A Unique Late Cretaceous dinosaur locality in the Bakony-Balaton Geopark of Hungary (Iharkút, Bakony Mts.) by Gabor Botfalvai, László Makádi, Gáspár Albert, Attila Ősi

“…Furthermore, the site’s paleogeographic position in the western Tethyan archipelago and its Santonian mean that it fills an important gap in the Late Cretaceous record of continental vertebrates in Europe. …”
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Character Education Through Inspirational Activities in the Nusantara Module Course in the Independent Student Exchange Program by Alkausar Saragih, Ismed Batubara, Rahmadi Ali, Bonanda Jafatani Siregar, Nelvitia Purba

“… Inspiration is one of the sub-discussions in implementing the Indonesian archipelago module in the independent student exchange program. …”
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More on mobility and sedentism: Changes in adaptation from Upper Paleolithic to Incipient Jomon, Tanegashima Island, southern Japan. by Kazuki Morisaki, Fumie Iizuka, Masami Izuho, Mark Aldenderfer

“…Given abundant archaeological and geological evidence from the late Pleistocene to early Holocene, Tanegashima Island, situated in the southern Japanese Archipelago of the northwestern Pacific Rim, has significant potential to unravel factors and processes of sedentism. …”
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“Wairon and Waimansusu”: War Boat and Trade Boat of The Biak People in Papua-Indonesia by Rumbekwan Albert, Sulistiyono Singgih Tri, Rochwulaningsih Yety, Susilowati Endang, Ali Ismail, Masruroh Noor Naelil

“…For the Biak Tribe, the Wairon and Waimansusu boats are not only functional, but also have artistic and symbolic value in the maritime history of the eastern region of the archipelago. Using a historical and ethnographic approach, this article reconstructs the manufacturing technology, cruising ability and carrying capacity of both types of boats in the context of voyaging, trading and hunting. …”
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The Location of Hotels and Their Exposure to Hurricanes in Cuba—Implication for Tourism Development in the Context of Climate Change by Ricardo Remond-Noa, Antonio Torres-Reyes, Felipe Matos-Pupo, Maite Echarri-Chávez, Antonio Bouta-Numbo, Lisbet Crespo-García, María Belén Gómez-Martín

“…The results indicate that although the whole Cuban archipelago is exposed to hurricanes, the tourist regions in Cuba’s western provinces have a greater chance of being affected than those located in the center, east, and south. …”
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Identity of the Malay and Nusantara Islam Society: An Analysis Through Yusuf al-Qaradawi's Islamic Transformation Thought by Otoman Otoman, Duski Ibrahim, Endang Rochmiatun

“…This methodology allows for a critical evaluation of how Al-Qaradawi’s thought contributes to the shaping of Islamic identity in the Malay Archipelago, offering both theoretical and practical insights into the relevance of his ideas for contemporary Muslim societies.…”
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INVESTIGATING THE COST EFFECTIVENESS OF BIODIESEL DISTRIBUTION IN INDONESIA by Herbert Wibert Victor Hasudungan, Elis Heviati, Sulthon Sjahril Sabaruddin, Sigit Hargiyanto

“…However, as the largest archipelago country in the world, the activity in distributing their biodiesel production bears a key problem. …”
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Embodied performances of (post-)indenture: Creolization of Indian dance, music and nadrons in Guadeloupe by Sandrine Soukaï

“…42,473 Indian indentured workers were transported to the French Caribbean archipelago of Guadeloupe between 1854 and 1889. Yet, until recently, the legacy of indenture was marginalized in public memory. …”
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Regional development disparity and mapping of economic potential in East Nusa Tenggara province by Frederic Winston Nalle, Yuliati Sengkoen, Rikhardus Bria Seran, Winda Aulia Rahmarini

“…East Nusa Tenggara Province is one of the provinces in Indonesia in the form of an archipelago and geographically borders directly with the State of Timor Leste. …”
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Ophiocordyceps salganeicola, a parasite of social cockroaches in Japan and insights into the evolution of other closely-related Blattodea-associated lineages by João P. M. Araújo, Mitsuru G. Moriguchi, Shigeru Uchiyama, Noriko Kinjo, Yu Matsuura

“…In this study, we propose a new species of Ophiocordyceps infecting the social cockroaches Salganea esakii and S. taiwanensis, based on 16 years of collections and field observations in Japan, especially in the Ryukyu Archipelago. We found a high degree of genetic similarity between specimens from different islands, infecting these two Salganea species and that this relationship is ancient, likely not originating from a recent host jump. …”
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Actores, motivaciones e intereses de la paradiplomacia en la frontera del Caribe insular colombiano después del fallo de La Haya by Duván Fernando Ramírez Zamora, Silvia Cristina Mantilla Valbuena, Raúl Román Romero

