HSRoadNet: Hard-Swish Activation Function and Improved Squeeze–Excitation Module Network for Road Extraction Using Satellite Remote Sensing Imagery by Xunqiang Gong, Yingjie Ma, Ailong Ma, Zhaoyang Hou, Meng Zhang, Yanfei Zhong

“…Road information plays an essential role in many fields. To prevent failed extraction of heterogeneous regions, fracture of extracted roads and others resulted from vehicles and trees when using very high resolution remote sensing images; a remote sensing image road extraction method based on Hard-Swish Squeeze–Excitation RoadNet is proposed in this article. …”
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On expansions for nonlinear systems Error estimates and convergence issues by Beauchard, Karine, Le Borgne, Jérémy, Marbach, Frédéric

“…Nevertheless, we also exhibit arbitrarily small analytic vector fields for which the convergence of the Magnus expansion fails, even in very weak senses. We state an open problem concerning the convergence of Sussmann’s infinite product expansion.Eventually, we derive approximate direct intrinsic representations for the state and discuss their link with the choice of an appropriate change of coordinates.…”
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Deep empirical neural network for optical phase retrieval over a scattering medium by Huaisheng Tu, Haotian Liu, Tuqiang Pan, Wuping Xie, Zihao Ma, Fan Zhang, Pengbai Xu, Leiming Wu, Ou Xu, Yi Xu, Yuwen Qin

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The Importance of Being Honest: Free Spirits and Idiosyncrasy in Nietzsche by Zachary Stevens

“… The main argument of this paper is that the debate on whether Nietzsche is communitarian or individualist is wrongheaded, failing to distinguish the conception of community and individual Nietzsche critiques, the 'mob' and the 'Higher Man', from the conceptions Nietzsche envisions and hopes for, his 'free spirits' and – what I call, based on the critique of indivisible subjects in the Genealogy of Morality – the idiosyncrasy. …”
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Supporting Health and Social Care Students Stay and Stay Well: A Conceptual Framework for Implementing Integrated Care Into Higher Education by Louise Grant, Lisa Bostock, Caroline Reid, Nasreen Ali, Fiona Factor

“…Some students struggle through their studies with many failing to complete and others drop out in the early years of their careers. …”
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The Need To Change Return to Play Testing in Athletes Following ACL Injury: A Theoretical Model by Kevin E Wilk, Zachary M Thomas, Christopher A Arrigo, George J Davies

“…In our clinical experience, objective testing to allow for clearance to sport participation following an ACL injury should incorporate neurocognitive and reactive testing due to the nature of the injury typically occurs because of failed control of unanticipated reactive movements. …”
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Directive leadership style and staff motivation in private universities in Uganda: a case of Kampala International University by Chrisostom, Oketch, Gerald, K. Karyeija

“…It is recommended that managers should use the style in letting employees have a sense of direction, schedule for them tasks, and above all, set key performance indicators upon which to appraise staff.…”
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Optimal WSN Deployment to Measure Air Quality in Dynamic Multi-Source Dispersion Scenarios: A Case Study in Arequipa by Alexander Hilario-Tacuri, Alberth Tamo, Marco Pinares-Mamani, Walter Butron, Romel Jimenez

“…According to the World Health Organization, air pollution causes approximately 7 million premature deaths each year, with 99% of the global population exposed to air that fails to meet recommended quality standards. Poor air quality leads to severe health issues, including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. …”
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The inaccurate citation of the “Universal Declaration of Animal Rights” (UDAR) in the scientific literature: a scoping review by Alexandre Azevedo, Martin Whiting, Manuel Magalhães-Sant’Ana

“…The declaration was revised twice, in 1989 and 2018, but it failed to be internationally recognised or adopted. …”
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