Precipitation Trends over Time Using Mann-Kendall and Spearman’s rho Tests in Swat River Basin, Pakistan by Ijaz Ahmad, Deshan Tang, TianFang Wang, Mei Wang, Bakhtawar Wagan

“…This research investigated precipitation variability across 15 stations in the Swat River basin, Pakistan, over a 51-year study period (1961–2011). Nonparametric Mann-Kendall (MK) and Spearman’s rho (SR) statistical tests were used to detect trends in monthly, seasonal, and annual precipitation, and the trend-free prewhitening approach was applied to eliminate serial correlation in the precipitation time series. …”
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Characteristics of Precipitation, Streamflow, and Sediment Transport of the Hangman Creek in the Pacific Northwest, USA: Implication for Agricultural Conservation Practice Implemen... by Yongping Yuan, Sean Kanyuk

“…Comparing the study periods of 1991 to 2020 with 1961 to 1990, 1991 to 2020 had lower streamflow/precipitation ratios in the highest flow months such as February and March. …”
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NOVE KLASNE BORBE U FRANCUSKOJ: SLUČAJ „ŽUTIH PRSLUKA” by Ivica Mladenovic

“…Francuska ne pamti ovako dramatičnu društveno-političku situaciju – izazvanu unutrašnjim rascepima – još od ubistva alžirskih studenata 1961. Čak je i Evropski parlament, 14. februara 2019. godine, osudio nesrazmernu upotrebu sile i korišćenje, u ostatku Evrope inače zabranjenih, GLI-F4 granata za razbijanje demonstracija, dok je UN, kada je reč o policijskom nasilju, Francusku svrstao u isti rang sa Sudanom i Zimbabveom. …”
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Climate Impacts of Deforestation/Land-Use Changes in Central South America in the PRECIS Regional Climate Model: Mean Precipitation and Temperature Response to Present and Future D... by Pablo O. Canziani, Gerardo Carbajal Benitez

“…Using the Regional Climate Model PRECIS, driven by ERA-40 reanalysis and ECHAM4 Baseline model for the period 1961–2000 (40-year runs), potential effects of deforestation/land-use changes in these and other neighboring ecoregions are evaluated. …”
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Cortical Auditory Disorders: A Case of Non-Verbal Disturbances Assessed with Event-Related Brain Potentials by Sönke Johannes, Michael E. Jöbges, Reinhard Dengler, Thomas F. Münte

“…His disabilities were assessed with the Seashore Test of Musical Functions, the tests of Wertheim and Botez (Wertheim and Botez, Brain 84, 1961, 19–30) and by event-related potentials (ERP) recorded in a modified 'oddball paradigm’. …”
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CLIMATIC PATTERN ANALYSIS OF RAINFALL AND DRY SPELLS DURING THE AGRICULTURAL SEASON IN MALAWI by Medrina Linda Mloza Banda, Wim Cornelis, Henry R. Mloza Banda

“…Utilizing observed daily station rainfall datasets from the rainy season (November to April) spanning the years 1961 to 2007, a set of indices including percentile, absolute, threshold, and duration measures, was derived for locations at low (Balaka), medium (Bunda, Chitedze, KIA), and high (Dedza) altitudes in Malawi. …”
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The Analysis and modeling of widespread anomalies of rainfall in entire West of Iran in relation with the behaviors of Mediterranean Pressure centers by Faramarz khoshakhlagh, mohammad amin heydary

“…In this study, by using Pearson's correlation and multivariate regression in a thirty-year period (1961-2010), the relationship between widespread rainfall anomalies in entire of Iran west with temperature and pressure of atmospheric centers in East and West of Mediterranean Sea in 5 atmospheric levels (SLP, 850, 500 and 300 Hpa) were analyzed and modeled. …”
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Characteristics of Typhoon “Fung-Wong” Near Earth Pulsation by Xiujun Li, Yongguang Li, Jianting Zhou, Qian Wang, Xu Wang

“…The empirical curve presented by Davenport (1961) can simulate the correlation characteristics of the fluctuating wind speed components of Typhoon Fung-Wong at some measuring points. …”
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Parental perception of male circumcision: a local cross sectional study in a Muslim community by Abdullatif K. Al-Maghlouth, Ossama M. Zakaria

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Drought Assessment and Projection under Climate Change: A Case Study in the Middle and Lower Jinsha River Basin by Zhe Yuan, Jijun Xu, Jin Chen, Junjun Huo, Yangyue Yu, Peter Locher, Bin Xu

