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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Adrien Wartelle, Farah Mourad-Chehade, Farouk Yalaoui, Jan Chrusciel, David Laplanche, Stephane Sanchez
Summary: The study introduces a novel hierarchical agglomerative clustering algorithm based on multimorbidity analysis to identify patterns in emergency department patient visits. This approach successfully reveals multimorbidity patterns in patient diagnoses, offering new insights for improving clustering algorithms in healthcare datasets.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Marc M. Himmelberg, Jan W. Kurzawski, Noah C. Benson, Denis G. Pelli, Marisa Carrasco, Jonathan Winawer
Summary: The study found that the retinotopic properties of V1, V2, V3, and hV4 can be reliably measured across two datasets despite substantial differences in experimental design. The measurement of retinotopic properties relies on an explicit computational model, and the new NYU Retinotopy Dataset will be used to test hypotheses about the organization of visual areas.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Surya Gupta, Andreas Papritz, Peter Lehmann, Tomislav Hengl, Sara Bonetti, Dani Or
Summary: The study assembled and quality-checked SWCC data from the literature to establish a global soil hydraulic properties database. The findings indicate that there are differences in SWCCs across climatic regions, and the database can be used to create global maps of soil hydraulic properties.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anne-Christine Monnet, Kevin Cilleros, Frederic Medail, Marwan Cheikh Albassatneh, Juan Arroyo, Gianluigi Bacchetta, Francesca Bagnoli, Zoltan Barina, Manuel Cartereau, Nicolas Casajus, Panayotis Dimopoulos, Gianniantonio Domina, Aggeliki Doxa, Marcial Escudero, Bruno Fady, Arndt Hampe, Vlado Matevski, Stephen Misfud, Toni Nikolic, Daniel Pavon, Anne Roig, Estefania Santos Barea, Ilaria Spanu, Arne Strid, Giovanni Giuseppe Vendramin, Agathe Leriche
Summary: Trees are crucial in ecosystems worldwide, but the biodiversity of Mediterranean trees is not well understood. The WOODIV database provides reliable data on occurrences, functional traits, and genetic information for 210 Euro-Mediterranean tree species, benefiting research in conservation, biogeography, and community ecology.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Isabel S. Fenton, Adam Woodhouse, Tracy Aze, David Lazarus, Johan Renaudie, Alexander M. Dunhill, Jeremy R. Young, Erin E. Saupe
Summary: Planktonic foraminifera are a significant component of ocean floor sediments, with one of the most complete fossil records. An extensive dataset named Triton has been created, containing over 500,000 records, cleaned and standardized for research purposes. This dataset provides valuable resources for macroecological and macroevolutionary studies, especially in investigating species responses to past climatic changes.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
James B. Dorey, Erica E. Fischer, Paige R. Chesshire, Angela Nava-Bolanos, Robert L. O'Reilly, Silas Bossert, Shannon M. Collins, Elinor M. Lichtenberg, Erika M. Tucker, Allan Smith-Pardo, Armando Falcon-Brindis, Diego A. Guevara, Bruno Ribeiro, Diego de Pedro, John Pickering, Keng-Lou James Hung, Katherine A. Parys, Lindsie M. McCabe, Matthew S. Rogan, Robert L. Minckley, Santiago J. E. Velazco, Terry Griswold, Tracy A. Zarrillo, Walter Jetz, Yanina V. Sica, Michael C. Orr, Laura Melissa Guzman, John S. Ascher, Alice C. Hughes, Neil S. Cobb
Summary: This study presents the BeeBDC package and a global bee occurrence dataset, which address the limited availability and reliability of bee species data. By combining and cleaning millions of records, the authors provide users with clean and flagged bee occurrence data, along with the ability to modify filtering parameters.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hamish Turner, Bahman Lahoorpoor, David M. Levinson
Summary: This study uses map digitization technology to create a historic dataset of road opening dates in Sydney. By georeferencing and analyzing historic maps, spatial data is extracted and placed in a collective vector layer. The study finds that about half of the road links in a significant area of Sydney were already open by the start of the twentieth century, and another half opened within a thirty-year period. The project establishes the foundation for a historic road dataset for Sydney and provides methods and procedures to further develop the dataset.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Ivan Moysiyenko, Barbara Sudnik-Wojcikowska, Iwona Dembicz, Maria Zachwatowicz, Nadiia Skobel
Summary: This article presents records of plant species occurrences and distribution on Ukrainian kurgans, comparing different habitats and regions. It is the first publication of its kind for Ukrainian kurgans.
