Future Changes in Winter‐Time Extratropical Cyclones Over South Africa From CORDEX‐CORE Simulations by Sandeep Chinta, C. Adam Schlosser, Xiang Gao, Kevin Hodges

“…Average rainfall associated with ETCs is projected to decrease across SA, especially around Cape Town, highlighting a potential shift in the spatial distribution of rainfall with substantial consequences for water supply. We further investigated extreme ETCs (EETCs) and found that the trends for EETCs are generally similar to those for ETCs, with a notable decrease in frequency and regional variations in storm severity. …”
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Smallholder farmers' perceptions of climate variability and its risks across agroecological zones in the Ayehu watershed, Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia by Abebe Biresaw Bitew, Amare Sewnet Minale

“…SCRRPI identified crop pests, declining yields, drought, and water scarcity as perceived climate risks across agroecological zones. …”
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Adapting to climate change and multi-risk governance: toward sustainable adaptation and enhancing urban resilience—Indonesia by Abdillah Abdillah, Ida Widianingsih, Rd Ahmad Buchari, Heru Nurasa

“…The results of this study show that the impact of climate change in Bandung and Makassar City, Indonesia has caused an increase in the potential for erosion, reduced wetlands along the coast, an increase in the rate of seawater intrusion, a decrease in food production, damage to infrastructure, a reduction in clean water sources, an increase in disease. respiratory, floods, droughts, and other hydrological disasters. …”
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Substituted 4-Acyl-5-methyl-2-phenyl-pyrazol-3-one-phenylhydrazones with Antioxidant Properties: X-Ray Crystal and Spectroscopic Studies by Omoruyi G. Idemudia, Anthony I. Okoh, Alexander P. Sadimenko, Eric C. Hosten, Omobola O. Okoh

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Influence of Degree of Dispersion of Noncovalent Functionalized Graphene Nanoplatelets on Rheological Behaviour of Aqueous Drilling Fluids by Arif Ibrahim, Syahrir Ridha, Asna Amer, Radzi Shahari, Tarek Ganat

“…The objective of this study was to characterize the colloidal dispersion of graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) in aqueous solution and its impact on the rheological properties behaviour of water-based drilling fluid. Dispersion of graphene nanoplatelets was achieved through noncovalent functionalisation by means of surfactant attachment. …”
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Climate Change and Environmental Influence on Prevalence of Visceral Leishmaniasis in West Pokot County, Kenya by Bulle Abdullahi, Joshua Mutiso, Fredrick Maloba, John Macharia, Mark Riongoita, Michael Gicheru

“…Significant environmental factors included the presence of seasonal rain water pathways and rock piles around houses (AOR = 4.7; 95% CI = (2.3-9.6), p<0.05), presence of acacia trees in and around homesteads (AOR = 8.5; 95% CI = (2.5-28.6), p<0.05), presence of anthills around the homesteads (AOR = 5.2; 95% CI = (1.2-23.4), p<0.05), and presence of animal shed within compound (AOR = 2.8; 95% CI = (0.96-8), p<0.05). …”
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Optimization of Cross-Linked Cassava Starch Coating Formulation by Response Surface Methodology and Its Preservation Effects on ‘Shatangju’ Mandarin by Chunli Deng, Oksana Melnyk, Guanli Li, Xiaochun Li, Yanghe Luo

“…The addition levels of β-cyclodextrin, phytic acid and glycerol were optimized by response surface methodology with the comprehensive index of oil permeability (OP) and the water vapor permeability (WVP) of starch-based coating. …”
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Optimizing chickpea yield prediction under wilt disease through synergistic integration of biophysical and image parameters using machine learning models by RN Singh, P. Krishnan, C. Bharadwaj, Sonam Sah, B. Das

“…Thermal and visible images were collected alongside the measurement of crop biophysical parameters, including leaf area index (LAI), photosynthesis, transpiration rate, stomatal conductance, relative leaf water content (RWC), membrane stability index (MSI), and NDVI, for 85 chickpea genotypes with varying levels of wilt resistance. …”
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Enhancing thermal performance of two-phase closed thermosyphons by inhibiting geyser boiling: Synergistic effects of carbon nanotube nanofluids by Seungyeop Baek, Cheol Park, Seunghyeon Lee, Yonmo Sung

“…Specifically, the addition of 0.5 wt% CNTs to distilled water (DW) led to an approximately 3.35 % enhancement in thermal conductivity in the temperature range of 293.15–313.15 K. …”
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Effects of Enzymatic Liquefaction, Drying Techniques, and Wall Materials on the Physicochemical Properties, Bioactivities, and Morphologies of Zinc-Amaranth (Amaranthus viridis L.)... by Siti Faridah Mohd Amin, Roselina Karim, Yus Aniza Yusof, Kharidah Muhammad

