Treatment methods for sugar rich wastewater: A review by Sadia Fida, Maria Yasmeen, Rabia Adnan, Muhammad Zeeshan

“…However, the application of anaerobic methods on a commercial scale is limited by long startup periods and seasonal variations in effluent characteristics. The combination of high-rate anaerobic and aerobic methods has proven effective for treating high-strength wastewater.…”
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Hominin presence in Eurasia by at least 1.95 million years ago by Sabrina C. Curran, Virgil Drăgușin, Briana Pobiner, Michael Pante, John Hellstrom, Jon Woodhead, Roman Croitor, Adrian Doboș, Samantha E. Gogol, Vasile Ersek, Trevor L. Keevil, Alexandru Petculescu, Aurelian Popescu, Chris Robinson, Lars Werdelin, Claire E. Terhune

“…Environmental reconstructions based on isotopic analyzes of horse dentition suggest Grăunceanu would have been relatively temperate and seasonal, demonstrating a wide habitat tolerance in even the earliest hominins in Eurasia. …”
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The Sudan conflict: A catalyst for the spread of infectious diseases in displaced populations by Ibrahim Nagmeldin Hassan, Nagmeldin Abuassa, Mohamed Ibrahim

“…Methods: Overcrowded refugee camps with poor sanitation and limited resources have fueled outbreaks, exacerbated by disrupted immunization programs and seasonal rains. Results: Malaria is spreading rapidly due to inadequate mosquito control, while cholera outbreaks, linked to unsafe water and poor sanitation, have overwhelmed health facilities. …”
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Soil-Water Characteristics of the Low Liquid Limit Silt considering Compaction and Freeze-Thaw Action by Yongsheng Yao, Shenping Luo, Junfeng Qian, Jue Li, Hongbin Xiao

“…The soil-water characteristic curve of silty soil in seasonal frozen area during freezing-thawing process was studied in this study. …”
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Modeling the Impacts of Boreal Deforestation on the Near-Surface Temperature in European Russia by Zhihui Li, Xiangzheng Deng, Qingling Shi, Xinli Ke, Yingcheng Liu

“…The regional annual temperature will decrease by 0.58°C in the future 100 years, resulting in cooling effects to some extent and making the near-surface temperature decrease in most seasons except the spring.…”
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Glena bipennaria bipennaria and Apatelodes pandara (Lepidoptera): new defoliating insects associated with Khaya in Brazil by Luana de Souza Covre, Robert A. Haack, Carlos Alberto Hector Flechtmann

“…Glena b. bipennaria was the dominant defoliator in all stands, with A. pandara only found in K. senegalensis stands. We provide data on seasonal development, defoliation severity, and natural enemies. …”
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Impacts of Land Cover Change on the Near-Surface Temperature in the North China Plain by Ruijie Qu, Xiaolin Cui, Haiming Yan, Enjun Ma, Jinyan Zhan

“…Besides, there were some variations in the degree and range of influence of the land cover change on the temperature among seasons. The result can provide important theoretical support for the adaptation to climate change, scientific land cover change management, and land use planning.…”
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Situational status of antibiotic resistance of E. coli in the Escalerilla WWTP, Arequipa, Peru by Isaac Yanqui-Morales, Ricardo León-Vásquez, Kusisqa Saqra, Danitza DelCha, Renzo Aguirre

“…However, this sensitivity appears to be influenced by seasonal patterns of medication consumption, supported by studies indicating that its contribution to the total flow is minimal. …”
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Artificial intelligence links CT images to pathologic features and survival outcomes of renal masses by Ying Xiong, Linpeng Yao, Jinglai Lin, Jiaxi Yao, Qi Bai, Yuan Huang, Xue Zhang, Risheng Huang, Run Wang, Kang Wang, Yu Qi, Pingyi Zhu, Haoran Wang, Li Liu, Jianjun Zhou, Jianming Guo, Feng Chen, Chenchen Dai, Shuo Wang

“…This model surpasses the average performance of seven seasoned radiologists. The second diagnostic model differentiating aggressive from indolent tumors has AUC of 0.783 in the prospective test set. …”
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Effect of Axial Pressure on Lime-Treated Expansive Soil Subjected to Wetting and Drying Cycles by Chuxuan Tang, Zheng Lu, Hailin Yao

“…The impact of seasonal moisture variation on subgrade soil, including lime-treated expansive soil, has been investigated in many studies. …”
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Orography-Induced Gravity Wave Drag Parameterization in the Global WRF: Implementation and Sensitivity to Shortwave Radiation Schemes by Hyeyum Hailey Shin, Song-You Hong, Jimy Dudhia, Young-Joon Kim

