The Complex Task of Evaluating the Institutional Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change at Local Government Level: A Study of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa by Siyaxola Ernest Gadu, Richard Kwame Adom, Mulala Danny Simatele

“…Using research methods inspired by the tradition of qualitative and quantitative research approach and existing literature, this article explored the complexities of evaluating and monitoring the adaptive capacity to climate change governance at a local government level in South Africa, focusing on the Eastern Cape Province. …”
Get full text

Technical System for Urban Stormwater Carrying Capacity Assessment and Optimization by Kun Mao, Junqi Li, Di Liu, Xiaojing Li, Miansong Huang, Lulu Xiang

Get full text

Achievements and prospects of QTL mapping and beneficial genes and alleles mining for important quality and agronomic traits in tea plant (Camellia sinensis) by Zhihua Wang, Rong Huang, Doo-Gyung Moon, Sezai Ercisli, Liang Chen

Get full text

PYGO2 regulates IL10 and plays immunosuppressive role through ESCC progression by Fereshteh Ahmadian Shalchi, Nayyerehalsadat Hosseini, Fatemeh Nourmohammadi, Mohammad Arian Ahmadian Shalchi, Mohammad Mahdi Forghanifard

Get full text

Subcellular Partitioning of Trace Elements Is Related to Metal Ecotoxicological Classes in Livers of Fish (<i>Esox lucius; Coregonus clupeaformis</i>) from the Yellowknife Area (No... by Aymeric Rolland, Mike Palmer, John Chételat, Marc Amyot, Maikel Rosabal

Get full text

Application of droplet digital PCR in detection of seed-transmitted pathogen Acidovorax citrulli by Yu LU, Hai-jun ZHANG, Zi-jing ZHAO, Chang-long WEN, Ping WU, Shun-hua SONG, Shuan-cang YU, Lai-xin LUO, Xiu-lan XU

Get full text

Incremental and transformational climate change adaptation factors in agriculture worldwide: A comparative analysis using natural language processing. by Sofia Gil-Clavel, Thorid Wagenblast, Tatiana Filatova

“…Many articles discuss the underlying mechanisms of farmers' adaptation to climate change using quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods. …”
Get full text

Impact of Climate Change on the Distributional Potential of the Endemic Species Tamarix dubia Bunge and Conservation Implications for the Irano‐Turanian Region by Habibollah Ijbari, Jamil Vaezi, Maryam Behroozian, Hamid Ejtehadi

Get full text

Evaluating quality of life changes in patients with cleft lip or palate: a mixed method pre- and postsurgical analysis in Karachi by Muhammad Salman Aminwala, Syed Jaffar Abbas Zaidi, Muhammad Ashraf Ganatra, Muhammad Taqi, Dania Hamid, Zehra Aminwala

Get full text

Change Narratives That Elude Quantification: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of How People with Chronic Pain Perceive Pain Rehabilitation by Timothy H. Wideman, Alice Boom, Jennifer Dell’Elce, Kate Bergeron, Janick Fugère, Xiangying Lu, Geoff Bostick, Heather C. Lambert

“…However, there are important gaps in understanding how patients perceive these changes. The present pilot study addresses this gap by using qualitative and quantitative methodologies to explore how patients perceive and experience changes in function, participation, and pain-related factors following a chronic pain rehabilitation program. …”
Get full text

Microlevel Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation and its Determinants: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in the Kembata Tembaro Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Getachew Tadesse, Mulugeta Lemenih, Teshale Woldeamanuel, Menfese Tadesse

“…The high vulnerability of regions that predominantly rely on rain-fed agriculture to climate change and variability underscores the importance of understanding adaptation responses as a foundation for designing targeted interventions. …”
Get full text

