Correlation between the Compressive, Tensile Strength of Old Concrete under Marine Environment and Prediction of Long-Term Strength by Weilai Yao, Shiyong Jiang, Wei Fei, Tao Cai

“…In this study, the relationship between compressive and splitting tensile strength of old concrete existing for long period under marine environment was investigated. At a deserted harbour, concrete cores samples were drilled by pairs in site. …”
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Detection and simulation of Kermanshah dust storm using HYSPLIT and WRF-chem models by Tooba Alizadeh, Majid Rezaei Banafsheh, Hashem Rostamzadeh, Gholamreza Goodarzi, Hedar Maleki, Hamzeh Alizadeh

“…Examination of HYSPLIT tracking maps shows that two general paths for dust transfer to the area can be identified. 1- The northwest-southeast route, which passes through dust cores formed in the deserts of Iraq and Syria, transports dust to the western half of Iran. 2- Southwest to west of Iran and Kermanshah, which is the main source of dust on November 2 and 3, The source of the particles is Kuwait, northern Saudi Arabia and part of Iraq. …”
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The Concept of “Steppe” in the Novel-Chronicle by A. M.  Amur-Sanan “Mudreshka’s Son” by Galina B. Esenova

“…“Steppe” is described as a type of terrain characterized by vastness, desolation and monotony. Such a deserted, boundless, uninhabited space contributes to the formation of a feeling of loneliness, uselessness, abandonment in the hero's mind, affects his psychological state. …”
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Powstanie narodowe czy bunt rekrutów? Rozkład wojsk austriackich w 1809 roku w Galicji by Michał Baczkowski

“…It involved mass as well as individual desertions, surrender into captivity without a fight, and finally a group defection to the enemy’s side. …”
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Genera Mixta in Herbert George Wells’s Industrial Romance ‘The Cone’ (1895): Realism, the Uncanny Fantastic, the Industrial Sublime and the Tragic by Françoise Dupeyron-Lafay

“…The industrial sublime coexists with a generalized sense of melancholy, shown as the new social disease affecting middle-class characters—and no longer the working-class underdogs or ‘Hands’ of previous texts—in a disfigured world deserted by God. ‘The Cone’ could be called an ‘industrial romance’, a category subsuming its genera mixta status: its convincing, realistic substratum (the industrial world of the 1890s in the Newcastle area), its love (and revenge) plot within an industrial context, the presence of dark Biblical symbolism within the realistic mode, and an approach to the human psyche inspired from contemporary psychological research and formulated through the uncanny. …”
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Ultrasonography of the Kidneys in Healthy and Diseased Camels (Camelus dromedarius) by Mohamed Tharwat

“…In the dromedary camel, the physiology of the kidney is of interest in view of the specialization of the camel to hot dry deserts and to prolonged periods without water. It plays an important role in water conservation through the production of highly concentrated urine that may predispose animal to varieties of renal disorders. …”
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La villa gallo-romaine de Grigy à Metz (ier s. apr. J.-C.-ve s. apr. J.-C.) : caractérisation fonctionnelle des structures et identification des activités artisanales by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Sandrine Marquié, Geneviève Daoulas, Guilherme Remor de Oliveira, Gaëtan Jouanin, Nicolas Garnier, Michaël Brunet, Simon Sedlbauer, Willy Tegel, Nadia Cantin, Valérie Thirion-Merle

“…., then dismantled and deserted between the end of the 4th c. and the start of the 5th c. …”
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Migratory Dates, Breeding Phenology, and Reproductive Success of European Turtle Doves between Lowlands and Highest Breeding Habitats in North Africa by Ismail Mansouri, Mohamed Mounir, Wafae Squalli, Laila Elhanafi, Mohamed Dakki, Lahsen El Ghadraoui

“…Moreover, at Midelt, 18.89% of eggs and 10.54% of chicks were predated, while at Beni Mellal 21.80% of eggs and 4.65% of chicks were deserted due to human disturbance. As a response, at Midelt breeding period was shorter and shifted to hot periods to ensure better reproductive success. …”
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Collembola Communities, 20 Years After the Establishment of Distinct Revegetation Treatments in a Severely Eroded Area in South Iceland by Esther Kapinga, Hlynur Óskarsson, Guðmundur Halldórsson, Erla Sturludóttir, Martin Holmstrup

“… Several restoration methods have been developed to aid ecosystem development from highly degraded Icelandic deserts into fully vegetated functional ecosystems. …”
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Data-Driven versus Köppen–Geiger Systems of Climate Classification by Vajira Lasantha, Taikan Oki, Daisuke Tokuda

