A Cohesive Deep Drilling Field Strategy for LSST Cosmology by Philippe Gris, Humna Awan, Matthew R. Becker, Huan Lin, Eric Gawiser, Saurabh W. Jha, The LSST Dark Energy Science Collaboration

“…We show that the most promising results are achieved with deep rolling surveys characterized by two sets of fields: ultradeep fields ( z ≲ 1.1) observed at a high cadence with a large number of visits over a limited number of seasons, and deep fields ( z ≲ 0.7), observed with a cadence of ∼3 nights for 10 yr. …”
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Breeding for sustainability: how reproductive biotechnologies can help buffalo farmers combat climate change by Pietro Sampaio Baruselli, Laís Ângelo de Abreu, Vanessa Romário de Paula, Sofía Albertini, Guilherme Felipe Ferreira dos Santos, Lígia Mattos Rebeis, Emanuelle Almeida Gricio, Nelcio A.T. de Carvalho, Otavio Bernardes

“…Synchronization protocols are designed to control both luteal and follicular function and permit fixed-time AI with high pregnancy rates during the breeding (autumn-winter) and non-breeding (spring-summer) seasons. Additionally, it allows the initiation of superstimulatory treatments at a self-appointed time, providing opportunities to superstimulate buffaloe donors associated with ovum pick-up (OPU) and in vitro embryo production (IVEP). …”
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Growth, yield and nutrient uptake of two tomato varieties using some agricultural wastes as nutrient sources on an Alfisol of derived savanna by Christopher Aboyeji, Gbadamosi Abiodun, Temidayo Olofintoye, Adeniyi Helen, Afolayan John, Bambgose Oluwasola, Adebukola Adewumi

“…A screen house experiment was conducted for two successive seasons (2019 and 2020) to evaluate the performance of charred poultry feather waste and plantain peel as nutrient sources on the growth, yield and nutrient uptake of two varieties (Eva and Nemo-netta) of tomato.Method Four levels each of charred poultry feather waste and plantain peel at 2, 5, 8, and 10 t PF ha-1, control and 200 kg NPK ha-1 were used as treatments. …”
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Impact of climate change over distribution and potential range of chestnut in the Iberian Peninsula by Pedro Álvarez-Álvarez, Adrián Aviñoa-Arias, Adrián Aviñoa-Arias, Emilio Díaz-Varela, José Vicente López-Bao, José Carlos Pérez-Girón

“…Favourable chestnut habitats were linked to wetter regions, and included factors associated with annual and seasonal precipitations, coldest quarter temperature, soil pH and annual mean temperature. …”
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Epidemiology and Management of Open Fractures in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Nepal: An Observational Study by Sagar Maharjan, Arun Kumar Chaudhary, Rohit Shrestha, Pramit Ram Shrestha, Prabesh Gautam, Ashkal Basi, Manasil Malla, Shreedhar Prasad Acharya, Sushant Kumar Khadka

“…This retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study stated the demographic profile, management pattern, and seasonal distribution of patients presenting with open fractures. …”
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Long-term effects of post-earthquake landslides on vegetation ecosystem net carbon by Wen He, Baofeng Di, Shaolin Wu, Jierui Li, Wen Zeng, Yajie Zeng, Ruowei Li, Joseph Kimuli Balikuddembe, Hongkai Chen, Bin Zhang, Gang Chen, Constantine A. Stamatopoulos, Ufuk Yazgan, Isaya Kisekka

“…Using landslide inventories and satellite data, we applied the Seasonal Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average Model (SARIMA) model and Bayesian change-point detection to examine long-term effects of post-earthquake landslides on vegetation ecosystem net carbon uptake (ENCU). …”
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Adenoviral Vector-Based Vaccine Expressing Hemagglutinin Stem Region with Autophagy-Inducing Peptide Confers Cross-Protection Against Group 1 and 2 Influenza A Viruses by Wen-Chien Wang, Ekramy E. Sayedahmed, Marwa Alhashimi, Ahmed Elkashif, Vivek Gairola, Muralimanohara S. T. Murala, Suryaprakash Sambhara, Suresh K. Mittal

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> An effective universal influenza vaccine is urgently needed to overcome the limitations of current seasonal influenza vaccines, which are ineffective against mismatched strains and unable to protect against pandemic influenza. …”
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African swine fever in the Primorsky Krai: disease situation and molecular and biological properties of the isolate recovered from a wild boar long bone by А. R. Shotin, A. S. Igolkin, Ali Mazloum, I. V. Shevchenko, N. S. Bardina, E. O. Morozova, А. А. Shevtsov

“…The post-hoc analysis of some ASF epidemiological data and comparative genetic analysis of isolates circulating in the Far East Federal District suggested the agent introduction and spread routes, as well as the seasonality of the infection occurrence in the Primorsky Krai. …”
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Study of height-spread sporadic-E layers observed in the South American Magnetic Anomaly by Juliano Moro, Juliano Moro, Jiyao Xu, José Valentin Bageston, Lígia Alves da Silva, Lígia Alves da Silva, Laysa Cristina Araújo Resende, Laysa Cristina Araújo Resende, Clezio Marcos De Nardin, Vânia Fátima Andrioli, Vânia Fátima Andrioli, Angela Machado Santos, Angela Machado Santos, Giorgio Arlan da Silva Picanço, Hui Li, Liu Zhengkuan, Chi Wang, Nelson Jorge Schuch

“…The study initially presents examples of these traces on ionograms and then examines their occurrence rates over several time intervals (hours, months, seasons). Among other findings, the statistical analysis reveals that the occurrence rate of HSEs layers is 9.8% during the analyzed period. …”
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Nitrogen Efficiency and Nutrient Absorption by a Sorghum-Oats Forage Succession by Rasiel Restelatto, Paulo Sergio Pavinato, Laércio Ricardo Sartor, Suelen Maria Einsfeld, Fernanda Paula Baldicera

