The finding of black currants from sect. <i>Eucoreosma</i> (Grossulariaceae) in the central part of southern Primorsky Territory, Russia by L. A. Fedina, M. A. Polezhaeva, D. R. Iunusova, M. N. Koldaeva, A. Sh. Sabitov

“…Eucoreosma (Spach) Jancz. within a natural environment in the south of Primorsky Territory appears highly important. …”
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Géographie et hydrologie de la ville de Reims/Durocortorum et de ses environs by Alain Devos, Claire Pichard, Gilles Fronteau, Sébastien Laratte

“…The main characteristics of Reims’ natural environment make it a plains city, lacking any major waterway, situated in a marginal position, between two sectors of low-lying plateaus. …”
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The nexus between tourist motivation and satisfaction in lekki urban forest and animal shelter initiative (LUFASI) Lagos state, (Nigeria) by Olubukola Mary Ogundare, Adekunle Olufemi Oloyede, Olakunle Shakur Olawuyi, Morayo Phebe Abimbola

“…The study also found that the management of LUFASI Park is doing a commendable job in managing and protecting their natural environment by ensuring that the inflow of tourists and their activities does not af fect the natural resources. …”
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Minimal Impacts of Tyre Particle Exposure on Estuarine Meiofaunal Community Structure, Primary Production, and Nutrient Cycling by Charlotte Woodhouse, Dannielle Senga Green, Andy Foggo, Paul J. Somerfield, Richard C. Thompson, Samantha L. Garrard

“…Tyre wear particles are a significant source of primary microplastics in the natural environment with the potential to accumulate in aquatic sediments, yet our understanding of the ecological impact of these particles is limited. …”
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Visualization of Observational Learning and Peer Influence on Plastic Waste Diversity in the Campus Environment Using ArcGIS by Nüket Sivri, Atilla Aydoğdu, Vildan Zülal Sönmez, Ceyhun Akarsu

“…Indeed, certain relationships and interactions related to the disposal of waste into the natural environment instead of proper waste collection points have spread like a virus and led to the formation of behavioral patterns. …”
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Geoscience Solutions for Sustainable Offshore Wind Development by A. P. M. Velenturf, A. R. Emery, D. M. Hodgson, N. L. M. Barlow, A. M. Mohtaj Khorasani, J. Van Alstine, E. L. Peterson, S. Piazolo, M. Thorp

“…To meet net-zero targets, growth of offshore wind generation is expected, which raises new challenges, including integration of offshore wind into the natural environment and the wider energy system, throughout the wind farm lifecycle. …”
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Zoological exhibitions in natural history museums: classic design and modern approach by Igor Evstafiev

“…This means of recreating a part of the natural environment helps to demonstrate the peculiarities of the ecosystem and the atmosphere itself in which the represented animal species live. …”
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From Anthropocentrism to Care for Our Common Home: Ethical Response to the Environmental Crisis by Y. I. Muliarchuk

“…The theoretical basis of the research is the analysis of ethical and existential dimensions of understanding of the human environment ranging from the sphere of the home and the natural environment to the dimension of the common world of people and all the entities. …”
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Filterable PM2.5, Metallic Elements, and Organic Carbon Emissions from the Exhausts of Diesel Vehicles by Yuan-Chung Lin, Ya-Ching Li, Kassian T. T. Amesho, Feng-Chih Chou, Pei-Cheng Cheng

“…These results help illustrate the contribution of PM2.5 emitted by diesel vehicles to metallic element concentrations in the natural environment and the consequent risks.…”
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Application of Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (Rusle) Model to Assess Soil Erosion in “Kalu Ganga” River Basin in Sri Lanka by D. L. D. Panditharathne, N. S. Abeysingha, K. G. S. Nirmanee, Ananda Mallawatantri

“…Erosion contributes to loss of agricultural land productivity and ecological and esthetic values of natural environment, and it impairs the production of safe drinking water and hydroenergy production. …”
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The impact of terahertz radiation on an extremophilic archaean Halorubrum saccharovorum proteome by T. N. Goryachkovskaya, S. H. Konstantinova, I. A. Meshcheriakova, S. V. Bannikova, E. A. Demidov, A. V. Bryanskaya, M. A. Scheglov, A. I. Semenov, D. Yu. Oshchepkov, V. M. Popik, S. E. Peltek

