Imagination of the North in Context of Development of Natural Environment: Mammoth in Mythological Representations of Yakuts by O. V. Vasilyeva, A. A. Kuzmina, A. R. Fedorova

“…An attempt has been made to clarify the question of the influence of knowledge about the fossil remains of the mammoth fauna on the formation of mythological ideas related to the peculiarities of the climate of the region being developed. …”
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Salinity and temperature tolerance of the invasive freshwater gastropod Tarebia granifera by Nelson Miranda, Renzo Perissinotto, Christopher Appleton

“…The species may also survive cold snaps and invade higher altitude areas. More remarkably, this snail survives high salinity for a relatively long time, as LS50 (lethal salinity for 50% of the population) was reached at 30 psu over 65 - 75 days. …”
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Targets and mechanisms of epigenetic regulation in the temperate cereal vernalisation process by Tomas Daneels, Gustavo Martinez-Barrales, Cederic Bosmans, Koen Geuten

“…Vernalisation is a prolonged cold exposure that synchronises flowering with favourable seasonal conditions, protecting reproductive development from winter stress and optimising crop yields. …”
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Leveraging RAG With Transformer for Context-Based Personalized Recommendations by Faten S. Alamri, Amjad Rehman, Bayan Alghofaily, Adeel Ahmed, Khalid Saleem

“…Recent advancements in large language models (LLMs) have shown significant progress in addressing challenges related to data sparsity and the cold-start problem. In e-commerce, recommendation systems are widely used as strategic tools to boost sales and enhance the customer experience by helping users find relevant products. …”
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Experimental pain tolerance is associated with dental anxiety– the Tromsø study 2015–2016 by Hege Nermo, Natalia Petrenya, Ólöf Anna Steingrímsdóttir, Audun Stubhaug, Christopher Sivert Nielsen, Elin Hadler-Olsen

“…Pressure pain tolerance (PPT) was measured by computerized cuff pressure on the leg as pressure endured up to a maximum of 100 kPa. Cold-pressor tolerance (CPT) was recorded as time to withdrawal of hand from circulating cold water to a maximum of 120 s. …”
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In-situ gel bases ocular delivery system of Ganciclovir, in-vivo and in-vitro investigation by Susanta Paul, Subhabrota Majumdar, Mainak Chakraborty, Swarupananda Mukherjee, Nilanjan Sarkar, Bhupendra Prajapati, Nemat Ali, Abdullah F. AlAsmari, Shamama Nishat

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Low Tuberculosis (TB) Case Detection: A Health Facility-Based Study of Possible Obstacles in Kaffa Zone, Southwest District of Ethiopia by Mengistu Abayneh, Shewangizaw HaileMariam, Abyot Asres

“…Twenty-eight percent of patients perceived that TB was due to exposure to cold air, and 13.5% could not mention any sign or symptom of TB. …”
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Baseline information and regionalization of the large river basins of Kazakhstan by Vadim Yapiyev, Vadim Yapiyev, Nurlan Ongdas, Nurlan Ongdas, Nurlan Ongdas, Zarina Saidaliyeva, Abdikaiym Zhiyenbek, Tomiris Smogulova, Marzhan Baigaliyeva, Egor Prikaziuk

“…Overall, climate in the region can be characterized as cold and dry, with high seasonality and spatial variability in air temperature and precipitation. …”
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Modeling the Production of Nanoparticles via Detonation—Application to Alumina Production from ANFO Aluminized Emulsions by Pedro M. S. Santos, Belmiro P. M. Duarte, Nuno M. C. Oliveira, Ricardo A. L. Mendes, José L. S. A. Campos, João M. C. Silva

“…To extract valuable knowledge regarding this route, a phenomenological model of the process is developed and simulated. …”
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Decisions to use antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infections across China: a large-scale cross-sectional survey among university students by Stephan Harbarth, Chunling Lu

