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  • Open Access
4 Citations
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8 October 2021

China is a country where the levels of water resources per capita are extremely low. With the rapid development of urbanization, water resource shortages have become a bottleneck existing in more and more cities. This study considers the comprehensiv...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Efficient Use of Water and Soil Resources)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,985 Views
20 Pages

28 April 2024

Polypharmacy is a global healthcare concern, especially among the elderly, leading to drug interactions and adverse reactions, which are significant causes of death in developed nations. However, the integration of pharmacogenetics can help mitigate...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Drug Safety and Relevant Issues in the Real-World 2024)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,413 Views
24 Pages

e-HUNSR: An Efficient Algorithm for Mining High Utility Negative Sequential Rules

  • Mengjiao Zhang,
  • Tiantian Xu,
  • Zhao Li,
  • Xiqing Han and
  • Xiangjun Dong

23 July 2020

As an important technology in computer science, data mining aims to mine hidden, previously unknown, and potentially valuable patterns from databases.High utility negative sequential rule (HUNSR) mining can provide more comprehensive decision-making...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,245 Views
22 Pages

A Framework for Spatiotemporal Analysis of Regional Economic Agglomeration Patterns

  • Rui Jin,
  • Jianya Gong,
  • Min Deng,
  • Yiliang Wan and
  • Xuexi Yang

7 August 2018

Understanding regional economic agglomeration patterns is critical for sustainable economic development, urban planning and proper utilization of regional resources. Taking Guangdong Province of China as the study area, this paper introduces a compre...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1,710 Views
8 Pages

Revealing the spatial distribution patterns and driving factors of cultivated land fragmentation is of great significance for optimizing the utilization and management of cultivated land resources and promoting moderate-scale agricultural operations....

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 31st International Conference on Geoinformatics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,608 Views
21 Pages

25 September 2023

Population flow caused by rapid urbanization has driven the urban-rural construction land transition. A systematic recognition of their interaction is essential for achieving coordinated and sustainable urban-rural development. We chose Hangzhou, one...

(This article belongs to the Section Urban Contexts and Urban-Rural Interactions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,936 Views
17 Pages

A Clinical–Radiomics Nomogram for the Preoperative Prediction of Aggressive Micropapillary and a Solid Pattern in Lung Adenocarcinoma

  • Xiangyu Xie,
  • Lei Chen,
  • Kun Li,
  • Liang Shi and ,
  • Lei Zhang and
  • Liang Zheng
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Background: A micropapillary pattern (MP) and solid pattern (SP) in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), a major subtype of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), are associated with a poor prognosis and necessitate accurate preoperative identification. This stu...

(This article belongs to the Section Thoracic Oncology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
8,035 Views
11 Pages

The Use of R and R Packages in Biodiversity Conservation Research

  • Jiangshan Lai,
  • Dongfang Cui,
  • Weijie Zhu and
  • Lingfeng Mao

7 December 2023

R is one of the most powerful programming languages for conducting data analysis, modeling, and visualization. Although it is widely utilized in biodiversity conservation research, the comprehensive trends in R and R package usage and patterns in the...

(This article belongs to the Section Biodiversity Conservation)
  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
5,555 Views
25 Pages

1 February 2023

In this study, the spatial-temporal distribution pattern and tourism utilization potential of national ICH are analyzed based on GIS technology in the Yellow River Basin. The results show that: (1) The national ICH of the Yellow River Basin is distri...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Tourism, Sustainable Development, and Cultural Heritage)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,375 Views
24 Pages

Identification and Trend Analysis of Ecological Security Pattern in Mudanjiang City Based on MSPA-MCR-PLUS Model

  • Pei-Xian Liu,
  • Ying Liu,
  • Tie-Nan Li,
  • Wei-Wei Guo and ,
  • A-Long Yang,
  • Xiao Yang,
  • En-Zhong Li and
  • Zheng-Jun Wang
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

7 November 2024

The ecological security pattern plays a crucial role in maintaining ecosystem health and ensuring ecological security. The establishment of the ecological security pattern in Mudanjiang City can provide a scientific basis and effective support for st...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Sustainability and Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3,045 Views
18 Pages

The TAXI Method: Reducing Fabric Waste with Recognizable Silhouettes in Sustainable Women’s Clothing

