The biodiversity survey of the Cape (BioSCape), integrating remote sensing with biodiversity science by Anabelle W. Cardoso, Erin L. Hestir, Jasper A. Slingsby, Cherie J. Forbes, Glenn R. Moncrieff, Woody Turner, Andrew L. Skowno, Jacob Nesslage, Philip G. Brodrick, Keith D. Gaddis, Adam M. Wilson

“…Biodiversity observations were accompanied by an unprecedented combination of airborne imaging spectroscopy and lidar measurements acquired across 45,000 km2. Here, we review how the approaches applied in BioSCape will help us measure and monitor biodiversity at scale and the role of remote sensing in accomplishing this.…”
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The application research of ancient calligraphy recognition model based on improved filtering and AI technology in calligraphy education in colleges and universities by Xing You

“…The recognition model will filter and denoise the input image data, open and close calculation, binarization, data amplification and skeletonization. …”
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Enhancing navigation performance in unknown environments using spiking neural networks and reinforcement learning with asymptotic gradient method by Xiaode Liu, Yufei Guo, Yuanpei Chen, Jie Zhou, Yuhan Zhang, Weihang Peng, Xuhui Huang, Zhe Ma

“…This paper proposes a brain-inspired navigation method based upon the spiking neural networks (SNN) and reinforcement learning, integrated with a lidar system that serves as the local environment explorer, by which realizes high performance of obstacle avoidance and target arrival in mapless circumstances. …”
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Retrieving Multiaspect Point Clouds From a Multichannel K-Band SAR Drone by Peter Brotzer, Emiliano Casalini, David Small, Alexander Damm, Elias Mendez Dominguez

“…Independent references—based on light detection and ranging (LiDAR) and 3-D construction models—are used to validate our results. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABLE EFFICIENCY ON POTATO FARMS AT BAGHDAD GOVERNORATE by A. H. Alzubaidi, E. H. Ali

“…Effective resources were calculated to extract the sustainability value- SV appeared on an average of 18023.15 thousand Iraqi dinars. Positive relationship with residual nitrogen and productivity, and Inverse relationship to the amount of volatile nitrogen. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of Apixaban for Stroke Prevention in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation in Algeria by Yazid Aoudia, Thitima Kongnakorn, Evie Merinopoulou, Mohamed Said Bettayeb, Sid Ahmed Kherraf

“…Over a lifetime time horizon, costs were estimated in Algerian dinars (DZD) and outcomes included life-years (LYs), quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) and incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs). …”
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FathomDEM: an improved global terrain map using a hybrid vision transformer model by Peter Uhe, Chris Lucas, Laurence Hawker, Malcolm Brine, Hamish Wilkinson, Anthony Cooper, Alex A Saoulis, James Savage, Christopher Sampson

“…FathomDEM has been tested on the downstream task of flood modeling, showing increased accuracy compared to those run with the previous best global DEM, FABDEM, approaching the performance of LiDAR based flood modeling. This improvement is attributed to FathomDEM’s smaller error and substantial reduction in artifacts. …”
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A organização do trabalho e a busca por autonomia das famílias produtoras de queijo de coalho artesanal do Agreste Pernambucano by Inã Cândido de Medeiro

“…Levando em consideração o contexto pandêmico da Covid-19, investigou-se como tais atores sociais, sobretudo dos municípios de São Bento e Capoeiras, em sua luta por autonomia, por fim constatando que eles mobilizam diferentes estratégias para lidar com a dinâmica técnico-industrializante como meio de organizar o seu modo de vida, para permanecerem em suas atividades produtivas.  …”
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Development of a PM2.5 Forecasting System Integrating Low-cost Sensors for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Nguyen Ky Phung, Nguyen Quang Long, Nguyen Van Tin, Dang Thi Thanh Le

“…To increase the accuracy of WRF and the meteorological forecasting, the global DEM and land use data were replaced by Lidar data, and land use data were also retrieved from MODIS. …”
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Multi-scale sparse convolution and point convolution adaptive fusion point cloud semantic segmentation method by Yuxuan Bi, Peng Liu, Tianyi Zhang, Jialin Shi, Caixia Wang

“…Abstract Semantic segmentation of LIDAR point clouds is essential for autonomous driving. …”
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Effect of Glycyrrhiza glabra L. on Broiler Growth Performance, Slaughter and Carcass Characteristics, Blood biochemistry, and Hematological Parameters: A Systematic Review by Esen Selim, Prete Andrea, Centoducati Gerardo, Lackner Maximilian, Palangi Valiollah, Tölü Cemil