BIODIVERSITY DATA JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Uday Pimple, Dario Simonetti, Ronny Peters, Uta Berger, Erika Podest, Valery Gond
Summary: Spatiotemporal information on mangrove species assemblage is crucial for biodiversity conservation and management. Remote sensing techniques face challenges due to atmospheric contamination and tidal fluctuations, but multi-source remote sensing and systematic sampling can improve predictions and restoration efforts.
LAND DEGRADATION & DEVELOPMENT
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Maxim Komlenok, Nikolay Kurochitsky, Pavel Pivovarov, Maxim Rybin, Elena Obraztsova
Summary: A new method for fabricating graphene field emitters on various substrates at room temperature and in ambient environment is presented. The desired shape and orientation of graphene flakes along the field are achieved through blister-based laser-induced forward transfer of high-quality single-layer graphene synthesized by chemical vapor deposition. This technique allows the formation of emitting crumpled graphene patterns without compromising the quality of initially synthesized graphene.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jin-Jin Chen, Qiang Xu, Tao Wang, Fan-Fei Meng, Zhi-Wei Li, Li-Qun Fang, Wei Liu
Summary: By conducting a literature review, the occurrence and distribution of rodents and shrews in China were determined at different levels. This dataset can be utilized for spatial analysis, risk assessment of pathogen transmission, and predicting future risks of rodent-borne diseases.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Clara Chew, Eric Small, Hannah Huelsing
Summary: This paper presents a retrieval algorithm for flood inundation mapping using Global Navigation Satellite System-Reflectometry (GNSSR) data. The algorithm uses a simple dielectric model to retrieve fractional inundation from an observation of reflectivity, requiring parameterizations of soil surface and water roughness as well as ancillary soil moisture data. By comparing the CYGNSS inundation maps with other surface water data from the Amazon, Mozambique, Mali, and Australia, sources of uncertainty in the CYGNSS inundation maps and possible reasons for discrepancies between the inundation retrievals are identified.
REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Dan Anitei, Joan Andreu Sanchez, Jose Miguel Benedi, Ernesto Noya
Summary: This paper introduces the IBEM dataset, which consists of 600 scientific documents, over 8200 page images, and more than 160000 mathematical expressions. The dataset serves as a benchmark for mathematical expression recognition and searching. The paper also presents baseline experiments for mathematical symbol classification and mathematical expression recognition.
PATTERN RECOGNITION LETTERS
(2023)
Article
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Mario Hoppmann, Ivan Kuznetsov, Ying-Chih Fang, Benjamin Rabe
Summary: This article presents a unique observational dataset of upper ocean temperature and salinity collected by buoys installed on ice floes in the Arctic. The dataset fills knowledge gaps regarding mesoscale and smaller-scale processes and has the potential to contribute to submesoscale process studies. It is expected to provide significant insights into ocean processes and contribute to the validation of high-resolution numerical simulations.
EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE DATA
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Furkan Ulger, Seniha Esen Yuksel, Atila Yilmaz, Dincer Gokcen
Summary: Surface mount technology (SMT) is a reliable procedure for mounting electronic components to printed circuit boards (PCBs). This article surveys various methods for optical inspection of solder joints on PCBs, including reference-based, machine learning/computer vision, deep learning, and 3-D reconstruction approaches. The authors compare and discuss these approaches, focusing on recent advancements in deep learning and 3-D reconstruction techniques, and also provide a public dataset for solder joint inspection. They address the lack of defective samples in existing datasets by publishing a dataset with both normal and different types of SMT errors, which can serve as a benchmark for different algorithms. The dataset is available at https://github.com/furkanulger/solder-joint-dataset.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INSTRUMENTATION AND MEASUREMENT
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Nana Liu, Huifeng Hu, Wenhong Ma, Ye Deng, Dimitar Dimitrov, Qinggang Wang, Nawal Shrestha, Xiangyan Su, Kai Feng, Yuqing Liu, Baihui Hao, Xinying Zhang, Xiaojuan Feng, Zhiheng Wang
Summary: This study assessed the relationships between the diversity and abundance of bacteria, fungi, and archaea in arid regions and found positive correlations among microbial functional groups. Studying microbial diversity patterns from the perspective of functional groups and co-occurrence networks can provide additional insights.
