Weathering Processes on Sandstone Painting and Carving Surfaces at Prehistoric Rock Sites in Southern Spain by Juan Carlos Cañaveras, Enrique Sanz-Rubio, Sergio Sánchez-Moral

“…This likeness causes the nature of the natural weathering processes to be similar in the rock areas studied. These processes can be divided in terms of the predominant mechanisms of alteration into three inter-related categories: mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, and bio-induced alteration processes. …”
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Karakteristik Batubara dan Batuan Sedimen Pembawanya, Formasi Talangakar, di daerah Lampung Tengah by Kusnama Kusnama, Hermes Panggabean

“…</em></p> <p><em>The normal fault controlling the area studied has a northwest - southeast direction and it caused the dip of coal trending north - east direction of 15º - 23º. …”
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Urban–Rural Disparities in the Incidence of Diabetes-Related Complications in Taiwan: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis by Shu-Yu Tai, Jiun-Shiuan He, Chun-Tung Kuo, Ichiro Kawachi

“…Although a disparity has been noted in the prevalence and outcome of chronic disease between rural and urban areas, studies about diabetes-related complications are lacking. …”
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The relationship between delay of gratification and work engagement: The mediating role of job satisfaction by Yujia Ren, Rong Tang, Menglong Li

“…This indicates the significant impact their job involvement has on the overall achievements of schools in rural areas. Studies have found that teachers in rural areas often face more difficulties and fewer opportunities in their work. …”
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New data on the dolines of Velebit Mountain: An evaluation of their sedimentary archive potential in the reconstruction of landscape evolution by Christèle Ballut, Sanja Faivre

“…The first results attest to rather homogeneous pedologic processes in each area studied (Kamenica, Stinica, Baške Oštarije and Bilensko Mirevo), but they also indicate colluvial contributions. …”
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Calcareous Nannofossils and Variation of the Kuroshio Current in the Okinawa Tro ugh During the Last 14000 Years by Xin, Su, Kuo-Yen, Wei

“…Extreme low F-EG ratio together with very high G-FE ratio at Hole 1202B during the time of the latest Pleistocene and the earliest Holocene suggest the absence of the Kuroshio Current in the area studied. The event of intrusion of the Kuroshio Current was clearly recorded by a dramatically increase of F-EG ratio and notably a reduction in the G-FE ratio around 9 ka. …”
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Risk-Informed and AI-Based Bias Detection on Gender, Race, and Income Using Gen-Z Survey Data by Beatrice Low, Daryl Lavin, Christopher R. Du, Catherine Fang

“…Also, our K-means clustering algorithm identified social justice issues as a common theme across the gender, race, and income areas studied in our survey, highlighting Gen-Z&#x2019;s understanding of injustice in these areas of society.…”
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Density and biomass of the meiofauna of the upper continental slope in two regions of the Gulf of Mexico by E Escobar, M López, LA Soto, M Signoret

“…Significant differences in density [Fc(1,46) = 38.51, P < 0.005] and biomass [Fc( 1,46) = 37.72, P < 0.005] were recognized between both areas studied. No clear spatial or bathymetric patterns were observed in the meiofaunal components identified in Tamaulipas. …”
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Blended learning source of satisfaction of psychological needs by Sohni Siddiqui, Naureen Nazar Soomro, Martin Thomas

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Quantification of toxic metals in cropland soil using X-ray fluorescence by Mashinga J. Mvelase, Paulus L. Masiteng

“…Nitrogen was not quantified, but phosphorus was present in a low concentration, so the field water run-off into the water bodies need not directly lead to water pollution in the area studied. …”
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Land use and cover change scenarios in the Mesoamerican Biological Corridor-Chiapas, México by Diana Ramírez-Mejía, Gabriela Cuevas, Paula Meli, Eduardo Mendoza

“…We generated a spatially explicit land use and cover change (LUCC) model to assess current and potential impact of human activities and to identify the influence of variables such as:  distance to paved and unpaved roads, human settlements, rivers, slope and protected areas. Study site. Mesoamerican Biological Corridor located in the state of Chiapas (MBC-Ch), Mexico. …”
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A community-based, cross-sectional study of gender egalitarianism: A promising scenario from an urban field practice area attached to a teaching institute from Central India by Sanjeev M Choudhary, Sanjay Kubde, Ujwala U Ukey, Sanjay B Agrawal, Rani R Shinde

