TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES FROM CRUDE OIL SPILL by OYETUNJI BABATUNDE OKEDERE, ADEWOLE JOHNSON ADESANMI, JACOB ADEMOLA SONIBARE, OLUSOLA ADEDAYO ADESINA, GBADEBO OMONIYI ADENIYI

“…This was with a view to establishing the toxicity potentials of emitted particulates. Climatic and spill media conditions similar to those obtainable in real life were created in an environmental chamber and the total particulates emitted during spills involving three crude oil samples of Nigerian origin were measured with Quick Take sampler. …”
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Effects of environmental factors on the phenotypic traits and seed element accumulation of wild Elymus nutans in Tibet by Jianting Long, Xianlei Gao, Yanjun Miao

“…Environments characterized by high altitude, aridity, and intense radiation constrain plant growth. Climatic conditions influence the growth of Elymus nutans by altering the soil environment, where soil quality plays a critical role in determining growth conditions. …”
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A Colorado Front Range grassland exhibits decreasing dominance of cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) over time by Janet S. Prevéy, Timothy R. Seastedt

“…Although cheatgrass can invade communities across broad climatic gradients following disturbance, results from this study show that the persistence of cheatgrass within invaded areas may depend on the seasonality of precipitation and plant communities that vary across these gradients.…”
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Pollinator species richness and abundance across diverse habitat-types on Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal) by Mário Boieiro, Raúl Oliveira, Ricardo Costa, Paulo Borges

“…Furthermore, island ecosystems are facing significant pressures from land-use and climatic changes and, from the increasing arrival of alien species to these remote areas, presenting a pressing need to assess the effects of these factors on island pollinators and pollination.Here, we present an inventory of the pollinator species found in different habitat-types of Terceira along a gradient of disturbance and encompassing 30 sites distributed throughout the island. …”
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Allium cepa Bio Assay to Assess the Water and Sediment Cytogenotoxicity in a Tropical Stream Subjected to Multiple Point and Nonpoint Source Pollutants by W. M. Dimuthu Nilmini Wijeyaratne, L. G. Y. J. G. Wadasinghe

“…Therefore, it is of extreme importance to identify the composition and speciation of these cytogenotoxic compounds in the tropical climatic conditions and to propose possible clean-up or treatment solutions to overcome this environmental and public health risk associated problem.…”
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Competitiveness of Solar and Wind Power Plants in the Countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States by O. V. Marchenko, S. V. Solomin

“…The optimal ratios between electricity production by photovoltaic converters and wind turbines, as well as the optimal level of electricity consumption from the network under different climatic and economic conditions, were determined. …”
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The Weeds in Sunflower Crops when Grown in Arid Conditions of The Steppe of Ukraine by Igor Aksyonov

“…In the arid conditions of the Steppe of Ukraine, the species composition of weeds characteristic of this soil-climatic zone develops. The correctly chosen method of basic soil tillage determines the effectiveness of weed suppression while simultaneously improving the growing conditions for sunflower varieties and hybrids. …”
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Potential Diversity of Natural Regeneration in Peat Swamp Forest: A Case Study at Forest for Specific Purpose (KHDTK) Tumbang Nusa, Central Kalimantan by Dony Rachmanadi, Eny Faridah, Peter J Van Der Meer

“…The seed rain was dominated by Combretocarpus rotundatus at all sites during dry season while during intermediate season, Palaquium sp. dominated the interior and Combretocarpus rotundatus near the edge. It was showed that climatic season gave significant effects on seed number, species number, and diversity of seed rain in which all the three regeneration indications were higher during intermediate season. …”
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Investigation of flood capability in Jafarabad basin by Shamsollah Asgari, Amir Safari

“…For each sub-basin, 28 geometric, climatic, permeable and physiographic parameters such as area, environment, length and slope of main stream, length and slope of the basin, time of concentration, The coefficients of shape and variability of precipitation, vegetation cover, CN, discharge and ... have been calculated using GIS software. …”
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Soil Physicochemical Properties Variation under Annual Crop and Coffee Landuse in the Chentale Watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia by Feven Azene Tebekew, Teshome Betru Tadesse, Desta Adane Alemu, Amsalu Awoke Ayalew