Article
Ecology
Ao Luo, Xiaoting Xu, Yunpeng Liu, Yaoqi Li, Xiangyan Su, Yichao Li, Tong Lyu, Dimitar Dimitrov, Markku Larjavaara, Shijia Peng, Yongsheng Chen, Qinggang Wang, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Loic Pellissier, Bernhard Schmid, Zhiheng Wang
Summary: The aim of this study is to demonstrate the global spatio-temporal patterns in angiosperm woodiness and their relationship with environmental factors. Using data on the growth forms and distributions of around 300,000 angiosperm species and an angiosperm phylogeny, the researchers mapped the current global geographical patterns in angiosperm woodiness and reconstructed ancestral states of growth forms. They found that temperature was the best predictor of the spatio-temporal decline in woodiness and was positively correlated with woodiness. The study highlights the role of temperature in maintaining the growth form composition of ecosystems and calls for attention to growth form transitions in temperate drylands.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Guoping Chen, Qiong Cai, Suhui Ma, Yuhao Feng, Wenjing Fang, Chengjun Ji, Jiangling Zhu, Zhiheng Wang, Shaopeng Wang, Zhiyao Tang, Jingyun Fang
Summary: This study investigates the impacts of climate and forest attributes on above-ground biomass (AGB) in deciduous broadleaf forests in China. The results show that community-level functional traits and stand structures have a significant effect on AGB, with tree species diversity having a minor impact. Moreover, stand structures are important for AGB in both semi-arid forests and humid forests. Additionally, mean annual precipitation (MAP) has a direct positive effect on AGB in semi-arid forests and semi-humid forests.
JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Marina Protopopova, Denis Sandanov, Vasiliy Pavlichenko, Inessa Selyutina, Nikolay Stepanov
Summary: This study investigates the origin and evolutionary relationships of Fritillaria sonnikovae in Siberia. The results suggest that F. sonnikovae, F. dagana, and F. maximowiczii belong to the North Asian lineage of the Liliorhiza subgenus. It is proposed to consider F. sonnikovae as a synonym for F. maximowiczii.
Article
Ecology
Juan Jia, Zongguang Liu, Negar Haghipour, Lukas Wacker, Hailong Zhang, Carlos A. Sierra, Tian Ma, Yiyun Wang, Litong Chen, Ao Luo, Zhiheng Wang, Jin-Sheng He, Meixun Zhao, Timothy I. Eglinton, Xiaojuan Feng
Summary: Climate projection requires accurate understanding of SOC decomposition and its response to warming. This study provides direct evidence of the rapid turnover of lignin-derived phenols compared to slower-cycling components of SOC, and reveals that temperature mainly regulates lignin turnover while slow-cycling components are strongly influenced by mineral association. These findings suggest that warming may greatly accelerate lignin decomposition, especially in soils with weak mineral associations.
