FOR A SOCIOLOGY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN by Francesco Vespasiano

“…The article proposes a synthetic analysis of this change, starting with statistical data on the migration of populations from the poorest countries on Earth to the richest ones. The analysis focuses on what is happening in the vast area of the Mediterranean. …”
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Tracing ancient solar cycles with tree rings and radiocarbon in the first millennium BCE by Nicolas Brehm, Charlotte L. Pearson, Marcus Christl, Alex Bayliss, Kurt Nicolussi, Thomas Pichler, David Brown, Lukas Wacker

“…Abstract The Sun drives Earth’s energy systems, influencing weather, ocean currents, and agricultural productivity. …”
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Improving early prediction of crop yield in Spanish olive groves using satellite imagery and machine learning. by M Isabel Ramos, Juan J Cubillas, Ruth M Córdoba, Lidia M Ortega

“…The processing of the satellite imagery is carried out by the geospatial processing service Google Earth Engine. The result is the early prediction of kilograms of both olive crop and olive oil, eight months prior to the beginning of the first harvesting campaigns of the year, with an average absolute error of prediction better than 26%. …”
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Implementation of Sustainable Development by Cities and Businesses in Poland. Evolution of the Approach by Ewa Jastrzębska, Paulina Legutko-Kobus

“…Truth be told, Polish local governments started to implement SD much earlier, namely through Local Agendas 21 after the Second Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. The year 2015 was a pivotal moment for the development of the SD concept. …”
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The Analysis and modeling of widespread anomalies of rainfall in entire West of Iran in relation with the behaviors of Mediterranean Pressure centers by Faramarz khoshakhlagh, mohammad amin heydary

“…Climate control centers in each area are diverse and understanding how they relate to the atmospheric components of the Earth's surface contribute to prediction of climate fluctuations.   …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Energy, Exergy, Exergoeconomic Analyses a Double-Pessure Flash-Binary Geothermal Power System Using Zeotropic Working Fluid by Arivalagan Pugazhendhi, Van Vang

“…Global warming due to greenhouse emission is the most annoying problem for sustaining life on earth. This paper combines a geothermal system with an organic Rankine cycle (ORC). …”
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Tilting deformation analysis and instability prediction of arch-locked-segment landslides induced by rainfall by Jingjing Liu, Handong Liu, Jiaming Luo, Jiaxing Chen, Hu Wang

“…In this paper, multiple instruments, such as tilt sensors, pore water pressure gauges, moisture sensors, matrix suction sensors, resistance strain gauges, miniature earth pressure sensors, a three-dimensional (3D) laser scanner, and a camera, were used to conduct the physical model tests on the rainfall-induced arch locked-segment landslide to analyze the resulting tilting deformation and evolution mechanism. …”
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Monitoring Volcanic Eruptions with Geographical Information Systems and Remote Sensing Methods: The Case Study of Cumbre Vieja Volcano (Spain) by Özer Akyürek

“…Volcanoes have affected natural life in various ways, from the existence of the earth to the present. While they have benefits in various aspects (heating-geothermal waters, etc.), they also have harmful effects. …”
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Near-Field Ground Motion Modal versus Wave Propagation Analysis by Artur Cichowicz

“…The weak underground motion has spectral characteristics similar to the strong ground motion observed on the earth's surface; the drift spectrum has a maximum value less than 0.02%.…”
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Real‐Time Thermospheric Density Estimation via Two‐Line Element Data Assimilation by David J. Gondelach, Richard Linares

“…Abstract Inaccurate estimates of the thermospheric density are a major source of error in low Earth orbit prediction. Therefore, real‐time density estimation is required to improve orbit prediction. …”
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Drugs of Abuse Can Entrain Circadian Rhythms by Ann E. K. Kosobud, Andrea G. Gillman, Joseph K. Leffel, Norman C. Pecoraro, G. V. Rebec, William Timberlake

“…Circadian rhythms prepare organisms for predictable events during the Earth's 24-h day. These rhythms are entrained by a variety of stimuli. …”
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Selected social impact indicators influenced by materials for green energy technologies by Saeed Rahimpour, Mohammad El-Wali, Iryna Makarava, Hanna L. Tuomisto, Mari Lundström, Andrzej Kraslawski

“…The analysis focuses on critical materials: Rare Earth Elements, Nickel, Silicon, Graphite, Magnesium, Gallium, Germanium, Indium, Aluminum, Cobalt, Lithium, Zinc, and Tellurium used in wind turbines, electric vehicles, lithium-ion batteries and solar photovoltaic panels. …”
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In Sight of Mont Blanc: an Approach to Ruskin’s Perception of the Mountain by Laurence Roussillon-Constanty

“…Dans sa biographie, Praeterita, John Ruskin décrit son premier aperçu des Alpes comme "not only the revelation of the beauty of the earth, but the opening of the first page of its volume" (XXXV. 116), établissant d’emblée un lien entre expérience et écriture, appréhension physique et méditation poétique, spectacle naturel et interprétation symbolique. …”
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Sugar Profile, Mineral Content, and Rheological and Thermal Properties of an Isomerized Sweet Potato Starch Syrup by Brunson Dominque, Peter N. Gichuhi, Vijay Rangari, Adelia C. Bovell-Benjamin

“…The SPSS has the potential to be used in human food systems in space and on Earth.…”
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Evaluation of Zahedan Resilience against Water and Drought Crisis by fatemeh yadegarifar, mohammadreza poodineh, morteza esmaelnejad

“…A look at the history of human life on Earth shows that human beings have always been exposed to all kinds of natural hazards. …”
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Enhanced Viscosity of Aqueous Palygorskite Suspensions through Physical and Chemical Processing by Feng-shan Zhou, Tian-qi Li, Yun-hua Yan, Can Cao, Lin Zhou, Yang Liu

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Nanoscale characterization of space weathering in lunar samples by A. M. Grice, P. C. Stancil, M. Ghafariasl, S. Singh, S. Gamage, M. J. Schaible, Y. Abate, K. Lang, T. M. Orlando

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Assessing urban vegetation inequalities: Methodological insights and evidence by Alicia González-Marín, Marco Garrido-Cumbrera

“…ArcGIS was the most widely used GIS platform, closely followed by the cloud-based geospatial analysis platform Google Earth Engine, while R-Studio and Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) were popular for statistical analysis. …”
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Sound Velocities of the Hydrous Iron‐Rich HH1‐Phase: Implications for Lower Mantle Seismic Heterogeneities by Lu Liu, Alfred Q. R. Baron, Eiji Ohtani, Hiroshi Fukui, Daijo Ikuta, Daisuke Ishikawa, Li Zhang

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Legal and Ethical Challenges of the Use of Nuclear Technologies in Space: Risks and Opportunities by Larysa Soroka, Anna Danylenko, Maksym Sokiran

“…Despite the economic advantages of using nuclear energy sources in space activities, the need to activate initiatives aimed at strengthening commitments to the complete abandonment of nuclear weapons both on Earth and in space.…”
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