The Influence of Topography on East African October to December Climate: Sensitivity Experiments with RegCM4 by Bob Alex Ogwang, Haishan Chen, Xing Li, Chujie Gao

“…The influence of topography on east African climate is investigated using the International Centre for Theoretical Physics Regional Climate Model, with focus on October to December season. Results show that the mean rainfall (temperature) significantly reduces (increases) over the region when topography elevation is reduced. …”
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Analyzing the Impact of Various Jump Load Intensities on Countermovement Jump Metrics: A Comparison of Average, Peak, and Peak-to-Average Ratios in Force-Based Metrics by Gabriel J. Sanders, Stacie Skodinski, Corey A. Peacock

“…Data were obtained from nine division I female volleyball athletes over a season, recording daily jump loads (total jumps, jump counts >38.1 cm (Jumps 38+), and >50.8 cm (Jumps 50+) in height) and comparing these with CMJ force metrics recorded the next day, both average and peak. …”
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Direct seeding rice: A solution to improve establishment of rice under unpredictable climate condition by Susanti Zuziana, Sakai Chikaya, Tafakresnanto Chendy, Sasmita Priatna, Abdurachman Haris

“…The trial was arranged in large areas, each treatment was set in 0.5 ha, with 5 replications in 2021 dry-season in Central Kalimantan. The treatments were combination of land preparation and establishment system with direct seeding rice (DSR) or transplanting (TRP). …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of cover crops on ecosystem services: a review of the benefits, challenges, and trade-offs by Maryam Yousefi, Anne Dray, Jaboury Ghazoul

“…These factors include farm practices, planting and termination season, species of cover and main crop, climatic zone and soil properties, cover crop biomass, and residue management. …”
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A Comparative Study of the Most Commonly Used Metaphors in Covid-19 News Texts during the Outbreak and Peak of the Disease by Mansour Nikpanah, Mansoureh Delaramifar

“…But, during its peak in October 2020 coinciding the beginning of the cold season, the "Corona is war" metaphor has the highest rate of use among metaphors with 83% frequency. …”
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Analysing hydrological impacts of controlled drainage, peat thickness and groundwater fluxes in cultivated peat soils by Mika Tähtikarhu, Timo A. Räsänen, Jari Hyväluoma, Arndt Piayda, M. Myllys

“…If the soils are drained efficiently during the spring, controlled drainage cannot increase groundwater levels during the following growing season if the amount of evapotranspiration exceeds the amount of precipitation and influxes. …”
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Evaluating the Potential of High-Resolution Visible Remote Sensing to Detect Shiraz Disease in Grapevines by Yeniu Mickey Wang, Bertram Ostendorf, Vinay Pagay

“…Further validation of the PLA technique incorporating different regions, seasons, cultivars, and combinations of viruses is needed for improving the robustness of the method. …”
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Climatic Zoning of Khuzestan Province Based on Litten Ski Method by Seyede Lale Sadat Asl, Gholamreza Yavari, Farid Ejlali

“…This method uses auxiliary indicators for comprehensive classification, which include three indicators of compliance, dry season duration and solar radiation status.To calculate meteorological data index including precipitation, minimum temperature, maximum temperature and relative humidity of 13 meteorological stations including Ahvaz, Izeh, Andimeshk, Mahshahr, Behbahan, Dezful, Azadegan, Ramhormoz, Shushtar, Masjed Soleiman, Omidieh, Shadegan and Shousha during 1991. …”
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Large emissions of CO2 and CH4 due to active-layer warming in Arctic tundra by Margaret S. Torn, Rose Z. Abramoff, Lydia J. S. Vaughn, Oriana E. Chafe, J. Bryan Curtis, Biao Zhu

“…To determine surface-atmosphere fluxes of carbon dioxide and methane under anticipated end-of-century warming, here we used heating rods to warm (by 3.8 °C) to the depth of permafrost in polygonal tundra in Utqiaġvik (formerly Barrow), Alaska and measured fluxes over two growing seasons. We show that ecosystem respiration is ~30% higher in warmed plots than in control plots (0.99 μmol m−2 s−1 versus 0.67 μmol m−2 s−1, p < 0.0001, n = 79). …”
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Research on Flood Control and Drainage Simulation of Artificial Water Networks Based on SWMM Coupled with HEC-RAS by XIA Minghui, YIN Shiyang

“…Under the condition of a 30-year return period of the southern water network drainage standard, the highest water level in the southern water network reaches 27.89 m during flood season, meeting the requirements of the drainage scheme. …”
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Impact of Isothermal Layering on the Stability of Saline Soil Subgrade in Cold Regions by Yu Zhang, Xuerui Chen, Meisi Zou, Runze Tian, Yunlong Hou, Bingbing Han