“…Objectives To investigate the decision-making process of Chinese university students with respect to antibiotic use for upper respiratory tract infections (URTIs).Design A cross-sectional questionnaire study.Setting The participants recruited from six universities across all Chinese regions from September to November 2015.Participants A total of 2834 university students sampled across six Chinese regions who self-reported experiencing symptoms of URTI within the past month completed the survey.Outcome measures The prevalence of decisions for treatment and antibiotic use for URTIs as well as knowledge about antibiotic use were measured by a self-administrated questionnaire. …”
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Availability of Adequately Iodized Dietary Salt and Associated Factors in a Town of Southeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Survey by Gadisa Fitala Obssie, Kassahun Ketema, Yohannes Tekalegn

“…Not exposing iodized salt to sunlight (AOR = 2.35, 95% CI: 1.1, 5.2), storing the salt at a dry or cold place [(AOR = 4.77, 95% CI: 1.39, 16.45) and (AOR = 8.23, 95% CI: 1.44, 47.19), respectively], and having good knowledge about iodized salt (AOR = 1.88, 95% CI: 1.18, 3.01) were significantly associated with the presence of adequately iodized salt at the household level. …”
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Western spotted skunk spatial ecology in the temperate rainforests of the Pacific Northwest by Marie I. Tosa, Damon B. Lesmeister, Taal Levi

“…Abstract A major threat to small mammalian carnivore populations is human‐induced land use change, but conservation and management are inhibited by limited knowledge about their ecology and natural history. …”
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The contribution of horticulture to the conservation of critically endangered Wollemia nobilis by Cathy Offord, Heidi Zimmer

“…The establishment of this species in gardens around the world has expanded our knowledge of its biology and ecology. Insights concerning its behaviour in cultivation include its intolerance of extreme heat, extreme cold, high light and drought, and a preference for free-draining and acid soils – conditions approximating to its temperate rainforest origin. …”
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Valuable Lessons from the 20th Century Yet to Be Mastered by Ashok Natarajan

“…The optimism that blossomed at the close of the Cold War remains unfulfilled, as resurgent nationalism, socioeconomic imbalances, and the threat of nuclear proliferation signal that we have yet to internalize the lessons that history tried to teach us. …”
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Unveiling the molecular architecture of the mitochondrial respiratory chain of Acanthamoeba castellanii by Christian Q. Scheckhuber, Sutherland K. Maciver, Alvaro de Obeso Fernandez del Valle

“…These proteins and systems serve a role in the survival of A. castellanii under stressful conditions such as starvation and cold conditions. Further knowledge of the respiratory chain of the amoeba has potential implications for understanding the evolution of mitochondrial respiration and developing new therapies for treating Acanthamoeba infections.…”
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Review of advanced drying techniques: a path to lower greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture by Mohammad Kaveh, Yousef Abbaspour-Gilandeh, Mohammad Nadimi, Feizollah Shahbazi, Jitendra Paliwal

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Climate Change and Occupational Risks in Outdoor Workers: A Systematic Review of the Health Effects of Extreme Temperatures by Maria Francesca Rossi, Raimondo Leone, Umberto Moscato

“…Twelve of the included studies (92.3%) reported on occupational risks related to heat stress, one on the effects of cold weather. Four studies (30.8%) reported a high prevalence of heat-related symptoms, ranging from 64.0% to 90.3% of workers. …”
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Medical gases in respiratory diseases: ozone, argon, and nitric oxide as game-changers in therapeutics by Lizhen Chen, Lizhen Chen, Qi Cai, Pengfei Zheng

“…Argon, when delivered through cold atmospheric plasma jets (CAPPJ), provides broad-spectrum antibacterial effects and targeted treatment for bronchopleural fistulas. …”
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An Overview of the Neglected Modes of Existence in Avian Haemosporidian Parasites by Gediminas Valkiūnas, Tatjana Iezhova

“…Avian haemosporidians have been particularly extensively investigated, especially due to their high prevalence and global distribution, including the countries with cold climates. The general scheme of the life cycle of haemosporidians is known, but the details of development remain insufficiently investigated or even unknown in most of the described parasite species, suggesting the existence of knowledge gaps. …”
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Köppen-Trewartha ve Thornthwaite Yöntemlerine Göre Isparta Yöresi İklim Tipinin Belirlenmesi by İbrahim Dursun, Nilüfer Yazıcı

“…Climate is defined as the average of meteorological conditions observed in a location or region over a long period of time. Climate knowledge helps to estimate the character and vegetation of a region in relation to weather conditions. …”
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