Quantification of streamflow response to climate change and human activities within upstream mountainous areas of the Daqing River Basin, Northern China by Zengyi Li, Weifan Chen, Linna Wang

“…The attribution analysis which combined both climate change and human activities using the elasticity coefficient method and hydrological simulation methods indicated that climate change contributed an average of 32.93%, 34.50%, and 35.12% to the reduction in streamflow in the three watersheds, respectively. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment of Key Mediterranean Agricultural Products at the Farm Level Using GHG Measurements by Georgios Bartzas, Maria Doula, Konstantinos Komnitsas

“…The functional unit used is 1 ha of cultivated land. Any potential carbon offsets from mitigation practices are assessed through an integrated low-carbon certification framework and the use of innovative, site-specific technologies. …”
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The Effect of Grazing on Central Anatolian Steppe Vegetation: A Modeling Approach Using Functional Traits by Anıl Bahar, Çağatay Tavşanoğlu

“…We investigated the long‐term effects of different grazing regimes on the vegetation structure of the Central Anatolian steppes, a region characterized by its unique convergence of biogeographical influences and historical land use. We employed the spatially explicit FATELAND model to simulate vegetation dynamics over a 50‐year period under three distinct grazing scenarios: no grazing, moderate grazing, and overgrazing. …”
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Water Use Enhancement and Root Function Compensatory Regulation of Biomass Accumulation in Quinoa Under Salt Stress by Photosynthetic Drive Advantage by Hao Xu, Lingzheng Feng, Jia Hao, Yongkun Zhang, Runjie Li

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China’s cultivated land threshold from the perspective of food security by ZHAO Xiaoyu, SUN Chunqiang, CUI Rongguo, CHEN Jing, ZHANG Xiaoyu, CAO Tingyu, LI Chao

“…[Conclusion] Given the current rate of cultivated land reduction, it is expected that the amount of cultivated land might drop below the high value of cultivated land minimum demand by 2035. …”
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Study on the variation of carbon storage in the Chang-Zhu-Tan urban agglomeration in China based on topographic relief by Yi Mi, Sheng Li, Bo Wu

“…IntroductionRegional carbon storage is a significant indicator of ecosystem service functions. Examining the impact of changes in land use on carbon stock in the Chang-Zhu-Tan urban agglomeration under different topographic reliefs is paramount for sustainable land resource utilization and realizing carbon peaking and neutrality goals.MethodsThis study focuses on the Chang-Zhu-Tan urban agglomeration, using the InVEST model in combination with land use data to explore the distribution pattern of land use change and carbon storage from the perspective of topographic relief.ResultsThe research results show that:(1) the optimal analysis window for topographic reliefs in the study area is 17 × 17, covering an area of 0.26 km², with an average topographic relief of 78.58 m. (2) Between 2000 and 2020, Cultivated land and forest land decreased by 592.27 km² and 421.5 km², respectively, while the built-up land area increased by 982.36 km². (3) Due to human activities, carbon stock in the study area showed a decreasing trend, with a total reduction of 13.37 × 106 tons over the past 20 years. (4) The distribution of carbon stock across topographic reliefs mainly exhibits low-value and moderate-value carbon stock concentrations in flat and slightly undulating areas. …”
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Water Diplomacy by Implementing Energy Consumption Reduction Scenarios in the Sistan Region by Fazel Ghobeyshavi, Ali Sardar Shahraki, Mahdi Safdari, Neda Aliahmadi

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Landslide spatial prediction using data-driven based statistical and hybrid computational intelligence algorithms by Xia Zhao, Wei Chen, Paraskevas Tsangaratos, Ioanna Ilia, Qingfeng He

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The Reduction of Nitrogen Fertilizer Rate Shifted Soil Bacterial Community Structure in Rice Paddies by Xiaoqing Qian, Shifan Xie, Rui Hu, Wenhui Zhao, Junfei Gu, Wujian Huang, Fulei Xu

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Comparative analysis of water-use behavior and drought resilience in selected tropical sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) cultivars by Elvira Sari Dewi, Mercy Appiah, Issaka Abdulai, Reimund P. Rötter

