The Potential for Observing African Weather with GNSS Remote Sensing by Olalekan A. Isioye, Ludwig Combrinck, Joel O. Botai, Cilence Munghemezulu

“…The benefit of using spaced based GNSS radio occultation (RO) data for atmospheric sounding is highlighted and filling of geographical gaps from the station-based observation network with GNSS RO is also proposed.…”
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Land use and cover change significantly enhanced evapotranspiration in the Yellow River Delta from 2000 to 2023 by Ziqi Mai, Zhongen Niu, Ying Zhao, Pan Li, Yi Wang, Yan Lv, Bin Wang, Mengyu Zhang

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Analysis of indoor radon concentration levels and trends in China by Bowei Ding, Yunyun Wu, Yanchao Song, Changsong Hou, Bing Shang

“…In the regional analysis, the differences in indoor radon concentrations between different administrative geographic regions for each time period were significant (p < 0.05). …”
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Polymorphism of monogenic scab resistance loci in apple varieties by A. S. Lyzhin, N. N. Savel’eva

“…Biological material was represented by apple cultivars of different environmental and geographical origin. Total genomic DNA was extracted from fresh leaves using CTAB methods according to the DArT protocols. …”
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Temporal and Spatial Evolution Characteristics of Extreme Climate Events in Grand Shangri-La Region from 1961 to 2019 by WU Yang, JIN Hanyu, CHENG Qingping

“…The Grand Shangri-La region connects the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau,the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau,and the Hengduan Mountains and is of great geographical significance.Five rivers flow through the region,and the climate is vulnerable.Therefore,it is necessary to explore extreme climate changes and their response mechanism,so as to assess regional climate risks and achieve disaster warnings.Based on the daily temperature and precipitation data of 56 meteorological stations from 1961 to 2019,this paper analyzes changes in extreme climate indexes and their correlation with large-scale circulation index in the region by using Mann-Kendall,Sen's slope estimation,Pettitt test,and Pearson correlation analysis.The results show that:① The extreme warm index and the extreme precipitation intensity index (RX1day,R95p,R99p,and SDII) increase significantly,while the cold index (CSDI、FD、ID、TN10p、TX10p) and the number of continuous humid days decrease greatly.In terms of different seasons,the warming amplitude of most of the extreme temperature indexes in winter is higher than that in summer,and the precipitation intensity increases gradually in summer and autumn but decreases slightly in winter.② Spatially,the diurnal temperature range in the north of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is higher than that in the south,and the frequency of extremely high-temperature rises,with the high temperature appearing mostly in arid valleys in the south and east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.The precipitation intensity is high in the south and west of the Hengduan Mountains,and persistent precipitation is strong in the Yalong River basin and the upper reaches of the Jinsha River in the north.③ Extreme climate indexes and south China sea summer monsoon index (SCSMI) are significantly correlated in the same year.In addition,there is a one-year response lag between the extreme precipitation index and Arctic oscillation (AO),North Atlantic oscillation (NAO),and Pacific decadal oscillation (PDO).The above analysis shows that the Grand Shangri-La region generally shows warming and humid climate characteristics.The frequency of heavy precipitation in flood season and warm winter events increases and is closely related to large-scale circulation.…”
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Assessing Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality: In an Educational Facility of a Semi-Arid Climate Zone by Kemalettin Parmaksiz, Mehmet Irfan Yesilnacar, Abdullah Izzeddin Karabulut

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A Machine-Learning-Based Classification Method for Meteorological Conditions of Ozone Pollution by Yang Cao, Xiaoli Zhao, Debin Su, Xiang Cheng, Hong Ren

“…The study area focused on 21 cities in Sichuan Province in southwestern China, which was divided into 12 BP classifiers according to the urban geographical location and sample number of each city, and a single BP classifier was trained for 21 cities. …”
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Evaluating Audience Engagement as a Measure of Digital Diplomacy Effectiveness by M. M. Bazlutckaia, A. N. Sytnik, N. A. Tsvetkova

“…The findings of our pilot study indicate that the automated engagement metrics provided by the Popsters and TGStat data aggregator services effectively measure engagement in terms of audience reach and expansion, geographic distribution of traffic, overall engagement, and engagement based on content type (text, photo, video, or link) or text length. …”
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Teaching methods for critical thinking in health education of children up to high school: A scoping review. by Anna Prokop-Dorner, Aleksandra Piłat-Kobla, Magdalena Ślusarczyk, Maria Świątkiewicz-Mośny, Natalia Ożegalska-Łukasik, Aleksandra Potysz-Rzyman, Marianna Zarychta, Albert Juszczyk, Dominika Kondyjowska, Agnieszka Magiera, Małgorzata Maraj, Dawid Storman, Sylwia Warzecha, Paulina Węglarz, Magdalena Wojtaszek-Główka, Wioletta Żabicka, Małgorzata M Bała

