Comparative Analysis of Carbon Density Simulation Methods in Grassland Ecosystems: A Case Study from Gansu Province, China by Luyao Wu, Jiaqiang Du, Xinying Liu, Lijuan Li, Xiaoqian Zhu, Xiya Chen, Yue Gong, Yushuo Li

“…This study focuses on the grassland ecosystems in Gansu Province, China, employing both an overall approach (without distinguishing between grassland types) and a stratified approach, classifying the grassland into seven distinct types: alpine meadow steppe, temperate steppe, lowland meadow, alpine meadow, mountain meadow, shrubby grassland, and temperate desert. Using remote sensing, topography, climate, and 490 measured sample data points, this study employs five representative inversion models from three model categories: parametric (single-factor model and stepwise multivariate linear regression), spatial (geographically weighted regression (GWR) and multi-scale geographically weighted regression (MGWR)), and non-parametric (random forest (RF)). …”
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Comprehensive evaluation of the nutritional value and contaminants of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) in China by Xiaoyan Zhu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Wenxue Chen, Mengyao Li, Boshuai Liu, Boshuai Liu, Boshuai Liu, Shumin Zhao, Menglin Hu, Jiajing Li, Defeng Li, Defeng Li, Defeng Li, Yinghua Shi, Yinghua Shi, Yinghua Shi, Hao Sun, Hao Sun, Hao Sun, Chengzhang Wang, Chengzhang Wang, Chengzhang Wang

“…Nutritional value analysis and contamination evaluation are essential for sustainable utilisation to ensure the quality and safety of alfalfa.AimWe aimed to evaluate the nutritional value and safety of alfalfa in five major regions in China—the Northeast Plain (NP), Inner Mongolia Plateau (IMP), Northwest Desert Oasis (NO), Loess Plateau (LP), and Huanghuaihai Plain (HP).MethodsNinety-five samples representing 44 large-scale pratacultural companies were collected and analysed.ResultsThe average nutritional values of alfalfa hay were 16.43% crude protein (CP), 44.01% neutral detergent fibre (NDF), 33.22% acid detergent fibre (ADF), 10.78% crude ash (Ash), and 91.90% dry matter (DM), which were better in the NO and IMP areas; in particular, the α-linolenic acid value of alfalfa was the highest in the IMP area (p < 0.05). …”
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PD-1-expressing macrophages and CD8 T cells are independent predictors of clinical benefit from PD-1 inhibition in advanced mesothelioma by Solange Peters, Urania Dafni, Panagiota Zygoura, Sanjay Popat, Mary O'Brien, Rolf A Stahel, Alessandra Curioni-Fontecedro, Georges Coukos, Amy Roy, Riyaz Shah, Krisztian Homicsko, James Spicer, Stephen P Finn, David Gilligan, Maxim Norkin, Stephanie Tissot, Nicholas Shakarishvili, Anthony Pope, Patricia Fisher, Sylvie Rusakiewicz, Ekaterina Fortis, Nesa Marti, Roswitha Kammler

“…Furthermore, total CD8 T cells, CD68+macrophages, or inflammatory subtypes (desert, excluded, inflamed) did not predict outcomes. …”
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Les Immatériaux de Lyotard (1985) : un programme figural by Jean-Louis Déotte

