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Establishment and application of safety evacuation scheme evaluation model with entropy weight and TOPSIS for university dormitories in China

Scientific Reports
Ensuring safe and efficient evacuation in university dormitories is crucial for minimizing risks during emergencies. This study develops a comprehensive safety evacuation scheme evaluation model by integrating the entropy weight method (EMW) and the ...
Yijing Huang, Shun Lu, Zheng He, Sheng Ma, Heng Yu, Xiulin Pan, Weimin Huang   +6 more
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Effects of Learning Context and Program Length on L2 Skill Development

The Modern Language Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigated the effects of learning context (study abroad versus at home) and program length (summer versus semester) on the development of four language skills among learners of Chinese as a second language (L2). A total of 725 L2 Chinese learners completed standardized proficiency tests before and after participating in their ...
Yuan Lu, Chuanren Ke
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Glyphosate residues in soil alter herbivore‐induced plant volatiles and affect predatory insect behaviour

Plant Biology, EarlyView.
Herbicide residues in soil disrupt plant–insect signalling, reducing the effectiveness of biological pest control. Abstract Plants under herbivore attack emit distinct blends of herbivore‐induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) which serve as signalling cues for predatory insects.
B. Fuchs, J. D. Blande, V. Weijola
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Relationship between anxiety and quality of life in students living in dormitories of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Payesh, 2011
Objective(s): To assess relationship between anxiety and quality of life in students living in dormitories of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: A sample of two hundred female students who were living in dormitories of Tehran University of ...
Tahmineh Salehi, Nahid Dehghan Nayeri
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Evaluation of Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in University Dormitories in China

Atmosphere
Most studies on Chinese dormitories are carried out in summer, while few focus on a transition season or winter. This study evaluated the air quality of a student dormitory in a university in the Beijing area by using a questionnaire survey and on-site ...
Yanpeng Wu, Xiaoyu Li, Sheng Zhao, Qianglong Wang, Shanxin Wang, Liyang Yu, Faming Wang   +6 more
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Kinship and reproduction: A perspective of the Akha in Laos

The Australian Journal of Anthropology, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing on fieldwork among the Akha people in Phongsaly District, Phongsaly Province, northern Laos, this paper examines Akha patrilineal kinship and its links to reproduction. The Akha people's reproductive decisions and behaviours are shaped by patrilineality, ancestral connections and cultural–spiritual perceptions of reproduction, which ...
Vanly Lorkuangming
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The contributions of nocturnal hypoxaemia and sleep disturbances to acute mountain sickness

Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract Acute mountain sickness (AMS) is common after ascent to altitude, yet individual susceptibility remains difficult to predict and diagnosis relies on subjective report. Sleep disturbances and nocturnal hypoxaemia at altitude may provide insight, but their relationship to AMS is incompletely understood.
D. M. Williamson, M. K. Gudelunas, J. W. Sall   +2 more
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From One Disaster to Another: Environmental Memory, Automobility, Suburbanisation and the Canterbury Earthquakes 2010–2011

Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Volume 21, Issue 3, September 2026.
Broadly taking up Amitav Ghosh's (2016) comment that when it comes to climate change ‘we seem to learn nothing; our historical imagination is very limited’, this article argues that disregarding environmental memory, and past knowledge to plan a more resilient future, the Canterbury Earthquakes 2010–2011 continued and enabled suburbanisation and an ...
Katie Pickles
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Quantifying Food Waste Produced in Dormitories: A Case Study from a University in New York, USA

Challenges
Food waste is an issue that affects human and environmental health around the planet. At colleges and universities, food waste poses a serious concern, as its impact can be compared to that of mini-cities or large corporations. Identifying an institution’
Susan M. Kilgore, Kathryn E. Krasinski, Morenike A. Olushola-Oni, Chani Lieu, Chelsea Javier, Jose Perdomo Baca, Brei Snyder   +6 more
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Black Chickpea Landraces as a Sustainable Protein Source: Physicochemical, Nutritional, and Technological Properties

Legume Science, Volume 8, Issue 3, September 2026.
ABSTRACT Neglected legume landraces represent valuable genetic resources for sustainable food systems, yet their compositional and technological properties remain poorly explored. This study comprehensively characterized the flours obtained from two Sicilian black chickpeas (Cicer arietinum L.) landraces, Rough Black Chickpeas (RBC) and Smooth Black ...
Marco Torre, Olimpia Pitirollo, Roberto Laganà Vinci, Antonella Cavazza, Francesco Cacciola, Jens J. Sloth, Charlotte Jacobsen, Federico Casanova, Antonella Verzera, Fabrizio Cincotta   +9 more
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