Monitoring Sea Ice in Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea during the Freezing Period of 2017/2018 Using Sentinel-2 Remote Sensing Data by Zhiyong Wang, Peilei Sun, Lihua Wang, Mengyue Zhang, Zihao Wang

“…Based on the comprehensive analysis of the spectral characteristics of seawater and sea ice in visible bands, supplemented by the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI) and the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), we proposed a new method based on decision tree classification for extracting sea ice types in Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea. …”
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Breeding properties and cytological characteristics of interspecific hybrids between the Ussuri plum and bullace by D. S. Garapov, O. V. Mochalova

“…A possibility is shown to use interspecific diploid hybrids in plum breeding for resistance to asphyxiation in snow-rich regions of Siberia.   Materials and methods. …”
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An Enhanced Semisteady-State Jaya Algorithm With a Control Coefficient and a Self-Adaptive Multipopulation Strategy by Joshua Churchill Ankrah, Francis Boafo Effah, Elvis Twumasi

“…When compared with the Snow Geese Algorithm (SGA), Big Bang–Big Crunch Algorithm (BBBCA), firefly algorithm (FA), bat algorithm (BA), cuckoo search algorithm (CSA), and flower pollination algorithm (FPA), the ESJaya algorithm gives competitive results in terms of obtaining optimum values, mean accuracy, and stability. …”
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Reproductive Performance in a Selected Sample of Dairy Farms in Una-Sana Canton, Bosnia and Herzegovina by Adis Softic, Adam Dunstan Martin, Eystein Skjerve, Nihad Fejzic, Teufik Goletic, Aida Kustura, Erik Georg Granquist

“…The calculated reproductive measures indicated an undulant trend in reproductive performance among selected dairy farms in Una-Sana Canton. Knowing the apparent reproductive indicators described in this study, the farmers and veterinary authorities may identify and correct areas in their management that contribute to the reproductive underperformance.…”
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Four decades of phenology in an alpine amphibian: trends, stasis, and climatic drivers by Lenzi, Omar, Grossenbacher, Kurt, Zumbach, Silvia, Lüscher, Beatrice, Althaus, Sarah, Schmocker, Daniela, Recher, Helmut, Thoma, Marco, Ozgul, Arpat, Schmidt, Benedikt R.

“…High temperatures and low snow cover in winter and spring, as well as reduced spring precipitation were all associated with earlier breeding. …”
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A Novel Approach for Monitoring the Ecoenvironment of Alpine Wetlands using Big Geospatial Data and Cloud Computing by Haijun Wang, Xiangdong Kong, Ji Luo, Pengju Li, Tianhui Xie, Xiaobo Yi, Fang Wang, Jie Xiao

“…The drought situation has been alleviated in high-altitude areas due to the acceleration of snow melt water. Wetland vegetation and biomass presented an overall increasing trend, but the degradation also occurs in some area, including Zoige and Lugu Lake area. …”
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An Evaluation of the Causes and Effects of Soil Erosion in Kabale District. A case Study of Ikumba Sub-County. by Immaculate, Kebirungi

“…Transportation and deposition of soil in Uganda is because of three major agents that is water, wind and glaciers (on snow caped mountain of Rwenzori) although there other minor agents like high population. …”
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Machine learning-based analysis of sea fog’s spatial and temporal impact on near-miss ship collisions using remote sensing and AIS data by Dan Liu, Ling Ke, Zhe Zeng, Zhe Zeng, Shuo Zhang, Shanwei Liu, Shanwei Liu

“…First, sea fog-sensitive bands from the Himawari-8 satellite, combined with the Normalized Difference Snow Index (NDSI), are chosen as features, and an SVM model is employed for sea fog detection. …”
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Predicting nighttime black ice using atmospheric data for efficient winter road maintenance patrols by Jinhwan Jang

“…During winter, hazardous black ice can form anywhere on roads under various weather conditions, including fog, frost, rime ice, freezing rain, and snow. To prevent accidents caused by black ice, nighttime road maintenance patrols have been conducted in Korea since December 2019, following a tragic accident on slippery pavement. …”
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Prediction Method for Overconsolidation Ratio of Marine SoftSoil Based on the Piezocone Penetration Tests by Yanbin Fu, Sizhan Zhang, Guiyang Lv, Kaihang Han

“…The comparison results show that predictions of OCR of marine soft clay in this paper are close to Wayne’s method and more accurate than Chanmee’s method since the factors such as cone roughness and penetration rate are considered in the new proposed prediction methods. …”
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A Throughfall Collection Method Using Mixed Bed Ion Exchange Resin Columns by Mark E. Fenn, Mark A. Poth, Michael J. Arbaugh