  • Franka Karin,
  • Blaženka Brlobašić Šajatović and
  • Irena Šabarić Škugor

17 January 2025

The problem of textile waste generated in production processes poses new challenges for manufacturers. For this reason, an approach to clothing design has been developed that takes into account aspects of sustainable development and the zero-waste co...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Textile Technologies in Sustainable Development, Production and Environmental Protection)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,952 Views
22 Pages

Study on the Evolution and Optimization of the Spatial Structure of the Oasis in the Arid Area: A Case Study of the Aksu River Basin in China

  • Yunlu Jiang,
  • Haotian He,
  • Haoyu Zhang,
  • Yuee Cao and ,
  • Ge Shi,
  • Lin Feng and
  • Jianjun Yang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

To achieve high-quality sustainable development in arid areas based on the concept of ecological civilization, it is necessary to deeply study the territorial spatial structure characteristics. Taking the Aksu River Basin, an important ecological sec...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Earth Science and Medical Geology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,568 Views
13 Pages

2 February 2021

It is crucial to pay close attention to the ecological security in land consolidation and utilization of coastal tidal areas and make an appropriate zoning scheme to meet the characteristics of its particular landscape. Landscape security patterns ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,745 Views
12 Pages

The actual energy saving effect of plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs) is usually evaluated by the electricity utility factor (UF) in a standardized charging pattern. To further evaluate the impacts of the charging pattern heterogeneity of PHEV, actual v...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Towards Intelligent E-Mobility—Selected Papers from The 34th International Electric Vehicles Symposium and Exhibition (Nanjing, China))
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,444 Views
24 Pages

17 August 2025

As an important reserve resource for cultivated land, the improvement and fertility enhancement of saline-alkali land are key to alleviating the pressure on cultivated land and ensuring the sustainable utilization of land resources. Studying the regu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
1,879 Views
22 Pages

13 February 2025

The urbanization of Beijing has precipitated a shift in the design of living spaces, with the focus transitioning from the design of new houses to existing residential properties. The concept of the living environment is inherently multifaceted, evol...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances of Healthy Environment Design in Urban Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,921 Views
26 Pages

Interdisciplinary Insights and Global Perspectives on ADHD in Children: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis (2014–2024)

  • Mohamed E. Elnageeb,
  • Elsadig Mohamed Ahmed,
  • Khalid M. Adam,
  • Ali M. Edris and ,
  • Elshazali Widaa Ali,
  • Elmoiz Idris Eltieb,
  • Eltayeb Abdelazeem Idress,
  • D. S. Veerabhadra Swamy,
  • Mohammed Hassan Moreljwab and
  • Ali M. S. Eleragi
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

29 September 2024

This study used bibliometric analysis to investigate the research on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in pediatric populations between January 2014 and January 2024. The Scopus database is utilized to gather a diverse array of scholarl...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,550 Views
26 Pages

A Method for Recognizing I-Shaped Building Patterns Utilizing Multi-Scale Data and Knowledge Graph

  • Shenglu Xu,
  • Tao Liu,
  • Ping Du,
  • Pengpeng Li and ,
  • Wenning Wang,
  • Shuangtong Liu and
  • Bo Qiang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Building pattern recognition is essential for understanding the dynamics of urban development, facilitating automatic map synthesis, and aiding in municipal planning Sefforts. Traditional research methods, which rely solely on geometric feature extra...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,579 Views
16 Pages

Experimental Study of Ghost Imaging in Underwater Environment

  • Heng Wu,
  • Ziyan Chen,
  • Chunhua He,
  • Lianglun Cheng and
  • Shaojuan Luo

18 November 2022

Underwater imaging technique is a crucial tool for humans to develop, utilize, and protect the ocean. We comprehensively compare the imaging performance of twenty-four ghost imaging (GI) methods in the underwater environment. The GI methods are divid...

(This article belongs to the Section Physical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
5,938 Views
18 Pages

26 July 2021

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is creating disruptive changes in urban mobility that may compromise the sustainability of the public transportation system. As a result, worldwide cities face the need to integrate data from different transportation mod...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Ensuring Sustainable Development at the Light of New Mobility Trends and Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,451 Views
13 Pages

12 September 2019

Temporal pattern analysis is an advanced multivariate technique able to investigate the structure of behavior by unveiling the existence of statistically significant constraints among the interval length separating events in sequence. If on the one h...

