Archaeological Site Detection: Latest Results from a Deep Learning Based Europe Wide Hillfort Search by Jürgen Landauer, Simon Maddison, Giacomo Fontana, Axel G. Posluschny

“…The AI classifier achieved F1 scores ranging from 34–38%, demonstrating its adaptability to diverse landscapes, including the Mediterranean terrain of Molise and Hesse’s densely forested regions. Case studies identified new potential hillforts in England and promising candidates in Hesse and Molise, underscoring the effectiveness of the approach. …”
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Exposure to Lead (Pb) influences the outcomes of male-male competition during precopulatory intrasexual selection by Rosemary Patrick, Kim Colyvas, Andrea S. Griffin, Michael Stat, Wayne A. O’Connor, Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman, Mallavarapu Megharaj, Geoff R. MacFarlane

“…Metals, such as lead (Pb) often occur in urban mangrove forests, where shore crabs reside, and being neurotoxic may cause sub-lethal effects on behaviour. …”
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Genetic parameters for lifetime productivity in Holstein and Brown Swiss dairy cows in Honduras by Karen Alessa Copas-Medina, Manuel Valladares-Rodas, Juan José Baeza-Rodríguez, José Candelario Segura-Correa, Juan Magaña-Monforte

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Impact of Land Degradation on Irish Potato Production in Hamurwa Sub-County Rubanda District. by Ahimbisibwe, Columbus

“…This should be done along with good husbandry practices such as crop rotation, and rotational grazing to avoid exhausting a particular plot of land in a short period, which in most cases forces people to exhaust land, there is a need for policymaking concerning land use through a forestation thus discouraging or reducing deforestation and there should education of masses should be encouraged relating to the efficient use of land use practices on Irish potato production through sensitizing people on dangers of destroying agricultural and its related effects.…”
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Digital mapping of soil organic carbon in a plain area based on time-series features by Kun Yan, Decai Wang, Yongkang Feng, Siyu Hou, Yamei Zhang, Huimin Yang

“…SOC prediction models were established using random forests (RF), backpropagation neural networks (BP), and support vector machines (SVM). …”
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Evaluación del efecto de las temperaturas de almacenamiento sobre los parámetros de vigor en semillas de Neltuma caldenia Burkart by Marco Utello, Alexis Osmar Genero, Marcela Alejandra Demaestri

“…Los bosques de "caldén" en el Distrito del Caldén, región fitogeográfica del Espinal, se encuentran muy modificados por el efecto de la explotación forestal, desmontes, incendios y el pastoreo excesivo. …”
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Análisis histórico de la explotación maderera en las serranías del Pacífico Central de Costa Rica by Eugenio González-J.

“…[Conclusión] La colonización temprana de la región, la existencia de infraestructura, alta demanda de productos forestales en el ámbito nacional e internacional, y la disponibilidad de recursos forestales en una zona donde convergen el bosque seco tropical, el bosque nuboso y el bosque húmedo tropical, y las condiciones edafoclimáticas que facilitaron también el desarrollo de cultivos agrícolas, favorecieron posiblemente el cambio de uso del suelo y, por ende, la explotación forestal de la región. …”
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Honoring the Afro-Colombian musical culture with the naming of Epipedobates currulao sp. nov. (Anura, Dendrobatidae), a frog from the Pacific rainforests by Mileidy Betancourth-Cundar, Juan Camilo Ríos-Orjuela, Andrew J. Crawford, David C. Cannatella, Rebecca D. Tarvin

“…This species inhabits lowland forests from 0–260 m a.s.l. This taxon differs from congeners by having a combination of bright yellow blotches in the dorsal anterior region of the thigh and upper arm, homogenous dark-brown dorsal coloration, and advertisement calls of long duration and many pulses. …”
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Heterogeneidad ambiental y alteraciones antrópicas en comunidades de manglar en el pacífico sur de México by Ameyali Moreno-Martínez, Gustavo Álvarez-Arteaga, María Estela Orozco-Hernández

“…[Resultados]: El inventario forestal mostró la presencia de las especies Rhizophora mangle, Laguncularia racemosa y Conocarpus erectus, cuya distribución está relacionada, principalmente, con el régimen hídrico del suelo, pH y salinidad. …”
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Tabla de volumen comercial para teca clonal en diferentes índices de sitio en la Zona Norte de Costa Rica by Katherine Barrantes-Madrigal, Rafael Murillo-Cruz, Carlos Ávila-Arias, William Fonseca-González, Ana Isabel Barquero-Elizondo

