Rugged terrain and rigid hierarchy by Gen Tsudaka, Margaux N.A. Wienk, Jana B. Berkessel, Cynthia Boo

“…In Study 1 (78 countries; N = 156,658), we combined cross-national survey data from the European Values Study/World Values Survey with digital elevation models. Results demonstrated that national preferences for military rule and for a strong leader (who bypasses democratic processes) were higher in countries with more rugged terrain, even after controlling for economic factors, demographic indices, and spatial autocorrelation. …”
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Seismic Facies Classification of Salt Structures and Sediments in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Using Self-Organizing Maps by Silas Adeoluwa Samuel, Camelia C. Knapp, James H. Knapp

“…While conventional techniques like core analysis and well logs provide limited spatial reservoir information, seismic data can offer valuable 3D insights into fluid and rock properties away from the well. …”
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Analysis of temperature field evolution in ground freezing construction of twin tunnels in a coastal urban area by Tingfen Ye, Jun Hu, Jie Zhou, Huajing Gan, Lei Huang, Xinmin Shang

“…However, in the case of twin-tunnel (or two-lane tunnel) projects, accurately predicting the temperature field during the freezing process remains a critical challenge. …”
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Deciphering the Social Vulnerability of Landslides Using the Coefficient of Variation-Kullback-Leibler-TOPSIS at an Administrative Village Scale by Yueyue Wang, Xueling Wu, Guo Lin, Bo Peng

“…By comparing the actual losses incurred per unit area from landslides, it is found that the social vulnerability results predicted by the <i>CV-KL-TOPSIS</i> model are more consistent with the actual survey results. …”
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Using unmanned aerial vehicles to estimate body volume at scale for ecological monitoring by Thomas C. Stone, Katrina J. Davis

“…Abstract Demographic data are essential to construct mechanistic models to understand how populations change over time and in response to global threats like climate change. …”
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Evolution of the ecological security pattern of the Yellow River Basin based on ecosystem services: a case study of the Shanxi section, China by Jinfang Wang, Zhihong Lv, Zhilei Zhen, Qian Wu

“…Identifying and evaluating the ecological security pattern (ESP) of region can provide a solid foundation for optimizing regional ecosystem elements and improving regional ecological security. The PLUS model, InVEST model, and circuit theory were used to analyze the ecosystem services and ESP of the Shanxi section of the Yellow River Basin (SYRB) between 2005 and 2035. …”
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Basin-wide and coastal modes of north tropical Atlantic variability have distinct impacts on hurricanes by Yi Liu, Michael J. McPhaden, Wenju Cai, Yu Zhang, Jiuwei Zhao, Hyacinth C. Nnamchi, Xiaopei Lin, Ziguang Li, Jun-Chao Yang

“…Here we use observations and model outputs over the past several decades to determine whether there exists inherent diversity in north tropical Atlantic surface temperature spatial structures and impacts. …”
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RainHCNet: Hybrid High-Low Frequency and Cross-Scale Network for Precipitation Nowcasting by Lei Wang, Zheng Wang, Wenjun Hu, Cong Bai

“…RainHCNet incorporates a hybrid channel&#x2013;spatial attention mechanism to effectively capture low-frequency information, overcoming the limitations of traditional CNN-based methods that are unable to model global dependencies. …”
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Numerical simulation of UGS facilities rebuilt from oil reservoirs based on the coupling of seepage and temperature fields by HE Haiyan, LIU Xianshan, GENG Shaoyang, SUN Junchang, SUN Yanchun, JIA Qian

“…The model is solved discretely using the Finite Volume Method（FVM）, with a Two-Point Flux Approximation（TPFA） scheme for spatial discretization and a backward （implicit） Euler scheme for temporal discretization. …”
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On the Brink: Mapping the Last Strongholds of the Critically Endangered Flapper Skate (Dipturus intermedius) by Sophie L. Loca, Patrick C. Collins, Amy Garbett, Ryan McGeady, James Thorburn, Chris McGonigle

