Declining extent of fen peat deposits over the past 50 years in Ogre Municipality, central Latvia by Normunds Stivrins, Davis Matskins, Ilze Ozola

“…Among the 20 sites surveyed, only five corresponded to fen peat deposits (with a peat layer of at least 30 cm), and only one of these qualified as a fen also in terms of vegetation and moisture regime. Existing fen peat deposits are subject to intensive erosion, mineralization, and decomposition, leading to greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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A Case of Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome Caused by Streptococcus mitis Endocarditis by Aria Mahtabfar, Hamoon Eshraghi, Melroy D’Souza, William Berrigan, Kathleen Casey

“…Diagnosis of septic emboli secondary to IE was made after the echocardiogram showed the presence of vegetations on the aortic valve, blood cultures were positive for Streptococcus mitis, and thoracic spine MRI was indicative of an infarction at T10. …”
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La borrasca Filomena: características y estimación de daños en el arbolado de Madrid mediante imágenes de satélite by María Eugenia Pérez González, José María García Alvarado, María del Pilar García Rodríguez

“…El impacto en el arbolado, medido a través de imágenes de cambios en el NDVI, ha afectado al 11 % de la cobertura vegetal invernal del municipio, con daños muy notables en Pinus pinea, P. halepensis y Quercus Ilex, tanto del viario urbano, como de los múltiples parques, jardines y espacios forestales de la ciudad. …”
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Analysis of Climate and Land Use Changes Impacts on Land Degradation in the North China Plain by Zhihui Li, Xiangzheng Deng, Fang Yin, Cuiyuan Yang

“…To comprehensively and quantitatively analyze the land degradation process, this paper employed the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) as a proxy to assess land degradation and further applied the binary panel logit regression model to analyze the impacts of the driving factors on land degradation in the North China Plain. …”
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A Multicriteria Analysis to Integrate Stakeholder Perceptions of Ecosystem-Based Flood Adaptations in Coastal Urban Areas by Mar Riera-Spiegelhalder, Luís Campos Rodrigues, Adrián Ferrandis Martínez

“…Stabilisation of the riverbed and riverbanks and the planting of riparian vegetation were considered suitable adaptation options to reduce the risk of flooding, particularly in the context of intermittent and perennial rivers, while contributing to significant co-benefits such as biodiversity conservation and improvement, and landscape aesthetic value. …”
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Combined Thermal Index Development for Urban Heat Island Detection in Area of Split, Croatia by Majda Ćesić, Katarina Rogulj, Andrija Krtalić

“…UHIs are becoming an increasingly common problem in large cities, which appear due to excessive urbanization and reductions in natural cover and vegetation. This phenomenon negatively affects the quality of life of the residents of the affected city, causing discomfort, reducing air quality, and increasing energy demand. …”
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Reproductive Cycle of Marphysa sanguinea (Montagu, 1815) (Polychaeta: Eunicidae) in the Lagoon of Tunis by Monia El Barhoumi, Patrick Scaps, Fathia Zghal

“…The cytoplasmic material of the mature oocytes (diameter superior to 200 μm) is asymmetrically distributed; large lipid droplets and large yolk spheres occupy the vegetal pole of the oocyte while smaller yolk spheres are situated in the animal hemisphere. …”
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Pitfalls of space-time trading when parametrizing a land use dependent hydrological model by Oudin, Ludovic, Lalonde, Morgane

“…The proposed formulation was able to reasonably predict the magnitude of the decrease of the evaporative ratio on urbanizing catchments, but fails to efficiently predict the hydrological impacts of vegetated land use conversions, both in terms of direction and magnitude of changes. …”
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Responses of Three Bromegrass (Bromus) Species to Defoliation under Different Growth Conditions by B. Biligetu, Bruce Coulman

“…When defoliated at the vegetative stage, above-ground biomass was similar among the three species in the field, but meadow bromegrass produced greater above-ground biomass than smooth bromegrass in the greenhouse. …”
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National road cliff protection analysis in Malibau Anai after Anai River flood, West Sumatra by Istijono Bambang, Yuhendra Rahmad, Thariqjabbar Hape Muhammad, Mahdi, Dodi Arian, Al Giffari Muhammad, Hakam Abdul, Martanto Adji Bayu, Menghoung Seng

