Estimation of Physicochemical Parameters and Vertical Migration of Atmospheric Radionuclides in a Raised Peat Bog in the Arctic Zone of Russia by Evgeny Yakovlev, Alexander Orlov, Alina Kudryavtseva, Sergey Zykov

“…The obtained results of the linear accumulation rate, the mass accumulation rate of the peat deposit, and the value of the atmospheric flux of ²¹⁰Pb are congruent with the data on the peatlands of Northern Europe and the data obtained by earlier analysts of the Subarctic region of European Russia.…”
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Investigation of the Presence of Francisella tularensis and Acanthamoeba spp. in the Drinking Water of Sivas Province, Turkey by Mehmet ATAŞ, Ömer POYRAZ

“…F. tularensis subsp. holarctica is primarily isolated in Northern Europe, the Balkans, Turkey, Siberia, and the Far East, and it is mostly responsible for waterborne outbreaks. …”
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Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) H. Karst.) selection forests at Siljansfors in Central Sweden by Ludwig Olofsson, Ola Langvall, Arne Pommerening

“…The selection system was originally invented by upland farmers in Central Europe some 500 years ago and is fairly uncommon in Northern Europe. In our research, we studied two more or less mono-species Picea abies selection forests at Siljansfors in Central Sweden that have a comparatively low final stem diameter of 50 cm. …”
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Impacts of Local Green's Functions on Modeling Atmospheric Loading Effects for GNSS Reference Stations by Wenlan Fan, Weiping Jiang, Zhao Li, Jun Tao, Ze Wang, Linyu He

“…Nevertheless, there are significant anomalies in northern Europe for PREMCRU, the mutation margin of which should be carefully considered when using a resolution higher than 1°. …”
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Development of High-Moisture Meat Analogues with Hemp and Soy Protein Using Extrusion Cooking by Izalin Zahari, Ferawati Ferawati, Amanda Helstad, Cecilia Ahlström, Karolina Östbring, Marilyn Rayner, Jeanette K. Purhagen

“…Many vegan products today are made from soy, but drawbacks include the challenges of cultivating soy in colder climates such as northern Europe. Therefore, the present study investigates whether industrial hemp (<i>Cannabis sativa</i>) could substitute soy in the production of high moisture meat analogues (HMMA). …”
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Prevalence of <i>Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans</i> and Periodontal Findings among 14 to 15-Year Old Danish Adolescents: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study by Anne Birkeholm Jensen, Flemming Isidor, Marianne Lund, Michael Væth, Anders Johansson, Niels Nørskov Lauritsen, Dorte Haubek

“…The knowledge on the prevalence of <i>Aa</i> and periodontitis among adolescents in Northern Europe is sparse. A total of 525 14- to 15-year-old adolescents from the municipality of Aarhus, Denmark, underwent a full-mouth clinical examination. …”
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Modification of the existing maximum residue levels and setting of import tolerances for metiram in various crops by European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), Maria Anastassiadou, Giovanni Bernasconi, Alba Brancato, Luis Carrasco Cabrera, Lucien Ferreira, Luna Greco, Samira Jarrah, Aija Kazocina, Renata Leuschner, Jose Oriol Magrans, Ileana Miron, Stefanie Nave, Ragnor Pedersen, Hermine Reich, Alejandro Rojas, Angela Sacchi, Miguel Santos, Alessia Pia Scarlato, Anne Theobald, Benedicte Vagenende, Alessia Verani

“…Abstract In accordance with Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 396/2005, the applicant BASF Italia Srl submitted a request to the competent national authority in Italy to set import tolerances for the active substance metiram in passion fruits/maracujas, bananas, pineapples and to modify the existing maximum residue level (MRL) in celeriacs on the basis of intended northern Europe (NEU) use. The data submitted in support of the request were found sufficient to derive MRL proposals for pineapples and passion fruits/maracujas; according to the data provided, the existing EU MRL in bananas did not require modification and the data were not sufficient to derive an MRL proposal for celeriacs. …”
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Populations dynamics in Northern Eurasian forests: a long-term perspective from Northeast Asia by Junzo Uchiyama, J. Christopher Gillam, Alexander Savelyev, Chao Ning

“…The ‘Northern Eurasian Greenbelt’ (NEG) is the northern forest zone stretching from the Japanese Archipelago to Northern Europe. The NEG has created highly productive biomes for humanity to exploit since the end of the Pleistocene. …”
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Landscape Approach towards Integrated Conservation and Use of Primeval Forests: The Transboundary Kovda River Catchment in Russia and Finland by Per Angelstam, Michael Manton, Taras Yamelynets, Ole Jakob Sørensen, Svetlana V. Kondrateva (Stepanova)

“…Regional clear-felling of naturally dynamic boreal forests has left remote forest landscapes in northern Europe with challenges regarding rural development based on wood mining. …”
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The genetic basis of multiple sclerosis: a model for MS susceptibility by Goodin Douglas S

