An Enhanced and Lightweight YOLOv8-Based Model for Accurate Rice Pest Detection by Guisuo Liu, Juxing Di, Qing Wang, Yan Zhao, Yang Yang

“…In particular, it integrates ODConv and the BiFPN structure into the backbone and neck of YOLOv8n, enhancing the model’s ability to extract features from rice pest images. …”
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THE ROLE OF THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE OF UKRAINE IN SHAPING STATE CUSTOMS POLICY: ECONOMIC AND LEGAL ASPECT by Ivan Yaromii

“…It is proposed that the term “institutional capacity of the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine” be understood as the Ministry’s ability to effectively exercise its legally defined functions and powers in order to ensure the sustainable development of the national economy, effective public finance management, and the implementation of state financial policy. …”
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Vector competence of Aedes aegypti, Culex tarsalis, and Culex quinquefasciatus from California for Zika virus. by Bradley J Main, Jay Nicholson, Olivia C Winokur, Cody Steiner, Kasen K Riemersma, Jackson Stuart, Ryan Takeshita, Michelle Krasnec, Christopher M Barker, Lark L Coffey

“…These results also indicate that Ae. aegypti from California are efficient laboratory vectors of ancestral and contemporary Asian lineage ZIKV.…”
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Healthcare cybersecurity and cybercrime supply chain risk management by Dr. Jorja Wright

“…This study examines the substantial threat posed by cybercrime to patient safety, data security, and operational efficiency within healthcare logistics and supply chain management. …”
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Accuracy of segment anything model for classification of vascular stenosis in digital subtraction angiography by Vagner Navasardyan, Maria Katz, Lukas Goertz, Vazgen Zohranyan, Hayk Navasardyan, Iram Shahzadi, Jan Robert Kröger, Jan Borggrefe

“…Its ability to deliver rapid and consistent evaluations may contribute to earlier detection of disease and the optimization of treatment strategies. …”
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Analytical simulation of meander morphology from equilibrium to long-term evolution: Impacts of channel geometry and vegetation-induced coarsening by Yanjie Sun, Xiaolong Song, Zhi Li, Haijue Xu, Yuchuan Bai

“…The model is validated against both an idealized Kinoshita meander and a natural bend of the Tumen River (China) in equilibrium, demonstrating its robustness across diverse scales and conditions. The model's ability to simulate the long-term evolution, including cutoff events, provides valuable insight for river management strategies. …”
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Exploring the heterodimer MDM2/MDM4 interaction region uncovers high-affinity peptides for therapeutic p53-reactivation by Marika Attili, Marika Attili, Sonia Valentini, Sonia Valentini, Maria Pesavento, Maria Pesavento, Marco Ballarotto, Viviana Scognamiglio, Alfredo Pontecorvi, Antonio Macchiarulo, Fulvio Saccoccia, Fabiola Moretti

“…Recently, the interaction region of the MDM2/MDM4 heterodimer, the most efficient inhibitor of p53 levels and function, has been successfully targeted. …”
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A performance enhanced distributed computing framework for clustering by local direction centrality upon Apache Spark by Zhipeng Gui, Zichen Huang, Huan Chen, Dehua Peng, Yuhang Liu, Guangyao Fang, Qianxi Lan, Anqi Zhao, Huayi Wu

“…However, it has a quadratic time complexity due to costly K-nearest neighbor search and internal connection operations, which hinder its ability to handle large-scale datasets. To improve its computational efficiency and scalability, we proposed a performance enhanced distributed framework of CDC, named D-CDC, by workflow-level algorithm optimization and distributed computational acceleration. …”
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Integration of well log analysis data with geochemical data to evaluate possible source rock. Case study from GM-ALEF-1 well, Ras Ghara oil Field, Gulf of Suez-Egypt by A.A. El-Khadragy, T.F. Shazly, D.A. Mousa, M. Ramadan, M.Z. El-Sawy

“…Well logging methodology in geochemical evaluation is an important technique not only for its usefulness as a quick scan of potential source rock, but also in its ability to identify the organic richness (TOC%) of these rocks. …”
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Landslide Detection in Long-Term and Low-Coherence Scenario Using Faster Intermittent Stacking InSAR Method by Huayan Dai, Lixin Wu, Yunping Liao, Lichuan Chen, Yong Yang

“…The identified landslides with the IStacking method were validated and assessed using high-resolution Google imagery and ground-based GPS data. Because of its ability to fully exploit the intermittent coherence properties of pixels and its simple and efficient implementation, the IStacking method can exploit the potential of short-wavelength SAR data in low-coherence regions and provide a powerful tool for wide-area InSAR deformation monitoring.…”
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TMN-Net: A Hybrid 2.5D Multi-Branch Transformer Network for Coronary Artery Segmentation in Cardiac Diagnosis by Bo Zhao, Jianjun Peng, Kai Zhang, Yongyan Fan, Ce Chen, Yang Zhang

“…Coronary artery disease (CAD) continues to be a leading cause of global mortality, necessitating accurate and efficient diagnostic tools for early detection and treatment planning. …”
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From precision synthesis to cross-industry applications: The future of emerging peptide technologies by Mingming Wang, Hongmin Xia, Cheng Wang, Tong Zhang, Mengru Zhang, Xinyi Li, Chune Peng, Tianyuan Jing, Yuwei Wang, Lizeng Peng, Ping Wang