“…The results showed that all freeze-dried powders generally had higher process yield (except for that encapsulated by HICAP), higher moisture content (but similar water activities), higher retention of total Zn-chlorophyll derivatives, lower hygroscopicity with slab-like particles, larger particle size, and lower bulk density than those of spray-dried powders. …”
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Magmatic volatiles control the sub-plinian basaltic eruptions at Ambae volcano, Vanuatu by Philipson Bani, Alessandro Aiuppa, Diego Coppola, Simon Carn, Dominique Cluzel, Estelle Rose-Koga, Etienne Medard, François Nauret, Yves Moussallam, Dan Tari, Iuma Bani

“…Our results indicate that the volcano released 3.3 teragrams of sulfur dioxide, 7.7 of carbon dioxide, 134 of water vapour, 0.2 of hydrogen sulfide, and 0,001 of dihydrogen, ranking Ambae among the world’s top volcanic gas emitters. …”
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Géographie et hydrologie de la ville de Reims/Durocortorum et de ses environs by Alain Devos, Claire Pichard, Gilles Fronteau, Sébastien Laratte

“…The lack of surface runoff and the vulnerability to urban pollution pose a threat to the drinking water supply and wastewater disposal (low dilution) for an urban locality of this size.…”
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Pretreatment Strategies to Improve Crude Glycerol Utilisation and Metabolite Production by Aspergillus terreus by Muhamad Hafiz Abd Rahim, Hanan Hasan, Elicia Jitming Lim, Phebe K. Samrani, Ali Abbas

“…The CG was pretreated chemically (solvents) and physically (activated carbon (AC) and water softener (WS)) to separate most of the impurities from the CG. …”
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Experimental Study and Failure Mechanism Analysis of Rubber Fiber Concrete under the Compression-Shear Combined Action by Juntao Zhang, Zhenpeng Yu, Xinjian Sun, Guangli Zhang, Wenguo Pan

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Breaking linear scaling relationships in oxygen evolution via dynamic structural regulation of active sites by Zheye Zhang, Hongyan Zhao, Shibo Xi, Xiaoxu Zhao, Xiao Chi, Hong Bin Yang, Zhongxin Chen, Xiaojiang Yu, Yang-Gang Wang, Bin Liu, Peng Chen

“…The present study not only advances the development of molecular water oxidation catalysts, but also provides an unconventional paradigm for breaking the linear scaling relationships in multi-intermediates involved catalysis.…”
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Improving the special motor qualities of experienced female volleyball players living on the territory of martial law by Sergii Iermakov, Roman Boichuk, Yevheniia Strelnykova, Krzysztof Wnorowski, Sofia Zakharova

“….); availability of electricity and means of communication (mobile, Internet); availability of means of life support (drinking water, food). Results. It was determined that the team is homogeneous only in the test exercise “long jump from a place”. …”
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Atmospheric cold plasma alters plant traits and negatively affects the growth and development of fall armyworm in rice by Deepak Dilip, Nikitha Modupalli, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Rupesh Kariyat

“…We treated rice seeds from two commonly grown Arkansas cultivars (Jewel and Diamond) with cold plasma, followed by irrigation with Cold Plasma-Activated Water (PAW). We then independently tested FAW growth on an artificial diet partially made with PAW. …”
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Origin of Boron and Brine Evolution in Saline Springs in the Nangqen Basin, Southern Tibetan Plateau by Ji-long Han, Feng-qing Han, Syed-Asim Hussain, Wen-yu Liu, Xiu-qing Nian, Qing-fei Mao

“…The δ18O values of the spring waters range from −12.88‰ to −16.05‰, and the δD values range from −100.91‰ to −132.98‰. …”
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Distribution, traditional utilization, processing, and health benefits associated with the consumption of morama bean [Tylosema escululetum (Burch.)]: a survey from selected distri... by John Gwamba, Samuel Imathiu, John Kinyuru, Arnold Onyango, Masa Veronica Motaung

“…Roasting in heated sand (mean = 4.93) and boiling fresh beans with water or milk (mean = 4.49) were the most popular methods of cooking morama beans. …”
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An observation-based method to estimate carbonate system variations in the Labrador Sea by Claire Boteler, Michael Dowd, Eric C. J. Oliver, Douglas W. R. Wallace

“…These ranges describe the scale of rates that are occurring at various depths through the water column, though they do not change linearly with depth. …”
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