Common agricultural weeds among alien invasive plants in China: Species lists and their practical managing strategies by Zeyue Huang, Min Lin, Guoqi Chen

“…Totally 88 species from 18 families were recognized as CAAWs, among which 43.0 % are native to North America, followed by South America (34.4 %), Europe (29.0 %), Asia (23.7 %) and Africa (17.2 %); 62.4 % were introduced into China from 1840 to 1949. …”
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Objectively-measured physical activity and stress levels in workers: a systematic review by Marcelo Frio Marins, Barbara Sutil da Silva, Natan Feter, Marcelo Cozzensa da Silva

“…From 1,524 identified records, 12 articles were included, totaling 2,082 workers. 66.7% of the studies were carried out in Europe and 50.0% among health professionals. Blue collar workers (20.7% [n = 430]) and white collar workers (18.3% [n = 382]), medical resident (6.5% [n = 135]) and protection services (9.7% [n = 202]) were the predominant occupations. …”
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The Consequences of Mining Damage and their Impact on the Natural Environment – a Case Study of Trzebinia by Krzysztof Cygańczuk, Jacek Roguski

“…Land reclamation is the necessity of degrading the natural environment and restoring it to its original state. Introduction: Europe is giving up fossil fuels to reduce CO2 emissions into the atmosphere. …”
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Bridging the gaps for a thriving Black Sea Blue Economy: insights from a multi-sectoral forum of Turkish stakeholders by Kadir Seyhan, Ömerhan Dürrani, Lydia Papadaki, Ebun Akinsete, Şebnem Atasaral, Koray Özşeker, Hatice Akpınar, Ercan Kurtuluş, Rahşan Evren Mazlum, Phoebe Koundouri, Phoebe Koundouri, Phoebe Koundouri, Phoebe Koundouri, Adrian Stanica

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The Collection of Rhizosphere Microorganisms: its importance for the study of associative plant-bacterium interactions by O. V. Turkovskaya, S. N. Golubev

“…Currently, the collection has more than 160 Azospirillum strains and is one of the largest collections in Europe. The research conducted at the IBPPM is centered mostly on the Azospirillum structures involved in associative symbiosis with plants, primarily extracellular polysaccharide-containing complexes and lectins. …”
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Transcriptional time-course analysis during ash dieback infection revealed different responses in tolerant and susceptible Fraxinus excelsior genotypes by Víctor Chano, Renata Callegari Ferrari, Tania Domínguez-Flores, Karuna Shrestha, Barbara Fussi, Hannes Seidel, Oliver Gailing, Katharina B. Budde

“…Abstract Hymenoscyphus fraxineus, the causal agent of Ash Dieback (ADB), has been introduced to eastern Europe in the 1990s from where it spread causing decline in European ash populations. …”
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Traumatic head injuries in children: demographics, injury patterns, and outcomes in Saudi Arabia by Hussin Albargi, Rayan Jafnan Alharbi, Ateeq Almuwallad, Naif Harthi, Yahya Khormi, Hari Krishnan Kanthimathinathan, Sharfuddin Chowdhury

“…Most of the published literature concerning THIs arises predominantly from North America and Europe. However, only limited data about the incidence, characteristics and impact on children in Saudi Arabia exists. …”
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The Development of Open Banking and the Analysis of Third-Party Providers in Azerbaijan by Aliakbar Abbasov

“…The concept of open banking emerged less than 10 years ago, but today, millions of people in Europe use open banking products. In particular, in the UK, more than half of consumers have used them at least once. …”
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La Convención de los Derechos del Niño veinte años después by Ligia Galvis Ortiz

“…Estas narraciones abrieron el debate en Europa y en América Latina sobre los derechos, y es así como aparecen varios proyectos de Declaración anteriores a la Declaración de Ginebra aprobada por la Sociedad de las Naciones en1924. …”
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Rationale and design of the CardioMEMS Post‐Market Multinational Clinical Study: COAST by Martin R. Cowie, Pascal deGroote, Scott McKenzie, Marie‐Elena Brett, Philip B. Adamson, the CardioMEMS Post‐Market Study Investigators

“…The study will enrol up to 800 patients from 85 sites across the United Kingdom, Europe, and Australia. The primary safety endpoint will assess device or system‐related complications or sensor failures after 2 years of follow‐up. …”
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Lebanon: An Ordinary “Consociational Democracy” in the Regional Context by A. V. Sarabiev

