Mapping Coastal Soil Salinity and Vegetation Dynamics Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Data Fusion With Machine Learning Techniques by Wen Liu, Tiezhu Shi, Zhinian Zhao, Chao Yang

“…Coastal regions are vulnerable ecosystems where monitoring soil salinity and vegetation coverage dynamics is critical for environmental management and conservation. …”
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Economic Evaluation of Family Planning Interventions in Low and Middle Income Countries; A Systematic Review. by Neily Zakiyah, Antoinette D I van Asselt, Frank Roijmans, Maarten J Postma

“…The major drivers of cost effectiveness were cost of increasing coverage, effectiveness of the interventions and country-specific factors.…”
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Analysis of Landscape Fragmentation Evolution Characteristics and Driving Factors in the Wei River Basin, China by Changzheng Gao, Qisen Dang, Chu Li, Yongming Fan

“…The edge density index (ED), the landscape division index (DIVISION), the landscape shape index (LSI), and the Shannon diversity index (SHDI) have increased annually, while the contagion index (CONTAG) and area-weighted mean patch size (Area_AM) have continuously decreased; (2) Landscape fragmentation in the Wei River basin is characterized by stable changes in the source and tributary fragmentation areas, a concentrated distribution of fragmentation in the tributaries, and a significant increase in fragmentation in the main stream; (3) The analysis using the geographic detector method indicates that vegetation coverage (FVC), human activity intensity (HAI), and land use/land cover change (LUCC) are the main driving factors of landscape fragmentation in the Wei River basin. …”
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Optimal Flexibility Provision of Electric Vehicle and Photovoltaic Systems Through Probabilistic Forecasting and Unsuccessful Day-Ahead Market Integration by Anulekha Saha, Arnon Teawnarong, Surachai Chaitusaney

“…., <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sigma =0.1$ </tex-math></inline-formula> for PV and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\sigma =0.5$ </tex-math></inline-formula> for EV) have consistently achieved strong performance across mean absolute error, root mean square error, and coverage probability metrics&#x2014;delivering accurate forecasts while supporting long-term contracts and grid planning. …”
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Evaluating Outdoor Human Thermal Comfort Through Climate-Resilient Adaptation: A Case Study at School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT) Campus by Pedro Torgal Mendes, André Santos Nouri, Andreas Matzarakis

“…Results indicate significant spatial and temporal variations in thermal stress, with sun-exposed areas (G2) experiencing PET values exceeding 50 °C, during peak summer hours, while shaded locations (G1) showed substantial thermal relief (PET reductions up to 27 °C between G1 and G2 POIs). …”
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Surface elevation changes of the Patagonian Icefields: Insights from an ICESat(-2) crossover analysis by F. Suad Corbetta, F. Suad Corbetta, A. Richter, A. Richter, E. Marderwald, E. Marderwald

“…Therefore, most altimetry missions do not provide a continuous areal coverage, impeding the separation between spatial and temporal elevation changes. …”
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Advancements in Forest Monitoring: Applications and Perspectives of Airborne Laser Scanning and Complementarity with Satellite Optical Data by Costanza Borghi, Saverio Francini, Giovanni D’Amico, Ruben Valbuena, Gherardo Chirici

“…However, our review also identified existing challenges in predicting biodiversity variables, highlighting the need for continued methodological improvements. Importantly, while some studies revealed great potential, novel applications aiming at improving ALS-derived information in spatial and temporal coverage through the integration of optical satellite data were still very few, revealing a critical research gap. …”
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Estimation of Relative Sea Level Change in Locations Without Tide Gauges Using Artificial Neural Networks by Heeryun Kim, Young Il Park, Wansik Ko, Taehyun Yoon, Jeong-Hwan Kim

“…However, accurately estimating sea level changes in regions without tide gauge observations remains a major challenge. While satellite altimetry provides wide spatial coverage, its accuracy diminishes near coastlines. …”
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Suprainguinal fascia iliaca compartment block in pediatric-aged patients: An educational focused review by Anuranjan Ghimire, Sidhant Kalsotra, Joseph D. Tobias, Giorgio Veneziano

“…Thus, local anesthetic concentration must be adjusted in smaller children and infants to maintain effective volume while not exceeding local anesthetic dosing limitations. …”
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Evaluation of Spatial Distribution and Access Level of Fire Stations in Neyshabur using Network Analysis in GIS by Hadi Soleimani moghadam, majid shajiei, Mahsti Tajbakhsh