“…Location The NE Atlantic shelf region. A Bayesian spatial binomial GAMM was used to model the distribution of flapper skate across the NE Atlantic shelf. …”
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TCAD Simulation of Two Photon Absorption—Transient Current Technique Measurements on Silicon Detectors and LGADs by Sebastian Pape, Michael Moll, Marcos Fernández García, Moritz Wiehe

“…The results confirm the ability of TCAD to model the complex interaction between carrier dynamics and device gain.…”
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A Review of Systematic Methodologies for Shipyard Facility Layout Design by Ghulam Tulus Pambudi, Gunawan Gunawan, Dimas Angga Fakhri Muzhoffar, Wanda Rulita Sari

“…Graph theory enhances the layout design process by optimizing spatial relationships between facilities through weighted planar graphs. …”
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Kernel density change: A new bitemporal lidar metric for directly mapping wildland fire fuel consumption by Michael J. Campbell, Andrew T. Hudak, T. Ryan McCarley, Benjamin C. Bright, Philip E. Dennison

“…In this study, we compared MFLC to a new modeling approach that directly predicts consumption from a suite of bitemporal point cloud structural change metrics. …”
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Digital twin and contact analysis of ultra-long distance coiled tubing operation structures [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Wenlan Wei, Jiarui Cheng, Hao Qu, Maliang Wang, Wenyuan Wang

“…Results The research results show that the digital twin coiled tubing and contact algorithm can effectively predict the contact state of coiled tubing operations; the verification model shows that the contact algorithm can accurately analyze the contact state of different well trajectories. …”
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Deep Learning-Based MRI Brain Tumor Segmentation With EfficientNet-Enhanced UNet by Pradeep Kumar Tiwary, Prashant Johri, Alok Katiyar, Mayur Kumar Chhipa

“…Experimental findings in brain tumor segmentation tasks show that the proposed model achieves performance on par with or better than recent CNN or Transformer models. …”
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Climate-driven hydrological sensitivity in Estonian catchments: a northern temperate perspective by Oliver Koit, Joonas Pärn, Marlen Hunt, Siim Tarros, Elve Lode, Pamela Abreldaal

“…Key findings include diverse catchment sensitivities to groundwater recharge, the role of baseflow in streamflow stabilization, the memory effect in catchment responses, and insights from the flow duration curve on flow variability and extremes. The LightGBM model, predicting focus parameters, highlights the critical influence of air temperature and snowpack on streamflow characteristics. …”
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A Shared Control Method of Multiobjective Motion Fusion for Surgical Robot by Xilin Xiao, Xiaojian Li, Hangjie Mo, Yudong Shi, Jing Fang, Ling Li, Bo Ouyang, Shanlin Yang

“…In addition, a state feedback mechanism with prediction and evaluation model is developed to balance the control inputs of different control objectives. …”
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Variations in Bedrock and Vegetation Cover Modulate Subsurface Water Flow Dynamics of a Mountainous Hillslope by S. Uhlemann, L. Peruzzo, C. Chou, K. H. Williams, S. Wielandt, C. Wang, N. Falco, Y. Wu, B. Carr, P. Meldrum, J. Chambers, B. Dafflon

“…Abstract Predicting the hydrological response of watersheds to climate disturbances requires a detailed understanding of the processes connecting hillslopes and streams. …”
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Plasmodium vivax malaria endemicity in Indonesia in 2010. by Iqbal R F Elyazar, Peter W Gething, Anand P Patil, Hanifah Rogayah, Elvieda Sariwati, Niken W Palupi, Siti N Tarmizi, Rita Kusriastuti, J Kevin Baird, Simon I Hay

“…Detailed understanding of the contemporary spatial distribution of this parasite is needed to combat it. …”
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Study on comprehensive landslide risk zoning method in open pit mines under multi factor coupling effects by Lan Jia, Yuedi Cui, Lanzhu Cao, Xi Chen, Xishun Liu

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