Evaluation of liquid cloud albedo susceptibility in E3SM using coupled eastern North Atlantic surface and satellite retrievals by A. C. Varble, P.-L. Ma, M. W. Christensen, J. Mülmenstädt, S. Tang, J. Fast

“…However, the simulated albedo response to <span class="inline-formula"><i>N</i>_d</span> is suppressed due to a correlation between the solar zenith angle (SZA) and <span class="inline-formula"><i>N</i>_d</span> created by the seasonal cycle that is not observed. Controlling for this effect by examining the cloud optical depth (COD) shows that E3SMv1's COD response to CCN concentration is greater than observed. …”
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Simulation of runoff from Qarahsoo basin snowmelt By Using SRM model by Mohammad Hossein Aalinejad, Saeed jahanbakhsh, Ali Mohammad Khorshiddoust

“…Accordingly, due to the increases in temperature and decreases in precipitation in cold seasons, the results of runoff simulation have indicated a 24% reduction for 2016-2017 and a 29% reduction for 2017-2018 water years.…”
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Atmospheric data support a multi-decadal shift in the global methane budget towards natural tropical emissions by A. Drinkwater, A. Drinkwater, P. I. Palmer, P. I. Palmer, L. Feng, L. Feng, T. Arnold, T. Arnold, X. Lan, X. Lan, S. E. Michel, R. Parker, R. Parker, H. Boesch, H. Boesch

“…Satellite remote sensing data provide additional evidence of emissions hotspots of CH<span class="inline-formula">₄</span> that are consistent with the location and seasonal timing of wetland emissions. The collective evidence suggests that increases in tropical CH<span class="inline-formula">₄</span> emissions are from biogenic sources, with a significant fraction from wetlands. …”
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Crop establishment methods and Zn nutrition in Bt-cotton: Direct effects on system productivity, economic-efficiency and water-productivity in Bt-cotton-wheat cropping system and t... by TARUN PAUL, D S RANA, ANIL K CHOUDHARY, T K DAS, S K RAJPOOT

“… A field experiment was conducted at New Delhi (India) during kharif and rabi seasons of 2013–14 and 2014–15 to assess the performance of 2 crop establishment methods (CEMs) of Bt-cotton [Direct sowing and transplanting] and 5 zinc (Zn) levels [0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 kg Zn/ha through zinc sulphate hepta hydrate (ZSHH) and 0.5% ZnSO4 (ZSHH) foliar spray at 60 and 90 days after planting] applied to Bt-cotton on the system productivity, production–efficiency, economic–efficiency and water–productivity of Bt-cotton–wheat cropping system; as well as their residual effects on succeeding wheat in a Bt-cotton–wheat cropping system (CWCS) in a semi–arid Indo–Gangetic Plains Region (IGPR). …”
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Modeling the Dynamic Financial Condition Index (FCI) and Assessing Its Effectiveness in Predicting Iran’s Stock ‎Returns by Seyed Aziz Arman, Ebrahim Anvari, Samere RakiKianpour

“…All the series were seasonally adjusted by using the X-12 procedure. FindingsThe augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) and Zivot-Andrews unit root tests were performed. …”
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Visual place recognition for unmanned vehicles in city-scale challenging environments by Peng, Guohao

“…For example, the same place may undergo extreme appearance changes due to different illumination, weather, and seasonal conditions. The task difficulty is also increased by partial occlusion and dynamic objects. …”
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Probiotics to reduce antibiotic administration in care home residents aged 65 years and older: the PRINCESS RCT by Butler, CC, Owen-Jones, E, Lau, M, Gillespie, D, Lown, M, Calder, PC, Stanton, H, Wootton, M, Castro Herrera, V, Bayer, A, Davies, J, Edwards, A, Davoudianfar, M, Rutter, H, Hood, K, Moore, M, Little, P, Shepherd, V, Lowe, R, Miles, EA, Townson, J, Hobbs, FDR, Francis, NA

“…There was no evidence that this probiotic combination improved blood immune cell numbers, subtypes or responses to seasonal influenza vaccination.</p> <h3>Conclusions</h3> <p>Care home residents did not benefit from daily consumption of a combination of the probiotics&nbsp;<em>Lactobacillus rhamnosus</em>&nbsp;GG and&nbsp;<em>Bifidobacterium animalis</em>&nbsp;subsp.…”

The potential of enhanced weathering as a CO2 removal technique in UK agricultural soils by Buckingham, F

“…I used multiple, natural soil cores extracted from a typical UK agricultural site exposed to seasonal changes in weather and temperature to closely simulate field conditions.…”

Sequential organization, development, and senescence of stone-tool use across wild chimpanzee lifetimes by Howard-Spink, E

“…These sequential behaviours can span vast temporospatial scales, and include the fast-paced movements of a fly’s limbs when grooming its body, as well as the vast migrations of elephants with the turnover of seasons. To produce a sequential behaviour, animals are faced with making an extended number of decisions surrounding which behavioural units to elicit in relation to all others in the sequence. …”