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Spatiotemporal dynamics of future hydrology in the Pearl River Basin: Controls of climate change and land surface by Ying Zhang, Jianping Gan

“…Land use affects the response of streamflow to climate change. …”
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The Impact of Visual Perturbation Neuromuscular Training on Landing Mechanics and Neural Activity: A Pilot Study by Timothy R Wohl, Cody R Criss, Adam L Haggerty, Justin L Rush, Janet E Simon, Dustin R Grooms

“…Before and after VPNT, real-time landing mechanics were assessed with the Landing Error Scoring System (LESS) and neural activity was assessed with functional magnetic resonance imaging during a unilateral right knee flexion/extension task. …”
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Analysis and comparison of community garden indicators using network analysis process (ANP) by Ramin Alivand, Omid Noori, Hadi Veisi, Reza Deihimfard

“…Based on the calculation with weighted indicators, Among the functions of community garden dimensions The economic dimension of "Using Abandoned Lands", social dimension of "entertainment space", political dimension of "tourism", cultural dimension of "developing garden endowment culture", environmental dimension of "pollution reduction", ecological dimension of "biodiversity", health dimension "healthy body weight", educational dimension of "Environment for promoting agriculture" They got the highest priority.Conclusion: The results of this research can in showing the position of the community garden very useful by people and officials and to justify investment in order to benefit from the services and functions of the community garden. …”
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Land Cover Transformations and Thermal Responses in Representative North African Oases from 2000 to 2023 by Tallal Abdel Karim Bouzir, Djihed Berkouk, Safieddine Ounis, Sami Melik, Noradila Rusli, Mohammed M. Gomaa

“…This study examines land cover (LULC) and land surface temperature (LST) dynamics in four representative North African oases: Tolga (Algeria), Nefta (Tunisia), Ghadames (Libya), and Siwa (Egypt) over the period 2000–2023, using Landsat satellite imagery. …”
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The effects of task difficulty on gaze behaviour during landing with visual flight rules in low-time pilots by Naila Ayala, Abdullah Zafar, Suzanne Kearns, Elizabeth Irving, Shi Cao, Ewa Niechwiej-Szwedo

“… Eye movements have been used to examine the cognitive function of pilots and understand how information processing abilities impact performance. …”
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Optimizing Hyperspectral Desertification Monitoring Through Metaheuristic-Enhanced Wavelet Packet Noise Reduction and Feature Band Selection by Weichao Liu, Jiapeng Xiao, Rongyuan Liu, Yan Liu, Yunzhu Tao, Tian Zhang, Fuping Gan, Ping Zhou, Yuanbiao Dong, Qiang Zhou

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Interactions between Sugarcane Leaf Return and Fertilizer Reduction in Soil Bacterial Network in Southern China Red Soil by Yufeng Liu, Dan Liang, Jincheng Xing, Ziyan Xue, Zhenhua Zhang

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A comprehensive approach, based on the use of Caenorhabditis elegans, mouse, and human models, elucidates the impact of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum TWK10 on exercise performance... by Jian-Fu Liao, Chia-Chia Lee, Mon-Chien Lee, Han-Yin Hsu, Ming-Fu Wang, Chi-Chang Huang, San-Land Young, Koichi Watanabe, Jin-Seng Lin

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The Analysis of Driving Factors of Farm Land Equipment to Sprinkler Irrigation Systems (Case Study: the Villages of Ravansar Township) by Jafar Tavakoli, Davoud Jamini

“…Moreover, one-sample t-test and exploratory factor analysis were applied to test the farmers’ satisfaction of sprinkler irrigation systems and recognition the driving factors of sprinkler irrigation systems adoption respectively. 3- Results and Discussion The use of sprinkler systems among the farmers of Ravansar has had considerable influences on the farmers’ activities regarding cost-saving indices namely irrigation, saving labor power, development of water lands, increase of crop yields, saving water, reduction of soil degradation and erosion, the tendency to be more active in the agricultural sector, increase of crops diversity and decrease of water scarcity problems. …”
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Effect of particulate matter exposure on patients with COPD and risk reduction through behavioural interventions: the protocol of a prospective panel study by Hwan-Cheol Kim, Shinhee Park, Seung Won Ra, Sei Won Lee, Sung Yoon Kang

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