Edge-assisted UAV onboard video compression and transmission for efficient inference of patrolling tasks by YANG Peng, LIANG Yuxin, KONG Yuxin, LIU Mingliu

“…Due to the limited UAV onboard computational resources, a lightweight RoI extraction method based on class activation mapping (CAM) was proposed, which was able to rapidly locate areas containing patrolling targets. …”
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Concrete Crack Skeleton Analysis: A Machine Vision Approach to Feature Extraction by Rui Wang, Xinxin Guo, Jiaxuan Liu, Yu Wan

“…The crack feature is the key to crack recognition in concrete surface crack detection systems based on machine vision. As the “essence” of crack, the crack skeleton shows good stability. …”
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Terahertz Communication and Sensing Framework Based on Orthogonal Delay-Doppler Division Multiplexing Modulation by Meilin LI, Chong HAN

“…A more general off-grid ODDM modulation input/output relationship is derived to eliminate the assumption that channel path delays and Doppler frequency shifts are integer multiples of their resolutions. For ODDM symbol detection, a time-domain channel equalizer based on the conjugate gradient method is proposed to optimize the computational complexity. …”
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Vibration monitoring and health status recognition technology of machine tool electric spindle by Xiaopei Tao, Yanping Zhao, Yanwei Chen

“…A health status detection vector is calculated and compared with a standard vector in a database using Euclidean distance. …”
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Cloud Point Extraction for the Determination of Trace Amounts of Cobalt in Water and Food Samples by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrometry by Shangzhi Wang, Shuangming Meng, Yong Guo

“…The parameters such as pH of sample, concentrations of MOSDAA and Triton X-114, equilibrium temperature, and equilibrium time, which affect both complexation and extraction, are optimized. Under the selected optimum conditions, the preconcentration of 10.0 mL, 0.1 μg mL−1 Co(II) solution results in a limit of detection of 0.47 ng mL−1 (3σ) and an enrichment factor of 19. …”
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SIGNIFICANCE OF ACQUIRED COLOR VISION DEFECTS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF VASCULAR DISEASES by Carl Erb, Burkhard Weisser

“…This makes it possible to carry out rapid and inexpensive early diagnosis by detecting acquired color vision disorders, which can prevent further damage by optimizing therapy. …”
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Prognostic significance of combined PCPE-1 and α-fetoprotein for hepatocellular carcinoma by Ruhua Zhang, Wanqi Chen, Xuelan Peng, Zhiguang Zhang, Shangjiu Yang, Li Zhong

“…Immunohistochemistry was used to detect PCPE-1 levels in 155 HCC patients. The ROC curve was employed to determine the optimal cutoff value of PCPE-1. …”
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The diagnostic utility of lung ultrasound in the assessment of interstitial lung disease associated with rheumatoid arthritis by Shaoyu Zheng, Zexuan Zhou, Guangzhou Du, Qingzi Chen, Shaoqi Chen, Jianqun Lin, Shijian Hu, Weijin Zhang, Kedi Zheng, Jinghua Zhuang, Meigan Huang, Barbara Ruaro, Cosimo Bruni, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold, Marco Matucci-Cerinic, Daniel E. Furst, Yukai Wang

“…The presence of 12 B-lines on 50 ScS was the optimal cutoff value for detecting RA-ILD (AUC = 0.89, 95% CI 0.82–0.94, sensitivity of 85.53%, specificity of 81.82%, P < 0.001). …”
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Enhancement of Congo Red-Neomycin Resonance Rayleigh Scattering by Dodecyl Trimethyl Ammonium Bromide and its Application by Fanfan Zhang, Yangyang Chen, Dan Zhang, Yang Jia, Junsheng Meng, Lirong Jiang, Shengke Yang

“…The experimental conditions were optimized. The method was verified based on the ICH rule. …”
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A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of a Tailored Intervention for people with moderate-to-severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Co-morbidities delivered... by Richard Lowrie, David Anderson, Aziz Sheikh, Jane Moir, Andrew McPherson, Bethany Stanley, Gillian Cameron, Lynda Attwood, Donald Noble, Elaine Rankine, Jennifer Anderson, Nicola Greenlaw, Fiona Hughes, Emma McIntosh, Samuel Owusu Achiaw, Caitlin Jones, Frances S. Mair

“…In addition, findings from the economic and process evaluations along with information obtained on the proposed quantitative efficacy outcomes inform on the sample size required for a subsequent definitive RCT will help inform on future research. Methods We describe methods for a multicentre pilot RCT, with parallel economic and qualitative process evaluations of TICC PCP. …”
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Research on Fault Diagnosis of Ship Propulsion System Based on Improved Residual Network by Wei Yuan, Julong Chen, Xingji Yu

“…Subsequently, the parameters of the phase-contrastive current dot pattern are optimized using the Hunter-Prey Optimization technique to convert the three-phase stator currents of the motor into grayscale images. …”
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Research Advance on the Sensing Characteristics of Refractive Index Sensors Based on Electromagnetic Metamaterials by Zongli Wang, Xin Wang, Junlin Wang

