Labor Shortages in the Florida Strawberry Industry by Zhengfei Guan

“…We found that labor shortages increase over the season, ranging from a shortage of 14 workers per 100 acres in September to 35 workers per 100 acres in March, the peak harvesting season.   …”
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Temperature Field and Optimal Design of Duct-Ventilated Tower Foundation in Permafrost Regions by Fengyun Liu, Zhushan Shao, Yan Wang

“…In the warm season, the adjustable shutter is employed in the duct-ventilated tower foundation to prevent heat in the tower foundation. …”
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Investigations on the Occurrence and Associated Risk Factors of Avian Coccidiosis in Osun State, Southwestern Nigeria by Shola David Ola-Fadunsin

“…Parameters such as age, sex, season, and species of birds were determined. Also, the months of the year were taken into consideration. …”
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Analysis on Changes in Water Level-Flow of the Pearl River Basin in Recent Years and Its Causes by TANG Jiaqi, DUAN Kai, HAO Lu

“…Aiming at the impact of climate change and rapid urbanization on the hydrological situation in the Pearl River Basin in recent years,this paper analyzes the evolution trend and variation characteristics of the water level,flow and water level-flow of 16 major hydrological stations in the Pearl River Basin from 1997 to 2013,and discusses the causes of the evolution of water level and flow in each sub-basin based on the meteorological,hydraulic engineering,and water and sediment data in the historical period.The results show that:①The average annual flow of most stations in the Pearl River Basin didn't change significantly,but the Jiangbianjie,Chongwei and Liuzhou stations in the Xijiang River Basin showed a significant reduction trend;②The flow of most stations in the flood season decreased,while that in the dry season increased.The different precipitation during the dry/flood season was the important factors leading to the change of flow in the Pearl River Basin;③The water level of most stations in the Xijiang River Basin showed a significant upward trend,which was caused by the aggravating water and soil loss.While under the influence of reservoir operation and sand mining activities,the Beijiang River Basin and the lower reaches of the Dongjiang River Basin showed a trend of riverbed down-cutting and water level lowering.…”
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Field Observations During the Ninth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-9): from March 24, 2010 through January 6, 2011 by Tara Bongiovanni, Pang-Wei Liu, Karthik Nagarajan, Robert Terwilleger, Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Jasmeet Judge, Juan Fernandez-Diaz, Daniel Preston, Tyler Cheney, Jason Motsinger

“…The goal of MicroWEX-9 was to conduct a season-long experiment that incorporated passive microwave observations as well as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) observations for a growing season of elephant grass. …”
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Field Observations During the Ninth Microwave Water and Energy Balance Experiment (MicroWEX-9): from March 24, 2010 through January 6, 2011 by Tara Bongiovanni, Pang-Wei Liu, Karthik Nagarajan, Robert Terwilleger, Alejandro Monsivais-Huertero, Jasmeet Judge, Juan Fernandez-Diaz, Daniel Preston, Tyler Cheney, Jason Motsinger

“…The goal of MicroWEX-9 was to conduct a season-long experiment that incorporated passive microwave observations as well as Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) observations for a growing season of elephant grass. …”
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Análise dos padrões espaço-temporais das internações por diarreia e do clima nas capitais brasileiras by Marcus Fuckner, Osmar Abilio de Carvalho Junior, Helen Gurgel, Christovam Barcellos, Laurent Durieux

“…Diarrhea constitutes a major public health problem in Brazil and in the world and its seasonal dynamics of occurrence is associated with environmental conditions, such as climate-related factors. …”
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"J" Rooting of Florida Strawberry Transplants by John R. Duval, Elizabeth A. Golden

“… Quick establishment of strawberry transplants in Florida is essential because early season yields can determine the success of the growing season. …”
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Now it’s up to the Architects Return to Drawing by Nicola di Battista

“… If it is true, as we said to write two year ago in the editorial in the magazine Domus, that we are at the beginning of a new season, then what is most important for us to understand is how to approach and how to take part in that season, what role we want to play in it and above all whether we want to determine it, even only partly, or be subjected to it. …”
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Assessing long term impact of regional climate and human activities on vegetation greenness dynamics in Sundarbans by Muhammad Sadiq Khan, Ayesha Akter, Ismail Khan, Luis Carlos Ramos Aguila, Lina Akter, Mengmeng Yang, Xu Li, Yuelin Li

“…In contrast, dry season precipitation was negatively correlated with 51 % of greenness pixels, and canopy surface temperature showed a negative correlation with both annual and seasonal greenness, particularly during the dry season (61 % of pixels). …”
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Evaluation of aerosol loading and its relationship with geopotential height in Nigeria’s Guinea Coast by Onyinyechi Caroline Ibe, Okechukwu Kelechi Nwofor, Ugochukwu Kingsley Okoro

