BioSoundSCape: A bioacoustic dataset for the Fynbos Biome by Andrew A. Turner, Matthew L. Clark, Leo Salas, Colleen Seymour, Rose L. Snyder, Alan T. K. Lee, Antonio Ferraz, Fabian Schneider, John Measey, Johan Huisamen, Daniël Cloete, Sally D. Hofmeyr, Christina Hagen, David F. Leland, Wendy Schackwitz, Festus Adegbola, Eugéne Hahndiek, Grant S. Joseph, Jacques Van Rooi, Michelle Fuchs, Saskia Thomas, Simphiwe Madlala, Jacky Spiby, Patty Taljaard

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Applications of UAV Technologies in Assessment of Transportation Infrastructure Systems by Ahmad Akib Uz Zaman, Ahmed Abdelaty, Mohamed S. Yamany

“…The survey results show that 25 agencies currently use UAVs for roads or highways, and 23 DOTs for bridges, confirming these as the most commonly assessed infrastructure systems. …”
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Enhancing the Durability and Elastic Modulus of Oil-Contaminated Soils In Wet-Dry Cycles Through Stabilization with Traditional Materials by Hadis Nasiri, Navid Khayat, Ahad Nazarpour

“…Additionally, the elasticity modulus of the oil-contaminated soil sample with 4% oil and stabilized with 6% lime was 2 times that of the 1st cycle in the 3rd cycle and 2.8 times that of the 3rd cycle in the 6th cycle. Microscopic analysis using electron field emission microscopy unveiled that the incorporation of cement and lime as stabilizing agents resulted in a denser and more compact structure of oil-contaminated soil. …”
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Climatic Impacts on Drug Therapy Usage: A Comparative Study of Kurdish Populations in Sulaimani, Iraq, and Stockholm, Sweden by Shena Ali Faris, Pakiza Aziz Saied

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Study on Change of Landscape Pattern Characteristics of Comprehensive Land Improvement Based on Optimal Spatial Scale by Baoping Feng, Hui Yang, Yarong Ren, Shanshan Zheng, Genxiang Feng, Yuwei Huang

“…This scale can reflect the spatial variability of the landscape pattern in the study area and is the most suitable analysis range. (3) The fragmentation degree of paddy fields as landscape matrix decreased and the landscape dominance degree increased in the comprehensive land improvement; the degree of fragmentation of irrigated land and agricultural land for facilities increased, the aggregation of land for construction increased, the dominance degree of the pond surface decreased, and the overall landscape diversity of each mosaic decreased; the landscape heterogeneity of ditches, rural roads, forest and grassland corridors was weakened, and the ecosystem service function was weakened. (4) The trend of increased fragmentation, simplification of landscape types, and decreased diversity presented by the landscape pattern clearly indicates that the landscape pattern of the study area has been seriously damaged to some extent under the influence of human activities. …”
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From pandemic to podium? Norwegian Olympic handball players’ journey to Tokyo 2020 by Eline Aase, Frank Eirik Abrahamsen, Henrik Gustafsson, Henrik Gustafsson

“…A reflexive thematic analysis was completed to examine the findings.ResultsThe findings are described in two overarching themes: (1) failing to plan is planning to fail, and (2) balancing life and sports in a pandemic. …”
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CSPPNet: A Convolution and State-Space-Based Photovoltaic Panel Extraction Network Using Gaofen-2 High-Resolution Imagery by Wenqing Liu, Hongtao Huo, Luyan Ji, Yongchao Zhao, Xiaowen Liu, Jialei Xie

“…However, the existing methods still face problems, such as difficulty in distinguishing PV panels from easily confused ground objects, such as dark buildings, roads, and black plastic, lacking the analysis of the directional characteristics, and inadequate capturing the global dependencies. …”
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Low-Cost Monitoring of Airborne Heavy Metals Using Lichen Bioindicators: Insights from Opole, Southern Poland by Liubomyr Bahinskyi, Paweł Świsłowski, Oznur Isinkaralar, Kaan Isinkaralar, Małgorzata Rajfur

“…., a species whose vital functions or morphological structure can reveal the qualitative state of the environment. …”
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The effects of curing conditions on the performance and carbon dioxide emissions of fly ash-magnesium phosphate cement repair materials for pavement maintenance by Ying Su, Yelin Qian, Ming Sun, Changchun Li, Chunmei Liu, Dan Zhang, Xiaodong Zhang, Jun Yang, Yan Zhao, Rui Tao, Fengxia Xu

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Research Status and Prospects of Key Technologies for Rice Smart Unmanned Farms by YU Fenghua, XU Tongyu, GUO Zhonghui, BAI Juchi, XIANG Shuang, GUO Sien, JIN Zhongyu, LI Shilong, WANG Shikuan, LIU Meihan, HUI Yinxuan

“…The construction of high-standard farmland is the foundation of the physical environment of the smart unmanned farms of rice, which provides perfect operating environment for the operation of modernized smart farm machinery through the reasonable layout of the field roads, good drainage and irrigation systems, and the scientific planting structure. …”
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Modeling the Sustainable Land-Use Allocation in the Great Isfahan Using Multi-Criteria Evaluation in GIS Environment by Zeynab karimzadehMotlagh, Ali Lotfi, Saeid Pourmanafi

“…Since urban development and industrial is difficult or impossible without infrastructures such as roads, and water transmission lines, accessing to infrastructures along with ecological criteria such as topography and climate leads to not only a more precise analysis of existing conditions but also more precise results of the conditions and region's potential capacity for these land-uses. …”
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Le sanctuaire romain du Vigneau à Pussigny (Indre-et-Loire) : un lieu de mémoire, de vie et d’accueil by Arnaud Coutelas, Sébastien Lepetz

“…The varied items scattered throughout the assorted buildings attest to domestic occupation, but also indicate its limited character, with a fairly large representation of the serving dishes and the presence of property graffiti. The analysis of the internal structures indicates the existence of domestic fireplaces and a craft room in Building D, having perhaps served for cereal smoking activity.The hypothesis of accommodation for the faithful is not admissible as it stands. …”
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