Fishway assessment and monitoring for endemic migratory fish using multiple techniques in high-altitude river systems: A case study from the Yarlung Zangbo River, Southeastern Tibe... by Lei Cui, Xiaomei Kou, Junjian Sun, Rui Liu, Fan Gao, Junjun Tan, Shan-e-hyder Soomro, Yuanyang Wang, Giri Raj Kattel, Xiaotao Shi

“…Our study offers the first comprehensive evaluation of a fishway installed on a primary tributary of the YZR from 2019 to 2021, using multiple methods including fish sampling, video monitoring, hydroacoustic detection, and passive integrated transponder telemetry technology. …”
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Topology-controlled Laplace–Beltrami operator on point clouds based on persistent homology by Ao Zhang, Qing Fang, Peng Zhou, Xiao-Ming Fu

“…Persistent homology is then employed to detect and eliminate spurious edges through a topological optimization process. …”
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Enhancing Corn Image Resolution Captured by Unmanned Aerial Vehicles With the Aid of Deep Learning by Emilia Alves Nogueira, Bruno Moraes Rocha, Gabriel da Silva Vieira, Afonso Ueslei da Fonseca, Juliana Paula Felix, Antonio Oliveira-Jr, Fabrizzio Soares

“…UAVs provide efficient monitoring and sustainable methods, enabling farmers to gather precise data on crop health and yield potential. …”
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Hyperspectral In-Situ Monitoring for Deep Learning-Based Anomaly Classification in Metal Additive Manufacturing by Charles Snyers, Julien Ertveldt, Kyriakos Efthymiadis, Jan Helsen

“…The inference speed of the optimized model is measured and shown to be compatible with real-time applications. …”
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Semi-quantitative evaluation of small organic molecules content in amorphous calcium phosphate by Ashish Pandit, Abhishek Indurkar, Janis Locs, Dagnija Loca

“…Abstract A semi-quantitative UV visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis) method for detecting small organic molecules (SOM) in amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) is presented. …”
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Effects of metal oxide catalysts on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons emissions from large scale biomass pyrolysis by Parviz Norouzmehr, Ahmad Reza Rabbani, Hamid Reza Zolfagharpour

“…Further research is needed to optimize the process and minimize PAHs production to commercialize bio-oil as a sustainable fuel.…”
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Rice Canopy Disease and Pest Identification Based on Improved YOLOv5 and UAV Images by Gaoyuan Zhao, Yubin Lan, Yali Zhang, Jizhong Deng

“…Traditional monitoring methods rely on manual field surveys, which are subjective, inefficient, and unable to meet the demand for large-scale, rapid monitoring. …”
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Alzheimer's disease recognition via long-range state space model using multi-modal brain images by Ziyin Ren, Meng Zhou, Sadia Shakil, Raymond Kai-Yu Tong

“…Finally, the introduction of the Grad-CAM method illustrates that the implied FF-LSSM can detect AD- and MCI-related brain regions effectively.…”
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IgG-mediated food intolerances – prevalence, mechanisms, and cross-reactivities among the Bulgarian population. Contemporary aspects by Maria Nikolova, Adolf Alakidi, Valentina Petkova, Milen Dimitrov, Adriana Agovska

“…Background: The prevalence of food intolerances (FIs) in 1679 individuals over 18 years of age from Bulgaria and some cross-reactivities between the intolerances to different foods were studied. Method: A blood test was used: Food Detective – CNS (Cambridge Nutrition Sciences Ltd.) to identify the foodstuffs to which the body exhibits intolerance. …”
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Accurate quantitative wide-field fluorescence microscopy of 3-D spheroids by Elizabeth Leary, Claire Rhee, Benjamin Wilks, Jeffrey R. Morgan

“…However, nearly all of these dyes have been optimized for use on cells cultured as two-dimensional monolayers. …”
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How machine learning on real world clinical data improves adverse event recording for endoscopy by Stefan Wittlinger, Isabella C. Wiest, Mahboubeh Jannesari Ladani, Jakob Nikolas Kather, Matthias P. Ebert, Fabian Siegel, Sebastian Belle

“…Accurate and comprehensive documentation is crucial for enhancing patient safety and optimizing clinical outcomes; however, adverse events remain underreported. …”
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Identification of strengths and weaknesses of the healthcare system for persons living with rare diseases in Catalonia (Spain), and recommendations to improve its comprehensive att... by José Hernández-Rodríguez, Fernando Martínez-Valle, Xènia Acebes, Carmen Alerany, Jordi Antón, Gonzalo Calvo, Marian Corral, Jordi Cruz, M. Antònia Mangues-Bafalluy, José Mateo, Josefa Rivera, Albert Salazar, Roser Francisco, Cristina Mallol, Rita Reig-Viader, Ariadna Tigri-Santiña, Assumpta Ricart, Francesc Palau