“…Ce sont donc ces émetteurs qui structuraient l’espace de cette exposition en archipel, puisque les émetteurs ne se recoupant pas, un vide sonore, un désert, séparait les zones. Le visiteur était donc rapidement à la recherche d’un autre radio-phare, ce qui explique la possibilité d’une déambulation erratique rendant sensible la conception lyotardienne du langage où les phrases sont des événements totalement séparés, qui peuvent se succéder aléatoirement selon des genres de discours hétérogènes, eux-mêmes soumis à des normes de légitimité incomparables, entre lesquelles nul juge ne pourrait trancher. …”
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Characteristics and clinical significance of immune cells in omental milky spots of patients with gastric cancer by Yasunobu Mano, Yasunobu Mano, Yuka Igarashi, Yuka Igarashi, Keisuke Komori, Keisuke Komori, Itaru Hashimoto, Itaru Hashimoto, Hayato Watanabe, Kosuke Takahashi, Kazuki Kano, Hirohito Fujikawa, Takanobu Yamada, Hidetomo Himuro, Hidetomo Himuro, Taku Kouro, Taku Kouro, Feifei Wei, Feifei Wei, Kayoko Tsuji, Kayoko Tsuji, Shun Horaguchi, Shun Horaguchi, Shun Horaguchi, Mitsuru Komahashi, Mitsuru Komahashi, Mitsuru Komahashi, Takashi Oshima, Tetsuro Sasada, Tetsuro Sasada

“…In contrast, G4 showed enrichment of genes related to neutrophils and innate immunity; G1 and G2 showed no enrichment of innate or adaptive immune-related genes, suggesting an immune desert microenvironment. Cytometric analysis revealed significantly more T and B cells and fewer neutrophils in G3. …”
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Canopy structure modulates the sensitivity of subalpine forest stands to interannual snowpack and precipitation variability by M. Berkelhammer, G. F. M. Page, G. F. M. Page, F. Zurek, C. Still, C. Still, M. S. Carbone, M. S. Carbone, W. Talavera, L. Hildebrand, J. Byron, K. Inthabandith, A. Kucinski, M. Carlson, K. Foss, W. Brown, R. W. H. Carroll, A. Simonpietri, M. Worsham, I. Breckheimer, I. Breckheimer, A. Ryken, R. Maxwell, R. Maxwell, D. Gochis, M. S. Raleigh, E. Small, K. H. Williams, K. H. Williams

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Simons Observatory: Predeployment Performance of a Large Aperture Telescope Optics Tube in the 90 and 150 GHz Spectral Bands by Carlos E. Sierra, Kathleen Harrington, Shreya Sutariya, Thomas Alford, Anna M. Kofman, Grace E. Chesmore, Jason E. Austermann, Andrew Bazarko, James A. Beall, Tanay Bhandarkar, Mark J. Devlin, Simon R. Dicker, Peter N. Dow, Shannon M. Duff, Daniel Dutcher, Nicholas Galitzki, Joseph E. Golec, John C. Groh, Jon E. Gudmundsson, Saianeesh K. Haridas, Erin Healy, Johannes Hubmayr, Jeffrey Iuliano, Bradley R. Johnson, Claire S. Lessler, Richard A. Lew, Michael J. Link, Tammy J. Lucas, Jeffrey J. McMahon, Jenna E. Moore, Federico Nati, Michael D. Niemack, Benjamin L. Schmitt, Max Silva-Feaver, Robinjeet Singh, Rita F. Sonka, Alex Thomas, Robert J. Thornton, Tran Tsan, Joel N. Ullom, Jeffrey L. Van Lanen, Eve M. Vavagiakis, Michael R. Vissers, Yuhan Wang, Kaiwen Zheng

“…The Simons Observatory will map the temperature and polarization over half of the sky at millimeter wavelengths in six spectral bands from the Atacama Desert in Chile. These data will provide new insights into the genesis, content, and history of our Universe, the astrophysics of galaxies and galaxy clusters, objects in our solar system, and time-varying astrophysical phenomena. …”
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Le film de fiction comme lieu de mémoire historicisé. Du signe-monument à la trace-interstice Pour l’exemple (Joseph Losey, 1964) by Sylvain Louet

“…King and Country (Losey, 1964) recounts how a man’s ambivalent attitude was reduced to that of a courageous combatant who had been convicted of desertion in the First World War. Thus law and justice were used by the British government in order to eradicate desertion from national history. …”
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Biological Soil Crusts in Agroecosystems by Kira Sorochkina, Clayton J. Nevins, Patrick W. Inglett, Sarah L. Strauss

