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Linking structure and species richness to support forest biodiversity monitoring at large scales
(2023)Annals of Forest ScienceKey message Authors have analyzed the possible correlation between measurements/indicators of forest structure and species richness of many taxonomic or functional groups over three regions of Germany. Results show the potential to use structural attributes as a surrogate for species richness of most of the analyzed taxonomic and functional groups. This information can be transferred to large-scale forest inventories to support biodiversity ...Journal Article -
GENESIS: co-location of geodetic techniques in space
(2023)Earth, Planets and SpaceImproving and homogenizing time and space reference systems on Earth and, more specifically, realizing the Terrestrial Reference Frame (TRF) with an accuracy of 1 mm and a long-term stability of 0.1 mm/year are relevant for many scientific and societal endeavors. The knowledge of the TRF is fundamental for Earth and navigation sciences. For instance, quantifying sea level change strongly depends on an accurate determination of the geocenter ...Journal Article -
MME<sup>+</sup> fibro-adipogenic progenitors are the dominant adipogenic population during fatty infiltration in human skeletal muscle
(2023)Communications BiologyFatty infiltration, the ectopic deposition of adipose tissue within skeletal muscle, is mediated via the adipogenic differentiation of fibro-adipogenic progenitors (FAPs). We used single-nuclei and single-cell RNA sequencing to characterize FAP heterogeneity in patients with fatty infiltration. We identified an MME+ FAP subpopulation which, based on ex vivo characterization as well as transplantation experiments, exhibits high adipogenic ...Journal Article -
Assessing service characteristics of an automated transit on-demand service
(2023)Journal of Urban MobilityWith the introduction of automated vehicles, new operating regimes for public transport services will become possible. A station-based Automated Transit on Demand service could be an attractive alternative to the current modes of transportation. In this paper, the impact of this kind of service on the modal share for the city of Zurich, Switzerland, and its surrounding area is modeled using an agent-based approach. Different scenarios ...Journal Article -
Impaired postural control in diabetes-a predictor of falls?
(2023)Archives of OsteoporosisSummary New evidence points toward that impaired postural control judged by center of pressure measures during quiet stance is a predictor of falls in people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes—even in occurrence of well-known risk factors for falls. Introduction/aim People with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are at risk of falling, but the association with impaired postural control is unclear. Therefore, the aim was to ...Journal Article -
Exploring the gap between carbon-budget-compatible buildings and existing solutions – A Swiss case study
(2023)Energy and BuildingsChallenging climate goals demand immediate greenhouse gas emissions reductions for long-term temperature stabilization. Given the nearly linear relationship between warming and cumulative net emissions, the carbon budget approach is a useful tool to quantify remaining carbon allowances for countries, sectors, and even buildings. The built environment plays a crucial role in today’s carbon emissions and future reduction potentials. Although ...Journal Article -
Mapping hydrogen storage capacities of UK offshore hydrocarbon fields and investigating potential synergies with offshore wind
(2023)Geological Society, London, Special Publications ~ Enabling Secure Subsurface Storage in Future Energy SystemsEnergy storage is an essential component of the transitioning UK energy system, a crucial mechanism for stabilising intermittent renewable electricity supply and meeting seasonal variation in demand. Low-carbon hydrogen provides a balancing mechanism for variable renewable energy supply and demand, and a method for decarbonising domestic heating, essential for meeting the UK's 2050 net-zero targets. Geological hydrogen storage in porous ...Journal Article -
Underground energy-related product storage and sequestration: site characterization, risk analysis, and monitoring
(2023)Geological Society, London, Special Publications ~ Enabling Secure Subsurface Storage in Future Energy SystemsThis paper presents a high-level overview of site characterization, risk analysis, and monitoring priorities for underground energy-related product storage or sequestration facilities. The siting of an underground energy-related product storage or sequestration facility depends on several important factors beginning with the area of review. Collection of all existing and available records and data from within the rock volume, including ...Journal Article -
An overview of underground energy-related product storage and sequestration
(2023)Geological Society, London, Special Publications ~ Enabling Secure Subsurface Storage in Future Energy SystemsStorage of energy-related products in the geologic subsurface provides reserve capacity, resilience, and security to the energy supply chain. Sequestration of energy-related products ensures long-term isolation from the environment and, for CO2, a reduction in atmospheric emissions. Both porous-rock media and engineered caverns can provide the large storage volumes needed today and in the future. Methods for site characterization and ...Journal Article -
Specificity-preserving RGB-D saliency detection
(2023)Computational Visual MediaSalient object detection (SOD) in RGB and depth images has attracted increasing research interest. Existing RGB-D SOD models usually adopt fusion strategies to learn a shared representation from RGB and depth modalities, while few methods explicitly consider how to preserve modality-specific characteristics. In this study, we propose a novel framework, the specificity-preserving network (SPNet), which improves SOD performance by exploring ...Journal Article