Sochi/Сочи 2014: Olympic Winter Games between High Mountains and Seaside by Kurt Scharr, Ernst Steinicke, Axel Borsdorf

“…With regard to tourism, the 2014 Games will extend the business segment by establishing the new winter season, whereby the planned actions and measures taken will reach extreme and superlative dimensions. …”
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Face au cyclone Irma ! Le rôle des populations dans la gestion de la crise à Saint-Martin (Petites Antilles, îles du Nord) by Stéphanie Defossez, Monique Gherardi

“…The hurricane season 2017 in the North Atlantic was intense. The events recalled the exposure of the West Indies to these phenomena sometimes devastating, such as the cyclone Irma which caused heavy losses on the French islands of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. …”
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Assessment of Groundwater Quality Using Water Quality Index from Selected Springs in Manga Subcounty, Nyamira County, Kenya by Alice Makonjo Wekesa, Calford Otieno

“…We present the results of groundwater quality assessment that was done during the rainy season in November 2018 in the Manga region of Nyamira County, Kenya. …”
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STATUS OF SOIL QUALITY ON RECLAIMED LAND IN AN ARID REGION by Ahmed Asmoay, Ibrahim Mousa, Ahmed Mohamed

“…Finally, the study found that agriculture was more extensive in 2018 and 2020 than in 2022, which could indicate a lack of farming in the current season.…”
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Spectators’ perceptions regarding the security measures taken in soccer stadiums by Ali Eraslan

“…The data were obtained from the spectators of professional soccer clubs in the first league in the 2021-2022 season in Ankara, Turkey. This study was designed as a general survey research, one of the quantitative research methods. …”
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Abundance of Sesamia nonagrioides (Lef.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on the Edges of the Mediterranean Basin by Matilde Eizaguirre, Argyro A. Fantinou

“…Organisms inhabiting seasonal environments are able to synchronize their life cycles with seasonal cycles of biotic and abiotic factors. …”
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Allergen Induced Increase in Nonallergic Airway Responsiveness: A Citation Classic Revisited by Donald W Cockcroft

“…The objective was to study formally Dr Altounyan's observation that patients with asthma showed increases in airway responsiveness at the times of natural allergen exposure during pollen season. Thirteen atopic patients with asthma were studied over two days, following inhalation of diluent (control) and following doubling amounts of an allergen solution at 10-min intervals until forced expiration volume in 1 s fell by 20%. …”
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Ski resorts in crisis and territorial construction in French Catalonia by Vincent Vlès

“…More specifically, this study examines inter-municipal relations in the context of the crisis now facing many small ski resorts in the Pyrenees, where declining snowfalls may lead to the dismantling of facilities or their adaptation to a hypothetical “4-season tourism”.The manner in which inter-municipal governance of the tourism resource is implemented in this context reveals fractures among the different actors relating to the management of jobs, housing, interests, resources, the issues at stake, and representations. …”
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Forage Grasses for Florida's Organic Soils by Joao Vendramini, Philipe Moriel, Lindsey Wiggins

“…In the past, the combination of potentially high forage yields on the fertile organic soils and the long grazing season were the basis for one of the highest concentrations of beef cattle and a viable beef cattle industry in Florida. …”
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Use of Recycled Potting Medium for Containerized Production of Squash by Marie Dorval, Riphine Mainviel, Vincent Michael, Yuqing Fu, Bala Rathinasabapathi, Geoffrey Meru

“…Growers often discard or compost the potting media after a single season due to issues such as diseases, pests, and weeds. …”
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Human influenza A virus H1N1 in marine mammals in California, 2019. by Magdalena Plancarte, Ganna Kovalenko, Julie Baldassano, Ana L Ramírez, Selina Carrillo, Pádraig J Duignan, Ian Goodfellow, Eric Bortz, Jayeeta Dutta, Harm van Bakel, Lark L Coffey

“…Although virus isolation was unsuccessful, IAV sequenced from one northern elephant seal nasal swab showed close genetic identity with pandemic H1N1 IAV subclade 6B.1A.1 that was concurrently circulating in humans in the 2018/19 influenza season. This represents the first report of human A(H1N1)pdm09 IAV in northern elephant seals since 2010, suggesting IAV continues to spill over from humans to pinnipeds.…”
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Heat Stroke in Physical Activity and Sports (English original version) by Yuri Hosokawa, William M Adams, Rebecca L Stearns, Douglas J Casa

