Evaluating quasi-experimental approaches for estimating epidemiological efficacy of non-randomised field trials: applications in Wolbachia interventions for dengue by Jo Yi Chow, Lin Geng, Somya Bansal, Borame Sue Lee Dickens, Lee Ching Ng, Ary Anthony Hoffmann, Jue Tao Lim

“…This research re-evaluates the spatial–temporal impact of Wolbachia interventions on dengue incidence using a large battery of quasi-experimental methods and assesses each method’s validity. …”
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An Efficient Topology Construction Scheme Designed for Graph Neural Networks in Hyperspectral Image Classification by Yu Zhang, Xin Li, Yaoqun Xu

“…Based on this a priori topology, we designed a GCN model for learning pixel feature representations and integrated it into a unified framework. We conducted comprehensive experiments on three widely used benchmark datasets. …”
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Comparison of soil eDNA to camera traps for assessing mammal and bird community composition and site use by Sasha J. Tetzlaff, Aron D. Katz, Patrick J. Wolff, Matthew E. Kleitch

“…We also used Bayesian spatial occupancy models for two widely distributed game species (white‐tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus, and ruffed grouse, Bonasa umbellus) that were moderately detected with both survey methods and found species‐specific site use (occupancy) estimates were similar between cameras and eDNA analysis. …”
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Towards soil-transmitted helminths transmission interruption: The impact of diagnostic tools on infection prediction in a low intensity setting in Southern Mozambique. by Berta Grau-Pujol, Helena Martí-Soler, Valdemiro Escola, Maria Demontis, Jose Carlos Jamine, Javier Gandasegui, Osvaldo Muchisse, Maria Cambra-Pellejà, Anelsio Cossa, Maria Martinez-Valladares, Charfudin Sacoor, Lisette Van Lieshout, Jorge Cano, Emanuele Giorgi, Jose Muñoz

“…In this work, we estimated and compared the STH infection as obtained by different diagnostic methods in a low intensity setting. We conducted a cross-sectional study enrolling 792 participants from a district in Mozambique. …”
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Microsite availability, not floral herbivory, limits recruitment in peripheral native thistle populations by F. Leland Russell, Mason R. Taylor, Svata M. Louda

“…(3) Does ecological context, including spatial—especially elevational—and temporal variation, affect the outcome of these interactions? …”
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Remaining Useful Life Prediction of Rolling Bearings Based on an Improved U-Net and a Multi-Dimensional Hybrid Gated Attention Mechanism by Hengdi Wang, Aodi Shi

“…By comprehensively considering both channel and spatial dimensions, the MHGAM dynamically assigns fusion weights across different dimensions to construct a health index. …”
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Effects of Anthropic Structures on Morphodynamic Beach Evolution along the Gulf of Roses (Northwestern Mediterranean, Spain) by Antoni Calafat, Manel Salvador, Marta Guinau, José L. Casamor

“…This study conducts a morphodynamic analysis of beaches located in the northern sector of the Gulf of Roses (NW Mediterranean, Spain). …”
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DTNLS: 3D Point Cloud Segmentation Based on 2D Image and 3D Point Cloud Double Texture Feature by Zhiguang Liu, Xiaoxiao Yan, Jiahui Zhao, Yong Shi, Fei Yu, Jian Zhao

“…In order to fuse the color information of 2D image pixels with the spatial position information of the 3D LiDAR point cloud, it is necessary to establish the corresponding relationship between the RGB of pixels and the XYZ position of the 3D LiDAR point cloud. …”
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Dynamics of Cadmium Pollution Risk in Agricultural Land Soil of Tropical Islands in China from 2000 to 2024: A Case Study of Hainan Island by Erping Shang, An Long, Jin Yang, Yong Ma, Wutao Yao, Shuyan Zhang

“…However, research on its spatial and temporal distribution in tropical agricultural zones with high intensity cropping remains limited. …”
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Hybrid deep learning-enabled framework for enhancing security, data integrity, and operational performance in Healthcare Internet of Things (H-IoT) environments by Nithesh Naik, Neha Surendranath, Sai Annamaiah Basava Raju, Chennaiah Madduri, Nagaraju Dasari, Vinod Kumar Shukla, Vathsala Patil

