Seamless global daily soil moisture mapping using deep learning based spatiotemporal fusion by Menghui Jiang, Tian Qiu, Ting Wang, Chao Zeng, Boxuan Zhang, Huanfeng Shen

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A Novel Approach for Pollen Identification and Quantification Using Hybrid Capture‐Based DNA Metabarcoding by D. Kireta, K.‐J. vanDijk, S. Crotty, A. Malik, K. Bell, K. Hogendoorn, A. J. Lowe

“…The RefSeq chloroplast database performed better qualitatively but had limited taxon coverage (relative to species used here) and introduced ID issues. …”
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Trends in distribution of harm-reduction equipment for persons who use drugs in Norway, 2016–2022. Archival analysis based on nationwide data collections by Jens Christoffer Skogen, Katharina Natalie Gottschlich, Martin Blindheim, Janne Årstad

“…Abstract Harm-reduction strategies are interventions designed to mitigate the adverse effects of substance use, without requiring abstinence. Evidence supports the effectiveness and efficacy of harm reduction as a broad framework for addressing illicit drug use. …”
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Media Reports and Knowledge of e-Cigarette or Vaping Use-Associated Lung Injury Among Adolescents in California: Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Jijiang Wang, John Ayers, Eric Leas, Anthony Gamst, Shu-Hong Zhu

“… Abstract Backgrounde-Cigarette or vaping use-associated lung injury (EVALI), first reported in July 2019, caused over 2807 hospitalizations and 68 deaths by February 2020, when the outbreak subsided and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stopped updating the case number. …”
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The Spatiotemporal Variability of Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide in the Po Valley Using In Situ Measurements and Model Simulations by Stiliani Musollari, Andreas Pseftogkas, Maria-Elissavet Koukouli, Astrid Manders, Arjo Segers, Katerina Garane, Dimitris Balis

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Mapping of hematite ore deposits using multi-sensor data in the Sekota District, Northern Ethiopia by Jerbaw Tiruneh Abejehu, Binyam Tesfaw Hailu, Worash Getaneh, Karuturi Venkata Suryabhagavan

“…Hematite anomaly zones were identified with MTMF using these endmembers in different parts of the study area. …”
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Evaluation of water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) response to herbicides using unmanned aerial system imagery by Amber E. Riner, Jonathan S. Glueckert, Corrina J. Vuillequez, James K. Leary, Benjamin P. Sperry, Gregory E. Macdonald

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Epitope-Based Peptide Vaccine against Glycoprotein G of Nipah Henipavirus Using Immunoinformatics Approaches by Arwa A. Mohammed, Shaza W. Shantier, Mujahed I. Mustafa, Hind K. Osman, Hashim E. Elmansi, Isam-Aldin A. Osman, Rawan A. Mohammed, Fatima A. Abdelrhman, Mihad E. Elnnewery, Einas M. Yousif, Marwa M. Mustafa, Nafisa M. Elfadol, Alaa I. Abdalla, Eiman Mahmoud, Ahmed A. Yagaub, Yassir A. Ahmed, Mohamed A. Hassan

“…Then, the proposed peptides were docked using Autodock 4.0 software program. Results and Conclusions. …”
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Estimating Fe and Mg Abundances in the Milky Way Dwarf Galaxies Using Subaru/HSC and DEIMOS by Jihye Hong, Evan N. Kirby, Tiffany M. Tang, Masashi Chiba, Yutaka Komiyama, Lauren E. Henderson, Itsuki Ogami, Timothy C. Beers

“…We investigate the chemical abundance distributions of the Fornax, Sculptor, Ursa Minor, and Draco dwarf galaxies using Subaru/Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) photometric data. …”
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Simulation of Image-Guided Microwave Ablation Therapy Using a Digital Twin Computational Model by Frankangel Servin, Jarrod A. Collins, Jon S. Heiselman, Katherine C. Frederick-Dyer, Virginia B. Planz, Sunil K. Geevarghese, Daniel B. Brown, William R. Jarnagin, Michael I. Miga