(This article belongs to the Collection Collection on Systems Neuroscience)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,474 Views
19 Pages

Background: Domestic migrant populations are highly mobilized at a sexually active age, and often fail to meet their needs for contraception. Moreover, they assume sexual and reproductive health (SRH) risks and utilize fewer family planning services....

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health Promotion for Sexual Health and Prevention of HIV)
  • Article
  • Open Access
681 Views
23 Pages

Coordinated Multi-Modal Transportation Optimization in Historic Urban Districts: A Protection–Renewal Perspective

  • Shijun Yu,
  • Xingyang Bian,
  • Shejun Deng,
  • Tao Ji and ,
  • Jun Zhang,
  • Jian Mi and
  • Yue Xu
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

10 May 2026

The growing tension between heritage protection and transportation demands in historic urban districts poses significant planning challenges. This study addresses this issue by developing a multi-modal transportation coordination optimization model f...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Urban Mobility: 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,345 Views
21 Pages

26 January 2024

The waterflooding effect evaluation of carbonate fractured–vuggy reservoirs constitutes a comprehensive multiple-information decision-making process involving quantitative unascertained measure theory. This paper establishes a novel comprehensi...

(This article belongs to the Section Energy Systems)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,569 Views
25 Pages

6 June 2024

The manuscript presents a novel non-gradient and non-iterative method for mapping two 3D objects by matching extrema. This innovative approach utilizes the amplification of extrema through the summation of dependent random values, accompanied by a co...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Modelling in Engineering and Human Behaviour (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,433 Views
16 Pages

19 June 2022

In the absence of suitable specialized models to simulate the soil wetting patterns in subsurface drip irrigation systems considering the hydraulic conditions along the laterals, a new model was developed and named a “comprehensive model”...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Study of the Soil Water Movement in Irrigated Agriculture Ⅱ)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,830 Views
19 Pages

14 August 2025

Finite sums involving reciprocals of binomial coefficients have long intrigued mathematicians, owing to their elegant structure and unexpected identities. In this work, we present a comprehensive general formula that unifies and extends several resul...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetries of Difference Equations, Special Functions and Orthogonal Polynomials: 3rd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
217 Citations
29,272 Views
24 Pages

14 March 2022

Land use and land cover (LULC) change analysis is a systematic technique that aids in the comprehension of physical and non-physical interaction with the natural habitat and the pursuit of environmental sustainability. Research regarding LULC’s...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Land Use Mapping as the Base for Modeling and Earth Oriented Digital Twins)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,439 Views
20 Pages

25 November 2024

Background: The enhancer–promoter interaction (EPI) is a critical component of gene regulatory networks, playing a significant role in understanding the complexity of gene expression. Traditional EPI prediction methods focus on one-to-one inter...

(This article belongs to the Section Bioinformatics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
589 Views
11 Pages

High Prevalence of Superficial Metastases Supports Percutaneous Ultrasound-Guided Biopsy for Diagnosis and Molecular Profiling of Advanced Lung Cancer: Results from a Prospective Cohort

  • Marta Viscuso,
  • Vanina Livi,
  • Giovanni Sotgiu,
  • Valeria Cetoretta and ,
  • Alessandra Cancellieri,
  • Mariangela Puci,
  • Angelo Minucci,
  • Emilio Bria,
  • Federico Cappuzzo and
  • Rocco Trisolini
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

22 July 2026

Background: Despite therapeutic advances, many patients with metastatic lung cancer still lack access to comprehensive molecular profiling, often due to inadequate biopsy samples. Percutaneous ultrasound-guided needle aspiration biopsy (US-NAB) from...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Advances in Lung Cancer: From Pathogenesis to Precision Therapy (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
98 Citations
17,100 Views
29 Pages

A Fast and Accurate Real-Time Vehicle Detection Method Using Deep Learning for Unconstrained Environments

  • Annam Farid,
  • Farhan Hussain,
  • Khurram Khan,
  • Mohsin Shahzad and ,
  • Uzair Khan and
  • Zahid Mahmood
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

27 February 2023

Deep learning-based classification and detection algorithms have emerged as a powerful tool for vehicle detection in intelligent transportation systems. The limitations of the number of high-quality labeled training samples makes the single vehicle d...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Digital Image Processing: Advanced Technologies and Applications)
  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
4,671 Views
19 Pages

10 October 2023

The United States has witnessed a concerning surge in the incidence of diseases like Coal Workers’ Pneumoconiosis (CWP), despite numerous efforts aimed at prevention. This study delves into the realm of respiratory health by investigating the d...