“…The results show: After the cold season coming, with the decreasing of temperature, the stability of HC-1 and HC-2 saline soil subgrade slope increased to different extents when the ground temperature dropped to -10°C. …”
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Effectiveness and Cost-Benefit of an Influenza Vaccination Program for Health Care Workers by Annalee Yassi, Joel Kettner, Greg Hammond, Mary Cheang, Myrna McGill

“…Sensitivity analyses highlighted vaccine efficacy and absenteeism due to influenza and adverse reactions to vaccination as the most important factors; with time lost due to adverse reactions as much as 0.013 days per vaccinated employee and a vaccine efficacy of 70%, net positive benefits could be achieved if influenza-induced absenteeism is 0.5% or greater of paid employee time during the epidemic season. The results suggested that the net cost-benefit of a hospital employee vaccination program to decrease both employee morbidity and nosocomial influenza among patients, would be increased by active promotion of the vaccination program, especially for employees in high risk areas.…”
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Effect of single and repeated waterlogging events on tropical forage grasses for cut and carry systems by Rowan W. Smith, Thi Mui Nguyen, Nguyen Xuan Ba, Nguyen Huu Van, Jeff P. Corfield, David Parsons

“…However, the persistence of these forages can be reduced by flooding and waterlogging conditions in low-lying land during the monsoon season. This pot study was established with 5 waterlogging treatments (control, 10-day single, 10-day cycle, 20-day single, and continuous waterlogging) for an 84-day period following establishment to evaluate the waterlogging tolerance of 7 improved grass cultivars. …”
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Using High Tunnels to Enhance Organic Vegetable Production in Florida: an Overview by Shufang Tian, Xin Zhao, Isaac R. Vincent, Tian Gong, Zachary T. Ray, Jesusa Legaspi, Alejandro Bolques, Timothy W. Coolong, Juan Carlos Díaz-Pérez

“… Cost-effective high tunnel systems as a protected production tool hold great potential for offering multifaceted benefits to vegetable growers in Florida beyond season extension. The adoption of high tunnels in the U.S. has been largely fueled by the NRCS High Tunnel System Initiative. …”
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Improving early prediction of crop yield in Spanish olive groves using satellite imagery and machine learning. by M Isabel Ramos, Juan J Cubillas, Ruth M Córdoba, Lidia M Ortega

“…The aim of this study is to anticipate accurate crop yield data at an early stage of the cropping season. In the case of olive groves in Spain, this period is in February. …”
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Productivity and Nutritive Quality of Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) as Influenced by Commercial Fertilizer, Broiler Litter, and Interseeded White Clover (Trifolium repens) by Sandra L. Dillard, Laura E. Sturgeon, Walter F. Owsley, C. Wesley Wood, James L. Holliman, Russell B. Muntifering

“…Results indicate that broiler litter can be a cost-effective alternative to commercial fertilizer for warm-season forage production when applied on the basis of soil-test P.…”
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Infants Affected by Primary Immunodeficiency by Marcello Lanari, Silvia Vandini, Maria Grazia Capretti, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Giacomo Faldella

“…Environmental prophylaxis is essential in order to reduce the infection during the epidemic season in hospitalized immunocompromised infants. …”
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Performance and Genetic Variability of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) Genotypes in Ethiopia for Agromorphology and Biochemical Traits by Jemal Mohammed, Wassu Mohammed, Eleni Shiferaw

“…Therefore, 36 okra genotypes were evaluated for 29 agromorphological and biochemical traits at the Melkassa Agricultural Research Center (Ethiopia) during the 2018 main rainy season, using a 6 × 6 simple lattice design. Analysis of variance showed significant differences among genotypes for all the studied traits, except number of flower epicalyxes and fruit diameter. …”
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PM10 Source Identification: A Case of a Coastal City in Colombia by Leandro Gómez-Plata, Dayana Agudelo-Castañeda, Margarita Castillo, Elba C. Teixeira

“…Abstract This paper assesses the spatial variation of EC, OC, major, and trace elements in an industrialized coastal city, allowing identification and tracers of PM10 emission sources. 83 samples (24 h average) were collected on quartz filters during the dry season using high-volume samplers. Major and trace elements were analyzed using ICP-AES and ICP-MS, whereas a thermal/optical carbon analyzer was used to determine OC and EC. …”
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Assessing thiamethoxam environmental distribution in successively cultivated corn: insights from drainage lysimeter and laboratory studies by Affonso Celso Gonçalves Junior, Elio Conradi Junior, Daniel Schwantes, Angélica de Fatima Bortolato Piccioli, Deonir Secco

“…Simulated precipitation (150 mm h−1) was applied 24 and 48 hours post-application at a recommended dose of 0.25 L ha−1 during the 2020/2021 season. Laboratory analyses assessed TIA sorption and dissipation, using UPLC-DAD for quantification and categorizing soil samples into calcined and uncalcined treatments. …”
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