Utilization of Buildings’ Foundations for a Seasonal Thermal Energy Storage Medium to Meet Space and Water Heat Demands by Ammar Alkhalidi, Hamzah Al Khatba, Mohamad K. Khawaja

“…Solar irradiance is seasonal so this type of system can compensate for the shortage of energy in the winter by storing surplus solar energy in the summer. …”
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Investigation of airborne contaminant transmissions using network models: COVID-19 outbreak and potential risk in senior care facilities by Chul Kim, Yun Gyu Lee, Kichul Kim

“…Network simulations indicated that the (reverse) stack effect could significantly influence airborne contaminant transmission in these facilities during the summer and winter months. The indoor airborne contaminant exposure may change according to seasonal indoor airflows, with the potential for long-distance airborne contaminant transfer through shafts (e.g., elevators and staircases) in the senior care facility. …”
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The impact of roosting birds on the abundance of two groups of soil mesofauna by Krassimira Ilieva-Makulec, Dawid Kozacki, Grzegorz Makulec

“…Two areas located in the city of Warsaw were taken into consideration, one subjected to winter roosting activity of corvids and the other not influenced by birds. …”
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Distribution Characteristics and Environmental Responses of Benthic Diatoms in Reservoirs in Headstream Area of Le'an River by JIN Yi, WANG Hao, YAN Ruyu, JI Yong, HU Qiannan, BAI Dongchen

“…This study aims to investigate the community distribution characteristics of the benthic diatom species in the reservoirs in the headstream area of the Le'an River and the response relationships of those species with environmental factors.For this purpose,the composition and water physicochemical parameters of benthic diatom communities in Datangwu reservoir,Qinghua reservoir,and Shijing reservoir in Wuyuan County were measured in the winter of 2020.Pearson correlation analysis and redundancy analysis were performed to explore the spatial distribution characteristics of benthic diatoms and the abovementioned response relationships.The results show that a total of 73 species,belonging to 24 genera,of diatoms are detected from 11 sampling sites.Specifically,the abundance of the dominant species Cyclotella stelligera is 21.91%,and the Melosira,Cocconeis,and Achnanthes genera are widely distributed.The following observations can be made from the analysis of the distribution characteristics and environmental responses of the diatoms:The relationship between Melosira varians and water eutrophication level is significant;a marked positive correlation is observed between Cyclotella stelligera and COD_Mn;Cymbella perpusilla and total phosphorus (TP) are negatively correlated.NH⁺₄-N and NO^-₃-N are significant factors affecting the differences among diatom genera and species,altogether explaining 43.1% of the diatom information.A preliminary determination is made that the structure of the benthic diatom communities in the reservoirs in the headstream area of the Le'an River responds simultaneously to NH⁺₄-N,NO^-₃-N,COD_Mn,TP,and other parameters.…”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Natural sciences by O.N. Kurdyukova, Yu.G. Zarutskaya

“…All taxon Populus L. can withstand the conditions of an urban and industrial environment well, are characterized by intensive growth, relatively low demands on soil fertility, sufficient drought resistance, winter hardiness, are highly decorative and rightfully occupy a leading place in the green spaces of the city.…”

A field study on thermal comfort and adaptive behaviour of university open-plan offices in severe cold regions of China by Hongrui Zhang, Cheng Sun, Luchen Zhang, Bin Yan, Ying Liu, Qi Dong

“…This study investigates the thermal comfort and adaptive behaviours of occupants in open-plan office spaces at a university located in Northeast China, a region characterized by severely cold winters with an average temperature ≤−10°C in the coldest month. …”
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Study of air pollution of Isfahan based on NO2 measured data by OMI Satellite sensor by Atefeh Shahmohammadi, Ali Bayat, Saeed mashhadizadeh Maleki

“…The standard deviation of the winter season ( ) is higher than the summer season ( ). …”
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Effects of Climate Change on Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases in Europe by J. S. Gray, H. Dautel, A. Estrada-Peña, O. Kahl, E. Lindgren

“…Climate change may also be partly responsible for the change in distribution of Dermacentor reticulatus. Increased winter activity of  I. ricinus is probably due to warmer winters and a retrospective study suggests that hotter summers will change the dynamics and pattern of seasonal activity, resulting in the bulk of the tick population becoming active in the latter part of the year. …”
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Assessment of Freeze-Thaw in Romania by Arion Cristian, Vacareanu Radu, Aldea Alexandru, Arion Andrei, Pavel Florin

“…Also, the paper presents the calculations of winter severity parameters for the city of Cluj-Napoca. …”
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Foglalkoztatási és jövedelemtermelési problémák vizsgálata a Balatoni turisztikai desztinációban (Problems with Employment and Income Generation in the Lake Balaton Tourism Destina... by Szilveszter Valentin

