Freezing Treatments for Ectomyelois ceratoniae Mortality and Maintenance of Deglet Noor Palm Date Quality by Rihab Ben-Amor, María Dolores de Miguel-Gómez, Dhouibi Mohamed Habib, Hermi Nouha, Encarna Aguayo

“…The results showed that freezing at −18°C led to 100% mortality of all the stages of E. ceratoniae found in naturally infested dates. Fruit quality was examined under a selected sanitizing freezing treatment (50 hours at −18°C). …”
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A Global Lakes/Reservoirs Surface Extent Dataset (GLRSED): An Integration of Multi‐Source Data by Bingxin Bai, Lixia Mu, Yumin Tan

“…The Global Reservoir and Dam database (GRanD), GlObal geOreferenced Database of Dams (GOODD), Georeferenced global Dams and Reserves (GeoDAR) dataset, and OSM were used to distinguish reservoirs from natural lakes. The lakes/reservoirs in the rivers were identified by overlaying them with the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Mission River Database (SWORD). …”
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Optimizing longifolene production in Yarrowia lipolytica via metabolic and protein engineering by Yi-Tong Yao, Xiao Zhang, Chen-Yu Wang, Yu-He Zhang, Da-Wei Li, Wei-Dong Yang, Hong-Ye Li, Li-Gong Zou

“…This study not only demonstrates the feasibility of enhancing sesquiterpene production in Y. lipolytica but also highlights the potential of microbial platforms in meeting industrial demands for complex natural products.…”
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Myricetin exposure reduces PC differentiation in vitro in primary human B cells by Shabirul Haque, Betty Diamond

“…Recent studies have suggested the potential of myricetin, a natural flavonoid with anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, to block or reduce PC differentiation. …”
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Anti-lipid-oxidation effects and edible safety evaluation of the oil extracted by a supercritical CO2 process from coix seed fermented by Monascus purpureus by Haiying Zeng, Anran Zhu, Shengling He, Mingjun Wu, Muhammad Mazhar, Anyan Wen, Na Liu, Likang Qin, Song Miao

“…The development and utilization of this kind of oil will be beneficial as a food, food ingredient, nutritional supplement, or natural food antioxidant to promote good health function.…”
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The Role of Topography in Coastal City Planning Using a Comparison of Two Hierarchical Analysis Methods: AHP and AHP Fuzzy (Case Study: Nour City) by Mostafa taghvaee, Sadroddin motevali, Gholamreza Janbaz Ghobadi

“…Geomorphological units are always related to the dynamics and dynamism of the natural environment, and any action taken in the direction of the development and construction of cities in some way intersects with the aforementioned dynamics and dynamism and, as a result, with morphological phenomena. …”
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Experimental Study on Shear Behavior and Failure Mechanism of Bolted Heterogeneous Rock Joints under Different Anchorage Conditions by Xianzhen Cheng, Hengjie Luan, Yujing Jiang, Sunhao Zhang, Chuanyang Jia

“…Despite their frequent natural occurrence and engineering encounter, heterogeneous rock joints (rock joints with different lithological characters on both sides of the joint surface) have been studied much less systematically. …”
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Un tors romà de Dionís trobat a Miraflor (els Poblets, Alacant) by Ferran Arasa i Gil, Josep Antoni Ahuir i Domínguez

“…La part conservada correspon al tors d’un personatge masculí jove de proporcions menors que el natural, que només porta una pell de felí creuada sobre el pit. …”
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Efficacy of Betaproteobacteria-based insecticides for managing whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), on cucumber plants by Shannag Hail Kamel

“…While traditional insecticides are commonly used to manage this pest, they frequently raise ecological and health concerns. In contrast, naturally derived biopesticides offer a promising and environmentally friendly alternative for controlling whitefly populations, thereby reducing negative impacts on non-target organisms. …”
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Analyses of house-owners’ awareness and compliance with urban greenery regulations in Madina, Ghana by Seth Akagla, Yaw Agyeman Boafo

“…Abstract The transformation of natural landscapes due to ongoing urbanization highlights the critical need for the presence and integration of vegetation within urban environments. …”
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Application of a scoring evaluation of the state of preservation of historic residential and garden sites. case study: Wicimice and Iglice (Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship) by Michał Uruszczak

