Assessing the Impacts of Climatic and Water Management Scenarios in a Small Mountainous Greek River by Angeliki Mentzafou, Anastasios Papadopoulos, Elias Dimitriou

“…Based on the results, the impact of climate change on surface water resources was evident in all climate change scenarios examined, even under the most favorable water abstraction practices. …”
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Ileal volvulus secondary to postsurgical adhesion syndrome. A case report by Paolo Martini, Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez, Annalisa Noemi Garrini, Biagio Di Trani

“…Upon examination, a distended abdomen was evident, with air-fluid sounds present of good tone and frequency, painful on palpation, and increased abdominal tympany. …”
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Acrylamide Induces Antiapoptotic Autophagy and Apoptosis by Activating PERK Pathway in SH-SY5Y Cells by Yiqi Wang, Ying Liu, Xing Zhang, Yang Jiao, Lian Duan, Ruijie Cheng, Ning Yang, Hong Yan

“…Acrylamide (ACR) is a commonly used organic compound that exhibits evident neurotoxicity in humans. Our previous studies showed that the mechanisms of ACR-caused neurotoxicity included apoptosis, PERK-mediated endoplasmic reticulum stress, and autophagy, but the relationships among them were still unclear. …”
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Impact of Rukiga Proverbs on the Girl Child Education: A Case Study of Kinkizi High School in Kanungu Town Council Kanungu District. by Amanya, Ritah

“…Features of proverbs commonly used by students included simplicity, straightforwardness, and the ability to convey lessons, while manifestations of discrimination were evident in proverbs such as "a man of straw is worth a woman of gold" and "a woman and a glass are ever in danger," which reinforce stereotypes about women's inferiority. …”
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Effect of Fireworks, Chinese New Year and the COVID-19 Lockdown on Air Pollution and Public Attitudes by Peter Brimblecombe, Yonghang Lai

“…Firework smoke is now most evident in smaller outlying cities and towns. The holiday effect, a reduction in pollutant concentrations when normal work activities are curtailed, is only apparent for NO2 in the holiday week in Wuhan (2015−2020), but not Beijing. …”
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Study on spatial correlation and driving factors of industrial carbon emission in the Hefei metropolitan area based on SNA-QAP method by Dawei Dai, Yuewen Liu, Shuhang Zhao, Yue Chen

“…The results show that (1) The industrial carbon emission in the Hefei metropolitan area showed a fluctuating and rising trend, forming a strongly connected carbon emission network spatial patterna; (2) The overall structure of the spatial correlation network of industrial carbon emissions in the Hefei metropolitan area is stable, but the tightness of the spatial correlation relationship among cities is not enough and the hierarchy is evident; (3) Hefei and Huainan are the centers of the carbon emission spatial correlation network of the Hefei metropolitan area, the position of each city in the carbon emission spatial correlation network is obviously unbalanced; (4) Urbanization level, economic development level, technological innovation, level of opening up and industrial structure exert considerable influence on the establishment and evolution of the spatial correlation network pertaining to industrial carbon emissions within the Hefei metropolitan area.…”
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Evolution of the U.S. Republican Party’s Foreign Policy Platform and Its Implementation Challenges (2000–2004) by K. K. Sukhoverkhov

“…This phenomenon was particularly evident during the presidency of George W. Bush, where foreign policy experienced a significant shift towards neoconservative influences.The events of September 11, 2001, acted as a catalyst, fundamentally reshaping foreign policy objectives and altering public sentiment towards the Bush administration, as highlighted by sociological studies. …”
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The percentage of Body Fat and its Relationship with Blood Pressure in Adults from Rural and Urban Areas by Carlos Enrique García Yerena, Omar Oliveros Rangel, Brian Johan Bustos Viviescas, Amalia Villamizar Navarro, John Alexander García Galviz

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> the percentage of body fat is positively and significantly associated with diastolic blood pressure in rural men and women of the Carmen de Chucuri municipality; for the other parameters analyzed, a significant correlation was not evident.…”
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Electronic Structure and Optical Properties of GaAs Doped with Rare-Earth Elements (Sc, Y, La, Ce, and Pr) by Yongrong Deng, Chunhong Zhang, Xinmao Qin, Wanjun Yan

