Wind Load Analysis on Temporary Scaffolding Structures in High-Altitude Venues Based on Numerical Simulation: A Case Study From the 2022 Beijing Olympics by Ming-hong Sun, Lei Zhang, Xu-yang Li, Xiao-guang Li, Qing-wen Li

“…During the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the scaffolding at the National Alpine Skiing Center in Yanqing District faced challenges from high-altitude winds. …”
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Spatial-temporal Evolution of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) in the Huaihe River Basin from 1999 to 2018 by GAO Zheng, LIU Saiyan, QIN Xuan, XU Liuxin

“…Vegetation is one of the main participants in the global carbon cycle and plays an important role in land surface water transport and energy transmission.Based on the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) of the Huaihe River Basin (HRB) from 1999 to 2018,the spatial-temporal evolution law of NDVI was studied on three time scales (month,quarter,and year) through the Mann-Kendall trend test and empirical orthogonal function (EOF) decomposition.The following findings are obtained.① Affected by crop maturity and different landforms,the multi-year average values of monthly NDVI in the HRB present an M-shaped distribution as a whole,and there are some differences in the mean value and variation range of NDVI in different sub-basins.② In the downstream area with more farmlands,the NDVI shows an insignificant downward trend in summer and winter,while in other three sub-basins of the river,the NDVI follows an upward trend in all seasons,especially in spring and autumn.③ The annual NDVI of the basin exhibits a significant upward trend,which is the same as the global greening trend.This also indicates that returning cropland back to forests and other soil and water conservation measures have achieved remarkable results in vegetation restoration and ecological protection in the basin for the past 20 years.④ The spatial distribution of NDVI modes in the HRB shows simultaneous increases or decreases overall,with a great difference existing between the western and eastern areas.Vegetation coverage gradually decreases from inland to coastal.These research results can provide a reference basis for understanding the vegetation restoration characteristics and protecting the ecological environment in the HRB.…”
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Investigation of snow cover changes affected by climate change In North West of Iran by Ebrahim Fattahi, shookat moghimi

“…Investigation of extreme indices  confirms the assumption that by taking temperature increase into consideration, regional winter precipitation pattern has been changed from snow to rain, causing the reduction of snow storage in the catchment of study area. …”
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Determination of Interesting Toxicological Elements in PM2.5 by Neutron and Photon Activation Analysis by Pasquale Avino, Geraldo Capannesi, Francesco Lopez, Alberto Rosada

“…The samples were collected in urban location in order to determine only effects due to global aerosol circulation; semiannual samples have been used to characterize the summer/winter behavior of natural and artificial origin. …”
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Precipitation Regime and Temporal Changes in the Central Danubian Lowland Region by Dana Halmova, Pavla Pekarova, Juraj Olbrimek, Pavol Miklanek, Jan Pekar

“…Consequently we identify changes in the distribution of annual maximum daily precipitation for Hurbanovo during different periods for winter-spring and summer-autumn seasons using histograms, empirical exceedance curves, and frequency curves of daily precipitation. …”
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Seasonal Variation and Sources of Elements in Urban Submicron and Fine Aerosol in Brno, Czech Republic by Hana Cigánková, Pavel Mikuška, Jitka Hegrová, Petra Pokorná, Jaroslav Schwarz, Jozef Krajčovič

“…Most elements in both aerosol size fractions had a higher concentration in winter or autumn than in summer or spring. Enrichment factor analysis showed extremely highly enriched Cd, Sb and Se in both fractions. …”
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Persistence of Overseeded Cool-Season Grasses in Bermudagrass Turf by Thomas Serensits, Matthew Cutulle, Jeffrey F. Derr

“…Cool-season grass species are commonly overseeded into bermudagrass turf for winter color. When the overseeded grass persists beyond the spring; however, it becomes a weed. …”
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School and meal characteristics associated with plate waste in K-12 cafeterias in the United States. by Eunice S Adjapong, Kathryn E Bender, Sophia Schaefer, Brian E Roe

“…We document several novel associations including more plate waste at smaller schools, during winter months and in the Northeast region. We find several nuanced patterns of waste related to the prevalence of free and reduced meal service and whether all meal elements are offered versus served. …”
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Characteristics of Precipitation, Streamflow, and Sediment Transport of the Hangman Creek in the Pacific Northwest, USA: Implication for Agricultural Conservation Practice Implemen... by Yongping Yuan, Sean Kanyuk

