An Update on Cephenemyiosis in the European Roe Deer: Emergent Myiasis in Spain by Patrocinio Morrondo, Gerardo Pajares, María Sol Arias, Néstor Martínez-Calabuig, Susana Remesar, David García-Dios, Pablo Díaz, Ceferino Manuel López, Rosario Panadero, Pablo Díez-Baños

“…Almost simultaneously, <i>C. stimulator</i> is also expanding its range to northern Europe, with the first cases being reported in Sweden. …”
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Detection of white sturgeon iridovirus (WSIV) in sturgeons (Actinopterygii: Acipenseriformes: Acipenseridae) from aquaculture facilities located in Poland, Germany, and Italy by P. Hofsoe-Oppermann, J. Kiełpińska, R. Panicz, S.M. Bergmann

“…At the turn of the century WSIV was reported among hatchery-raised white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus Richardson, 1836,&amp;nbsp; in North America, Russian sturgeon , Acipenser gueldenstaedtii Brandt et Ratzeburg, 1833, in northern Europe but also pallid sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus albus (Forbes et Richardson, 1905) and shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus (Rafinesque, 1820) in North and South Dakota. …”
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A bottom-up emission estimate for the 2022 Nord Stream gas leak: derivation, simulations, and evaluation by R. Kouznetsov, R. Hänninen, A. Uppstu, E. Kadantsev, Y. Fatahi, M. Prank, D. Kouznetsov, S. M. Noe, H. Junninen, M. Sofiev

“…Elevated levels of methane were recorded at many observational sites in northern Europe. While it is relatively straightforward to estimate the total emitted amount from the incidents (around 330 kt of methane), the detailed vertical and temporal distributions of the releases are needed for numerical simulations of the incident. …”
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Functional and Psychosocial Profile of Older People Living in Nursing Homes: Findings from the European Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) by Marco Socci, Mirko Di Rosa, Barbara D’Amen, Maria Gabriella Melchiorre

“…Results: These show that older residents live mainly in Central and Northern Europe, are aged 80+, female and widowed. A small social network (SN) size is often reported. …”
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An Empirical Social Vulnerability Map for Flood Risk Assessment at Global Scale (“GlobE‐SoVI”) by Lena Reimann, Elco Koks, Hans de Moel, Marijn J. Ton, Jeroen C. J. H. Aerts

“…We find distinct spatial patterns of vulnerability within and across countries, with low GlobE‐SoVI scores (i.e., 1–2) in for example, Northern America, northern Europe, and Australia; and high scores (i.e., 9–10) in for example, northern Africa, the Middle East, and southern Asia. …”
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The behaviour of a low- to medium-density chalk under a wide range of pressure conditions by Tingfa Liu, Pedro M.V. Ferreira, Ken Vinck, Matthew R. Coop, Richard J. Jardine, Stavroula Kontoe

“…Experiments are described which provided the basis for advanced numerical modelling of large-scale axial and lateral pile tests undertaken chalk to assist the design of offshore wind and other projects in northern Europe. The research explored the mechanical behaviour of chalk from a UK research site under effective cell pressures up to 12.8 MPa. …”
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Detecting Local Adaptation between North and South European Atlantic Salmon Populations by María Gabián, Paloma Morán, María Saura, Antonio Carvajal-Rodríguez

“…The restocking effort carried out in the 1980s, with salmon from northern latitudes with the aim of mitigating the decline of native populations, failed, probably due to the deficiency in adaptation of foreign salmon from northern Europe to the warm waters of the Iberian Peninsula. …”
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Validation of water vapour profiles (version 13) retrieved by the IMK/IAA scientific retrieval processor based on full resolution spectra measured by MIPAS on board Envisat by M. Milz, T. v. Clarmann, P. Bernath, C. Boone, S. A. Buehler, S. Chauhan, B. Deuber, D. G. Feist, B. Funke, N. Glatthor, U. Grabowski, A. Griesfeller, A. Haefele, M. Höpfner, N. Kämpfer, S. Kellmann, A. Linden, S. Müller, H. Nakajima, H. Oelhaf, E. Remsberg, S. Rohs, J. M. Russell III, C. Schiller, G. P. Stiller, T. Sugita, T. Tanaka, H. Vömel, K. Walker, G. Wetzel, T. Yokota, V. Yushkov, G. Zhang

“…For the in-situ measurements and the ground based, air- and balloon borne remote sensing instruments, the measurements are restricted to central and northern Europe. The comparisons to satellite-borne instruments are predominantly at mid- to high latitudes on both hemispheres. …”
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Pro-Angiogenetic Effects of Purified Extracts from <i>Helix aspersa</i> during Zebrafish Development by Daniela Zizioli, Andrea Mastinu, Alessia Muscò, Sara Anna Bonini, Dario Finazzi, Rosaria Avisani, Giovanni Battista Kron Morelli, Sergio Pecorelli, Maurizio Memo

