Remote-sensing-based forest canopy height mapping: some models are useful, but might they provide us with even more insights when combined? by N. Besic, N. Picard, C. Vega, J.-D. Bontemps, L. Hertzog, J.-P. Renaud, J.-P. Renaud, F. Fogel, M. Schwartz, A. Pellissier-Tanon, G. Destouet, F. Mortier, F. Mortier, M. Planells-Rodriguez, P. Ciais

“…Moreover, we observed that the forest stand vertical structure, the dominant tree species, and the type of forest ownership systematically emerge as statistically significant factors influencing the model divergences. …”
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Long-term retrieval performance is associated with CA1 hippocampal volume in older adults and individuals at risk for dementia by Claudia Bartels, Joy Tzu-Yueh Chen, Michael Belz, Renat Yakupov, Emrah Düzel, Wenzel Glanz, Falk Lüsebrink, Peter Dechent, Luca Kleineidam, Melina Stark, Annika Spottke, Marie Coenjaerts, Klaus Fließbach, Anja Schneider, Ayda Rostamzadeh, Frank Jessen, Björn H. Schott, Jens Wiltfang, Ingo Frommann, Michael Wagner, Roberto Goya-Maldonado

“…Objective We investigated the utility of a LTR paradigm in discriminating subjective cognitive decline (SCD) from HC and its relationship to the CA1 body volume, a hippocampal structure pivotal to the memory circuitry. Methods LTR was assessed via recall rates of the ADAS-cog word list and the FCSRT-IR free recall in 59 DELCODE study participants, including individuals with SCD and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), as well as HC, all of them DELCODE study participants. …”
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Fasting elicits gut microbiome signature changes that extend to type 1 diabetes patients by Franziska A. Graef, Bettina Berger, Lina S. Bahr, Rainer Stange, Rainer Stange, Andreas Michalsen, Andreas Michalsen, Friedemann Paul, Friedemann Paul, Bruce A. Vallance, Kevan Jacobson

“…In this pilot study, we investigate the effects of prolonged fasting on the gut microbiome of T1D patients: Fasting substantially changed the composition and structure of the T1D gut microbiome so that it converged with that of non-diabetic controls immediately post fasting. …”
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Forest cover is more important than its integrity or landscape configuration in determining habitat use by mammals in a human-modified landscape in Colombia by Lain E. Pardo, Bibiana Gómez-Valencia, Nicolas J. Deere, Yenifer Herrera Varón, Carolina Soto, Elkin A. Noguera-Urbano, Lina M. Sánchez-Clavijo, Luis Romero, Angélica Díaz-Pulido, José Manuel Ochoa-Quintero

“…Human activities shape the structure of landscapes in different ways and hence modify animal communities depending on the type and intensity of these activities. …”
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<i>Puccinia striiformis</i> f. sp. <i>tritici</i> Exhibited a Significant Change in Virulence and Race Frequency in Xinjiang, China by Hong Yang, Muhammad Awais, Feifei Deng, Li Li, Jinbiao Ma, Guangkuo Li, Kemei Li, Haifeng Gao

“…To gain a better understanding, we compared the race data from spring and winter wheat crops of 2022 with that of 2021. …”
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Plasmid-driven clonal expansion of multidrug-resistant monophasic Salmonella Typhimurium in a Global Food Trade Hub by Dingjie Huang, Ziqi Wu, Yixiang Jiang, Lulu Hu, Rui Cai, Xi Yang, Chen Du, Shiting Chen, Panpan Yang, Bingchan Guo, Xiaolu Shi, Shuang Wu, Yinghui Li, Zhemin Zhou, Qinghua Hu

“…This study integrates 17 years of genomic, epidemiological, and food safety data. We explored the serovar’s population structure, antibiotic resistance gene (ARG) patterns, and transmission dynamics locally and globally. …”
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Artificial neural network-based forecasting of air temperature reduction in a tube bank under electric field by Ekuong Tang, Attakorn Asanakham, Thoranis Deethayat, Tanongkiat Kiatsiriroat

“…The study evaluated the optimal ANN model structure, including the appropriate number of neurons in the hidden layer, the number of epochs, and the suitable activation function for predicting heat transfer performance under an electric field. …”
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Effect of environmentally relevant concentrations of estrogens on the aggressive response of male zebrafish by Ying–Ying Zhang, Ying–Ying Zhang, Hong Tao, Hong Tao, Yan–Jun Shen, Yan–Jun Shen, Qi–Liang Chen, Qi–Liang Chen, Zhi–Hao Liu, Zhi–Hao Liu

“…This, in turn, could undermine the competitive and then survival abilities of zebrafish, and potentially affect their population number and structure.…”
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Automatic delineation of cervical cancer target volumes in small samples based on multi-decoder and semi-supervised learning and clinical application by Haibo Peng, Tao Liu, Pengcheng Li, Fang Yang, Xing Luo, Xiaoqing Sun, Dong Gao, Fengyu Lin, Lecheng Jia, Ningyue Xu, Huigang Tan, Xi Wang, Tao Ren

