Mapping Paddy Fields Using Satellite Images and Machine Learning to Identify High Temperature-Induced Sterility in Nankoku, Japan by Naoyuki Hashimoto, Haruki Yamada, Shiho Matsuoka

“…Applying this model to Nankoku, Japan, we attempted to map fields based on their sterility rates and visualize the spatial distribution of sterility. The results showed that the rate of change in reflectance from the heading stage until an effective accumulated temperature of 350 °C was reached was an effective model variable. …”
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Climatic Adaptability Changes in Leaf Functional Traits of Old <i>Pinus tabulaeformis</i> in Loess Plateau by Yuting Lei, Zimao Feng, Zhong Zhao

“…The result shows significant spatial differentiation in leaf chemical and physiological traits, demonstrating exceptional environmental plasticity. …”
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The impact of increasing urban surface albedo on outdoor air and surface temperatures during summer in newly developed areas by Donia Elgendy, Osama Tolba, Tarek Kamel

“…Urban albedo, which is determined by spatial geometry and material reflectance, influences the amount of solar radiation bouncing back into the atmosphere. …”
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Evaluation of flexural deformation of a lightweight fabricated GFRP emergency bridge with a novel broken-line prestressed cable system by Chenglin Liu, Feng Li, Ruijie Zhu, Ming Ni

“…Full-scale four-point bending tests and initial deformation measurement tests caused by dead load and clearance effect were conducted to determine the flexural deformation of the bridge. …”
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Water security and livelihoods in the arid zones of South Africa: a human geography approach to rural education and curriculum development by Tolulope Ayodeji Olatoye, Raymond Nkwenti Fru

“…Guided by the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF), the findings reveal that water scarcity is a deeply social and spatial condition shaped by historical land dispossession, poor infrastructure, climate variability, and fragmented governance, hence, the urgent need to recalibrate rural education curricula to incorporate interdisciplinary, context-specific knowledge on water governance, environmental justice, and sustainable livelihoods. …”
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Modern state of bottom and demersal fish resources in the Russian waters of the Japan Sea by Pavel V. Kalchugin, Maxim I. Boyko, Sergey F. Solomatov, Emilia P. Chernienko

“…Species composition, biomass and spatial and bathymetric distribution of benthic and demersal fish are determined. …”
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Impact of Urban Elevated Complex Roads on Acoustic Environment Quality in Adjacent Areas: A Field Measurement Study by Guangrui Yang, Lingshan He, Yimin Wang, Qilin Liu

“…The under-viaduct space experiences more severe noise pollution than areas above the viaduct height, and the installation of sound barriers alters the spatial distribution trend of traffic noise. Given that installing sound barriers solely on elevated roads is insufficient to improve the acoustic environment, systematic noise mitigation strategies should be developed for elevated composite road systems. …”
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Accessible virtual reality for library orientation: A user-centered approach for visually impaired learners in inclusive education by Yakannut Yensathit, Pakinee Ariya, Kannikar Intawong, Kitti Puritat

“…A digital twin of the university library was created using Unity and deployed on Meta Quest 2, incorporating assistive features such as spatial audio cues, adjustable text, customizable lighting and contrast, and alerts for grade separation. …”
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Hybrid turbidite–contourite systems in the modern Tarakan Basin: seismic sedimentology and analogue for subsurface storage by Harya Dwi Nugraha, Harya Dwi Nugraha, Hade Bakda Maulin

“…In contrast, the Southern Segment is shaped mainly by turbidity currents, with gullies and associated sediment waves suggesting limited bottom current influence. These spatial variations reflect a spectrum of hybrid depositional styles, consistent with global models of contourite-, synchronous-, and turbidite-dominated systems. …”
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An innovative constructional and technical method of using a prefabricated, dowelled reinforced concrete slab for effective repairs of airport pavements by Bartosz Swierzewski, Mariusz Wesolowski

“…The repair method consisting in the use of a prefabricated airport slab in the place of excessive degradation of existing slabs introduces a pioneering method of connecting slabs with adjacent slabs, creating a new construction quality that increases the spatial stiffness of the entire functional element of the pavement. …”
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Research on the influence of stray current from urban rail transit on the magnetic bias characteristics of substations along the line by SUN Xiaopeng, ZHANG Yuhua, BAO Jialiang, ZHANG Luke, CHEN Lu

