Space use of polar bears (Ursus maritimus) in Davis Strait in relation to sea ice and harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) by Larissa Thelin, Evan Richardson, Garry Stenson, Erik Hedlin, Andrew E. Derocher

“…We analyzed sea ice trends using remote sensing (1979–2021) to examine how their environment may be changing using four sea ice seasons (freeze-up, winter, break-up, and summer). Sea ice cover decreased and summer season lengthened over time. …”
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Seasonal Pattern of Endo-β-Mannanase Activity During Germination of <i>Jeffersonia dubia</i>, Exhibiting Morphophysiological Dormancy by Young Hyun Kwon, Seung Youn Lee, Yong Ha Rhie

“…The increase in enzyme activity coincided with moderate temperatures and a corresponding increase in embryo length. During the winter months, embryo elongation ceased for 2–3 months, and enzyme activity declined. …”
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The Causal Relationship of the Feature Personality Traits Following Mediation Therapy Perceived Social Support in Female Cancer Patients by Maryam Mardani, Manijeh Firoozi, Tina Vosoughi

“…A total of 310 women with cancer in Ahvaz were selected during the winter of 2023 using convenience sampling. The instruments utilized in this study included the Treatment Adherence Questionnaires (Seyedfatemi et al., 2018), the NEO Personality Inventory (Costa and McCrae, 1992), and the Perceived Social Support Scale (Zimt et al., 1988). …”
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PREVALENCE OF GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTHS IN FREE-RANGE POULTRY (GALLUS GALLUS DOMESTICUS) IN THE NORTHEAST OF TUNISIA by Khaled Kaboudi, Nesrine Rhif, Rafika Ben Romdhane, Nadine Abdallah, Mokhtar Dhibi

“…The prevalence of gastrointestinal helminth infections was higher in young animals (under 18 weeks) (32.79%) than adults (6.07%) (p < 0.05) and during rainy and cold seasons (autumn: 59.18%; spring: 41.72%; summer: 30.7%; winter: 28.84%) (p < 0.05). Nematodes were more prevalent (30.97%) than cestodes (21.66%). …”
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Improving WRF-Chem PM2.5 predictions by combining data assimilation and deep-learning-based bias correction by Xingxing Ma, Hongnian Liu, Zhen Peng

“…Four parallel experiments were conducted during winter 2019: a control experiment directly forecasted by WRF-Chem (experiment name: WRF-Chem); an experiment that assimilated in situ observations based on the GSI (Gridpoint Statistical Interpolation) system (WRF-Chem_DA); an experiment with deep-learning-based BC (WRF-Chem_BC); and an experiment considering the combination of DA on the initial conditions and BC (WRF-Chem_DA_BC). …”
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Biological and economic characteristics of the allotetraploid with genomic formula DDAuAu from the cereal family by K. U. Kurkiev, I. G. Adonina, M. Kh. Gadjimagomedova, L. V. Shchukina, T. A. Pshenichnikova

“…By means  of stepwise  vernalization, the winter habit was established for the tetraploid synthetic with the optimum vernalization requirement of 45 days. …”
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Energetic Cost of Ichthyophonus Infection in Juvenile Pacific Herring (Clupea pallasii) by Johanna J. Vollenweider, Jake L. Gregg, Ron A. Heintz, Paul K. Hershberger

“…The greatest impacts of infection occurred in colder temperatures, suggesting Ichthyophonus-induced reductions in body condition may have greater consequences in the northern extent of herring's range, where juveniles use most of their energy reserves to survive their first winter.…”
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Assessing Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality: In an Educational Facility of a Semi-Arid Climate Zone by Kemalettin Parmaksiz, Mehmet Irfan Yesilnacar, Abdullah Izzeddin Karabulut

“…The study encompasses both the heating season (winter) and the non-heating season (summer). Based on the findings obtained from the study, PMV (Predicted Mean Vote) and PPD (Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied) values and whether they are suitable thermal comfort for the people in these places tried to be determined by mathematical modeling and standards such as ASHRAE Standard 55-2023. …”
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Enhanced gap-filling for satellite-derived crop monitoring using temperature-driven reconstruction techniques by Flavian Tschurr, Lukas Valentin Graf, Achim Walter, Helge Aasen

“…We propose a novel method that combines Sentinel-2 Green Leaf Area Index (GLAI) observations with three temperature driven reconstruction techniques that describe the physiological relationship between growth and temperature in winter wheat. By employing a probabilistic ensemble Kalman filtering data assimilation scheme, we can integrate high-resolution air temperature data and satellite imagery while quantifying uncertainties. …”
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Cover Crop and Fertility Effects on Escherichia coli Abundance in a Composted Poultry Litter-Amended Silt Loam Soil by Sait Sarr, Mark Coyne, Maheteme Gebremedhin, Avinash Topè, Shreya Patel

