Modelling the impact of ecosystem fragmentation on ecosystem services in the degraded Ethiopian highlands by Tegegne Molla Sitotaw, Louise Willemen, Derege Tsegaye Meshesha, Martha Weldemichael, Andrew Nelson

“…Therefore, incorporating fragmentation dynamics into ES modelling is crucial for accurate and comprehensive assessments of ES distribution. …”
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Protected area creation and its limited effect on deforestation: Insights from the Kiziba-Baluba hunting domain (DR Congo) by Héritier Khoji Muteya, Médard Mpanda Mukenza, Ildephonse Kipili Mwenya, François Malaisse, Dieu-donné N'tambwe Nghonda, Nathan Kasanda Mukendi, Jean-François Bastin, Jan Bogaert, Yannick Useni Sikuzani

“…The reduction in the size of the largest forest patch and increased spatial isolation show rising fragmentation and dissection, often followed by the attrition of residual patches. …”
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The Role of Landscape Metrics and Spatial Processes in Performance Evaluation of GEOMOD (Case Study: Neka River Basin) by Shrif Joorabian Shooshtari, Kamran Shayesteh, Mehdi Gholamalifard, Mahmood Azari, Juan Ignacio López-Moreno

“…Observed maps depicted a decreasing trend for patch density during 1984–2010 (from 1.5 to 1.3). …”
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Reproductive biology of amur flathead asp Pseudaspius leptocephalus (Pallas, 1776) by N. N. Semenchenko, E. V. Ostrovskaya

“…This is the species with a single batch spawning. Age of maturity for the asps living in different areas ranges from 3+ to 5+, mostly 5+ with the body length of 31 cm for the key fishing grounds. …”
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ECOTIRE: A New Concept of a Smart and Sustainable Tire Based on a Removable Tread by Daniel Garcia-Pozuelo, Farshad Afshari, Ramon Gutierrez-Moizant, Miguel A. Martínez

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A DQN-Based Algorithm for Operational Optimization of Freight Trains in Long Steep Downhill Sections by HE Zhiyu, LI Yinan, LI Hui, JI Zhijun

“…The study employed the batch collection of training samples utilizing experience replay and a double-network mechanism, along with the preprocessing of neural network state inputs, and the investigation into feasible regions within the action space using a variable ε-greedy strategy. …”
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BSBA-MM graduate employment outcomes: A tracer study at Northwest Samar State University by Joseph Emil A. David, Bevelyn A. Puerto, Donald M. Patimo

“…Higher education institutions produce graduates who are competitive in the dynamic labor market. This study aimed to determine the employability of the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration major in Marketing Management of the College of Management of Northwest Samar State University in batches 2022 and 2023. …”
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Direct excitatory loop and theta resonance in the anterior cingulate-mediodorsal thalamic circuit by Airi Yoshimoto, Shota Morikawa, Haruki Takeuchi, Yuji Ikegaya

“…The results show that the ACC-MDT pathway exhibits synaptic facilitation and membrane resonance preferentially at theta frequencies, indicating that the circuit is tuned to theta dynamics.…”
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SARS-CoV-2 ORF3a accessory protein is a water-permeable channel that induces lysosome swelling by Antonio Michelucci, Luigi Sforna, Riccardo Focaia, Maria Vittoria Leonardi, Angela Di Battista, Giorgia Rastelli, Simone Vespa, Simona Boncompagni, Manlio Di Cristina, Luigi Catacuzzeno

“…To unravel the potential function of ORF3a, here we employed a multidisciplinary approach including patch-clamp electrophysiology, videoimaging, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and electron microscopy. …”
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Wearable multimodal sensing for quantifying the cardiovascular autonomic effects of levodopa in parkinsonism by John A. Berkebile, Omer T. Inan, Omer T. Inan, Paul A. Beach

“…The results suggest that the wearable patch’s measures are sensitive to CVA dynamics and provide exploratory insights into levodopa’s potential role in inducing a negative inotropic effect and exacerbating CVA dysfunction. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Green Infrastructure along the Urban-Rural Gradient of the Cities of Bujumbura, Kinshasa and Lubumbashi by Henri Kabanyegeye, Nadège Cizungu Cirezi, Héritier Khoji Muteya, Didier Mbarushimana, Léa Mukubu Pika, Waselin Salomon, Yannick Useni Sikuzani, Kouagou Raoul Sambieni, Tatien Masharabu, Jan Bogaert

