Development of Stacked Long Short-Term Memory Neural Networks with Numerical Solutions for Wind Velocity Predictions by Chih-Chiang Wei

“…Taiwan, being located on a path in the west Pacific Ocean where typhoons often strike, is often affected by typhoons. …”
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Integrating post-validation surveillance of lymphatic filariasis with the WHO STEPwise approach to non-communicable disease risk factor surveillance in Niue, a study protocol. by Adam T Craig, Harriet Lawford, Grizelda Mokoia, Minerva Ikimau, Peter Fetaui, Tonia Marqardt, Colleen L Lau

“…<h4>Background</h4>Lymphatic filariasis (LF), a mosquito-borne parasitic disease caused by three species of filarial worms, was first detected in Niue, a small Pacific Island nation of approximately 1,600 people, in 1954. …”
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Study on the Variation of Terrestrial Water Storage and the Identification of Its Relationship with Hydrological Cycle Factors in the Tarim River Basin, China by Peng Yang, Jun Xia, Chesheng Zhan, Yongyong Zhang, Jie Chen

“…The closest relationship was found between TWSA and Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), with correlations of -0.56 and 0.58 during January 2010–December 2015 and during January 2006–December 2009, respectively. …”
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Impact of Cyclonic Storm “Sitrang” over the Bay of Bengal on Heavy Rain and Snow in Eastern Tibet by Xiaotao Zhao, Lunzhu Danzeng, Qu Chi, Xulin Ma, Yuting Tan, Luozhu Duodian, Ranzhen Danzeng

“…The results indicate that (1) the influence of the cloud systems surrounding the Bay of Bengal storm “Sitrang” was a significant factor contributing to the occurrence of this heavy rain and snow weather. (2) Sustained stability of the southern branch trough and the western Pacific subtropical high favored the establishment and maintenance of the mid-level jet stream ahead of the storm. …”
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Genome-wide maps of highly-similar intrachromosomal repeats that can mediate ectopic recombination in three human genome assemblies by Luis Fernandez-Luna, Carlos Aguilar-Perez, Christopher M. Grochowski, Michele G. Mehaffey, Claudia M.B. Carvalho, Claudia Gonzaga-Jauregui

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Occurrence of Intersex in the Marine Mussel <i>Perumytilus purpuratus</i> (Mollusca: Bivalvia): Does Gonadal Parasitism Play a Role? by Pablo A. Oyarzún, Sebastián Diaz, Sara M. Rodríguez, Gonzalo Ruiz-Tagle, José J. Nuñez, Jorge E. Toro

“…We studied intersexuality in the marine mollusk <i>Perumytilus purpuratus</i>, a key species of the rocky intertidal zone on the southeastern coast of the Pacific Ocean. A total of 6472 mussels from eight locations in northern and southern Chile were analyzed. …”
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Forest Carbon Storage in the Western United States: Distribution, Drivers, and Trends by Jazlynn Hall, Manette E. Sandor, Brian J. Harvey, Sean A. Parks, Anna T. Trugman, A. Park Williams, Winslow D. Hansen

“…We assessed trends using linear models. Pacific Northwest (PNW) and Southwest (SW) ecoregions were most and least carbon dense, respectively. …”
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Farmers’ adaptation practices in climate-stressed coastal Bangladesh: a systematic review by Md Ashik Ur Rahman, Sadhon Chandra Swarnokar, S M Nayem Ahasan, M Mohibbullah, Sadia Islam Mou, Animesh K Gain

“…The findings are relevant for regions where coastal agriculture is vital but impacted by climate change, including countries in Asia-Pacific, Africa, and South America.…”
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LongReadSum: A fast and flexible quality control and signal summarization tool for long-read sequencing data by Jonathan Elliot Perdomo, Mian Umair Ahsan, Qian Liu, Li Fang, Kai Wang

“…While several well-established quality control (QC) tools exist for short-read sequencing data, there is a general paucity of computational tools that efficiently deliver comprehensive metrics across a wide range of long-read sequencing data formats, such as Oxford Nanopore (ONT) POD5, ONT FAST5, ONT basecall summary, Pacific Biosciences (PacBio) unaligned BAM, and Illumina Complete Long Read (ICLR) FASTQ file formats. …”
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An ensemble prediction approach to weekly Dengue cases forecasting based on climatic and terrain conditions by Sougata Deb, Cleta Milagros Libre Acebedo, Gomathypriya Dhanapal, Chua Matthew Chin Heng

“…Historically, it has been most prevalent in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands. In recent years, frequent dengue epidemics have started occurring in Latin America as well. …”
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Operationalising “loveability”: an interdisciplinary approach to enriching quality of life experiences in cities through creative cultural spaces by Mizan Rambhoros, Raymond Richard Neutra, Rosa Cerarols, Matthew Pelowski

