Linking fire behaviour and its ecological effects to plant traits, using FRaME in R by Philip Zylstra

“…FRaME modelling predicted ecological effects such as the breaking of seed dormancy, scorch and the girdling of different tree strata, consistent with observed effects and providing insights into treatment efficacy that were not captured by existing assumptions. …”
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A Review of the Psyllid Genus <i>Epipsylla</i> (Hemiptera, Psyllidae) from the Chinese Mainland with Phylogenetic Considerations and the Description of a New Species by Zhixin He, Daniel Burckhardt, Xinyu Luo, Rongzhen Xu, Wanzhi Cai, Fan Song

“…Furthermore, we sequenced the mitochondrial genome of the new species and constructed a phylogenetic tree using thirteen protein-coding genes and two rRNA genes. …”
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Acute Pulmonary Embolism Associated with Low-Dose Olanzapine in a Patient without Risk Factors for Venous Thromboembolism by Vu Hoang Vu, Nguyen Duong Khang, Mai Thanh Thao, Le Minh Khoi

“…The thoracic computed tomography taken two months after discharge showed a completely normal pulmonary arterial tree. Conclusion. Olanzapine-associated pulmonary embolism is a rare entity and might be missed if the physician in charge is not vigilant and well informed. …”
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Forecasting Dissolved Organic Carbon Levels Utilizing Metaheuristic Optimization with Artificial Intelligence Techniques by Peng He, Chengjun Ma

“…Specifically, Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), Radial Basis Function (RBF), Decision Tree (DT), and Support Vector Regression (SVR) algorithms were employed. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Offloading Strategy for Lightweight User Mobile Edge Computing Tasks by Shuchen Zhou, Waqas Jadoon, Junaid Shuja

“…The anomaly detection method based on a decision tree combined with deep learning proposed in this paper, unlike traditional IoT attack detection methods, overcomes the drawbacks of rule-based security detection methods and enables them to adapt to both established and unknown hostile environments. …”
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Cause Analysis and Countermeasures of Through Shakes in Foamed Concrete Subgrade by Xianbin Huang, Chenyang Liu, Yahong Wangren, Mingxing Wang, Yujiao Mei, Zongrong Xie, Man Liao

“…The method combining the engineering case, theoretical analysis, and numerical simulation is employed to analyze its T-shaped and tree-shaped through shake. The research indicates that when the underground water table is high, cracks are easily seen on the top of step-shape foamed concrete due to buoyancy force. …”
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Sampling Ozone Exposure of Canadian Forests at Different Scales: Some Case Studies by R.M. Cox, J.W. Malcolm, R.N. Hughes, T.P.W. Williams

“…This spatial variation and the apparent effect of elevation on ozone exposure demonstrate the importance of topography and tree canopy characteristics in plant exposure on a regional scale. …”
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Conflict Potential of Free-Roaming Horse Grazing on Timor Deer (Rusa timorensis Blainville 1822) Habitat in Torong Padang Cape Area, East Nusa Tenggara by Kayat Kayat, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, Muchammad Maksum, Muhammad Ali Imron

“…The free-roaming horse mainly occupied hilly savanna, whereas timor deer preferred to occupy savanna with lebbek tree (Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth) and valleys with tropical dry forest vegetation. …”
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Coexistence and Competition between Tomicus yunnanensis and T. minor (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) in Yunnan Pine by Rong Chun Lu, Hong Bin Wang, Zhen Zhang, John A. Byers, You Ju Jin, Hai Feng Wen, Wen Jian Shi

“…Competition and cooperation between bark beetles, Tomicus yunnanensis Kirkendall and Faccoli and Tomicus minor (Hartig) (Coleoptera: Scolytinae) were examined when they coexisted together in living Yunnan pine trees (Pinus yunnanensis Franchet) in Yunnan province in Southwest China. …”
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Patterns of Biomass and Carbon Allocation across Chronosequence of Chir Pine (Pinus roxburghii) Forest in Pakistan: Inventory-Based Estimate by Muhammad Amir, Xiaodong Liu, Adnan Ahmad, Sajjad Saeed, Abdul Mannan, Muhammad Atif Muneer

