GrainNet: efficient detection and counting of wheat grains based on an improved YOLOv7 modeling by Xin Wang, Changchun Li, Chenyi Zhao, Yinghua Jiao, Hengmao Xiang, Xifang Wu, Huabin Chai

“…Specifically, the model incorporates an Efficient Multi-scale Attention (EMA) mechanism, effectively mitigating the interference of background noise on detection results. …”
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Remote sensing and field-based estimation of aboveground biomass of plantation forests: Kofale, South East Ethiopia by Abdi Gudisa, Habitamu Taddese, Jatani Garbole

“…However, discrepancies were observed, likely caused by limitations in species-specific allometric equations, shadowing effects of larger trees, and spectral interference from other species. The study shows Sentinel-2 MSI data improve biomass estimation in plantation forests. …”
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MC-ASFF-ShipYOLO: Improved Algorithm for Small-Target and Multi-Scale Ship Detection for Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Images by Yubin Xu, Haiyan Pan, Lingqun Wang, Ran Zou

“…Despite remarkable advances in deep-learning-based detection methods, performance remains constrained by the vast size differences between ships, limited feature information of small targets, and complex environmental interference in SAR imagery. Although many studies have separately tackled small target identification and multi-scale detection in SAR imagery, integrated approaches that jointly address both challenges within a unified framework for SAR ship detection are still relatively scarce. …”
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Lightweight detection algorithms for small targets on unmanned mining trucks by Shuoqi CHENG, Yilihamu·YAERMAIMAITI, Lirong XIE, Xiyu LI, Ying MA

“…Additionally, it designs a detection decoupling head with a multi-head attention mechanism to improve the issue of network complexity caused by convolutional layer redundancy, processes spatial dimensions to focus on capturing target features, reduces interference from irrelevant backgrounds, and enhances the accuracy of occluded target recognition.urthermore, it constructs a lightweight neural network with dual convolution (CDC), enhancing inter-channel information flow, improving model feature expression capability, and reducing model complexity. …”
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An Integrative Computational Approach for Identifying Cotton Host Plant MicroRNAs with Potential to Abate CLCuKoV-Bur Infection by Muhammad Aleem Ashraf, Imran Shahid, Judith K. Brown, Naitong Yu

“…Five open reading frames (ORFs) are organized in the small circular, single-stranded (ss)-DNA genome of CLCuKoV-Bur (2759 bases). RNA interference (RNAi) is a naturally occurring process that has revolutionized the targeting of gene regulation in eukaryotic organisms to combat virus infection. …”
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A protocol for a discrete choice experiment: understanding patient medicine preferences for managing chronic non-cancer pain by Marian Shanahan, Suzanne Nielsen, Briony Larance, Milton Cohen, Maria Schaffer, Gabrielle Campbell

“…Following a review by study investigators including pain and addiction specialists, pharmacists and epidemiologists, the final list of attributes was selected (number of medications, risk of addiction, side effects, pain interference, activity goals, source of information on pain, provider of pain care and out-of-pocket costs). …”
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Method of support posture perception in mining face based on visual-inertial information fusion by XING Keke, CHENG Jingyi, XU Zhongxin, WAN Zhijun, XUE Minti, YAN Wanzi, BAO Kuo, YI Junjie

“…To address the issues of large drift errors and low calculation accuracy in inertial navigation methods, as well as significant posture recognition errors in visual methods due to camera interference from dust and equipment obstructions, a method of support posture perception in mining face based on visual-inertial information fusion was proposed. …”
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Integrated analysis of tyrosine-induced MiRNA and mRNA expression profiles in melanocytes reveals the regulatory role of miR-1560-3p in melanin deposition in Xichuan black-bone chi... by Zhiyuan Zhang, Pengwei Zhang, Fumin He, Yingdong Hou, Xiaowen Geng, Ruilong Xu, Ruiting Li, Yadong Tian, Wenting Li, Guirong Sun, Ruirui Jiang, Xiaojun Liu, Ruili Han, Guoxi Li, Xiangtao Kang, Donghua Li

“…By analyzing miRNA and mRNA expression profiles, the miRNA-mRNA network was constructed, the targeting relationship was demonstrated by double luciferase reporting experiments, and the influence of tyrosine-mediated miRNA-mRNA network on melanin deposition was verified by constructing overexpression and interference vectors. …”
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Improper use of spinetoram on tea plants can inhibit the predation ability of Arma chinensis by Qiang Chen, Hongyun Chen, Hao Qu, Ziwen Luo, Lixue Long, Yaqin Long, Linbo Chen