“…The additional primary aim was to propose recommendations to solve or improve the limitations found. Methods A task force of 13 participants with multidisciplinary expertise on RDs completed a questionnaire and participated in two focus groups. …”
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Exploratory Study on Screening Chronic Renal Failure Based on Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and a Support Vector Machine Algorithm by Yushuai Yuan, Li Yang, Rui Gao, Cheng Chen, Min Li, Jun Tang, Xiaoyi Lv, Ziwei Yan

“…Therefore, it is important to explore new and effective diagnostic methods for CRF, such as serum spectroscopy. This study proposes a cost-effective and reliable method for detecting CRF based on Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy and a support vector machine (SVM) algorithm. …”
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Beyond the nuclear border: single-cell analysis of in situ sequenced human brain tissue using cellular features by Janssen M. Kotah, Thomas Rust, Hilmar R. J. van Weering, Janneke Bosma, Amber L. Woudstra, Susanne M. Kooistra, Bart J. L. Eggen

“…Our method offers a flexible and efficient strategy for targeted transcript allocation based on cellular morphology, optimizing CNS cell segmentation in FFPE-preserved human brain tissue.…”
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Multi-institutional TSA-amplified Multiplexed Immunofluorescence Reproducibility Evaluation (MITRE) Study by Bernard A Fox, Chichung Wang, Kristin Roman, Carla Coltharp, Carmen Ballesteros-Merino, Shawn M Jensen, Janis M Taube, David L Rimm, Cliff Hoyt, Mei Jiang, Edwin R Parra, Ignacio Wistuba, Elizabeth L Engle, John McGuire, Bethany Remeniuk, Darren Locke

“…Six institutions collaborated to: (1) optimize an automated six-plex assay focused on the PD-1/PD-L1 axis, (2) assess intersite and intrasite reproducibility of staining using a locked down image analysis algorithm to measure tumor cell and immune cell (IC) subset densities, %PD-L1 expression on tumor cells (TCs) and ICs, and PD-1/PD-L1 proximity assessments.Methods A six-plex mIF panel (PD-L1, PD-1, CD8, CD68, FOXP3, and CK) was rigorously optimized as determined by quantitative equivalence to immunohistochemistry (IHC) chromogenic assays. …”
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Chlorhexidine and benzalkonium chloride: promising adjuncts in combating multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in healthcare settings by Amal F. Makled, Azza Z. Labeeb, Heba M. Moaz, Asmaa S. Sleem

“…Conventional PCR was employed to detect biocide resistance genes (qacE∆1 and cepA). …”
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Metabolism and immune responses of striped hamsters to ectoparasite challenges: insights from transcriptomic analysis by Xinchang Lun, Yiguan Wang, Ning Zhao, Yujuan Yue, Fengxia Meng, Qiyong Liu, Xiuping Song, Ying Liang, Liang Lu

“…Investigating the response to ectoparasites under laboratory conditions helps elucidate the mechanism of host adaptations to ectoparasite pressure.MethodsUsing transcriptome sequencing, we analyzed gene expression in striped hamsters after short-term (3 days) and long-term (28 days) flea (Xenopsylla cheopis) parasitism. …”
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Automatic Plant Watering System Using RTC And Rain Sensor by Haris Yuana, Zunita Wulansari, Mukh Taofik Chulkamdi

“…RTC is used to set the watering schedule based on a predetermined time, while the rain sensor serves as an automatic controller to stop watering when rain is detected. The system development method involves designing well-integrated hardware and software. …”
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Transformer Fault Diagnosis Based on Knowledge Distillation and Residual Convolutional Neural Networks by Haikun Shang, Yanlei Wei, Shen Zhang

“…This provides a novel technical solution for the improvement of gas ratio methods.…”
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Exploring the ability of plasma pTau217, pTau181 and beta-amyloid in mirroring cerebrospinal fluid biomarker profile of Mild Cognitive Impairment by the fully automated Lumipulse®... by Marcella Catania, Claudia Battipaglia, Alberto Perego, Erika Salvi, Emanuela Maderna, Federico Angelo Cazzaniga, Paolo M. Rossini, Camillo Marra, Nicola Vanacore, Alberto Redolfi, Daniela Perani, Patrizia Spadin, Maria Cotelli, Stefano Cappa, Naike Caraglia, Pietro Tiraboschi, Fabrizio Tagliavini, Giuseppe Di Fede

“…Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicine Agency makes it necessary to optimize non-invasive and cost-effective tools for the identification of subjects at-risk of developing Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). …”
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