“…Among different sensing platforms, metamaterials composed of subwavelength or deep subwavelength sized metal resonance elements arrays that are etched on semiconductor substrates or dielectric substrates exhibit excellent characteristics due to the strong localization and enhancement of resonance electromagnetic fields. As a new type of detection method, metamaterial sensors can break through the resolution limit of traditional sensors for a small amount of substance and have the advantages of high sensitivity, fast response, and simple measurement. …”
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Management of Evans’ Syndrome in Pregnancy: A Case Report and a Narrative Review by Giulia Fontana, Micaela Fredi, Cecilia Nalli, Rossana Orabona, Brunetta Guaragni, Laura Picciau, Valeria Cancelli, Laura Andreoli, Sonia Zatti, Angela Tincani

“…Given its rarity, available data concerning the clinical course and optimal management in pregnancy are limited. <b>Methods</b>: We present the case of a 32-year-old woman who experienced ES during her first pregnancy. …”
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Model of a Novel PCB Coil for High-Sensitivity Metal Detector by Han Zhang, Mingxing Song, Yuejiu Zhu, Xianze Xu, Fengqiu Xu

“…This paper introduces a novel receiving PCB coil prototype for a high-sensitivity metal detector and presents a numerical modeling method to optimize the coil size. The strip coils distributed around the emitting coil are employed in the differential receiving coils, thereby strengthening the induced voltages caused by the electromagnetic field excited from the detected metal objects. …”
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Quantitative Measures of Pure Ground-Glass Nodules from an Artificial Intelligence Software for Predicting Invasiveness of Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma on Low-Dose CT: A Multicenter St... by Yu Long, Yong Li, Yongji Zheng, Wei Lin, Haomiao Qing, Peng Zhou, Jieke Liu

“…<b>Objectives</b>: Deep learning-based artificial intelligence (AI) tools have been gradually used to detect and segment pulmonary nodules in clinical practice. …”
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A Novel, Simple, and Reliable Spectrophotometric Determination of Total Hexavalent Chromium by Complexation with a New Reagent of Thiazole Linked to 2H-Chromen-2-One by Abdullah Akhdhar

“…In the current work, a simple, rapid, and reliable direct spectrophotometric method was used for the determination of total Cr (VI) in environmental samples. …”
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Microwave-assisted synthesis of antimony oxide nanoparticles for the determination of trace cadmium in mulberry leaf tea matrices by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry by Merve Nur İnce, Hakan Serbest, Sezgin Bakirdere

“…Abstract In this study, a rapid, sensitive and accurate analytical method was optimized for the determination of trace levels of cadmium (Cd) by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry (FAAS) after antimony oxide nanoparticles (AO-NPs)-based dispersive solid-phase extraction (DSPE). …”
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Global surveillance of circulating microRNA for diagnostic and prognostic assessment of acute myocardial infarction based on the plasma small RNA sequencing by Xiaomin Wang, Yaojun Lu, Ruiping Zhao, Bing Zhu, Jian Liu, Qiang Yue, Rina Wu, Shuwen Han, Yuanyuan Gao, Juan Chen, Jie Gong, Danna He, Teng Xu, Jianchao Ying

“…Differentially-circulated miRNAs were analyzed between each group. All detected circulating miRNAs were examined by ROC analysis and then LASSO dimension reduction to obtain an optimal panel for diagnosis of AMI. …”
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Brain glucose metabolism in patients with traumatic brain injury undergoing rehabilitation: a longitudinal 18F-FDG PET study by Valeria Pingue, Valeria Pingue, Irene Bossert, Daniela D’Ambrosio, Antonio Nardone, Antonio Nardone, Giuseppe Trifirò, Nicola Canessa, Nicola Canessa, Diego Franciotta

“…BackgroundMeasuring 18F-FDG PET-detected brain glucose uptake provides reliable information on metabolic tissue abnormalities, cells dysfunction, and neurovascular changes after traumatic brain injury (TBI).ObjectivesWe aimed to study the relationship between post-traumatic brain glucose metabolism and functional outcomes in the so far unexplored field of longitudinally 18F-FDG PET-monitored patients undergoing rehabilitation after moderate-to-severe TBI.MethodsFourteen patients consecutively admitted to our unit in the post-acute phase after TBI underwent 18F-FDG-PET scans performed before and 6 months after inpatient rehabilitation program. …”
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Complications of lung cancer radiation therapy and the preventive role of positron-emission tomography by O. Yu. Stoliarova, Yu. V. Dumanskyi, O. V. Syniachenko, Ye. D. Yehudina, O. O. Khaniukov

“…Materials and methods. 1071 patients with LC at the ages from 24 to 86 years (mean age 59 years) were observed (83 % of men and 17 % of women). …”
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