“…This sensitivity study is a part of efforts of selecting the physics package that can be useful in applying the WRF model to global and seasonal configuration. The climatology is relatively well simulated by the global WRF; the zonal mean zonal wind and temperature structures are reasonably represented with the Kim-Arakawa GWDO scheme using the Goddard and RRTMG shortwave schemes. …”
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Incremental benefit of high dose compared to standard dose influenza vaccine in reducing hospitalizations by Shlomit Yaron, Matan Yechezkel, Dan Yamin, Talish Razi, Ilya Borochov, Erez Shmueli, Ronen Arbel, Doron Netzer

“…Among 418,603 and 393,125 members vaccinated in the 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 influenza seasons, the adjusted rVE was 27% (95% CI: −12% to 61%) for 2022–2023 and 7% (95% CI: −36% to 42%) for 2023–2024, with NNV to prevent one hospitalization event being 2262 (95% CI: 1004 to ∞) and 7662 (95% CI: 1293 to ∞), respectively. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Patients of King Fahd Medical City in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia: A 5-Year Retrospective Study by Omar S. O. Amer, Esam S. Al-Malki, Mohamed I. Waly, Abdulaziz AlAgeel, Mahmoud Y. Lubbad

“…Also, the prevalence of infection in different years and age groups as well as different seasons was provided. Intestinal parasitic infections are still a public health problem in Riyadh region, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Nursing of a patient with heart failure treated with umbilical moxibustion combined with acupoint application therapy based on the theory of nourishing Yang in spring and summer (基... by LYU Xuejun (吕学军), YU Lijun (郁丽君), YANG Lili (杨丽丽), SONG Libo (宋丽波)

“…Based on the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine syndrome differentiation and principle of treatment in line with seasons’ change, the patient was treated with the umbilical moxibustion combined with acupoint application therapy. …”
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Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) Growth and Yield as Influenced by Preemergence Herbicides by W. J. Grichar, P. A. Dotray, D. R. Langham

“…Studies were conducted during the 2007 and 2008 growing seasons under weed-free conditions in South Texas and the High Plains region of Texas to evaluate preemergence herbicides for sesame tolerance. …”
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A novel sea surface evaporation scheme assessed by the thermal rotating shallow water model by Masoud Rostami, Stefan Petri, Bijan Fallah, Farahnaz Fazel‐Rastgar

“…The model is tested across different seasons to assess its reliability under various weather conditions. …”
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Analysis of operation and emission characteristics of refrigerated-vehicles based on remote technology by Xionghui Zou, Yanyan Yang, Zhengjun Yang, Jingyuan Li, Yu Liu, Yang Lu, Qian Feng

“…The NOx emission factors of vehicles are higher in winter and summer compared to other seasons. The annual average NOx emission factor for heavy-duty refrigerated vehicles is 0.232 g/km, which is 45 % higher than that of medium-duty vehicles and 54.7 % higher than that of light-duty vehicles. …”
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Energy efficient control of indoor environments under time-varying multi-parameter uncertainty by Jianhao ZHAO, Hua SONG, Xinyuan NAN, Xin CAI

“…Experiments show that the proposed DDPG-PER algorithm can control the indoor environment within the required range by combining multiple time-varying parameters under different outdoor air quality conditions in winter and summer seasons. Moreover, compared with the fixed-air-volume control system, it reduces the energy cost by 13.30%, and saves about 2 000 RMB of electricity cost in a whole year, which is valuable for China’s "carbon-neutral" strategy and the development of green and low-carbon buildings.…”
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Channels of Iranian pastoral nomads on the YouTube network: Video narratives of the life of the Lori (Lur) Bakhtiari tribal people and ethnic group by Gorunović Gordana

“…This way of documenting the daily practices of nomadic families and clans is primarily an alternative way of making money on YouTube, but it is also an ethnocultural promotion of the Lor Bakhtiari ethnic and tribal group and a tourist advertisement of their homeland - mountain villages and seasonal camps in the Zagros region, Lordegan district and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. …”
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Performance Simulation Comparison for Parabolic Trough Solar Collectors in China by Jinping Wang, Jun Wang, Xiaolong Bi, Xiang Wang

“…The operating performance and optical efficiency of the parabolic trough solar collectors (PTCs) are different in different regions and different seasons. To determine the optimum design and operation of the parabolic trough solar collector throughout the year, an accurate estimation of the daily performance is needed. …”
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