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Climatology and Teleconnections of Mesoscale Convective Systems in an Andean Basin in Southern Ecuador: The Case of the Paute Basin by Lenin Campozano, Katja Trachte, Rolando Célleri, Esteban Samaniego, Joerg Bendix, Cristóbal Albuja, John F. Mejia

“…On the east of the PB, the variability of MCSs is positively correlated to the tropical Atlantic sea surface temperature anomalies south of the equator, due to the variability of the Atlantic subtropical anticyclone, showing main departures from this relation when anomalous conditions occur in the tropical Pacific due to ENSO.…”
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Benthic algal community dynamics on Palmyra Atoll throughout a decade with two thermal anomalies by Adi Khen, Maggie D. Johnson, Michael D. Fox, Jennifer E. Smith

“…We used 11 years of annual monitoring data (2009-2019) that spans two El Niño-associated heatwaves to examine benthic algal community dynamics on Palmyra Atoll in the central Pacific Ocean. We quantified the percent cover of algal taxa via image analysis of permanent benthic photoquadrats from two habitats on Palmyra: the deeper, wave-exposed fore reef (10 m depth) and the shallower, wave-sheltered reef terrace (5 m depth). …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Adolescent Obesity among Rural School Adolescents in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study by Deekshanta Sitaula, Aarati Dhakal, Nimesh Lageju, Amisha Silwal, Samjhana Kshetri Basnet, Niki Shrestha, B. C. Anup Bikram, Niraj Phoju

“…Height and weight measurements were taken, and the body mass index was classified according to Asia-Pacific criteria. The collected data were analyzed using “SPSS” version 22. …”
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Simulating the Tone River eastward diversion project in Japan carried out 4 centuries ago by J. Trošelj, J. Trošelj, N. Hanasaki

“…<p>The Tone River is the largest river in Japan, flowing from the Kanto Plain westward to the Pacific Ocean. The river originally flowed southward, entering Tokyo Bay, but the Tone River eastward diversion project (TREDP) in the 17th century and many later projects changed the flow route to that of today. …”
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Spatio-temporal risk prediction of leptospirosis: A machine-learning-based approach. by Rodrigue Govan, Romane Scherrer, Baptiste Fougeron, Christine Laporte-Magoni, Roman Thibeaux, Pierre Genthon, Philippe Fournier-Viger, Cyrille Goarant, Nazha Selmaoui-Folcher

“…This bacterial zoonosis, caused by the Leptospira genus, can be transmitted through contaminated water and soil. The Pacific islands bear a high burden of leptospirosis, making it crucial to identify key factors influencing its distribution. …”
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The Line of Beijing in Settlement of Problems in the Basin of the South China Sea by V. Y. Vorobyev, A. V. Ivanov

“…Being connected both to Europe and the Pacific Ocean by its geographical position, Russia would prefer the territorial disputes in the South China Sea not to grow into a confrontation, especially not to be developed into military actions. …”
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CD4 T-Cell-Independent Antibody Response Reduces Enterovirus 71 Lethality in Mice by Decreasing Tissue Viral Loads by Li-Chiu Wang, Chia-Min Kao, Pin Ling, Ih-Jen Su, Tung-Miao Chang, Shun-Hua Chen

“…Enterovirus 71 (EV71) has induced fatal encephalitis in hundreds of thousands of infants and young children in the Asia-Pacific region since the past decade. Lymphocyte and antibody responses have been suspected to aggravate EV71-induced neurological symptoms, so anti-inflammatory agents have been used to treat patients with neurological symptoms. …”
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Corrosion Sensor Development for Condition-Based Maintenance of Aircraft by Gino Rinaldi, Trisha Huber, Heather McIntosh, Les Lebrun, Heping Ding, John Weber

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Toward an integrated pantropical ocean observing system by Gregory R. Foltz, Yassir A. Eddebbar, Janet Sprintall, Antonietta Capotondi, Antonietta Capotondi, Sophie Cravatte, Sophie Cravatte, Peter Brandt, Peter Brandt, Adrienne J. Sutton, Tamaryn Morris, Juliet Hermes, Juliet Hermes, Clive R. McMahon, Michael J. McPhaden, Lev B. Looney, Lev B. Looney, Lev B. Looney, Franz Philip Tuchen, Franz Philip Tuchen, Mathew Koll Roxy, Fan Wang, Fei Chai, Regina R. Rodrigues, Belen Rodriguez-Fonseca, Belen Rodriguez-Fonseca, Aneesh C. Subramanian, Marcus Dengler, Cheyenne Stienbarger, Kathleen Bailey, Weidong Yu

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