Precipitation Concentration in Highly Urbanized Regions — Case Study of Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration by LIN Zequn, WANG Dayang, ZHANG Zhi, WANG Dagang

“…The Theil-Sen Median slope estimation and Mann-Kendall significance test are utilized for trend analysis,and a correlation analysis is employed to explore the relationship between urbanization levels and precipitation concentration.The results show that:① the root mean square error between the GI calculated from climate hazards Group infrared precipitation with station data (CHIRPS) and the station data results is 0.036,significantly lower than the results from CMFD data (0.067) and MSWEP data (0.083),which indicates that CHIRPS data demonstrates optimal applicability.② The unevenness of precipitation in the Yangtze River Delta urban agglomeration gradually increases from south to north,with a significant increasing trend in the central and western parts of the agglomeration.The intra-annual distribution of precipitation in the study area has become more concentrated,leading to an increased likelihood of extreme precipitation events.③ Urbanization is likely to promote the concentration of precipitation.The rapid development of cities enhances precipitation unevenness,especially in areas such as Nanjing,Wuxi,and Zhenjiang,making them more susceptible to urban flooding and related disasters.The findings of this research have practical implications for urban flood control design,urban road drainage system planning,and the development of emergency response plans for urban flood control.…”
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Coral Reef Degradation Due to ‘Ship Grounding' in Indonesia: Case Study of Ship Aground in Bangka-Belitung Waters by Mother Vessel MV Lyric Poet by Idris Idris, Neviaty P. Zamani, Suharsono Suharsono, Fakhrurrozi Fakhrurrozi

“…Diversity of hard coral found as many as 49 species included in the CITES-Appendix II. A total of eight protected species are included in the IUCN Red List with extinction-prone status.…”
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Measurement and Numerical Simulation of Ground and Subgrade Vibrations of Beijing Urban Rail Line 13 by Futong Wang, Leilei Yan, Qi Jiang, Xiaxin Tao

“…Urban rail transit is an effective way to deal with the problem of traffic congestion in major cities. Trains travel through dense residential and commercial areas, providing convenient transportation while also result in vibration problems in the surrounding environment. …”
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Identification of Hypoxia Signature to Assess the Tumor Immune Microenvironment and Predict Prognosis in Patients with Ovarian Cancer by Chunyan Wei, Xiaoqing Liu, Qin Wang, Qipei Li, Min Xie

“…Results. 8 genes (AKAP12, ALDOC, ANGPTL4, CITED2, ISG20, PPP1R15A, PRDX5, and TGFBI) were included in the hypoxic gene signature. …”
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Incremental cost of treating antimicrobial-resistant infections among hospitalised patients in India: a cohort study by Sanjay M Mehendale, Kamini Walia, Pallab Ray, Nusrat Shafiq, Shankar Prinja, Sagar Khadanga, Susmita Chatterjee, Raman Gangakhedkar, Samiran Panda, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Megha Mamulwar, Abhijit Kadam, Gayatri Bhambure, Shilpa Bembalkar, Shraddha Bapat, Arati Mane, Shobha Rajure, Jayanthi Mathaiyan, Yamunadevi Ramanathan, Vijayshri Suresh Deotale, Gourangie Gogoi, Ruchita Attal, Jharna Mandal, Venkateswaran Ramanathan

“…Here, we present the IC from patient perspective for treating antimicrobial-resistant pathogens in India.Methods This cohort study was conducted in eight hospitals including government (GH), private (PH) and trust hospitals (TH), considering their ownership, geographical location and categories of cities. This study had a retrospective component, which calculated the direct cost of treating resistant and susceptible blood stream infections caused by selected WHO priority pathogens. …”
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Land Use Change in Zhengzhou during 2000—2021 and Its Impact on Comprehensive Runoff Coefficient by JIANG Yu, WANG Xinghan, ZHOU Xiaoxue, CHEN Jingxia, YU Guosong, WU Dan, KUANG Gaoming, CHEN Haihua, LI Shubo, BAI Chunxiang, DU Dejie, LAN Zhenwei

“…Flood disasters are a prominent water safety problem for the major cities in China.Land use change has a great impact on the formation of flood disasters,and the comprehensive runoff coefficient is an important factor in response to the hydrological process of floods.Therefore,studying land use change and its impact on the comprehensive runoff coefficient is of great significance.With land use classification data from three phases of Landsat remote sensing images of Zhengzhou for 2000—2021,the spatio-temporal evolution characteristics of land use in Zhengzhou were analyzed,and the regional comprehensive runoff coefficient and the urban ground hardening rate were calculated.The following observations could be made from the results:① The land use in Zhengzhou underwent drastic changes during 2000—2021.Specifically,the area of construction land increased by 1 425.97 km²,while those of forest/grassland and cultivated land decreased by 777.25 km² and 810.88 km²,respectively.② The percentage of the total area of land use conversion in Zhengzhou during 2000—2021 was 43.39%,and the conversion mainly took place among cultivated land,forest/grassland,and construction land.During the period of 2000—2014,the land use conversion was mainly from cultivated land and forest/grassland to construction land and from forest/grassland to cultivated land.During the period of 2014—2021,it was mainly from cultivated land to forest/grassland and construction land and from forest/grassland and construction land to cultivated land.③ During 2000—2021,the urban ground hardening rate of Zhengzhou increased from 12.32% to 31.14%,and its comprehensive runoff coefficient grew from 0.24 to 0.40.…”
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Dynamic changes in soil erosion and challenges to grain productivity in the black soil region of Northeast China by Jiawang Zhang, Ming Wang, Kai Liu, Zhan’ao Zhao