“…Nowadays we hear from entrepreneurs that they are unable to find workers even though qualifications are not required anymore, because many skilled workers use the opportunities provided by the European Union, and go abroad to work, the primary target being Austria where they work in ski resorts during the winter, or London, where they can find full time jobs and earn wages 5 times that in Hungary. …”
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Enhanced Heat Transfer Characteristics of Graphite Concrete and Its Application in Energy Piles by Qingwen Li, Lu Chen, Haotian Ma, Chung-Ho Huang

“…After studying the performance of the proposed graphite concrete energy pile under different environmental temperatures (10°C, 20°C, 30°C, and 40°C), the results indicate that the working efficiency of the energy pile is better in the summer than in the winter. Finally, parameters such as the cast-in pipe configuration and pile spacing are optimized.…”
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Skin Diseases in a Pediatric Hospital of Nepal by Roushan Jahan, Shreedhar Khanal, Shraddha Shrestha, Niraj Parajuli

“…Overall, both infectious and noninfectious skin diseases were significantly more common during the warmer (summer and spring) months as compared to colder (autumn and winter) months (p<0.001). This study shows that the pediatric dermatoses are common in Nepalese population.…”
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Fog Study at Ardabil Airport for the Statistical Period From 2011 to 2020 by Razieh Pahlavan, Mohammad Moradi, Sahar Tajbakhsh, Majid Azadi, Mehdi Rahnama

“…The monthly distribution of radiation fog showed that events often occurred in autumn and early winter (September to December). In terms of annual changes in the occurrence of fog, there was no significant trend in the number of fog hours during the studied years, except for the last three years which had a decreasing trend.…”
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WILD SOUR CHERRY SPECIES OF THE CAUCASUS, CENTRAL ASIA AND THE FAR EAST AND THEIR USE IN BREEDING by A. A. Yushev, Yu. S. Orlova

“…Wild sour cherries from the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Far East introduced in the 1970–80s had a range of such important traits as immunity to fungal diseases, winter hardiness, drought resistance, restrained growth, vegetative reproduction ability, and were later used by Russian breeders for the development of new varieties and clonal rootstocks for growing cherries in various ecological and geographical areas of the country. …”
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Dynamic Simulation of Photothermal Environment in Solar Greenhouse Based on COMSOL Multiple Physical Fields by Huan Liu, Fankun Meng, Zhengnan Yan, Yuliang Shi, Subo Tian, Yanjie Yang, Xiaoye Li

“…Our findings reveal the temporal dynamics of radiation and temperature changes, as well as spatial heterogeneity, within solar greenhouses under different winter weather conditions. Additionally, the potential of integrating with other real-time monitoring and control models was discussed. …”
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EFFECT OF CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE ON WATER CONSUMPTION OF BARLEY AND MUNGBEAN IN GYPSIFEROUS DESERT SOIL by Mohammed A. M. AL-Rawi, Mohammed H. Bahia

“…Results showed a significant effect of the T treatments on water consumption (ETa) in the winter season in the Mid-stage, with a difference of 16% from the NT, and for the C treatments in the Div-tage, with a difference of 37.6% from the NC. …”
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Analysing the Effects of Atmospheric Teleconnections on Streamflow Regime in the Eastern Black Sea Basin in Türkiye by Cenk Sezen

“…The findings showed that the relationship between raw streamflow data and atmospheric teleconnections is generally more significant and negative in the winter and spring. Furthermore, it was observed that the linkage between the decomposed streamflow data and atmospheric teleconnections could differentiate. …”
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Modeling and Parametric Analysis of a Large-Scale Solar-Based Absorption Cooling System by Ali Abdullah, Abdullah A. AlZahrani

“…The ETSC and the TES are studied under the variation in solar radiation through the day in two seasons: summer and winter. The results revealed that the increase in generator temperature positively impacts the COP of the ARS while lowering the condenser and absorber temperature gives the same positive effect. …”
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Retrospective study of commercial poultry diseases by Ausraful Islam, Shankar Majumder, Asadur Rahman, Ashika Akbar Trisha, Ruhul Amin

“…Occurrence of bacterial diseases (p<0.01) and parasitic diseases (p<0.05) was significantly lower in summer than rainy and winter seasons. Viral diseases were observed among 25.2% layers and occurrence was significantly (p<0.01) higher in pullet stage (40.9%) compared to laying stage (8.2%). …”
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Comparison and Economic Feasibility Study of The Productivity of Five Varieties of Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) by Mahmod Karem Ahmad

“….), (Arivat, Norma ,Iba99 ,NS313 andBip999) for grain and straw yield in Bakrajo area during the winter season of (2015 -2016). The results showed that grain and straw yield parameters were significantly varied according to varieties. …”
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