Watermelon Germplasm with Resistance to Whitefly-transmitted Viruses by Alex Luckew, Nebahat Sari, Swikriti Pandey, Ted McAvoy, Alvin M. Simmons, Geoffrey Meru, Cecilia McGregor

“…Phenotypic data were collected weekly to determine viral disease severity, and the cumulative season data were calculated as the area under the disease progress curve. …”
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Refining and conching alter the volatile composition of dark chocolate — Revealing profile changes in aroma-active volatiles and volatile organic compounds by Yvonne Guckenbiehl, Eva Ortner, Isabell Rothkopf, Andrea Buettner

“…The chocolate volatilome is formed by cocoa variety, growing region, and harvesting season but also by multiple post-harvest processes, namely fermentation, drying, roasting, and conching. …”
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Volatile Organic Compounds and Carbonyls Pollution in Mexico City and an Urban Industrialized Area of Central Mexico by Elizabeth Vega, Omar Ramírez, Gabriela Sánchez-Reyna, Judith C. Chow, John G. Watson, Diego López-Veneroni, Monica Jaimes-Palomera

“…Abstract A total of 130 volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and 14 carbonyls were measured at the Jasso (JAS) and Tepeji (TEP) sites during the warm-dry season of 2006 in Tula, Hidalgo, Mexico, a highly industrialized area with more than 120 industries. …”
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Effect of sowing date and irrigation norms on yield components of different sweet corn hybrids by Tupajić Ivan, Moravčević Đorđe, Ćosić Marija, Stojiljković Jelena, Stevanović Dragana, Sudimac Maja, Luković Kristina, Šević Biljana

“…This experimental trial was conducted during the 2022/23 growing season in the Bresje village area near Velika Plana, on anthropogenized soil, using a randomized block design with four replications. …”
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Rice genotypes (Oryza sativa) respond to varying planting dates and environmental conditions by 1Asif Ali Kaleri, 1Danish Manzoor,1Rabia Laghari,2Muzamil Awan, 3Bina Khanzada, 4Hafsa Munir, 2Saba Solangi, 2Tameer Hyder Shah.5Ameer Jan, 6Laiba Ashfaq, 2Ghulam Sajjad Kaleri Kaleri

“…The SAU Tando Jam served as the field trial site in 2022's Khaif season. A split plot design was employed to set up the experiment. …”
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Geomorphic imprint of high-mountain floods: insights from the 2022 hydrological extreme across the upper Indus River catchment in the northwestern Himalayas by A. Kashyap, K. L. Cook, M. D. Behera

“…In 2022, an anomalous precipitation event occurred during the monsoon season along the lower–middle reaches of the upper Indus River, resulting in short-lived high-magnitude flooding and socioeconomic disruption downstream. …”
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Analyzing the rainfed wheat yield gap in Northwest Iran by Arash Mohammadzadeh, Yaser Azimzadeh, Ramin Lotfi, Esmail Zadhasan, Khoshnood Alizadeh, Hamid Hassaneian Khoshro

“…For this purpose, an on-farm survey was conducted in 210 rainfed winter wheat fields in East Azerbaijan province during the 2020–21 cropping season. Data were collected from local experts and farmers concerning crop yield and related management practices. …”
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Understanding Ozone Formation and Carbonyl Contributions in the Seoul Metropolitan Area by Seung-Ha Lee, Ji-Seon Lee, Hyung-Min Lee, Hyeong-Ahn Kwon, Caroline R. Nowlan, Gonzalo González Abad, Rokjin J. Park, Ji-Hoon Park, Soyoung Kang, Hye-Jung Shin, Dai-Gon Kim, Jung-Min Park

“…We revisited the ozone formation condition and investigated the contribution of each component using observations of routinely measured volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and, for the first time, employed multiyear ground observations of carbonyl compounds (formaldehyde, acetone, and acetaldehyde) from the two sites in Seoul Metropolitan Area (SMA), Seoul and Incheon, during the 2016–2018 ozone season (May–September). We found a significant fraction of carbonyl compounds (formaldehyde) based on ground observations, accounting for 51% (38%) and 37% (25%) of the total VOCs in Seoul and Incheon. …”
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Utilizing Remote Sensing to Quantify Evapotranspiration: A Case Study of the Saiss Basin (Morocco) by Oumou Abdellah, Essahlaoui Ali, Khrabcha Abdelali, Essahlaoui Narjisse, Alitane Abdennabi, Kassou Amina, El Hafyani Mohammed, Van Rompaey Anton, Gobin Anne

“…Two satellite images were used at a resolution of 15m: one for January as a wet season and another for July as a dry period. ET ranges between 2 and 12 mm/day. …”
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Motor transport development in Klaipėda district in 1900-1939 by Julius Žukas