“…Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in an urban field practice area. Study subjects were married women and their husbands in the age-group of 15–49 years along with their under-five children. …”
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Challenges of Water Policy Involvement of the Community in the East Coast River Basin of Thailand by Nittaya Ponok, Noppol Arunrat, Nathsuda Pumijumnong, Hironori Hamasaki, Sukanya Sereenonchai

“…Further research should be conducted in order to compare the opportunities in water decision-making between communities in rural and urban areas. Studies at the local government level should be carried out, with results used as a mechanism to enable community involvement at higher levels of water policy decision-making.…”
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THE ESTIMATION OF RADIATION GAMMA-BACKGROUND AND CONCENTRATION OF LONG-LIVING TECHNOGENIC RADIONUCLIDES OF¹³⁷Cs AND⁹⁰Sr IN SOILS OF CITY-RESORTS OF CAUCASIAN... by I. S. Pomelyayko

“…During the radiation-ecological monitoring in Zheleznovodsk, anomalies have been found in which the measured values were very different from the rest. For most of the area studied, the dose rates of the gamma radiation have been established to meet the requirements of the sanitary rules and hygienic standards. …”
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Presence after three decades of red wood ants (Formica rufa group; Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in forests in an agricultural landscape by Harry J.M. VAN BUGGENUM

“…There is a need to undertake management measures to prevent the extinction of species of red wood ants in the area studied. These measures include creating small clearings in dense forests, reducing shading due to overgrowing shrubs or herbaceous plants, and creating buffer zones around intensively manured fields. …”
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The Obstacles to Curriculum Change in Higher Education: Viewpoints of Faculty Members of Shahid Beheshti University and Shahid Behehsti Medical University by Kourosh Fathi Vajargah, Mohammad Jamali Tazehkand, Hamed Zamanaimanesh, Alirezza Youzbashi

“…Friedman test prioritized five areas studied from the perspective of the faculty members of Shahid Beheshti University as internal barriers, external barriers, economic & financial barriers, motivational & human barriers, and professional & career barriers and from the view point of faculty members of Shahid Beheshti Medical University as internal barriers, external barriers, economic & financial barriers, professional & career barriers, and motivational & human barriers. …”
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Does artificial snow fertilise the soil of mountain meadows in the Krkonoše National Park? by Zdenka Křenová, Ondřej Bílek, Vladimír Zýval

“…To eliminate these risks and unusual events, several management measures for improving the water regime in the area studied are proposed. To better understand the effect of artificial snow on mountain meadows, permanent plots and long-term monitoring of vegetation, soil invertebrates and soil chemistry are recommended.…”
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Assessment of Natural Resource Potential of the Landscape of Mongolia (Based on Agricultural Production Resource) by Purevsuren Munkhtur, Avirmed Erdenedalai

“…The analysis of the spatial distribution map of the natural resource potential of the landscape showed that 41.0 per cent of the area studied had “average” potential, while 34.8 per cent had “low” potential and 19.4 per cent had “high” potential. …”
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Taxonomical and functional analyses of epifaunal polychaetes associated with Mussismilia spp.: the effects of coral growth morphology by Marcos Nogueira, Wagner Magalhães, Eduardo Mariano-Neto, Elizabeth Neves, Rodrigo Johnsson

“…Results Two-way ANOVA with permutations showed significant differences for polychaete abundances and richness among Mussismilia species (higher values for M. harttii), but no differences were recorded when compared between the two coral reef areas studied. There was no statistical difference among coral species or between reefs in relation to the functional diversity components influenced by abundance, such as Rao quadratic entropy, functional dispersion, and functional evenness. …”
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Water sources of typical plants during the rainy season in desertification areas of the agro-pastoral ecotone in northern China by Peng Huang, Aiguo Zhou, Chuanming Ma, Zuo Liu, Zechen Zhang, Yaonan Bai

“…The plant-soil water relationship is essential to ecological and hydrological processes in land desertification areas. Studying the water conversion process between plants and soil is of great importance for understanding the water absorption patterns of plants and determining the preferred plant species for ecological restoration. …”
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