Synthesis and Properties of Anion Exchangers Derived from Chloromethyl Styrene Codivinylbenzene and Their Use in Water Treatment by Hesham A. Ezzeldin, Allen Apblett, Gary L. Foutch

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The Demise of Modernist Buildings in Khor Dubai: A Case Study on the FNCB Building by Rasha Saffarini

“… Khor Dubai, or Dubai Creek, is the historic district that went through the first layer of development before the urban expansion to the desert. It witnessed profound architectural transformations in three economic phases:  the pearl trade, oil discovery, and real estate. …”
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Spatial distribution of alluvial fans for evaluating tectonic activity: A case study from the Southern Kharqan mountain range, Hamadan Province by Esmaeil Najafi, Abolfazl Faraji Monfared, Mehdi Ahmadi

“…The extent of mountainous and desert areas in Iran has caused the emergence of well-known geomorphological phenomena. …”
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The comparative analysis of the cytogenetic and morphometric characteristics of some mammals by Hakhiyev Agil, Rajabova Sevinj, Mammadov Ayaz

“…Both areas are located in the semi-desert zone and are characterized by relatively different landscape, vegetation, substrate, altitude and weather conditions (especially precipitation). …”
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Impacts of Climate Change on the Plant Water Interactions by Turyasingura, Benson, Ayiga, Natal

“…It was also found that precipitation was a key driver of phenological changes in desert ecosystems. It was also found that drought was one of the most significant biotic challenges faced by plants, with considerable genetic variation in water deficit responses. …”
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Elimination of excreted pathogens and effluent reuse issues; national framework for designing waste stabilization ponds by Faskol Adel S.

“…On the other hand, in a subtropical desert climate in Libya with an anaerobic pond, facultative pond, and first maturation pond where the hydraulic retention time HRT is 28.03 days, it produces 0.00 FC/100 ml and 0.00 egg/L.…”
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Efficient radiative cooling based on spectral regulation and atmospheric water harvesting with sunflower design by Tao Ma, Jiangbo Wu, Xiaoze Du, Shujun Liu

“…Summary: Inspired by the fog-collecting abilities of the Namib Desert beetle, researchers have developed wettability-engineered surfaces for fog collection. …”
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Impact of Aqueous Extract Artemisia Herba-Alba Leaves as a Green Inhibitor against Acid Activation of 2024 Aluminum Alloy by Nacer Hechiche, Gérald Culioli, Abdelaziz Kadri, Dalila Boughrara, Amar Saal, F. Xavier Perrin

“…This study paves the way for further development of a plant that is particularly abundant in the desert regions of North Africa and has until now been used mainly for food for livestock and for pharmaceutical applications.…”
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Large-Scale Analysis of Relationships between Mineral Dust, Ice Cloud Properties, and Precipitation from Satellite Observations Using a Bayesian Approach: Theoretical Basis and Fir... by Lars Klüser, Thomas Popp

“…Mineral dust and ice cloud observations from the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) are used to assess the relationships between desert dust aerosols and ice clouds over the tropical Atlantic Ocean during the hurricane season 2008. …”
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MEAN MONTHLY WATER BALANCE IN NEUQUÉN, ARGENTINA by Marisa Gloria Cogliati, Griselda Ostertag, Matías Caso, Florencia Gisella Finessi, Damián Groch

“…The climate of the Province of Neuquén presents a marked gradient of precipitations west-east, in areas near the mountain range of the Andes stand out cold winters with rains and snowfalls, and summers drier and more temperate; to the east, precipitation decreases, presenting a semi-desert environment identified with the Patagonian steppe. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Digestion Using Dilute Nitric Acid and Hydrogen Peroxide for Multielement Determination in Wheat Flour by ICP-MS by Ibrahim A. Alhagri, Mosa Albeshry

“…The results of the study showed that the level of minerals in wheat grown in desert areas is higher than in other areas. The concentrations of macroelements and microelements in the Al-Qassim samples exceeded those of the imported samples by 12.41% and those of the samples from other countries by 33.90%. …”
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Spatial dispersion of climatic factors in North and central basin of Iran using statistical models by Hakimeh Behboudi, Mohammad saligheh, Ali bayat, Akram zakeri, Fatemeh jamali

“…The hierarchical cluster analysis method and integration into the matrix of factor scores, four main and several sub-region areas were identified.The main areas are hot, dry desert area, ​​low rainfall mountain slopes, the mountainous and cold and semi-rainy regions and high rainfall and finally the moderate high rainfall. …”
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Spatial variations in urban woodland cooling between background climates by Liu J, Dennis M, Lindley S. J

“…The importance of cover holds for all climates except for hot-desert (Cairo). Otherwise, every 1% increase in woodland cover corresponds to a reduction of LST of around 0.07 °C to 0.02 °C (London-Cfb > Toronto-Dfa > Nanjing-Cfa > Shenyang-Dwa). …”
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MODIS Aerosol Optical Thickness Product Algorithm Verification and Analysis by Yulong He, Lin Sun, Zhendong Sun, Xueqian Hu

“…The results indicate that the DTB algorithm has a higher inversion accuracy in vegetation area, whereas HARLS algorithm performs better in urban area; the HARLS and DTB algorithm accuracies in desert area type were found to be similar. The results provide a basis for selecting appropriate aerosol optical thickness remote sensing products for different applications.…”
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Practical deployment of an in-field wireless sensor network in date palm orchard by Yuan Rao, Wenjun Xu, Jun Zhu, Zhaohui Jiang, Ruchuan Wang, Shaowen Li

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Predicted Cold Shock Proteins from the Extremophilic Bacterium Deinococcus maricopensis and Related Deinococcus Species by Michael J. LaGier

“…The primary aim of this study was to test whether a representative, desert-dwelling Deinococcus, Deinococcus maricopensis, encodes Csps as part of its genome. …”
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On the Potential of 25 Years (1991–2015) of Rawinsonde Measurements for Elucidating Climatological and Spatiotemporal Patterns of Afternoon Boundary Layer Depths over the Contiguou... by Temple R. Lee, Sandip Pal

“…Differentiating by climate type, BWk (arid, desert, and cold) has the largest median winter (1075 m) and summer (2500 m) PBL depths. …”
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FARMER-HERDERS CONFLICTS IN NIGERIA: ITS CHALLENGES AND INTERVENTIONS by M.O. Mazeli, Binta Side

“… Climate change has forced herders to move out of the desert to the forest, searching for a greener posture but not ethnic war. …”
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Experimental Investigation on an Absorption Refrigerator Driven by Solar Cells by Zi-Jie Chien, Hung-Pin Cho, Ching-Song Jwo, Chao-Chun Chien, Sih-Li Chen, Yen-Lin Chen

“…Therefore, this system can be expected to be used in remote areas for refrigeration of food and beverages in outdoor activities in remote and desert areas or long-distance road transportation of food or low temperature refrigeration of vaccine to avoid the deterioration of the food or the vaccines.…”
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Variability in Dust Observed over China Using A-Train CALIOP Instrument by Hui Xu, Fengjie Zheng, Wenhao Zhang

“…Spatially, dust is mostly prominent over northwestern China, with the highest and most widespread dust activities being in Taklimakan Desert. Dust is generally distributed across the atmosphere up to 5 km altitude, with a peak of DAFOD around 3 km. …”
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