Substrate vibrations in the scorpion Centruroides margaritatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) during courtship by R.D Briceño, F Bonilla

“…Mating behavior in Centruroides margaritatus, as in other scorpion species, includes a series of rapid rocking or shaking movements of the male ("juddering"). …”
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Analysis of the shoreline changes using geoinformatics in Ghoramara Island of Hugli Estuary, West Bengal in India by Biraj Kanti Mondal, Sanjib Mahata, Rima Das, Rajib Patra, Tanmoy Basu, Kamal Abdelrahman, Mohammed S. Fnais, Sarbeswar Praharaj

“…Hydraulic activity, scraping, abrasion, and erosion are the major causes of erosion; other factors that affect it include the condition of the shore, rocks, joints, fissures, marine chemical reactions, and wave force. …”
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Identification of heavy metal pollutants and their sources in farmland: an integrated approach of risk assessment and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry by Xiaosong Tian, Qing Xie, Min Fan, Guanqun Chai, Guanghui Li

“…Furthermore, three source profiles were assigned by the positive matrix factorization: F1: agricultural activity; F2: geological anomaly originating from HMs-rich rocks; F3: the natural geological background. According to the results of SORA, F2 was the highest contributor to PER in village LP, up to 64.4%. …”
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دراسة بعض خواص الترب المتشكلة على الصخور الرملية الكلسية في منطقتي برج اسلام والشامية (اللاذقية) وتصنيفها... by عادل رقية, سمر غانم

“… This research, which was conducted during the year 2018, aims to identify some of the properties of the soils formed on the limestone rocks scattered in the Lattakia region as part of a comprehensive study includes study the diagnostic properties of pedological covert in the area of Lattakia and its classification. …”
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Geology, fluid inclusions, mineral and (S-O) isotope chemistry of the Badran orogenic Au deposit, Yana-Kolyma belt, eastern Siberia: implications for ore genesis by Valery Fridovsky, Sergey Kryazhev, Sergey Kryazhev, Lena Polufuntikova, Maxim Kudrin, Galina Anisimova

“…The deposit is localized in the Upper Triassic clastic rocks and is controlled by the NW-trending thrust. …”
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Egypt’s water budget deficit and suggested mitigation policies for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam filling scenarios by Essam Heggy, Zane Sharkawy, Abotalib Z Abotalib

“…To address this deficiency, we estimate that the median total annual water budget deficit for Egypt during the filling period, considering seepage into the fractured rocks below and around the GERD reservoir, as well as the intrinsic water deficit and assuming no possible mitigation efforts by Egyptian authorities, will be ∼31 BCM yr ^−1 , which would surpass one third of Egypt’s current total water budget. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE "GURI I PLAKËS" AREA AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RECREATION, TOURISM AND ECONOMY, REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO by Hazir S. ÇADRAKU

“…The natural values include: the Drenica river the Dobroshec water source, the "Guri i Plakës", the Dora Stone (Guri Dora), the Folds in the Paleozoic formations, the karst relief in the limestone rocks. The Drenica River represents the main watershed in the "Guri i Plakës" research area. …”
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Surface and Microstructure Analysis of CoCrPt Film on RuCoCrX (X = Ti, Re) Intermediate Layers by Jai-Lin Tsai, Jyun-You Chen, Cheng Dai, Ting-Wei Hsu, Shi-Min Weng

“…The <i>c</i>-axis of CoCrPt grains were promoted by (0002) textured RuCoCr, and RuCoCrX (X = Ti, Re) intermediate layers due to smaller lattice misfit as compared to Ru. The narrower rocking width (Δθ₅₀ = 3.76°) in RuCoCrRe intermediate layer and CoCrPt shows higher out of plane coercivity (<i>H_c</i> = 6.2 kOe), magnetic anisotropy constant (<i>K_u</i> = 6.2 × 10⁶ erg/cm³) and nucleation field (<i>H_N</i> = −2.8kOe) as compared to the Ru intermediate layer (<i>H_c</i> = 5.4 kOe, <i>K_u</i> = 5.9 × 10⁶ erg/cm³, <i>H_N</i> = −1.6 kOe). …”
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Spatial variations of Rn and CO2 emissions in the Wuzhong–Lingwu region, northwest China by Xinyan Li, Xinyan Li, Xiaopeng Liu, Xiaopeng Liu, Xianwei Zeng, Xiaotao Wang, Hengzhi Luo, Mengya Li, Jiawei He, Haikuo Shi

“…According to similar studies in the north-south seismic belts, it is believed that high stress and strong seismic activity increased the permeability of rocks and boosted the gas emission in the west of Lingwu. …”
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Interactions between distal epiclastic and bio‐chemogenic sedimentation at the foothills of a mafic alkaline volcano: The case of the Oligocene Doupovské Hory Volcanic Complex (Cze... by Vladislav Rapprich, Pavel Čáp, Yulia V. Erban Kochergina, Eva Kadlecová, Zsolt Benkó, Jakub Sakala, Zuzana Rodovská, Jan Matějů, Daniel A. Petrash

