Evaluating Growth Patterns and Soil Dynamics of the Endangered African Rosewood (Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir.) in Contrasting Ecological Regions in Ghana by Michael Asigbaase, Daniel Adusu, Daniel Akoto Sarfo, Collins Ayine Nsor, Samuel Kumi, Seidu Adams, Paul Kofi Nsiah, Selina Adutwumwaa Acheamfour

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Spatial and Temporal Pattern Assessment of Agricultural Drought Sensitivity and its Potential Impact on Economic Crops in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand by Suwit Ongsomwang, Siripon Kamontum

“…As a result, the spatial distributions of the ADS index and its classification at 3 m7, 3 m10 and 6 m10, covering the planting and growing periods, displayed different patterns. The percentages of moderate, high and very high severity levels at 3 m7, 3 m10 and 6 m10 covered 56.06%, 59.14%, and 56.02%, respectively, of the study area. …”
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Predictions of the Chinese Forest Frog (<i>Rana chensinensis</i>) Distribution Pattern Under Climate Change up to 2090s by Ying Fu, Juanjuan Lu, Pinhong Yang, Jie Pi

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Prevalence of Extended Spectrum β-Lactamases-Producing Escherichia coli Isolated from Clinical Samples and Their Antibiotic Resistance Pattern by Mohammed Ja’afaru1, Abubakar Gaure1, Joel Ewansiha1, Olumuyiwa Adeyemo2

“…Introduction: Infections caused by ESBL-producing bacteria are a growing concern worldwide, especially in developing countries like Nigeria. …”
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Spatial pattern of the Chinese economy and spatial heterogeneity of its influential factors: An empirical study based on nighttime lighting data by Yifeng Hai, Yuanjie Deng, Hang Chen, Dingdi Jize, Ji Luo

“…First, China’s municipal economy as a whole shows a growing trend. Second, the SDE shows a “north-south” distribution pattern, and the concentration of China’s economic development has slightly increased, with a significant centripetal distribution. …”
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Urban expansion, economic development, and carbon emissions: Trends, patterns, and decoupling in mainland China’s provincial capitals (1985–2020) by Jiahui Zhao, Wei Chen, Zixuan Liu, Wei Liu, Keyan Li, Bei Zhang, Yonggen Zhang, Le Yu, Tetsuro Sakai

“…In just 40 years, total urban area expanded from 11,280 km2 to 40,429 km2, with eastern cities growing faster than those in the west. Despite similar trends, different cities displayed four distinct spatial characteristics, shaped by factors such as topography, transportation, and policies. …”
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Assessment of surface deformation patterns using InSAR data: Implications for human impacts in Makkah City, Saudi Arabia

“…PS-InSAR enables the measurement of tiny displacements over time using phase differences between SAR images. A total of 85,484 persistent scatterers were identified, and their line-of-sight deformation velocities were estimated. …”
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Relative validity of the Chrono-Nutrition Behavior Questionnaire (CNBQ) against 11-day event-based ecological momentary assessment diaries of eating by Kentaro Murakami, Nana Shinozaki, Tracy A. McCaffrey, M. Barbara E. Livingstone, Shizuko Masayasu, Satoshi Sasaki

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The allocation of crop production resources in the southeast of Iran: the application of the water-energy-food nexus approach by H. Badih Barzin, S. M. Hoseini, M. Hashemitabar, M. Mardani Najafabadi

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Urban Heat Islands and Land-Use Patterns in Zagreb: A Composite Analysis Using Remote Sensing and Spatial Statistics by Dino Bečić, Mateo Gašparović

“…Urban heat islands (UHIs) present a growing environmental issue in swiftly urbanizing regions, where impermeable surfaces and a lack of vegetation increase local temperatures. …”
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Spatial Distribution and Influencing Factors of High-Tech Talents at Different Stages in China by Yang Yunjia, Cui Can, Wang Qiang, Chen Nanxi

“…Furthermore, most studies concentrate on the distribution patterns and influencing factors at a single stage, treating talented individuals as a homogeneous group without a comparative analysis of the differences in talent distribution across employment stages, educational qualifications, or school levels. …”
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Older adults do not consistently overestimate their action opportunities across different settings by Isabel Bauer, Milena S. Gölz, Lisa Finkel, Maddalena Blasizzo, Sarah E. M. Stoll, Jennifer Randerath

