Water quality management of heavily contaminated urban rivers using water quality analysis simulation program by J. Jiang, T. Ri, T. Pang, Y. Wang, P. Wang

“…This study presented a water quality analysis simulation program model-based approach for dynamical load reduction in Ashi River, highly contaminated tributaries of Songhua River, China. …”
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Absorbing Aerosol Effects on Hyperspectral Surface and Underwater UV Irradiances from OMI Measurements and Radiative Transfer Computations by Alexander Vasilkov, Nickolay Krotkov, Matthew Bandel, Hiren Jethva, David Haffner, Zachary Fasnacht, Omar Torres, Changwoo Ahn, Joanna Joiner

“…To provide insight into the temporal and spatial variability of absorbing aerosols, we consider a monthly global AAOD climatology derived from the OMI UV aerosol algorithm. …”
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Nitrogen addition enhances soil carbon and nutrient dynamics in Chinese croplands: a machine learning and nationwide synthesis by Yu Li, Yuan Li

“…We further developed the high-resolution (5 km) national-scale dataset that predicts the spatial responses of SOC and nutrient dynamics to nitrogen addition across China. …”
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LSL-SS-Net: level set loss-guided semantic segmentation networks for landslide extraction by Yueheng Yang, Zelang Miao, Xiaojing Li, Hua Zhang, Shuai Chen

“…However, typical loss functions have several challenges and shortcomings, including difficulty in handling objects of different scales and neglecting spatial correlation. These drawbacks hinder semantic segmentation networks from solely concentrating on accurately predicting landslide categories with rich semantic information. …”
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A Framework for Estimating the Probability Distribution of Event Runoff Coefficient in Ungauged Catchments by Yanchen Zheng, Gemma Coxon, Ross Woods, Jianzhu Li, Ping Feng

“…The results indicate that similar pre‐event catchment conditions may cause distinct runoff response in different catchments, thus predicting the correct spatial cluster is crucial to the estimation accuracy. …”
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Spatiotemporal patterns of desertification sensitivity and influencing factors across the Western Inner Mongolia Plateau, China by Yang Chen, Long Ma, Xixi Wang, Tingxi Liu, Zixu Qiao

“…This study focuses on the Western Inner Mongolia Plateau in China as a case study to examine the evolution of desertification and its driving factors using a multifaceted approach, including the Mediterranean Desertification and Land Use (MEDALUS) model. Results show that the desertification sensitivity index (DSI) across the plateau ranged from 1.12 in prairie regions to 1.87 in desert areas, with a spatial gradient decreasing from west to east. …”
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Slope stability evaluation of mine rehabilitation project under different rainfall conditions by Meiyi TU, Shiyu YUAN, Jiangjun CHEN, Yunfeng GE

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Comparative analysis and selection of the geometry of the microphone array based on MEMS microphones for sound localisation by Andrii Riabko, Tetiana Vakaliuk, Oksana Zaika, Roman Kukharchuk, Yuriy Smorzhevsky

“…In future work, we will focus on improving array designs using SSL reduction methods to expand localization accuracy across a wider frequency range.…”
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Assessment of coastal zone ecosystem health in the context of tourism development: A case study of Jiaozhou Bay by Zhang Shengrui, Zhang Zhenqi, Zhang Tongyan, Ju Hongrun

“…Utilizing the “Vigor-Organization-Resilience (VOR)” model, the research establishes an index system for evaluating ecosystem health. …”
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Automotive DNN-Based Object Detection in the Presence of Lens Obstruction and Video Compression by Gabriele Baris, Boda Li, Pak Hung Chan, Carlo Alberto Avizzano, Valentina Donzella

“…The effects are discussed in terms of machine learning vehicle detection accuracy drop, and also visualising how detection performance spatially varies on the frames using the recently introduced metric, the Spatial Recall Index (SRI). …”
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A method for determining fracturing radius of blasting holes based on SF6 gas tracing by Dongxu JIA