Article
Ecology
Ke Jiang, Qinggang Wang, Dimitar Dimitrov, Ao Luo, Xiaoting Xu, Xiangyan Su, Yunpeng Liu, Yaoqi Li, Yichao Li, Zhiheng Wang
Summary: This study uses global distribution data and phylogenetic analysis to find that temperature seasonality is the main factor affecting global angiosperm diversity; closely related families have more similar species richness-climate relationships; the discrepancy between current and ancestral niches has a greater impact on species richness-climate relationships than diversification rates and time for speciation.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yunpeng Liu, Xiaoting Xu, Dimitar Dimitrov, Loic Pellissier, Michael K. Borregaard, Nawal Shrestha, Xiangyan Su, Ao Luo, Niklaus E. Zimmermann, Carsten Rahbek, Zhiheng Wang
Summary: By integrating global distributions and a phylogeny of 12,664 angiosperm genera, the study updates global floristic regions and explores their temporal changes. Most floristic realms have formed since the Paleogene, primarily due to geographic isolation induced by plate tectonics.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Denis V. Sandanov, Alla B. Kholina, Marina M. Kozyrenko, Elena V. Artyukova, Zhiheng Wang
Summary: This study summarized the genetic diversity of Oxytropis species in the center of origin of the genus. Most populations showed high gene diversity, indicating a relatively stable state. Phylogenetic relationships between species were unresolved, but three genetic complexes and four phyletic lineages were identified. Recent divergence, demography processes, interspecific hybridization, and polyploidy likely contribute to the weak differentiation observed in some species.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Marina Protopopova, Vasiliy Pavlichenko, Victor Chepinoga, Alexander Gnutikov, Renat Adelshin
Summary: This study revealed that Waldsteinia is a part of the Geum genus, with the phylogenetic relationships among Waldsteinia species being better explained by their geographical distribution rather than their morphology. The study suggested that Waldsteinia originated in East Asia and proposed a hybrid origin for W. geoides. The classification of W. maximowicziana is still controversial, but the study supports separating it from the W. ternata group and considering it as a separate species. The relationships among the American species W. doniana, W. fragarioides, and W. lobata remain unresolved.
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Shijia Peng, Nawal Shrestha, Yuan Luo, Yaoqi Li, Hongyu Cai, Haining Qin, Keping Ma, Zhiheng Wang
Summary: Global changes have led to species distribution shifts, population declines, and local extinctions. The IUCN Red List is widely used to assess species extinction risk, but it often overlooks the risks induced by future global changes. This study updated the Red List for endemic woody species in China and found increased threats to species and inadequate protection for newly identified threatened species. The findings suggest that not considering future global changes in Red Lists underestimates extinction risks and biases conservation priorities, potentially hindering the achievement of global conservation targets.
Article
Ecology
Yunpeng Liu, J. Mason Heberling, Zhiheng Wang, Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis
Summary: This study investigates the niche shifts of non-native species and their interactions with natives, using closely related species representing the Eastern Asia-Eastern North America floristic disjunction. The results show that naturalization is shaped by climate filtering and competition with native congeners, providing valuable insights for evaluating invasion risk underlying global floristic exchanges.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Yunyun Wang, Yichun Li, Ao Luo, Tong Lyu, Robert P. Freckleton, Dimitar Dimitrov, Zhiheng Wang
Summary: This study investigated the biogeographic patterns of pollination mode frequency in China and found the importance of climate and evolutionary history in pollination mode variation.
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
(2023)
Article
Plant Sciences
Lian Liu, Xiaoting Xu, Lei Zhang, Yaoqi Li, Nawal Shrestha, Danilo M. Neves, Qinggang Wang, Hong Chang, Xiangyan Su, Yunpeng Liu, Jianyong Wu, Dimitar Dimitrov, Zhiheng Wang, Jianquan Liu
Summary: The effects of contemporary climate, habitat heterogeneity, and long-term climate change on species richness patterns of herbaceous plants in alpine-arctic ecosystems have been studied. Temperature was found to be the most important environmental factor influencing species richness patterns of all and wide-ranged species, while habitat heterogeneity and long-term climate change were the best predictors for narrow-ranged species richness variation. A combined model containing five predictors explained about 40%-50% of the variation in species richness.
JOURNAL OF PLANT ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Denis Sandanov, Elena P. Brianskaia, Anastasiia S. Dugarova
Summary: Based on the latest dataset, this study provides the most updated information on the distribution of 271 rare vascular plants in Transbaikalia. It identifies locations of plants under federal protection and emphasizes the need for better protection of some endemic species. The study also analyzes the distribution patterns of various belt zones and distribution groups.
NATURE CONSERVATION RESEARCH
(2022)
