Wildlife detection, counting and survey using satellite imagery: are we there yet? by Alexandre Delplanque, Jérôme Théau, Samuel Foucher, Ghazaleh Serati, Simon Durand, Philippe Lejeune

“…Very-high-resolution (VHR) satellite sensors promise large spatial and temporal coverage while seemingly being less costly than traditional methods. …”
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The valuation of older adult homecare services under a joint medical-social budgetary perspective by Eman Leung, Eman Leung, Jingjing Guan, Amanda M. Y. Chu, Sam C. C. Ching, Yilin Liu, Frank Youhua Chen

“…BackgroundHomecare, a cornerstone of public health, is essential for health systems to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of universal health coverage while maintaining its own sustainability. Notwithstanding homecare’s system-level significance, there is a lack of economic evaluations of homecare services in terms of their system-wide cost-savings. …”
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Research note: Whole-genome sequencing revealed genomic diversity dynamics in duck conserved populations by Yu-Ze Yang, Zhong-Tao Yin, Xiao-Ran Lin, Chun-Ying Zhao, Fang-Xi Yang, Fei-Fan Chen, Zhuo-Cheng Hou

“…Each duck was sequenced at about 10X whole-genome coverage, while over 7.4 million single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in total were detected for genetic diversity analysis. …”
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A Centralized Multi-Agent DRL-Based Trajectory Control Strategy for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Enabled Wireless Communications by Getaneh Berie Tarekegn, Rong-Terng Juang, Belayneh Abebe Tesfaw, Hsin-Piao Lin, Huan-Chia Hsu, Robel Berie Tarekegn, Li-Chia Tai

“…The proposed MATC strategy achieves 97.41% communication coverage while maintaining satisfactory system throughput performance. …”
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Technology and Continuous Glucose Monitoring Access, Literacy, and Use Among Patients at the Diabetes Center of an Inner-City Safety-Net Hospital: Mixed Methods Study by Gaëlle Sabben, Courtney Telfort, Marissa Morales, Wenjia Stella Zhang, Juan C Espinoza, Francisco J Pasquel, Kate Winskell

“…ResultsMost participants were African American (66/75, 88%), over half (39/75, 52%) were unemployed or working part time, and 29% (22/75) had no health insurance coverage, while 61% (46/75) had federal coverage. Smartphone ownership and use were near universal; texting and email use were common (63/75, 84% in both cases). …”
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Assessment of Multiple Scattering in LiDAR Canopy Waveform by Xuebo Yang, Cheng Wang, Xiaohuan Xi, Zheng Niu, Dong Li, Sheng Nie, Kaiyi Bi, Ran Wang

“…Results show that multiple scattering contributes significantly (∼30% of canopy subwaveform and ∼18% of total waveform) when there are sufficient scatterers in a large LiDAR footprint, and the scatterers possess a reasonable spatial distribution and a strong albedo at the laser wavelength; contribution of multiple scattering is typically less than 5% for small-footprint LiDAR; multiple scattering of large-footprint LiDAR increases with forest leaf area index and fractional coverage, while also varying with laser pointing angle, crown shape, and leaf angle distribution; leaf biochemical contents affect multiple scattering only at their sensitive wavelength. …”
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Exogenous Application of 1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic Acid as a New Strategy to Trigger the Color Development of Table Grapes Grown in Subtropics by Aline Cristina de Aguiar, Fábio Yamashita, Renata Koyama, Bruna Evelise Bosso Caetano, Carlos Akira Komoli Utiamada, Sergio Ruffo Roberto

“…For ‘Benitaka’ grape, applications of ACC to the entire canopy of vines or only to bunches ranging from 75 g 100 L⁻¹ to 100 g 100 L⁻¹ resulted in enough color coverage, while for ‘Rubi’, ACC at 100 g 100 L⁻¹ was enough to intensify and to uniform the red color of berries, as well as the application of <i>S</i>-ABA at 3.2 L ha⁻¹, with no negative impact to the bunches or vines.…”
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Geographic inequalities, and social-demographic determinants of reproductive, maternal and child health at sub-national levels in Kenya by Janette Karimi, Anitah Cherono, Victor Alegana, Martin Mutua, Hellen Kiarie, Rose Muthee, Marleen Temmerman, Peter Gichangi