“…Notably, licorice exhibited potential antioxidant properties by reducing malondialdehyde levels, in-dicating decreased oxidative stress. The review highlighted diverse outcomes across growth performance, slaughter traits, car-cass parameters, and blood biochemistry due to licorice supplementation. …”
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Microbial flora surrounding orthodontic temporary skeletal anchorage devices: A systematic review by Navia Jose Paul, Haritha Pottipalli Sathyanarayana, Vignesh Kailasam

“…Failed TSADs showed greater Porphyromonas gingivalis, Parvimonas micra and facultative anaerobic enteric commensal Enterobacter.…”
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Patrimonio industrial minero y paisaje en el Geoparque Volcanes de Calatrava (Ciudad Real, España) by María del Carmen Cañizares Ruiz

“…Esta iniciativa se une a la de otros geoparques globales que incluyen geositios vinculados con el legado minero en Europa (Terra Vita, Idrija, Copper Coast...) y en España (Cabo de Gata-Níjar, Villuercas-Ibores-Jara, Las Loras...) reforzando, con ello, su oferta geoturística. …”
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The effects of tungsten content on the mechanical behavior, ignition and energy-release characteristics of short-tungsten-fibers/Zr-BMGCs under dynamic loading by Xin Yu, Jianbin Li, Xiqiang Gai, Chong Chen, Zhenxiong Wang, Xin Zhao, Hongwei Zhao, Kaichuang Zhang

“…However, analysis of binarized images and quasi-closed chamber overpressure data indicated that the flare area and peak overpressure are reduced at the same impact velocity of 1000 m/s, reflecting a lower energy density per unit mass and reaction efficiency of 435.5 J/g and 4.14 % for SWF/Zr-BMGCs compared to 1592.1 J/g and 15.12 % of Zr-BMGs. …”
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Do blasé à apatia dos sentidos: uma reflexão sobre o potencial autoritário da personalidade urbana by Lucas Trindade da Silva, Bruno Ricardo Vasconcelos

“…Sem rejeitar a sua leitura mais usual como uma reação de ensimesmamento do espírito – reserva – diante do excesso de estímulos da metrópole – que se não passassem por um processo radical de seleção levariam a um colapso da vida mental –, buscamos enfatizar os condicionamentos sociais e psíquicos que fazem do blasé menos um indiferente do que um antipático, uma subjetividade onde a incapacidade de lidar com a alteridade, e o ódio pelo outro estão em estado de latência. …”
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Deambulações cotidianas: a emergência de um método na observação dos sem-teto by José Machado Pais

“…A de nos permitir ver a sociedade a nível dos indivíduos vendo, ao mesmo tempo, como ela se traduz na vida deles. O desafio aliciante do método é o de nos instigar a mirar e remirar achados exóticos (comportamentais) para lhes achar os avessos endóticos (sociais). …”
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Costs and Resource Use Among Patients with Cervical Cancer, Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Genital Warts in Algeria by Ali-Chakib Bennacef, Aomar Ammar Khodja, Fadl Allah Abou-Bekr, Tidiane Ndao, Ryan Holl, Goran Benčina

“…The costs (in Algerian dinars) associated with diagnosis, treatment, and recurrence were estimated. …”
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A REVITIMIZAÇÃO DAS MULHERES EM MINAS GERAIS by Gabriela Maia Salomão, Ana Carolina Souto Fernandes, Izabela Rebentisch Santos Silva, Ludmila Ribeiro

“… Neste artigo apresentamos uma análise de decisões proferidas pelo Tribunal de Justiça do Estado de Minas Gerais (TJMG), com o objetivo de demonstrar se e em que medida o direito de família prevalece sobre o direito da mulher em casos de violência doméstica e familiar, considerando a falta de varas especializadas para lidar com essa questão. Para tanto, foi realizado um exame inicial de todos os acórdãos que tratam de temas interseccionais envolvendo a aplicação da Lei Maria da Penha (LMP) (Lei 11.340/2006), como violência de gênero, guarda, alimentos e outras. …”
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Unraveling the risk of dredging on river bars for mineral sand mining: an engineering geological approach by Md. Shohel Rana, A.T.M. Shakhawat Hossain, Md. Fuad Hasan, Md. Aminur Rahman, Pradip Kumar Biswas, Mohammad Nazim Zaman

“…The study also identifies the risk of localized slumping and soil instability, which exacerbated by micaceous and quartz-rich sands. The CBR results further classify the subgrade as weak to medium-strong, indicating risks of slumping, erosion, and instability. …”
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