Rupture Directivity of Moderate Earthquakes Along the Main Marmara Fault Suggests Larger Ground Motion Towards Istanbul by Xiang Chen, Patricia Martínez‐Garzón, Grzegorz Kwiatek, Yehuda Ben‐Zion, Marco Bohnhoff, Fabrice Cotton

“…Most of the strike‐slip earthquakes to the west of the Princes Islands segment display a predominantly asymmetric rupture toward the east with the median directivity trending 85°, consistent with the Main Marmara Fault strike. …”
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Two-stage oxidation of petrogenic organic carbon in a rapidly exhuming small mountainous catchment by Wan-Yin Lien, Chih-Tung Chen, Yun-Hsuan Lee, Chih-Chieh Su, Pei-Ling Wang, Li-Hung Lin

“…Such an oxidative flux was estimated to be 20–35 metric tons of carbon per square kilometer per year, ranking among the greatest levels around the world and highlighting tectonically active islands and the surrounding marine systems as a hotspot of carbon emission.…”
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A new species of woodlouse (Isopoda, Oniscidea) from the Canarian laurel forest by Raúl Orihuela-Rivero, Carmen Balibrea, Víctor Noguerales, Heriberto López, Pedro Oromí

“…A new species of terrestrial isopod, Porcellio aguerensis Orihuela-Rivero, sp. nov. of the family Porcellionidae (Oniscidea), is described from the laurel forest of Tenerife, Canary Islands. This new species belongs to the Atlantic group (“scaber”) as defined by Vandel due to the structure of the male pleopod 1 and its “primitive” glandular system. …”
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IMPACT OF EXTERNAL DEBT ON FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS OF SELECTED EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC COUNTRIES by Hoang Minh Nguyen

“…These countries include Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Mongolia, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, Tonga, Vanuatu, and Vietnam. Data were extracted from the World Bank and International Monetary Fund databases. …”
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Factors Influencing Colorectal Cancer Screening Participation by Antonio Z. Gimeno García

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Chinese outbound tourism: between state control and autonomous individual travel. The case of honeymoons in France by Marine L’Hostis, Maxime Dejean

“…This strategy may work with developing countries – who are often islands and/or yet to develop their own tourism image – however, major international tourism destinations seem to be less receptive to this form of instrumentalization. …”
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Tropical Hardwood Hammocks in Florida by Annisa Karim, Martin B. Main

“…Tropical hardwood hammocks occur in south Florida and along the Florida coastlines where danger from frost is rare and tropical trees and shrubs common to the Caribbean islands (West Indian origin) are able to survive. …”
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Tropical Hardwood Hammocks in Florida by Annisa Karim, Martin B. Main

“…Tropical hardwood hammocks occur in south Florida and along the Florida coastlines where danger from frost is rare and tropical trees and shrubs common to the Caribbean islands (West Indian origin) are able to survive. …”
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On the Role of Climate Forcing by Volcanic Sulphate and Volcanic Ash by Baerbel Langmann

“…This process has recently also been observed after the eruption of the volcano Kasatochi on the Aleutian Islands in summer 2008. To trigger future research on the effect of volcanic ash on the climate system via ocean iron fertilisation, this review paper describes the formation processes and atmospheric life cycles of volcanic sulphate and volcanic ash, contrasts their impact on climate, and emphasises current limitations in our understanding.…”
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Le littoral martiniquais à l’épreuve du changement climatique : de l’expérimentation au projet de territoire by Thomas Beillouin, Félicien Pecquet-Caumeil

“…Faced with this challenge, tropical islands are a special case: the many extreme hazards are exacerbated by climate change while the space available for adaptation is limited. …”
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Acanthocephala from marine fish in the maritime border region of Indonesia and the Philippines by Dwi Pramardika Dhito, Satrija Fadjar, Sulistiono, Tiuria Risa, Budiman Nugraha Arifin

“…A total of 24 fish belonging to seven species were sampled from the waters of the Sangihe Islands in the border area of Indonesia and the Philippines. …”
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Ameloblastic Fibrodentinoma Presenting as a False Gingival Enlargement in the Maxillary Anterior Region by Shiny Joseph, Lakshmi Priya, Dinesh Gopal, Mary Devachen, Ajay Narayan, Muhammed Afnan

“…Microscopic examination showed islands, chords and strands of odontogenic epithelium in a primitive ectomesenchyme resembling dental papilla. …”
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Coastalplain Honeycombhead, Balduina angustifolia by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…This bee only occurs on barrier islands and peninsulas in the northern Gulf of Mexico (Hunsburger 2013) and is particularly vulnerable to climate-change-driven sea-level rise and habitat fragmentation. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg163 Note: This fact sheet is also available as a chapter in a comprehensive manual titled Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle,  Please see the manual for more information about other useful and attractive native plants for dunes and for further information about restoration and preservation techniques. …”
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Juridical construction of socio-ecological security: Indonesia’s vulnerability to climate change by Atika Sari Diah Apriani, Triatmodjo Marsudi, Purwanto Harry

“…As an archipelagic state, Indonesia is very vulnerable to losing part of its land and islands due to climate change. Climate change causes atmospheric instability and sea level rise. …”
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INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY EMPOWERMENT POLICY FOR STRENGTHENING NATIONAL MARITIME DEFENSE by Andina Elok Puri Maharani, Avivah Firisqi Leksono, Dyah Erie Shinta Putri

“…Community participation is mandatory as stipulated in Law Number 1 of 2014 which amends Law Number 27 of 2007 concerning the Management of Coastal Areas and Small Islands. Challenges still occur in the implementation of this regulation, particularly regarding the suboptimal involvement of coastal Indigenous communities in managing their territories. …”
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A Few Remarks Towards Environmental Aesthetics. Aesthetics of Landscapes and its Impact on Human Emotions by Renáta Kišoňová

“…A good example of such a relationship are inhabitants of today’s uninhabited islands who were not able to cooperate, who destroyed their environment, destabilized and deforested their surroundings up to their complete extinction. …”
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THE ONTOLOGY OF EXISTENCE: THE NEXT PARADIGM. A REVIEW OF THE BOOK "THE IDEA OF THE WORLD: A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ARGUMENT FOR THE MENTAL NATURE OF REALITY", BY BERNARDO KASTRUP by O. A. Bazaluk

“…A universal phenomenal consciousness is the sole ontological primitive, which patterns of excitation constitute existence, and a human being is dissociated mental complexes of this universal consciousness, surrounded like islands by the ocean of its mentation. Kastrup’s idea of the World has an idealist ontological underpinning. …”
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Competence of Public Health Center Health Extension Officers in the Tual City Health Service Work Area by Diana

“…Difficulty accessing transportation and lighting equipment (electricity), especially at community health centers located on islands, is the cause of hampered health education.…”
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Face au cyclone Irma ! Le rôle des populations dans la gestion de la crise à Saint-Martin (Petites Antilles, îles du Nord) by Stéphanie Defossez, Monique Gherardi

“…The events recalled the exposure of the West Indies to these phenomena sometimes devastating, such as the cyclone Irma which caused heavy losses on the French islands of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. The post-event phase sometimes gives rise to an experience feedback (RETEX), which reports on the steps and management processes of the event. …”
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Microdebrider-Assisted Rhinophyma Excision by Abdulaziz Abushaala, Marios Stavrakas, Hisham Khalil

“…The use of the microdebrider reduces the operating time, preserves the islands of skin regeneration, and allows finer manipulations than the standard scalpel techniques. …”
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