Dual‐fluorescence imaging and automated trophallaxis detection for studying multi‐nutrient regulation in superorganisms by Lior Baltiansky, Einav Sarafian‐Tamam, Efrat Greenwald, Ofer Feinerman

“…Our system provides access to data that were previously unavailable and is crucial for a complete description of nutrient regulation by social insects. More broadly, the ability to simultaneously and efficiently track two material flows in a behaving colony provides new opportunities for tackling many open and emerging questions on topics other than nutrition, such as disease spread and social regulation of colony development.…”
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Methods and technologies of disposal of poly-chloride biphenyls in transformer oils by V. M. Bel’Kov

“…It is shown that a reliable, environmentally friendly and efficient process does not exist, and, apparently, it is impossible to create a completely environmentally friendly process. …”
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MultiRepPI: a cross-modal feature fusion-based multiple characterization framework for plant peptide-protein interaction prediction by Yu Zhiguo, Li Zixuan, Li Peng

“…This framework provides a reliable tool for efficient prediction of plant PepPIs, while laying a solid foundation for plant biology research and peptide drug development.…”
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Fish Detection in Fishways for Hydropower Stations Using Bidirectional Cross-Scale Feature Fusion by Junming Wang, Yuanfeng Gong, Wupeng Deng, Enshun Lu, Xinyu Hu, Daode Zhang

“…This paper proposes a fish detection model for accurate and efficient fish detection. Firstly, the backbone network integrates FasterNet-Block, C2f, and an efficient multi-scale EMA attention mechanism to address attention dispersion problems during feature extraction, delivering real-time object detection across different scales. …”
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Affecting of Hypervirulent Multidrug Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae on Public Health by Ali abd kadhum

“…However, for the most part, the ability to infect almost all types of immunocompromised hosts and to acquire extreme antimicrobial resistance is the most fascinating characteristic. …”
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Hybrid Optimization Method for Social Internet of Things Service Provision Based on Community Detection by Bahar Allakaram Tawfeeq, Amir Masoud Rahmani, Abbas Koochari, Nima Jafari Navimipour

“…Addressing these challenges requires efficient optimization methods. Traditional optimization algorithms have strengths and weaknesses. …”
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Fine-Tunned Segment Anything Model (SAM) for Reservoir Extractions Compared With Popular CNNs: An Experiment for Space-Borne Synthetic-Aperture Radar Images by Nguyen Hong Quang, Hanna Lee, Eui-Myoung Kim, Gihong Kim

“…Hence, we fine-tune the SAM model and other popular CNN models of YOLOv8, U-net(ResNet50), and DeepLab(ResNet50, EfficientNet) for lake semantic segmentation using multi-SAR RS datasets of Kompsat-5, ALOS-2, Sentinel-1, and a combination of the three datasets (data link) for model result comparisons. …”
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Detection of Pear Quality Using Hyperspectral Imaging Technology and Machine Learning Analysis by Zishen Zhang, Hong Cheng, Meiyu Chen, Lixin Zhang, Yudou Cheng, Wenjuan Geng, Junfeng Guan

“…In summary, the combination of HSI and machine learning models enabled an efficient, rapid, and non-destructive detection of pear quality and provided a practical value for quality control and the commercial processing of pears.…”
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Prediction of Pt, Ir, Ru, and Rh complexes light absorption in the therapeutic window for phototherapy using machine learning by V. Vigna, T. F. G. G. Cova, A. A. C. C. Pais, E. Sicilia

“…Abstract Effective light-based cancer treatments, such as photodynamic therapy (PDT) and photoactivated chemotherapy (PACT), rely on compounds that are activated by light efficiently, and absorb within the therapeutic window (600–850 nm). …”
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Human Brain-Inspired Network Using Transformer and Feedback Processing for Cell Image Segmentation by Hinako Mitsuoka, Kazuhiro Hotta

“…We further propose Lite Feedback Module, a computationally efficient alternative to conventional feedback modules. …”
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MiR-145 encapsulated small extracellular vesicles inhibit colorectal cancer progression by downregulating fascin actin-bundling protein 1 expression by Yanxia Chen, Meijuan He, Lei Cui, Jianguo Zhang, Hanpeng Huang, Zhimin Tao

