Preliminary Evaluation of a Numerical System of Prediction for Surface Solar Irradiance and Cloudiness in a Site with a Subtropical Humid Climate by Gabriel Cazes Boezio

“…During austral summer, multiplying the relative humidity of initial and boundary conditions by a fixed factor improves the forecasts of global horizontal irradiance and cloud incidence for the central hours of the day and the afternoon. During austral winter, an empirical correction of the clarity index obtained from the simulation’s outputs also shows the potential to improve the forecasts’ biases. …”
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BLOOD MORPHOBIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS of hereford cows IMPORTED FROM AUSTRALIA IN SPRING by M. S. Mansurova

“…It was established that during winter time and after it young animals are more demanding to feeding and management conditions.…”
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Impact of Climate Change and Human Activities on Runoff and Drought in Manas River Basin by XIAO Senyuan, SU Jun, YANG Guang, LIU Bing, ZHANG Di, QIU Zehao, LUO Yajie, HUANG Jingjing

“…On the basis of the monthly precipitation and runoff data of Manas River Basin from 1956 to 2020,the Mann-Kendall nonparametric test method,double cumulative curve method,and standardized runoff index (SRI) are adopted to reveal the interannual variation trend of watershed runoff and quantitatively describe the contribution proportion of climate change and human activities to watershed runoff change.In addition,the characteristics of seasonal drought change are explored under the influence of climate change and human activities.The results indicate that:① the annual runoff of Manas River Basin shows an upward trend,and a significant mutation occurred in 1995;② Climate change is the main factor leading to the increase in runoff in Manas River Basin,and the contribution rates of climate change and human activities to the increase in runoff are 56.73% and 43.37%,respectively;③ On a seasonal scale,in contrast with the impact of climate change,human activities reduce the frequency of drought events in the basin and improve the drought situation in winter.In the meanwhile,however,farmland irrigation in spring consumes enormous water resources,which results in the trend of drought in the basin in spring.…”
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Carinata, the Sustainable Crop for a Bio-based Economy: Production Recommendations for the Southeastern United States by Sheeja George, Ian M. Small, Pratap Devkota, Henry Y. Sintim, Mike J. Mulvaney, Ramon Leon, Silvana Paula-Moraes, Isaac Esquivel, Rick Bennett, Alison Poknywinski, Dan Geller, James J. Marois, David L. Wright

“… Brassica carinata is a non-food industrial oilseed crop that can be grown in the winter in the southeast US without impacting food, feed, or fiber crops. …”
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A Unifying Theory for SIDS by David T. Mage, Maria Donner

“… (1) A characteristic male fraction of approximately 0.61 for all postneonatal SIDS in the US; (2) a distinctive lognormal-type age distribution arising from zero at birth, mode at about 2 months, median at about 3 months, and an exponential decrease with age going towards zero beyond one year; (3) a marked decrease in SIDS rate from the discovery that changing the recommended infant sleep position from prone to supine reduced the rate of SIDS, but it did not change the form of the age or gender distributions cited above; (4) a seasonal variation, maximal in winter and minimal in summer, that implies subsets of SIDS displaying evidence of seasonal low-grade respiratory infection and nonseasonal neurological prematurity. …”
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Protein-Protein Interactions Inferred from Domain-Domain Interactions in Genogroup II Genotype 4 Norovirus Sequences by Chuan-Ching Huang, Chuan Yi Tang

“…Severe gastroenteritis and foodborne illness caused by Noroviruses (NoVs) during the winter are a worldwide phenomenon. Vulnerable populations including young children and elderly and immunocompromised people often require hospitalization and may die. …”
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Prospects for the Development of Mountain Tourism in Azerbaijan by Almasov Nahid, Orujov Elshan

“…The Greater and Lesser Caucasus Mountains offer unique opportunities for ecotourism, adventure tourism and winter sports, making Azerbaijan a promising destination for mountain lovers. …”
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PEDAGOGICAL CONDITIONS OF STUDENTS’ PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH IN THE CONTEXT OF VOLUNTEER ACTIVITYIES by M. M. MAZNICHENKO, G. S. PAPAZYAN

“…In connection with the implementation in recent years of large-scale projects in Russia, in particular the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2014, student volunteering has become an integral component of higher education. …”
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The Dynamics of the Skin Temperature of the Dead Sea by Roni Nehorai, Nadav Lensky, Steve Brenner, Itamar Lensky

“…The skin temperature is much less correlated to the bulk surface water temperature in the summer (0.80), when the lake is thermally stratified, and uncorrelated in the winter, when the Dead Sea is vertically mixed. Low correlations were found between the skin temperature and the solar radiation and wind speed in all seasons. …”
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Apple Maggot, Apple Maggot Fly, Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh) (Insecta: Diptera: Tephritidae) by Howard V. Weems, Jr., Thomas R. Fasulo

“…Summer- and early fall-maturing varieties are particularly vulnerable, but hard winter apples are sometimes infested. Thin skinned sweet and subacid varieties are most susceptible, but acid varieties may be attacked. …”
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Understanding the effect of revolution and rotation of the earth on prayer times using accurate times by Abu Yazid Raisal, Arwin Juli Rakhmadi