Publisher Correction: Predicting habitat suitability of Illicium griffithii under climate change scenarios using an ensemble modeling approach by Anubhav Bhuyan, Amal Bawri, Bhrigu Prasad Saikia, Shilpa Baidya, Suhasini Hazarika, Bijay Thakur, Vivek Chetry, Bidya Sagar Deka, Pangkhi Bharali, Amit Prakash, Kuladip Sarma, Ashalata Devi

Get full text

EVOLUTION OF THE ELBRUS GLACIATION SINCE THE MID XIX CENTURY UNDER CHANGING CLIMATE. KEY FINDINGS OF THE GLACIO-CARTOGRAPHICAL MONITORING by Yevgeniy Zolotarev, Yevgeniy Kharkovets

“…There were cyclical, approximately 55 years long, frontal fluctuations of glaciers Bolshoi Azau (the largest Elbrus glacier) and Dzhankuat (which is representative of all Central Caucasus glaciation). Quantitative data on changes in the area and volume of the Elbrus glaciation indicated that the greatest rates of its retreat coincided with the 1850–1887 period. …”
Get full text

Analyzing the Impact of Social Media on the Development of Personality Speech at Different Stages of Ontogenesis by Бутайна Абдул-Азез Аль-Нашаш, Абдель Рахман Мітіб Алтахіне

“…Employing a mixed-methods approach, combining qualitative and quantitative analyses, the study analyzes language use on these platforms and identifies significant trends. …”
Get full text

The interrelationship between food security, climate change, and gender-based violence: A scoping review with system dynamics modeling. by Pooja Agrawal, Lori Ann Post, Janis Glover, Denise Hersey, Piya Oberoi, Brian Biroscak

“…This review of the global literature examines the interplay between GBV, climate change, and food insecurity-including recent literature regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
Get full text

Life on Green Patches: Diversity and Seasonal Changes of Butterfly Communities Associated With Wastelands of the Post‐Industrial Central European City by Sylwia Pietrzak, Krzysztof Pabis

“…We have assessed the diversity, distribution patterns, and seasonal changes of butterfly communities based on two‐year (2019–2020), quantitative studies at 5 urban wastelands in a large post‐industrial city in Central Poland. …”
Get full text

Amplifying climate resilience: The impact of social protection, social cohesion, and social capital on public support for climate change action by Phemelo Tamasiga, Patricia Kefilwe Mogomotsi, Helen Onyeaka, Goemeone E.J. Mogomotsi

“…The study adopted a systematic methodology that employed quantitative (scientometric/bibliometric analysis) and qualitative (content analysis) approaches to analyze existing social protection programs, community cohesion indicators, and public attitudes toward climate change action. …”
Get full text

The effects of attention to climate change on carbon, fossil energy and clean energy markets: Based on causal network learning algorithms by Wenwen Liu, Miaomiao Tang, Peng Zhao

“…Empirical results demonstrate that structural heterogeneity exists in the price transmission mechanism, and attention to climate change disturbances trigger cross-market chain reactions. …”
Get full text

The Effects of Music Interventions on Children's Pain Severity and Anxiety during Dressing Changes in Iraq: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Adraa Hussein Shawq, Khatam Matsher Al-Musawi, Myasar Jasim Kalel, Ahmed Ali Mahmod

“…The study aimed to determine the effect of music in reducing the pain and anxiety of thermally burned children during routine dressing changes. This quantitative study employed a randomized controlled trial design. …”
Get full text

Urine non-contact sensor that evaluates multiple urination using capacitance change to inform when to replace inner diaper by Keisuke Shichitani, Keisuke Shichitani, Kazuki Nakajima

“…In this study, we developed a diaper sensor system that uses capacitance changes to quantitatively evaluate the volume of urine absorbed by diapers from different manufacturers and different approximate numbers of absorption (ANA) and to inform caregivers when to replace diapers.MethodsThree experiments, α: comparative verification by urination pattern, β: effect of ANA, and γ: evaluation by each diaper manufacturer, were conducted using a plastic torso filled with saline as a phantom. …”
Get full text