“…</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A model of susceptibility is developed and a mathematical analysis undertaken to elucidate the nature of genetic susceptibility to MS and to understand the constraints that are placed on the genetic basis of MS, both by the known epidemiological facts of this disease and by the known frequency of the HLA DRB1*1501 allele in the general populations of northern Europe and North America.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>For the large majority of cases (possibly all), MS develops, in part, because an individual is genetically susceptible. …”
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Does the restoration of shallow marginal peatlands alter the distribution or abundance of bog asphodel (Narthecium ossifragum)? by Anne M.S. Hand, James E. Cresswell, Morag Angus, Richard E. Brazier

“…While the mechanisms by which bog asphodel exerts its toxic effect when ingested by ruminants have yet to be fully elucidated, the inconsistent pattern of toxicity seen in other parts of the UK and in northern Europe, where bog asphodel poisoning is reported to be a serious economic problem, may be driven by the influence of environmental factors on bog asphodel growth.…”
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Filling the white space on maps of European runoff trends: estimates from a multi-model ensemble by K. Stahl, L. M. Tallaksen, J. Hannaford, H. A. J. van Lanen

“…Maps of trends in annual runoff based on the ensemble mean demonstrated a pronounced continental dipole pattern of positive trends in western and northern Europe and negative trends in southern and parts of eastern Europe, which has not previously been demonstrated and discussed in comparable detail. …”
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Validation of Bifacial Photovoltaic Simulation Software against Monitoring Data from Large-Scale Single-Axis Trackers and Fixed Tilt Systems in Denmark by Nicholas Riedel-Lyngskær, Djaber Berrian, Daniel Alvarez Mira, Alexander Aguilar Protti, Peter Behrensdorff Poulsen, Joris Libal, Jan Vedde

“…We simulate real 26 kilowatt-peak (kW_p) bifacial arrays within a 420-kW_p site located in northern Europe (55.6° N, 12.1° E). The substructures investigated include horizontal single-axis trackers (HSATs) and fixed tilt racks that have dimensions analogous to those found in utility-scale PV installations. …”
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Genetic divergence between populations of feral and domestic forms of a mosquito disease vector assessed by transcriptomics by Dana C. Price, Dina M. Fonseca

“…Because the feral form can diapause during the cold winters but the domestic form cannot, the two Cx. pipiens forms are allopatric in northern Europe and, although viable, hybrids are rare. …”
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Influence of blocking on Northern European and Western Russian heatwaves in large climate model ensembles by N Schaller, J Sillmann, J Anstey, E M Fischer, C M Grams, S Russo

“…In the 1979–2015 period, we find that there is a significant correlation between summer heatwave magnitudes and the number of days influenced by atmospheric blocking in Northern Europe and Western Russia. Using three large global climate model ensembles, we find similar correlations, indicating that these three models are able to represent the relationship between extreme temperature and atmospheric blocking, despite having biases in their simulation of individual climate variables such as temperature or geopotential height. …”
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Global Picture of Genetic Relatedness and the Evolution of Humankind by Gennady V. Khvorykh, Oleh A. Mulyar, Larisa Fedorova, Andrey V. Khrunin, Svetlana A. Limborska, Alexei Fedorov

“…The regions, comprising nine unique genetic components for mankind, are the following: East and West Africa, Northern Europe, Arctica, East Asia, Oceania, South Asia, Middle East, and South America. …”
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The intensification of short-duration rainfall extremes due to climate change – Need for a frequent update of intensity–duration–frequency curves by Ottar Tamm, Egle Saaremäe, Kristiina Rahkema, Jaak Jaagus, Toomas Tamm

“…Trends were investigated for diverse short-term rainfall durations, ranging from 20 to 180 min, at 11 meteorological stations in Northern Europe, Estonia. The Mann-Kendall test and Sen’s slope estimator were used to detect trends and calculate the trend magnitudes by analyzing a 70 year period of high-resolution temporal observed rainfall data. …”
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Modelling Dominant Tree Heights of <i>Fagus sylvatica</i> L. Using Function-on-Scalar Regression Based on Forest Inventory Data by Markus Engel, Tobias Mette, Wolfgang Falk, Werner Poschenrieder, Jonas Fridman, Mitja Skudnik

“…Dominant tree heights decreased in Southern and Central Europe but increased in Northern Europe by more than 10 m. Changes in growth performance were always accompanied by a change in beech provenances, assuming assisted migration without dispersal limitations. …”
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Assessment of the Spatial Structure of Black Carbon Concentrations in the Near-Surface Arctic Atmosphere by Ekaterina S. Nagovitsyna, Vassily A. Poddubny, Alexander A. Karasev, Dmitry M. Kabanov, Olga R. Sidorova, Alexander S. Maslovsky

“…The simulation in the summertime demonstrates that areas of increased black carbon concentrations were observed over Northern Europe and, in 2019, also over the Laptev Sea basin. …”
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Quantifying uncertainty in European climate projections using combined performance-independence weighting by Lukas Brunner, Ruth Lorenz, Marius Zumwald, Reto Knutti

“…For precipitation the largest differences are found for Northern Europe, with a relative decrease in precipitation of 2.4% and 3.4% for the two future periods compared to the unweighted case. …”
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