“…This paper proposes a novel trust-aware hybrid framework integrating Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) models, and Variational Autoencoders (VAE) to analyze spatial, temporal, and latent characteristics of physiological signals. …”
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Performance evaluation and ranking of CMIP6 global climate models over upper blue nile (abbay) basin of Ethiopia by Jemal Ali Mohammed

“…The findings from the CP were verified using a spatial, Taylor Diagram (TD), and areal average annual and seasonal evaluations. …”
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Modeling a Risk-Based Dynamic Bus Schedule Problem under No-Notice Evacuation Incorporated with Dynamics of Disaster, Supply, and Demand Conditions by Menghui Li, Jinliang Xu, Leyu Wei, Xingli Jia, Chao Sun

“…Numerical experiments are conducted using the transportation network of the city of Xi’an, China, to test the performance of the model. …”
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Transferrin and Borneol-Enhanced Liposomes for Targeted Rapamycin Delivery in TBI by Cai S, Yuan Z, Chen Y, Gong M, Lai J, Yan P, Mei Z

“…Pharmacokinetic studies were conducted in SD rats, and drug concentration was analyzed using LC-MS/MS. …”
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Dual Attention-Guided Self-Adaptive Aware Cascade Network for Multi-View Stereo and Stereo Matching by Na Cheng, Hongye Xie, Zhixuan Sun, Xuanbing Zhu, Hongyu Wang

“…Extensive studies have been conducted on multi-view stereo and stereo matching for 3D reconstruction, whereas relatively few methods have been proposed for a large-scale environment. …”
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Device-Driven Service Allocation in Mobile Edge Computing with Location Prediction by Qian Zeng, Xiaobo Li, Yixuan Chen, Minghao Yang, Xingbang Liu, Yuetian Liu, Shiwei Xiu

“…We propose an Edge Location Prediction Model (ELPM) suitable for the MEC scenario, which integrates Spatial-Temporal Graph Neural Networks and attention mechanisms. …”
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Evaluating the effects of climate-induced heatwaves on the thermal dynamics and water quality of a deep reservoir in Portugal by Manuel Almeida, Senlin Zhu, Rita M. Cardoso, Pedro M.M. Soares, Pedro Coelho

“…Study region: The study was conducted in the Torrão Reservoir, situated in the Tâmega River Basin in northern Portugal. …”
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Evaluation of the performance of ERA5, ERA5-Land and MERRA-2 reanalysis to estimate snow depth over a mountainous semi-arid region in Iran by Faezehsadat Majidi, Samaneh Sabetghadam, Maryam Gharaylou, Reza Rezaian

“…The evaluation was performed on both temporal and spatial scales, employing statistical indicators such as correlation coefficients, bias, and root mean square error (RMSE). …”
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Eye tracking study of the specificity of visual information processing in children with hearing impairment in a learning situation by Y.K. Smirnova

“…</strong> A comparative study was conducted among a sample of preschool children aged 5-7 years (N = 35), typically developing children (N = 20; M = 6,1; SD = 0,4) and hearing impaired children with sensorineural hearing loss after cochlear implantation (N = 15; M = 6; SD = 0). …”
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Carbon Dioxide Gas Sensor Based on Terahertz Metasurface with Asymmetric Cross-Shaped Holes Empowered by Quasi-Bound States in the Continuum by Kai He, Tian Ma

“…Analysis of the multipole power distribution diagram and the spatial distribution of the electric field at the two quasi-BIC resonances verifies that the two quasi-BIC resonances of the metasurface are excited by electric dipoles and electric quadrupoles, respectively. …”
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Identification of Key Drivers Influencing Housing-Led Regeneration in Urban Worn-Out Textures (Case Study: Damghan City) by Parsa Ahmadi Dehrashid, Saeed Zangane Shahraki, Ali Akbar Taghipour

“…Unlike previous studies that tended to focus on isolated aspects, this research integrates economic, socio-cultural, spatial-physical, and environmental dimensions into a coherent framework, offering a more nuanced understanding of the dynamics underlying Housing-Led Regeneration.…”
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