“…In-situ blasting cracking tests were carried out at the 10102 top extraction roadway excavation face of Yuwang Coal Mine. The spatial concentration gradient analysis method was adopted to establish a quantitative evaluation model of SF6 diffusion field and cracking radius. …”
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Forest dynamics and local perceptions of conservation: the case of Bontioli forest in south-western Burkina Faso by Mohamed Awalo Traoré, Mohamed Awalo Traoré, Jean-François Bissonnette, Jean-François Bissonnette, Kossivi Fabrice Dossa, Kossivi Fabrice Dossa

“…Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and focus group discussions and analyzed using mixed thematic coding (both inductive and deductive) with NVivo 14 software.ResultsSpatial analysis revealed a steady pattern of deforestation, marked by significant agricultural expansion and a reduction in natural vegetation, primarily driven by human activities. …”
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Land use and land cover classification and terrestrial ecosystem carbon storage changes in Vietnam based on Sentinel images by Yang Liu, Kun Yang, Zongqi Peng, Tianle Zou, Danni Su, Run Sun, Jingcong Ma

“…Carbon stock data from 2015 to 2023 were generated using the InVEST model, and their spatial-temporal variations were analyzed. …”
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Combined application of FTAN and cross-spectra analysis to ambient noise recorded by a microseismic monitoring network by Ilaria Barone, Alessandro Brovelli, Giorgio Tango, Sergio Del Gaudio, Giorgio Cassiani

“…Surface wave tomography was run to obtain the spatial distribution of group and phase velocities for the same wavelengths. …”
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Spatiotemporal Analysis and Physicochemical Profiling of PM₁₀ and PM_2.5 in Slovenia by Maja Ivanovski, Ivan Anžel, Darko Goričanec, Danijela Urbancl

“…Meteorological data and statistical models were used to assess environmental influences on PM variability. …”
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PLIN2 promotes colorectal cancer progression through CD36-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition by Fan Yang, Ying Li, Xue Shang, Yun Zhu, Wenting Hou, Yi Liu, Qing Hua, Zhirong Sun

“…The challenge remains to construct reliable prognostic prediction models and to further elucidate the key molecular mechanisms of tumor progression. …”
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VGGBM-Net: A Novel Pixel-Based Transfer Features Engineering for Automated Coffee Bean Diseases Classification by Muhammad Shadab Alam Hashmi, Azam Mehmood Qadri, Ali Raza, Saleem Ullah, Aseel Smerat, Changgyun Kim, Muhammad Syafrudin, Norma Latif Fitriyani

“…A novel transformation of the VGG-19 model for feature engineering based on transfer learning is introduced, where spatial features extracted from coffee bean images are transformed into class prediction probabilities using LGBM. …”
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Cross-scale study of heat transfer performance in metal rubber with complex topological structures by Kequan Tang, Liangliang Shen, Linwei Shi, Weidong Yan, Qiang Song, Zhiying Ren

“…This approach comprehensively considers critical factors such as porosity, temperature, and interlayer thermal resistance, culminating in the development of a predictive numerical model for thermal conductivity in porous metal-based materials. …”
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CEDAR-GPP: spatiotemporally upscaled estimates of gross primary productivity incorporating CO₂ fertilization by Y. Kang, Y. Kang, Y. Kang, M. Bassiouni, M. Bassiouni, M. Gaber, M. Gaber, X. Lu, X. Lu, T. F. Keenan, T. F. Keenan

“…Our machine learning models effectively predict monthly GPP (<span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i>²</span> <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 0.72), the mean seasonal cycles (<span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i>²</span> <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 0.77), and spatial variabilities (<span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i>²</span> <span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 0.63) based on cross-validation at flux sites. …”
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Highly Efficient Broadband Light Absorber Based on Nonuniform Hyperbolic Metamaterial Film by Nina A. Zharova, Alexander A. Zharov, Alexander A. Zharov

“…Using the model of nanowire medium (silver wires in silica host) we predict that 200 nm film of this hyperbolic metamaterial allows reaching almost total absorption of radiation throughout the visible band.…”
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