Population Ecology and Possible Threats to Defassa Waterbuck (Kobus Ellipsiprymnus Defassa) in the Nechsar National Park, Ethiopia by Birtukan Tsegaye Demisse, Gatriay Tut Deng

“…The distribution of waterbuck sightings among habitat types differed by season (χ2 = 15.97, df = 3, p<0.05). …”
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“Magic Portraits Drawn by the Sun”: New Orleans, Yellow Fever, and the sense(s) of death in Josh Russell’s Yellow Jack by Owen Robinson

“…In ways comparable to the horrors of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath in 2005, the series of yellow fever epidemics that devastated New Orleans through the nineteenth century were also the result, in part, of the city’s geographical position, its unforgiving climate, and the policies of interested parties; the fever’s awful death toll was likewise accompanied by a grotesque array of sights, sounds and smells. This article will focus upon Josh Russell’s 1999 novel Yellow Jack, which provides a complex portrait of the mid-nineteenth-century city, its fever epidemics, and its conflicting narratives. …”
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Working with all nations and all relatives in feeding the future by Shaileshkumar Shukla

“… Most unprecedented changes and challenges to planetary health that include earth and human health, are attributed to short-sighted policies and systemic barriers. Standardized and top-down approaches of development that often dominate through limited, persuasive, and extractive euro-centric perspectives often dominate in Turtle Island and most colonial regions of the world. …”
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Marriage and the Concept of Ubale, the Sanctity and the Ridicule: Ulale-Mobà as a Case Study by Oladiipo Ajiboye

“…Ùlále ̣ ̀ displays a long marriage process that could span two decades depending on the level at which a would-be bride is sighted by her suitor and approved of by her parents as found in ìnna síse ‘obligatory responsibility to in-laws’. …”
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Editorial by James Wilhelm, Boris Kühn, Antony Mason

“…On the one hand, the maxim that each generation has the right to act in a self-determining way has led to a political culture in which present generations pursue short-sighted and generationally specific objectives. By the same token, as Hans Jonas has argued, mankind’s realisation that his ability to transform nature for his own purposes may lead to irreversible environmental damage has led to the call for a new ethics for future generations. …”
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Women in View West Law and Islamic Law by Zarul Arifin

“…More cautious and far-sighted striving for women's equality on the one hand without eliminating that womanly nature, on the other hand, in contrast to the west, equality is interpreted as broadly as possible so that women who initially feel happy with the freedom offered, in turn, are trapped in the form of equality This journal that exploits and eliminates its female nature is one of the moral messages of this journal that in responding to an offer of freedom we should consider and examine more deeply. …”
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Accuracy and Coordination of Spatial Frames of Reference during the Exploration of Virtual Maps: Interest for Orientation and Mobility of Blind People? by Mathieu Simonnet, Stéphane Vieilledent

“…Even if their spatial reasoning capabilities remain quite similar to those of sighted people, blind people encounter difficulties in getting distant information from their surroundings. …”
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Comparative Study of Genetic Algorithms and Particle Swarm Optimization for Flexible Power Point Tracking in Photovoltaic Systems under Partial Shading by Ouatman Hamid, Boutammachte Nour-Eddine

“…By exploring the strengths and limitations of each algorithm, this study provides valuable in-sights into the selection and implementation of FPPT strategies in PV systems.…”
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New Evidence for the Contemporary Presence of Juvenile White Sharks (<i>Carcharodon carcharias</i>) in the Adriatic Sea by Patrick L. Jambura, Pero Ugarković, Mišo Pavičić, Ilija Ćetković, Simone Niedermüller, Jürgen Kriwet, Julia Türtscher

“…However, since the second half of the 20th century, the abundance of white sharks in the Adriatic has experienced a dramatic decline, with the last confirmed sighting recorded in 2011. In this study, we report the recent capture of a young-of-the-year (YOY) white shark off the Croatian coast, previously misidentified as a porbeagle shark (<i>Lamna nasus</i>). …”
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Population structure, distribution pattern and habitat utilization of Yellow-wattled Lapwing, Vanellus malabaricus (Boddaert, 1783), in Northern India by Prateek, Himanshu Mishra, Vikas Kumar, Ashish Kumar

“…There was a significant difference in the mean flock size across the seasons and the habitat types. Being sighted in flocks of various sizes the distribution pattern was found to be clumped in Yellow-wattled Lapwings. …”
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The study of social perceptions about Armenia by digital technologies by A. A. Komarova