“…The results showed an increasing trend in living tree biomass carbon with stand age. However, soil carbon showed gradually decreasing trend from young to overmature stand. …”
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Integrating Data Mining, Deep Learning, and Gene Ontology Analysis for Gene Expression-Based Disease Diagnosis Systems by Sergii Babichev, Igor Liakh, Jiri Skvor

“…The research methodology involves initial gene ontology analysis, followed by the application of the Self Organizing Tree Algorithm (SOTA) for clustering gene expression profiles, an ensemble algorithm for data biclustering, and CNN for sample classification. …”
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Coexistence of Asymptomatic Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis and Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Case Report by Jia Q, Wang L, Tong X, Sun J, Fan H

“…However, her initial chest computed tomography revealed bronchiectasis with high-attenuation mucus plugs in the upper lobes, peripheral lung atelectasis, and a tree-in-bud pattern. To obtain a clear diagnosis, she visited multiple hospitals and incurred substantial time and financial costs. …”
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Analysis of Microbial load and Litter Characterisation of Araromi Beach Sand, Ondo State, Nigeria by O. S. Odewumi, M. M. Quist

“…However, the most common type of litter were Organic wastes in the form of dried leaves and tree branches (59%), followed by Plastic/Polystyrene (32%). …”
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Spatio-Temporal Segmented Traffic Flow Prediction with ANPRS Data Based on Improved XGBoost by Bo Sun, Tuo Sun, Pengpeng Jiao

“…Traffic prediction is highly significant for intelligent traffic systems and traffic management. eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), a scalable tree lifting algorithm, is proposed and improved to predict more high-resolution traffic state by utilizing origin-destination (OD) relationship of segment flow data between upstream and downstream on the highway. …”
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Estimating the Torsional Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using ANFIS Models by Zhao Wenwu, Zeng Shaowu, Gong Guilin, Li Qiangqiang, Li Kexing

“…This work evaluates and determines the most effective tree-based machine learning algorithms to estimate the torsional capacity (𝑇𝑟) of 𝑅𝐶 beams subjected to pure torsion. …”
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Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Ernesto Vicente Peña, Miriam Costa Cruz

“…<strong>Background:</strong> diabetes mellitus accelerates atherosclerotic changes throughout the vascular tree and consequently increases the risk of developing fatal acute events. …”
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Propagation of Theobroma cacao by Rooted Cuttings in Mini-Tunnels by Lucía Melissa Vásquez Zamora, Sofía Rengifo-Del Aguila, Juan Carlos Guerrero Abad, Geomar Vallejos Torres, Sixto Alfredo Imán Correa, Elías Torres Flores, Francisco Mesén Sequeira, Mike Anderson Corazon Guivin

“…Cuttings 5 to 7 cm long were collected from the middle area of cacao tree crowns and treated with doses of 0, 1000, 2000, and 3000 ppm of IBA; then they were placed in Jiffy© pellets and set to root in plastic-covered mini-tunnels with fog irrigation. …”
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An Alternative Method for Traffic Accident Severity Prediction: Using Deep Forests Algorithm by Jing Gan, Linheng Li, Dapeng Zhang, Ziwei Yi, Qiaojun Xiang

“…Recently, a machine learning algorithm called Deep Forests based on the decision tree ensemble has aroused widespread concern, which was proposed for the first time by a research team of Nanjing University. …”
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Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Its Association with Socioeconomic Factors in the Wof-Washa Natural State Forest, North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia by Abere Wondimu Kassie, Admasu Moges, Tilahun Alelign, Gojam Bayeh

“…Therefore, farmland scarcity, settlements, and tree harvesting for firewood, timber, and agricultural tools, as well as the lack of employment opportunities, were the main challenges encountered in the study area. …”
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Pomegranate Peels and Seeds as a Source of Phenolic Compounds: Effect of Cultivar, By-Product, and Extraction Solvent by Lara Campos, Luana Seixas, Marta H. F. Henriques, António M. Peres, Ana C. A. Veloso

“…The nutraceutical properties of Punica granatum L. are not restricted to the edible portion of the fruit but also to the peels and seeds, flowers, leaves, and tree bark. The recovery and valorization of the peel and seeds (ca. 50% of the whole fruit), besides the positive environmental impact, can be viewed as a source of natural bioactive compounds. …”
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