(This article belongs to the Section Environmental Mineralogy and Biogeochemistry)
  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
5,064 Views
12 Pages

16 January 2019

The comprehensive land carrying capacities of seven cities in the Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone between 2007–2014 were assessed using a multi-criterion comprehensive evaluation approach and an index of 27 indicators, and cluster analysis was...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustainable Use of Soils and Water: the Role of Environmental Land Use Conflicts)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,738 Views
19 Pages

Enhanced Energy Savings in Indoor Environments with Effective Daylight Utilization and Area Segregation

  • Mohammad Asif ul Haq,
  • Aminul Islam,
  • ASM Shihavuddin,
  • Md Hasan Maruf and ,
  • Ahmed Al Mansur and
  • Mohammad Yusri Hassan
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

6 August 2020

Daylight utilization is one of the key areas for energy savings in indoor environments. An important factor often not considered by the existing daylight utilization approaches is the segregation of the floor into task areas and non-task areas. It is...

(This article belongs to the Section A: Computer Science)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,378 Views
26 Pages

Architectural design patterns are essential in software development because they offer proven solutions to large-scale structural problems in software systems and enable developers to create software that is more maintainable, scalable, and comprehen...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Machine Learning (ML) and Software Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,758 Views
14 Pages

Planting patterns and irrigation amounts are key factors affecting maize yield. This study adopted a two-factor experimental design, with planting pattern as the main plot and irrigation amount as the subplot, to investigate the effects of irrigation...

(This article belongs to the Section Crop Production)
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,449 Views
14 Pages

Utilization Patterns and Clinical Indications of General Anesthesia in Pediatric Dentistry: A Systematic Review

  • María Carmona-Santamaría,
  • Davinia Pérez-Sánchez,
  • Juan Ignacio Aura-Tormos,
  • Clara Guinot-Barona and ,
  • Laura Marqués-Martínez and
  • Esther García Miralles
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

19 March 2026

Background: General anesthesia (GA) plays a key role in pediatric dentistry by enabling comprehensive dental treatment in children who cannot be adequately managed using conventional behavioral techniques, local anesthesia, or sedation. While previou...

(This article belongs to the Section Pediatric Dentistry & Oral Medicine)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,121 Views
34 Pages

26 February 2025

The hygrothermal deformation of nanocomposite piezoelectric plates containing internal pores lying on elastic foundations is illustrated in this paper by utilizing a novel quasi-3D plate theory (Q3DT). This nanocomposite plate has been strengthened b...

  • Review
  • Open Access
53 Citations
22,098 Views
11 Pages

22 April 2020

Blepharospasm and oromandibular dystonia are focal dystonias characterized by involuntary and often patterned, repetitive muscle contractions. There is a long history of medical and surgical therapies, with the current first-line therapy, botulinum n...

(This article belongs to the Section Bacterial Toxins)
  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,693 Views
18 Pages

Current Status and Trends of Low-Temperature Steel Used in Polar Regions

  • Qiaoling Xiao,
  • Yaozhou Xie,
  • Feng Hu and
  • Chengyang Hu

25 June 2024

The desire to explore the natural resources and geopolitical patterns of the North and South Poles has significantly increased the interest of experts and researchers in the development and utilization of the polar regions. In this article, we compre...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plastic Deformation, Strengthening and Toughening of Advanced Metallic Materials (2nd Edition))
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
5,222 Views
17 Pages

Unlike previous regionalized studies on a worldwide crisis, this study aims to analyze spatial distribution patterns and evolution characteristics of the COVID-19 pandemic, using space-time aggregation and spatial statistics from a global perspective...