“…In this line, several studies were conducted to enable informed decisions; however, monitoring soil property dynamics in different biophysical, climatic, and cropping systems is yet to be adequate to support and influence decision and policymakers. …”
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Speciation of heavy metals in coastal water of Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf by A.R. Karbassi, S. Tajziehchi, H. Khoshgalb

“…In the process of utilization of these tanks, considerable amounts of hydrocarbons may find their way into the coastal water, which eventually lead to loss of valuable hydrocarbons. Oil type, climatic condition and characteristics of oil tanks are among the main variables in computing evaporative losses. …”
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PEDIATRIC FRACTURES IN A TERTIARY PUBLIC HOSPITAL: WHAT ARE WE DEALING WITH? by Leonardo Lima de Almeida, Edgard Eduard Engel, Jose Batista Volpon

“…Conclusion: Fractures of the forearm persist as the most common, particularly at the distal third of the radius, with males being more exposed. Climatic seasonality and cultural traits such as soccer practice have little impact on the epidemiology of fractures. …”
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The eradication of Asian longhorned beetle at Paddock Wood, UK by Dominic Eyre, Jane Barbrook

“…The outbreak was likely to have been present for 10 or 11 years, but population development is likely to have been limited by the sub-optimal climatic conditions, especially the UK’s relatively cool summers.…”
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Thermal Analysis of Building Roofs with Latent Heat Storage for Reduction in Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions: An Experimental and Numerical Research by Erdem Cuce, Saboor Shaik, Abin Roy, Chelliah Arumugam, Asif Afzal, Pinar Mert Cuce, Aritra Ghosh, Tabish Alam, Sharmas Vali Shaik

“…This article investigates several strategically designed phase change material (PCM) roof envelopes for savings on air conditioning prices, CO2 emission abatement, and payback timeframes in hot–arid and warm-temperate climates, taking into account unsteady heat transfer characteristics, cooling, and heating degree–hours. …”
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Activities of the militia in Ukraine to ensure road safety in the 1950s by V. A. Grechenko, S. I. Subota

“…An analysis of the current state of road safety shows that the level of accidents, injuries and deaths on the roads was influenced by such objective factors as the level of development of the regulatory framework, the technical condition of vehicles, the level of development of the road network, its quality, and weather and climatic conditions. Subjective factors included the level of legal culture of road users (drivers and pedestrians), the degree of their readiness to participate in traffic, the professional qualifications and material and technical equipment of the employees of the State Automobile Inspection. …”
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Production and characterization of biodiesel from Argemone mexicana seed oil by Melese Damtew Asfaw, Adamu Tizazu Yadeta, Betelihem Gessese Yewalie, Yosef Wondossen Negash

“…The cold flow properties, including the pour point and cloud point, also met the specified limits for biodiesel use in colder climates. Furthermore, the fatty acid profile of the A. mexicana oil was determined through gas chromatography, revealing a composition of predominantly linoleic acid (C18:2), oleic acid (C18:1), and palmitic acid (C16:0). …”
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Introducing the spectral characteristics index: A novel method for clustering solar radiation fluctuations from a plant-ecophysiological perspective by Amila Nuwan Siriwardana, Atsushi Kume

“…While long-term data collection across various climatic zones could improve the validity and adaptability of SCIs to different geographical locations, the current model demonstrates high accuracy and efficiency. …”
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Soil Phosphorus Dynamics of Wheat-Based Cropping Systems in the Semiarid Region of Argentina by Liliana Suñer, Juan Galantini, Gabriela Minoldo

“…The observed changes in Pi content could be attributed to differences in occluded P equilibrium under different soil environments (mainly pH) and crop-tillage-climatic interaction.…”
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Complete Genome Sequencing of Polar Arthrobacter sp. PAMC25284, Copper Tolerance Potential Unraveled with Genomic Analysis by Jayram Karmacharya, Prasansah Shrestha, So-Ra Han, Hyun Park, Tae-Jin Oh

“…The genus Arthrobacter is a known group of Gram-positive, opportunistic pathogenic bacteria from cold climates, with members that are believed to play a variety of roles at low temperatures. …”
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Energy efficiency of a house in Mediterranean region: insulation and glazing impact by Salaheddine Jaouaf, Bourassia Bensaad, Abdelhakim Dorbane

“…Future research should explore broader factors affecting building performance, such as the long-term performance and durability of materials in varying climates and building designs, as well as the impact of occupancy and building orientation. …”
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