“…Maternal education was positively correlated with higher FIC coverage, while wealthier sub counties had higher FMMR. …”
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Socio‐demographic and geographic disparities in HIV prevalence, HIV testing and treatment coverage: An analysis of 108 national household surveys in 33 African countries by Adrien Allorant, Salome Kuchukhidze, James Stannah, Yiqing Xia, Sanele S. Masuku, Gatien K. Ekanmian, Jeffrey W. Imai‐Eaton, Mathieu Maheu‐Giroux

“…Higher education levels are associated with lower HIV prevalence, greater testing and higher ART coverage, while districts with limited services sustain higher population viraemia. …”
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Spatial planning model for optimizing conservation priorities for local community utilization on Arefi Island in the Raja Ampat Marine Protected Area (MPA) Southwest Papua, Indones... by Mulyanto Darmawan, Debora Christi Simamora, Irmadi Nahib, Fadhlullah Ramadhani, Dewayany Sutrisno, Fahmi Amhar, Muhammad Ramdhan, Sitarani Safitri, Bayu Sutejo, Samsul Arifin, Syamsul Bahri Agus

“…Results indicate that EV3 selects the highest number of planning units, ensuring broader conservation coverage, while EV1 selects the fewest. EV2 is the most budget-friendly option with the lowest cost, whereas EV3 is the most expensive. …”
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Dosimetric study of TrueBeam single-isocenter vs. Halcyon dual-isocenter VMAT radiotherapy plans for postoperative left-sided breast cancer by Chaojun Chai, Kainan Shao, Guoping Shan, Pu Li, Fenglei Du, Yiwei Yang

“…Conclusions The study found that Halcyon dual-isocenter VMAT plans offered better PTV uniformity and coverage while protecting OARs more effectively. Despite higher MU, beam-on time, and plan complexity, the H group’s dosimetric advantages and reduced manual positioning errors make it a safe and effective treatment option for postoperative breast cancer.…”
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Landscape characteristics influencing habitat use of grassland birds in the Pampas ecoregion of Argentina by Clara Trofino-Falasco, María G. Pizzarello, María V Simoy, María F. Aranguren, Rosana E. Cepeda, Adrián S Di Giacomo, Claudia B. Marinelli, Gaston Moran, Maria C. Neyra, David G. Vera, Igor Berkunsky

“…Granivores and omnivores used sites with greater perennial pasture coverage, while insectivores and also granivores used sites near groves and away from streams. …”
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LevelWAN: a cost-effective, open-source IoT system for water level monitoring in highly dynamic aquatic environments by Ilane Cherif, Frédéric Cherqui, Franck Perret, Bastien Bourjaillat, Lionel Lord, Jean-Luc Bertrand-Krajewski, Nicolas Walcker, Maria Gisi, Laëtitia Bacot, Oldrich Navratil

“…The deployment of low-cost network sensors (LCNS) for environmental monitoring has become increasingly prevalent in recent years, offering a cost-effective solution for enhancing spatial sensor coverage while minimizing financial constraints. This study presents LevelWAN, a water level monitoring system specifically designed for highly dynamic aquatic environments such as rivers, ponds or lakes. …”
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Dosimetric Comparison of Noncoplanar VMAT Without Rotating the Patient Couch Versus Conventional Coplanar/Noncoplanar VMAT for Head and Neck Cancer: First Report of Dynamic Swing A... by Kouta Hirotaki, MS, Kento Tomizawa, MD, PhD, Satoe Kitou, BS, Shunta Jinno, MS, Shunsuke Moriya, PhD, Takeshi Fujisawa, MD, Sadamoto Zenda, MD, PhD, Takeji Sakae, PhD, Masashi Ito, BS

