Can vegetation breakpoints in Eastern Mongolia rangeland be detected using Sentinel-1 coherence time series data? by Shuxin Ji, Ganzorig Gonchigsumlaa, Sugar Damdindorj, Tserendavaa Tseren, Densmaa Sharavjamts, Amartuvshin Otgondemberel, Enkh-Amgalan Gurjav, Munguntsetseg Puntsagsuren, Batnaran Tsabatshir, Tumendemberel Gungaa, Narantsetseg Batbold, Lukas Drees, Bayarchimeg Ganbayar, Dulamragchaa Orosoo, Bayartsetseg Lkhamsuren, Badamtsetseg Ganbat, Myagmarsuren Damdinsuren, Gantogoo Gombosuren, Batnyambuu Dashpurev, Thanh Noi Phan, Nandintsetseg Dejid, Thomas Müller, Lukas Lehnert

“…In areas with higher productivity and higher grazing pressure, the summer pastures are located along the rivers while the winter pastures are in the surrounding mountainous areas. …”
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Optimization, Design, and Implementation of Biodiversity-Focused Fisheries Survey Stations: A Case Study of the Coastal Waters of Maoming by Yuexiu DENG, Yongheng HUANG, Jianyu DONG, Ning CHEN, Jing ZHANG, Xuefeng WANG

“…When using this package, it is essential to clearly define the stratification and target variables while predefining the precision requirements for the target variables. …”
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Artificial Intelligence and Breast Cancer Management: From Data to the Clinic by Kaixiang Feng, Zongbi Yi, Binghe Xu

“…Furthermore, this article emphasizes the significance of constructing patient‐oriented AI algorithms. Additionally, we explore the opportunities and potential research directions within this burgeoning field.…”
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Blockchain-enabled efficient distributed attribute-based access control framework with privacy-preserving in IoV by Ye Zhang, Leyou Zhang, Qing Wu, Yi Mu

“…Numeral experiments to show the proposed scheme has many advantages of over others such as the storage cost, the whole time consume of the proposed algorithms and the proxy computation cost.…”
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Breaks in the Arctic ice cover: from observations to predictions by A. A. Ershova, L. N. Dyment, T. A. Alekseeva

“…Breaks (ruptures) and cracks is the distinguishing feature of any ice cover in the Arctic seas during the cold season and in the whole Arctic Basin throughout a year. The formation of them is a consequence of macro-deformation of the ice thickness. …”
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SatBałtyk - A Baltic environmental satellite remote sensing system - an ongoing project in Poland. Part 1: Assumptions, scope and operating range by Bogdan Woźniak, Katarzyna Bradtke, Mirosław Darecki, Jerzy Dera, Joanna Dudzińska-Nowak, Lidia Dzierzbicka-Głowacka, Dariusz Ficek, Kazimierz Furmańczyk, Marek Kowalewski, Adam Krężel, Roman Majchrowski, Mirosława Ostrowska, Marcin Paszkuta, Joanna Stoń-Egiert, Małgorzata Stramska, Tomasz Zapadka

“…The maps cover practically the whole area of the Baltic Sea. Also given are results of preliminary inspections of the accuracy of the magnitudes shown on the maps. …”
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Is cardiovascular risk profiling from UK Biobank retinal images using explicit deep learning estimates of traditional risk factors equivalent to actual risk measurements? A prospec... by Kohji Nishida, Ryo Kawasaki, Yiming Qian, Liangzhi Li, Yuta Nakashima, Hajime Nagahara

“…In MACE prediction, our model outperformed the traditional score-based models, with 8.2% higher AUC than Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation (SCORE), 3.5% for SCORE 2 and 7.1% for the Framingham Risk Score (with p value<0.05 for all three comparisons).Conclusions Our algorithm estimates the 5-year risk of MACE based on retinal images, while explicitly presenting which risk factors should be checked and intervened. …”
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Knowledge, Readiness, Willingness-to-Use, and Willingness-to-Pay for Telehealth in Nonlife-Threatening Emergency Department Visits by Vahé Heboyan, Phillip Coule, Davide Mariotti, Gianluca De Leo

“…Then, we presented them with a hypothetical scenario for visiting a board-certified ED doctor through telehealth instead of in-person visits, and, using a double-bound dichotomous choice iterative bidding algorithm, we solicited their willingness-to-pay for such a telehealth visit. …”
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The relationship between the expression of serum asprosin and miR-21 in patients with osteoporosis and delayed healing after OVCF surgery by Gaoming Song, Silong Lin, Xianqi Zhang, Hong Pan

“…The least absolute shrinkage and selection algorithm (LASSO) regression identified factors influencing delayed healing, followed by binary logistic regression analysis. …”
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SABO-ELM model for remaining life prediction of lithium-ion batteries under multiple health factors by Jiabo LI, Zhonglin SUN, Di TIAN, Zhixuan WANG

