Public Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Bay Ecological Restoration by LI Jingmei, HAO Yanan, SHAN Jingzhu, ZHANG Xiaofan

“…The research results show that: ① Among the attributes of bay ecological restoration, the nearshore water quality, coastal landscape, coastal space, and marine biological resources significantly positively affect the residents' utility level, thereby enhancing the public's utility level. ② The annual willingness to pay of Qingdao residents for improving water quality, restoring biological populations, increasing coastal space, and enhancing coastal landscapes in bay ecological restoration is 89.83 CNY, 62.33 CNY, 28.33 CNY, and 19.33CNY, respectively. …”
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Trafficking in cancer: from gene deregulation to altered organelles and emerging biophysical properties by Julie Patat, Kristine Schauer, Kristine Schauer, Hugo Lachuer

“…Here, we give an overview about trafficking proteins and highlight that in addition to their molecular functions, they contribute to the emergence of intracellular organelle landscapes. We review recent evidence of organelle landscape alterations in cancer. …”
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Community-Based Mangrove Forest Development as an Ecotourism Area to Improve Community Welfare by Elfina Yetti, Sukendi Sukendi, Efriyeldi Efriyeldi, Sutikno Agus, Syahza Almasdi

“…This study shows that Teluk Pambang and Selat Baru Villages have great potential for sustainable ecotourism due to their biodiversity, beautiful landscapes and local cultural activities. Teluk Pambang Village has and offers a wealth of flora and fauna, while Selat Baru has beautiful and stunning beaches and delicious local cuisine that make it attractive to tourists. …”
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Danger Is a Signal, Not a State: Bigaagarri—An Indigenous Protocol for Dancing Around Threats to Wellbeing by Phillip Orcher, Victoria J. Palmer, Tyson Yunkaporta

“…The Bigaagarri protocol is a potential way forward to reimagine preventive health landscapes, decolonise support for suicide and mental health through the embedding of Indigenous knowledges to lead to holistic approaches for wellbeing.…”
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Cellular senescence-associated genes in rheumatoid arthritis: Identification and functional analysis. by You Ao, Qing Lan, Tianhua Yu, Zhichao Wang, Jing Zhang

“…Subsequently, RA samples were classified into three distinct subgroups based on the cellular senescence-associated DEGs, and we compared their immune landscapes. Our findings reveal a significant impact of cellular senescence-related DEGs on immune cell infiltration in RA samples. …”
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Dynamic urban morphology mapping in Chinese cities based on local climate zone approach by Hanguang Yu, Yang Yang, Jiyao Zhao, Meng Cai, Ran Wang, Guangzhao Chen, Chunxiao Zhang, Le Yu

“…Abstract Urbanization have been significantly reshaping the form of urban areas and natural landscapes, leading to complex urban morphologies. In 2012, the Local Climate Zone (LCZ) classification was proposed to address this issue and has since been widely adopted in urban climate studies globally. …”
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Enhancing professional development for Third Space roles: reflections on the added value of Learning Circles by Linde Moriau, Réka Matolay, Emma McKenna, Andrea Toarniczky, Judit Gáspár, Márta Frigyik, Catherine Bates

“… This paper explores how Learning Circles can support higher education staff in navigating the complexities of contemporary educational landscapes with greater confidence, creativity, and efficacy. …”
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Soils and Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Soil Physical Characteristics by Amy L. Shober, Alexander Joseph Reisinger, Mary G. Lusk, Sally Ann Scalera

“… Soils are a foundational component of the landscape, providing a medium for plant root growth and playing a crucial role in nutrient cycling and water movement across the landscape. …”
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Conservation biological control in forest: A case study with the pine processionary moth by Nattan Plat, Lucas Moreews, Laura Schillé, Jean-Baptiste Rivoal, Hervé Jactel

“…In conifer monocultures, broadleaved hedgerows not only help to control the pest but could also promote biodiversity and protect pine plantations from abiotic hazards, thereby enhancing the multifunctionality of plantation landscapes.…”
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Investigating ethnic identity development through storytelling: The conceptual and methodological potential of narrative approach by Ignjatović Natalija, Radosavljević Jovan, Simić Nataša

“…This alternative approach could play a significant role in fostering deeper understanding of ethnic identity in contemporary landscapes.…”
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Soils and Fertilizers for Master Gardeners: Soil Physical Characteristics by Amy L. Shober, Alexander Joseph Reisinger, Mary G. Lusk, Sally Ann Scalera

