Recent Sea Level Change in the Black Sea from Satellite Altimetry and Tide Gauge Observations by Nevin Betül Avşar, Şenol Hakan Kutoğlu

“…The possible consequences of sea level rise pose a significant threat to coastal cities, inhabitants, infrastructure, wetlands, ecosystems, and beaches. Sea level changes are not geographically uniform. …”
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“It’s all about the Money”: Crime in the Caribbean and Its Impact on Canada by Cameron Ross

“…For most Canadians, the Caribbean is a place to take an idyllic break from winter. Sandy beaches and warm temperatures lure Canadians to the islands. …”
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Syntaxonomy and ecological differentiation of the pioneer vegetation of Ukraine. 2. Helichryso-Crucianelletea maritimae, Festucetea vaginatae, Koelerio-Corynephoretea canescentis c... by D. V. Dubyna, Т. P. Dziuba, S. M. Iemelianova, P. A. Tymoshenko

“…Pioneer psammophytic vegetation is usually developed on wind-drift sandy substrates such as arenas, spits, beaches, river terraces, and this vegetation occupies significant areas in all three natural zones of Ukraine. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Sediment Transport Pathways: Sand Apron Bars and Islands of Tokelau and Kiribati, Central Pacific by Eugene C. Rankey, Tion Uriam, Mika Perez

“…Each of these shifts is manifest as migration of sediment of island beaches and bar forms, but the character varies markedly—bars form new islands, others erode and disappear; some changes are cyclic, others are directional, still others are hybrid; sediment can be transported lagoonward, oceanward, along the reef flat, or in combinations thereof; and migration rates reach up to 10 s of m/month. …”
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Second-hand smoke exposure in private and public places in Italy: data from the TackSHS pan-European survey by Alessandra Lugo, Xiaoqiu Liu, Silvano Gallus

“…A high proportion of non-smokers reported to have seen people smoking in various outdoor settings, including beaches (79%), outdoor areas of hospitals (71%) or schools (58%), and parks (68%). …”
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Is Wellbeing Associated with Time Spent in Nature? by Francis Rowney, Daniel Thompson, Amy Mizen, Mathew White, Rebecca Lovell, Richard Fry, Alan Watkins, Benedict Wheeler, Ashley Akbari, Gareth Stratton, Ronan Lyons, James White, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Rebecca Geary, Sarah E Rodgers

“…Introduction Green and blue spaces (GBS), such as parks, woodlands, rivers, and beaches, are thought to be important for mental health and wellbeing. …”
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Optimization of packing factor for maximum electric power and crop yield in greenhouse integrated semi-transparent photo-voltaic thermal (GiSPVT) system in desert land: An experime... by G.N. Tiwari, Arvind Tiwari

“…The barren land consists of the desert (unfertilized), dry salt flats, beaches, sand dunes, and exposed rocks, etc. The barren land can be used by erecting a self-sustained greenhouse integrated semi-transparent photo-voltaic thermal (GiSPVT) system which can provide both electrical energy as well as crop yield through channel/pot cultivation. …”
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Extremely Stochastic Connectivity of Island Mangroves by Maki Thomas, Yuichi Nakajima, Yuichi Nakajima, Satoshi Mitarai

“…Some buoys trapped in those eddies demonstrated potential for successful beaching from another island. A large portion of buoys were carried predominantly northeastward by the Kuroshio Current and drifted away from the coastal areas into the Pacific, contrary to local migrations. …”
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Prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli isolated from children and environmental sources in urban and suburban areas by Bernadeta Szczepanska, Małgorzata Andrzejewska, Dorota Spica, Jacek J. Klawe

“…The percentage of Campylobacter-positive samples differed among the sample types, from 0% (freshwater beaches) to 38.6% (poultry meat in 2011). Prevalence of Campylobacter spp. in children isolates was 9.6%. …”
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SHALLOW WATERS DEPTH ESTIMATION USING EMPIRICAL SATELLITE DERIVED BATHYMETRY AND SENTINEL-2 DATA, CASE STUDY: EAST COASTAL WATERS OF JAVA ISLAND by T. A. Gasica, D. G. Pratomo

“…On the Java side, there are also many beaches and underwater tourism that must be preserved. …”
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Sustainable Development of Coastal Areas: Port Expansion with Small Impacts on Estuarine Hydrodynamics and Sediment Transport Pattern by Pablo Dias da Silva, Elisa Helena Fernandes, Glauber Acunha Gonçalves

