Spatiotemporal vegetation dynamics in response to precipitation and land surface temperature in the Welmel watershed, southeastern Ethiopia by Tesfaye Bogale, Sileshi Degefa, Gemedo Dalle, Gebeyehu Abebe

“…The results showed a statistically significant increase in the NDVI at an annual scale, with a rate of 0.0028 (p = 0.003) across the entire watershed. …”
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Flexi-YOLO: A lightweight method for road crack detection in complex environments. by Jiexiang Yang, Renjie Tian, Zexing Zhou, Xingyue Tan, Pingyang He

“…Road crack detection is critical to global infrastructure maintenance and public safety, and complex background environments and nonlinear damage crack patterns challenge the need for real-time, efficient, and accurate detection.This paper proposes a lightweight yet robust Flexi-YOLO model based on the YOLOv8 algorithm. …”
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NCC—An Efficient Deep Learning Architecture for Non-Coding RNA Classification by Konstantinos Vasilas, Evangelos Makris, Christos Pavlatos, Ilias Maglogiannis

“…This deep neural network is appropriately trained to identify patterns in ncRNAs, leveraging well-known datasets, which are publicly available. …”
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Optimal Operation Strategy for Rural Microgrid Considering Greenhouse Load Control by Xueqian Fu, Yazhong Zhou, Zhonghui Wei, Yang Wang

“…Summer and winter scenarios are used for analysis, as energy consumption patterns in greenhouses during these seasons are highly representative. …”
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Evaluating the Clinico-biochemical Association between Stress and Chronic Periodontitis by Estimation of Serum Cortisol and Serum Chromogranin A Levels by Shilpa Duseja, Hiral Akshat Parikh, Sareen Duseja

“…The analysis of stress levels using the Social Readjustment Rating Scale and lifestyle evaluation using the Health Practice Index was done. …”
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Anthropogenic Landscape Alteration, but Not Urbanization, Influences Non‐Adaptive Evolution in Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.) by Sophie T. Breitbart, Marc T. J. Johnson, Helene H. Wagner

“…To better understand how urbanization influences non‐adaptive evolution in a native plant of conservation importance, we analyzed patterns of neutral genetic variation in common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). …”
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Effect of Load Carriage Lifestyle on Kinematics and Kinetics of Gait by Hsin-Huan Wang, Wei-Chi Tsai, Chi-Yao Chang, Min-Hao Hung, Jui-Hung Tu, Ti Wu, Chia-Hsiang Chen

“…Carrying a backpack weighing 10% of the body weight induced different foot strike patterns at both speeds; during load carriage walking, the hip tended to flex more; whereas, during load carriage running, the ankle tended to flex more. …”
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SIMULATION OF COOLING TOWER AND INFLUENCE OF AERODYNAMIC ELEMENTS ON ITS WORK UNDER CONDITIONS OF WIND by K. V. Dobrego, M. M. Hemmasian Kashani, E. E. Lasko

“…Simulation let one analyze aerodynamic patterns, induced inside cooling tower and homogeneity of velocities’ field in irrigator’s area.Presented results may be helpful for the CT aerodynamic design optimization, particularly, for perspective hybrid type CTs.…”
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ADPO: Adaptive DRAM Controller for Performance Optimization by Zhuorui Liu, Yan Li, Xiaoyang Zeng

“…Emerging applications like deep neural networks require high off-chip memory bandwidth and low dynamic loaded Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR) latency. However, under the stringent physical constraints of chip packages and system boards, it is extremely expensive to further increase the bandwidth and reduce the dynamic loaded latency of off-chip memory in terms of DDR devices. …”
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Principles for Achieving Legibility in Residential Spaces: A Synthesis of Cognitive and Perceptual Approaches by Slobodan Marković, Đorđe Alfirević, Sanja Simonović Alfirević, Sanja Nikolić

“…This study investigates key determinants of legibility, including spatial layout, circulation patterns, lighting, and colour schemes. Through theoretical and empirical approaches, a literature review and case studies identify fundamental principles shaping residential legibility. …”
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Maggot Mass Effect on the Development and Survival of Forensically Important Blow Flies by Akomavo Fabrice Gbenonsi, Leon Higley

“…Key findings revealed density-dependent developmental patterns, with 1000 larvae representing a threshold where thermoregulatory benefits balance competition costs. …”
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Four-Dimensionally Multiplexed Eight-State Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution Over Turbulent Channels by Zhen Qu, Ivan B. Djordjevic

“…The atmospheric turbulence channel is emulated by a spatial light modulator on which a series of azimuthal phase patterns yielding Andrews’ spectrum are recorded. …”
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Effect of Lamination on Shale Reservoir Properties: Case Study of the Montney Formation, Canada by Juhwan Woo, Hyun Suk Lee, Carl Ozyer, Chul Woo Rhee

“…This study also attempts to verify whether wireline log patterns are relevant to shale lithofacies. The relationship between the porosity and lamination of the Montney Formation can be used to estimate reservoir properties. …”
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Analysis of Consumer Behavioral Factors Between Online Shopping and Physical Store Experience in the M-Commerce Era by Ovidiu-Aurel Ghiuță, Andreea Nistor

“…In recent decades, people have used resources at a rate that exceeds the total consumed throughout history. …”
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Adaptation variations of the Taiwanese Chinese moon moth Actias ningpoana ningtaiwana to different host plants by Yu-Ta Chou, Pei-Luen Lu

“…Larval performance was assessed by measuring growth rate, developmental time, and survival across instars under controlled feeding trials. …”
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Utilizing Footstep Sound Event Detection by Using CNN Techniques for Assuring Property Security by Furkan Y. Yavuz, Nejat Yumusak

“…The strategic incorporation of diverse open-source data fosters transparency and reproducibility, enhancing the model’s adaptability and reliability in handling real-world audio patterns, as evidenced by its commendable 1% error rate in precise identification.…”
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Comparison of Long-Term Fertility and Bleeding Outcomes after Robotic-Assisted, Laparoscopic, and Abdominal Myomectomy by Rebecca Flyckt, Enrique Soto, Benjamin Nutter, Tommaso Falcone

“…The uterine fibroid symptom and quality of life survey was also administered to assess current bleeding patterns. Baseline characteristics were compared across groups. …”
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Enhancing Restoration in Urban Waterfront Spaces: Environmental Features, Visual Behavior, and Design Implications by Shiqin Zhou, Chang Lin, Quanle Huang

“…Key findings revealed the following: (1) The element visibility rate and visual characteristics of plant and building elements significantly influence restorative benefits. (2) Spatial configuration attributes (degree of enclosure, spatial hierarchy, and depth perception) regulate restorative benefits. (3) Visual behavior patterns (attributes of fixation points, fixation duration, and moderate dispersion of fixations) are significantly associated with restoration benefits. …”
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Transcriptome Classification Reveals Molecular Subgroups in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Yuxia Liu, Chang Xu, Wenxin Gao, Huaqiong Liu, Chenglong Li, Mingwei Chen

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of progressive lung fibrosis with a high mortality rate. This study aimed to uncover the underlying molecular features for different types of IPF. …”
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The Caddisfly Collective: Methods of assessing Trichoptera diversity on a continental scale with community scientists by Kelly M. Murray-Stoker, Shannon J. McCauley

“…Amidst a global biodiversity crisis, collecting data at large spatial scales can illuminate patterns. Community science can be an avenue to reduce costs, broaden the scope of sampling, and, most importantly, connect with members of the public who are interested in and impacted by long-term ecological change. …”
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