“…We discuss potential links between more extreme judgments in older adults and higher reliance on learned patterns. Future research is needed to further unravel these setting-dependent behavioral differences and the factors contributing to more extreme judgment tendencies with growing age.…”
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Spatial Distribution Patterns of Herbaceous Vegetation Diversity and Environmental Drivers in the Subalpine Ecosystem of Anyemaqen Mountains, Qinghai Province, China by Zihan Dong, Haodong Liu, Hua Liu, Yongfu Chen, Xinru Fu, Jiajia Xia, Yongshou Ma, Ziwei Zhang, Qiao Chen

“…Data on vegetation and environmental variables were collected across a gradient of 10 elevations ranging from 3600 to 4600 m during the 2021 growing season. Statistical analyses, including one-way ANOVA, redundancy analysis (RDA), and Monte Carlo significance tests, revealed significant differences between sunny and shady slopes in species composition and diversity. …”
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A Dermatoglyphic Study of Primary Fingerprints Pattern in Relation to Gender and Blood Group Among Residents of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal by Sushma Paudel, Sushmita Paudel, Samikshya Kafle

“…Similarly, some blood group are more likely to exhibit a specific set of fingerprint patterns. This research clearly shows the gender-based differences and influence of genetic factors on fingerprint patterns, particularly the Rh factor. …”
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Medial Compartment Knee Osteoarthritis Altered Tibiofemoral Joint Kinematics and Contact Pattern During Daily Weight‐Bearing Extension by Zheng Jiang, Axiang He, Nan Zheng, Yanjie Mao, Weiming Lin, Xiaoyin Zhang, Han Guo, Yuyan Liu, Tsung‐Yuan Tsai, Wanjun Liu

“…This study was to clarify the differences in kinematics and contact patterns between the MCKOA knee and its native sides during knee extension. …”
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Effects of different fruit loads on berry maturity and quality in grape cultivar “Yinhong” by Lu Meidan, He Kun, Pei Qingsong, Jia Huijuan

“…The quality indexes such as fruit mass, color, hardness, fruit total soluble solids (TSS), titration acid (TA) were determined at harvest.The results showed that the growing curves of different fruit loads were the same pattern, showing a double “S” curve. …”
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Tomato Yield Under Different Shading Levels in an Agrivoltaic Greenhouse in Southern Spain by Anna Kujawa, Julian Kornas, Natalie Hanrieder, Sergio González Rodríguez, Lyubomir Hristov, Álvaro Fernández Solas, Stefan Wilbert, Manuel Jesus Blanco, Leontina Berzosa Álvarez, Ana Martínez Gallardo, Adoración Amate González, Marina Casas Fernandez, Francisco Javier Palmero Luque, Manuel López Godoy, María del Carmen Alonso-García, José Antonio Carballo, Luis Fernando Zarzalejo Tirado, Cristina Cornaro, Robert Pitz-Paal

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The Dynamic Impact of Industrial Robot Penetration on Chain Resilience: City Evidence from China by Rendao Ye, Yilan Zhang

“…Second, this study evaluates policy experiments, such as Low-Carbon City and Broadband China initiatives, using a multi-period difference-in-differences model. The findings show that pilot cities involved in these programs demonstrate higher levels of chain resilience. …”
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Impact of Coastal Beach Reclamation on Seasonal Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Study of Diversified Saline–Alkaline Land Use Patterns by Jiayi Xie, Ye Yuan, Xiaoqing Wang, Rui Zhang, Rui Zhong, Jiahao Zhai, Yumeng Lu, Jiawei Tao, Lijie Pu, Sihua Huang

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A shift in circadian stem increment patterns in a Pyrenean alpine treeline precedes spring growth after snow melting by H. Flynn, H. Flynn, J. J. Camarero, A. Sanmiguel-Vallelado, F. Rojas Heredia, P. Domínguez Aguilar, J. Revuelto, J. I. López-Moreno

“…Air temperature, soil temperature and moisture, and the presence of snow are strong indicators of how much and for how long mountain trees can grow. Shifts in daily stem increment patterns reveal changes in early growth phenology linked to snow melting.…”
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