“…<i>Helix aspersa</i> is a species of land snail belonging to the Helicidae family, widespread in the Mediterranean and continental area up to Northern Europe. In some areas it is appreciated as a food, but is mostly considered a parasite of gardens and cultivated fields. …”
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Invasion at the Edge: The Case of <i>Rosa rugosa</i> (Rosaceae) in Italy by Sara Ribotta, Francesco Liccari, Lucia Muggia, Alberto Pallavicini, Francesco Bagnolini, Enrico Tordoni, Giovanni Bacaro

“…It was introduced in Europe from East Asia as an ornamental plant in the XIX century and is now considered an invasive species, especially in northern Europe, colonising the Atlantic and Baltic coastal dune habitats and threatening local biodiversity. …”
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Spatial Variability of Beach Impact from Post-Tropical Cyclone Katia (2011) on Northern Ireland’s North Coast by Giorgio Anfuso, Carlos Loureiro, Mohammed Taaouati, Thomas Smyth, Derek Jackson

“…In northern Europe, beach erosion, coastal flooding and associated damages to engineering structures are linked to mid-latitude storms that form through cyclogenesis and post-tropical cyclones, when a tropical cyclone moves north from its tropical origin. …”
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Ozone pollution in London and Edinburgh: spatiotemporal characteristics, trends, transport and the impact of COVID-19 control measures by Cristiana Tudor

“…Trajectory analysis reveals that northern Europe, particularly Norway and Sweden, is a principal ozone pollution source for Edinburgh, whereas, for London, mainland Europe (i.e., the Benelux countries) is another significant source. …”
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Determinants of innovations and competitiveness in the European Union by V. Macháček, W. Strielkowski, A. Shishkin, Yu. Bilan

“…Innovation approach yields much better results for western and especially northern Europe. Conclusions and directions of further researches. …”
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The effect of current and future maternal exposure to near-surface ozone on preterm birth in 30 European countries—an EU-wide health impact assessment by Johan Ekland, David Olsson, Bertil Forsberg, Camilla Andersson, Hans Orru

“…Not taking emission change into account, due to climate change the ozone-related preterm birth burden might slightly increase by 2050 in Central and Southern Europe, and decrease in Eastern and Northern Europe. In summation, these numbers make a substantial impact on public health.…”
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Norway Spruce Seedlings from an Eastern Baltic Provenance Show Tolerance to Simulated Drought by Roberts Matisons, Oskars Krišāns, Āris Jansons, Toms Kondratovičs, Didzis Elferts, Gederts Ievinsh

“…In Northern Europe, an increase in heterogeneity of summer precipitation regime will subject forests to water deficit and drought. …”
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Psychosocial vulnerability underlying four common unhealthy behaviours in 15–16-year-old Swedish adolescents: a cross-sectional study by Ulrica Paulsson-Do, Birgitta Edlund, Christina Stenhammar, Ragnar Westerling

“…The results bring new insight into how psychosocial factors are related to unhealthy behaviours in adolescents living in northern Europe.…”
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Vulnerabilities and resilience of European power generation to 1.5 °C, 2 °C and 3 °C warming by I Tobin, W Greuell, S Jerez, F Ludwig, R Vautard, M T H van Vliet, F-M Bréon

“…Generally, impacts are more severe in southern Europe than in northern Europe, inducing inequity between EU countries. …”
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Trace Element Concentration and Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis in Blueberries and Bilberries: A Tool for Quality and Authenticity Control by Linards Klavins, Inessa Maaga, Maris Bertins, Anne Linn Hykkerud, Katja Karppinen, Česlovas Bobinas, Heikki M. Salo, Nga Nguyen, Henriikka Salminen, Karina Stankevica, Maris Klavins

“…The aim of this study is to characterise the elemental and isotopic composition, as well as variation in element concentration in bilberries gathered from different sites in Northern Europe and in commercially available blueberry samples from across the World. …”
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Shaking table test and numerical analysis of nuclear piping under low- and high-frequency earthquake motions by Shinyoung Kwag, Seunghyun Eem, Jinsung Kwak, Hwanho Lee, Jinho Oh, Gyeong-Hoi Koo, Sungjin Chang, Bubgyu Jeon

“…However, earthquakes that can occur at NPP sites in the eastern part of the United States, northern Europe, and Korea are high-frequency earthquakes. …”
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Drought Reduces Release of Plant Matter Into Dissolved Organic Matter Potentially Restraining Ecosystem Recovery by Alice May Orme, Alice May Orme, Markus Lange, Simon Andreas Schroeter, Marcus Wicke, Olaf Kolle, Georg Pohnert, Gerd Gleixner

“…However, the behavior of ecosystems during intense drought, such as the 2018 drought in Northern Europe, and their respective response following rewetting is not fully understood. …”
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