Evaluation and Design of Power Controller of Two-Axis Solar Tracking by PID and FL for a Photovoltaic Module by Joel J. Ontiveros, Carlos D. Ávalos, Faustino Loza, Néstor D. Galán, Guillermo J. Rubio

“…The evaluation of the simulations shows a better performance of the controller by Fuzzy Logic; this is because it presents a shorter stabilization time, a transient of smaller amplitude, and a lower percentage of error in steady-state. …”
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Observational Study on the Characteristics of the Boundary Layer during Changes in the Intensity of Tropical Cyclones Landing in Guangdong, China by Fei Liao, Ran Su, Pak-Wai Chan, Yanbin Qi, Kai-Kwong Hon

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Investigation of Rheological Characteristics and Bleeding Behavior of PPA-Modified Bitumen Emulsion for Microsurfacing by Mohammadjavad AkhavanBahabadi, Mohammad Khabiri

“…It was also observed that the value of G*/sin ( ), as a measure of resistance to bleeding in hot weather, increases with PPA dosage in all samples, with the best performance obtained with the samples containing PPA at 0.8 and 1.2 wt.%. …”
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Identification of Saharan-Dust Intrusions over Sofia, Bulgaria, Using Near-Ground PM10 and PM2.5 Mass Concentration Measurements by Tsvetina Evgenieva, Elena Vakareeva, Ljuan Gurdev, Tanja Dreischuh

“…Data on the weather conditions in Sofia Valley and the fires in Bulgaria and neighboring countries were also considered. …”
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Does water quality matter? Foraging activity of Daubenton’s bat (Myotis daubentonii) over three lakes with different trophy by Małgorzata Strzałka, Katarzyna Kozakiewicz, Postawa Tomasz

“…Among this group, insects are highly relevant, the density of which can affect the attractiveness of the water body as foraging habitat of water-surface forager bats. The present paper presents the results of a study measuring the foraging activity of Myotis daubentonii (Kuhl, 1917) in linear transects over three water bodies: an oligotrophic, eutrophic, and dystrophic lake located within a 1.5 km radius. …”
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The southward shift of hurricane genesis over the northern Atlantic Ocean by Xi Cao, Renguang Wu, Xianling Jiang, Yifeng Dai, Pengfei Wang, Lei Zhou, Liang Wu, Difei Deng, Ying Sun, Shangfeng Chen, Kaiming Hu, Zhibiao Wang, Lu Liu, Xiaoqing Lan, Zhencai Du, Junhu Zhao, Xiao Xiao

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The Vlasiator 5.2 ionosphere – coupling a magnetospheric hybrid-Vlasov simulation with a height-integrated ionosphere model by U. Ganse, Y. Pfau-Kempf, H. Zhou, L. Juusola, L. Juusola, A. Workayehu, F. Kebede, K. Papadakis, M. Grandin, M. Alho, M. Battarbee, M. Dubart, L. Kotipalo, A. Lalagüe, J. Suni, K. Horaites, M. Palmroth, M. Palmroth

“…<p>Simulations of the coupled ionosphere–magnetosphere system are a key tool to understand geospace and its response to space weather. For the most part, they are based on fluid descriptions of plasma (magnetohydrodynamics, MHD) formalism, coupled to an electrostatic ionosphere. …”
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CLINICAL PROFILES OF FROSTBITE IN DR. SOETOMO GENERAL ACADEMIC HOSPITAL: A CASE SERIES by Thomas Eduardus Sudrajat Wahyu Nugroho, Beta Subakti Nata’atmadja

“…Highlights: • This study presents three cases of frostbite in adults who participated in a Mount Denali expedition, highlighting the treatment process and outcomes…”
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Solar Power Generation in Smart Cities Using an Integrated Machine Learning and Statistical Analysis Methods by Ahmad Almadhor, K. Mallikarjuna, R. Rahul, G. Chandra Shekara, Rishu Bhatia, Wesam Shishah, V. Mohanavel, S. Suresh Kumar, Sojan Palukaran Thimothy

“…Presently, photovoltaic systems are an essential part of the development of renewable energy. …”
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The Effect of Poverty on Rural Livelihoods in Uganda: A Case Study of Katooke Sub-County Kyenjojo District. by Mukabazaire, Mary

