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A synoptic description of coal basins via image processing [PDF]
An existing image processing system is adapted to describe the geologic attributes of a regional coal basin. This scheme handles a map as if it were a matrix, in contrast to more conventional approaches which represent map information in terms of linked ...
Farrell, K. W., Jr., Wherry, D. B.
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A High‐Precision Crop Water Footprint Quantification Framework Based on Data Assimilation
Abstract Agricultural production is a major consumer of water resources, and the crop water footprint (CWF) serves as a comprehensive metric for assessing agricultural water use efficiency and its associated impacts, thereby providing new insights for agricultural water management.
Ting Bai +8 more
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Abstract Wildfire smoke events have increased in severity and impact over the past two decades and are expected to remain a major contributor to air pollution especially in the Western U.S. Children and communities with pre‐existing environmental and socioeconomic disadvantages, such as those in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, which rank among the ...
Rebecca Sugrue +8 more
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Mapping the Indian Palaeolithic
The increasing use of GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and computational methods in archaeological research runs into various methodological and interpretative roadblocks when used for non-ideal or incomplete datasets. This paper makes use of sampled
Vaneshree Vidyarthi, Parth Chauhan
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Can enhanced street lighting improve public safety at scale?
Abstract Research Summary Street crimes are thought to be influenced by changes in ambient lighting; yet, most studies have focused on small‐scale interventions in limited areas. It remains unclear whether enhanced lighting can improve safety on a larger, jurisdiction‐wide scale.
John M. MacDonald +6 more
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Wildlife and environmental crime is a global issue, but regional assessments of these crimes and their impacts are lacking. We reviewed publicly available case files from Australia's intermediate and higher courts to construct a dataset providing insight into the nature and extent of these crimes in an Australian context.
Isabelle R. Onley +6 more
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ABSTRACT Introduction Firearm violence is a major public health concern in the United States (US). Alcohol use and features of the alcohol environment, including outlet type and alcohol control policies, are factors known to increase the risk of firearm violence.
Brady Bushover +3 more
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Spaceborne Imaging Radar Project [PDF]
In June of 1985 the Project Initiation Agreement was signed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the NASA Office of Space Science and Applications for the Spaceborne Imaging Radar Project (SIR).
Herman, Neil
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Shades of empire: Evidence from Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian partitions in the Baltics
Abstract In this study, we explore the long‐run effects of Swedish and Polish–Lithuanian imperial legacies in the Baltic region. Using a robust regression discontinuity design, we identify persistent differences in socio‐economic development across the South Livonia–Courland and the South Livonia–Lettgallia borders that emerged as a result of the ...
Theocharis N. Grigoriadis, Alise Vitola
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