From Meta SAM to ArcGIS: A Comparative Analysis of Image Segmentation Methods for Monitoring Refugee Camp Transitions by Noor Marji, Michal Kohout

“…While Meta SAM shows promise in object detection, its performance degrades with aerial imagery, achieving only 75% accuracy in settlement pattern recognition. The study establishes specific parameter optimization guidelines for humanitarian contexts, with spectral detail values of 3.0–7.0 and spatial detail values of 14.0–18.0, yielding optimal results for refugee settlement analysis. …”
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Computational image and molecular analysis reveal unique prognostic features of immune architecture in African Versus European American women with endometrial cancer by Sepideh Azarianpour, Sirvan Khalighi, Arpit Aggarwal, Vidya Sankar Viswanathan, Pingfu Fu, Stefanie Avril, Anant Madabhushi

“…We identified the differences in immune cell spatial patterns between AA and EA populations with markers of tumor biology, including histologic and molecular subtypes. …”
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Analysis of the spatiotemporal evolution and driving factors of land use change in Jinan springs area of the Northern Karst region, China from 1986 to 2022 by Shenting Gang, Xiaoyun Kong, Tao Jia, Minghui Lv, Lixia Li

“…It delineates the area, morphology, structure, and spatial patterns of seven land use types, including arable land, forest land, grassland, and built-up land. …”
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Geographical feature and method factors significantly influence the reliability of ecological source information transmission at multi-scale by Kai Li, Wei Wu, Shiqi Tian, Linjuan Li, Zhe Li, Yue Cao

“…This study was conducted in two regions with distinct geographical features: the Yangtze River Delta Region (YRDR) and the Loess Plateau Region (LPR). We employed Morphological Spatial Pattern Analysis (MSPA) and Comprehensive Evaluation (CE) methods to identify ecological sources across different extents and grain sizes, while analyzing the influence of various factors on information transmission. …”
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Bridging the Gap Between Active Faulting and Deformation Across Normal-Fault Systems in the Central–Southern Apennines (Italy): Multi-Scale and Multi-Source Data Analysis by Marco Battistelli, Federica Ferrarini, Francesco Bucci, Michele Santangelo, Mauro Cardinali, John P. Merryman Boncori, Daniele Cirillo, Michele M. C. Carafa, Francesco Brozzetti

“…The interferometric analysis confirmed a significant role of gravitational movements in denudating some fault planes while highlighting a clustered spatial pattern of hillslope instabilities. …”
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Analysis of Sandbar–Trough Bed Level Changes Under Regular Wave Conditions—A Case Study of Ten-Mile Silver Beach, Hailing Island, China by Xiaodong Bian, Zhiqiang Li, Yan Sun, Daoheng Zhu, Tao Chen, Chunhua Zeng

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Multi-field information fusion-based analysis of the macroscopic and mesoscopic damage evolution and location identification of caving and water-conducting fracture zones for minin... by Jiangbo WEI, Shuangming WANG, Lang LIU, Baoning WEI, Deyu CHONG, Zhizhen LIU, Dongkui LI, Dengdeng ZHUANG, Jing ZHOU

“…Using this model, this study conducted a simulation analysis of the damage characteristics and patterns of the mining overburden, including microfracture development, the distribution of broken rock blocks, changes in vertical displacement, structural evolution of force chains, and the void fraction evolution. …”
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Stability Assessment of Hazardous Rock Masses and Rockfall Trajectory Prediction Using LiDAR Point Clouds by Rao Zhu, Yonghua Xia, Shucai Zhang, Yingke Wang

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Three-dimensional retrospective analysis of root resorption and incisive canal changes following maxillary incisor retraction in class I and class II extraction cases: a comparison... by Remsh Khaled Al-Rokhami, Karim Ahmed Sakran, Naseem Ali Al-Worafi, Maher Al-balaa, Ahmed Algahefi, Zhihua Li

“…Abstract This study aimed to compare the effects of clear aligners and fixed appliances on root resorption, incisive canal (IC) morphology, and the spatial relationship between the maxillary central incisors (U1) and the IC following incisor retraction in dental/skeletal Class I and II extraction cases. …”
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Histopathological-based brain tumor grading using 2D-3D multi-modal CNN-transformer combined with stacking classifiers by Naira Elazab, Fahmi Khalifa, Wael Gab Allah, Mohammed Elmogy