“…The results showed the following: (1) The average drought area during 2001 to 2011 reached up to 9.9 × 103 km2, accounting for 35.4% of the whole farmland area in the MLJRB, which was about twice as the drought area during 1961 to 2000. The region for greater drought severity with more drought events and longer duration was mainly distributed in Dali, Chuxiong, Kunming, and Yuxi. (2) For the period 2021 to 2050, total drought area was projected to increase by 43.2%. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF MELTED EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE AS ΒITUMEN MODIFIER FOR PAVEMENT CONSTRUCTION by AREMU TAJUDEEN ORIAJE, BAMIDELE IBUKUNOLU OLUGBEMI DAHUNSI, KAZEEM ADEKUNLE ADEYEMO

“…The specimen prepared with the specified mix proportion of EPS produced results that ranged between 5598.71-16937.70 N for Marshal stability; 2.02-3.54 for specific gravity; 129-152 mm for penetration; 42.80-47.50 oC for softening point; 75.00-32.90 cm for ductility; 0-3.48% for loss on heating; 208-2204 sec.STV for viscosity; 243.3-269.0 oC for flash point; 196.1-211.0 oC for melting point. The results also showed that with correlation coefficients ranging from r = 0.658-0.999, there is a strong positive correlation between the improvement exhibited in the specimen tested properties and melted EPS used in bitumen. …”
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What do the CEOs’ LinkedIn posts reveal about their mindsets towards organisational culture? A discourse analysis of LinkedIn posts by the CEOs of Swedish unicorn startups by Ona Žeimytė, Giedrė Lapinskienė

“…This article leverages Edgar Schein’s (1992) organisational culture framework alongside Halliday’s (1961) conception of systemic functional linguistics from the field of discourse analysis studies to identify textual cues that reveal CEOs’ mindsets towards organisational culture. …”
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Korespondencja Aleksandra Tansmana z Krzysztofem Biegańskim w świetle recepcji jego muzyki w Polsce w latach międzywojennych by Zofia Helman

“…Korespondencja Tansmana z Biegańskim z lat 1959–1961 stanowi drugą część artykułu. …”
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Uczył słowem – pismami – życiem. Sługa Boży ks. Wincenty Granat (1900–1979) by Halina Irena Szumił

“…Od 1952 roku podjął pracę w Katolickim Uniwersytecie Lubelskim, początkowo jako zastępca profesora, a następnie jako docent (1956–1960) i profesor (1961–1970). W 1965 roku został rektorem KUL; w 1970 roku zrezygnował z funkcji rektora KUL, przeniósł się do Opola Lubelskiego. …”
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Comparison of Dark Personality Traits, Feeling of Alienation and Spiritual Well-Being in People with and without Tendency to Vandalism by Abbas Abolghasemi, Seyyedeh Zahra Seyyed Noori, Morteza Zakeri, Reza Ghorbani

“…To collect data, we utilized the Dark Personality Traits Questionnaire (Jennison & Webster, 2010), the Alienation Scale (Deen, 1961), and the Spiritual Well-being Scale (Golparvar et al., 2014).The research data were analyzed using statistical methods, specifically analysis of variance and the independent t-test.Results: The results indicated that prisoners convicted of vandalism exhibited higher levels of dark personality traits and feelings of alienation compared to those without vandalism convictions. …”
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Scrotal exploration for suspected testicular torsion in adolescents and adults: analysis of a series of 135 cases by Brahima Kirakoya, Clotaire Yameogo, Morgane Kambou, Ouedan Idogo, Abdullah Ayed, Gille Nacthagande, Fasnewinde Aristide Kabore

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Synoptic analysis of heavy precipitations of Kurdistan province by Mohammad Darand

“…The aim of this study is synoptic analysis of heavy precipitations in Kurdistan Province during 1/1/1961 to 31/12/2010(18263days). By using two thresholds of extensively and intensity of precipitation, 107 days have been recognized. …”
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Is export diversification detrimental to environmental quality? An examination of the roles of green innovation and environmental taxation by Hüseyin Topuz, Hasan Kazak, Mohammad Mafizur Rahman, Cüneyt Kılıç, Ahmet Tayfur Akcan, Halil Özekicioğlu

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Antropometria de atletas profissionais de futebol: calculando o percentual de gordura by Paulo Henrique Santos da Fonseca, Kenji Fuke, Danielle Biazzi Leal, João Carlos Bouzas Marins

“…Foram analisadas quatro equações que calculam o percentual de gordura por meio da densidade corporal: Rathburn & Pace (1945), Keys & Brozek (1953), Siri (1961) e Brozek et al. (1963). Encontrou-se como resultado médio 7,73±2,80%; 6,49±2,12%; 6,93±2,50%; 9,45±2,31%, respectivamente. …”
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Climatic zoning of Xinjiang for heterogeneous production of high-quality wine by Xue Feng, Tang Xiang-ling

“…Using meteorological data from 80 national standard meteorological stations in Xinjiang, spanning 1961 to 2019, this study established a climatic zoning index system tailored to distinct grape varieties for wines, including dry red, dry white, ice wine, sparkling wine, and natural sweet wines. …”
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