Academic Articles & Research Papers

Topology and seasonal evolution of the network of extreme precipitation over the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka

This paper employs a complex network approach to determine the topology and evolution of the network of extreme precipitation that governs the organization of extreme rainfall before, during, and after the Indian Summer Monsoon (ISM) season...

New trends in active faulting studies for seismic hazard assessment

Spatial and temporal distribution of vertical ground movements at Mt. Vesuvius in the period 1973-2009

Since the early ’70s vertical ground movements at Mount Vesuvius area have been investigated and monitored by the Osservatorio Vesuviano (Isti-tuto Nazionale di Geofisica Vulcanologia - Osservatorio Vesuviano since 2001). This monitoring be...

Extreme heat in India and anthropogenic climate change

On 19 May 2016 the afternoon temperature reached 51.0 °C in Phalodi in the northwest of India – a new record for the highest observed maximum temperature in India. The previous year, a widely reported very lethal heat wave occurred...

Structural Properties of Syngenetic Ice-Rich Permafrost, as Revealed by Archaeological Investigation of the Yana Site Complex (Arctic East Siberia, Russia): Implications for Quaternary Science

Ice-rich syncryogenic (termed “Ice Complex”) deposits are common in northern East Siberia and constitute the most important feature of the Quaternary geology of the region. The Ice Complex formed throughout the Late Pleistocene and not only...

Metallogenic potential and prospecting of orogenic gold deposits in the Shuihouling area of the Dabie Orogenic Belt: A geochemical evidence from stream sediment anomalies

The Shuihouling ductile shear zone, located in the core of the Dabie Orogenic Belt spanning Anhui and Hubei provinces, is a key structural unit with notable mineral potential. Situated within the Wudang-Tongbai-Dabie Mo-REE-Au-Ag-Pb-Zn poly...

Analytical solutions of steady-state temperature field for large-section freezing with rectangular layout of single-ring holes

The temperature field is the basis for assessing the mechanical state and water-sealing performance of the frozen wall, which is an important research direction of the artificial freezing theory. For the freezing pipes in the form of a clos...

Morphological Changes of the Lower Ping and Chao Phraya Rivers, North and Central Thailand: Flood and Coastal Equilibrium Analyses

The Chao Phraya River flows in the largest river basin of Thailand and represents one of the important agricultural and industrial areas in Southeast Asia. The Ping River is one major upstream branch flowing down slope southwardly, joining ...

TOURIST SATISFACTION DURING THE PANDEMIC: AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF MEASURES TO PREVENT COVID-19 IN A MEDITERRANEAN COASTAL DESTINATION

The impact of the COVID-19 on tourist satisfaction is a particular relevant issue, due to the role that elements such as the prevention measures implemented at the destination might play. For this reason, this article examines tourist satis...

Les géomembranes

Depuis les premières applications dans les années soixante, l'utilisation des géomembranes s'est progressivement étendue à la protection de l'environnement. Ces produits d'apparence simple sont encore assez mal connus par certains utilisate...

Regional ethnic autonomy: thinking and actions on the reconstruction of a unified multi-ethnic country by the CPC

Abstract The founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) established and consolidated a new type of socialist ethnic relations, and the people of all ethnic groups in China have embarked on a socialist road since then. This “had never ...

Conjunctival lymphangioma in a 4-year-old girl revealed tuberous sclerosis complex

Background: To present a case of conjunctival lymphangioma in a girl with tuberous sclerosis complex.Methods/results: A 4-year-old girl presented with a relapsing cystic lesion of the bulbar conjunctiva in the right eye with string-of-pear...

Induced Local and Systemic Defense Responses in Tomato Underlying Interactions Between the Root-Knot Nematode Meloidogyne incognita and the Potato Aphid Macrosiphum euphorbiae

Plants mediate interactions between different herbivores that attack simultaneously or sequentially aboveground (AG) and belowground (BG) organs. The local and systemic activation of hormonal signaling pathways and the concomitant accumulat...

High-quality read-based phasing of cystic fibrosis cohort informs genetic understanding of disease modification

Summary: Phasing of heterozygous alleles is critical for interpretation of cis-effects of disease-relevant variation. We sequenced 477 individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) using linked-read sequencing, which display an average phase block ...

Emodin inhibits Newcastle disease virus replication via regulating the phosphorylation levels of eEF2K/eEF2 and targeting viral N protein to reduce viral protein production

Newcastle disease (ND) caused by Newcastle disease virus (NDV) infection is a highly contagious avian disease that causes substantial threat to the global poultry industry. Emodin (EMO), a member of the free anthraquinone compounds derived ...

De novo SCN1A missense variant in a patient with Parkinson’s disease

BackgroundVariants in a gene encoding sodium voltage-gated channel alpha subunit 1 (SCN1A) are known to cause a broad clinical spectrum of epilepsy and associated features, including Dravet syndrome (MIM 607208), non-Dravet developmental an...

Near infrared spectroscopy predicts crude protein concentration in hemp grain

Abstract This study evaluated near‐infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for nondestructive crude protein (CP) prediction in hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) grain and validated the biological basis of spectral predictions. Note that 149 whole grain sample...

Knockdown of menin affects pre-mRNA processing and promoter fidelity at the interferon-gamma inducible <it>IRF1 </it>gene

Abstract Background The tumor suppressor menin (MEN1) is mutated in the inherited disease multiple endocrine neoplasia type I, and has several documented cellular roles, including the activation and repression of transcription effected by s...

Cracking rare disorders: a new minimally invasive RNA-seq protocol

Abstract RNA sequencing (RNA-seq) has become key to complementing exome and genome sequencing for variant interpretation. We present a minimally invasive RNA-seq protocol using short-term cultured peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) ...

Evaluation of Occupational Accidents in the Forestry Sector Using Standardized Accident Rates: The Case of Türkiye

This study examines work accidents that occurred in the “Forestry and Industrial and Fuel Wood Production” sector in Türkiye between 2007 and 2024. In the research, the number of insured persons, the number of workplaces, and work accident ...