“…The aim of this study was the identification of protein complexes participating in the response of the archaea Halorubrum saccharovorum H3 isolated from an extreme natural environment to terahertz radiation. We developed a microfluidic system for irradiation of bacterial and archaeal cultures with terahertz radiation and performed a 5-hour-long exposure of H. saccharovorum to terahertz radiation at a wavelength of 130 μm and a power density of 0.8 Wt per cm2 for 5 h. …”
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Efficacy of malic and tartaric acid in mitigation of cadmium stress in Spinacia oleracea L. via modulations in physiological and biochemical attributes by Ansa Shabbir, Anis Ali Shah, Sheeraz Usman, Shakil Ahmed, Muhammad Kaleem, Shiffa Shafique, Mansour K. Gatasheh

“…This problem not only harms the natural environment, but it also causes major harm to human health via the food chain. …”
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Chromosomal Abnormalities in Allium cepa Induced by Treated Textile Effluents: Spatial and Temporal Variations by W. M. Dimuthu Nilmini Wijeyaratne, P. G. Minola Udayangani Wickramasinghe

“…Appropriate effluent treatment processes are expected to significantly reduce the toxicity of effluents before they are released to the natural environment. The present study was aimed to assess the spatial and temporal variations of the physical and chemical water quality parameters of a natural water body receiving treated textile effluents and to assess the chromosomal abnormalities induced by the treated textile effluents. …”
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Assessment of Physiological Traits of <i>Fragaria vesca</i> Genotypes Under Water Deficit Conditions by Marta Rokosa, Małgorzata Mikiciuk, Piotr Ptak

“…The results suggest that plants obtained from natural environments exhibit better adaptation to water deficit conditions, making them suitable for use in breeding programs aimed at developing varieties resistant to soil water deficits. …”
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Depositional record of metal(loid)s since late quaternary in the Laizhou Bay, China by Longlong Liu, Longlong Liu, Junfeng Gao, Shengjiang Zhang, Sen Lin, Dongdong Lu, Jialin Zhang, Xiang Xie, Bin Chen, Jiandong Qiu

“…Geochemical background values represent the typical concentrations of trace elements observed in the natural environment. The utilization of disparate background values gives rise to disparate evaluation outcomes. …”
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Metatranscriptomic time series insight into antibiotic resistance genes and mobile genetic elements in wastewater systems under antibiotic selective pressure by An-Dong Li, Yuanfang Chen, Lei Han, Ye Li, Ming Xu, Baoli Zhu

“…Abstract Background Wastewater systems are usually considered antibiotic resistance hubs connecting human society and the natural environment. Antibiotic usage can increase the abundance of both ARGs (antibiotic resistance genes) and MGEs (mobile gene elements). …”
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Transcriptome Sequencing of Gynostemma pentaphyllum to Identify Genes and Enzymes Involved in Triterpenoid Biosynthesis by Qicong Chen, Chengtong Ma, Jieying Qian, Xiuwan Lan, Naixia Chao, Jian Sun, Yaosheng Wu

“…Our research provides transcriptomic information of G. pentaphyllum in its natural environment and we found consistency in unigene expression, enzymes expression (FPS, SS, and SE), and the distribution of gypenosides content in G. pentaphyllum. …”
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Feasibility assessment of a pharmaco-kinetic behavior based yield model of salivary cotinine among tobacco users by E.C. Hensel, R.J. Robinson

“…Methods: A secondary analysis was conducted using puff topography and salivary cotinine biomarker data from a prior two arm, two period cross-over study conducted in the natural environment over 17 days which enrolled 55 Juul electronic cigarette users. …”
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IMC-YOLO: a detection model for assisted razor clam fishing in the mudflat environment by Jianhao Xu, Lijie Cao, Lanlan Pan, Xiankun Li, Lei Zhang, Hongyong Gao, Weibo Song

“…To improve the efficiency of razor clam fishing and at the same time reduce the damage to the natural environment, in this study, a razor clam burrows dataset is established, and an intelligent razor clam fishing method is proposed, which realizes the accurate identification and counting of razor clam burrows by introducing the object detection technology into the razor clam fishing activity. …”
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Designing technologies for life cycle of associated products and waste in process of preparing production of a new automotive component by L. R. Safarova, S. V. Kasyanov, D. T. Safarov

“…The article presents an approach to minimizing the impact of automotive production on the natural environment, while minimizing the consumption of resources due to adequate planning of waste generation volumes in the workplace and the development of their life cycle processes at the stage of preparing the production of an automotive component. …”
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