Rain events and recharge processes in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado by Lanzoni, M

“…Two native phreatophyte plants of the San Luis Valley, <em>E. nauseosa</em> and <em>S. vermiculatus</em>, show distinct patterns of water use and seasonal shifts depending on water availability. Differences between the species are most apparent where groundwater is most accessible. …”

Urban impacts on tropospheric ozone chemistry and ozone abatement strategy using a CMAQ-PMF-based composite index by Jackson Chang Hian Wui

“…Our study area focuses on southern Taiwan, a complex region of coastal urban and industrial parks and inland mountainous areas, where high ozone episode often occurs during the seasonal transition period (i.e. Apr- May and Oct-Nov). …”
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Yield improvement and genotype by environment interaction of selected bambara groundnut genotypes developed through pureline selection and molecular approaches by Khan, Md Mahmudul Hasan

“…The source of variation namely, genotypes (22.40%), seasons (31.13%), and locations (14.02%) were found to be the most significant causes of yield heterogeneity for overall G + E + G × E variation. …”
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Effects of secondary poisoning from anticoagulant and biological rodenticides on barn owl, Tyto alba javanica, in an immature oil palm plantation by Trubus , Mohd. Na'im

“…The field study was conducted in immature oil palm area in the FELCRA Seberang Perak, Malaysia from July 2008 to January 2010. From three breeding seasons of barn owls assessed, there was no significant difference in mean clutch size for untreated control plot, warfarin treated plot, brodifacoum treated plot and biorodenticide treated plot. …”
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Decision support system for optimal design and operation of ponds for watershed runoff management by Al-Ansi, Abdulwahab Mujahed Hasan

“…On the other hand, agricultural droughts are also more frequent causing shortages of water for crop irrigation during dry seasons. Severe floods and droughts in any watershed or river basin under rapid development make water resources management a very important criteria for environmental and agriculture sustainability.The Upper Bernam River Basin (UBRB) Malaysia is the main source of irrigation water supply for a 20,000 ha rice granary. …”
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Improved flood detection and susceptibility modelling using remote sensing and geographic information system by Shafapourtehrany, Mahyat

“…This is mainly attributed due to the severe presence of cloud cover especially during the flood seasons. For that reason, flood modelers and remote sensing scientists has to rely on the use of active remote sensing data such as space-borne radar data for flood area mapping. …”
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Ecology and behaviour of long-tailed macaques (Macaca fascicularis Raffles) at Kuala Selangor Nature Park, Malaysia by Kambali, Kamarul Ariffin

“…All ecological parameters are the core of behaviour-ecological aspects that is influenced by the habitat that they lived in terms of food diversity, abundance, seasonal variation in productivity and other animal communities that lived in the area. …”
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Optimization of hydropower reservoir system using genetic algorithm for various climatic scenarios by Tayebiyan, Aida

“…The increase in temperature could influence time and magnitude of rainfall by shifting dry and wet seasons. Moreover, the output results indicate a decrease in monthly rainfall. …”
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Effect Of Shear Strength Parameters In Residual Soils On Slope Failures by Jamalludin, Damanhuri

“…Nilai faktor keselamatan cerun adalah melebihi dari 1 apabila nilai purata dan nilai batasan atas digunakan ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The main factor causing slope failures in residual soils is the reduction of shear strength parameters of the slope as the soil becomes saturated during the rainy seasons. Many engineered slopes failed some periods after their completion. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of typical planetary boundary layer (PBL) parameterization schemes in China – Part 1: Understanding expressiveness of schemes for different regions from th... by W. Jia, X. Zhang, X. Zhang, H. Wang, Y. Wang, D. Wang, J. Zhong, W. Zhang, L. Zhang, L. Guo, Y. Lei, J. Wang, Y. Yang, Y. Lin

“…In this companion paper (i.e., Part 1), four typical schemes (i.e., YSU, ACM2, BL, and MYJ) are selected to systematically analyze and evaluate near-surface meteorological parameters, PBL vertical structure, PBL height (PBLH), and turbulent diffusion coefficient (TDC) in five key regions of China (i.e., North China Plain, NCP; Yangtze River Delta, YRD; Sichuan Basin, SB; Pearl River Delta, PRD and Northwest Semi-arid region, NS) in different seasons (i.e., January, April, July, and October). …”
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Safety and immunogenicity of influenza A(H3N2) component vaccine in juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus by Nadia Emi Aikawa, Eduardo Ferreira Borba, Verena Andrade Balbi, Adriana Maluf Elias Sallum, Izabel Mantovani Buscatti, Lucia Maria Arruda Campos, Kátia Tomie Kozu, Cristiana Couto Garcia, Artur Silva Vidal Capão, Adriana Coracini Tonacio de Proença, Elaine Pires Leon, Alberto José da Silva Duarte, Marta Heloisa Lopes, Clovis Artur Silva, Eloisa Bonfá

“…Abstract Introduction Seasonal influenza A (H3N2) virus is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the last 50 years in population that is greater than the impact of H1N1. …”
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