Los grandes incendios forestales en Aragón: breve análisis y retrospectiva en el contexto de la temporada de verano de 2022 by Marcos Rodrigues, Juan de la Riva

“…Históricamente, los grandes incendios en Aragón son principalmente de origen natural; sin embargo, desde 2010 se aprecia un cambio en las causas hacia grandes incendios más vinculados con actividades antrópicas, comportamiento que se acentúa en 2022. …”
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Long‐Term Demographic Trends of Near Threatened Coastal Dolphins Living in an Urban Estuary by Kennadie Haigh, Guido J. Parra, Luciana Möller, Aude Steiner, Mike Bossley

“…ABSTRACT Understanding population demography of threatened species and how they vary in relation to natural and anthropogenic stressors is essential for effective conservation. …”
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Study of the Scale and the Reasons of Student Dropout from Technical University by A. F. Smyk, V. I. Prusova, L. L. Zimanov, A. A. Solntsev

“…The modern technical universities face a decline in youth’s interest to technical and natural sciences and engineering specialties. In enrolling new students on these specialties the universities have to set lower standards and requirements for the admission. …”
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Development of a Baseline Digital Twin Model as a Prerequisite for the Digital Twin Definition of a PSC-I Bridge with Model Updating Considering Member Stiffness by Gitae Roh, Jaewook Park, Chi-Ho Jeon, Chang-Su Shim

“…In the pre-update phase, a probabilistic approach to historical data such as member stiffness restricts the search domain for model updating, whereas, in the post-update phase, deflection, mode shapes, and natural frequencies derived from load test results representing the real bridge’s behavior are utilized to explore the global optimum solution. …”
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<i>In Vitro</i> and <i>In Vivo</i> Evaluation of the Antischistosomal Activity of Polygodial and 9-Deoxymuzigadial Isolated from <i>Drimys brasiliensis</i> Branches by Eric Umehara, Rayssa A. Cajas, Gabriel B. Conceição, Guilherme M. Antar, Adriano D. Andricopulo, Josué de Moraes, João Henrique G. Lago

“…Additionally, an in silico analysis was conducted using the SwissADME platform for <b>1</b>, revealing that this natural sesquiterpene exhibited adherence to several ADME parameters and no PAINS violations. …”
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Geysers Valley CO2 Cycling Geological Engine (Kamchatka, Russia) by A. Kiryukhin, V. Sugrobov, E. Sonnenthal

“…1941–2017 period of the Valley of Geysers monitoring (Kamchatka, Kronotsky Reserve) reveals a very dynamic geyser behavior under natural state conditions: significant changes of IBE (interval between eruptions) and power of eruptions, chloride and other chemical components, and preeruption bottom temperature. …”
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Mixed mode fracture: numerical evaluation and experimental validation using PMMA specimens by Sérgio Alexandre Gonçalves Pereira, Sérgio M.O. Tavares, Paulo M.S.T. de Castro

“…The experimental procedures were performed in three and four-point bending tests on single edge notch specimens of PMMA, in which a natural pre-crack was created by small impacts with a hammer on a blade located over the pre-existing machined notch. …”
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The Impact of Zinc Supplementation on the Course of Infections by Justyna Woźniak, Ewelina Kopczyńska, Piotr Kulej, Wiktor Biesiada, Justyna Weronika Kmieć, Anna-Mariia Chernysh, Aleksandra Dusińska, Jakub Waszczyński, Kamila Fuczyło, Karolina Stankevič

“…Results:  Zinc was found to modulate the immune system, influencing T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, macrophages, and natural killer cells. Deficiency weakened immune responses, increasing infection risk. …”
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Empty Calories in Processed Foods: A Comprehensive Review of Dietary Implications by Yusuf Sarkingobir, Yusuf Yahaya Miya

“…People easily become addicted to empty calories due to natural love for sugar, poor awareness, cheapness of the products, etc. …”
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Role of the two-component system AmgRS in early resistance of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to cinnamaldehyde by Eline Dubois, Vladimir Spasovski, Patrick Plésiat, Catherine Llanes

“…ABSTRACT Exposure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to cinnamaldehyde (CNA), a natural electrophilic antimicrobial often used as self-medication to treat mild infections, triggers overproduction of the MexAB-OprM efflux system, leading to multidrug resistance. …”
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Biochemical Constituents of Phaleria macrocarpa (Leaf) Methanolic Extract Inhibit ROS Production in SH-SY5Y Cells Model by Ibrahim Maina Hassan, Wan Norhamidah Wan Ibrahim, Ferdaus Binti Mohamat Yusuf, Siti Aqlima Ahmad, Syahida Ahmad

