Spatial and Temporal Changes and Prediction of Habitat Quality in Key Ecological Function Area of Hu'nan Province by Zheng Yunyou, Liu Yanting, Yao Peng, Xie Xianjun, Zhang Guangjie, Deng Chuxiong

“…[Conclusion] The change of habitat quality is closely related to the decrease of forestland and expansion of construction land caused by human disturbance. …”
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FishPoll – a serious game about sharing moving fish stocks under climate change by Charlotte Teresa Weber, Charlotte Teresa Weber, Michaela Aschan, Timo Szczepanska, Petter Olsen, Petter Olsen

“…Climate change is driving shifts in fish stock distributions, creating challenges for transboundary fisheries governance and quota allocation. …”
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Effects of Human Activities on Terrestrial Vegetation Coverage Change of Poyang Lake Basin During 2000—2020 by Liu Tingting, Yang Xiaoxia, Ye Xuchun, Wu Juan, Liu Jia

“…EVI and its residual trend reached peak values when the population density in the Poyang Lake basin increased by 0~100 people/km2 and 400~500 people/km2, respectively. …”
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Optimizing Energy Performance of Phase-Change Material-Enhanced Building Envelopes Through Novel Performance Indicators by Abrar Ahmad, Shazim Ali Memon

“…Over recent decades, phase-change materials (PCMs) have gained prominence as latent-heat thermal energy storage systems in building envelopes because of their high energy density. …”
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The relationship between the changes in inflammatory parameters and response to treatment in major depression patients starting antidepressant treatment by Abdullah Burak Uygur, Şeyda Çankaya

“…Patients whose Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS), complete blood count, C reactive protein and cortisol values were reached from the system during MDD treatment, constituted the sample of the study.Results: In the present study, after the antidepressant treatment, while HDRS scores decreased significantly in patients with Major Depression compared to before treatment (p<0,001), no significant correlation was found between the changes in inflammatory parameters and the response to treatment (p>0,05). …”
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Coronal plane changes in fixed‐ versus mobile‐bearing unicompartmental knee replacements: Clinical and revision outcomes by Enejd Veizi, Şahan Güven, Başak Sinem Sezgin, Christos Koutserimpas, Nevzat Arıcan, Ahmet Fırat, Çetin Işık, Murat Bozkurt

“…Overall, the change in joint line obliquity or alignment was comparable between the groups. …”
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Bio-based pomegranate peel/paraffin wax phase change composites for enhanced thermal energy storage by Samia Ben-Ali, Hanen Nouri, Najoua Mekaddem, Khadija El-Arbi, Philippe Legros, Fouzia Achchaq

“…Composites incorporating Phase Change Materials (PCMs) have regained interest for their multifunctional potential in advanced thermal management systems. …”
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Environmental and zooplankton parameter changes during the drying of a saline shallow temporary lake in central Argentina by Alicia María Vignatti, Gabriela Cecilia Cabrera, Maila Canosa, Santiago Andrés Echaniz

“…These lakes are temporary and experience significant changes in water level and salinity, depending on wet and dry climate cycles. …”
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Developmental changes in dopamine-related neurophysiology and associations with adolescent substance use and incentive-boosted cognitive control by Jessica S. Flannery, Ashley C. Parr, Kristen A. Lindquist, Eva H. Telzer

“…When substance use begins during adolescence, it is associated with a greater long-term vulnerability to substance use disorders. Developmental changes in dopaminergic functioning may be involved in substance use initiation and escalation during adolescence. …”
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Urbanization and hydrological dynamics: a 22-year assessment of impervious surface changes and runoff in an urban watershed by Cyrus Omwoyo Ongaga, Mary Makokha, Kennedy Obiero, Isaac Kipkemoi, Justus Diang’a

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between change in impervious surface area and runoff amount of Mihang’o watershed located in the outskirts of Nairobi for the period 2000–2022. …”
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Coupled Assessment of Land Use Changes and Ecological Benefits Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing Data by Jin Guo, Xiaojian Wei, Fuqing Zhang, Yubo Ding

“…The Urban Agglomeration in the Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River (UAMRYR), serving as a pivotal hub for coordinated economic and ecological development in central China, is characterized by marked ecological fragility and climate sensitivity. …”
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A Short-lived Rejuvenation during the Decades-long Changing-look Transition in the Nucleus of Mrk 1018 by Kai-Xing Lu, Yan-Rong Li, Qingwen Wu, Luis C. Ho, Zhi-Xiang Zhang, Hai-Cheng Feng, Sha-Sha Li, Yong-Jie Chen, Mouyuan Sun, Xinwen Shu, Wei-Jian Guo, Cheng Cheng, Jian-Guo Wang, Dongchan Kim, Jian-Min Wang, Jin-Ming Bai