“…The peculiarities of the Lebanese political model (although they are subject to well-deserved criticism) distinguish it from the multitude of “customary” democracies, bringing together with examples of the unique democratic systems of Europe and other continents. The motley confessional composition of society, along with the historically determined foreign policy guidelines of individual communities, suggested a special informal decision-making mechanism throughout the country — not on the basis of majority power, but on a contractual, compromise principle. …”
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Tick-borne encephalitis: students’ attitude and knowledge analysis by R. Mineikytė, G. Navickaitė, J. Valaikienė

“…Lithuania is one of the countries with the highest incidence of TBE in Europe. In 2015 there was 12 cases per 100 000 people per year and in 2016 this number was higher by two times. …”
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The influence features of individual factors on EU countries’ energy markets by Vladyslav Honcharenko, Svitlana Kasyan, Anatolii Filin

“…The production of the main energy resources in Europe has a downward trend for all energy markets, which leads to the increased importance of imports. …”
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Ontología del presente del ser maestro y ciberformación en docencia universitaria by Octavio Silvério de Souza Vieira Neto, Adriana Rocha Bruno

“…Los datos producidos y analizados en conversaciones en línea con veintinueve docentes que trabajan en educación superior en cursos de licenciatura en cuatro continentes, América, África, Europa y Asia, constituyeron tres Unidades Categóricas de Análisis de las prácticas discursivas docentes: virtualidad, intersubjetividad y ciberformacividad. …”
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Testing the Applicability and Transferability of Data-Driven Geospatial Models for Predicting Soil Erosion in Vineyards by Tünde Takáts, László Pásztor, Mátyás Árvai, Gáspár Albert, János Mészáros

“…The present study focused on the applicability of data-driven geospatial models for predicting soil erosion in three vineyards in the Upper Pannon Wine Region, Central Europe, considering the seasonal variation in influencing factors. …”
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Indoor Black Carbon Concentrations and their Sources in Residential Environments: Validation of an Input-adaptive Proxy Model by Jiangyue Zhao, Pak Lun Fung, Martha Arbayani Zaidan, Birgit Wehner, Kay Weinhold, Alfred Wiedensohler, Tareq Hussein

“…With the aid of this model, a more accurate prediction of indoor eBC mass concentration and the resulting exposure and health risk assessment can be achieved for households under similar climatic conditions and activity habits of the occupants, e.g., in Central Europe.…”
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New Perspectives on Canned Fish Quality and Safety on the Road to Sustainability by Antónia Juliana Pais-Costa, António Marques, Helena Oliveira, Amparo Gonçalves, Carolina Camacho, Helga Coelho Augusto, Maria Leonor Nunes

“…Product recalls related to these contaminants in Europe are scarce, but continuous monitoring and regulatory enforcement remain essential. …”
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Polymorphism of the LCT gene regulatory region in Turkicspeaking populations of the Altay-Sayan region (southern Siberia) by I. V. Pilipenko, M. S. Pristyazhnyuk, V. F. Kobzev, M. I. Voevoda, A. S. Pilipenko

“…A decrease of the LCT-13910T allele frequency and the total frequency of its carriers in the Turkic-speaking populations of southern Siberia in comparison with the majority of European populations and the Kazakhs from southern Central Asia can be attributed to: (1) a significant influence on the Altai- Sayan population’s gene pool by Eastern Eurasian populations, for which the LCT-13910T allele is rare; (2) a lesser adaptive significance of lactase persistence for south Siberian populations, compared to the populations of Europe. Rare and unique SNPs in the locus under consideration that were found in the Altaian Kazakhs (LCT-13895G > C and LCT-13927C > G) and Khakasses (LCT-14011C > T) potentially play a role in regulation of LCT gene expression, because they are located within the enhancer, regulating activity of its promoter.…”
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Surgical management of intracranial hypertension in rickets-related craniosynostosis by Alessio Iacoangeli, Sergio Capelli, Andrea Held, Emidio Procaccini, Davide Luglietto, Matteo Barba, Alessandro De Benedictis, Carlo Gandolfo, Carlo Efisio Marras

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Geo-epidemiology of temporal artery biopsy-positive giant cell arteritis in Australia and New Zealand: is there a seasonal influence? by Matthew A Brown, Tony R Merriman, Paul G Sanfilippo, Alex W Hewitt, Catherine L Hill, Elisabeth De Smit, Linda Clarke

“…Our literature search identifies no consistent environmental risk factor in association with GCA.Conclusion This is the largest GCA data set reported outside of Europe. Our results demonstrate equal distribution of the incidence rate across all four seasons. …”
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