“…Conclusions: DSA plans using OXRAY for HNSCC maintained PTV coverage while reducing parotid gland and oral cavity mean doses compared to coplanar VMAT plans, although delivery times increased. …”
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Benefits and challenges of host depletion methods in profiling the upper and lower respiratory microbiome by Chun Wang, Li Zhang, Chuanwen Kan, Junyan He, Weijie Liang, Ruiyan Xia, Linyu Zhu, Jing Yang, Xuan Jiang, Wentai Ma, Zhihang Liang, Zhiqing Xiao, Juanjuan Zhang, Jiaxin Zhong, Xiao Sun, De Chang, Zhang Wang, Guoliang Zhang, Mingkun Li

“…All methods significantly increased microbial reads, species richness, genes richness, and genome coverage while reduced bacterial biomass, introduced contamination, and altered microbial abundance. …”
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NDVI Estimation Throughout the Whole Growth Period of Multi-Crops Using RGB Images and Deep Learning by Jianliang Wang, Chen Chen, Jiacheng Wang, Zhaosheng Yao, Ying Wang, Yuanyuan Zhao, Yi Sun, Fei Wu, Dongwei Han, Guanshuo Yang, Xinyu Liu, Chengming Sun, Tao Liu

“…RGB images were used to extract conventional features, including color indices (CIs), texture features (TFs), and vegetation coverage, while convolutional features (CFs) were extracted using the deep learning network ResNet50 to optimize the model. …”
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Equity of National Essential Public Health Services (NEPHS) in Mainland China, 2019: a cross-sectional study based on the NEPHS database by Lu Liu, Jinhong Zhao, Yuxing Wang, Xinyue Chen, Siqi Zhang, Mengyu Li, Lili You, Yuanli Liu

“…Province-level results indicated perfect equity in health record management and vaccination coverage, while several provinces showed potential equity gaps in health education and family planning services. …”
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Regional Disparities in HPV Vaccination Coverage Among Girls Aged 9 to 14 Years in Togo: Lessons Learned from the Recent Supplementary Immunization Activities by Dadja Essoya Landoh, Issifou Yaya, Amevegbe Boko, Kodjovi Adjeoda, Yaovi Temfan Toke, Adidja Amani, Yerima Mouhoudine, Ado Mpia Bwaka, Nsiari-Mueyi Joseph Biey, Charles Shey Wiysonge, Franck Fortune Roland Mboussou, Hèzouwè Looky-Djobo, Tsidi Agbeko Tamekloe, Toyi Nyulelen Mangbassim, Tchasso Kenao, Amadou Bailo Diallo, Fatoumata Binta Tidiane Diallo, Benido Impouma, Ann Lindstrand, Marin Kokou Wotobe, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi

“…In total, 11 districts exceeded 80% vaccine coverage, while 15 districts had <50%. The highest rate of adverse events following immunization was observed in the Maritime region, primarily involving minor symptoms. …”
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Assessment of intra-fractional and inter-fractional motion in esophageal cancer treated with intensity-modulated proton therapy by Xiaoying Fan, Shuting Wang, Weijie Li, Kangning Meng, Wei Huang, Yong Yin, Tianyuan Dai

“…The linear relationship between setup uncertainty and D98% suggested that improved setup uncertainties can enhance target coverage, while higher setup uncertainties tend to increase OARs doses, particularly to the heart and lungs.…”
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A Pentavalent HIV-1 Subtype C Vaccine Containing Computationally Selected gp120 Strains Improves the Breadth of V1V2 Region Responses by Xiaoying Shen, Bette Korber, Rachel L. Spreng, Sheetal S. Sawant, Allan deCamp, Arthur S. McMillan, Ryan Mathura, Susan Zolla-Pazner, Abraham Pinter, Robert Parks, Cindy Bowman, Laura Sutherland, Richard Scearce, Nicole L. Yates, David C. Montefiori, Barton F. Haynes, Georgia D. Tomaras

“…Methods: Three subtype C Env strains were selected to maximize antibody binding coverage while complementing subtype C vaccine gp120s that were given in human clinical trials in South Africa, as well as to improve epitope accessibility. …”
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