The mean estimate of R<sub>0</sub> for the 2019-nCoV ranges from 2.24 to 3.58, and is significantly larger than 1. Our findings indicate the potential of 2019-nCoV to cause outb...
Urbanization and climate change are together exacerbating water scarcity—where water demand exceeds availability—for the world’s cities. We quantify global urban water scarcity ...
Abstract The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), one of the earliest remote sensing analytical products used to simplify the complexities of multi-spectral imagery, i...
Background: In December 2019, an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) emerged in Wuhan, China and has swiftly spread to other parts of China...
The Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope Lensing Survey (CFHTLenS) comprises deep multicolour (u^*g′r′i′z′) photometry spanning 154 deg^2, with accurate photometric redshifts and shap...
<title>Abstract</title> The global food trade network is a complex system whose resilience is paramount to food security. Forecasting its evolution is critical for anticipating ...
Mental health problems among children are a significant public health concern. Family dynamics and early educational environments are critical in shaping children's mental healt...
This article explores the Japanese zokushōsai ritual, tracing its Chinese origins and historical development. Zokushō, which means assigned star, refers to the correspondence be...