Prediction of Ship Traffic Flow and Congestion Based on Extreme Learning Machine with Whale Optimization Algorithm and Fuzzy c-Means Clustering by Yongjun Chen, Ming Huang, Kaixuan Song, Tengfei Wang

“…To verify the effectiveness of the proposed method, ship traffic flow data of the Yangtze River estuary were selected for evaluation. Results from the proposed method for predicting ship traffic flow parameters are consistent with measurements. …”
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Local level institutional complementarities in contemporary China by Alexandre De Podestá Gomes

“…Although both are considered affluent cities, and located in the same broad economic area, the Yangtze River Delta (YRD), and the same sub-provincial region, Southern Jiangsu, the cities present markedly distinct local institutional arrangements and accumulation regimes. …”
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Microcystins Induces Vascular Inflammation in Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells via Activation of NF-κB by Jun Shi, Jie Zhou, Min Zhang

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Ultrasound-Assisted Emulsification Microextraction Based on Solidification Floating Organic Drop Trace Amounts of Manganese Prior to Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption Spectrometry... by Alireza Mohadesi, Masoumeh Falahnejad

“…The proposed method was successfully applied for separation and determination of manganese in sea, rain, tap, and river water samples.…”
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Risk Assessment Method for Cable System Construction of Long-Span Suspension Bridge Based on Cloud Model by Zhifang Lu, Chaofan Wei, Muyu Liu, Xiaoguang Deng

“…Finally, an illustrative example concerning the risk of cable system construction of Wuhan Yang-Si-Gang Yangtze River Bridge is provided to demonstrate the feasibility and objectivity of the proposed method.…”
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Cotton textiles from the Byzantine period to the Medieval period in ancient Palestine by Orit Shamir

“…Cotton textiles such as garments and shrouds (mostly S-spun) were discovered at Qasr el-Yahud, on the west bank of the Jordan River, dated to the 8th-9th c. CE. Cotton fragments, including resist-dyed textiles, have also been discovered at Cave 38 in the Qarantal cliff above Jericho, and date from the 9th century CE to the end of the 13th century CE. …”
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On Modeling and Constrained Model Predictive Control of Open Irrigation Canals by Lihui Cen, Ziqiang Wu, Xiaofang Chen, Yanggui Zou, Shaohui Zhang

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Denoising Method Based on Spectral Subtraction in Time-Frequency Domain by Lei Hao, Shuai Cao, Pengfei Zhou, Lei Chen, Yi Zhang, Kai Li, Dongdong Xie, Yijun Geng

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Sustainable Development and Flood Risk Assessment in Haripur District: A Multicriteria Analysis Using AHP and Geospatial Techniques by Zulqarnain Jehan, Ali Husnain, Muhammad Waseem, Sareer Ahmad, Megersa Kebede Leta

“…An eight-factor multiparametric method to flood risk susceptibility mapping includes precipitation, distance to river, the slope, elevation, land use/cover, topographic wetness index, type of soil, and curvature. …”
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Understanding Florida Residents’ Perceptions of and Experiences with Landscape Irrigation Restrictions: Insights for Water Conservation Experts as Well as Extension Educators by Sravani Pasula, Dharmendra Kalauni, Laura Warner, John Diaz, Ange Asanzi, James Harmon, Deirdre Irwin, Robin L. Grantham

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IoT in Urban Traffic Prediction Development Case Studies and Future Trends by Wang Renhe

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Paysage de l’eau et politiques de (ré)aménagement dans le delta du fleuve Rouge by Tien Tam Nguyen, Bernard Davasse, Thai Huyen Nguyen

“…Located in the heart of the vast Red River Delta, the province of Hanoi in Vietnam is characterized by a strong presence of bodies of water in many forms such as rivers, backwaters, lakes, ponds, reservoirs, canals, and ditches. …”
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Steel Slag as Sand Replacement in Concrete: A Systematic Review of Fresh, Mechanical, and Durability Properties by Adel A. Zadeh, Sheila M. Puffer, Seyedehtahereh Ahadisarkani, Fahimeh Ahmadi

“…The sand crisis has received growing attention in recent years, and a number of substitutes have been examined by researchers in order to reduce the use of river sand. Typical substitutes are industrial by-products that would otherwise require land for waste disposal. …”
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Sites of the Kama Neolithic Culture in the Northern Kama Region by Evgeniia L. Lychagina, Nadezhda S. Batueva, Denis A. Demakov

“…They are concentrated in two areas: nearby Lake Chusovskoye and in the middle part of the Vishera River. The peculiarities of the location of the sites include their location on the banks of the 4th order rivers and lakes of non-oxbow origin. …”
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Tracking the Economic Benefits Generated by the Hard Clam Aquaculture Industry in Florida by Charles Adams, Leslie Sturmer, Alan Hodges

“…From a cottage industry borne of reductions in commercial wild clam harvests in the Indian River Lagoon during the late 1980s, hard clam aquaculture has now developed into an industry that is rivaled by no other aquaculture food product in Florida. …”
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Two-stage oxidation of petrogenic organic carbon in a rapidly exhuming small mountainous catchment by Wan-Yin Lien, Chih-Tung Chen, Yun-Hsuan Lee, Chih-Chieh Su, Pei-Ling Wang, Li-Hung Lin

“…Where and how petrogenic organic carbon is susceptible to degradation along the short-path river-marine continuum in active orogens remains elusive. …”
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Recognition and optimization of landscape genes in traditional settlements: a case of Meishan area by Huasha Xia, Feihu Chen

“…However, areas such as building materials, traditional culture, and folk customs require significant improvement. Additionally, the river and road landscapes present opportunities for enhancement to strengthen the town’s cultural identity and aesthetic quality. …”
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Amiens/Samarobriva, cité des Ambiens : aux origines de la ville romaine by Didier Bayard

“…The first is related to its origins: despite the mention of its Celtic-sounding name in the De Bello Gallico or Cicero’s correspondence, no tangible link could be established between the Roman city and a previous Gallic town, or even a Caesarian camp.The building of the North Sea road, maybe during Agrippa’s second rule in Gaul between -19 and -16, seems to be at the root of a settlement at the edge of the Somme river. We found the road, extremely well-preserved, in the bottom of the valley. …”
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Identifying Key Nodes and Enhancing Resilience in Grain Supply Chains Under Drought Conditions by Shuiwang Zhang, Chuansheng Zhou

“…Finally, the key nodes of the grain supply chain are identified in the context of the 2022 drought data in the Yangtze River Basin in China, and, accordingly, a strategy for improving the resilience of the grain supply chain is proposed in stages. …”
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Quand les franges urbaines se mettent au vert : la nature aux marges de la métropole lyonnaise by Inès Méliani

“…Urban planning documents of the Lyons agglomeration are evidence of the institutionalisation of a form of recreational nature through many examples which shed light on the problems relating to urban fringes : the redevelopment of the network of green spaces on the banks of the River Rhone, the deployment of “Nature Projects”, and the two major projects of the Miribel-Jonage Park to the north and the Gerland Park in a former brownfield to the south of the city. …”
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