“…The study found significant aerosol loading during the dry season, particularly along the coastal region (Lagos, Warri, and Port Harcourt), and lower AOD during the wet season. …”
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Microbiological quality of the air in the area of influence of the former wastewater treatment plant in Cajamarca, Peru by Claudia E. Rodriguez-Zevallos, Jessica K. Sanchez-Altamirano, Marco A. Sanchez-Peña, Kenny Diaz

“…We determined a positive correlation between the concentration of microorganisms and the relative humidity, with a maximum of 85.67% humidity during the dry season. Additionally, a negative correlation with wind speed was found, with values ranging from 0.37 m/s to 2.58 m/s during the dry season and from 0.37 m/s to 1.87 m/s during the rainy season. …”
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Improving ecological water diversion process to promote oasis restoration using a monthly conceptual lumped ecohydrological model: A case study of the Qingtu Oasis, China by Feng Huang, Yiping Li, Carlos G. Ochoa, Jisheng Li

“…Comparing the ecological benefits resulting from different EWD scenarios suggested adjusting the EWD process from transferring water during the second half of the vegetation growing season to transferring water during the entire vegetation growing season.…”
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Estimation of water storage changes in a tropical lake-floodplain system through remote sensing by Thijs de Klein, Victor Bense, Syed Mustafa

“…Minimum lake volumes found for the period 2014–2017 coincide with a prolonged period of below-average precipitation, indicating the effect of decreased groundwater recharge. Dry season lake volumes show weak correlation with cumulative precipitation in comparison to rainy season lake volumes, further indicating the importance of groundwater inflow for the dry season water balance. …”
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Source Impact Analysis Using Char-EC/Soot-EC Ratios in the Central Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) of India by Manisha Mishra, U.C. Kulshrestha

“…Cross plots of these ratios identified biomass burning and fossil-fuel combustion as the largest sources during winter and the post-monsoon season, and summer and the monsoon season, respectively. …”
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Avian species and functional diversity in the Yellow River Wetland Nature Reserve of Henan Province by Wanying Li, Kaiyue Wang, Peisen Yan, Tianen Chen, Haipeng Zhao, Xunling Lu

“…The results revealed: (1) The breeding season demonstrated higher species richness, whereas the wintering season exhibited significantly higher numbers of protected bird species compared to the breeding season. (2) The β diversity of species was predominantly driven by turnover components in both seasons, while functional β diversity was primarily influenced by nestedness components. …”
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Studying Air Pollutants Origin and Associated Meteorological Parameters over Seoul from 2000 to 2009 by Sunmin Park, Hesham El-Askary, Ismail Sabbah, Hanbin Kwak, Anup K. Prasad, Woo-Kyun Lee, Menas Kafatos

“…The monthly mean of mentioned pollutants all show similar low concentrations during the summer season and high concentrations during the winter season. …”
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Ecological Drivers of Molt‐Breeding Overlap, an Unusual Life‐History Strategy of Small‐Island Birds? by Christopher C. De Ruyck, Nicola Koper

“…Birds also shared more plant food sources in the dry season when invertebrate abundance is low, though seasonal differences in plant diet diversity and niche width varied by species. …”
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Sustainable tourists, generous consumers, lifestyle inspirers: the attitudes and expectations of Zadar’s local authorities vis-à-vis digital nomads by Aris Dougas Chavarria

“…The findings uncover the perceptions of Zadar’s policymakers about digital nomads as individuals who can financially contribute through spending, extend the tourist season by flocking in during the off-season, and disseminate knowledge. …”
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Study on the Water Volume of Erhai Lake in Yunnan Plateau by LI Hongyan

“…Based on the monitoring results of hydrological factors such as measured discharge,precipitation,evaporation and outflow in the Erhai Lake Basin from 1956 to 2018,this paper calculates the natural water volume of the Erhai Lake by using two related methods,namely the principle of watershed generation and convergence and the water balance,and studies the trend and periodicity of natural water volume in Erhai Lake over the years through the Manner-Kendall method and wavelet analysis method.The results show that:The natural water volume calculated by the two methods in Erhai Lake for many years is relatively close,with the relative error of 0.5%,that is 851.9 million cubic meters,among which the water production in the lake area is -93.2 million cubic meters,and the water volume of the land is 944.9 million cubic meters (north (a)>west (b)>southeast (c)>east (d),accounting for 54.9%,33.2%,6.9%,and 4.9% of the land water volume,respectively);The natural water volume in the Erhai Lake throughout the year,the flood season,and the dry season show a decreasing trend with time,especially in the flood season;There are periodic changes in the water volume around 9,12,21,and 32 a,which led to the trend of rich and dry changes in the natural water volume of Erhai Lake.…”
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