Readout Architectures for High Efficiency in Time-Correlated Single Photon Counting Experiments—Analysis and Review by Alessandro Cominelli, Giulia Acconcia, Pietro Peronio, Ivan Rech, Massimo Ghioni

“…In this paper, some typical readout approaches, namely clock-driven and event-driven readouts, are discussed and compared, along with a recently-introduced router-based algorithm that is specifically designed to obtain maximum bandwidth exploitation under any condition. Quantitative comparisons are performed starting from imager response of the systems, which is the rate of recorded events in the case of uniform illumination of the detector array.…”
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OGAIS: OpenGL-Driven GPU Acceleration Methodology for 3D Hyperspectral Image Simulation by Xiangyu Li, Wenjuan Zhang, Bowen Wang, Huaili Qiu, Mengnan Jin, Peng Qi

“…This type of simulation offers advantages in acquiring multi-angle and multi-condition quantitative results. However, the 3D hyperspectral simulation requires substantial computational resources. …”
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Care for patients living with chronic conditions using the ICAN Discussion Aid: A mixed methods cluster-randomized trial. by Kasey R Boehmer, Anjali Thota, Paige Organick-Lee, Megan Branda, Alex Lee, Rachel Giblon, Emma Behnken, Hazel Tapp, Carl May, Victor Montori

“…Participants were primary care health professionals and their adult patients with ≥1 chronic condition. Quantitative outcomes were health professional assessment of chronic illness care and relational coordination and patient-reported self-efficacy to manage chronic disease, self-efficacy to communicate with clinician, treatment burden, assessment of chronic illness care, general health, and disruption from illness and treatment. …”
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Dermatologic Data From the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 and the PatientsLikeMe Online Support Community: Comparative Analysis by Mindy D Szeto, Lina Alhanshali, Chandler W Rundle, Madeline Adelman, Michelle Hook Sobotka, Emily Woolhiser, Jieying Wu, Colby L Presley, Jalal Maghfour, John Meisenheimer, Jaclyn B Anderson, Robert P Dellavalle

“… AbstractThe Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study aims to characterize the worldwide prevalence and morbidity of major diseases, while PatientsLikeMe (PLM) is an online community providing patient-generated insights into lived experiences; for dermatologic conditions, quantitative comparisons of GBD and PLM data revealed expected demographic differences but also notable correlations, highlighting their potential as complementary data sources elucidating unmet patient needs and priorities.…”
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A Pre-Trained Collaborative Network Leveraging Multi-Scale Depth Information for Image Deraining and Defogging Enhancement by Dingdiao Mu, Changjiang Liu

“…Experimental evaluations on the RainCityScapes dataset, where rain and fog co-occur, demonstrate that our proposed network substantially improves the dehazing performance of NeRD-Rain under foggy conditions. Quantitative assessments reveal a 1.5% increase in the Structural Similarity Index Measure (SSIM), a 0.01 reduction in Laplacian variance, and a 1.41 decrease in the Frechet Inception Distance (FID).…”
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A Novel Simulink-Based Implementation of Cosine Comparator Logic for Gate Control in Three-Phase Controlled Rectifiers by Selly Annisa, Michael Fritz Immanuel, Saras Pratama, Muhammad Ashari, Dian Putra Saragi

“…The method’s effectiveness is evaluated across firing angles ranging from 30° to 120° under RLC load conditions. Quantitative results demonstrate accurate gate synchronization and substantial reduction in Total Harmonic Distortion (THD)—by over 50% relative to conventional ramp-based techniques. …”
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Analysis of Entry and Exit Hole Delaminations During Drilling of Jute/Palm Fiber Reinforced Hybrid Composites Using HSS Drill Bits by Mohamed Slamani, Abdelmalek Elhadi, Salah Amroune, Mustapha Arslane, Othman Y. Alothman, Omar Awayssa, Jean-François Chatelain, Mohammad Jawaid

“…The results reveal significant differences in delamination factors between the entrance (jute fibers) and exit (palm fibers) under varying machining conditions. Quantitative analysis reveals that optimal conditions for minimizing delamination occur at a spindle speed of 2388 rpm and feed rate of 0.04 mm/rev, achieving delamination factors of 1.121 (entrance) and 1.069 (exit). …”
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Scientific, professional and experiential validation of the model of preventive behaviours at work: protocol of a modified Delphi Study by Alexandra Lecours

“…Workers will be recruited to have a diversity in terms of age, gender and working conditions. Quantitative data will be analysed to calculate the percentage of experts’ agreement on four content validity indicators (ie, comprehensiveness, representativeness, relevance and clarity). …”
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Compressed sensing-based image reconstruction for discrete tomography with sparse view and limited angle geometries. by Haytham A Ali, Essam A Rashed, Hiroyuki Kudo

“…We assess the method's robustness by introducing varying levels of Gaussian noise into the projection data under both sparse-view and limited-angle conditions. Quantitative evaluations using PSNR, SSIM, and Dice coefficients demonstrate that the proposed method preserves boundary sharpness and accurately reconstructs discrete intensity levels, even in highly undersampled and noisy scenarios. …”
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Modification of cadmium accumulation by maize seedlings by acute γ-irradiation of seeds by Yu. А. Кutlahmedov, V. V. Schwartau, L. M. Мykhalska, S. А. Pchelovska, А. G. Salivon, L. V. Tonkal

“…It has been established that the preliminary acute γ-irradiation of maize seeds at a dose 35 Gy has a positive effect on the maize plants growth and absorption characteristics in the water culture conditions. Quantitative evaluation of character of the radiation and chemical factors interaction by the coefficient of synergy has shown that the radiation and toxic factors interact nonadditively. …”
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Iterative Reconstruction with Dynamic ElasticNet Regularization for Nuclear Medicine Imaging by Ryosuke Kasai, Hideki Otsuka