“…Over the past 45 years, the accretion rate of Mrk 1018 changed 1000 times and the maximum Eddington ratio reached 0.02. …”
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Twenty-First Century Projected Changes in Extreme Temperature over Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa) by Assi L. M. Yapo, Adama Diawara, Fidèle Yoroba, Benjamin K. Kouassi, Mouhamadou B. Sylla, Kouakou Kouadio, Romaric C. Odoulami, Dro Touré Tiémoko

“…The projection of the future climate changes is of paramount importance inasmuch as it contributes to provide useful information for adaptation planning worldwide to local scales. …”
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Vegetation Growth Changes and Their Constraining Effects on Ecosystem Services Under Ecological Restoration in the Shendong Mining Area by Xufei Zhang, Zhichao Chen, Yiheng Jiao, Yiqiang Cheng, Zhenyao Zhu, Shidong Wang, Hebing Zhang

“…After the ecological restoration project, kNDVI’s constraint on ecosystem services decreased. (4) After restoration, the threshold value of kNDVI for maximizing the benefits of the four ecosystem services ranges from 0.1 to 0.2, and the constraint on the total ecosystem services reaches the threshold value of 0.225. This study employs more comprehensive data to examine the intricate relationship between environmental change and service function, which is crucial for the scientific management of ecological processes and facilitates the sustainable green development of mining areas.…”
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The detection of erosive changes in the joints of hands and feet in rheumatoid arthritis: a comparison of ultrasound and radiology methods by Olga G. Alekseeva, Alexander V. Smirnov, Svetlana I. Glukhova, Maria V. Severinova, Evgeny L. Nasonov, Alexander V. Volkov

“…When evaluating the comparability of the two methods used for detecting the erosive changes in the joints of the hands and feet at each observation point by means of using the Bland–Altman method, it was shown that the results from both methods partially reach the outside of the margins of two standard deviations, which indicates the low degree of agreement between them. …”
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Changes in Early T-Cell Subsets and Their Impact on Prognosis in Patients with Sepsis: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Yanhua Li, Youquan Wang, Bin Chen, Jianxing Guo, Dong Zhang

“…To analyze the early changes in CD3+, CD4+, and CD8+T-cell subset counts in patients with sepsis and their correlation with prognosis to provide a feasible basis for clinical immunomodulation in sepsis. …”
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Redeployment and changes in working patterns of healthcare workers during COVID-19 in the UK: a qualitative study by Zainab Zuzer Lal, Mayuri Gogoi, Irtiza Qureshi, Amani Al-Oraibi, Jonathan Chaloner, Padmasayee Papineni, Susie Lagrata, Laura B. Nellums, Christopher A. Martin, Katherine Woolf, Manish Pareek, on behalf of the UK-REACH Study Collaborative Group

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Changes in body composition across a competitive season among three division 1 female sports by Matthew T. Stratton, Shelley L. Holden, Austin T. Massengale, Ray Davis, Jarrett Strate-Lutzow, Kaitlyn Evenson-McMurtry

“…Background Collegiate athletes undergo body composition changes during their competitive seasons, yet potential differences across sports remain underexplored. …”
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Climate change-driven vector-borne diseases spread to temperate climate territories: The frying pan theory. by Prof Miguel Clavero, Dr Sergio Magallanes, Ms Pilar Aguilera-Sepulveda, Dr Maria Jose Ruiz-Lopez, Dr Josue Martinez-De la Puente, Dr Francisco Llorente, Dr Ana Vazquez, Dr Elisa Perez-Ramirez, Dr Martina Ferraguti, Dr Jovita Fernandez-Pinero, Prof Jordi Figuerola

“…Introduction: Recently, as the effects of anthropogenic climate change (ACC) become evident, vector-borne diseases (VBD) are spreading and establishing in temperate regions of the world. …”
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Patterns of changing surface climate variability from the Last Glacial Maximum to present in transient model simulations by E. Ziegler, E. Ziegler, N. Weitzel, J.-P. Baudouin, M.-L. Kapsch, U. Mikolajewicz, L. Gregoire, R. Ivanovic, P. J. Valdes, C. Wirths, K. Rehfeld, K. Rehfeld

“…Similar levels of warming could be reached in the coming centuries considering current and possible future emissions. …”
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