Impacts of Climatic Change on Reference Crop Evapotranspiration across Different Climatic Zones of Ningxia at Multi-Time Scales from 1957 to 2018 by Ziyang Zhao, Hongrui Wang, Cheng Wang, Wangcheng Li, Hao Chen, Shuxin Gong

“…In this study, the climate factors temporal trends, the spatiotemporal variation, and the climate driving factors of ET0 at different time scales were evaluated across the Northern Yellow River Irrigation Area (NYR), Central Arid Zone (CAZ), and Southern Mountain Area (SMA) of Ningxia based on 20 climatic stations’ daily data from 1957 to 2018. …”
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Experimental Setup and Machine Learning-Based Prediction Model for Electro-Cyclone Filter Efficiency: Filtering of Ship Particulate Matter Emission by Aleksandr Šabanovič, Jonas Matijošius, Dragan Marinković, Aleksandras Chlebnikovas, Donatas Gurauskis, Johannes H. Gutheil, Artūras Kilikevičius

“…Inland shipping near the Yangtze River demonstrated significant PM contributions, emphasizing regional impacts. …”
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Grazing Intensity Modifies Soil Microbial Diversity and Their Co-Occurrence Networks in an Alpine Steppe, Central Tibet by Mingxue Xiang, Zepeng Liang, Yanjie Zhang, Junxi Wu, Tao Ma, Lha Duo, Xianzhou Zhang, Gang Fu

“…We carried out a controlled grazing experiment (null grazing, CK; moderate grazing, MG; and heavy grazing, HG) on a typical alpine steppe in the Lhasa River Basin, Central Tibet, China. We used high-throughput sequencing to find the sequences of bacterial 16S rRNA and fungal ITS gene amplicons. …”
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Optimal selection of machine learning algorithms for ciprofloxacin prediction based on conventional water quality indicators by Shenqiong Jiang, Xiangju Cheng, Baoshan Shi, Dantong Zhu, Jun Xie, Zhihong Zhou

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Study of photosynthetic pigments in the hyperhaline Kuyalnik Estuary and its inflows (Ukraine, north-western Black sea region) by G. M. Shykhaleyeva, G. M. Kiryushkina, Yu. Yu. Yurchenko

“…According to the results of generalization, analysis and systematization of the experimental studies materials of the photosynthetic pigments content (chlorophylls ‘a’, ‘b’, ‘c’) and pheophytin (the primary product of chlorophyll decomposition) in the surface waters of the hyperhaline Kuyalnik Estuary (KE) and its main water inflows (Velykyi Kuyalnyk river, drainage channels from the Peresyp and Korsuntsivsky ponds) during the period of low water content in the estuary (2008-2012) the interannual and intraannual distribution of pigment content is presented, their ratio in the specified water bodies and the spatial distribution of chlorophyll "a" content in the water area of KE in different seasons of the year are evaluated. …”
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Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of <i>Macrobrachium nipponense</i> Populations in the Saline–Alkaline Regions of China by Romaric Iko, Zijian Gao, Sufei Jiang, Yiwei Xiong, Wenyi Zhang, Hui Qiao, Shubo Jin, Hongtuo Fu

“…The oriental river prawn <i>Macrobrachium nipponense</i> is of great economic importance in China. …”
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Helminth diversity of nutria (Myocastor coypus) across the Morava basin in the Czech Republic by Michal Benovics, Eva Nosková, Anna Klimešová, Lucie Škorpíková, Ema Jaššová, Jakub Drimaj, Jan Slováček, Ondřej Mikulka

“…A total of 46 nutria cadavers were collected at 8 locations in the Morava River basin and examined using standard parasitological post-mortem procedures. …”
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Analysis of the behaviour of the Tukad Buluk Poh flood water at the Gilimanuk - Denpasar National Road Crossing by Hidayat Acep, Suprapti, Isradi Muhammad, Dwi Praptoyo Riska

“…In most of Indonesia, floods are a common natural disaster that spreads into several watersheds during the rainy season. When river water outflow increases to the point where it overflows and floods the surrounding area, this is known as a flood. …”
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Fatty Acid Profile and Chemical Composition of Three Populations of Southern Cattail (Typha domingensis) from South of Iran by Mona Shojaee Barjouee, Massoumeh Farasat, Mehrnoosh Tadayoni

“…In this study, to investigate the nutritional value of this plant, plant samples were collected from three locations in the south of Iran, including Shadegan Wetland, Hoveyzeh (Hoorolazim Wetland), and Hamidabad (Dez River). The oil content and fatty acid profile as well as some chemical compositions such as ash, moisture, fiber, protein, and carbohydrates were evaluated and compared. …”
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The microbial mechanism of maize residue decomposition under different temperature and moisture regimes in a Solonchak by Fan Huang, Wan Zhang, Lihua Xue, Bahar Razavi, Kazem Zamanian, Xiaoning Zhao

