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The factors that affect the severity of crashes must be identified for pedestrian and traffic safety in urban roads. Specifically, in the case of urban road crashes, these crashes occur due to the complex interaction of various factors.
Nuri Park , Junhan Cho, Juneyoung Park
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Optimisation of Temporary and Demountable Flood Protection for Infrastructure Resilience
ABSTRACT Infrastructure systems provide crucial services to human settlements. Extreme weather events, especially flooding, can disrupt these vital services. Temporary and demountable flood protections (TDFPs) are increasingly used to protect infrastructure assets and provide resilience.
Fulvio D. Lopane, Richard J. Dawson
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Weather and Climate Information for Tourism [PDF]
The tourism sector is one of the largest and fastest growing global industries and is a significant contributor to national and local economies around the world. The interface between climate and tourism is multifaceted and complex, as climate represents
Lemieux, Christopher J., Scott, D.J.
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Trend of North African Dust Storms and Potential Link to Climate Change
Abstract Over recent decades, North African dust storms have undergone marked variability, reflecting complex interactions between regional climate processes and environmental change. Using four decades (1984–2023) of visibility‐based observational records, we examine regional and seasonal trends in dust storm frequency across the Sahel and the Sahara,
Kolotioloma Yeo +4 more
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Current Situation, Problems, and Countermeasures of Modern Marine Ranch Construction in Zhuhai City
Modern marine ranching, as an ecosystem and sustainable development model that combines environmental protection, resource conservation, and sustainable fisheries output, has broad development prospects and important strategic significance.
WENG Zheng +5 more
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Reducing Undesirable Environmental Impacts in the Marine Environment: A Review of Market-Based Incentive Management Measures [PDF]
Using the example of commercial fishing, this paper explores the potential of incentive based management measures as a means of reducing the undesirable impacts of industries operating within the marine environment.
Innes, James +2 more
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This study finds that the interaction between ABA‐OsCIPK2‐OsSWEET1A reduces the allocation of methane producing bacteria carbon source (acetic acid) content to the rhizosphere soil of ratoon season rice, thereby reducing methane emissions. Abstract Rice paddies are a major, persistent source of atmospheric methane (CH4), emission rates depend on the ...
Jingnan Zou +14 more
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Abstract Meteorological drought, one of the most destructive natural hazards, is driven by both precipitation deficits and high evaporative demand. While precipitation has traditionally been considered the dominant driver, recent studies suggest an increasing influence of evaporative demand.
Jiachen Ji +8 more
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Fishing vessels are known to have a fatality rate from accidents nearly 100 times higher than that of merchant ships. However, since most cases are resolved internally without maritime tribunals, obtaining accurate statistics on accidents is challenging,
Su-Hyung Kim +3 more
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“We know nothing except fishing”: Fishing bans under China’s ecological civilisation
The slogan on the photo reads, “Banning fishing for now will benefit fishery forever”. The ten‐year Fishing Ban in China’s Yangtze River is unprecedented in scale and intensity. This article uncovers the fishing ban through the narrative of ecological civilisation and its impact on retired fisherpeople.
Mengyao Li, Qi Liu
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