Safe Reinforcement Learning for Competitive Autonomous Racing: Integrated State–Action Mapping and Exploration Guidance Framework by Yuanda Wang, Jingyu Liu, Xin Yuan, Jiacheng Yang

“…These results validate the framework’s ability to achieve both high performance and safety in autonomous racing tasks.…”
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Building rooftop extraction from high resolution aerial images using multiscale global perceptron with spatial context refinement by Qinglie Yuan

“…Recently, deep learning algorithms, especially convolution neural networks (CNNs) and Transformer, have robust local or global feature extraction ability, achieving advanced performance in intelligent interpretation compared with conventional methods. …”
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Hybrid spreading mechanisms and T cell activation shape the dynamics of HIV-1 infection. by Changwang Zhang, Shi Zhou, Elisabetta Groppelli, Pierre Pellegrino, Ian Williams, Persephone Borrow, Benjamin M Chain, Clare Jolly

“…HIV-1 can disseminate between susceptible cells by two mechanisms: cell-free infection following fluid-phase diffusion of virions and by highly-efficient direct cell-to-cell transmission at immune cell contacts. …”
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Musical Context of Edward Said’s Contrapuntal Reading by Svitlana Macenka

“…It is also noted that for a literary critic it is absolutely natural to provide arguments as to certain poetological aspects of a literary work resorting to regularities of musical art and, vice versa, efficiently employ literary context when discussing musical pieces. …”
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Research on an Event Extraction Framework Based on Two-Step Prompt Learning for Chinese Policy by Hui Ding, Huayue Gu, Pei Cao

“…The results show that the TPEE framework performs well in event extraction in the policy domain and provides technical support for enterprises to obtain policy information efficiently.…”
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A novel role for PECAM-1 (CD31) in regulating haematopoietic progenitor cell compartmentalization between the peripheral blood and bone marrow. by Ewan A Ross, Sylvie Freeman, Yan Zhao, Tarvinder S Dhanjal, Emma J Ross, Sian Lax, Zubair Ahmed, Tie Zheng Hou, Neena Kalia, Stuart Egginton, Gerard Nash, Steve P Watson, Jon Frampton, Christopher D Buckley

“…We show that PECAM-1 is required on both progenitors and bone marrow vascular cells in order for efficient transition between the blood and bone marrow to occur. …”
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Enhancing Smart Home Security: Blockchain-Enabled Federated Learning with Knowledge Distillation for Intrusion Detection by Mohammed Shalan, Md Rakibul Hasan, Yan Bai, Juan Li

“…This framework’s performance was evaluated using the N-BaIoT dataset, showcasing its ability to detect anomalies caused by botnets such as Mirai and BASHLITE across diverse IoT devices. …”
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Molecular characterization of host-specific biofilm formation in a vertebrate gut symbiont. by Steven A Frese, Donald A Mackenzie, Daniel A Peterson, Robert Schmaltz, Teresa Fangman, You Zhou, Chaomei Zhang, Andrew K Benson, Liz A Cody, Francis Mulholland, Nathalie Juge, Jens Walter

“…Experiments with monoassociated mice revealed that the ability of L. reuteri to form epithelial biofilms in the mouse forestomach is strictly dependent on the strain's host origin. …”
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Learning Parameter Dependence for Fourier-Based Option Pricing with Tensor Trains by Rihito Sakurai, Haruto Takahashi, Koichi Miyamoto

“…A recent study has proposed to use tensor train learning algorithms to speed up Fourier transform (FT)-based option pricing, utilizing the ability of tensor trains to compress high-dimensional tensors. …”
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Investigation on potential bias factors in histopathology datasets by Farnaz Kheiri, Shahryar Rahnamayan, Masoud Makrehchi, Azam Asilian Bidgoli

“…This biased behavior motivated us to conduct an in-depth analysis to investigate potential causes behind this unexpected biased ability toward site-specific pattern recognition. …”
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Scalable Architecture for Trapped-Ion Quantum Computing Using rf Traps and Dynamic Optical Potentials by David Schwerdt, Lee Peleg, Yotam Shapira, Nadav Priel, Yanay Florshaim, Avram Gross, Ayelet Zalic, Gadi Afek, Nitzan Akerman, Ady Stern, Amit Ben Kish, Roee Ozeri

“…We show that these cells behave as nearly independent quantum registers, allowing for parallel entangling gates on all cells. The ability to reconfigure the optical potentials guarantees connectivity across the full ion crystal and also enables efficient midcircuit measurements. …”
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Olive Residues as a Source of Bioactive Compounds by Carlos Alvarez, Margarita Gutierrez

“…Yields of each extract were determined and evaluated for their ability to trap free radicals, using the DPPH and ABTS assays contributing to the calculation of SC₅₀ (free radical scavenging). …”
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Model-Driven Development of Android Audio-based Applications by Reza Vakili, Leila Samimi-Dehkordi, Marzieh Varposhti

“…The framework’s applicability is demonstrated through four case studies, highlighting its ability to create diverse audio-based Android applications. …”
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Edge–Region Collaborative Segmentation of Potato Leaf Disease Images Using Beluga Whale Optimization Algorithm with Danger Sensing Mechanism by Jin-Ling Bei, Ji-Quan Wang

“…These findings suggest that DSBWO provides a reliable and efficient solution for automatic crop disease monitoring and can be extended to other smart agriculture applications.…”
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Inefficient quality control of thermosensitive proteins on the plasma membrane. by Michael J Lewis, Hugh R B Pelham

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We have tested the ability of yeast cells to degrade membrane proteins to which temperature-sensitive cytoplasmic alleles of the Ura3 protein or of phage lambda repressor have been fused. …”
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Space 4.0 – a common, democratic European space, part 4 by Ryszard S. Romaniuk, Piotr Orleański

“…They require a completely different, much simpler ecosystem to maintain and safely, efficiently operate, especially large, highly functional microsatellites constellations throughout their life span between orbit and deorbit. …”
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Activity and participation characteristics of adults with learning disabilities--a systematic review. by Kineret Sharfi, Sara Rosenblum

“…<h4>Background</h4>'Learning disabilities' (LD) refer to a wide group of neurological disorders caused by deficits in the central nervous system which influence the individual's ability to maintain-, process or convey information to others in an efficient way. …”
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New fruit waste-derived activated carbons of high adsorption performance towards metal, metalloid, and polymer species in multicomponent systems by Sylwia Kukowska, Piotr Nowicki, Katarzyna Szewczuk-Karpisz

“…It was noted that microwave heating favoured surface development and thus enhanced adsorbent ability to bind ions or macromolecules. Direct biomass activation led to higher microporosity compared to indirect (two-stage) one, whilst CO2-consuming activation increased aromaticity and hydrophobicity of the solids. …”
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Forecasting Shifts in Europe's Renewable and Fossil Fuel Markets Using Deep Learning Methods by Yonghong Liu, Muhammad S. Saleem, Javed Rashid, Sajjad Ahmad, Muhammad Faheem

“…This model's superior prediction accuracy significantly enhances our ability to forecast renewable and nonrenewable energy outputs in European states, contributing to more effective energy management strategies.…”
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MRSNet: Multi-Resolution Scale Feature Fusion-Based Universal Density Counting Network by Yi Zhang, Wei Song, Mingyue Shao, Xiangchun Liu

“…Furthermore, extensive quantitative analyses on six public datasets demonstrate the algorithm’s strong generalization ability in handling diverse object scale variations.…”
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