“…Furthermore, the values of stability, aggregation, and fractal dimension metrics suggest that Bujumbura experienced rather intense dynamics and a reduction in the continuity of its GI, while Kinshasa showed weaker dynamics and tendencies towards patch aggregation during the study period. …”
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Quantitative physiology and biomass composition of Cyberlindnera jadinii in ethanol-grown cultures by Marcel A. Vieira-Lara, Marieke Warmerdam, Erik A. F. de Hulster, Marcel van den Broek, Jean-Marc Daran, Jack T. Pronk

“…A different protein content of chemostat- and fed-batch-grown biomass (54 and 42%, respectively) may reflect the more dynamic conditions in fed-batch cultures. …”
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Immobilization and Monitoring of <i>Clostridium carboxidivorans</i> and <i>Clostridium kluyveri</i> in Synthetic Biofilms by Josha Herzog, Anna C. Jäkel, Friedrich C. Simmel, Dirk Weuster-Botz

“…To address this, we adapted a fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) protocol, enabling precise, species-specific visualization of bacterial distribution and growth within the gel matrix. Batch processes with the dual-layered biofilm in anaerobic flasks, designed with a metabolic advantage for <i>C. kluyveri,</i> revealed distinct growth dynamics. …”
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GPS Radio Occultation Data Assimilation in the AREM Regional Numerical Weather Prediction Model for Flood Forecasts by Wei Cheng, Youping Xu, Zhiwu Deng, Chunli Gu

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A novel online coupling of ion selective electrode with the flow injection system for the determination of vitamin B1 by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The ion selective membrane exhibited a near-Nernstian slope values 56.88 and 58.53 mV / decade, with the linear dynamic range of vitamin B1 was 5 x 10-5- 1 x 10-2 and 1 x 10-4-1 x 10-2 mol.L-1, in batch and FIA, respectively. …”
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Active Vibration Control for the Mitigation of Wheel Squeal Noise Based on a Fuzzy Self-Tuning PID Controller by Seyed Rahim Marjani, Davood Younesian

“…The proposed method is implemented in an experimentally validated time model involving the linear dynamics of wheel and track and nonlinear contact forces. …”
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Hydrological Ecosystem Service Assessment Projections in Karst Regions under Future Climate and Land Use Change by Niu Shuai, Yecui Hu, Yuping Bai, Ke Xu, Rong Wang

“…Based on this, this study takes a typical karst region as the study area, and based on the shared socioeconomic pathway (SSP) and representative concentration pathway (RCP) scenarios, the system dynamics (SD) model and the patch-generation land use model (PLUS) are used to simulate the future land use changes, and the spatial and temporal dynamics of the key HESs, such as water yield (WY), soil conservation (SC), and water purification (WP), are assessed. …”
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A novel surrogate model with deep learning for predicting spacial-temporal pressure in coalbed methane reservoirs by Yukun Dong, Xiaodong Zhang, Jiyuan Zhang, Kuankuan Wu, Shuaiwei Liu

“…This paper proposes a novel deep learning–based data-driven surrogate model, AxialViT-ConvLSTM, which integrates AxialAttention Vision Transformer, ConvLSTM, and an enhanced loss function to predict pressure dynamics in CBM reservoirs. The results showed that the model achieves a mean square error of 0.003, a learned perceptual image patch similarity of 0.037, a structural similarity of 0.979, and an R2 of 0.982 between predictions and actual pressures, indicating excellent performance. …”
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Strata pressure behavior law and regional-level intelligent early warning for high-intensity mining in extended working faces of medium-thick coal seams in Yuheng mining area by Feng CUI, Cheng ZONG, Xingping LAI, Tao XIE, Yunhu BAI, Yi ZHANG, Chong JIA, Hao WANG, Zhong LUO, Hao LIU

“…The spatio-temporal correlation characteristics of the support in the working face were extracted by using the unsupervised clustering algorithm, forming a spatio-temporal linkage support resistance analysis method. A Transformer (Patch Time Series Transformer, PatchTST) mine pressure prediction model based on the patch mechanism was constructed. …”
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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

“…The spatial pattern followed a “concave shape” pattern and displayed anisotropic behavior, with the high values for these indicators primarily observed before 2025. (3) The urban form followed a diffusion–coalescence process, with patch areas dominated by the infilling mode and patch numbers dominated by the edge-expansion mode. …”
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