“…Prayer times are calculated using the Accurate Times software during the equinox, summer solstice, and winter solstice in 2020. Locations in high latitudes will experience large differences in prayer times throughout the year due to differences in day and night lengths. …”
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« Cette femme éminente a touché l’âme universelle ». Une théorie médicale du talent de l’actrice-chanteuse dans La Pasta nell’Otello de Luigi Morando De Rizzoni (Vérone, Crescini,... by Céline Frigau Manning

“…Luigi Morando De Rizzoni’s fictional dialogue La Pasta nell’Otello was published in Verona following Giuditta Pasta’s tour of northern Italy during the winter of 1829-1830. Five characters spend their evening debating the singer’s talent, its causes and effects. …”
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Tolerance of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur) saplings to herbicides by Pablo Laclau, Natalia Murillo, B. Bértoli, Osvaldo Vignolio

“…Con este fin se llevaron a cabo tres ensayos independientes sobre plantines de roble (E_WINTER 2013, E_SPRING 2012, E_SPRING 2013) en la loca­lidad de Ayacucho, provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina. …”
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Investigating the Occurrence of Soil-Transmitted Parasites Contaminating Soil, Vegetables, and Green Fodder in the East of Nile Delta, Egypt by Samah H. Yahia, Samia E. Etewa, Abd Allah A. Al Hoot, Salwa Z. Arafa, Nesreen S. Saleh, Mohamed H. Sarhan, Suzan I. Rashad, Shimaa S. Hassan

“…The prevalence rate was the lowest in winter (20.1%). Conclusion and Recommendations. Our findings demonstrated a significant load of parasites notably the soil-transmitted parasitic infection in raw vegetables and green fodder cultivated in open fields as well as in their mother soil in the east of the Nile Delta, Egypt. …”
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THE АNAPA AMPELOGRAPHIC COLLECTION IS THE LARGEST CENTER OF VINE GENE POOL ACCUMULATION AND RESEARCH IN RUSSIA by M. I. Pankin, V. S. Petrov, A. A. Lukianova, E. T. Ilnitskaya, G. E. Nikulushkina, A. G. Kovalenko, V. А. Bolshakov

“…We select varieties and forms showing good agronomic characters in productivity, quality of grapes and wine products, winter hardiness, drought resistance, and resistance to pests. …”
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Dynamic Guidance Strategy for Pedestrian Travel in Large-Scale Activity under Harsh Environment by Wenbo Huang, Yanyan Chen, Shushan Chai, Huibo Bi

“…Large-scale activities such as the Winter Olympics are usually held in areas with low temperature or other harsh environments, which greatly affects the spectating experience of pedestrians. …”
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Analysis of Spatiotemporal Dynamic Characteristics on Potential Evapotranspiration and Water Budget in Hebei Province by ZHENG Defeng, ZHAN Shiyao, CAO Yongqiang

“…The spatiotemporal dynamic characteristics of regional potential evapotranspiration can lay a theoretical foundation for regional rational crop planting and scientific agricultural irrigation.In the context of global warming and increasing evapotranspiration rates,the Penman-Monteith equation is used to calculate the potential evapotranspiration (ET₀) and water budget (K) of Hebei Province from1967 to 2019 according to the actual meteorological observation data of twelve weather stations in Hebei Province,and the characteristics of their spatiotemporal dynamic variations are analyzed.On this basis,the analysis method of the Morlet wavelet function is introduced for the cycle analysis of ET₀ and K in 53 years.The results show that ET₀ has obvious zonal characteristics,and it is generally on the rise while K is on the decline during this period.Moreover,the evapotranspiration variations vary with seasons:ET₀ shows an upward trend in spring,autumn,and winter but a downward trend in summer.The cycle of K has the most significant oscillation at 35 a,and the scope of the oscillation is prominent in summer and autumn.Therefore,obvious changes in seasonal characteristics of Hebei Province have a great impact on K.The results can provide a reliable theoretical basis for agricultural water-saving and planting structure adjustment in Hebei Province.…”
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Les contestations sociales du développement touristique dans les Hautes-Pyrénées : le rendez-vous manqué de l’innovation territoriale ? by Sylvie Clarimont, Vincent Vlès

“…The reality is in fact quite different: The direct proximity of highly artificial spaces dedicated to winter sports with zones of exceptional environmental and natural importance continues to produce many conflicts; however, these receive relatively little media attention, but they have the potential to block development. …”
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Surveying the ice thickness of the ice climbing wall using TLS surveying method – case of Mlačca Gorge, Slovenia by Aleš Marjetič, Jan Magyar, Tomaž Ambrožič, Polona Pavlovčič Prešeren

“…This study unveils the outcomes of successive TLS measurements conducted during the winter of 2021, marked by the most significant thickening of the ice wall in the previous four years. …”
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Projections of the Sea Level Rise and Sea Surface Temperature of Pars Sea Region Under SSPs Scenarios by Mansuoreh Kohi, Iman Babaeian

“…Sea surface temperatures of Persian gulf can exceed 35°C in summer ,while in winter the temperature can fall to <10°C. These regions contributes significantly to current climate change, and suffers deeply from the consequences of this phenomenon. …”
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