“…Most streamflow occurred during winter and spring, so did suspended sediment. In addition, 2018 had much lower suspended sediment load compared to earlier years (1999 and 2000) during high flow seasons (January to April) given that streamflow was higher in 2018 than in 1999 and 2000. …”
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Topological Sustainability of Crop Water Requirements and Irrigation Scheduling of Some Main Crops Based on the Penman-Monteith Method by Waseem Asghar Khan, Jamshaid Ul Rahman, Mogtaba Mohammed, Ziyad Ali AlHussain, Murtada K. Elbashir

“…The physical topological indices due to low demand in winter and high demand in summer, the total net irrigation, and gross irrigation for clay loamy soils for wheat (210.6 mm and 147.4 mm), barley (176.6 mm and 123.6 mm), citrus (204.5 mm and 143.2 mm), and maize (163.9 mm and 114.7 mm), but not for rice. …”
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Climate Impacts of Deforestation/Land-Use Changes in Central South America in the PRECIS Regional Climate Model: Mean Precipitation and Temperature Response to Present and Future D... by Pablo O. Canziani, Gerardo Carbajal Benitez

“…For temperature significant changes are found within deforested areas and beyond, with major temperature enhancements during winter and spring. Given the current climate, primary effects of deforestation/land-use changes remain mostly confined to the tropical latitudes of Gran Chaco, and Amazonia.…”
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Recognition of spatial distribution of convergence fluctuation of VIMFC vertical cumulative moisture on Iran’s atmosphere during 1979-2013 by Farshad Pazhoh, mehry akbary, Mohammad Darand

“…The results show that in winter and autumn during the second period (1999-2013), the range of hot spots of the VIMFC show a significant reduction compared to the first period (1979-1998) on Iran.…”
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Modelling the Impacts of the Changing Climate on Streamflow in Didesa Catchment, Abay Basin, Ethiopia by Amsalu Gudeta Awetu, Tadesse Tujuba Kenea

“…The result from hydrological model simulations reveals that the mean monthly streamflow slightly increases in the winter season while it decreases during the main rainy season. …”
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Learning model combined with data clustering and dimensionality reduction for short-term electricity load forecasting by Hyun-Jung Bae, Jong-Seong Park, Ji-hyeok Choi, Hyuk-Yoon Kwon

“…As a result, the prediction accuracy of the proposed method outperforms those of the existing methods by 1.01–1.76 times for summer data and by 1.03–1.36 times for winter data in terms of mean absolute percentage error (MAPE).…”
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Acceptance of international criminal justice in Bosnia and Herzegovina by G. Šimić

“…When the XIV Winter Olympic Games took place in Sarajevo in 1984, nobody expected that war would begin only seven years later and kill hundreds of thousands of people living in the former Yugoslavia. …”
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Rapid Built-up of PM10 in the Ambient Air of the Leeward Side Resulting from Strong Pressure Gradient Force Associated with Density Current by Wei-Kuo Soong, Chung-Hsuang Hung

“…Some studies have indicated that the leeward side effect’s weak flow and subsidence play major roles in inducing high PM10 (particulate matter with a diameter of ≤ 10 µm) in southern Taiwan during winter due to topographic blocking. However, the results of this research showed that the rapid build-up of high PM10 in Kaohsiung city (KHC) during evenings is not completely explained by weak flow and subsidence. …”
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The Three-Dimensional Structure of Transatlantic African Dust Transport: A New Perspective from CALIPSO LIDAR Measurements by Dong Liu, Yingjian Wang, Zhien Wang, Jun Zhou

“…The dust layer top descending rates of 35 m/degree in summer, 25 m/degree in autumn and spring, and 10 m/degree in winter are found, respectively, while the dust is being transported across the Atlantic. …”
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Air quality study in open-pit quarries in general Roca, argentina by Paula Andrea Paez, Marisa Gloria Cogliati, Raúl Alberto Giacosa

“…From the analysis of the seasonal variations of the dispersion changes were observed in the extension of the plume and in the maximum hourly concentration, especially in the autumn and winter seasons. The results of the modeling (maximum hourly concentration values) were compared with aerosol concentration data, obtained by remote sensors; Resulting in a determination coefficient (R2 ~ 0.7). …”
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Maternal-Cord Blood Vitamin D Correlations Vary by Maternal Levels by Ganesa Wegienka, Hareena Kaur, Roopina Sangha, Andrea E. Cassidy-Bushrow

“…Most children had a 25(OH)D cord blood level less than half of their mother’s; 15.4% had a level that was <25% of their mother’s. Winter birth and maternal level were associated with the level being less than 25%. …”
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Reproductive Cycle of Marphysa sanguinea (Montagu, 1815) (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) in the Lagoon of Tunis by Monia El Barhoumi, Patrick Scaps, Fathia Zghal

“…The reproductive period is more intense in winter period from January to March. Spawning occurs mainly in April.…”
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