Under-ice environment observations from a remotely operated vehicle during the MOSAiC expedition by Philipp Anhaus, Christian Katlein, Stefanie Arndt, Daniela Krampe, Benjamin A. Lange, Ilkka Matero, Evgenii Salganik, Marcel Nicolaus

“…Abstract Changes in the Arctic sea-ice cover affect the planet’s energy budget, atmospheric and oceanic circulation patterns as well as the ecosystem associated with this unique habitat. …”
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Optimizing navigation and chemical application in precision agriculture with deep reinforcement learning and conditional action tree by Mahsa Khosravi, Zhanhong Jiang, Joshua R. Waite, Sarah E. Jones, Hernan Torres Pacin, Arti Singh, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Asheesh Kumar Singh, Soumik Sarkar

“…The framework also exhibits robustness to observation noise and generalizability under diverse environmental conditions, adapting to varying infestation ranges and spatial distribution patterns.…”
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Assessing the environmental impacts of urban sprawl on vegetation cover and ecosystem integrity in Wa municipality, Ghana by Justice Aduko, Mohammed Aminu Yakubu, Kwame Anokye

“…Local perceptions and field observations also confirm a noticeable decline in biodiversity, such as reduced tree species, wildlife presence, and natural vegetation cover. Through linking spatial urban expansion patterns directly to ecological impacts, this study highlights the urgent need for sustainable land use planning and biodiversity-sensitive urban development in Wa Municipality.…”
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A Novel Deep Learning Model for Motor Imagery Classification in Brain–Computer Interfaces by Wenhui Chen, Shunwu Xu, Qingqing Hu, Yiran Peng, Hong Zhang, Jian Zhang, Zhaowen Chen

“…The proposed method includes a Dual-Branch Feature Extraction Module designed to capture both temporal features and spatial patterns across different scales. Additionally, a novel Blocked-Integration Self-Attention Mechanism is employed to selectively highlight important features while minimizing the impact of redundant information. …”
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Diachronous Accumulation of Mid‐Pleistocene Gravel Beds Driven by Tectonics Across the Tibetan Plateau by Yizhou Yang, Feng Cheng, Rongzhang Zheng, Luying Peng, Kexin Yi, Jiawei Wu, Zhaojie Guo

“…Integrating our new observation with previous studies on other gravel beds across the Tibetan Plateau, we reveal diachronous depositional ages of these gravel beds ranging from 1.37 to 0.56 Myr. Given the spatial and temporal distribution patterns of gravel beds, we infer that tectonic uplift primarily governed the accumulation of the low‐elevation (<2,400 m) gravel beds, whereas the interplay between tectonics and climate change shaped most high‐elevation (>2,400 m) gravel beds across the plateau.…”
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Driving Behavior Classification Using a ConvLSTM by Alberto Pingo, João Castro, Paulo Loureiro, Sílvio Mendes, Anabela Bernardino, Rolando Miragaia, Iryna Husyeva

“…By capturing temporal and spatial dependencies within driving patterns, the proposed ConvLSTM model effectively differentiates between normal and aggressive driving behaviors. …”
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Morphological and genetic assessment of sympatric lenok species (genus Brachymystax) in the Onon River, Mongolia by Andrew Kaus, Michael Schäffer, Stefan Michalski, Matthias Pitsch, Daniel Karthe, Dietrich Borchardt

“…While there are slight differences in colouration and patterns including size and density of their defining black spots, four key metrics were found to be significantly different between the species including gill rakers counts, snout length, lateral line scale counts and body depth. …”
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Multidecadal changes in hydrological droughts across Sub-Saharan Africa by Dhais Peña-Angulo, Yves Tramblay, Sergio M. Vicente-Serrano, Job Ekolu, Bastien Dieppois, Ahmed El Kenawy

“…These spatial contrasts reflect differences in climate and basin characteristics. …”
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Evaluation of high-standard public transport centres in the Slovak Republic by Horňák Marcel, Struhár Peter, Pšenka Tomáš

“…The network of communities having direct access to the high-standard modes of public transport has been identified, revealing some of their spatial patterns and focusing on categorization of urban settlements by selected parameters of high-standard public transport services. …”
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Emission Estimation and Spatiotemporal Distribution of Passenger Ships Using Multi-Source Data: A Case from Zhoushan (China) by Xubiao Xu, Xingyu Liu, Lin Feng, Wei Yim Yap, Hongxiang Feng

“…This study provides essential data support and references for the relevant authorities to understand the emission patterns of short-distance passenger ships, thereby facilitating the formulation of targeted emission reduction strategies for the maritime passenger transport sector.…”
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Characterizing Holocene sediments for assessing coastal-deltaic subsidence: the role of cone penetration tests and geomechanics by Carla Buffardi, Philip S. J. Minderhoud, Philip S. J. Minderhoud, Philip S. J. Minderhoud, Alessandro Mandolini, Daniela Ruberti