“…Descriptive analysis was used to determine the proportions and frequency of the variables. The results were presented in the form of tables and figures. The study findings were presented and analyzed in line with specific objectives. …”
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Improving analogues-based detection & attribution approaches for hurricanes by Stella Bourdin, Suzana J Camargo, Chia-Ying Lee, Jonathan Lin, Mathieu Vrac, Pradeebane Vaittinada Ayar, Davide Faranda

“…This paper presents a proof of concept for a new analogue-based framework for the detection and attribution of hurricane-related hazards. …”
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Composites of Heavy Rain Producing Elevated Thunderstorms in the Central United States by Laurel P. McCoy, Patrick S. Market, Chad M. Gravelle, Charles E. Graves, Neil I. Fox, Scott M. Rochette, Joshua Kastman, Bohumil Svoma

“…Composite analyses of the atmosphere over the central United States during elevated thunderstorms producing heavy rainfall are presented. Composites were created for five National Weather Service County Warning Areas (CWAs) in the region. …”
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Development of a fixed-order $$H_{\infty }$$ controller for a robust P&O-MPPT strategy to control poly-crystalline solar PV energy systems by Moussa Sedraoui, Mohcene Bechouat, Ramazan Ayaz, Yahya Z. Alharthi, Abdelhalim Borni, Layachi Zaghba, Salah K. ElSayed, Yayehyirad Ayalew Awoke, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim

“…Abstract This paper presents a novel approach to modeling and controlling a solar photovoltaic conversion system(SPCS) that operates under real-time weather conditions. …”
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Comparative miRNAome combined with transcriptome and degradome analysis reveals a novel miRNA-mRNA regulatory network associated with starch metabolism affecting pre-harvest sprout... by Longqing Sun, Ting Zhao, Dandan Qin, Jing Dong, Daorong Zhang, Xifeng Ren

“…Abstract Background Pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) is one of the most important problems associated with the severe decrease of yield and quality under disaster weather of continuous rain in wheat harvesting stage. …”
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Characteristics and Meteorological Factors of Severe Haze Pollution in China by Chao He, Song Hong, Hang Mu, Peiyue Tu, Lu Yang, Biqin Ke, Jiayi Huang

“…A severe haze pollution incident caused by unfavorable weather conditions and a northern air mass occurred in eastern, northern, northwestern, and southwestern China from January 15 to January 22, 2018. …”
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WED-YOLO: A Detection Model for Safflower Under Complex Unstructured Environment by Zhenguo Zhang, Yunze Wang, Peng Xu, Ruimeng Shi, Zhenyu Xing, Junye Li

“…The growing environment of safflowers, including factors such as variable weather conditions in unstructured environments, shooting distances, and diverse morphological characteristics, presents significant difficulties for detection. …”
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Enhancing Precipitation Nowcasting Through Dual-Attention RNN: Integrating Satellite Infrared and Radar VIL Data by Hao Wang, Rong Yang, Jianxin He, Qiangyu Zeng, Taisong Xiong, Zhihao Liu, Hongfei Jin

“…Traditional deep learning-based prediction methods predominantly rely on weather radar data to quantify precipitation, often neglecting the integration of the thermal processes involved in the formation and dissipation of precipitation, which leads to reduced prediction accuracy. …”
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A quantitative module of avalanche hazard – comparing forecaster assessments of storm and persistent slab avalanche problems with information derived from distributed snowpack simu... by F. Herla, P. Haegeli, S. Horton, P. Mair

“…Snowpack simulations can help improve forecast consistency and quality by extending qualitative frameworks of avalanche hazard with quantitative links between weather, snowpack, and hazard characteristics. Building on existing research on modeling avalanche problem information, we present the first spatial modeling framework for extracting the characteristics of storm and persistent slab avalanche problems from distributed snowpack simulations. …”
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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

“…Due to the complex influence of climate and indoor activities, the model separated six scenarios for weather (including warm and cold seasons) and indoor activities (burning, non-burning, and other activities) for typical urban residential environments in Germany. …”
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Subseasonal forecasts of heat waves in West African cities by C. G. Ngoungue Langue, C. G. Ngoungue Langue, C. Lavaysse, C. Lavaysse, C. Flamant

“…In this perspective, the present study addresses the predictability of heat waves at subseasonal timescales in West African cities over the period 2001–2020. …”
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