“…Band structure calculations indicated that the lowest conduction band and highest valence band were evident at the G-point, demonstrating that rare-earth-element doping did not alter the material type of GaAs, which remained a direct-bandgap semiconductor. …”
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Colonial Diplomatic Relations and the Development of Pearling Industry in the Netherlands Indies, 1894-1899 by Rangga Ardia Rasyid

“…However, even before the CTC, Anglospheric influence was evident in the Ordinances passed by the Dutch colonial government throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries. …”
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An Experimental Investigation into the Difference in the External Noise Behavior of a High-Speed Train between Viaduct and Embankment Sections by Muxiao Li, Tiesong Deng, Di Wang, Fan Xu, Xinbiao Xiao, Xiaozhen Sheng

“…In addition, the reflection effect is more apparent at high speeds, and the reflection is evident in the low-frequency band (<1000 Hz). The analysis of the experimental results is effective for identifying the difference and satisfies the requirement for reducing external pass-by noise in typical operational lines.…”
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Arithmetic-Like Reasoning in Wild Vervet Monkeys: A Demonstration of Cost-Benefit Calculation in Foraging by Sayaka Tsutsumi, Tomokazu Ushitani, Kazuo Fujita

“…., “(2−1)−1”), though the results became less evident. This suggests that vervet monkeys are capable of spontaneously deploying mental manipulations of numerosity for cost-benefit calculation of foraging but that the extent of such capacity varies among individuals. …”
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Exploring the relationship between employee engagement and counterproductive work behaviour by Sphindile Mvuyana, Thokozani Ian Nzimakwe, Reward Utete

“…The collected data from fifteen (15) respondents were analysed using thematic analysis, leading to the identification of key themes and patterns.ResultsBased on the findings, it became evident that there is an inverse relationship between employee engagement and counterproductive work behaviour. …”
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The Relationship between Executive Function and Obesity in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Literature Review by Kaela R. S. Reinert, Eli K. Po'e, Shari L. Barkin

“…Adolescents with higher BMI had a strong association with neurostructural deficits evident in the OFC. Future research should be longitudinal and use a uniform method of EF measurement to better establish causality between EF and obesity and consequently direct future intervention strategies.…”
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Theoretical Analysis of Rockfall Impacts on the Soil Cushion Layer of Protective Structures by Xing Wang, Yongxu Xia, Tianyue Zhou

“…Furthermore, in the vast mountainous region of western China, the topographic relief is evident, and earthquakes occur frequently. Therefore, it is difficult to effectively defend against rockfall hazards. …”
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Flood risk zoning due to climate change under RCP 8.5 scenario using hydrologic model SWAT in Gis (Azarshahr basin) by Mohammadreza Goodarzi, Atiyeh Fatehifar

“…In the present time, with the increase of industrial activities and the neglected environmental issues, the effects of climate change have become more evident and poses this phenomenon as a global difficult. …”
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Employee engagement in the South African short-term insurance sector: repositioning communication climate as a job resource by Annerie Geyer, Estelle De Beer

“… Measuring employee engagement is a popular means for contemporary organisations to assess employee commitment and engagement. It is evident from literature that a strong relationship exists between improved employee engagement levels and positive business outcomes. …”
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Regional estimation of sediment yield using monthly sediment rating curve in Qarasu watershed by fariba Esfandiary Darabad, Morteza Gharachorlu

“…The regional generalization of these relations for the whole basin showed that the seasonal difference was evident and the highest and lowest coefficient of determination was allocated to May (R2 = 0.74) and August (R2 = 0.55), respectively. …”
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Association of CYP11A1 Polymorphisms with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss in the Female Population of Punjab by Amanjot Kaur Rayat, Pallvi Thapar, Mandeep Kaur, Sukhjashanpreet Singh, Anupam Kaur

“…The prevalence of clinically evident RPL is 1%–2% worldwide. The aetiologies of RPL include uterine anatomic anomalies, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, untreated hypothyroidism, parental chromosomal abnormalities, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, thrombophilia, genetic abnormalities and infections. …”
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Thermal-Mechanical Optimization of Folded Core Sandwich Panels for Thermal Protection Systems of Space Vehicles by Chen Zhou, Zhijin Wang, Paul M. Weaver

“…The combined optimization strategy evidently improves the computational efficiency of the design process showing it can be used for initial design of folded core ITPS.…”
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