“…Estas fluctúan de una paradiplomacia tradicional basada en el relacionamiento armónico con el accionar internacional y los intereses del Estado colombiano -en el caso del gobierno local-, a tendencias de carácter protodiplomático guiadas por motivaciones fuertemente identitarias, autonomistas e incluso contestatarias -en el caso de la sociedad civil representada por The Archipelago Movement for Ethnic Native Self Determination (AMEN-SD)-.…”
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Sharks in Macaronesia and Cabo Verde: species richness, conservation status and anthropogenic pressures by Jaquelino Varela, Jaquelino Varela, Catarina Pereira Santos, Catarina Pereira Santos, Catarina Pereira Santos, Emanuel Nunes, Emanuel Nunes, Vasco Pissarra, Vasco Pissarra, Stiven Pires, Bárbara P. Ribeiro, Bárbara P. Ribeiro, Eduarda Vieira, Eduarda Vieira, Tiago Repolho, Tiago Repolho, Nuno Queiroz, Nuno Queiroz, Rui Freitas, Rui Rosa, Rui Rosa, Rui Rosa

“…We also found that: i) Azores share more species with the Canary Islands than Madeira (despite the greater geographical proximity with the latter), and ii) there are no oviparous species in the Cabo Verde archipelago, contrary to the Canary Islands (5), the Azores (4), and Madeira (3). …”
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Tracing Atlantic Water Signature in the Arctic Sea Ice Cover East of Svalbard by Vladimir V. Ivanov, Vladimir A. Alexeev, Irina Repina, Nikolay V. Koldunov, Alexander Smirnov

“…Ice conditions substantially affect the temperature regime of the Spitsbergen archipelago, particularly in winter. We test the hypothesis that intensive vertical mixing at the upper AW boundary releases substantial heat upwards that eventually reaches the under-ice water layer, thinning the ice cover. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Sinularia sp. Against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus: Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Deka Prismawan, Monika Arvia Chiara, Shannen Ivanka Gunardi, Karmill Trinanda, Robby Sutedjo, Michael Michael

“…The Ocean covers more than 70% of Indonesian archipelago, providing various bioactive compounds with great potential, however, it is relatively underexplored Sinularia sp, a genus of soft corals, exists at the coral reefs of Indo-Pacific ocean. …”
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Recent Levels of Technetium-99 in Seawater at the West Coast of Svalbard by Sebastian Gerland, Bjørn Lind, Mark Dowdall, Anne Kathrine Kolstad

“…By means of the WSC, the 99Tc radionuclides ultimately reach the eastern Fram Strait west of Spitsbergen (the largest island of the Svalbard archipelago). Results from oceanographic modelling and sea ice observations indicate a direct coupling between Kongsfjorden and the area west of it. …”
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Insights into stem Batomorphii: A new holomorphic ray (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the upper Jurassic of Germany. by Julia Türtscher, Patrick L Jambura, Frederik Spindler, Jürgen Kriwet

“…The Late Jurassic fossil deposits of southern Germany, collectively known as the 'Solnhofen Archipelago', are one of the world's most important sources of Mesozoic vertebrates. …”
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Regional Comparison of Nitrogen Export to Japanese Forest Streams by Hideaki Shibata, Koichiro Kuraji, Hiroto Toda, Kaichiro Sasa

“…To address the lack of comparative studies, we measured inorganic N (nitrate and ammonium) concentrations from June 2000 to May 2001 in streams in 18 experimental forests located throughout the Japanese archipelago and belonging to the Japanese Union of University Forests. …”
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Phylogenetic analysis and the spatial spread of arctic rabies virus in Chukotka by Sergey A. Chupin, Aleksandr D. Botvinkin, Ivan D. Zarva, Elena V. Chernyshova

“…Among them two different pools were identified which demonstrate maximum nucleotide sequence identity with the Arctic-3 isolates from Greenland, the Svalbard Archipelago and Northern Canada. At the same time, different genetic sub-lineages (Arctic-3 v/s Arctic-2 and Arctic-4) were detected in neighboring land areas on both sides of the Bering Sea. …”
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Long-range Transport of Air Pollutants to Taiwan during the COVID-19 Lockdown in Hubei Province by I-Chien Lai, Peter Brimblecombe

“…These were strongest for NOx and PM2.5 in Kinmen and Matsu, close to the Fujian coast, but the effects were seen even on Magong in the Penghu archipelago and at Cape Fugui at the very north of Taiwan. …”
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Unintentional transport of fungi propagules to Antarctic biome and the ability to develop at low temperatures by Anna Augustyniuk-Kram

“…The isolates came from samples collected from tourists and members of scientific expeditions arriving at the Henryk Arctowski Polish Antarctic Station on King George Island in the South Shetland archipelago. Fungal growth was measured at 0, 5, 10, 22°C (as a control) and 10° C, but after having frozen inoculum at -15°C for a period of 7 days. …”
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