  • Article
  • Open Access
89 Citations
9,926 Views
37 Pages

Ongoing Efforts to Improve Antimicrobial Utilization in Hospitals among African Countries and Implications for the Future

  • Zikria Saleem,
  • Brian Godman,
  • Aislinn Cook,
  • Muhammad Arslan Khan and ,
  • Stephen M. Campbell,
  • Ronald Andrew Seaton,
  • Linda Siachalinga,
  • Abdul Haseeb,
  • Afreenish Amir and
  • Catrin E. Moore
  • + 18 authors+ 13 authors

15 December 2022

There are serious concerns with rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) across countries increasing morbidity, mortality and costs. These concerns have resulted in a plethora of initiatives globally and nationally including national action plans (NAPs)...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Antibiotic Use and Stewardship in Hospital)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,084 Views
22 Pages

22 May 2025

In view of the diversity and varying complexity of ship equipment, and the difficulty of existing state assessment methods in effectively handling the differences in the influence of different characteristic parameters on the equipment’s health...

(This article belongs to the Section F: Engineering and Materials)
  • Review
  • Open Access
13 Citations
5,981 Views
16 Pages

Epigenomic Modifications in Modern and Ancient Genomes

  • Laura Niiranen,
  • Dawid Leciej,
  • Hanna Edlund,
  • Carolina Bernhardsson and ,
  • Magdalena Fraser,
  • Federico Sánchez Quinto,
  • Karl-Heinz Herzig,
  • Mattias Jakobsson,
  • Jarosław Walkowiak and
  • Olaf Thalmann
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

20 January 2022

Epigenetic changes have been identified as a major driver of fundamental metabolic pathways. More specifically, the importance of epigenetic regulatory mechanisms for biological processes like speciation and embryogenesis has been well documented and...

(This article belongs to the Section Population and Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics)
  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,663 Views
23 Pages

11 August 2025

With the vigorous development of sericulture, the traditional labor-intensive small-scale silkworm rearing has been progressively transformed into a large-scale mechanized system. Consequently, silkworm factories can produce cocoons continuously thro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,351 Views
33 Pages

Modeling Residential Energy Consumption Patterns with Machine Learning Methods Based on a Case Study in Brazil

  • Lucas Henriques,
  • Cecilia Castro,
  • Felipe Prata,
  • Víctor Leiva and
  • René Venegas

25 June 2024

Developing efficient energy conservation and strategies is relevant in the context of climate change and rising energy demands. The objective of this study is to model and predict the electrical power consumption patterns in Brazilian households, con...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Applied Statistics in Real-World Problems)
  • Review
  • Open Access
55 Citations
13,346 Views
33 Pages

3 September 2024

Fire detection and extinguishing systems are critical for safeguarding lives and minimizing property damage. These systems are especially vital in combating forest fires. In recent years, several forest fires have set records for their size, duration...

(This article belongs to the Section Review)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
18 Views

With the growing demand for personalized clothing, the children’s apparel market is receiving significant attention. Traditional pattern-making methods often fail to accommodate the diverse body shapes and preferences of preschoolers, negatively impa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,690 Views
25 Pages

Atmospheric Circulation Patterns during the Summertime Precipitation in Southeastern Iran

  • Mohammad Hasan Mahoutchi,
  • Esmaeil Abbasi,
  • Faramarz Khoshakhlagh,
  • Iman Rousta and ,
  • Haraldur Olafsson,
  • Piotr Baranowski and
  • Jaromir Krzyszczak
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

11 November 2023

The accurate recognition of atmospheric circulation patterns is vital for understanding the intricate relationships among various climatic elements. Therefore, the main goal of this study is to comprehensively identify circulation patterns during the...

(This article belongs to the Section Meteorology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
711 Views
29 Pages

A Novel Probabilistic Electricity Price Forecasting Framework with Multi-Factorial Cross-Correlation Embedding and Patch Processing

  • Ying Lu,
  • Hang Fan,
  • Weican Liu,
  • Zhenshang Wang and ,
  • Yuming Zhao and
  • Dunnan Liu
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

19 May 2026

Accurate probabilistic electricity price forecasting can characterize the uncertainty of electricity price information and provide more comprehensive forecasting information for market traders. However, existing methods struggle to effectively identi...

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