“…Results from both the systems were similar for some climatic regions, especially extreme temperature ones such as the tropics, deserts, and polar regions. Data-driven classification identified novel climatic regions that the Köppen–Geiger classification could not. …”
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Teacher training and Academic performance of Secondary Schools in Rwanda: A case of Secondary Schools in Nyagatare District. by Frank, Kahangwa

“…The Government should also ensure that qualified teachers are attracted to the teaching profession by providing better remuneration to stop many qualified teachers from deserting the profession.…”
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Investigating the RegCM model ability in simulation ‎of summer Khorasan dust ‎ by Elham Mobarak Hassan, Ebrahim Fatahi, Abass Ranjbar Saadat Abadi, Nasim Hossein Hamzeh‎

“…The Great Khorasan in northeast Iran has a variety of surface structures and plains and high peaks, but due to its vicinity to the deserts of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan, it is affected by dust all the time, especially in summer. …”
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From lab to landscape-scale experiments for the morphodynamics of sand dunes by Claudin, Philippe, Courrech du Pont, Sylvain, Narteau, Clément

“…Under natural wind regimes in terrestrial deserts, we show the potential of field experiments in which the control of initial and boundary conditions allows for the quantification of all the relevant mechanisms involved in dune growth. …”
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Chromosomes and speciation in tuco-tuco (Ctenomys, Hystricognathi, Rodentia) by A. A. Torgasheva, E. A. Basheva, M. J. Gomez Fernandez, P. Mirol, P. M. Borodin

“…They are found in a variety of habitats, from the mountains of the Andes to the coastal dunes of the Atlantic, from humid steppes of Pampas to dry deserts of Chaco. Tuco-tucos have a very high level of chromosomal polymorphism and polytypism based on Robertsonian and whole-arm reciprocal translocations and inversions, and can therefore be used to test different versions of chromosomal speciation hypothesis. …”
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Crime in the law enforcement agencies in 1948–1952 and its counteraction by V. A. Grechenko

“…The most common violations in the police at that time were: alcoholism, abuse of office, connections with criminals, violations of the law during the detention of citizens and the conduct of investigations, failure to comply with orders, bribery, embezzlement, domestic and moral decay, desertion, disclosure of official secrets, unauthorised abandonment of duty, illegal use of weapons and, as a result, injury or killing of citizens, negligence in the performance of official duties, and loss of personal weapons. …”
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Quality Jam from Baobab (Adansonia digitata L) Fruit Pulp Powder: Formulation and Evaluation of Its Physicochemical and Nutritional Properties by Abebe Asmamaw Wasihun, Goitom Gebreyohannes Berhe, Desta Berhe Sbhatu, Kiros Hagos Abay, Gebreselema Gebreyohannes

“…In Ethiopia, it grows in deserts and hot lowlands. Industrially, baobab fruit pulp (powder) is used for producing good quality jams. …”
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Special criminology measures for preventing unvoluntary leaving a military unit or place of service by P. I. Tkachenko

“…In order to strengthen military discipline, reduce the number of deserters and increase the level of defense capability, various strategies and approaches are highlighted, in particular, the importance of psychological training and social adaptation of servicemen to overcome stress and improve their relationships is emphasized. …”
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Assessment of Observed and Projected Extreme Droughts in Perú—Case Study: Candarave, Tacna by Ana Cruz-Baltuano, Raúl Huarahuara-Toma, Arlette Silva-Borda, Samuel Chucuya, Pablo Franco-León, Germán Huayna, Lía Ramos-Fernández, Edwin Pino-Vargas

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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Brucellosis in Ruminants in Dhofar Province in Southern Oman by Waleed Al-Marzooqi, Elshafie I. Elshafie, AlGhalya Al-Toobi, Abeer Al-Hamrashdi, Kaadhia Al-Kharousi, Hatim El-Tahir, Maryne Jay, Yannick Corde, Yasmin ElTahir

“…The highest seroprevalence was reported in goats (13% (27/207)) and animals from East Jabal (13% (21/161)), whereas the lowest was recorded in camels (3.4% (3/89)) and animals from deserts (1.4% (1/69)). Parameters such as the positive predictive value (PPV) and the negative predictive value (NPV) showed that the sensitivity of I-ELISA and CFT based on the RBT test was 61.9% and 57.1%, respectively, whereas the specificity of I-ELISA (94.6%) was less than that of CFT (97.33%). …”
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Bouvard et Pécuchet et le ruban de Möbius. Variation mathématique sur le désir by Florence Pellegrini

“…When, on an idle Sunday afternoon, Bouvard and Pécuchet meet on the deserted boulevard Bourdon, it is love at first sight for both of them. …”
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