“…In 2003, National Collegiate Athletics Association mandated pre-season heat acclimatization guidelines, which successfully decreased the number of heat stroke fatalities in collegiate American football. …”
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Improvement on The Adequacy of The Water Supply System in Kagongi Sub-County, Mbarara District. by Ainembabazi Immmaculate

“…There are some minor sources of water such as seasonal wells whose water is contaminated with faecal coliforms, cow sheet due to running water from different places that convey in those wells during rainy season. …”
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Spatiotemporal discrepancies and risk assessment of toxic heavy metals in surface water of Shitalakhya River around Narayanganj port in Bangladesh by Shahrina Sultana, Md. Sirajul Islam, Md. Humayun Kabir, Rima Sarker, Tanmoy Roy Tusher, Mir Md. Mozammal Hoque, Nowara Tamanna Meghla

“…Water samples were collected for three prevailing seasons i.e., pre-monsoon, monsoon, and post-monsoon from five selected sites. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations in Phytoplankton Community Structure and Diversity: A Case Study for a Macroalgae–Oyster Reef Ecosystem by Min Xu, Qi Zhao, Yufu Xu, Shenzhi Wang, Yingbo Yu, Haipeng Zhang, Yun Wang, Jiabin Shen, Linlin Yang, Yunling Zhang, Takayoshi Otaki, Teruhisa Komatsu, Kaida Xu

“…We found more phytoplankton abundance in the flood season compared with that in the dry season. Our results suggest that reef construction can benefit the local phytoplankton community and that further studies of the relationship among oysters, macroalgae, and phytoplankton in the system are warranted. …”
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Acceptance and safety of the RSV-preventive treatment of newborns with nirsevimab in the maternity department: a prospective longitudinal cohort study in FranceResearch in context by Charlotte Ocana de Sentuary, Clara Testard, Marion Lagrée, Maxime Leroy, Lisa Gasnier, Alicia Enes-Dias, Constance Leruste, Diariatou Diallo, Michael Génin, Thameur Rakza, François Dubos

“…Summary: Background: To evaluate the acceptance and safety of the treatment of newborns with nirsevimab (a long-acting monoclonal antibody designed to prevent respiratory syncytial virus infections) during the first season of implementation. Methods: A longitudinal, prospective, single-centre cohort study was conducted from September 18th, 2023, to January 23rd, 2024 at Lille University Hospital (Lille, France). …”
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Cost-savings and health impact of strategies for prevention of Respiratory Syncytial Virus with nirsevimab in Chile based on the integrated analysis of 2019–2023 national databases... by Denis Sauré, Miguel O’Ryan, Juan Pablo Torres, Natalia Trigo, Gonzalo Diaz, Marcel Goic, Charles Thraves, Jorge Pacheco, Patricio Aguilera, Andrea Caro, Leonardo J. Basso

“…Findings: With nirsevimab costing about USD$225 per dose, immunizing infants under 6 months before the RSV season, all newborns during the season, and high-risk groups would have been cost-saving in 2023 and 2019. …”
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Les réservoirs de carbone en forêt boréale à l’est du Canada : acquis et incertitudes dans la modélisation face aux changements climatiques by Aurélie Terrier, Martin Girardin, Yves Bergeron

“…The boreal forest captures relatively small amounts of carbon in comparison to more temperate or tropical forests, due its cold climate and the short growing season. However, emission of carbon from dead matter decomposition is also slow, which can result in high levels of organic matter accumulation. …”
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Public Perception and Adaptation to Climate Change in Moro Local Government, Kwara State, Nigeria by O. O. Salami, F. O. Rafiu, M. A. Akanbi-Gada, S. Walliyyulahi

“…Majority (75%) noted that the dry season had lengthened, and 78.3% observed a shift in planting times due to reduced rainfall. …”
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Futbol Seyircisinin Sosyo-Ekonomik Kültürel Yapısının Şiddet Eylemine Etkisi (Manisaspor Örneği) by Erdal Demır, Kadir Koyuncuoglu, Zekeriya Goktas

“…The study group is formed by 500 Manisaspor football fans who watched seven teams' games that competed in the 2011-2012 Spor Toto Super Lig season and who are chosen randomly. As the data collection tool, along with the audience's demographic information, a questionnaire oriented to determine the level of effectiveness of different reference groups on audience aggression was administered. …”
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