“…In order to study the influence of stray current from urban rail transit systems in dynamic operation on the magnetic bias characteristics of substations along the line, simulation analysis was conducted in the current study, with a coupled simulation model of "rail transit system - substation AC power grid" established by CDEGS software based on a 220 kV substation in Shanghai and its nearby rail transit system, across a complete metro train running cycle of "starting-coasting-braking-stopping", involving the potential and current variation rules of each structural level, the spatial distribution of stray current and the bias DC of the transformer neutral point. …”
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Quand s’engager ancre et s’ancrer « engage » : les voies plurielles de l’autochtonie au sein des réseaux d’aide aux exilés en Ariège by William Berthomière, Christophe Imbert

“…We utilize, in particular, 25 semi-structured interviews conducted with a variety of actors, as well as regular observations of the general meetings of associations supporting the welcoming of refugees. …”
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Migration Mapper: Identifying movement corridors and seasonal ranges for large mammal conservation by Jerod A. Merkle, Josh Gage, Hall Sawyer, Blake Lowrey, Matthew J. Kauffman

“…Analysis of GPS data using MM can provide the spatial polygons necessary to facilitate conservation and policy planning. …”
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Port-au-Prince, ville du risque ? Un mythe au prisme d’une urbanisation vulnérable by Johan Milian, Bezunesh Tamru

“…Based on results from two field surveys conducted in 2015 and 2016 (using qualitative semi-structured interviews with a large panel of inhabitants) and a diachronic spatial analysis of land use, we then show the contemporary urban forms that have taken shape through this development; its dynamics; and the acceleration of development reinforced by the 2010 earthquake. …”
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Metasurface inspired printed dual‑port MIMO antenna system with LP to CP conversion features for millimeter wave n260 band applications by Anitha C, Vivek Singh, Ajay Kumar Dwivedi, Nagesh Kallollu Narayanaswamy

“…The positional orientation of the elements of the MIMO antenna with stacked metasurface provoked the spatial diversity. To convert linearly polarised (LP) waves to circularly polarised (CP) waves, the metasurface layer is suspended above the MIMO antenna. …”
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Chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI for neurodegenerative diseases: An update on clinical and preclinical studies by Ahelijiang Saiyisan, Shihao Zeng, Huabin Zhang, Ziyan Wang, Jiawen Wang, Pei Cai, Jianpan Huang

“…Chemical exchange saturation transfer magnetic resonance imaging is an advanced imaging technique that enables the detection of compounds at low concentrations with high sensitivity and spatial resolution and has been extensively studied for diagnosing malignancy and stroke. …”
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Resource Scheduling and Strategic Management of Smart Cities under the Background of Digital Economy by Qing Yin, Gang Liu

“…On the basis of analyzing previous research works, this paper expounded the research status and significance of smart city’s resource scheduling and strategic management, elaborated the development background, current status, and future challenges of digital economy, introduced the methods and principles of city-level spatiotemporal data model and spatial full factor coding, formulated resource scheduling strategies for smart city based on digital economy, explored the dynamic fusion, storage, and update of smart city’s multisource heterogeneous data, conducted the information display and analysis of multilevel smart city, proposed strategic management approaches for smart city based on digital economy, analyzed the integrated implementation model of shared resource scheduling and people-oriented social management, and discussed the economic growth factors and standardization mechanism of smart city under the background of digital economy. …”
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Estimating direct and spill-over impacts of political elections on COVID-19 transmission using synthetic control methods. by Jue Tao Lim, Kenwin Maung, Sok Teng Tan, Suan Ee Ong, Jane Mingjie Lim, Joel Ruihan Koo, Haoyang Sun, Minah Park, Ken Wei Tan, Joanne Yoong, Alex R Cook, Borame Sue Lee Dickens

“…The Sabah state elections in Malaysia were used as an example for our proposed methodology and we investigate the event's spatial and temporal impacts on COVID-19 transmission. …”
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Impacts of cage culture of the common carp, Cyprinus carpio Linnaeus 1758, on water quality and phytoplankton communities in Golestan reservoir, north of Iran by Paria Raoufi, Hojatollah Jafaryan, Rahman Patimar, Rasoul Ghorbani, Mohammad Harsij

“…Sampling was monthly conducted from six stations (5, 100, 200, 400, 1000 and 2000 m distance from cages) along this reservoir during April to September, 2016. …”
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A Review of the Application of Hemispherical Photography in Urban Outdoor Thermal Comfort Studies by Lei Sima, Yisha Liu, Xiaowei Shang, Qi Yuan, Yunming Zhang

“…Overall, despite certain limitations, such as higher labor costs and limited temporal/spatial coverage when describing environmental information, hemispherical photography still retains its advantage of providing accurate data acquisition for outdoor thermal comfort research. …”
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