“…To explore the effect of the spinetoram under A. chinensis were realized approaches such as virulence studies as well as the construction of a predatory functional response model, and the determination of detoxification enzymes. …”
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Robust scale fusion and edge-aware feature attention network for remote sensing UAV road detection under harsh weather by Jialang Liu, Jialei Zhan, Jiehua Zhang, Jiangming Chen, Yan Song, Lixing Tang, Le Zhou, Chengsi Du, Yingmei Wei, Yanming Guo

“…To support evaluation under realistic conditions, we construct a dedicated UAV-based road inspection dataset comprising 19,832 images collected across diverse weather scenarios such as rain, snow, and fog. …”
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CFAR-DP-FW: A CFAR-Guided Dual-Polarization Fusion Framework for Large-Scene SAR Ship Detection by Tianjiao Zeng, Tianwen Zhang, Zikang Shao, Xiaowo Xu, Wensi Zhang, Jun Shi, Shunjun Wei, Xiaoling Zhang

“…These challenges are twofold: the detection of extremely small ships is often hindered by inadequate feature extraction, and the presence of inshore ships is obscured by pronounced land-based interference, both of which lead to reduced detection accuracy. …”
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Advances in Bedload Monitoring Technologies in Mountain Rivers by Ming LUO, Xingnian LIU, Wanbing PENG, Xiaokang WU, Yimin HE, Er HUANG

“…The study concludes by emphasizing the need to construct prototype observation stations, integrate multi-source signal monitoring technologies, and develop watershed bedload monitoring equipment systems. …”
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Enhancing maize LAI estimation accuracy using unmanned aerial vehicle remote sensing and deep learning techniques by Zhen Chen, Weiguang Zhai, Qian Cheng

“…Although spectral features are widely used for LAI estimation, their performance is often constrained in complex agricultural scenarios due to interference from soil background reflectance, variations in lighting conditions, and vegetation heterogeneity. …”
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A case of simultaneous laparoscopic surgery for double cancer comprising multiple early gastric cancer and advanced sigmoid colon cancer after revascularization by Koichi Takiguchi, Shinji Furuya, Makoto Sudo, Kazuyoshi Hirayama, Ryo Saito, Atsushi Yamamoto, Katsutoshi Shoda, Hidenori Akaike, Naohiro Hosomura, Yoshihiko Kawaguchi, Hidetake Amemiya, Hiromichi Kawaida, Hiroshi Kono, Daisuke Ichikawa

“…He had had some artificial blood vessels inserted under the skin, confirmed by blood vessel construction image by preoperative computed tomography (CT). …”
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Layered Production Allocation Method for Dual-Gas Co-Production Wells by Guangai Wu, Zhun Li, Yanfeng Cao, Jifei Yu, Guoqing Han, Zhisheng Xing

“…The regulatory mechanisms of the gas–liquid distribution, deliquification efficiency, and interlayer interference under two typical vertical stacking relationships—“coal over sand” and “sand over coal”—are systematically analyzed with respect to different tubing setting depths. …”
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Remaining useful life prediction of Lithium-ion batteries based on data preprocessing and CNN-LSSVR algorithm by Ti Dong, Yiming Sun, Jia Liu, Qiang Gao, Chunrong Zhao, Wenjiong Cao

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Disentangling the association between cognitive flexibility and anxiety in autistic youth: real-world flexibility versus performance-based task switching by Farah Mahmud, Farah Mahmud, Farah Mahmud, Erin Kang, Rachel G. McDonald, Drew Wallace, Carrie Masia Warner, Carrie Masia Warner

“…Given the complexity of CF as a multifaceted construct, we used a multi-method approach to measure CF in order to tease apart its relationship with anxiety symptoms. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the M.D. Anderson symptom Inventory-Multiple Myeloma Module: a translation and validation study by Ting Wang, Weiwei Chen, Yingying Lin, LeiWen Tang, Junxiang Sun, Yao Ge, Yanke Mao, Huan Liu

“…The scale’s validity was assessed through content, construct, discriminant, convergent, and criterion validity analyses. …”
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FACCE: Framework para Avaliação da Carga Cognitiva na Educação Online / FACCE: Framework for assessing cognitive load in online education by Andressa Falcade, Laís Falcade, Ilse Abegg, Uianes Luiz Rockenbach Biondo

“…This is a qualitative research that addresses the construction and validation of FACCE which was built based on the resources available in HTML5, CSS, Bootstrap Framework, JavaScript and PHP. …”
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T6SS-mediated competition by Stenotrophomonas rhizophila shapes seed-borne bacterial communities and seed-to-seedling transmission dynamics by Tiffany Garin, Agathe Brault, Coralie Marais, Martial Briand, Anne Préveaux, Sophie Bonneau, Marie Simonin, Matthieu Barret, Alain Sarniguet

“…This study explores the role of the bacterial type VI secretion system (T6SS)-mediated interference competition in seed microbiota transmission to seedlings. …”
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