The Economic Impact of the LEADER Program in the Rural Communities of Romania by Ana-Maria Opria, Lucian Roșu, Corneliu Iațu

“…Propensity Score Matching and Difference in Differences were the methods applied in order to meet the objectives of the paper: analysis of the spatial distribution of projects submitted and funds allocated to LAGs (1), and of the economic evolution of LAG and non-LAG communities, before and after LEADER funding (2). …”
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Spatial and Temporal Distribution Characteristics of Carbon Storage in Handan City Based on PLUS and InVEST Models by Zhang Peng, Li Liangtao, Su Yujiao, Wang Qingtao, Han Hongying, Han Hongwei, Li Xiaojing

“…Implementation of ecological protection policies significantly reduced the risk of carbon loss in each district and county, and there are obvious differences among different districts and counties. Carbon loss was more likely to occur in the east-central plain region, while the districts and counties at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountain in the southwest had strong carbon sink potential, therefore a flexible plan should be made according to location differences.…”
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Cross-Supervised LiDAR-Camera Fusion for 3D Object Detection by Chao Jie Zuo, Cao Yu Gu, Yi Kun Guo, Xiao Dong Miao

“…Recently, significant progress has been made in 3D object detection methods based on lift-splat-shot (LSS-based) approaches. …”
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Research on Landscape Perception of Urban Parks Based on User-Generated Data by Wei Ren, Kaiyuan Zhan, Zhu Chen, Xin-Chen Hong

“…In addition, the use of physiological test data does not reflect the subjective reasons for the comments made. Therefore, it is essential to deeply parse the text and distinguish between segments with different semantic differences. …”
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Impact of cropland use changes based on non-agriculturalization, non-grainization and abandonment on grain potential production in Northeast China by Luoman Pu

“…The dominant type of cropland use change was different in different provinces (regions), leading to different degrees of GPP loss. …”
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Elephant movements in different human land-uses in Chobe District, Botswana by Tempe S. F. Adams, Keith E. A. Leggett, Michael J. Chase

“…Additionally, contrary to previously published studies, the elephants made larger diurnal movements than nocturnal movements. …”
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