Examining the key factors behind foreign language anxiety (FLA) in online teaching of English for Specific Purposes (ESP) by Lađarević Maja Novak

“…The research was conducted among a sample of 171 first-year undergraduate university students of Economics & Business economics and Informatics at the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Croatia, during the winter semester of 2020/2021. The research instrument used was a 33-item questionnaire adapted from the FLCAS scale (Horwitz et al., 1986) to reflect the online ESP classroom environment. …”
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COVID-19 as a Factor Influencing Air Quality? A City Study in China by Chengming Li, Hui Shang, Zhihao Cui, Zhaoxin Dai, Zhaoting Ma

“…Additionally, the difference between the maximum and the minimum hourly average AQI dropped to almost one-third of the value that in the normal time during winter. We also assessed the influence of meteorological factors and industrial exhaust emissions. …”
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Analysis of spatiotemporal distribution, variability, and trends of rainfall in Wollo area, Northeastern Ethiopia. by Asnake Adane, Birhanu Asmerom

“…On the other hand, rainfall for the Belg (short rain season for the study area) season and the Bega (winter) season showed a significantly decreasing trend (p < 0.05). …”
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Current Status of Fasciolosis of Goat in Sylhet, Bangladesh: An Integrated Morphomolecular Study by Chamali Akter Shykat, Saiful Islam, Foyez Ahmed, Kazi Mehetazul Islam, Jamal Uddin Bhuiyan, Tilak Chandra Nath

“…Infection rate was observed higher in rainy season (52.96%, 45/85), followed by winter (27.38%, 26/95) and summer (26.25%, 21/80). …”
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Spatial Characteristics and Influence of Topography and Synoptic Systems on PM2.5 in the Eastern Monsoon Region of China by Shengli Zhu, Zhaowen Wang, Kai Qu, Jun Xu, Ji Zhang, Haiyi Yang, Wenxin Wang, Xiao Sui, Min Wei, Houfeng Liu

“…Abstract Based on the PM2.5 concentration in the autumn and winter of 2015–2019, the characteristics of urban air pollution in the eastern monsoon region of China were discussed. …”
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The influence of respiratory infections on Henoch-Schönlein purpura in children by Bili Wang, Wenqing Xiang, Zhouyue Zhu, Hongqiang Shen

“…The monthly outpatient visits for children with respiratory infections exhibited a similar pattern to those with HSP, demonstrating a heightened prevalence during the autumn and winter. The level of IgA in children with respiratory infections and HSP were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.001). …”
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Improved representation of laminar and turbulent sheet flow in subglacial drainage models by Tim Hill, Gwenn Elizabeth Flowers, Matthew James Hoffman, Derek Bingham, Mauro Angelo Werder

“…Relative to the turbulent model, the laminar and transition models improve seasonal simulations by increasing winter water pressure and producing a more prominent late-summer water pressure minimum. …”
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Application of a dynamic energy budget model to the blood clam, Tegillarca granosa, reared in culture pond by Lin He, Bo Jiang, Xiafei Zheng, Julin Yuan, Zhihua Lin

“…Insufficient energy allocated to storage during January and February hindered the growth of T. granosa, leading to reduced dry tissue weight, structural damage, and decreased survival rates during winter. This study provides theoretical insights into assessing the carrying capacity and implementing scientifically informed aquaculture management practices for T. granosa in pond systems.…”
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Seasonal forecasting of East African short rains by Agumase Kindie Tefera, Giovanni Liguori, William Cabos, Antonio Navarra

“…Along the East African coasts near Somalia and over parts of the western Indian Ocean, models demonstrate skill throughout the late winter (up to December–February), likely due to the persistence of sea surface temperature anomalies in the western Indian Ocean. …”
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Wintertime black carbon assessment in dhaka, Bangladesh: Integrated health risk analysis by A.K.M. Nayem, Shahid Uz Zaman, Farida Begum, Abdus Salam

“…This study investigated the ramifications of black carbon (BC) emissions on human health during the winter season of December 2019 to February 2020 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. …”
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IN THIS ISSUE: Indigenous knowledge at the food systems forefront by Duncan Hilchey