“…These variable characteristics underlie, and in part explain, the spatial patterns in observed subsidence rates. The increased geomechanical insights advance our understanding of the spatio-temporal consolidation of the Holocene sedimentary sequence and its various depositional facies beyond standard lithological geotechnical characterization. …”
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Mapping and impact of seasonal forest fires on vegetation types, soil dynamics, and tree mortality in the forest ecosystem of Uttarakhand Himalaya by Himanshu Bargali, Dinesh Bhatt, Rakesh Chandra Sundriyal, Virendra Prasad Uniyal

“…Utilizing remote sensing analysis, field surveys, and socio-economic assessments, the research aims to understand the spatial and temporal patterns of fires, assess their impact on vegetation, soil properties, and biodiversity, and propose effective management strategies. …”
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Characteristics of productivity for the Academy Bay (Okhotsk Sea) by P. Ya. Tishchenko, P. P. Tishchenko, L. E. Vasilyeva, O. A. Elovskaya, S. A. Zverev, S. P. Kukla, A. F. Sergeev, Yu. V. Fedorets

“…The more productive area with the highest biomass of zooplankton was found in the northern Academy Bay enriched by nutrients transferred there from the Okhotsk Sea due to patterns of the estuarine circulation, but the thickest sound-diffusing layer was observed in the southern and central parts of the bay where it was presumably formed by shoals of juvenile fish rather than copepod aggregations. …”
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Improving the Regional Precipitation Simulation Corrected by Satellite Observation Using Quantile Mapping by Senfeng Liu, Srivatsan V. Raghavan, Ngoc Son Nguyen, Bhenjamin Jordan Ona, Sheau Tieh Ngai, Xin Zhang

“…After the QM correction based on GSMaP (CHIRPS), the relative bias of the monthly average for all months is reduced from 39.3% to 4.1% (from 57.2% to 4.2%). The biases of spatial patterns are largely narrowed from 43.5% (59.4%) to 4.0% (2.5%) for annual-mean precipitation and from 43.5% (59.4%) to 4.0% (2.5%) for extreme precipitation. …”
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Effects of Monsoon Circulation on Bedload Transport in the Qiongzhou Strait and Adjacent Seas Based on SCHISM by Yuxin Huang, Xiangbai Wu, Huan Mei, Shouxian Zhu, Changliang Tong, Xinyi La

“…This study quantitatively investigates monsoon-driven bedload sediment transport mechanisms in the Qiongzhou Strait using the SCHISM model, revealing three key findings: (1) Monsoon seasonality governs net sediment flux through contrasting hydrodynamic regimes, with the winter monsoon establishing spatially coherent westward transport pathways, while the summer monsoon induces counteracting flow patterns that suppress net transport. (2) Winter conditions exhibit opposing transport vectors between tidal and monsoon forcing at both strait entrances, with monsoon dominance at the western entrance contrasting tidal predominance in the eastern sector. (3) Summer monsoon–tide hydrodynamic decoupling results in transport magnitudes ≤ 10% of tidal-driven quantities across critical cross-sections. …”
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Prediction Model and Knowledge Discovery for Roof Stress in Mined-Out Areas Integrating 3D Scanning Image Features by Yong Yang, Kepeng Hou, Huafen Sun, Linning Guo, Yalei Zhe

“…Furthermore, the use of SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) to interpret the random forest model uncovers new domain knowledge, such as the relationship between spatial patterns and stress concentration. This study theoretically validates the effectiveness of image data and effectively balances the predictive capability and interpretability of the model, facilitating knowledge discovery in the field. …”
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Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Diagnostic Imaging Order and Reader Evaluation over Two Decades in a Tertiary Academic Center by Sara Babapour, Annabel Chen, Grace Li, Luke Phan

“…<b>Background/Objective:</b> Identifying patterns of diagnostic imaging workflow parallel to the influence of certain variables, such as pathology guidelines over time, provides valuable insight for clinical decision making. …”
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of soil moisture and the occurrence of hysteresis during seasonal transitions in a headwater catchment by Shangqiang Hui, Li Guo, Haochen Liu, Xuemei Wu, Ping Lan, Elizabeth W. Boyer, Carlos R. Mello, Hongxia Li

“…While extensive research has been conducted on soil moisture patterns within distinct dry or wet seasons, the transitions between these seasons have received relatively little attention. …”
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Identifying PM2.5-bound metal pollution sources in Southern Thailand using positive matrix factorization and principal component analysis by Siwatt Pongpiachan, Sarunpron Khruengsai, Teerapong Sripahco, Radshadaporn Janta, Rungruang Janta, Jompob Waewsak, Danai Tipmanee, Saran Poshyachinda, Patcharee Pripdeevech

“…Metal concentrations and source contributions exhibited distinct spatial and seasonal patterns, reflecting dynamic emission influences across the region. …”
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Delineation of future urban growth boundaries on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau by integrating socioeconomic development and ecosystem services conservation by Qiaoxian Bai, Zhifeng Liu, Binghua Gong, Shuhui Liu, Xufeng Mao, Chunyang He

“…Finally, we compared the spatial patterns of the UGBs and the conservation effectiveness of ESs under different scenarios. …”
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