“… Biological soil crusts, or biocrusts, are communities of microorganisms that form on the surface of soils, often found in deserts around the world. However, they can also occur in agroecosystems and potentially contribute nutrients to plants growing nearby. …”
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Equity of access and participation in tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand: the tale of three regions by Sharon Brownie, Patrick Broman, Cathy Cooney, Leith Comer

“…Analysis of enrolment data across the regions reveals ‘educational deserts’ with limited access and low participation in several areas, despite longstanding policy rhetoric regarding equity of access for rural and Māori communities. …”
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La structure d’Everyman by Colette Stévanovitch

“…In the English Morality play Everyman, translated from the Dutch Elckerlijk, the protagonist is repeatedly affected by desertion (after having been abandoned by his friends and kinfolks, his own qualities eventually fail him). …”
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Enjeux juridiques et éthiques du consentement des personnes âgées à la téléconsultation : l'exemple Normand by Amandine Cayol, Aurore Catherine, Fanny Rogue

“…Teleconsultation is now reaching a growing number of patients, encouraged by the Covid-19 health crisis and the desire to fight against medical deserts. The use of this technology does not exempt health.care professionals from obtaining the patient's consent, especially when the patient is elderly. …”
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The spiritual mentality profile of female pietists on the South African frontier, 1750-1860 by A. W. G. Raath

“…Such a  reconstruction of the religious mentality profile of pietistic women on the frontier reveals a number of important aspects for understanding their spiritual life: self-awakenings and conversions; self-purification; self-illumination and mystically tainted experiences; recollection and the experience of quiet; meditation, contemplation, ecstasy and rapture; spiritual desertion, and abandonment of the soul and the unitive life with God in Christ. …”
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Militares, Mocambos e o viver ao modo indígena na fronteira entre Pará e Maranhão (1790-1830) by Sueny Diana Oliveira de Souza

“…In this vast border territory, runaway slaves, soldiers, deserters and natives knew the local geography and took advantage of the refuges provided by forests and rivers. …”
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Mobilization of plant genetic resources from the territory of Astrakhan Province, Russia by M. O. Burlyaeva, G. A. Gridnev, E. V. Miroshnichenko

“…The local vast resources of useful plants of arid steppes and deserts, including crop wild relatives (CWR), have until now remained unused. …”
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Tourist brownfields in French Polynesia - Revealing a destination crisis and a form of resistance to international tourism by Philippe Bachimon

“…Our study makes their exhaustive inventory and a classification according to their degree of desertion and considering how long the fallow land has been in existence. …”
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Ressources renouvelables et croissance économique : suggestions médiévales et questions contemporaines by Mathieu Arnoux

“…Economic history has been for a long time a meeting place for historians and economists, then a deserted land, for want of a language shared by all. …”
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Réveil des talents à l’université et place de l’enseignant-coach by Marie Machouart

“…enAt a time when amphitheatres are deserted by students and where ill-being is at the heart of the news, rethinking teaching methods is indispensable and leads to an inevitable evolution of the role of the teacher. …”
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La forêt comme clôture : l’enfermement de l’habitat par la forêt by Claire Labrue

“…In the twentieth century, rural spaces such as the French middle mountains have been the scene of forestry reconquest and urban desertion, to the point that urban and forestry spaces are starting to interface and overlap. …”
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Des prêtres écrivains, la fin des écrivains catholiques (1960-1980) by Frédéric Gugelot

“…Dans les années 1960-1970, paraissent plusieurs romans sacerdotaux, sous pseudonyme, qui dissimulent mal des clercs publiés sans imprimatur, alors que se conjuguent recul des pratiques, chute des vocations et désertion des militants. Même si l’un d’entre eux manque de peu le Goncourt, ces prêtres prennent la plume quand les écrivains catholiques disparaissent. …”
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