“…The cover crop consisted of a cereal rye (Secale cereale L.), Austrian winter pea (Pisum sativum L.), and crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum L.) mix. …”
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Early Detection of Seasonal Outbreaks from Twitter Data Using Machine Learning Approaches by Samina Amin, Muhammad Irfan Uddin, Duaa H. alSaeed, Atif Khan, Muhammad Adnan

“…Seasonal outbreaks have several different periods that occur primarily during winter in temperate regions, while influenza may occur throughout the year in tropical regions, triggering outbreaks more irregularly. …”
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Fabry–Pérot cavity smart windows with superior solar and thermal modulation capabilities by Jin Li, Chunhui Zhang, Yunxiang Chen, Ke Jiao, Zhang Chen, Yifei Liu, Yanfeng Gao, Zongtao Zhang

“…., high emissivity at low temperatures and low emissivity at high temperatures, leads to additional heating and cooling energy loads in winter and summer, respectively. In this study, we propose a novel VO2/polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/AgNW multilayer possessing flexible Ag nanowire supported Fabry–Pérot cavities, which synchronously achieves high modulation abilities in both solar spectrum (ΔTsol of 13.6%) and middle infrared region (Δɛ of 0.50 at 8–13 μm). …”
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On the Use of SuperDARN Ground Backscatter Measurements for Ionospheric Propagation Model Validation by Joshua J. Ruck, David R. Themens, Pasha Ponomarenko, Angeline G. Burrell, Bharat Kunduri, J. Michael Ruohoniemi, Sean Elvidge

“…LE RMS errors of 100–400 km and 400–800 km are observed for winter and summer months, respectively. Evening errors regularly exceeding 1,000 km across all months are identified. …”
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Greenbug resistance in barley landraces from Uzbekistan by E. E. Radchenko, K. D. Dyatlova, D. E. Akimova, I. A. Zveinek

“…In addition, we assessed the aphid damage of the winter barley cultivar ‘Post’, protected by the previously identified resistance gene Rsg1.Results and conclusions. …”
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Evaluation and Analysis of Soil Temperature Data over Poyang Lake Basin, China by Ming-jin Zhan, Lingjun Xia, Longfei Zhan, Yuanhao Wang

“…Seasonally, the temperature increase was the most rapid in spring and the slowest in summer, except for ST4, which increased the fastest in spring and the slowest in winter. The temperature increase was faster for ST1 than the other depths. …”
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Influence of compost and canal clay scouring on sandy soil properties and wheat productivity under Irrigation water regime by Sayed Abdeen, Mahmoud EL-Sayed

“…Purpose Improving physio-chemical properties under irrigation regime by using natural conditioners to achieve the highest possible crop yield and water productivity.Method  A field experiment was conducted in a split-plot design with three replicates by addition of canal clay scouring (CS) and compost (CO) during two consecutive growing winter seasons of 2018/19 and 2019/20. The treatments were: control (100% and75% of water requirements), 20 and 40 (ton. ha-1) of CO and 40 and 80 (ton. ha-1) of CS as alone or mixed with each other under drip irrigation.Results The results showed that soil organic matter and cation exchange capacity increased by increasing the application rates of CO and CS. …”
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Multi-Person Localization Based on a Thermopile Array Sensor with Machine Learning and a Generative Data Model by Stefan Klir, Julian Lerch, Simon Benkner, Tran Quoc Khanh

“…However, the precision decreases for persons wearing thick layers of clothes, such as winter clothing, or in scenarios where the number of present persons exceeds the number of persons the algorithm was trained on. …”
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Seed regeneration of green ash (Fraxinus pennsylvanica Marshall) in green spaces of Petrozavodsk city by Antipina Galina Stanislavovna, Platonova Elena, Morozova Anna

“…By autumn, the seedlings have formed apical, and lateral buds, which increases the chances of young plants to survive in the winter. Seedlings of green ash in Petrozavodsk occur sporadically. …”
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Can Abies alba Needles Be Used as Bio-passive Samplers to Assess Air Quality? by Agnieszka Stojanowska, Maciej Górka, Anita Urszula Lewandowska, Kinga Wiśniewska, Magdalena Modelska, David Widory

“…As these evergreen coniferous trees do not lose their needles in winter these are representative of a full year period. …”
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The effect of responses to vernalization, photoperiodism, and earliness per se of barley accessions from Dagestan on the duration of the period from shooting to heading by I. A. Zveinek, R. A. Abdullaev, B. A. Batasheva, E. E. Radchenko

“…In Dagestan, the duration of the period from shooting to heading was measured for 12 samples of barley accessions in winter and spring sowing trials. Twenty samples sown in spring in both regions were compared. …”
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