“…The popularity of health issues changed over time and depended on the geographical context. Six dimensions that differentiated the teaching methods were identified: central teaching component, central educator, pupils' activity level, teaching context, educational materials, and significance of critical thinking. …”
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Genetic aspects of lactase deficiency in indigenous populations of Siberia by B. A. Malyarchuk

“…Consequently, the ability of the population to metabolize lactose decreases in the same geographical direction. The analysis of paleogenomic data has shown that the higher frequency of the rs4988235-T allele in populations of Central Asia and Southern Siberia is associated with the eastward spread of ancient populations of the Eastern European steppes, starting from the Bronze Age. …”
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Understanding the behavioral intention of rural women to engage in green poultry farming: A psychological analysis by Pouria Ataei, Hamed Ghadermarzi, Hamid Karimi, Meysam Menatizadeh, Nasim Izadi

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Open government data in health sector: a systematic literature review by Patrícia Nascimento Silva, Sarah Nascimento Silva

“…The availability of open data presents geographic differences, with regions being more developed than others in both the most comprehensive and the most regionalized studies. …”
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Polygyny and intimate partner violence among married women: Sub-national estimates from a cross-sectional study in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. by Zacharie Tsala Dimbuene, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Dickson Abanimi Amugsi

“…This study examined associations between polygyny and IPV in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with a special attention to geographical variations. The paper used a subsample of 3,749 married women from 2013-2014 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) in the DRC. …”
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Flood Analysis with HEC-RAS: A Case Study of Tigris River by Selman Ogras, Fevzi Onen

“…The non-tropical climate countries such as Turkey are also affected by the floods. The geographical structure of Turkey is extremely complex and varies even at short distance. …”
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Factors of International Activity of Russian Cities: The Results of the Empirical Analysis by R. S. Mukhametov

“…In conclusion, it is noted that the influence of demographic, geographical, economic, political, legal, and cultural-historical features of municipalities on the number of sister cities does not explain all cases. …”
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Poverty eradication resilience and its influencing factors in key counties assisted by rural revitalization:An empirical study of Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County by LIU Yuanli, YAO Yan, LIAO Heping

“…We selected 77 administrative villages in Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County as the study area, with 2023 serving as the assessment year, and explored the level of poverty eradication resilience and its influencing factors for rural revitalization key support counties by using the fully aligned polygonal composite graphical method and geographic detector. [Results] (1) Poverty eradication resilience emphasizes the endogenous development and self-renewal ability of the regional system, which is a specific manifestation of the development ability of the poverty-stricken areas, and can accurately reflect the current situation of consolidating poverty eradication results or outcomes. (2) The overall level of poverty eradication resilience in the study area is low, with obvious regional differences, characterized by a gourd-shaped distribution, that is, the number of higher level and lower level villages are in the upper and lower peak areas of the “gourd” respectively, and the ability to cope with various external risks is poor. (3) Industrial development is the endogenous driving force, capable cadres and money-making genius are the exogenous driving force, construction of digital villages is the demand driving force, and policy support is the guarantee driving force to enhancing the poverty eradication resilience. …”
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Expression of Interferon Effector Gene SART1 Correlates with Interferon Treatment Response against Hepatitis B Infection by Yong Li, Chuanlong Zhu, Faxi Wang, Tiantian Zhu, Jun Li, Shufeng Liu, Fei Xiao

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Clinical Evidence and Risk Factors for Reproductive Disorders Caused by Bacterial Infections in Meat Goats in Northeastern Thailand by Sarinya Rerkyusuke, Sawarin Lerk-u-suke, Anucha Sirimalaisuwan

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Investigating the influence of urban green spaces on urban heat island mitigation – taking four districts in Shijiazhuang as an example by Nan Zhang, Qiuning Ding, Haitao Wang

“… The primary objective of this scholarly investigation is to elucidate the intricate interplay between the urban heat island (UHI) effect and municipal green spaces. The geographical focus includes the four areas with the highest urbanization rate in Shijiazhuang, China. …”
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Stan biologiczny populacji ludzkich a przemiany środowiska społeczno-ekonomicznego by Anna Siniarska, Napoleon Wolański

“…Hereditary differences among various geographic groups of modern people occur with low frequency - just a fraction of a percentage point. …”
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