“…With this method, bulk deposition and bulk throughfall are collected by a funnel or snow tube and ions are retained as the solution percolates through the resin column. …”
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Intervening to eliminate the centre-effect variation in home dialysis use: protocol for Inter-CEPt—a sequential mixed-methods study designing an intervention bundle by Sarah Damery, Kerry Allen, Lisa Dikomitis, Harry Hill, David Coyle, Maatla Tshimologo, Mark Lambie, Simon J Davies, Iestyn Williams, James Fotheringham, Louise Phillips-Darby, Ivonne Solis-Trapala

“…Introduction Use of home dialysis by centres in the UK varies considerably and is decreasing despite attempts to encourage greater use. Knowing what drives this unwarranted variation requires in-depth understanding of centre cultural and organisational factors and how these relate to quantifiable centre performance, accounting for competing treatment options. …”
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ŽINOJIMO SOCIALUMO PROBLEMA ŠIUOLAIKINĖJE SOCIALINĖJE EPISTEMOLOGIJOJE: DU POŽIŪRIAI by Audronė Rimkutė

“…In other words, his knowing agent is an individual “cognitive mechanism”, and only his received “input” is social. …”
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Economics and cost effectiveness of a rain garden for flood-resistant urban design by D. Rinchumphu, N. Suriyanon, N. Phichetkunbodee, S. Munlikawong, C. Wanitchayapaisit, S. Sitthikankun

“…The aim is to determine the change in infiltration rate with an increase in the amount of sand. Knowing the amount of sand can determine the cost per infiltration rate.FINDINGS: The results showed that the most efficient design was a rain garden with a soil:sand ratio of 1:4, which increased the infiltration rate per cost by 2.00 millimeters per hour per United States Dollar per square meter. …”
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The Relationship between Nasal Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and Surgical Site Infections in a Hospital Center in Morocco by Rachid Flouchi, Abderrahim Elmniai, Abdelaziz Hibatallah, Karim Fahsi, Ibrahim Touzani, Kawtar Fikri-Benbrahim

“…To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study carried out in this hospital center with the aim of knowing the prevalence of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA and to identify the risk factors in order to prevent infections related to nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA.…”
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PENGARUH STRATEGI PROBLEM BASED LEARNING DAN MOTIVASI BERPRESTASI TERHADAP KETERAMPILAN BERPIKIR KRITIS by Supriyanto Supriyanto, Achmad Noor Fatirul, Djoko Adi Walujo

“…Data analysis used two-way analysis of variance (ANAVA) technique. Based on data presentation and discussion, it can be concluded: 1) problem based learning strategy is better than inquiry on students’ critical thinking skills. 2) there is a significant difference between high achievement motivation and low motivation on strudents’ critical thinking skills. 3) learning strategies and achievement motivation have an effect on students’ critical thinking skills.   …”
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La atención de las necesidades educativas especiales y la labor docente en la escuela primaria / Response to Special Educational Needs and Teaching Efforts in Elementary School by Mayela Dabdub-Moreira, Alejandra Pineda-Cordero

“…Abstract:  According to the Costa Rican Law on Equal Opportunities for Disabled Persons (Igualdad de oportunidades para las personas con discapacidad, Ley N.º 7600), teachers must receive and attend individuals with Special Educational Needs (SEN) inside their regular classrooms applying different curricular modifications. Thus, knowing the amount and types of SEN attended by teachers, and the areas in which they need to improve their teaching skills, will allow considerable improvement for the quality and efficiency of the teachers’ professional training processes for SEN attention. …”
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Klasifikasi Teks Hadis Bukhari Terjemahan Indonesia Menggunakan Recurrent Convolutional Neural Network (CRNN) by Muhammad Yuslan Abu Bakar, Adiwijaya Adiwijaya

“…This topic was raised to meet the needs of Muslims in knowing what information about the suggestions and prohibitions that exist in a hadith. …”
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Les siphons en terre cuite du monde romain : l’exemple de l’aqueduc d’Almuñécar (Andalousie, Espagne) by Elena H. Sánchez López

“…However, the first explanation that comes to mind would relate to some kind of technical issue linked to pressure tolerance. But without knowing the exact route of the conduits along the siphon, it is not easy to determine the height of the hydrometric column and consequently the pressure borne by the pipes.Then there are also other possibilities. …”
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Penerapan Decision Tree J48 dan Reptree dalam Menentukan Prediksi Produksi Minyak Kelapa Sawit menggunakan Metode Fuzzy Tsukamoto by Tundo Tundo, Shofwatul 'Uyun

“…Abstract This study explains the application of the J48 and REPTree decision tree using the fuzzy Tsukamoto method with the object used is the determination of the amount of palm oil production in the company PT Tapiana Nadenggan with the aim of knowing which decision tree the results are close to the actual data so that it can be used to help predict the amount palm oil production at PT Tapiana Nadenggan when the production process has not been processed. …”
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