“…Most of the routes were operated by one bus; an exception was resort routes Klaipėda - Palanga and Klaipėda - Giruliai during the summer season. Starting from the middle of the 4th decade, post buses began to dominate in interurban bus services. …”
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Unfolding cascading impacts of changing South Asia monsoon on a Hindu Kush Himalayas basin by Surendra Maharjan, Wenzhao Li, Shahryar Fazli, Arshad Ansari, Suraj Tiwari, Roma Thakurathi, Rejoice Thomas, Hesham El-Askary

“…New hydrological insights for the region: The study reveals significant shifts in the IRB's hydrological patterns, including an extended rainy season—most pronounced under SSP 5-8.5 in the MF scenario—and an increase in annual discharge, especially during the South Asian Monsoon. …”
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The impact of Ramadan fasting on oxidative stress levels in the second trimester of pregnancy by Esin Kasap, Raziye Torun, Sema Kardeşler, Gökşen Görgülü, M. Bora Bozgeyik, Yılmaz Güzel, Ebru Şahin Güleç

“…The fasting hours were about 14 h per day in that season. Pregnant women in the second trimester were enrolled in the study. …”
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On the relationship among linear type traits and functional longevity in the Italian Mediterranean buffalo using a Weibull proportional hazards model by M. Gómez-Carpio, D. Rossi, R. Cimmino, Y. Gombia, D. Altieri, R. Di Palo, G. Campanile, S. Biffani, G. Neglia

“…The Weibull model included time-dependent effects of herd-year-season of calving, parity and stage of lactation, production as within-herd deviations, as well as time-independent effects of age at first calving, year of birth, type of reproduction (natural mating vs. …”
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Influence of location on quality parameters of pepper seeds by Živković Ivana, Poštić Dobrivoj, Pavlović Nenad, Tabaković Marijenka, Đorđević Mladen, Cvikić Dejan, Perić Vesna

“…Seed testing of two pepper genotypes from two locations (Kula and Smederevska Palanka) was performed using standard methods for assessing seed quality and health, based on germination parameters, moisture and seed health for the seed produced in the season 2022. Germination energy was 75% and 85% for Strizanka and Zupska Rana, in Smederevska Palanka, respectively, while in Kula, germination energy was statistically significantly lower and ranged from 65% in Strizanka to 55% in Zupska Rana (p<0.05). …”
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Long-Term Effects of Balance Training on Habitual Physical Activity in Older Adults with Parkinson’s Disease by Håkan Nero, Erika Franzén, Agneta Ståhle, Martin Benka Wallén, Maria Hagströmer

“…In conclusion, the HiBalance program increases the physical activity on moderate intensity after intervention and at 6 months but not at 12 months, independently of improved balance. Season seems to influence the effect on the physical activity.…”
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Spawning biology, breeding, and larval rearing techniques for Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton) for aquaculture and recreational use in Bangladesh: The first approach by Paul Shyamal Kumar, Sarker Bhakta Supratim, Sultana Nahid, Pall Jewel Chandra, Perven Tania, Saha Debasish, Majumdar Priyanka Rani

“…Mean fecundity ranged from 110 ± 13.34 to 2961 ± 318.57, peaking at the end of June 2019, which indicated that this was the peak breeding season for X. cancila. The best spawning was with CPG at 20 mg kg−1 fish body weight (BW) and Ovaprim at 1.0 ml kg−1 BW, but the control group (B) and the group administered 500 IU kg-1 HCG (H1) did not spawn. …”
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Maximizing udder health through a selection index: a focus on udder traits in Italian Mediterranean Buffaloes by Johanna Ramírez Díaz, Roberta Cimmino, Rossi Dario, Zullo Gianluigi, Neglia Gianluca, Altieri Damiano, Mayra Gómez, Stefano Biffani, Giuseppe Campanile

“…A multitrait animal model that included CG (herd-year-calving season), calving month, and parity as fixed effects, and the animal as a random effect was used. …”
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Characterizing pediatric discharge diagnoses associated with daily extreme heat exposure in the Midwestern US: A retrospective case-crossover study by Sarah Oerther, Zachary Phillips, Zidong Zhang, Joanne Salas, Sarah Farabi, Tamara Otey

“…We focused on pediatric patients during the warm season months of May through September in 2017–2022. …”
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Changes in the rhizosphere metabolome profile of wastewater-irrigated lettuces (Lactuca sativa L.) highlighted using non-target HRMS and ROIMCR chemometrics method by Carlos Pérez-López, Lúcia H.M.L.M. Santos, Antoni Ginebreda, Lucas L. Alonso, Gianluigi Buttiglieri, Evangelos Statiris, Damia Barcelo, Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz, Roma Tauler

“…To evaluate the impact of different irrigation waters on lettuce cultures, 18 plants were grown across two seasons (fall and summer), using tap water as control, and two types of reclaimed water as substitute irrigation water sources. …”
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High-resolution mapping of peatland CO2 fluxes using drone multispectral images by R. Walcker, C. Le Lay, L. Gandois, A. Elger, V.E.J. Jassey

“…Here, we carried out a survey of CO2 exchanges over 4 ha of peatland during the growing season using chamber measurements, as well as simultaneous aerial multispectral orthophotographs acquired by drone. …”
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