“…A sustainable alternative is to dispose these volumes on land in order to expand coastal areas (such as fattening beaches) and mooring pier areas. The present work presents a numerical modeling case study using the TELEMAC-3D model coupled to the suspended sediment module SEDI-3D. …”
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Identification and temporal expression of putative circadian clock transcripts in the amphipod crustacean Talitrus saltator by Joseph F. O’Grady, Laura S. Hoelters, Martin T. Swain, David C. Wilcockson

“…Background Talitrus saltator is an amphipod crustacean that inhabits the supralittoral zone on sandy beaches in the Northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean. …”
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Mammals of the islands of the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve by Zoya Selyunina, Dmytro Chernyakov

“…The following biotopes were identified on the islands: reed thickets, sandy and shell beaches on the sea coasts and coasts of the deep-water parts of the bays; flooded solonchaks; the inner parts of the islands with plant associations that are typical for the coastal steppe and the littoral-coastal complex. …”
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Arqueología en el Parque Nacional El Palmar (Entre Ríos, Argentina): disponibilidad y explotación de materias primas líticas Archaeology in el Palmar National Park: availability an... by Juan Carlos Castro

“…The remains are evidence of the human occupation of levees, beaches and dunes, as well as the predominant exploitation of siliceous river gravel.…”
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Anthropogenic Influence on Recent Bathymetric Change in West-Central San Francisco Bay by Patrick Barnard, Rikk Kvitek

“…Sediment loss in the entire San Francisco Bay Coastal System during the last half-century, as estimated from a series of bathymetric change studies, is 240 million cubic meters, and most of this is believed to be coarse sediment (i.e., sand and gravel) from Central Bay and the San Francisco Bar, which is likely to limit the sand supply to adjacent, open-coast beaches. This hypothesis is supported by a calibrated numerical model in a related study that indicates that there is a potential net export of sand-sized sediment across the Golden Gate, suggesting that a reduction in the supply of sand-sized sediment within west-central San Francisco Bay will limit transport to the outer coast.…”
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Large-scale deep learning analysis to identify adult patients at risk for combined and common variable immunodeficiencies by Giorgos Papanastasiou, Guang Yang, Dimitris I. Fotiadis, Nikolaos Dikaios, Chengjia Wang, Ahsan Huda, Luba Sobolevsky, Jason Raasch, Elena Perez, Gurinder Sidhu, Donna Palumbo

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An Open Source Approach for Near-Real Time Mapping of Oil Spills along the Mediterranean Coast of Egypt by Islam Abou El-Magd, Mohamed Zakzouk, Elham M. Ali, Abdulaziz M. Abdulaziz

“…It was found that the drift direction of the oil spills near Port Said move southwards, which creates a hazard for local fishing activities, Port Said touristic beaches, and marine ports. This model is the scientific and practical solution for the city council and the environmental agency to continuously monitor and receive alerts regarding any oil pollution cases in order to protect the coastal and marine socio-economic ecosystem and maintain sustainability.…”
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Littoral meiofauna community structure in San Julián bay, Santa Cruz province, Argentina by Virginia Lo Russo, Catalina T. Pastor de Ward, Héctor Zaixso

“…Despite dominance of nematodes in meiofauna assemblages is known, maximum density found in San Julián bay is much higher than previously found for estuaries from north and mid-latitudes littoral sandy beaches and in the nearby region of the Straits of Magellan and Beagle Channel and other sub-Antarctic and Antarctic sites. …”
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Evaluating outcomes of long-term satellite tag attachment on leatherback sea turtles by Kayla M. Hamelin, Michael C. James

“…High re-encounter rates (~ 50%) on nesting beaches after tagging in Canadian waters indicate that both female turtles with harness tags and directly-attached tags continue to nest successfully, many in the first nesting season following tagging. …”
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New findings from the TackSHS Survey: Attitudes and perceptions by Silvano Gallus, Alessandra Lugo, Elisa Borroni, Esteve Fernandez

“…All subjects were asked whether they were in favour or against a total smoking ban in 11 different indoor places (e.g. bars and restaurants, healthcare centres), five indoor modes of transport (including private vehicles in the presence of children), and nine outdoor settings (e.g. parks, stadiums, beaches, outdoor areas of schools and hospitals). …”
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