This paper proposes a modified model based on the PROSPECT-5 model to simulate the spectral reflectance of copper-stressed leaves. Compared with PROSPECT-5, the modified model adds the copper content of leaves as one of input variables, and the speci...
Leaf chlorophyll content plays a vital role in plant photosynthesis. The PROSPECT model has been widely used for retrieving leaf chlorophyll content from remote sensing data over various plant species. However, despite wide variations in leaf surface...
Radiative transfer model (RTM) inversion allows for the quantitative estimation of vegetation biochemical composition from satellite sensor data, but large uncertainties associated with inversion make accurate estimation difficult. The leaf structure...
The unique resources and environmental advantages of renewable energy make it an essential component of energy strategies and a meaningful way to achieve “carbon neutrality”. However, due to limitations relating to ecological factors and...
Equivalent water thickness (EWT) is a major indicator for indirect monitoring of leaf water content in remote sensing. Many vegetation indices (VIs) have been proposed to estimate EWT based on passive or active reflectance spectra. However, the selec...
The North China Craton is one of China’s major gold-producing areas. Breakthroughs have been continually made in deep prospecting at depths of 500–2000 m in the Jiaodong Peninsula, and geophysical methods have played an important role. Gi...
The long-term sequelae of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are only now beginning to be defined, but it is already known that the disease can have direct and indirect impacts mainly on the cardiorespiratory and neuromuscular systems and may affect...
Finding new, effective predictive variables for 3D mineral prospectivity modeling is both important and challenging. The 3D ore-forming numerical modeling quantitively characterizes the complex coupling-mineralization process of the structure, fluid,...
The Lintan gold deposit, located in the “gold triangle” of Qianxinan, Guizhou Province, has become a focal point for implementing the “exploring near existing deposits” strategy, aiming to identify another large-scale gold dep...
Determining mineral prospecting targets is crucial for mineral prediction and evaluation. In this study, an evaluation index system for solid mineral exploration and metallogenic target assessment was established using the Analytic Hierarchy Process...
Aridity is a condition in which there is a moisture deficit in the air and soil that affects large areas of the earth’s surface worldwide. It is a global problem caused mainly by factors related to climatic events and human actions. In the arid...
The Kalatag Cu–polymetallic district in the Eastern Tianshan Orogen, NW China, is characterized by complex tectono-magmatic evolution and diverse mineralization styles, including porphyry-skarn, hydrothermal-vein, and volcanogenic massive sulfi...
The Ashele ore concentration area is an important area for polymetallic ore concentration in Xinjiang, China. Scholars have made progress in understanding the ore-controlling structures, ore-bearing horizons, and metallogenic age of this area. Howeve...
This study examines the relationship between CEO options compensation and corporate social responsibility (CSR) based on the behavioral agency model (BAM). The BAM assumes that the CEO is bounded by loss-aversion behavior. Using constructs from the B...
The Qulong–Jiama polymetallic ore concentration area, located in the eastern segment of the Gangdese metallogenic belt, is one of China’s most significant copper resource production zones. With the growing demand for copper resources, thi...
Predictive modelling of mineral prospectivity, a critical, but challenging procedure for delineation of undiscovered prospective targets in mineral exploration, has been spurred by recent advancements of spatial modelling techniques and machine learn...
Mineral prospectivity mapping (MPM) needs robust predictive techniques so that the target zones of mineral deposits can be accurately delineated at a specific location. Although an individual machine learning algorithm has been successfully applied,...
This study focused on determining the elements of mental models of atomic structure and views on visual representations of models of atomic structure in two sub-cohorts of student teachers studying at a university in Turkey. In total, 141 student tea...
The Axi low-sulfidation (LS) epithermal deposit in northwestern China is the result of geological controls on hydrothermal fluid flow through strike-slip faults. Such controls occur commonly in LS epithermal deposits worldwide, but unfortunately, the...
The Middle–Lower Yangtze River Metallogenic Belt is an important copper and iron polymetallic metallogenic belt in China. Today’s economic development is inseparable from the support of metal mineral resources. With the continuous exploit...
The rational allocation of water resources in the basin/region can be better assisted and performed using a suitable water resources allocation model. Rule-based and optimization-based simulation methods are utilized to solve medium- and long-term wa...
Pb-Zn resources are critical strategic assets for many nations. The Dian-Dongbei (northeastern Yunnan) region in Yunnan Province is a significant production area for these resources in China, boasting considerable prospecting potential. However, conv...
Mathematical models and methods serve as fundamental tools for studying ice-related phenomena in the Yellow River. River ice is driven and constrained by hydrometeorological and geographical conditions, creating a complex system. Regarding the Yellow...
In interval-valued three-way decision, the reflection of decision-makers’ preference under the full consideration of interval-valued characteristics is particularly important. In this paper, we propose an interval-valued three-way decision mode...