“…Four microwave antenna placement strategies were considered, and simulated microwave ablations were then performed using 915 MHz and 2450 MHz antennae in <italic>Tumor Na&#x00EF;ve DTs</italic> (control), and <italic>Tumor Informed DTs</italic> at five grades of steatosis. …”
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Discovery and Fine-Mapping of Glycaemic and Obesity-Related Trait Loci Using High-Density Imputation. by Momoko Horikoshi, Reedik Mӓgi, Martijn van de Bunt, Ida Surakka, Antti-Pekka Sarin, Anubha Mahajan, Letizia Marullo, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Sara Hӓgg, Jouke-Jan Hottenga, Claes Ladenvall, Janina S Ried, Thomas W Winkler, Sara M Willems, Natalia Pervjakova, Tõnu Esko, Marian Beekman, Christopher P Nelson, Christina Willenborg, Steven Wiltshire, Teresa Ferreira, Juan Fernandez, Kyle J Gaulton, Valgerdur Steinthorsdottir, Anders Hamsten, Patrik K E Magnusson, Gonneke Willemsen, Yuri Milaneschi, Neil R Robertson, Christopher J Groves, Amanda J Bennett, Terho Lehtimӓki, Jorma S Viikari, Johan Rung, Valeriya Lyssenko, Markus Perola, Iris M Heid, Christian Herder, Harald Grallert, Martina Müller-Nurasyid, Michael Roden, Elina Hypponen, Aaron Isaacs, Elisabeth M van Leeuwen, Lennart C Karssen, Evelin Mihailov, Jeanine J Houwing-Duistermaat, Anton J M de Craen, Joris Deelen, Aki S Havulinna, Matthew Blades, Christian Hengstenberg, Jeanette Erdmann, Heribert Schunkert, Jaakko Kaprio, Martin D Tobin, Nilesh J Samani, Lars Lind, Veikko Salomaa, Cecilia M Lindgren, P Eline Slagboom, Andres Metspalu, Cornelia M van Duijn, Johan G Eriksson, Annette Peters, Christian Gieger, Antti Jula, Leif Groop, Olli T Raitakari, Chris Power, Brenda W J H Penninx, Eco de Geus, Johannes H Smit, Dorret I Boomsma, Nancy L Pedersen, Erik Ingelsson, Unnur Thorsteinsdottir, Kari Stefansson, Samuli Ripatti, Inga Prokopenko, Mark I McCarthy, Andrew P Morris, ENGAGE Consortium

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Simulation Analysis of Inverting Marine Vertical Deflection Using Spaceborne GNSS-R Interferometric Altimetry by Lichang Duan, Junming Xia, Weihua Bai, Zhenhe Zhai, Feixiong Huang, Cong Yin, Yueqiang Sun, Qifei Du, Dongwei Wang, Xianyi Wang, Yixuan Sun, Shengyu Kang, Guanyi Wang, Xiaofeng Meng, Yunlong Du

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Impact of Mobile Health (mHealth) Use by Community Health Workers on the Utilization of Maternity Care in Rural Malawi: A Time Series Analysis by Kachimanga C, Ng’ambi WF, Kazinga D, Ndarama E, Amulele MA, Munyaneza F, Abejirinde IOO, van den Akker T, Kulinkina AV

“…This study evaluates the impact of this app on the uptake of antenatal care (ANC), facility-based births, and postnatal care (PNC), compared to a reference period where CHWs provided the same services without mHealth, using the interrupted time series analysis.Patients and Methods: Using aggregated monthly data and segmented quasi-Poisson regression models, we compared the effects of mHealth on selected maternal health outcomes. …”
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Automated geospatial workflow for spatiotemporal assessment of urban expansion influence on deforestation in Northeast Florida by Md Zakaria Salim, Md Hashibur Rahman, Abdulla Al Kafy, Hamad Ahmed Altuwaijri, Md Abdul Fattah, Namit Choudhari

“…Rapid urbanization has transformed natural landscapes into impervious surfaces, causing widespread land use land cover (LULC) changes in the United States over recent centuries. …”
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Generating Efficient Instruction Sequence for Software-Based Self-Testing of Processor Cores Using Reinforcement Learning by Jongseon Seo, Hyungmin Cho

“…This paper introduces a novel approach for generating software-based self-test (SBST) programs for processor cores using reinforcement learning (RL). We employ toggle coverage as a proxy metric to streamline the RL training process, reducing the significant overhead typically associated with evaluating coverage metrics for reward determination. …”
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How built environment affects travel behavior: A comparative analysis of the connections between land use and vehicle miles traveled in US cities by Lei Zhang, Jin Hyun Hong, Arefeh Nasri, Qing Shen

“…We have identified several factors that potentially influence the connection between built environment shifts and VMT changes including urban area size, existing built environment characteristics, transit service coverage and quality, and land use decision-making processes.…”
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Availability and Use of HIV Monitoring and Early Infant Diagnosis Technologies in WHO Member States in 2011-2013: Analysis of Annual Surveys at the Facility Level. by Vincent Habiyambere, Nathan Ford, Daniel Low-Beer, John Nkengasong, Anita Sands, Mercedes Pérez González, Paula Fernandes, Ekaterina Milgotina

“…By the end of 2013, 7.4% of all CD4 instruments (5.8% CD4 conventional instruments and 11.0% of CD4 point of care [POC]) and 10% of VL/EID instruments were reportedly not in use because of lack of reagents, the equipment not being installed or deployed, maintenance, and staff training requirements. …”
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Health insurance enrollment and maternal health service utilization using Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, 2022. by Kennedy Mensah Osei, Danik Iga Prasiska, Durga Datta Chapagain, Vasuki Rajaguru, Sun Joo Kang, Tae Hyun Kim, Sang Gyu Lee, Whiejong Han

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Using natural experiments to evaluate population health interventions: a framework for producers and users of evidence by Peter Craig, Mhairi Campbell, Manuela Deidda, Ruth Dundas, Judith Green, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Jim Lewsey, David Ogilvie, Frank de Vocht, Martin White

“…Firstly they developed a working draft of the framework, with each member of the group being responsible for drafting one or more chapter. The researchers then used online workshops and an online consultation to collect expert opinions on the content and coverage of the draft. …”
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