Attentive Self-supervised Contrastive Learning (ASCL) for plant disease classification by Getinet Yilma, Mesfin Dagne, Mohammed Kemal Ahmed, Ravindra Babu Bellam

“…The pre-trained weights were then fine-tuned on small-scale unseen datasets extracted from the 17-class PlantVillage Taiwan Tomato and Apple datasets. Despite involving fewer than 17 classes, the high variability within each class, such as the disease progression stages, underscores the fine-grained nature of the classification task. …”
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Health benefits of Grifola frondosa polysaccharide on intestinal microbiota in type 2 diabetic mice by Xiaoxiang Gao, Dan Liu, Luying Gao, Yuezhen Ouyang, Yuxi Wen, Chao Ai, Yuqing Chen, Chao Zhao

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CH3OH Thermal Lines Traces 6.7 GHz CH3OH Maser Variation of High-mass Protostar G353.273+0.641 by Shi-Min Song, Xi Chen, Sheng-Yuan Liu, Jun-Ting Liu

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Observational evidence of the Kuroshio meander and its propagation in the East China Sea by SeungYong Lee, Hanna Na, Hanna Na, Hong Sik Min, Dong Guk Kim, Hirohiko Nakamura, Ayako Nishina

“…Entering the East China Sea (ECS) through the east of Taiwan, the Kuroshio flows northeastward, with its pathway confined along the continental slope of the Okinawa Trough. …”
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Blockchain-Assisted Generation Rescheduling in Imperfect Market Environments by Salman Tariq, Mohamed Shaaban, Hazlie Mokhlis, Nurulafiqah N. Mansor, Hasmaini Mohamad

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Sternal-Wound Infections following Coronary Artery Bypass Graft: Could Implementing Value-Based Purchasing be Beneficial? by Dominique Brandt, Maximilian Blüher, Julie Lankiewicz, Peter J. Mallow, Rhodri Saunders

“…**Methods:** A structured literature review identified relevant data for 14 countries (the Netherlands, France, Germany, Austria, the United Kingdom, Canada, Italy, Japan, Spain, the United States, Brazil, Israel, Taiwan, and Thailand). Data, including SWI rates, CABG volume, and length of stay, were used to populate a previously published Markov model that simulates the patient’s CABG-care pathway and estimates the economic (US$) and care burden of SWIs for each country. …”
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Metal Casting Furnace Design Development Using Computer Simulation by Ramadhan Wahyu Irianto, Yanuar R.A. Pradana, Suprayitno Suprayitno

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Fabrication of SiO2/PEGDA Inverse Opal Photonic Crystal with Fluorescence Enhancement Effects by Van-Phuc Dinh, Duy-Khoi Nguyen, Quang-Hung Nguyen, Thi-Thuy Luu, Thi Hai Yen Pham, Thi Thu Ha Vu, Han-Sheng Chuang, Hong-Phong Pham

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Knowledge-point classification using simple LSTM-based and siamese-based networks for virtual patient simulation by Yih-Lon Lin, Yu-Min Chiang, Tsuen-Chiuan Tsai, Sheng-Gui Su

“…The dataset under scrutiny originates from the “Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Skills Competitions” spanning the first to third years in Taiwan. The methodology involves generating knowledge points from sequential questions posed during case summaries and patient interviews. …”
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Coseismic deformation and seismogenic structure of the 2024 Hualien Earthquake measured by InSAR and GNSS by Jiangtao Qiu, Lingyun Ji, Liangyu Zhu, Yongsheng Li, Chuanjin Liu, Qiang Zhao

“…On April 3, 2024, an M7.3 earthquake occurred in the offshore area of Hualien County, Taiwan, China. The seismogenic structure at the epicentral location was highly complex, and studying this earthquake is paramount for understanding regional fault activity. …”
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Comparison of anesthetic effects of xylazine combined with alfaxalone or ketamine and maintained with isoflurane in captive Formosan Reeve’s Muntjac (Muntiacus reevesi micrurus) by Li-Jen Chang, Zixuan Wang, Chen-Yeh Lien, Amanda H.C. Wen

“…Abstract Formosan Reeve’s muntjac is a Cervidae species endemic to Southeast China and Taiwan. However, research on different anesthetic protocols, their effects, and their safety in Formosan Reeve’s muntjac is limited. …”
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Toward improving precision and complexity of transformer-based cost-sensitive learning models for plant disease detection by Manh-Tuan Do, Manh-Hung Ha, Duc-Chinh Nguyen, Oscal Tzyh-Chiang Chen, Oscal Tzyh-Chiang Chen

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ZooCNN: A Zero-Order Optimized Convolutional Neural Network for Pneumonia Classification Using Chest Radiographs by Saravana Kumar Ganesan, Parthasarathy Velusamy, Santhosh Rajendran, Ranjithkumar Sakthivel, Manikandan Bose, Baskaran Stephen Inbaraj

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Evaluation of extracts from Phyllostachys makinoi for their antibacterial and accelerated wound healing potential by Te-Hua Liu, Ju-Yun Wu, Meng-Chun Cheng, Bang-Yuan Chen, Tsung-Yu Tsai

“…Abstract Phyllostachys makinoi, an endemic bamboo species in Taiwan, is underutilized, despite its rich forest resources. …”
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Fire Evacuation Process Using Both Elevators and Staircases for Aging People: Simulation Case Study on Personnel Distribution in High-Rise Nursing Home by Yameng Chen, Chen Wang, Jeffrey Boon Hui Yap, Heng Li, Hong Song Hu, Chih-Cheng Chen, Kuei-Kuei Lai

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La política exterior del Paraguay frente a la dependencia y al orden internacional multipolar. by Alberto Maresca, Fabiola Francisca Martínez Cabrera

“…Al contrario, Asunción sigue anclándose al conservadurismo continuista que prioriza a Estados Unidos y, sobre todo, a Taiwán. El mantenimiento de las relaciones con Taipéi y el rechazo a las iniciativas de la República Popular China son elementos que forman dilemas para la política exterior del Paraguay. …”
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Tuberculous Arthritis of the Knee with Rice Body Formation: A Report of a Rare Case by Truong Nguyen Khanh Hung, Tran Binh Duong, Tran Phuoc Binh, Dao Thanh Tu, Huynh Phuoc Hau, Truong Trong Tin, Cao Thi, Le Van Tuan

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Impact of the Breakdown Behavior on Chinese Traditional Stewed Pork with Brown Sauce: Physical Properties Using Microstructural Analysis by Dengyong Liu, Yajun Deng, Ana Gong, Yaohui Han, Hui-Min David Wang

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Drug Concentrations in the Air and their Influencing Factors in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Hui-Yun Tseng, Yi-Ting Tsai, Ying-Shiuan Su, Po-Pei Peng, Gwo-Hwa Wan

“…This study revealed that the average concentrations of CO2, PM10 (an aerodynamic diameter equal to or less than 10 µm), and PM2.5 (an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 µm) in the PICU met Taiwan’s Ministry of Environment (MOENV) indoor air quality standards. …”
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La política exterior del Paraguay frente a la dependencia y al orden internacional multipolar. by Alberto Maresca, Fabiola Francisca Martínez Cabrera

“…Al contrario, Asunción sigue anclándose al conservadurismo continuista que prioriza a Estados Unidos y, sobre todo, a Taiwán. El mantenimiento de las relaciones con Taipéi y el rechazo a las iniciativas de la República Popular China son elementos que forman dilemas para la política exterior del Paraguay. …”
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