“…Surroundings of the objects were given the best scores (3 and 2 points for the parks in Wicimice and Iglice, respectively), which may encourage potential buyers to invest in the sites. Natural landscapes, forests, and listed cultural heritage undoubtedly deserve recognition. …”
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State of the Art in Automated Operational Modal Identification: Algorithms, Applications, and Future Perspectives by Hasan Mostafaei, Mahdi Ghamami

“…Automated modal identification plays a crucial role in structural health monitoring (SHM) by extracting key modal parameters such as natural frequencies, damping ratios, and mode shapes from vibration data. …”
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Practical epistemology: the role of peer review in organizing scientific research by A. V. Shestopal, V. I. Konnov

“…Although these principles are seen as a way to guarantee efficient peer review one has to consider the peculiarities of a particular research area, first of all the differences between social and natural sciences. Accordingly the article gives an overview of key traits of peer review in the social sciences and humanities. …”
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Feasibility Assessment and Implementation of Integrated Management of The West Coast of The Mazandran Province According to the ICZM by Habibeh Karimi, Khatereh Bagherzadeh Asl, Samira Torabi

“…In addition, many countries in the world attempt to provide human needs to coastal region services to reach the natural border of these zones. The primary purpose of this paper is to identify the current situation of pollution in different coastal areas of Mazandaran province and the zoning of areas in terms of environmental pollution. …”
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Can digital governance stimulate green development? Evidence from the program of “pilot cities regarding information for public well-being” in China by Xuxin Zou, Jiadi Min, Shuang Meng, Wenguan Dai, Xinyang Li

“…Based on the panel data of 282 cities in China from 2007 to 2020, this paper analyzes the mechanism and path of the impact of digital governance on green development using the program of “pilot cities regarding information for public well-being” as a quasi-natural experiment. The double-difference model and mediation effect model are utilized. …”
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EEG-Based Emotion Classification for Verifying the Korean Emotional Movie Clips with Support Vector Machine (SVM) by Guiyoung Son, Yaeri Kim

“…Emotion plays a crucial role in understanding each other under natural communication in daily life. Electroencephalogram (EEG), based on emotion classification, has been widely utilized in the fields of interdisciplinary studies because of emotion representation’s objectiveness. …”
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PHILOSOPHY OF WAR AND PEACE: IN SEARCH OF NEW EUROPEAN SECURITY STRATEGY by O. O. Bazaluk, D. B. Svyrydenko

“…The first objective should include the complex measures for the identification, registration and organization of the system of preventive work with mentalities, in which the pathologies in the structure and function of the neural ensembles of subconsciousness and consciousness are clearly expressed that refract the active principle (as natural force) in aggressive manifestations. The second one should include the complex measures ensuring control over the direction of the physicochemical, predisposing, provoking and supporting factors of the external environment that have a direct impact on the manifestations of a mental space in ontogeny. …”
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Breaking the Barriers for Women Participation in Agroforestry in the Context of AfCFTA by Patrick Opoku, Awonlimali Kenneth Ali, Peter Ampadu-Daaduam, Dorothy Asare Akoto

“… Agroforestry, an integrated land management practice combining agriculture, forestry, and natural resource conservation, holds significant potential for sustainable development and economic growth in Africa. …”
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Intersexual relationships in mandrills: dominance, sexual conflict and the influence of social integration by Nikolaos Smit

“…The set up of Mandrillus Project over a decade ago has offered a unique opportunity to study intersexual relationships of mandrills in their natural habitat. Here, I present a synthesis of some recent studies that used the long-term behavioural and life-history dataset of Mandrillus Project and documented patterns of sexual coercion and intersexual dominance in mandrills. …”
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Sustainable Nipa Palm (Nypa fruticans Wurmb.) Product Utilization in Thailand by Onanong Cheablam, Boontaree Chanklap

“…Regarding problems and difficulties in farming, it was found that natural disaster is a major threat, such as drought, excessive amount of salt or freshwater in certain periods, and insect pests.…”
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