“… [Introducción]: Es necesario cuantificar y predecir con confiabilidad el volumen de madera para facilitar la gestión de la producción forestal. [Objetivo]: Elaborar tablas de volumen comercial a partir de la selección de modelos matemáticos en distintas calidades de sitio, para plantaciones clonales de Tectona grandis L.f. …”
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First Measurements of Ambient PM2.5 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo and Brazzaville, Republic of Congo Using Field-calibrated Low-cost Sensors by Celeste McFarlane, Paulson Kasereka Isevulambire, Raymond Sinsi Lumbuenamo, Arnold Murphy Elouma Ndinga, Ranil Dhammapala, Xiaomeng Jin, V. Faye McNeill, Carl Malings, R. Subramanian, Daniel M. Westervelt

“…Employing two calibration models, namely, multiple linear regression and random forests, decreased the MAE to 3.4 µg m−3 and increased R2 to 0.96. …”
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Impacto sobre el cambio climático del ciclo de vida de las tarimas de madera elaboradas en la región Huetar Norte de Costa Rica by John Solano Salmerón, William Fonseca González, Sebastián Ugalde Alfaro, Federico Alice Guier

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Assessing the Effects of Land Use Practices on the Environment in Rugarama North Ntungamo District. by Turyahabwe, Deus

“…There is need for policy making concerning environmental conservation measures through a forestation thus discouraging or reducing deforestation and education of masses should be encouraged relating to the efficient use of land use practices on environment through sensitizing people on dangers of mining and mining related effects.…”
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Carbon sequestration in different urban vegetation types in Southern Finland by L. Thölix, L. Backman, M. Havu, M. Havu, E. Karvinen, J. Soininen, J. Trémeau, O. Nevalainen, J. Ahongshangbam, L. Järvi, L. Järvi, L. Kulmala

“…In this study, we examined the performance of three models – the Jena Scheme for Biosphere–Atmosphere Coupling in Hamburg (JSBACH), the Lund–Potsdam–Jena General Ecosystem Simulator (LPJ-GUESS), and the Surface Urban Energy and Water Balance Scheme (SUEWS) – in estimating carbon sequestration rates in both irrigated and non-irrigated lawns, park trees (<i>Tilia cordata</i>), and urban forests (<i>Betula pendula</i>) in Helsinki, Finland. …”
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Accumulation Characteristics and Hydrological Effects of Litter in Mixed Robinia pseudoacacia Plantations by CAO Zetao, DENG Yangxu, TIAN Jing, WANG Bing, LIU Guobin, YANG Yanfen

“…[Objective] Studying the accumulation characteristics and hydrological effects of typical mixed Robinia pseudoacacia plantations is crucial for deeply investigating the water conservation capacity of artificial forests on the Loess Plateau. [Methods] This study focused on five different mixed planting patterns of Robinia pseudoacacia in the loess hilly region, including R. pseudoacacia × Hippophae rhamnoides, R. pseudoacacia × Amorpha fruticosa, R. pseudoacacia × Pinus tabuliformis, R. pseudoacacia × Prunus davidiana, and R. pseudoacacia × Prunus sibirica, with pure R. pseudoacacia plantations serving as a control for comparative analysis. …”
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A Program for Master of Science in Environment and Natural Resources (MENR) by Kabale University

“…It states, “We are determined to end poverty and hunger, in all their forms and dimensions, and to ensure that all human beings can fulfil their potential in dignity and equality and in a healthy environment and determined to protect the planet from degradation, including through sustainable consumption and production, sustainably managing its natural resources and taking urgent action on climate change, so that it can support the need of the present and future generations” Goal 15 is to protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss. …”
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Analisis Perubahan Luas Lahan Hijau Di Kota Bogor Dengan Citra Landsat 8 Menggunakan Normalized Difference Vegetation Index by Asep Denih, Irma Anggraeni, Runanto

“…The use of land for infrastructure has a significant impact on the reduction of agricultural land and forests, which can automatically reduce the level of vegetation density. …”
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Microtubule inhibition as a proposed mechanism for the anthelmintic effect of phytochemicals isolated from Cicerbita alpina by Mark James Horgan, Ines Sigg, Ioanna Poulopoulou, Francisco J. Rodriguez-Mejias, Eva Albertini, Pietro Fusani, Florian Fischer, Eftychia Martinidou, Daniela Schuster, Stefan Martens, Pidder Jansen Dürr, Matthias Gauly, Hermann Stuppner, Alexander Weiss, Veronika Temml, Bianka Siewert

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Evaluation of Urban Composite Carbon Sink Value: A Case Study of Shenyang by Tiemao SHI, Di WANG, Yu TANG, Peiying LI

“…Although the total composite carbon sink value of urban areas is slightly inferior to that of other terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, it has a certain advantage in average annual growth. …”
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