“…We evaluated the proposed algorithm using numerical phantoms (Shepp–Logan and digitized Hoffman) under various noise conditions. Quantitative results based on the peak signal-to-noise ratio and multi-scale structural similarity index measure demonstrated that the proposed dynamic ElasticNet regularized MLEM consistently outperformed not only standard MLEM and L1/L2 regularized MLEM but also the fixed-weight ElasticNet variant. …”
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Bridging the Sim-to-Real Gap in Motion Planning for Autonomous Electric Vehicles Using Autoware: A Comparative Study of Simulation and Real-World Deployment by Manikandan Ganesan, Bharatiraja Chokkalingam, Sivanathan Kandhasamy, Rajesh Verma, Lucian Mihet-Popa

“…The proposed method was tested in both simulation and real-world scenarios on the SRM IST campus, addressing challenges such as the “sim-to-real gap” caused by discrepancies between simulated and real-world conditions. Quantitative analysis of planned, simulated, and measured trajectories revealed significant improvements in localization accuracy and trajectory adherence, with Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) values for longitudinal and lateral positions reduced to 0.839 m and 0.1044 m, respectively. …”
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Polymer-metal complex based on copper(II) acetate and polyvinyl alcohol: thermodynamic and catalytic properties by Kuralay S. Maksotova, Dariya T. Kalikh, Arnur T. Omirzakova, Botagoz S. Bakirova, Dina N. Akbayeva

“…The catalytic activity of the synthesized compound was evaluated in the oxidation reaction of elemental phosphorus (P4) by oxygen in aqueous-organic media under mild conditions. Quantitative analysis of phosphoric acid was made by photocolorimetric method. …”
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Nicotinamide mononucleotide protects STAT1 from oxidative stress‐induced degradation to prevent colorectal tumorigenesis by Ting Li, Chengting Luo, Zongyuan Liu, Jinyu Li, Meng Han, Ran Zhang, Yuling Chen, Haiteng Deng

“…Mice treated with NMN developed fewer colon tumors than untreated animals under the same AOM/DSS treatment conditions. Quantitative proteomic analysis revealed a decrease in signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) expression in the CAC model. …”
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Optimizing Graphene Oxide Content in Cellulose Matrices: A Comprehensive Review on Enhancing the Structural and Functional Performance of Composites by Ghazaleh Ramezani, Ion Stiharu, Theo G. M. van de Ven, Vahe Nerguizian

“…Various optimization techniques, including response surface methodology, particle swarm optimization, and artificial neural networks, have been employed to identify optimal graphene concentrations and processing conditions. Quantitative analyses demonstrate significant improvements in mechanical properties, with notable increases in tensile strength and Young’s modulus reported for graphene/microfibrillated cellulose composites. …”
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Context-Aware Markov Sensors and Finite Mixture Models for Adaptive Stochastic Dynamics Analysis of Tourist Behavior by Xiaolong Chen, Hongfeng Zhang, Cora Un In Wong, Zhengchun Song

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach outperforms traditional Markov models in accuracy and adaptability, particularly under rapidly changing conditions. Quantitative results show a 13.6% improvement in transition accuracy (0.742 vs. 0.653) compared to conventional context-aware Markov models, with an 89.2% true positive rate in shock detection and a median response latency of 47 min for regime switching. …”
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LANDSCAPE ENVIRONMENTAL HETEROGENEITY SHAPING TREE COMMUNITY COMPOSITION AND STRUCTURE IN RIPARIAN FORESTS by Israel Marinho Pereira, Soraya Alvarenga Botelho, Eduardo van den Berg, Eric Bastos Gorgens, Evandro Luiz Mendonça Machado, Marcio Leles Romarco de Oliveira, Luciano Cavalcante de Jesus França, Múcio Mágno de Melo Farnezi, Anne Prinscila Dias Gonzaga, Everardo Valadares de Sá Barretto Sampaio, Ary Teixeira de Oliveira Filho

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Genome-wide identification, characterization, and functional analysis of the CHX, SOS, and RLK genes in Solanum lycopersicum under salt stress by Amaal Maghraby, Mohamed Alzalaty

“…This study is the first to identify the SOS gene in Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) through genome-wide analysis under salt stress conditions. Quantitative reverse transcription PCR (qRT-PCR) results indicated that the expression levels of CHX, SOS, and RLK genes were upregulated, with fold changes of 1.83, 1.49, and 1.55, respectively, after 12 h of exposure to salt stress. …”
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Elucidating the role of brassinosteroid signaling genes and their promoters in Arabidopsis revealed regulatory mechanisms in plant development and responses to different abiotic st... by Sunny Ahmar, Muhammad Sohaib Shafique, Marcin Rapacz, Ewa Pociecha

“…The expression patterns of these 41 BR signaling genes were examined in various plant organs and under different abiotic and hormonal stress conditions. Quantitative PCR (qPCR) was performed to validate the expression profiles of several BR signaling genes under osmotic stress (polyethylene glycol (PEG)-induced) and salt stress. …”
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Resilience Assessment in a Seawater Pumping Station Using Ordinal Patterns and Permutation Entropy Approach by Orlando Durán, Christian Salas, Alejandro Peña

“…Resilience is framed as the system’s capacity to recover from disruptions and maintain operational efficiency under varying conditions. Quantitative assessment of resilience is essential to facilitate the development and implementation of optimal strategies that ensure operational continuity. …”
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