THE INTRODUCTION AS A PART OF COMPOSITIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE LAUDATORY SPEECH by Natalya I. Palamar

“…Laudation is viewed in the article as a specific speech type realized in public, a direct (face-to-face) type of communication unrestricted by any temporal and spatial boundaries, which is characterised by the absence of spontaneity and is monologic by its nature. …”
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Geomorphological and Geological Characteristics Slope Unit: Advancing Township-Scale Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Strategies by Gang Chen, Taorui Zeng, Dongsheng Liu, Hao Chen, Linfeng Wang, Liping Wang, Kaiqiang Zhang, Thomas Glade

“…The results indicate that the proposed slope units outperform the hydrological analysis methods in three key indicators: overlap, shape regularity, and spatial distribution uniformity. (ii) Development and validation of the evaluation model. …”
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Exploring the frozen frontier: unmanned aerial vehicles and multispectral sensors unveiling cryosphere dynamics in East Antarctica’s Dronning Maud Land by Geetha Priya M, Krishna Venkatesh

“…This study represents a pioneering effort in assessing the region near the Maitri research base in both spatial and temporal scales. It also marks the first application of UAV surveying techniques with the integration of in-situ data from the Pressure Sensor Assembly (PSA) to examine and understand its complex intra-seasonal dynamics and characteristics. …”
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Depth Perception Based on the Interaction of Binocular Disparity and Motion Parallax Cues in Three-Dimensional Space by Shuai Li, Shufang He, Yuanrui Dong, Caihong Dai, Jinyuan Liu, Yanfei Wang, Hiroaki Shigemasu

“…Materials and Methods: We conducted a literature investigation on related studies and summarized them from aspects like motivations, research trends, mechanisms, and interaction models of depth perception specified by these two cues. …”
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Importance of basement faulting and salt decoupling for the structural evolution of the Fars Arc (Zagros fold-and-thrust belt): a numerical modeling approach by F. Gomar, J. B. Ruh, M. Najafi, F. Sobouti

“…Our results, related to the temporal and spatial relationship between thin- and thick-skinned tectonics, can work as analogues for similar orogenic belts worldwide, such as Taiwan, the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Appalachians, and the Kopet Dagh.…”
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A Method for Fault Localization in Distribution Networks with High Proportions of Distributed Generation Based on Graph Convolutional Networks by Xiping Ma, Wenxi Zhen, Haodong Ren, Guangru Zhang, Kai Zhang, Haiying Dong

“…By abstracting busbars and lines into graph structure nodes and edges, GCN captures spatial coupling relationships between nodes, using key electrical quantities such as node voltage magnitude, current magnitude, power, and phase angle as input features to construct a fault localization model. …”
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Assessing the declining trend in soil erodibility across China: A comparison of conventional and digital K-factor maps by Zhiyuan Tian, Yan Zhao, Longxi Cao, Yuan Zhao, Yin Liang

“…A digital K-factor map at the 250 m spatial resolution was generated by calculating the K values from soil survey points as training data and using environmental information as predictive variables. …”
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Water quality evaluation, pollution sources apportionment, and environment management strategies in plain reservoirs: A case study of Tianhe Lake, China by Jing Gao, Jian Li, Tianheng Tong, Jianying Chao, Zhiqiang Dong, Jianmin Zhan

“…In order to understand the change rules and driving factors behind of water quality degradation, this study conducted water quality monitoring and evaluation of the lake. …”
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PC3D-YOLO: An Enhanced Multi-Scale Network for Crack Detection in Precast Concrete Components by Zichun Kang, Kedi Gu, Andrew Yin Hu, Haonan Du, Qingyang Gu, Yang Jiang, Wenxia Gan

“…Current computer vision-based methods typically conduct limited local searches at a single scale, constraining the model’s capacity for feature extraction and fusion in information-rich environments. …”
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Changes in white matter microstructure in the brain of patients with inflammatory bowel disease are associated with abdominal pain by Lingqin Zhang, Lingqin Zhang, Wuli Tang, Ling Yang, Xinyan Wu, Xin Deng, Li Yu, Yan Liu, Kang Li, Kang Li