“…Weathering of the volcanic rocks supplied abundant reactants that promoted carbonate precipitation in the peripheral palaeolakes—as evidenced by strongly non‐radiogenic 87Sr/86Sr values (0.7038–0.7041). …”
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Prairie dog responses to vector control and vaccination during an initial Yersinia pestis invasion by David A. Eads, Dean E. Biggins, Shantini Ramakrishnan, Amanda R. Goldberg, Samantha L. Eads, Tonie E. Rocke

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Analysis of heavy metal accumulation and environmental indicators in fluids and drilling cuttings by Homan Bakhtiari, Hakimeh Amanipoor, Sedigheh Battaleb-Looie

“…This problem is due to the complexity of the lithology of Gachsaran Formation, which consists of all kinds of rocks such as anhydrite, gypsum, salt and marl. This result shows the importance of managing drilling operations in this formation to prevent the release of heavy metals in the environment. …”
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The geochemistry, origin, and hydrothermal alteration mapping associated with the gold-bearing quartz veins at Hamash district, South Eastern Desert, Egypt by Ahmed M. Abdel-Rahman, Hatem M. El-Desoky, Ali Shebl, Hamada El-Awny, Yahia Z. Amer, Árpád Csámer

“…Furthermore, the current contribution highlighted four stages in the paragenetic sequence of the recorded ores, including magmatic, metamorphic, hydrothermal, and supergene by origin, indicating a considered similarity with the known Egyptian gold sites regarding host rocks, mineralization style, alteration assemblage, and several ore mineral conditions.…”
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Characteristics of Gas Seepage and Pore Structure Response in CO2-ECBM Process of Low Permeability Coal Seam by Liu Junlin, Zhang Kun, Liu Huihu

“…In order to reveal the characteristics of gas flow in porous media and the pore structure response characteristics of coal rocks, the experiments were carried out to simulate the process of CO2 displacement of N2 at a buried depth of 900 m, including monitoring the changes in gas permeability and strain of coal samples along with a comparison of the pore structure of low-temperature liquid nitrogen adsorption on coal samples both before and after displacement were both done. …”
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Geospatial Tool Development for the Management of Historical Hiking Trails—The Case of the Holy Site of Meteora by Chryssy Potsiou, Charalabos Ioannidis, Sofia Soile, Argyro-Maria Boutsi, Regina Chliverou, Konstantinos Apostolopoulos, Maria Gkeli, Fotis Bourexis

“…The network, with a total length of 35 km, leads to six monasteries, still active since the 12th century, passing by gigantic rocks and beautiful natural landscapes. The site is famous globally and the greater area is continuously overcrowded with visitors. …”
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Contribution of two Sioul and Ghadah tributaries in reducing the water quality of the Meimeh River: determination of critical points and remedial solutions by Haji Karimi, Ghobad Rostamizad, Sajjad Moghadasifar, Ahmadreza Karimi

“…The main geological formation at the flow path of the river is Gachsaran formation which partly composed of gypsum and sometimes salty (Halite) rocks. The aim of this study is to determine the contribution of Sioul and Ghadah tributaries in the salinity levels of the Meymeh river water and determining the critical points and also providing remedial solutions for this problem.Materials and MethodsIn order to determine the locations of quality changes along the Meymeh River, several field visits were arranged and finally 35 sampling stations were determined along the river flow path. …”
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Impacts of dust deposition on dissolved trace metal concentrations (Mn, Al and Fe) during a mesocosm experiment by K. Wuttig, T. Wagener, M. Bressac, A. Dammshäuser, P. Streu, C. Guieu, P. L. Croot

“…The deposition of atmospheric dust is the primary process supplying trace elements abundant in crustal rocks (e.g. Al, Mn and Fe) to the surface ocean. …”
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Petrogenesis of Eagle Lake Granite and Its Associated Cu–Mo–Au Mineralization, Southwestern New Brunswick, Canada by Fazilat Yousefi, David R. Lentz, Kathleen G. Thorne, Christopher R. M. McFarlane, Brian Cousens

“…The NE-trending multiphase Late Devonian Eagle Lake granite (ELG) in southwestern New Brunswick is mineralized, consisting of hypabyssal porphyritic stocks and dikes that intruded Silurian metabasic volcanic rocks; however, its various phases, ages, and associations with notable stockwork Cu–Mo–Au mineralization and alteration have yet to have been studied. …”
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Studying the effect of various surfactants on the possibility and intensity of fine migration during low-salinity water flooding in clay-rich sandstones by Saeed Khezerloo-ye Aghdam, Alireza Kazemi, Mohammad Ahmadi

“…However, QS still controlled the intensity of fine migration.CTAB, QS, SDS, and TX-100 adsorption on oil-aged sandstone rocks lower the contact angle from 1290 to 21.20, 69.50, 52.70, and 62.10, respectively. …”
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Temperature effect on the temporal dynamic of terrestrial invertebrates in technosols formed after reclamation at a post-mining site in Ukrainian steppe drylands by O. Y. Pakhomov, O. M. Kunakh, A. V. Babchenko, M. P. Fedushko, N. I. Demchuk, L. S. Bezuhla, O. S. Tkachenko

“…Sampling was carried out in 2013–2015 on a variant of artificial soil (technosols) formed on loess-like loam, red-brown clay, green-grey clay, technological mixture of rocks, and also formed on loess-like loam with a humus-rich 70 cm top soil layer. …”
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