“…We measured the mass loss of residue (0, 4, 8, 15, 30, 60 and 90 days), CO2 emission (every two days), and the microbial community structure (0, 4, 15 and 90 days) by using the litter bag method, gas chromatography and high-throughput sequencing technology during the residue decomposition (90 days) in a saline-alkali soil from the Tarim River Basin, China under various temperatures (15 °C, 25 °C, 35 °C) and soil moisture levels (20%, 40%, 60% water holding capacity). …”
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Unveiling the Genetic Diversity and Demographic History of <i>Coffea stenophylla</i> in Sierra Leone Using Genotyping-By-Sequencing by Paul M. Lahai, Peter O. Aikpokpodion, Alieu Mohamed Bah, Mohamed T. Lahai, Lyndel W. Meinhardt, Seunghyun Lim, Ezekiel Ahn, Dapeng Zhang, Sunchung Park

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Estimation of daily groundwater evapotranspiration from diurnal variations of lysimeter experiments data in an arid zone by Peng Yao, Fengzhi Shi, Yuehui Wang, Ningze Dai, Chengyi Zhao

“…Study region: The Akesu National Station of Observation and Research for Oasis Agro-ecosystem in the Tarim River Basin, a typical arid region in northwest China. …”
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Extracting Water Surfaces of the Dike-Pond System from High Spatial Resolution Images Using Deep Learning Methods by Jinhao Zhou, Kaiyi Fu, Shen Liang, Junpeng Li, Jihang Liang, Xinyue An, Yilun Liu

“…A type of aquaculture pond called a dike-pond system is distributed in the low-lying river delta of China’s eastern coast. Along with the swift growth of the coastal economy, the water surfaces of the dike-pond system (WDPS) play a major role attributed to pond aquaculture yielding more profits than dike agriculture. …”
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Lessons learnt from measures taken to prevent rabies introduction and spread into a long rabies free territory (case study of the Irkutsk Oblast) by I. V. Meltsov, A. M. Ablov, E. N. Shkolnikova, M. E. Koplik, P. A. Minchenko, T. V. Desyatova, I. D. Zarva, A. D. Botvinkin, A. Ye. Metlin

“…It is supposed that in case of the infection introduction the forest-steppe agricultural areas near the Angara River are likely to be affected due to high population of foxes. …”
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A Heterogeneous Ensemble Learning Method Combining Spectral, Terrain, and Texture Features for Landslide Mapping by Yi He, Hesheng Chen, Qing Zhu, Qing Zhang, Lifeng Zhang, Tao Liu, Wende Li, Huaiyuan Chen

“…Finally, we evaluate the performance of the landslide recognition framework in the Bailongjiang River Basin complex scenes. The experimental results show that integrating the multidimensional features of spectral, terrain, and texture and using the heterogeneous ensemble learning method can reduce the missed and false detection of landslides in complex scenes. …”
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A proposed methodology for the definition of background and reference values for trace elements in fluvial sediments by F. Barrio-Parra, R. Álvarez, H. Serrano-García, M. Izquierdo-Díaz, A. Ordóñez, C.C. García-Fernández, E. De Miguel

“…This proposition has been tested in two European river basins with different historical anthropogenic impacts: the Nalón (impacted by mining activities) and the Esva (mostly unpolluted) basins. …”
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Automatic detection of floating instream large wood in videos using deep learning by J. Aarnink, J. Aarnink, T. Beucler, T. Beucler, M. Vuaridel, V. Ruiz-Villanueva, V. Ruiz-Villanueva

“…<p>Instream large wood (i.e. downed trees, branches, and roots larger than 1m in length and 10 cm in diameter) performs essential geomorphological and ecological functions that support the health of river ecosystems. However, even though its transport during floods may pose risks, it is rarely observed and remains poorly understood. …”
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Exploring the effects of Tianma Gouteng granules on L-NAME-induced hypertensive rats based on 16S rDNA gene sequencing and metabolomics by Li Cheng, Zhenyang Huang, Jiawei He, Xinyi Zhang, Jiangxue Di, Hanmei Jiang, Yi Liu

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Six new species of zombie-ant fungi from Yunnan in China by Dexiang Tang, Ou Huang, Weiqiu Zou, Yuanbing Wang, Yao Wang, Quanying Dong, Tao Sun, Gang Yang, Hong Yu

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Increasing atmospheric evaporative demand across the Tibetan plateau and implications for surface water resources by Shiqin Xu, Dennis P. Lettenmaier, Tim R. McVicar, Pierre Gentine, Hylke E. Beck, Joshua B. Fisher, Zhongbo Yu, Ningpeng Dong, Akash Koppa, Matthew F. McCabe

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