“…Conclusion: Approximately 25 square kilometers of the city's outskirts are within the inaccessible range of fire stations, while 14 square kilometers from the city center are within the accessible range. …”
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The thematic series on the psychosocial and mental health impacts of terrorism and collective violence: narrative review of common themes from diverse events, places and research m... by Richard Williams, Caroline Bell, Kenneth R. Kaufman

“…This paper introduces the journal’s series of published papers about terrorism and collective violence. While we identify the topics covered by the series and hope to generate conversation, this paper does not report a systematic review of the series. …”
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Improving extraction of forest canopy height through reprocessing ICESat-2 ATLAS and GEDI data in sparsely forested plain regions by Ruoqi Wang, Yagang Lu, Dengsheng Lu, Guiying Li

“…Forest canopy height (FCH) is one of the most important variables for carbon stock estimation. While many studies have focused on extracting FCH from spaceborne LiDAR in regions with spatially continuous and large patch sizes of forested lands, limited research has addressed the challenges of FCH extraction in plain regions with sparse and fragmented forest distributions. …”
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Testing models in the development of a web platform for the exchange of three-dimensional models by D.A. Makuhovska, M.O. Ukrainets, I.D. Liminovych, D.D. Plechystyy, V.V. Budanov

“…Deterministic models are used to evaluate the structure and complexity of the code and assess test coverage, which helps to detect certain problems in the software code in a timely manner. …”
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Modification of highly dispersed silica with palladium acetylacetonate to obtain new catalysts for hydrogen oxidation with oxygen by M. V. Borysenko, O. Yu. Boldyrieva, V. V. Lisnyak

“…This implies a cluster coverage of the surface of highly dispersed silica as a support of Pd metal complexes grafted to the surface by the gas-phase method. …”
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Future Evolutions of Precipitation and Temperature Using the Statistical Downscaling Model (SDSM), Case of the Guir and the Ziz Watershed, Morocco by Safae Dafouf, Abderrahim Lahrach, Hassan Tabyaoui, Lahcen Benaabidate

“…In addition, the precipitation forecast under the RCP 4.5 scenario showed a significant negative trend at the Ait Haddou station, while under the RCP 8.5 scenario, significant negative trends were predicted for the Sidi Hamza, Ait Haddou, Tit N’Aissa, and Bouanane stations.…”
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Economic Evidence on Cost Sharing and Alternative Insurance Designs to Address Moral and Behavioral Hazards in High-Income Health Care Systems: A Systematic Review by Marlon Graf, James R. Baumgardner, Ulrich Neumann, Iris P. Brewer, Jacquelyn W. Chou, A. Mark Fendrick

“…In health insurance, “moral hazard” describes the concept that coverage without an out-of-pocket cost to consumers could result in health care utilization beyond economically efficient levels. …”
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A Multi-Scale Fusion Deep Learning Approach for Wind Field Retrieval Based on Geostationary Satellite Imagery by Wei Zhang, Yapeng Wu, Kunkun Fan, Xiaojiang Song, Renbo Pang, Boyu Guoan

“…At large scales, MFR incorporates a multi-encoder coordinate U-net model, which incorporates multiple encoders and utilises coordinate information to fuse meso- to large-scale features, enabling accurate and regionally complete wind field retrievals, while reducing the computational resources required. …”
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Technology independent optimization when implementing sparse systems of disjunctive normal forms of Boolean functions in ASIC by P. N. Bibilo, S. N. Kardash

“…For the design of digital ASIC, the effectiveness of combined approach is shown, when initially the block coverage programs of the DNF system is used, followed by the use of programs to minimize multilevel block representations in the form of Boolean networks minimized based on Shannon expansion.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to implementing six monthly multi-month dispensing of antiretroviral therapy in two urban HIV clinics during the COVID-19 Era in Malawi. by Rachel Chamanga, Agatha Bula, Denview Magalasi, Stella Mahuva, Mulinda Nyirenda, Kwasi Torpey, Thulani Maphosa, Mitch Matoga

“…These findings may be helpful when developing strategies for increasing coverage and uptake of 6-MMD of ART.…”
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Defining Long-Term Care in European Union Countries: A Review of Policy Documents by Alejandro Gonzalez-Aquines, Sajja Singh, Anna G. Krol-Jankowska, Anna Koziel

“… Context: Defining long-term care (LTC) is relevant to determining the access, coverage, and types of services. European Union (EU) countries are guided by the same principles for providing long-term care. …”
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