“…Treatments included 0, 37.5, 75, 150, 225, 300, and 375 kg N ha−1 applied to sorghum in the summer seasons of 2010/2011 and 2011/2012, intercalated by, respectively, 0, 40, 80, 120, 160, 200, and 240 kg N ha−1 applied to black oat in the winter/2011. …”
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Investigating the formation and evolution of plant diversity patterns in the Qiangtang Plateau based on phylofloristics approach by Xiaoping Li, Yun Han, Lei Miao, Hao Xu, Jingya Yu, Shuang Han, Faqi Zhang

“…Concurrently, our findings indicate that the primary climatic determinants of phylogenetic beta diversity in these regions are bio15 (precipitation seasonality) and bio17 (precipitation in the driest quarter). …”
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Multi-model Evaluation and Bayesian Model Averaging in Quantitative Air Quality Forecasting in Central China by Haixia Qi, Shuangliang Ma, Jing Chen, Junping Sun, Lingling Wang, Nan Wang, Weisi Wang, Xiefei Zhi, Hao Yang

“…For PM2.5 concentrations with a 24-h lead time, the root-mean-square error of BMA decreased by 35, 37, 68 and 50%, respectively, in winter, spring, summer and autumn relative to the CUACE model, whereas the normalized mean bias of BMA decreased by 67, 83, 94 and 55%, respectively, for O3 in the four seasons. Compared with the CMAQ model, the root-mean-square error of the SO2, NO2 and CO forecasts by BMA were reduced by 29, 33 and 39%, respectively. …”
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The impact of vehicular pollution on soil health in the forest ecosystem of Sonamarg Kashmir Himalayas by Tariq A. Bhat, Shafat A. Mir, Manzoor R. Khan, Javeed I. A. Bhat, Ishrat Bashir, Bilal A. Beigh, Humayun Azad

“…., Sonamarg, Baltal, and Thajwas, each comprises of disturbed area (10 mts.) close to roadside and undisturbed area (150 mts.) away from roadside in two seasons (spring and autumn). Soil heavy metal concentration significantly decreased with distance from the roadside. …”
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Hydrological insights: Comparative analysis of gridded potential evapotranspiration products for hydrological simulations and drought assessment by Mohammed Abdallah, Ke Zhang, Sudhir Kumar Singh, Mukhtar Jibril Abdi, Ayman M. Elameen, Almutaz A.A. Mohammed, Hussam Eldin Elzain

“…New hydrological insights for the region: The results indicate that GLEAM PET outperforms other products in simulating daily streamflow for UZRB and OURB, while ERA5-Land PET is more effective in the UBNB. Seasonally, GLEAM PET exhibits the highest accuracy and lowest error in streamflow simulation across all three regions. …”
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Holarctic phylogeographic structure of Eurasian wigeon (Mareca penelope) by I. V. Kulikova, Y. N. Zhuravlev, I. G. Korobitsyn, G. A. Nemkova, K. G. McCracken, J. L. Peters

“…Annually, significant part of the world’s wigeon population makes seasonal flights over distances from tens to thousands or more kilometers. …”
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A growing degree day model determines the effect of temperature stress on diverse chickpea genotypes by Cara Jeffrey, Cara Jeffrey, Cara Jeffrey, Laura Ziems, Laura Ziems, Brent Kaiser, Brent Kaiser, Richard Trethowan, Richard Trethowan

“…GDD and SDD were shown to be useful for predicting genotype adaptation to locations and seasons thus providing a basis for varietal recommendations. …”
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Spatial-temporal baseline study of nutrients and trace elements characterization of a large tropical transition system in West Africa by Celso Paulo, João A. Carreiras, Susanne Tanner, Carmen Van-Dúnem dos Santos, Vanessa F. Fonseca, Bernardo Duarte

“…Water physicochemical characteristics (including nitrogen and phosphorus inorganic forms) varied seasonally, whereas sediments as trace element archives revealed a spatial variation pattern. …”
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Phenotypic plasticity vs. local genetic adaptation: essential oil diversity of natural immortelle (Helichrysum italicum (Roth.) G.Don) populations along eastern Adriatic coast by Tonka Ninčević Runjić, Dejan Pljevljakušić, Marko Runjić, Martina Grdiša, Martina Grdiša, Zlatko Šatović, Zlatko Šatović

“…Correlations between the 18 main compounds and the bioclimatic variables of the populations’ native environment revealed that BIO14 Precipitation of driest month and BIO15 Precipitation seasonality, were the most informative. These results can serve as a first step for future selection of immortelle populations with desirable adaptations to obtain commercial cultivars that ensure high quality immortelle essential oil.…”
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The Great Vasyugan Mire of western Siberia: Hydrochemistry and greenhouse gas dynamics of peatland pools of the world’s largest mire by Sergey N. Vorobyev, Yuri Kolesnichenko, Ivan V. Krickov, Alexander E. Berezin, Sergey N. Kirpotin, Oleg S. Pokrovsky

“…Future studies should address the seasonal aspects of C biogeochemistry, including the ice cover period.…”
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‎ Evaluation of spatial qualitative changes in surface water using cluster ‎analysis and factor analysis (Case study: the Aras river within the ‎boundaries of Iran)‎ by Mohammad Mostafa Shabarang‏, Ebrahim Fataei, Ali Akbar Imani, Hooman Bahmanpour, Mohammed ‏ Shabani‏

“…In this study, to assess the quality of the international Aras River, 16 parameters were analyzed at 19 stations with seasonal data collected over two years (2020 and 2021), and multivariate statistical analysis methods, including cluster analysis and factor analysis, were utilized. …”
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