“…Also of interest is the fact that the main factors influencing the formation of a positive view of Armenia as an object of tourism are tourist awareness of the sights and culture of Armenia and experience of visiting the country. …”
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Peatland Hydro-Climatological Parameters Variability in Response to 2019–2022 Climate Anomalies in the OKI Regency by Muhammad Irfan, Mokhamad Yusup Nur Khakim, Wijaya Mardiansyah, Netty Kurniawati, Awaluddin, Albertus Sulaiman, Iskhaq Iskandar, Rujito Agus Suwignyo, Hyunyoung Yang, Eunho Choi

“…The findings of this study provide valuable in-sights for all stakeholders involved in efforts to mitigate the impact of natural disasters on peatlands.…”
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Placemaking Through Sensory Engagement: Assessing Cultural Essence of Assi Ghat, Varanasi for Virtual Environments by Tejaswini Rai, Suruchi Modi, Neena Zutshi

“…The built fabric of the ghat (from Sanskrit Ghatta, steps leading to a river), along the sacred river Ganges, is not merely a geographical location but a multisensory environment where the sights, sounds, smells, and textures all play a crucial role in creating a deep, immersive experience and spiritual connection with the sacred environment. …”
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Birds in New York State Have Altered Their Migration Timing and Are Experiencing Different Thermal Regimes While Breeding or on Stopover from 2010 to 2015 by Natalie Pudalov, Sydney Ziatek, Ana Gabriela Jimenez

“…We analyzed migration timing in a central New York county and two counties in the Adirondack region by using data from the citizen science network, eBird, and correlating it with historical temperature data. Species of birds sighted in Central NY (N=195) and the Adirondack region (N=199) were categorized into year-round residents and one- and two-stopover groupings based on eBird observations. …”
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Modeling and Optimization of Multiaction Dynamic Dispatching Problem for Shared Autonomous Electric Vehicles by Ning Wang, Jiahui Guo

“…Then two optimization models from short-sighted view and farsighted view based on combinatorial optimization theory are built, respectively. …”
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Long term adult visual plasticity after the developmental critical period in genetically determined peripheral visual loss by Otília C. d’Almeida, Joana M. Sampaio, Sónia Ferreira, Eduardo D. Silva, Miguel Castelo-Branco

“…We performed a case-control study with one-to-one matching and used an artificial scotoma approach which carefully simulated the defective visual field of each RP patient on a normal-sighted control. We used as outcomes population receptive field measures to probe long-term plasticity using fMRI retinotopy. …”
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Spatiotemporal cooling efficiency analysis of water structures: A case study of the Beni-Haroun Dam, Algeria by Sahnoune Sara, Benharkat Sarah, Kouloughli Abderahim

“…This study underscores the crucial role of water surfaces in mitigating heat islands, offering valuable in-sights for urban planners seeking to enhance urban climates by modifying existing water surfaces or designing new ones.…”
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The Death of the Beluga Sturgeon (Huso huso) Rediscovered in the Küçükçekmece Lagoon: Let’s Focus on Causes by Özcan Gaygusuz, Latife Köker, Gökhan Tunçelli, Devrim Memiş

“…Notably, the last sturgeon sighting in the Küçükçekmece Lagoon was in 1986. After approximately 35 years, the discovery of two deceased beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) in the lagoon, which connects to the Marmara Sea in Türkiye, marked a significant event. …”
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Laser-Induced Thermal Therapy in the Management of Low-Grade Gliomas: A Narrative Review by Ibrahim Omar hamed Dalabeh, Hossam Salameh, Yasmin Dahabreh, Abdallah Ali suleiman Al-Zayadneh, Mehreen Amir, Ayman Haitham Khaled, Malak A. Hassan, Azad Jehad Makableh, Mohammad Omar hamed Dalabeh

“…Future studies should focus on optimiz-ing protocols, integrating molecular and genetic in-sights, and assessing long-term outcomes to enhance therapeutic efficacy and patient quality of life. …”
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Monster or Missing Link? The Mermaid and the Victorian Imagination by Béatrice Laurent

“…Moreover, the mermaid species did not seem wholly extinct: some were reported to have been sighted off the coast of Scotland as recently as in 1809 and 1812, and when the Feejee mermaid was exhibited in London in 1822, it raised a zoological debate. …”
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