Spatial and spatio-temporal methods for mapping malaria risk: a systematic review by Benn Sartorius, Julius Nyerere Odhiambo, Chester Kalinda, Peter M Macharia, Robert W Snow

“…Additionally, 29% of the studies employed various spatial clustering methods to explore the geographical variation of malaria patterns, with Kulldorf scan statistic being the most common. …”
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Towards biologically realistic estimates of home range and spatial exposure for colonial animals by Holly I. Niven, Jana W. E. Jeglinski, Geert Aarts, Ewan D. Wakefield, Jason Matthiopoulos

“…Accurate home range (HR) estimation is therefore fundamental for spatial risk assessment. HRs are shaped by complex interactions between landscape permeability to movement and spatial resource competition between and within colonies, which are challenging to implement with density estimation methods (e.g. kernel smoothing) or species distribution models. …”
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Spatial Change of Dominant Baltic Sea Demersal Fish Across Two Decades by Liam MacNeil, Frane Madiraca, Saskia Otto, Marco Scotti

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Spatial autocorrelation with environmental factors related to tuberculosis prevalence in Nepal, 2020–2023 by Roshan Kumar Mahato, Kyaw Min Htike, Alex Bagas Koro, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Vijay Sharma, Alok Kafle, Suvash Chandra Ojha

“…Methods This study examined the spatial association between environmental factors and TB prevalence in Nepal at the district level, utilizing Geographic Information System (GIS) techniques, bivariate Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA) and spatial regression analyses. …”
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Acoustofluidic pick-and-place operation for label-free spatial assembly of cellular spheroid by Qiu Yin, Keke Chen, Chenyang Zhou, Yimeng Su, Xianglin Yu, Shiwei Feng, Xiaolin Wang, Zhichao Ma, Wenming Zhang

“…Here, we demonstrate an acoustofluidic pick-and-place operation system capable of spatially assembling of spheroids into desired patterns in both two dimensional (2D) and three dimensional (3D) spaces. …”
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Beyond Moiré with Spatial Frequency Mastery via δ‐Function Expansion Metasurface by Rongsheng Chen, Feilong Yu, Jin Chen, Rong Jin, Jie Wang, Jiuxu Wang, Xiaoshuang Chen, Wei Lu, Guanhai Li

“…Abstract Mastering spatial frequency manipulation within momentum space is pivotal yet challenging, particularly in mitigating moiré patterns that significantly impair image quality across diverse applications. …”
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Spatially mapping the tumour immune microenvironments of non-small cell lung cancer by Lysanne Desharnais, Mark Sorin, Morteza Rezanejad, Bridget Liu, Elham Karimi, Aline Atallah, Anikka M. Swaby, Miranda W. Yu, Samuel Doré, Saskia Hartner, Benoit Fiset, Yuhong Wei, Baharak Kadang, Roni Rayes, Philippe Joubert, Sophie Camilleri-Broët, Pierre-Olivier Fiset, Daniela F. Quail, Jonathan D. Spicer, Logan A. Walsh

“…This spatial analysis revealed distinct patterns of immune cell aggregation, particularly among macrophage populations, that correlated with patient prognosis differentially in adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, suggesting potential new strategies for therapeutic intervention. …”
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Epidemic Trends and Spatial Distribution Characteristics of Hepatitis B in China: Surveillance Study by Xiaoxue Li, Jie Liang, Lanqing Ma, Shijie Shen, Xueying Han, Tao Sun, Heng Guo

“…Understanding the long-term epidemiological trends and evolving spatial distribution patterns is critical for optimizing prevention strategies and achieving the World Health Organization’s 2030 hepatitis elimination targets. …”
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Seasonal spatial-temporal trends of vegetation recovery in burned areas across Africa. by Oswaldo Maillard, Natasha Ribeiro, Amanda Armstrong, Ana I Ribeiro-Barros, Samora Macrice Andrew, Lucy Amissah, Zeinab Shirvani, Jonathan Muledi, Omid Abdi, Huascar Azurduy, João M N Silva, Stephen Syampungani, Hastings Shamaoma, Victorino Buramuge

“…Africa is entering a new fire paradigm, with climate change and increasing anthropogenic pressure shifting the patterns of frequency and severity. Thus, it is crucial to use available information and technologies to understand vegetation dynamics during the post-fire recovery processes. …”
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Dynamic Quantification and Characterization of Spatial Heterogeneity in Mid-Sized Urban Landscape of India by Diksha, Varun Narayan Mishra, Deepak Kumar, Maya Kumari, Bashar Bashir, Malay Pramanik, Mohamed Zhran

“…The Land Use Land Cover (LULC) patterns in the Sonipat district, located within the National Capital Region (NCR), were examined using RS data from 2011 (Landsat 7) and 2021 (Sentinel-2) and analyzed on the Google Earth Engine (GEE) cloud platform. …”
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Hantavirus in rodents in the United States: Temporal and spatial trends and report of new hosts by Francisca Astorga, Abdelghafar Alkishe, Paanwaris Paansri, Gabriel Mantilla, Luis E. Escobar

