Fighting against COVID-19 requires wearing a face mask by not some but all by Hakan Yilmazkuday

“…The formal analysis is achieved by using a difference-in-difference design, where U.S. county-level data on changes in COVID-19 cases or deaths are regressed on lagged changes in social interaction of people measured by Google mobility. …”
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A Survey of Avian Fauna in Kabale Municipality, South Western Uganda by Sarah, Nachuha, Fortunate, Twagiramaria

“…Collection of data on avifaunal diversity is a crucial component for monitoring the effects of habitat changes on biodiversity. A rapid cross sectional survey to document common bird species present in Kabale municipality was conducted over a period of 3 months. …”
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Walkshop ‘Nuclear risks and long-term peacekeeping’: 26.06.2025 – 01.07.2025 by IGJR-Editors

“… Since 2021, the FRFG has organised Walkshops on the topics social security and intergenerational contracts, atomic waste, the coal phase-out, and climate change. In 2025, the Walkshop will focus on the topic ‘Nuclear risks and long-term peacekeeping’. …”
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Sensitivity Analysis of Copolar Complex Coherence for Crop Monitoring At L-Band by Jiayin Luo, Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez, Irena Hajnsek

“…For a given crop type, changes in coherence can reflect variations in crop biophysical parameters, and inhomogeneities within the field. …”
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Glycan degradation in Polygonati Rhizoma: Effects of traditional ‘nine steaming and nine basking’ on low molecular weight Fructans and polysaccharides by Xingyu Mei, Jiabei Xia, Wenqing Li, Yufen Wu, Huan Cheng, Shiguo Chen, Xingqian Ye, Jianle Chen

“…However, research on its impact on glycans, particularly low molecular weight fructans, is limited. Therefore, dynamic changes in glycans were analyzed based on the two common species, Polygonatum filipes and Polygonatum cyrtonema. …”
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The Impact of Litter Decomposition on Soil Organic Carbon Stability in Coastal Shelter Forests Under Thinning by ZHANG Zixu, HU Dingmeng, LU Yucun, WU Qicong, DONG Zhi, GAO Peng

“…The trend of K-value changes representing litter decomposition rate was opposite to mass remaining. …”
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SKYSURF. VI. The Impact of Thermal Variations of HST on Background Light Estimates by Isabel A. McIntyre, Timothy Carleton, Rosalia O’Brien, Rogier A. Windhorst, Sarah Caddy, Seth H. Cohen, Rolf A. Jansen, John MacKenty, Scott J. Kenyon

“…We also specifically investigate changes in temperature with HST's orbital phase and time since Earth occultation. …”
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Diagnosis of land degradation and analysis of its spatiotemporal evolution in the Jinghe River Basin, Xinjiang by Ya Peng, Zhaopeng Wu, Xinpeng Shi, Yuting Tian, Ruirui Zhang

“…Human activities are the leading factor in the increase of LDI, but natural factors have a significant correlation with local LDI changes; temperature, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and population have a higher impact on the LDI changes in Jinghe County, and local LDI changes respond more strongly to precipitation, evapotranspiration, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). …”
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Histological and immune response in the fish Centropomus viridis elicited by the parasite Rhabdosynochus viridisi by Dania López-Moreno, Zeinab Yazdi, Francisco N. Morales-Serna, Juan M. Martínez-Brown, Leonardo Ibarra-Castro, Alejandra García-Gasca, Selene M. Abad-Rosales, Rodolfo Lozano-Olvera, Emma J. Fajer-Ávila, Esteban Soto

“…To analyze histological and immunological changes in the Pacific white snook (PWS) Centropomus viridis during primary infection and re-infection with the monogenean Rhabdosynochus viridisi. …”
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Enhanced characterization of non-metallic inclusions in ultra-high-strength steels using advanced synchrotron-based X-ray absorption spectroscopy and chemometric analysis by Mourad Kharbach, Mohammed Alaoui Mansouri, Ekta Rani, Harishchandra Singh, Tuomas Alatarvas, Brice Sarpi, Lin Zhu, Yuran Niu, Alexei Zakharov, Ilkka Launonen, Marko Huttula, Mikko J. Sillanpaa, Samuli Urpelainen