“…High antioxidant activities and low toxicity effect of this crude revealed its high benefit to be used as natural medicine/supplements.…”
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Insights on film and TV series analysis in sociology in times of digital media spread by Túlio Rossi

“…However, much of the cultural and imagistic references set in motion in present digital media were established by cinema and television currently in the 20th century, being seen in a naturalized way, although historically produced. This paper reviews Pierre Sorlín’s sociological approach to films as ideological productions, contributing to form historical and social shared ways of conceiving reality, and Sorlin’s methodological guidelines for analyzing films. …”
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Toward Endless Life: Population, Machinery, and Monumental Time by Thomas Allen

“…The “big history” has encouraged us to think about time on a longer scale, situating historical periods within extended arcs of centuries and human activity as a whole within millennia of natural history. But this turn to a deeper and vaster sense of historical time has, itself, a history, one that illuminates our current struggle to define the scale within which we understand human experience. …”
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Desarrollo territorial y desigualdades regionales en la provincia de Santa Cruz by Alejandro Fabián Schweitzer, Cristian Ampuero, Pablo Godoy

“…La Patagonia austral es un espacio con dinámicas migratorias muy fuertes particularmente luego del 2003 y un medio natural frágil, las actividades económicas, la oferta de servicios y las condiciones para la reproducción de la población se asientan en el aprovechamiento de una significativa dotación en recursos naturales distribuidos desigualmente y en mayor parte no renovables. …”
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Government support for the agro-industrial complex: the experience of a programme-oriented approach in Australia by Yu. P. Maidanevych, N. S. Sergienko, Yu. V. Gnezdova

“…The need for public authorities to respond was caused not only by the pandemic generated by the SARS-CoV and that disrupted production and supply chains, but also by the increase in the number and scale of natural disasters. The article shows that public authorities have taken measures to support the agricultural sector, ensuring their implementation both in the short term and to reduce their impact on future shocks through introducing temporary bans on export, decreasing (or increasing) tariffs, etc. …”
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De Novo Assembly of the Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Producer <i>Azohydromonas lata</i> Strain H1 Genome and Genomic Analysis of PHB Production Machinery by Daniele Traversa, Carlo Pazzani, Pietro D’Addabbo, Lucia Trisolini, Matteo Chiara, Marta Oliva, Angelo Marzella, Camilla Mandorino, Carla Calia, Guglielmina Chimienti, Caterina Manzari, Graziano Pesole, Maria Scrascia

“…Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) is a biodegradable natural polymer produced by different prokaryotes as a valuable carbon and energy storage compound. …”
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Optimizing Navigation Channels through Hydrodynamic and Sedimentation Modeling: A Case Study of the Barito River Estuary, South Kalimantan by Aulia De Silva Nusantara Candida, Khomsin, Aldila Syariz Muhammad, Cahyo Utomo Andik, Rafly Rahardian Muhammad

“…However, channel siltation due to sedimentation presents significant challenges, exacerbated by natural changes along the river and estuary. Sediment grain size and current velocity are key factors in sediment movement. …”
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What Makes Umbilical Cord Tissue-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Superior Immunomodulators When Compared to Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells? by R. N. Bárcia, J. M. Santos, M. Filipe, M. Teixeira, J. P. Martins, J. Almeida, A. Água-Doce, S. C. P. Almeida, A. Varela, S. Pohl, K. E. J. Dittmar, S. Calado, S. I. Simões, M. M. Gaspar, M. E. M. Cruz, W. Lindenmaier, L. Graça, H. Cruz, P. E. Cruz

“…Overall, these results show that UCX seem to be naturally more potent immunosuppressors and less immunogenic than BM-MSCs. …”
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Understanding Logical-Shift Error Propagation in Quanvolutional Neural Networks by Marzio Vallero, Emanuele Dri, Edoardo Giusto, Bartolomeo Montrucchio, Paolo Rech

“…Unfortunately, the qubit&#x0027;s reliability can be a significant issue for QNNs inference, since its logical state can be altered by both intrinsic noise and by the interaction with natural radiation. In this article, we aim at investigating the propagation of logical-shift errors (i.e., the unexpected modification of the qubit state) in QNNs. …”
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The influence of diagenesis on the quality of tight sandstone reservoirs in Longdong, Ordos Basin by Gaixia Cui, Shouyu Xu, Qinlian Wei, Yimeng Yang, Jin Hu, Tuoping He

“…Abstract The Longdong region is a recently discovered area for exploring natural gas in the Upper Paleozoic era within the Ordos Basin. …”
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