“…Using the subtraction-average-based optimization (SABO) method, a novel RUL prediction method is proposed. The SABO algorithm optimizes the weights and bias thresholds of the ELM model, which effectively reduces the risk of local optima and improves its predictive performance and stability. …”
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Mortality due to snakebite and other venomous animals in the Indian state of Bihar: Findings from a representative mortality study. by Rakhi Dandona, G Anil Kumar, Archana Kharyal, Sibin George, Md Akbar, Lalit Dandona

“…A similar proportion of snakebite deaths occurred while sleeping (30.2%), playing (30.2%) and during field/outdoor activities (27.9%). …”
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Genomic Analysis of Reproductive Trait Divergence in Duroc and Yorkshire Pigs: A Comparison of Mixed Models and Selective Sweep Detection by Changyi Chen, Yu He, Juan Ke, Xiaoran Zhang, Junwen Fei, Boxing Sun, Hao Sun, Chunyan Bai

“…Additive and dominant genetic effects were partitioned and evaluated by using the combination of the linear mixed models (LMM) and ADDO’s algorithm (LMM + ADDO). In parallel, selective sweep signals were detected using fixation index (<i>F_ST</i>) and nucleotide diversity (θ_π) analyses. …”
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Two-Stage Evapotranspiration Partitioning Under the Generalized Proportionality Hypothesis Based on the Interannual Relationship Between Precipitation and Runoff by Changwu Cheng, Wenzhao Liu, Rui Chen, Zhaotao Mu, Xiaoyang Han

“…On this basis, we analyzed the relationship between the GPH-based E components and the physical source-based ones separated by the Penman-Monteith-Mu algorithm. Additionally, we explored the differences between the calculated and inverse Budyko-WT model parameter (E_i/E) and discussed the implications for the Budyko framework. …”
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A Hybrid Spatio-Temporal Graph Attention (ST D-GAT Framework) for Imputing Missing SBAS-InSAR Deformation Values to Strengthen Landslide Monitoring by Hilal Ahmad, Yinghua Zhang, Hafeezur Rehman, Mehtab Alam, Zia Ullah, Muhammad Asfandyar Shahid, Majid Khan, Aboubakar Siddique

“…Time-series InSAR, notably the SBAS algorithm, provides high-precision surface-displacement mapping but suffers from voids due to layover/shadow effects and temporal decorrelation. …”
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Monitoring Changes to Small-Sized Lakes Using Medium Spatial and Temporal Satellite Imagery in the Badain Jaran Desert from 2015 to 2020 by Qinyu Zhao, Luyan Ji, Yonggang Su, Kai Yu, Yongchao Zhao

“…Then, an automatic water extraction algorithm is proposed, and a daily 30 m water mapping production is generated for our study area from 2015 to 2020. …”
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Relationship Between Sepsis Phenotypes and Treatment Characteristics of Patients with Viral and Bacterial Pneumonia by I. A. Ruslyakova, E. Z. Shamsutdinova, L. B. Gaikovaya

“…The majority of SCAPv group patients — 295 (51.9%) — had α-phenotype of sepsis, while δ -phenotype prevailed in the SCAPb group — 53 (55.2%). …”
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Transcriptional fingerprinting of regulatory T cells: ensuring quality in cell therapy applications by Zhang Cheng, Li-Jie Wang, Yuchi Honaker, Steven A. Cincotta, Claire E. Page, Sydney Vollhardt, Victor Yuan, S. Alice Long, Yuanyuan Xiao, Joshua N. Beilke, Joseph R. Arron, Jeffrey A. Bluestone

“…We employed a non-parametric algorithm to score Treg manufacturing products for their cell identity and expansion fingerprints.ResultsThe identity fingerprint reflects Treg cell identity by effectively distinguishing Treg from Teff cells irrespective of their activation status, with 100% sensitivity and specificity, while the expansion fingerprint discriminates expanded versus endogenous Treg or Teff cells. …”
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Stochastic <i>H</i>_∞ Filtering of the Attitude Quaternion by Daniel Choukroun, Lotan Cooper, Nadav Berman

“…Thanks to the bilinear structure of the quaternion state-space model, the algorithm parameters are independent of the state. …”
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Intensifying cropping sequences in the US Central Great Plains: an in silico analysis of a sorghum–wheat sequence by Lucia Marziotte, Ana J. P. Carcedo, Daniel Rodriguez, Laura Mayor, P. V. Vara Prasad, Ignacio A. Ciampitti, Ignacio A. Ciampitti

“…These results highlight potential avenues for diversifying and intensifying the current wheat monocrop sequence while maintaining or increasing profitability. Lastly, this study delineates a map in Kansas with areas where it would be more profitable for farmers to expand their rotations by adding a second crop per year.…”
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UAV as a Bridge: Mapping Key Rice Growth Stage with Sentinel-2 Imagery and Novel Vegetation Indices by Jianping Zhang, Rundong Zhang, Qi Meng, Yanying Chen, Jie Deng, Bingtai Chen

“…Notably, a model utilizing only 12 features maintained a high classification accuracy (F1 = 0.855) while substantially reducing computational costs. …”
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