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Diversification and expansion in large diversified New Zealand companies : a thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Geography at Massey University [PDF]

, 1976
Diversification and spatial expansion are investigated in relation to eight Type III companies in New Zealand. The case companies are delimited on the basis of a three stage classification of corporate growth and organisation.
Forrest, Kerry John
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Ecosystem‐Centered Robot Design: Toward Ecoresorbable Sustainability Robots (ESRs)

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Robots exploring natural ecosystems can support monitoring and conservation, but must adopt ecosystem‐centered design to avoid pollution, waste, and damage. This review proposes guidelines for co‐designing ecoresorbable sustainability robots (ESRs), uniting materials, robotics, and ecological contexts in a single framework.
Tülin Yılmaz Nayır, Yuan Fang, Consuelo Contreras, Andrew K. Schulz, Florian Hartmann   +4 more
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Spatio-temporal knowledge embedding method considering the lifecycle of geographical entities

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
With the emergence of substantial amounts of data featuring spatio-temporal characteristics, research on spatio-temporal knowledge has garnered widespread attention.
Xinke Zhao, Jiangshui Zhang, Yibing Cao, Fei Yang, Zhenkai Yang, Xinhua Fan   +5 more
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MGM as a Large‐Scale Pretrained Foundation Model for Microbiome Analyses in Diverse Contexts

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We present the Microbial General Model (MGM), a transformer‐based foundation model pretrained on over 260,000 microbiome samples. MGM learns contextualized microbial representations via self‐supervised language modeling, enabling robust transfer learning, cross‐regional generalization, keystone taxa discovery, and prompt‐guided generation of realistic,
Haohong Zhang, Yuli Zhang, Zixin Kang, Jiayun Xiong, Ronghua Yang, Kang Ning   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Land Surface Temperature Retrieval from Sentinel-3A Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer, Using a Split-Window Algorithm

Remote Sensing, 2019
Land surface temperature (LST) is a crucial parameter in the interaction between the ground and the atmosphere. The Sentinel-3A Sea and Land Surface Temperature Radiometer (SLSTR) provides global daily coverage of day and night observation in the ...
Yitong Zheng, Huazhong Ren, Jinxin Guo, Darren Ghent, Kevin Tansey, Xingbang Hu, Jing Nie, Shanshan Chen   +7 more
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Knowledge Does Not Fall Far from the Tree - A Case Study on the Diffusion of Solar Cells in Germany [PDF]

The purpose of this paper is to illuminate the geographical diffusion of photovoltaic installations in Germany quantitatively and to test if preexisting photovoltaic systems stimulate further installations nearby; thus we investigate to which extent ...
Alexander Weber, Johannes Rode
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Identification and Characterization of an In Silico Designed Membrane‐Active Peptide with Antiviral Properties

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An evolutionary molecular dynamics platform is used to design P1.6, a membrane‐active peptide that senses lipid packing defects in viral envelopes. P1.6 adopts a stabilized α‐helical structure upon membrane contact, disrupts virus‐like liposomes, and damages HIV‐1 particles.
Pascal von Maltitz, Niek van Hilten, Tatjana Weil, Thunchanok Thummaraj, Jeroen Methorst, Dennis Aschmann, Alexander Kros, Clarissa Read, Jasmina Gačanin, Herre Jelger Risselada, Jan Münch   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Modeling the flow of Oued Cherraa Basin (northeastern Morocco) using the SWAT model and evaluating model performance [PDF]

E3S Web of Conferences
River flow modeling is essential for water resource management, particularly in poorly gauged basins such as the Oued Cherraa in eastern Morocco. In these areas, modeling serves as an alternative to direct monitoring, helping to understand hydrological ...
Laaboudi Mohammed, Mezrhab Abdelhamid, Alioua Zahar Elkheir, Achebour Ali, Snaibi Wadii, Sahil Mohammed   +5 more
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CD20+FCRL4+ B Cells Activate CD8+ T Cells via MHC‐I Restriction in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Anti‐Tumor Immunity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
CD20⁺FCRL4⁺ B cells in nasopharyngeal carcinoma actively cross‐present exogenous tumor antigens via MHC‐I, enhancing CD8⁺ T‐cell activation, memory formation, and cytotoxicity. IFNγ‐driven WDFY4 upregulation facilitates this process. These findings reveal an unconventional B‐cell–mediated antitumor mechanism and indicate potential relevance to ...
Benjian Zhang, Xiaotian Yuan, Kelei Gao, Bo You, Yaxuan Wang, Lai Meng, Zirong Chen, Shaobing Xie, Yunqing Liu, Zijian Dong, Shumin Xie, Ruohao Fan, Fengjun Wang, Junyi Zhang, Zhihai Xie, Yongzhen Mo, Hua Zhang, Weihong Jiang   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

China’s naturally regenerated forests currently have greater aboveground carbon accumulation rates than newly planted forests

Communications Earth & Environment
China has restored extensive forest areas through afforestation and natural regeneration, contributing to climate change mitigation. However, the restoration patterns and the mechanisms driving aboveground carbon accumulation in these forests remain ...
Kai Cheng, Yixuan Zhang, Haitao Yang, Yu Ren, Tianyu Xiang, Yuling Chen, Zekun Yang, Mengxi Chen, Jiachen Xu, Guoran Huang, Guangcai Xu, Shengli Tao, Zhen Yu, Qinghua Guo   +13 more
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