“…This study can be considered a baseline to assess hantavirus patterns across host taxa, geographies, and seasons in the United States.…”
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Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Shoreline Changes and Reclamation in the Qinzhou Bay and the Manila Bay by Zhang Wenliang, Guo Junli, Liu Zhuocheng, Shi Lianqiang, Gong Zhaohui, Zhang Daheng

“…Over the past 40 years, significant changes have occurred along the coastlines of Qinzhou Bay in China and Manila Bay in the Philippines. Understanding the patterns of these changes is important for the management and planning of coastal zones. …”
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The influence of the opponent's quality on team offensive efficacy in youth football: an observational study with sequential analysis (La influencia de la calidad del oponente en... by Matheus de Oliveira Jaime, Leandro Rechenchosky, Vanessa Menezes Menegassi, Paulo Henrique Borges, João Cláudio Braga Pereira Machado, Wilson Rinaldi

“…The opponent’s quality generated some oscillations in the patterns, nonetheless, in most patterns this team maintained similar behaviours. …”
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Impaired spatial dynamic functional network connectivity and neurophysiological correlates in functional hemiparesis by E. Premi, V. Cantoni, A. Benussi, A. Iraji, V.D. Calhoun, D. Corbo, R. Gasparotti, M. Tinazzi, B. Borroni, M. Magoni

“…The present study investigated spatial dynamic functional network connectivity (dFNC) in patients with functional hemiparesis (i.e., functional stroke mimics, FSM). …”
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Fuzzy approaches provide improved spatial detection of coastal dune EU habitats by Emilia Pafumi, Claudia Angiolini, Giovanni Bacaro, Emanuele Fanfarillo, Tiberio Fiaschi, Duccio Rocchini, Simona Sarmati, Michele Torresani, Hannes Feilhauer, Simona Maccherini

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The Assessment of Environmental Justice in Tehran Based on Spatial Distribution of Air and Noise Pollution by Sareh Ghorbani, Esmaeil Salehi, Shahrzad Faryadi, Hamid Reza Jafari

“…Since air pollution is the most serious and complicated problem in Tehran, identification of the spatial pattern of air pollution emission and exposure risks with emphasis on environmental justice is of immense importance. …”
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Chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) Indicate Mammalian Abundance Across Broad Spatial Scales by Paul K. Kazaba, Lars Kulik, Ghislain B. Beukou Choumbou, Christelle B. Douhin Tiémoko, Funmilayo L. Oni, Serge A. Kamgang, Stefanie Heinicke, Inza Koné, Samedi Jean Pierre Mucyo, Tenekwetche Sop, Christophe Boesch, Colleen Stephens, Anthony Agbor, Samuel Angedakin, Emma Bailey, Mattia Bessone, Charlotte Coupland, Tobias Deschner, Paula Dieguez, Anne‐Céline Granjon, Briana Harder, Josephine Head, Thurston Cleveland Hicks, Sorrel Jones, Parag Kadam, Ammie K. Kalan, Kevin E. Langergraber, Juan Lapuente, Kevin C. Lee, Laura K. Lynn, Nuria Maldonado, Maureen S. McCarthy, Amelia C. Meier, Lucy Jayne Ormsby, Alex Piel, Martha M. Robbins, Lilah Sciaky, Volker Sommer, Fiona A. Stewart, Jane Widness, Roman M. Wittig, Erin G. Wessling, Mimi Arandjelovic, Hjalmar Kühl, Yntze van derHoek

“…ABSTRACT Ongoing ecosystem change and biodiversity decline across the Afrotropics call for tools to monitor the state of biodiversity or ecosystem elements across extensive spatial and temporal scales. We assessed relationships in the co‐occurrence patterns between great apes and other medium to large‐bodied mammals to evaluate whether ape abundance serves as a proxy for mammal diversity across broad spatial scales. …”
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Impact of prey-taxis on a harvested intraguild predation predator–prey model by Mengxin Chen, Canrong Tian, Seokjun Ham, Hyundong Kim, Junseok Kim

“…As a consequence, the spatial pattern formation of this model can be theoretically confirmed. …”
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The next generation of dashboards: a spatial online analytical processing (SOLAP) platform for COVID-19 by David Haynes, Mohsen Ahmadkhani, Joe Numainville

“…We present a Spatial Online Analytical Platform that integrates spatial analysis tools that enable users to explore and learn more about spatial patterns of COVID-19. …”
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Multi-Scale Network Analysis of Community-Based Senior Centers: Exploring the Intersection of Spatial Embeddedness and Accessibility in Nanjing, China by Zhixin Xu, Xiaoming Li

“…This study aims to address the research gap by investigating the spatial embeddedness of senior centers using Space Syntax methods and examining its influence on older people’s access patterns. …”
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