“…All participants underwent diffusion tensor imaging of the brain. Tract-based spatial statistics were used to compare differences in brain white matter microstructure between the patients and healthy controls. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Change on Environmental Parameters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan: A Comprehensive Study and Future Projections by Mehjabeen Khan, Ruishan Chen

“…Additional simulations were conducted using the MOLUSCE Plugin in QGIS. The results revealed a 138.02% (4071.98 km²) increase in urban areas from 2000 to 2020, marking urbanization as a major driver of LULC change. …”
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Photon-counting CT versus energy-integrating detectors for cardiac imaging: a systematic review of evidence from in vivo human studies on image quality and radiation dose by Magnar Rønning, Elias Johansen, Albertina Rusandu

“…Methods A systematic literature search was conducted in PubMed and Embase following PRISMA guidelines. …”
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Transition characteristics and driving mechanisms of different types of rural settlements in plain agricultural areas by QU Yanbo, HE Xinhan, DONG Xiaozhen, LIU Chunqiang, YANG Yong, LI Yuanchao

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Can MEMS-based particulate matter sensors reliably measure mass? by Tony Merrien, Julien Sorel, Frédéric Marty, Pierre Didier, Emmanuelle Algré, Evelyne Géhin

“…A bulk-mode MEMS microbalance with T-shaped tethers was designed to simultaneously address key issues such as active surface area, spatial sensitivity, and parasitic feedthrough currents. …”
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How the “Village Merger and Resettlement” Policy Reshapes Agricultural Carbon Emissions: An Analysis of Effects and Mechanisms from Chinese Rural Practices by Yafei Wang, Luyao Zhang, Jing Yan, Shiyuan Cheng, Junnan Liu, Min Zhong

“…The “Village Merger and Resettlement” policy, as an adjustment of rural living arrangements and spatial organization, addresses the rural population outflow against the backdrop of global urbanization and industrialization. …”
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Detection of human activities using multi-layer convolutional neural network by Essam Abdellatef, Rasha M. Al-Makhlasawy, Wafaa A. Shalaby

“…The experiments were conducted with various window sizes (50ms, 100ms, 200ms, 500ms, 1s, and 2s). …”
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Digging Deep – Governing subsurface uses for the German energy transition by Juliane Biehl, Johann Köppel, Julia Neugebauer, Gesa Geißler

“…A configurative literature review was conducted, reviewing academic literature, grey literature, policy reports, and IA documents for various subsurface activities, including mineral extraction, geothermal energy, carbon dioxide sequestration and hydrogen storage in Germany. …”
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Automated detection of sea cucumbers in turbid subtidal marine habitats: An explainable approach by Cheryl Chu, Yi-Fei Gu, Adrian Wong, Bayden D. Russell

“…Understanding this function over large spatial scales requires substantial population surveys, which can be logistically challenging. …”
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Application of Multi-Scale Geological Modeling Technology in Sweet Spot Prediction of Shale Oil Reservoirs by HU Laidong, HUO Hanyong, GUAN Qianqian, TANG Caixia, TAO Ji, ZHANG Yuxuan

“…Considering fracture impacts on modeling, multi-scale observations (micron/millimeter/meter-scale) are employed to identify fractures, clarify their characteristics and development patterns. Under the spatial constraints of shale lithofacies models, stochastic simulations are conducted using discrete fracture network (DFN) models, structural fracture occurrence index models, and development intensity models to establish 3D fracture network models. …”
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GIS based Site Suitability Analysis for delineation of Wastewater Treatment Plant potential zones in Upper Ponnaiyar Watershed, South India by Subarayan Shanthi, Ramasamy Suresh, Venugopal Thirukumaran

“…If the proper location for the treatment plant is not selected, then it may lead to soil degradation and groundwater pollution. This study was conducted by using GIS techniques for selecting suitable wastewater treatment plant zonation. …”
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