“… Soils are a foundational component of the landscape, providing a medium for plant root growth and playing a crucial role in nutrient cycling and water movement across the landscape. …”
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Mia Couto and the enchantment of rain by Myrtle J. Hooper, Isabel B. Rawlins

“…Ashcroft says Couto’s vision as a writer is to ‘give back to the word its divine power … the power to enchant things, be these trees, birds, or landscapes’. Samuelson too claims that Couto’s stories ‘invoke an enlivening ecocritical method’ that draws readers into a ‘sacred web’, an ‘indivisible body, an ‘interconnected world’. …”
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Dynamics of CO2 fluxes and environmental responses in a Poplar plantation by Mengyu Ge, Mengyu Ge, Weifeng Wang, Honghua Ruan, Guobing Wang, Shuang Zhang, Shuiqiang Yu

“…Forest plantations cover a large percentage of global forest landscapes contributing significantly to carbon sequestration. …”
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Elevated levels of neutrophils with a pro-inflammatory profile in Turner syndrome across karyotypes by Jesper Just, Lukas Ochsner Reynaud Ridder, Emma Bruun Johannsen, Jens Magnus Bernth Jensen, Mikkel Steen Petersen, Helene Viborg Christensen, Kenneth Kjærgaard, Jacob Redder, Simon Chang, Kirstine Stochholm, Anne Skakkebæk, Claus Højbjerg Gravholt

“…Here, we investigated the genomic landscapes across a range of karyotypes. We show that TS have a common autosomal methylome and transcriptome, despite distinct karyotypic variations. …”
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Brd7 loss reawakens dormant metastasis initiating cells in lung by forging an immunosuppressive niche by Jayanta Mondal, Junfeng Zhang, Feng Qing, Shunping Li, Dhiraj Kumar, Jason T. Huse, Filippo G. Giancotti

“…Brd7 loss induces metastatic reawakening, along with modifications in epigenomic landscapes and upregulated oncogenic signaling. Breast cancer cells harboring Brd7 inactivation also reprogram the surrounding immune microenvironment by downregulating MHC-1 expression and promoting a pro-metastatic cytokine profile. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of microRNA Methylation Profiles and Determination of Their Functional Significance in Colorectal Cancer: A Study Protocol by Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib, Imilia Ismail, Muhammad Redha Abdullah Zawawi, Nadiah Abu, Siti Aishah Sulaiman, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Learn-Han Lee

“…However, previous microRNA research primarily focused on expression levels to ascertain their biological significance, leaving the microRNA methylation landscapes in CRC patients largely unexplored. This study aims to investigate the genome-wide methylome profiles of microRNA and clarify their roles in CRC. …”
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Application of a scoring evaluation of the state of preservation of historic residential and garden sites. case study: Wicimice and Iglice (Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship) by Michał Uruszczak

“…Surroundings of the objects were given the best scores (3 and 2 points for the parks in Wicimice and Iglice, respectively), which may encourage potential buyers to invest in the sites. Natural landscapes, forests, and listed cultural heritage undoubtedly deserve recognition. …”
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A Fast-Convergent Hyperbolic Tangent PSO Algorithm for UAVs Path Planning by Muhammad Haris, Dost Muhammad Saqib Bhatti, Haewoon Nam

“…Our experimental trials encompass thirteen benchmark functions spanning unimodal and multimodal landscapes. Besides that, the proposed algorithm is also applied to different UAV path planning scenarios, underscoring its real-world relevance. …”
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From the guest editors by Gerardo Chowell, Zhilan Feng, Baojun Song

“…His research program is at the interface of the mathematical and natural and social sciences with emphasis on (i) the role of dynamic social landscapes on disease dispersal; (ii) the role of environmental and social structures on the dynamics of addiction and disease evolution, and (iii) Dynamics of complex systems at the interphase of ecology, epidemiology and the social sciences. …”
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Is the Children’s 15-Minute City an Effective Framework for Enhancing Children’s Health and Well-Being? An Empirical Analysis from Western China by Xiao Wang, Jingping Huang, Zhengyou Qin, Wei Gan, Zhen He, Xiang Li

“…Furthermore, it suggests the effective utilization of urban landscapes to create a diverse system of leisure spaces for children. …”
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