Der Meer

“…The seed rain was dominated by Combretocarpus rotundatus at all sites during dry season while during intermediate season, Palaquium sp. dominated the interior and Combretocarpus rotundatus near the edge. It was showed that climatic season gave significant effects on seed number, species number, and diversity of seed rain in which all the three regeneration indications were higher during intermediate season. …”
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Investigation of flood capability in Jafarabad basin by Shamsollah Asgari, Amir Safari

“…For each sub-basin, 28 geometric, climatic, permeable and physiographic parameters such as area, environment, length and slope of main stream, length and slope of the basin, time of concentration, The coefficients of shape and variability of precipitation, vegetation cover, CN, discharge and ... have been calculated using GIS software. …”
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Soil Physicochemical Properties Variation under Annual Crop and Coffee Landuse in the Chentale Watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia by Feven Azene Tebekew, Teshome Betru Tadesse, Desta Adane Alemu, Amsalu Awoke Ayalew

“…In this line, several studies were conducted to enable informed decisions; however, monitoring soil property dynamics in different biophysical, climatic, and cropping systems is yet to be adequate to support and influence decision and policymakers. …”
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Calibration and Validation of MODIS-Derived Ground-Level Air Temperature Models by Means of Ground Measurements by Marica Teresa Rocca, Marica Franzini, Vittorio Marco Casella

“…To achieve this, we considered different thematic input layers: elevation, slope, aspect, soil depth and type, Land Use Land Cover maps, NDVI, and current and forecast climatic aspects. An important thematic layer is concerned with the air temperature, which requires high spatial and temporal resolution. …”
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Speciation of heavy metals in coastal water of Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf by A.R. Karbassi, S. Tajziehchi, H. Khoshgalb

“…In the process of utilization of these tanks, considerable amounts of hydrocarbons may find their way into the coastal water, which eventually lead to loss of valuable hydrocarbons. Oil type, climatic condition and characteristics of oil tanks are among the main variables in computing evaporative losses. …”
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PEDIATRIC FRACTURES IN A TERTIARY PUBLIC HOSPITAL: WHAT ARE WE DEALING WITH? by Leonardo Lima de Almeida, Edgard Eduard Engel, Jose Batista Volpon

“…Conclusion: Fractures of the forearm persist as the most common, particularly at the distal third of the radius, with males being more exposed. Climatic seasonality and cultural traits such as soccer practice have little impact on the epidemiology of fractures. …”
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Maintenance of microclimate parameters in unheated parts of buildings by overflow air heating by S. V. Sarsyan, V. Yu. Kravchuk

“…The research methodology is based on the traditional laws and equations of heat and mass transfer, aerodynamics and continuum mechanics; application of I–d diagram and the rules of construction of heat and humidity air treatment; principles of operation and design of ventilation equipment; sanitary and hygienic bases of ventilation design. Selection of climatic data, properties of materials, as well as the development of design solutions were carried out in accordance with the current regulatory documentation.Results. …”
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The eradication of Asian longhorned beetle at Paddock Wood, UK by Dominic Eyre, Jane Barbrook

“…The outbreak was likely to have been present for 10 or 11 years, but population development is likely to have been limited by the sub-optimal climatic conditions, especially the UK’s relatively cool summers.…”
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Activities of the militia in Ukraine to ensure road safety in the 1950s by V. A. Grechenko, S. I. Subota

“…An analysis of the current state of road safety shows that the level of accidents, injuries and deaths on the roads was influenced by such objective factors as the level of development of the regulatory framework, the technical condition of vehicles, the level of development of the road network, its quality, and weather and climatic conditions. Subjective factors included the level of legal culture of road users (drivers and pedestrians), the degree of their readiness to participate in traffic, the professional qualifications and material and technical equipment of the employees of the State Automobile Inspection. …”
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Introducing the spectral characteristics index: A novel method for clustering solar radiation fluctuations from a plant-ecophysiological perspective by Amila Nuwan Siriwardana, Atsushi Kume

“…While long-term data collection across various climatic zones could improve the validity and adaptability of SCIs to different geographical locations, the current model demonstrates high accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Soil Phosphorus Dynamics of Wheat-Based Cropping Systems in the Semiarid Region of Argentina by Liliana Suñer, Juan Galantini, Gabriela Minoldo

“…The observed changes in Pi content could be attributed to differences in occluded P equilibrium under different soil environments (mainly pH) and crop-tillage-climatic interaction.…”
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Complete Genome Sequencing of Polar Arthrobacter sp. PAMC25284, Copper Tolerance Potential Unraveled with Genomic Analysis by Jayram Karmacharya, Prasansah Shrestha, So-Ra Han, Hyun Park, Tae-Jin Oh

“…The genus Arthrobacter is a known group of Gram-positive, opportunistic pathogenic bacteria from cold climates, with members that are believed to play a variety of roles at low temperatures. …”
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