“… First paragraphs: Welcome to the winter 2024–2025 issue of JAFSCD! On our cover, we share a photo from the article Hāloa: The long breath of Hawaiian sovereignty, water rights, and Indigenous law, by Puanani Apoliona-Brown. …”
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A quantitative study of virtual energy storage for rural heat pump heating system based on vehicle-to-home technology by Xinjia Gao, Ran Li, Siqi Chen, Yalun Li

“…Then, the VES potential of vehicle-to-home system and heat pumps and building thermal capacity are analyzed for winter electric heating in Beijing. The results show that VES system is capable of delivering a maximum equivalent charging power of 432.816 kW, a maximum equivalent discharging power of 385.376 kW, and an equivalent energy storage capacity of 2165.64 kWh. …”
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Analysis of Warm and Cold Season Thunderstorms for Istanbul by Muhammed Başpınar, Veli Yavuz

“…However, in recent years, these events have become more frequent during mid-summer, early autumn, and even winter months. In this study, the characteristics of TS events in Istanbul, covering the period from 2013 to 2022, including the warm season (May-September) and the cold season (October-April), were examined, and the atmospheric conditions under which they occur were identified. …”
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Long‐Term Demographic Trends of Near Threatened Coastal Dolphins Living in an Urban Estuary by Kennadie Haigh, Guido J. Parra, Luciana Möller, Aude Steiner, Mike Bossley

“…Abundance peaked in summer with an average of 85.37 dolphins (SD = 30.23) and was lowest in winter, with 68.57 (SD = 24.70) individuals. Site fidelity at the population level was low, but lagged identification rates revealed a population of approximately 28 individuals at any one time. …”
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Climate Variability and Adaptation Strategies in a Pastoralist Area of the Eastern Bale Zone: The Case of Sawena District, Ethiopia by Mesfin Bekele Gebbisa, Zsuzsanna Bacsi

“…The Mann–Kendall test, Sen’s slope estimator, and coefficient of variation analysis results showed significant rainfall increases in September, October, and November, with high winter variability and an upward autumn trend. Temperature analysis revealed consistent warming, with the greatest increases in September (0.049 °C/year) and summer (0.038 °C/year), and an annual mean rise of 0.034 °C per year, indicating climate shifts affecting pastoralist and agro-pastoral livelihood strategies and water resources that lead the area toward vulnerability. …”
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Cold Front Identification Using the DETR Model with Satellite Cloud Imagery by Yujing Qin, Qian Liu, Chuhan Lu

“…It was found that over the past 18 years, the frequency of cold fronts displays distinct seasonal patterns, with the highest occurrences observed during winter, particularly along the mid-latitude storm tracks extending from the east coast of East Asia to the Northwest Pacific. …”
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Weather Conditions (with Focus on UV Radiation) Associated with COVID-19 Outbreak and Worldwide Climate-based Prediction for Future Prevention by Lucian Sfîcă, Mihai Bulai, Vlad-Alexandru Amihăesei, Constantin Ion, Marius Ștefan

“…As well, this period was characterized by a high relative humidity during peak hours of the day, and a positive air temperature anomaly (+1.7°C in December 2019), which also favored the outdoor people mobility in winter. Based on Hubei analysis, a presumed optimal weather frame was set in order to identify other world regions with similar weather characteristics. …”
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Exploring infodemiology: unraveling the intricate relationships among stress, headaches, migraines, and suicide through Google Trends analysis by Rapuru Rushendran, Vellapandian Chitra

“…Seasonal variations revealed a peak in search volumes during winter months. Geographical analysis highlighted consistently high RSV in the Philippines for all terms. …”
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Seasonal and Spatial Variation in the Diet of <i>Gambusia holbrooki</i> in Different Water Bodies of Karaburun Peninsula (Western Türkiye) by Gülşah Saç, Sevan Ağdamar, Ümit Acar, Daniela Giannetto

“…In all three populations, the most important food source in the spring was dipterans, followed by plants in the summer and fall, and cladocerans in the winter. Plants accounted for the largest percentage of the diet in every population (MI% >65%). …”
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La télédétection de la neige dans les Andes comme outil de prévision des débits des rivières du Cuyo by Nicolas Delbart, Samuel Dunesme, Emilie Lavie, Malika Madelin, Régis Goma

“…Moreover, the decreasing trend in the winter snow bed extent from 2001 to 2014 clearly explains the observed decreasing trend in the annual water discharge.Agriculture and human activities in these oases mostly depend on river discharge, which from our results clearly depends on the snow extent. …”
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