“…For definitive radiotherapy (dRT), the primary gross target volume (GTVp) was simultaneously delineated. According to the data characteristics for small samples, the MDSSL network structure based on 3D U-Net was established to train the model by combining clinical anatomical information, which was compared with other segmentation methods, including supervised learning (SL) and transfer learning (TL). …”
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Genome-wide characterization of GRAS gene family and their expression profiles under diverse biotic and abiotic stresses in Amorphophallus konjac by Haoliang Shi, Ming Yang, Zhongsi Liu, Jianrong Zhao, Ying Qi, Jianwei Guo, Penghua Gao, Feiyan Huang, Jiani Liu, Lei Yu, Lifang Li

“…To elucidate the characteristics of the GRAS transcription factor family in Amorphophallus konjac (AkGRAS), we identified GRAS family members based on whole-genome data and bioinformatics methods. We further analyzed their physicochemical properties, gene structure, evolutionary relationships, regulatory networks, and stress response patterns using bioinformatics tools. …”
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Identification and characterization of foehn events in Beijing and their impact on air pollution episodes by J. Li, J. Li, J. Li, J. Li, J. Zhang, J. Zhang, M. Bai, J. Su, J. Su, Q. Li, Q. Li, X. Jia, X. Jia

“…<p>This study proposes a method for identifying foehn events in Beijing using automatic weather station (AWS) data, considering upper-air wind direction, topography, meteorological changes, and foehn propagation. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis of the Evaluation Concepts of Humanities Research Outputs by Nahid Kabiri Khozani, Ali Mansouri, Mitra Pashootanizadeh, Elahe Ebrahimi Dorcheh

“…Based on the reviewed articles, the knowledge structure of humanities evaluation comprises five clusters: 1. impact assessment, 2. citation index, 3. journal articles, 4. research performance, and 5. research articles. …”
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Dynamics of turnover of sugar-lowering drugs in the retail segment of the pharmaceutical market from 2020 to 2024 by D. V. Kurkin, E. V. Makarova, V. I. Zvereva, A. R. Makarova, D. A. Bakulin, O. V. Marincheva, Yu. V. Gorbunova, Yu. A. Kolosov, I. S. Krysanov, K. N. Koryanova, D. A. Galkina, N. A. Osadchenko, R. V. Drai, I. E. Makarenko, A. S. Shuvaeva

“…Despite maintaining the leading position of metformin, the consumption structure is shifting towards more expensive schemes. …”
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Relationship between prenatal anxiety, depression, pregnancy stress and their social determinants by Weicui Meng, Sufeila Shalayiding, Xiaoting Wang, Bahedana Sailike, Ting Jiang

“…Given that psychological problems during pregnancy may lead to short-term and long-term adverse outcomes for both mothers and infants, clarifying their network structure and core social determinants holds important public health significance for formulating regional intervention strategies. …”
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Nivel de adaptación al contexto táctico en futbolistas juveniles (Level of adaptation to the tactical context in youth football players) by Santiago Gaviria Echavarría, Mateo Sepulveda Arango, Santiago Sepúlveda Arango, Wilder Geovanny Valencia Sánchez, Jose Albeiro Echeverri Ramos

“…The valid and reliable Game Performance Evaluation Tool for this age (α = .97) was used to collect the information through a modified soccer game with a structure 5 + goalkeeper vs 5 + goalkeeper. Data are summarized with proportions and confidence intervals. …”
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The value of echocardiography in the staging of preexcitation syndrome and the assessment of left ventricular wall dyskinesia in children by Yahui Yuan, Shu Li, Jun Chen, Yu Mao, Ming Yang, Shiwei Yang, Wentao Kong, Hao Liu

“…Conventional echocardiography lacks specificity and was limited to assessing the effects of WPWs on cardiac structure, while changes in cardiac function, ventricular wall dysfunction and different subtypes of WPWs were less commonly addressed. …”
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Evaluating snow depth retrievals from Sentinel-1 volume scattering over NASA SnowEx sites by Z. Hoppinen, Z. Hoppinen, R. T. Palomaki, G. Brencher, D. Dunmire, D. Dunmire, E. Gagliano, A. Marziliano, J. Tarricone, J. Tarricone, H.-P. Marshall

“…We attribute poor algorithm performance to (a) the variable amount of apparent snow depth signal in the S1 cross ratio and (b) an algorithm structure that does not adequately convert S1 backscatter signal to snow depth. …”
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Ecological Optimization Strategies for Chang’an Sandy Polder in Hangzhou Based on the Evolution of Landscape Patterns and Ecosystem Services by Weicheng LI, Shixian SHEN

“…These findings suggest that in the planning process, habitat quality can be improved by adjusting landscape structure while balancing carbon storage function. …”
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ESTUDO ARQUEOMÉTRICO DE CERÂMICAS ARQUEOLÓGICAS DO SÍTIO LAGOA DO PORTINHO by Luis Carlos Duarte Cavalcante, José Domingos Fabris, Igor Linhares de Araújo

“…The pottery artifacts were not found in its whole structure, being collected only fragments, representing its entirety. …”
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Research on Stacking Distribution of Steel Plates Input Based on Improved Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization by ZHONG Chuanjie, CHENG Wenming, DU Run, GAO Xuchao, ZHANG Lin

“…Parameters and data under actual working conditions were used for simulation. …”
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