“…Results Our results revealed that the efficient loading of miR-145 into sEVs could be achieved through a dynamic combination of sonication and electroporation. …”
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Evaluating Network Performance in a Web-Based Augmented Reality System for Lipmatte Color Recommendation by Zulfikri Paidi, Nurhanna Md Abd Wahid, Nurzaid Muhd Zain, Mahfudzah Othman

“…For instance, the average network transfer rate increased from 1.29 KB/s with four devices to 2.47 KB/s with twenty devices, confirming the system's ability to handle larger data flows efficiently. Similarly, resource loading times varied, with an average loading time of 3.76 ms for four devices, improving to 2.44 ms with eight devices, and peaking at 3.96 ms with sixteen devices before stabilizing at 2.80 ms with twenty devices. …”
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Method for approximate analytical calculation of electromagnetic wave reflection coefficients from a layer of inhomogeneous non-reciprocal chiral metamaterial taking into account d... by Dmitry N. Panin, Oleg V. Osipov, Yuliya S. Mamoshina

“…Inhomogeneous non-reciprocal chiral metamaterials are of particular interest due to their ability to control the polarization of electromagnetic waves and alter their properties. …”
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Depth based: No Reference Stereoscopic Image Quality Assessment by S. Kiruthika, J. Joshan Athanesious, D. Rushma

“…Article highlights A novel stereo-IQA model that predicts the ability of stereoscopic image pairs to generate accurate depth maps, rather than focusing on perceptual distortions. …”
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Investigation of the Cyanothece nitrogenase cluster in Synechocystis: a blueprint for engineering nitrogen-fixing photoautotrophs by Deng Liu, Anindita Bandyopadhyay, Michelle Liberton, Himadri B. Pakrasi, Maitrayee Bhattacharyya-Pakrasi

“…We also show that optimal expression of these genes is crucial for efficient nitrogenase activity. Our findings provide a solid foundation for generating synthetic systems that will facilitate solar-powered conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen-rich compounds, a stride toward a greener world.IMPORTANCEIntegrating nitrogen fixation genes into various photosynthetic organisms is an exciting strategy for converting atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen-rich products in a green and energy-efficient way. …”
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The impact of continuous cropping and intercropping of Scutellaria baicalensis on the growth of walnut seedlings and soil chemical properties by XIE Jiayi, WEI Changjiang, XU Haigen, SONG Jian, QI Jianxun, ZHANG Yunqi, ZHAI Changyuan, HOU Zhixia

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The Effect of Multilayer Nanoemulsion on the In Vitro Digestion and Antioxidant Activity of β-Carotene by Mei Zi Sun, Do-Yeong Kim, Youjin Baek, Hyeon Gyu Lee

“…In addition, the cellular antioxidant abilities improved by 1.8 times for the TER-DS (87.24%) compared to the PRI-NE (48.36%). …”
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The role of multivalent cations in determining the cross-linking affinity of alginate hydrogels: A combined experimental and modeling study by Aleš Ručigaj, Jurij Golobič, Tilen Kopač

“…The parameter k1 reflects the affinity of the ions for the alginate chains, while k2 captures the coordination abilities and cross-linking efficiency. This work not only advances the understanding of ion-mediated cross-linking in alginate systems but also offers a valuable tool for the design and optimization of hydrogels with precise mechanical properties governed by various applications.…”
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Toward sustainable social change: strategic approaches to smart city development in developing nations by Harish Kumar, Ashulekha Gupta, Rajesh Singh, Anu Sayal

“…The fight for urban resources, environmental sustainability, maintaining the urban ecosystem, promoting a circular economy, and fulfilling public service demands has put pressure on existing governments to increase their efficiency and collaborative abilities to work in a smarter way. …”
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Synergistic integration of refined pelican optimization algorithm and deep neural networks for autonomous vehicle control in edge computing architectures by Fude Duan, Bing Han, Xiongzhu Bu

“…Experimental outcomes show the efficiency and reliability of the suggested hybrid model, through improving autonomous vehicle management and decision-making abilities within the mobile edge computing paradigm. …”
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