“…Recommendations for improvement include the construction of ground-sills and flow diverters in the Anai River, road drainage, planting stronger vegetation, shifting the road body, and regular monitoring.…”
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Relationship between Evapotranspiration and Land Surface Temperature under Energy- and Water-Limited Conditions in Dry and Cold Climates by Zhigang Sun, Qinxue Wang, Ochirbat Batkhishig, Zhu Ouyang

“…Remotely sensed land surface temperature- (LST-) dependent evapotranspiration (ET) models and vegetation index- (VI-) LST methods may not be suitable for ET estimation in energy-limited cold areas. …”
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Air Quality Deterioration of Urban Areas Caused by Wildfires in a Natural Reservoir Forest of Mexico by Noel Carbajal, Luis F. Pineda-Martinez, Flor Bautista Vicente

“…Many regions of the world suffer loss of vegetation and reduced air quality due to wildfires. …”
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Histological Research and Phytochemical Characterization of <i>Capsella bursa-pastoris</i> Medik. from Bihor County, Romania by Sorina-Georgiana Onea (Minz), Annamaria Pallag, Cristina Burlou-Nagy (Fati), Tünde Jurca, Laura Gratiela Vicaș, Marian Eleonora, Neli Kinga Olah, Rita Kiss, Bianca Pașca

“…The aim of this study was to characterize the histoanatomy of the vegetative, reproductive organs and to characterize CBP extracts in terms of bioactive compounds and its antioxidant capacity. …”
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A Rare Manifestation of Asymptomatic Ebstein’s Anomaly with Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis by Carmel Moazez, Vicken Zeitjian, Christian Breburda, Ranjini Roy

“…A transthoracic echo showed normal left ventricular function, but a large 2.2 × 2.1 cm echodensity on the septal leaflet of the tricuspid valve consistent with vegetation with severe tricuspid regurgitation and probable leaflet perforation. …”
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Research Progress on Carotenoids Compositions and Stability of Lycium barbarum L. by Bo JIN, Lu LU, Jia MI, Lutao ZHANG, Qing LUO, Zhangbin CHE, Siyu WANG, Youlong CAO, Yamei YAN

“…Lycium barbarum L. is rich in carotenoids, mainly zeaxanthin ester, which differs from carotenoids found in common fruits and vegetables. Therefore, it is of great significance to understand the stability of carotenoids of Lycium barbarum L. to promote the comprehensive utilization of colored food matrix. …”
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Usage of Satellite Imagery to Determine Distribution of Dacrycarpus imbricatus (Blume) De Laub. on The Tapak Hill, Batukahu Natural Reserve Bali by Rajif Iryadi, Arief Priyadi, I Dewa Putu Darma

“…Pleaides image is an important asset to obtain data and information with regard to the structure of the vegetation in the forest that are difficult to measure directly as the area is inaccessible and has a large coverage. …”
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Calculation of Spotting Particles Maximum Distance in Idealised Forest Fire Scenarios by José C. F. Pereira, José M. C. Pereira, André L. A. Leite, Duarte M. S. Albuquerque

“…Large eddy simulation of the wind surface layer above and within vegetation was conducted in the presence of an idealised forest fire by using an equivalent volumetric heat source. …”
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Köppen-Trewartha ve Thornthwaite Yöntemlerine Göre Isparta Yöresi İklim Tipinin Belirlenmesi by İbrahim Dursun, Nilüfer Yazıcı

“…Climate knowledge helps to estimate the character and vegetation of a region in relation to weather conditions. …”
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Assessing and Mapping Erosion Risk for Velikoy Sub-watershed within Coruh River Basin in Turkey by Mustafa Tufekcioglu, Mehmet Yavuz, Can Vatandaslar, Musa Dinc, Ahmet Duman, Aydin Tufekcioglu

“…Vegetation on earth surface is the integral part of the world ecosystems in functioning for varying spatial and temporal scales. …”
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Building Extraction From High-Resolution Multispectral and SAR Images Using a Boundary-Link Multimodal Fusion Network by Zhe Zhao, Boya Zhao, Yuanfeng Wu, Zutian He, Lianru Gao

“…It distinguishes buildings from the background in complex environments, such as dense urban areas or regions with mixed vegetation, particularly when small buildings lack distinct texture or color features. …”
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