Academic self-efficacy, academic amotivation, attitude toward the teaching profession, and classroom management anxiety are four of the most significant factors for both teacher training and performance because these psychological and behavioral cons...
As the concept of prospect-refuge defines a preferred environment, the spatial elements that provide good conditions for the catalyst of the theory have been extensively studied. The well-known architectural element of this theory is the window that...
Patients with severe substance use disorders are often characterized by neurocognitive impairments and elevated mental health symptom load, typically associated with craving intensity and substance use relapse. There is a need to improve the predicti...
Leveraging easily accessible data from hospitals to identify high-risk mortality rates for clinical diabetes care adjustment is a convenient method for the future of precision healthcare. We aimed to develop risk prediction models for all-cause morta...
The PROSPECT leaf optical radiative transfer models, including PROSPECT-MP, have addressed the contributions of multiple photosynthetic pigments (chlorophyll a and b, and carotenoids) to leaf optical properties, but photo-protective pigment (anthocya...
The growing complexity of distribution-level virtual power plants (VPPs) demands a rethinking of how flexible demand is modeled, aggregated, and dispatched under uncertainty. Traditional optimization frameworks often rely on deterministic or homogene...
To evaluate the prediction model comprised of patients’ laboratory results and single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers of host gene for the clearance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who und...
Leaf carotenoids (Cxc) play a crucial role in vegetation as essential pigments responsible for capturing sunlight and protecting leaf tissues. They provide vital insights into a plant physiological status and serve as sensitive indicators of plant st...
Deep exploration in mature gold districts requires subsurface alteration evidence that can be related quantitatively to three-dimensional (3D) geological architecture. This study develops a workflow for the Tudui–Shawang deposit in the Muping&n...
The Qiandongshan–Dongtangzi large Pb-Zn deposit is located in the Fengxian–Taibai (abbr. Fengtai) polymetallic orefield. The ore bodies primarily occur within and around the contact surface between the limestone of the Gudaoling Formation...
The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive decision-making method that can be applied to investment decisions based on the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance. The study contributes to the existing literature by introducin...
There are many small and medium-sized orogenic copper deposits in the Jinman–Lanping area of Yunnan. In order to standardize mining, long-term planning, and unified management, it is necessary to further delineate prospecting areas. In order to...
Currently, it is considered fundamental to improve students’ views of the nature of science (NOS) in science classes. In addition, models are also important in science education, not only as contributors for students to develop their views of the NOS...
With the continuous expansion of data trading, the data supply chain system has gradually developed and improved. However, frequent security issues during the data transaction process have seriously hindered the development of the digital economy. As...
In this paper, a level set analysis is proposed which aims to analyze the S&P 500 return with a certain magnitude. It is found that the process of large jumps/drops of return tend to have negative serial correlation, and volatility clustering phe...
The demand for lead–zinc–antimony ore resources in China has increased steadily, while shallow deposits are approaching depletion, leading to intensified exploration for deep, concealed orebodies. Electro-geochemical surveys, as a penetra...
The radio channel model is a major factor supporting the whole life cycle of the terrestrial radio system, including the demonstration, design, validation, operation, and so on. To improve the spectrum sharing and spectral efficiency in terrestrial r...
This paper aims toward the improvement of the limitations of traditional failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) and examines the crucial failure modes and components for railway train operation. In order to overcome the drawbacks of current FMEA, th...
The effectiveness of geological prospecting depends on the accuracy of the prediction of the prospecting target areas. In comparison with the conventional qualitative method (Mineral Exploration and Development), the use of big data concepts and meth...
In Taiwan, the most advantageous tender in governmental procurement is the selection of a general contractor based on a score or ranking evaluated by a committee. Due to personal, subjective preferences, the contractor selection of committee members...
The success of geological prospecting depends on the accuracy of target area prediction. Traditional qualitative research methods rooted in theoretical frameworks have shown significant limitations, especially in their inability to fully exploit the...
Exploration for hidden ore bodies is important and requires new prospecting methods. However, predicting the presence of deep hidden mineral resources is difficult because of the large prospective area and the numerous factors influencing underground...
Ahead geological prospecting, which can estimate adverse geology ahead of the tunnel face, is necessary in the process of tunnel construction. Due to its long detection range and good recognition effect on the interface, the seismic method is widely...
With the rapid depletion of mineral resources, deep prospecting is becoming a frontier field in international geological exploration. The prediction of deep mineral resources is the premise and foundation of deep prospecting. However, conventional me...
In this paper, we propose the XPaC (XGBoost Prediction and Cumulative Prospect Theory (CPT)) model to minimize the operational losses of the power grid, taking into account both the prediction of electric vehicle (EV) charging demand and the associat...
In the Qihe area, the magnetic anomalies caused by deep and concealed magnetite are weak and compared with ground surveys, airborne surveys further weaken the signals. Moreover, the magnetite in the Qihe area belongs to a contact-metasomatic deposit,...
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