“…Recent advances in phage display technology have revolutionized peptide screening, enabling the rapid and efficient identification of billions of peptide within a single day. …”
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Energy and Thermal Comfort Performance of Vacuum Glazing-Based Building Envelope Retrofit in Subtropical Climate: A Case Study by Changyu Qiu, Hongxing Yang, Kaijun Dong

“…In the context of global warming, building transformation takes on a dual responsibility to be more energy-efficient and sustainable for climate change mitigation and to be more climate-resilient for occupants’ comfort. …”
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Successful phytoremediation of simulated steel rolling industry heavy metals-contaminated soils using a Sorghum bicolor cultivar from Riko, Katsina, Nigeria by Yahaya Riko Yunusa, Zubairu Darma Umar, Kamaluddeen Kabir

“…Moench) had been reported to be efficient in heavy metals phytoremediation. This study evaluated the ability of a fast-growing local cultivar of S. bicolor (rirrik’a/rirritsa/mota in Hausa) from Riko village, Jibiya L.G.A., Katsina State, Nigeria to remediate mesocosms simulating mixed HMs contamination obtainable at the soils of the defunct DANA Steel Rolling Mills, Katsina industrial site, to residual concentrations matching USEPA/EU limits. …”
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ETAFHrNet: A Transformer-Based Multi-Scale Network for Asymmetric Pavement Crack Segmentation by Chao Tan, Jiaqi Liu, Zhedong Zhao, Rufei Liu, Peng Tan, Aishu Yao, Shoudao Pan, Jingyi Dong

“…The network introduces two key modules: the Efficient Hybrid Attention Transformer (EHAT), which captures long-range dependencies, and the Cross-Scale Hybrid Attention Module (CSHAM), which adaptively fuses features across spatial resolutions. …”
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A convenient broad-host counterselectable system endowing rapid genetic manipulations of Kluyveromyces lactis and other yeast species by Yanli Zheng, Yuhui Deng, Ping Hu, Shiqing Wang, Jiawen Wu, Siqi Luo, Lei Lei, Jiangke Yang, Wenfang Peng

“…Abstract Being generally regarded as safe, Kluyveromyces lactis has been widely taken for food, feed, and pharmaceutical applications, owing to its ability to achieve high levels of protein secretion and hence being suitable for industrial production of heterologous proteins. …”
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HCRP-YOLO: A lightweight algorithm for potato defect detection by Haojie Liao, Guanping Wang, Siyu Jin, Yan Liu, Wei Sun, Sen Yang, Lu Wang

“…Therefore, it is an urgent need for precise and efficient automated detection technologies. In recent years, deep-learning based object detection algorithms have gained significant attention in agriculture. …”
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A 128×128 Electronically Multi-Foveated Dynamic Vision Sensor With Real-Time Resolution Reconfiguration by Farnaz Faramarzi, Bernabe Linares-Barranco, Teresa Serrano-Gotarredona

“…These features make the EF-DVS a suitable candidate for applications in robotics, surveillance, and real-time monitoring systems where efficient data processing and low latency are critical.…”
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Stimuli-Responsive Peptide/siRNA Nanoparticles as a Radiation Sensitizer for Glioblastoma Treatment by Co-Inhibiting RELA/P65 and EGFR by Cen B, Zhang J, Pan X, Xu Z, Li R, Chen C, Wang B, Li Z, Zhang G, Ji A, Yuan Y

“…Bohong Cen,1,2 Jian Zhang,1 Xinghua Pan,3 Zhongyuan Xu,2 Rong Li,1 Chengcong Chen,1 Baiyao Wang,1 Zhiyong Li,4 Guoqian Zhang,1 Aimin Ji,5 Yawei Yuan1 1Department of Radiation Oncology, Guangzhou Institute of Cancer Research, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510095, People’s Republic of China; 2Clinical Pharmacy Center, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Southern Medical University, and Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Single Cell Technology and Application, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510515, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Pharmacy, The Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Southern Medical University, Foshan, Guangdong, 528244, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yawei Yuan; Aimin Ji, Email yuanyawei@gzhmu.edu.cn; aiminji_007@163.comPurpose: To develop a novel approach for increasing radiosensitivity in glioblastoma (GBM) by using targeted nanoparticles to deliver siRNA aimed at silencing the EGFR and RELA/P65 genes, which are implicated in radioresistance.Patients and Methods: We engineered biodegradable, tumor-targeted, self-assembled, and stimuli-responsive peptide nanoparticles for efficient siRNA delivery. We evaluated the nanoparticles’ ability to induce gene silencing and enhance DNA damage under radiation in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Green-based anti-biofilm nanoformulations against bacterial contaminations in nosocomial environments by Giovanni Lo Bello, Elena Dellacasa, Giacomo Damonte, Debora Caviglia, Anna Maria Schito, Roberto Raiteri, Orietta Monticelli, Marina Sartini, Maria Luisa Cristina, Laura Pastorino

“…The obtained results demonstrated that the system prepared from the enzyme-conjugated nanoparticles exhibited a significant enzymatic activity and an efficient ability to degrade the protective bacterial biofilm. …”
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