“…Wind erosion was relatively stable throughout the year, with two-factor enhancement factor of 0.76 attributed to soil organic matter and clay content. The expansion of cities over the last 30 years has resulted in the encroachment of 7,936 km2 of cropland. …”
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Perceived barriers and facilitators to breast-feeding support practices in hospitals and birthing facilities in the USA by Bee-Ah Kang, Sarah Gonzalez-Nahm, Sara E Benjamin-Neelon

“…In-person training was cited as the most important facilitator among both groups. …”
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Changes in grocery shopping behaviour among low-income households during the COVID-19 pandemic by Angela CB Trude, Caitlin M Lowery, Gabriela M Vedovato, Shahmir H Ali, Josephine M Dudzik

“…Participants reported more negative attitudes towards in-store grocery shopping during the pandemic than prior to its onset and cited COVID-19 as a motivator for ordering groceries online in focus groups. …”
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浙江省两栖动物物种现状及区系分析 by 章旭日 1 王 珺 1 侯 楚 2 房瑶瑶 1 岳春雷 1 李贺鹏 1 潘 杰 3

“…国家Ⅱ级重点保护野生动物3种,省级重点保护野生动物22种。《濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约》(CITES)附录Ⅰ收录1种、附录Ⅱ收录3种、附录Ⅲ收录1种。《世界自然保护联盟濒危物种红色名录》(IUCN-RL)极危物种(CR)3种,《中国脊椎动物红色名录》(RLCV)极危物种(CR)3种、濒危物种(EN)1种。…”
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Towards a sustainable model for a digital learning network in support of the Immunization Agenda 2030 -a mixed methods study with a transdisciplinary component. by Isis Umbelino-Walker, Ana Paula Szylovec, Brice Alain Dakam, Asta Monglo, Ian Jones, Charlotte Mbuh, Reda Sadki, Alan Brooks

“…Quantitative analyses of an existing large data set (n = 5682 participants) were complemented by analyses of data collected through a new survey (n = 291) and focus groups of Movement participants. The most commonly cited reason for participating (32% of responses) was to share experience and learn from others. …”
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Regional inequality and well-being of households in Kazakhstan: district- level analysis by A. Kudebayeva, A. Sätre

“…Moreover, the location in more rich cities by macroeconomic indicators such as Almaty and Astana is negatively associates with well-being of households due to the district inequality. …”
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Static and dynamic assessments of park accessibility and equity across different living circles in shenzhen’s core area by Zhongshan Huang, Qiyue Jia, Shixian Luo, Zhigang Tu, Lei Zhao, Siyuan Li, Zhengyan Lu

“…With the rapid expansion of cities, the demand for park green spaces within urban living circles is increasing. …”
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A method to evaluate the performance of institutions based on data envelopment analysis method with qualitative data and emphasis on OCB by mohammad javad hossainzadeh saljughi

“…In the presented method for ranking institutions, the improvement of quality is considered simultaneously with the reduction of costs without compensability.Findings: In this study, ten public and applied scientific institutions in three cities of the country were evaluated with the proposed model. …”
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Don’t mind the gap: reframing the Perren strain rule for fracture healing using insights from virtual mechanical testing by Maham Tanveer, Karina Klein, Brigitte von Rechenberg, Salim Darwiche, Hannah L. Dailey

“…High gap strain appears to be a transient local limiter of osteogenesis, not a global inhibitor of secondary fracture repair. Cite this article: Bone Joint Res 2025;14(1):5–15.…”
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Assessing the Air Humidity Characteristics of Local Climate Zones in Guangzhou, China by Xiao Tan, Qi Zhang, Yiqi Chen, Junsong Wang, Lihua Zhao, Guang Chen

“…This research offers further insights into the canopy humidity characteristics in low-latitude subtropical cities, thereby contributing to the establishment of a universal model to quantify the differences in moisture between urban and rural areas.…”
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Finding determinants of leisure participation among older adults in Kosovo: a cross-sectional study by Arta Dalipi Shabani, Besarta Taganoviq, Blerta Kryeziu, Dilek Şahin, Suzanne Denieffe, Margaret Denny

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out among individuals aged 65 and older in three largest cities in Kosovo. The assessment of leisure activities was performed using the validated Leisure Participation Questionnaire, which includes 25 activities categorized into four types: recreational (physical), cognitive, social, and productive. …”
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PFAS contamination in tap water: Target and suspect screening of zwitterionic, cationic, and anionic species across Canada and beyond by Termeh Teymoorian, Gabriel Munoz, Sébastien Sauvé

“…For instance, emerging zwitterionic 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonamidopropyl betaine (6:2 FTAB) was found at the highest levels in cities of France, British Columbia (Canada), and the UK. …”
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Study on Strength Variation of Permeable Concrete Based on Differential Calorimetry Method and Multi-Index Test by Sanqiang Yang, Meng Guo, Shichao Duan, Na Liu, Haonan Wu, Erxia Du, Meichen Liang

“…The research results can provide theoretical support and technical guidance for the design and construction of permeable materials of sponge cities in Xiongan New Area and surrounding ring new area, which are of great engineering value.…”
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Research focus and theme evolution on enhanced external counterpulsation: A bibliometric analysis by Weimei Yang, Lijuan Lu, Jie Cheng, Xifei He

“…This research employed an array of tools for effective data extraction, analysis, and visualization, which included Microsoft Excel for tabular management, HistCite Pro for citation analysis, GunnMap for geographical mapping, BibExcel for bibliometric assessments, and VOSviewer for network visualization purposes. …”
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