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Approaches to Human Geography

Stuart Aitken, Gill Valentine • SAGE Publications Ltd eBooks (2006)

Introducing key theories and issues in the field of human geography, this text provides a systematic overview of some of the fundamental concepts that underpin critical thinking in the field...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446215432

Human geography today

Doreen Massey, John I. Allen, Philip Sarre (1999)

Notes on Contributors. Preface. Part I The 'Nature' of Human Geography: . 1. Issues and Debates: Doreen Massey. Hybrid Geographies: rethinking the 'human' in human geography: Sarah Whatmore. Part II: Imaginative Geographies. Introduction. 3...

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Estimating the Intensity Equations for Rain Intensity Frequency Curves (Mosul /Iraq)

Danya N. Hussein, Shatha H. D. AL-Zakar, Abdulwahab Mohammad Yonis • Tikrit Journal of Engineering Sciences (2023)

The relationship between the rainfall intensity, duration, and frequency (IDF) is widely used in water resources engineering in designing hydraulic structures, such as culverts and sewage systems, and for reducing and controlling floods. In...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.25130/tjes.30.3.5

Modular multi-fidelity simulation framework for advanced sail-driven spacecraft control and dynamics in perturbation-rich regimes

Celia Redondo-Verdú, Álvaro Belmonte-Baeza, José L. Ramón, Cristina Cachero et al. • Results in Engineering (2026)

This work presents a high-fidelity Software-in-the-Loop (SIL) simulation framework for the development and validation of control strategies for sail-driven spacecraft operating in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The framework integrates NVIDIA Omniv...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.rineng.2026.113314

A SAM2 and VLM-Based Automatic Radiological Reporting System for Pneumothorax Detection

Savaş Tunçer, Mustafa Yıldırım, Özal Yıldırım • Biomedicines (2026)

Background/Objectives: Pneumothorax, caused by air accumulation in the pleural space, can lead to lung collapse and, if diagnosis is delayed, respiratory or cardiovascular deterioration. Most deep-learning studies on pneumothorax address cl...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines14102312

Towards a new software quality model for evaluation the quality of gamified systems

Omaz Azouz, Youssef Lefdaoui • EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies (2018)

Due to the emergence of the Gamification concept in various domains, this article studies how to improve the quality of gamified systems with the software engineering discipline. Recent studies have shown a significant gap between design fr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4108/eai.16-1-2018.153640

Identification and structural analysis of the interactional effect of the change drivers on the field of education

Zohre Rahsepar, Keyvan Salehi, Mitra Ezati, Mohammad Mehdi Zolfaghar Zade Kermani • فصلنامه نوآوری‌های آموزشی (2019)

Due to its wide range and importance, the education system has very important and complex elements that if we neglect to monitor their future variations, it can lead to undeniable and profound damages to the results that are expected to be ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.22034/jei.2019.92888

Predicting land use and land cover changes for sustainable land management using CA-Markov modelling and GIS techniques

Zainab Tahir, Muhammad Haseeb, Syed Amer Mahmood, Saira Batool et al. • Scientific Reports (2025)

Abstract This study addresses the significant issue of rapid land use and land cover (LULC) changes in Lahore District, which is critical for supporting ecological management and sustainable land-use planning. Understanding these changes is...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-87796-w

Optimal pre-train/fine-tune strategies for accurate material property predictions

Reshma Devi, Keith T. Butler, Gopalakrishnan Sai Gautam • npj Computational Materials (2024)

Abstract A pathway to overcome limited data availability in materials science is to use the framework of transfer learning, where a pre-trained (PT) machine learning model (on a larger dataset) can be fine-tuned (FT) on a target (smaller) d...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41524-024-01486-1

Comparison of Neighborhood-Scale, Residential Property Flood-Loss Assessment Methodologies

Rubayet Bin Mostafiz, Carol J. Friedland, Md Asif Rahman, Robert V. Rohli et al. • Frontiers in Environmental Science (2021)

Leading flood loss estimation models include Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) Hazus, FEMA’s Flood Assessment Structure Tool (FAST), and (U.S.) Hydrologic Engineering Center’s Flood Impact Analysis (HEC-FIA), with each requirin...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fenvs.2021.734294

LncRNA-Top: Controlled deep learning approaches for lncRNA gene regulatory relationship annotations across different platforms

Weidun Xie, Xingjian Chen, Zetian Zheng, Fuzhou Wang et al. • iScience (2023)

Summary: By soaking microRNAs (miRNAs), long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) have the potential to regulate gene expression. Few methods have been created based on this mechanism to anticipate the lncRNA-gene relationship prediction. Hence, we pr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108197

Multi-Objective Hybrid Optimization for Optimal Sizing of a Hybrid Renewable Power System for Home Applications

Md. Arif Hossain, Ashik Ahmed, Shafiqur Rahman Tito, Razzaqul Ahshan et al. • Energies (2022)

An optimal energy mix of various renewable energy sources and storage devices is critical for a profitable and reliable hybrid microgrid system. This work proposes a hybrid optimization method to assess the optimal energy mix of wind, photo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/en16010096

Hybrid heterogeneous ensemble learning framework for flood susceptibility mapping in Balochistan, Pakistan

Muhammad Afaq Hussain, Zhanlong Chen, Biswajeet Pradhan, Sansar Raj Meena et al. • Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (2025)

Study region: The National Highways 85 and 50, key routes of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in Balochistan, Pakistan. Study focus: Flooding is a natural disaster that is becoming increasingly frequent and severe. The National H...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrh.2025.102718

Spatially Constrained Discontinuity Trace Extraction from 3D Point Clouds by Intersecting Boundaries Segmented

Jingsong Sima, Qiang Xu, Xiujun Dong, Haoliang Li et al. • Remote Sensing (2025)

Discontinuity trace provides critical geological data for engineering design and construction optimization. However, current extraction methods relying on discontinuity intersection fitting are highly sensitive to the segmentation accuracy ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/rs17213566

Automated wound care by employing a reliable U-Net architecture combined with ResNet feature encoders for monitoring chronic wounds

Maali Alabdulhafith, Abduljabbar S. Ba Mahel, Nagwan Abdel Samee, Noha F. Mahmoud et al. • Frontiers in Medicine (2024)

Quality of life is greatly affected by chronic wounds. It requires more intensive care than acute wounds. Schedule follow-up appointments with their doctor to track healing. Good wound treatment promotes healing and fewer problems. Wound ca...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1310137