Modified COST-235 Empirical Pathloss Model for Agricultural WSN Using Particle Swarm Optimization by Syahfrizal Tahcfulloh, Etty Wahyuni, Dwi Santoso, Rizkyandi Juliannanda

“…The particle-swarm-optimization (PSO) method is used to modify empirical path loss models such as Weissberger, ITU-vegetation, COST-235, Egli, and FITU-R, which also involve the influence of rain attenuation. …”
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Application of Red and Blue LED Light on Cultivation and Postharvest of Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) by Abdullah Bin Arif, Agus Budiyanto, null Setiawan, Tri Cahyono, Tri Ratna Sulistiyani, Tri Marwati, Siti Mariana Widayanti, null Setyadjit, Lamhot Parulian Manalu, Himawan Adinegoro, Nenie Yustiningsih, Mulyana Hadipernata, Irpan Badrul Jamal, Indra Budi Susetyo, Heny Herawati, Kasma Iswari, null Risfaheri

“…We provide an amalgamation of the recent research achievements on the impact of LED lighting on photosynthesis, vegetative growth, flowering, production, and postharvest of tomatoes. …”
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Parasites and plantations: Disease, environment and society in efforts to induce extinction of hookworm in Jamaica, 1919–1936 by Jonathan D. Roberts, Lorna L. Waddington, Rupert J. Quinnell, Graham Huggan, Alison M. Dunn

“…Prevalence decreased with the temperature of the coldest month, increased with the amount of rainfall in the driest month, and increased with vegetation quantity (normalised difference vegetation index). …”
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Evaluation of Machine Learning Models for Mapping Food Crops using Sentinel-2A Imagery in West Java, Indonesia by Ridwana Riki, Kamal Muhammad, Arjasakusuma Sanjiwana, Rabbi Muh Fiqri Abdi

“…Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI) Sentinel2A imagery is utilized to employ time series data as input characteristics for the three most popular machine learning models: Support Vector Machine (SVM), Random Forest (RF), and Classification and Regression Trees (CART). …”
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Urban Infestation Patterns of Argentine Ants, Linepithema humile, in Los Angeles by Smadar Gilboa, John H. Klotz, Peter Nonacs

“…Neither garden size nor the predominant groundcover vegetation correlated with the number of foraging ants at baits within gardens. …”
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Crab biodiversity under different management schemes of mangrove ecosystems by M. Bandibas, V. Hilomen

“…Although there is recovery of the ecosystem in terms of vegetation, the recovery of closely-linked faunal species in terms of community structure is still understudied. …”
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Effect of frost on plants, leaves, and forecast of frost events using convolutional neural networks by Sobia Wassan, Chen Xi, NZ Jhanjhi, Laiqa Binte-Imran

“…However, the projected increase in the frost event causes sensitivity in plant reproduction and plant structure vegetation. The timing of growing and reproduction might be an essential tactic by which plant life can avoid frost. …”
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An Initial Investigation into the Use of a Flux Chamber Technique to Measure Soil-Atmosphere Gas Exchanges from Application of Biosolids to UK Soils by S. M. Donovan, A. M. Skartsila, M. K. Head, N. Voulvoulis

“…The measurements were taken on areas with three different types of vegetation. The gases were collected using a flux chamber technique and analysed by gas chromatography. …”
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A Comparative Analysis of Spatial Resolution Sentinel-2 and Pleiades Imagery for Mapping Urban Tree Species by Fabio Recanatesi, Antonietta De Santis, Lorenzo Gatti, Alessio Patriarca, Eros Caputi, Giulia Mancini, Chiara Iavarone, Carlo Maria Rossi, Gabriele Delogu, Miriam Perretta, Lorenzo Boccia, Maria Nicolina Ripa

“…Urbanization poses significant challenges to ecosystems, resources, and human well-being, necessitating sustainable planning. Urban vegetation, particularly trees, provides critical ecosystem services such as carbon sequestration, air quality improvement, and biodiversity conservation. …”
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Modeling the Effects of Land-Cover Change on Rainfall-Runoff Relationships in a Semiarid, Eastern Mediterranean Watershed by Noa Ohana-Levi, Arnon Karnieli, Roey Egozi, Amir Givati, Aviva Peeters

“…A strong relationship was detected between vegetation cover and the runoff volume. The LCCs with most pronounced effects on runoff volumes were related to urbanization and vegetation removal.…”
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Phenology of four tree species in an Atlantic Forest fragment in Southern Minas Gerais by Nathan Felipe Alves, Paulo Oswaldo Garcia

“…Correlations were obtained between climatic variables and vegetative and reproductive events expressed by the studied species. …”
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Crop wild relatives in Vologda Province by L. Yu. Shipilina

“…A revision was made on crop wild relatives in the vegetation of Vologda Province: 260 species belonging to 106 genera and 22 families were identified. …”
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Humus of reclaimed Cu post-flotation tailings Humus content and composition of soil from reclaimed Cu post-flotation tailings (Bor, Serbia) by Lilić Jasmina, Gajić-Kvaščev Maja, Dugonjić Mladen, Radmanović Svjetlana

“…The decrease and degradation of humus in the soil are the result of unfavorable soil quality and unfavorable re-vegetation as a result of inadequate reclamation measures.…”
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Florida Fresh: Pecans by Claudia Peñuela

“…This is a series of 2-page fact sheets by Claudia Peñuela about fruits and vegetables available in Florida’s farmers’ markets. …”
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Florida Fresh: Tomatoes by Claudia Peñuela, Jennifer Hillan

“…This is a series of 2-page fact sheets by Claudia Peñuela about fruits and vegetables available in Florida’s farmers’ markets. …”
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Florida Fresh: Cantaloupes by Claudia Peñuela

“…This is a series of 2-page fact sheets by Claudia Peñuela about fruits and vegetables available in Florida’s farmers’ markets. …”
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Florida Fresh: Cantaloupes by Claudia Peñuela

“…This is a series of 2-page fact sheets by Claudia Peñuela about fruits and vegetables available in Florida’s farmers’ markets. …”
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Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface: Selecting Firewise Shrubs to Reduce Wildfire Risk by Annie Hermansen-Báez, Raelene Crandall, Wayne Zipperer, Alan Long, Annie Behm, Dawn McKinstry, Anne Andreu

“…Property owners in such areas should consult existing guides for shrubs that do not burn easily and should routinely maintain shrubs and other vegetation within the defensible space around houses and other structures. …”
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Florida Fresh: Summer Squash by Claudia Peñuela

“…This is a series of 2-page fact sheets by Claudia Peñuela about fruits and vegetables available in Florida’s farmers’ markets. …”
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USE OF THE GENETIC DIVERSITY OF WILD PRUNUS L. SPECIES IN BREEDING OF CLONAL ROOTSTOCKS OF STONE FRUIT CROPS by G. V. Eremin, V. G. Eremin

“…Sources and donors of traits important for clonal rootstock breeding have been selected from the genetic diversity of Prunus L. numbering over 5000 genotypes maintained at Krymsk Experimental Breeding Station: adaptability to biotic and abiotic stresses, easy vegetative reproduction ability, dwarfness, etc. As a result of prebreeding, donors combining several breeding traits have been developed.…”
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