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Past Expansion and Future Prediction of Land Use and Land Cover of Sofia City by D. Pavlov, D. Pavlov, L. L. Vitanova, D. Petrova-Antonova

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Surface and Subsurface Hydrodynamics of Inland Wetlands in Brazil: Integrating High-Resolution Remote Sensing and Hydrogeophysics by L. M. Furlan, C. A. Moreira, V. S. Rosolen

“…These tools allow detailed spatial analysis of terrain morphology, soil saturation zones, and subsurface water pathways, thereby enhancing the characterization of wetland structure and function. …”
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Projected Spatiotemporal Evolution of Urban Form Using the SLEUTH Model with Urban Master Plan Scenarios by Yuhan Liu, Caiyan Wu, Jiong Wu, Yangcen Zhang, Xing Bi, Meng Wang, Enrong Yan, Conghe Song, Junxiang Li

“…This study aims to assess the spatiotemporal patterns of urban growth and morphological evolution in mainland Shanghai from 2016 to 2060 using the SLEUTH model under multiple growth scenarios based on the Shanghai Urban Master Plan (2017–2035). …”
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Constructing Urban Agglomeration Ecological Networks to Reflect Biodiversity and Conservation Objectives by Yunyu Ge, Mengdi Zhang, Ce Xu, Boyu Xin

“…The identification of ecological sources utilized 3 methodologies: morphological spatial pattern analysis, habitat quality assessment, and species distribution forecasting, together pinpointing 134 pivotal ecological sources. …”
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Water-Sediment Variation and Characteristics of Erosion and Deposition in Baihetan Reservoir Area by LUO Gang, XIAO Xiao, WU Di, JISHA Ri-fu, LU Jun

“…Water-sediment relationship analysis was employed to examine the response patterns between runoff and sediment transport. …”
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Histogram-based gradient boosting machine with SHAP-driven interpretability for predicting intensity of urban heat Island effect by Nhat-Duc Hoang

“…The input features include topographical, spatial, and urban morphological factors. Moreover, for a better explanation of thermal patterns in the study region, past records of LST are also taken into account. …”
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Cerámica monocroma esgrafiada/incisa de la Gran Nicoya (siglos i-xvi d.C.) by Gilles Desrayaud

“…Containers, figurines and musical instruments are decorated with fine figurative modellings and geometrical patterns of complex symbolical significances. After reexamining typology through the available bibliography, we carried out morphological seriations and an iconographic analysis, along with comparisons with ceramics and decorated artefacts from the same and neighbouring areas. …”
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Research on Traditional Human Settlement Environment System in the Three-North Plain Driven by Water Conservancy Construction by Yingxue MA, Wei GUO

“…In the context of new urbanization, it is of paramount importance to re-examine and comprehend this traditional water conservancy human settlement environment pattern, in which nature and humanity are harmoniously integrated, for future spatial planning of the Three-North Plain.MethodsThis research investigates the impact of retention pond and seawall construction on the human settlement system of the Three-North Plain by using historical literature research method and morphological graphical analysis method, with GIS as a technological support tool. …”
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Territories -in- between by Alexander Wandl

“… There is an increasing body of literature suggesting that the conventional idea of a gradual transition in spatial structure from urban to rural does not properly reflect contemporary patterns of urban development and their potential for sustainable development. …”
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Evaluation of Morphometric Factors on the Distribution of Debris: A Case Study on the Attica Ripples on the South of Paveh- Kermanshah Province, Iran by Mohammad Ahmadi

“…Then, in order to investigate the effect of environmental factors on variance distribution, slope parameters, amplitudes, curvature, elevation classes and solar radiation were extracted using DEM and ArcGIS spatial analysis functions. The slope factor in five Classes, direction the eight-class aspect, solar radiation, was classified into five classes and curvature, and the characteristics of these parameters were assigned to scree slopes and non-scree slopes boundaries. …”
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