“…By acquiring Ca-L2,3-edge X-ray absorption spectra from six NMIs at both room temperature and 400 °C, we analyze their structural changes, chemical compositions, and phase transformations. …”
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Maximum power point tracking enhancement for PV in microgrids systems using dual artificial neural networks to estimate solar irradiance and temperature by Ahmad M.A. Malkawi, Zuhour A.B. Alsaqqa, Tareq O. Al-Mosa, Wa'el M. JadAllah, Mohannad M.H. Sadeddin, Ayman Al-Quraan, Mohammad AlMashagbeh

“…The solar system was integrated into a Microgrid and subsequently simulated using MATLAB/Simulink to evaluate the robustness of the suggested approach under steady-state and during sudden changes in solar irradiance and temperature. The proposed solar system achieves a steady state within 30 ms following a sudden solar irradiance or temperature change. …”
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Promoting physical activity in vulnerable adults ‘at risk’ of homelessness: a randomised controlled trial protocol by Sarah E Jackson, Lee Smith, Charlotte Stringer, Mike Loosemore, Eloise Moller, Guillermo Felipe López-Sánchez, Joseph Firth, James Johnstone, Brendon Stubbs, Davy Vancampfort

“…The primary outcomes will be change in objective physical activity. The secondary outcomes will include change in fitness assessments and mental health parameters. …”
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Clinical Effect of Teucrium polium Extract Ointment on Post Pilonidal Sinus Excision Wound Healing: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Reza Hosseinpour, Nuruddin Hosseini, Seyedeh Fatemeh Hekmatzadeh, Saadat Mehrabi, Hossein Sadeghi Mansourkhani, Marita Mohamadshahi

“…The primary outcomes were changes in wound size and wound recovery time after surgery, while secondary outcomes included changes in wound edema and wound exudate. …”
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Being an Authorized User: What It Won't Do for Your Credit Score by Michael S. Gutter

“…Gutter, discusses recent changes in the way being an authorized user affects a person’s credit score. …”
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Diversity of frontier processes in Amazonian subnational jurisdictions: Frontier metrics reveal major patterns of human–nature interactions by Guido Briceño, Julie Betbeder, Agnès Bégué, Guillaume Cornu, David Katz-Asprilla, Marie-Gabrielle Piketty, Solen Le Clech, Vinicius Silgueiro, Hélène Dessard, Lilian Blanc

“…Deforestation, degradation and regrowth of the tropical forests of the Amazon clearly alter forest cover. These changes in space and over time generate diverse landscape use (archetypes). …”
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A longitudinal cohort study on dispensed analgesic and psychotropic medications in older adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: the HUNT study by Tanja Louise Ibsen, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Sverre Bergh, Debby Gerritsen, Gill Livingston, Hilde Lurås, Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad, Bjørn Heine Strand, Richard C. Oude Voshaar, Geir Selbæk

“…Aim The primary aim was to examine changes in the prescription of analgesics (opioids and other analgesics) and psychotropics (anxiolytics/sedatives, antidepressants, and antipsychotics) in Norwegian home-dwelling older adults before, during, and up to 2 years after the COVID-19 lockdown, with a particular focus on dementia status. …”
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Response of Soil Respiration to Snowfall in a Kubuqi Salix Plantation Forest of During Freeze-thaw Period by WANG Jixuan, LAN Xiaozhen, PEI Zhiyong, ZHANG Junyao, WANG Xinping, LI Ying, WANG Haichao, SUN Xiaotian, SUN Kai

“…Snowfall accelerated soil respiration rate and enhanced the temperature sensitivity of soil respiration (Q10) during the spring freeze-thaw period, but it did not change the daily change pattern of soil respiration. …”
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Analisis Perubahan Luas Lahan Hijau Di Kota Bogor Dengan Citra Landsat 8 Menggunakan Normalized Difference Vegetation Index by Asep Denih, Irma Anggraeni, Runanto

“…Based on the research process that has been carried out for the area of vegetation in Bogor City from 2015 - 2020, it has increased by 4,46 Km2 with a land change rate of 14.4%. The most significant increase in vegetation area occurred in the South Bogor sub-district with a land change rate of 4.7% compared to Bogor City with a land change of 1,45 Km2. …”
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