The collection of various long-term reconstructed solar-induced fluorescence (SIF) datasets derived at a range spatio-temporal scales provides new opportunities for modelling vegetation dynamics, in particular, gross primary productivity (GPP). Information about the proximity SIF (SIFr) to GPP across land cover types and climatic conditions important support better application these products ap...

Sacral insufficiency fracture is a known complication after pelvic radiotherapy. The condition can be missed if clinical suspicion is not high er can be misdiagnosed as metastases. Imaging modalities play a vital role in correct diagnosis of this pathology. We describe intriguing ‘Butterfly sign’/’Honda sign’ in sacro-iliac region on bone scan in a patient of carcinoma cervix. Further clinical ...

This paper examines the design of social investment funds (SIFs) and explores the ways they affect agents’ incentives to propose, select, and implement good projects. Compared with other forms of decentralized service provision, SIFs possess features of administratively delegated authority and deep political devolution. Where existing political institutions fail to deliver assistance to vulnera...

The scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM) is extended for shape sensitivity analysis of stress intensity factors (SIFs) with respect to the crack geometry. The procedure combines the finite element formulations with the boundary discretization. The original equations of the SBFEM are reformulated as functions of the so-called scaling centre, synonymous to the crack tip. The variation in...

In this paper, the authors use Spatial Interaction Filters (SIF) to simulate human experts’ visual process in tracking spatial interactive objects. The algorithm includes spatial density based pixel clustering and object interaction descriptions, such as Contact Area Index (CAI) and correlation filter. The algorithm is designed to automatically track the Harmful Algae Bloom (HAB) targets. In th...

The serious adverse health consequences associated with illicit drug use in Vancouver has brought international attention to the city. It is now widely recognized that innovative and bold strategies are required to confront epidemics of drug overdose, HIV and Hepatitis C infections, and injection-related bacterial infections. The establishment of North America’s first supervised injection facil...

This paper explores the fracture process based on finite element simulation. Both probabilistic and deterministic methods are employed to model crack initiation, and several commonly used criteria are utilized to predict crack growth. It is concluded that the criteria of maximum tensile stress, maximum normal stress, and maximum Mises stress, as well as the Coulomb-Mohr criterion are able to pr...

We herein report an unusual CO(2) adsorption behavior in a fluoro-functionalized MOF {[Zn(SiF(6))(pyz)(2)]·2MeOH}(n) (1) with a 1D channel system, which is made up of pyrazine and SiF(6)(2-) moieties. Surprisingly, desolvated 1 (1') adsorbs higher amounts of CO(2) at 298 K than at 195 K, which is in contrast to the usual trend. Combined Raman spectroscopic and theoretical studies reveal that sl...

Introduction Satellite observations of sun-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) are increasingly considered a “probe” for photosynthesis. In recent years the emergence SIF has facilitated regional and global monitoring vegetation On one hand, there is still controversy about liner or non-linear SIF-GPP relationship whether high-temperature events will change linear relationship. other it uncl...