SAR Image Target Segmentation Guided by the Scattering Mechanism-Based Visual Foundation Model by Chaochen Zhang, Jie Chen, Zhongling Huang, Hongcheng Zeng, Zhixiang Huang, Yingsong Li, Hui Xu, Xiangkai Pu, Long Sun

“…Second, an adaptive denoising module based on wavelets and soft-thresholding techniques is implemented to reduce the impact of SAR coherent speckle noise, thus improving the feature representation performance. Furthermore, an efficient automatic prompt module based on a deep object detector is built to enhance the ability of rapid target localization in wide-area scenes and improve image segmentation performance. …”
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A robust tuned EfficientNet-B2 using dynamic learning for predicting different grades of brain cancer by A. A. Abd El-Aziz, Mohammed Elmogy, Sameh Abd El-Ghany

“…The assessment of our proposed classifier revealed that the proposed DL model based on EfficientNet-B2, incorporating the ADL rate technique, shows promising potential in accurately and efficiently diagnosing brain tumors. …”
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Performance Analysis of a Reciprocating Refrigeration Compressor Under Variable Operating Speeds by Willian T. F. D. da Silva, Vitor M. Braga, Cesar J. Deschamps

“…Variable-speed reciprocating compressors (VSRCs) have been increasingly used in domestic refrigeration due to their ability to modulate cooling capacity and reduce energy consumption. …”
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An Optimal Control Method for Maximizing the Efficiency of Direct Drive Ocean Wave Energy Extraction System by Zhongxian Chen, Haitao Yu, Cheng Wen

“…In addition, the anti-interference ability of IM-PID control method has been assessed, and the results show that the IM-PID control method has good robustness, high precision, and strong anti-interference ability.…”
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Cerebroventricular microinjection (CVMI) into adult zebrafish brain is an efficient misexpression method for forebrain ventricular cells. by Caghan Kizil, Michael Brand

“…The teleost fish Danio rerio (zebrafish) has a remarkable ability to generate newborn neurons in its brain at adult stages of its lifespan-a process called adult neurogenesis. …”
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An Efficient Interpretable Visualization Method of Multidimensional Structural Data Matching Based on Job Seekers and Positions by Guoliang Si, Hengyi Lv, Hangfei Yuan, Dan Xie, Ce Peng

“…First, we extract the keywords of the job seeker’s ability and benefits based on personal information, and we generate a job seeker ability table and a job seeker demand table. …”
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Bacterization of potato micro-plants in vitro by <i>Streptomyces</i> rhizobacteria increases the efficiency of cultivation by I. G. Shirokikh, S. E. Mokrushina, R. I. Abubakirova

“…The strain is characterized by phytostimulating activity, the ability to synthesize auxins (18.7±1.0 µg/ml), high radial growth rate (65.7±8.8 µm/h) and colonizing ability (105–108 CFU/g depending on the type of plant tissue). …”
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Efficient Hybrid Deep Learning Model for Battery State of Health Estimation Using Transfer Learning by Jinling Ren, Misheng Cai, Dapai Shi

“…Achieving accurate battery state of health (SOH) estimation is crucial, but existing methods still face many challenges in terms of data quality, computational efficiency, and cross-scenario generalization capabilities. …”
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HarmonizR: blocking and singular feature data adjustment improve runtime efficiency and data preservation by Simon Schlumbohm, Julia E. Neumann, Philipp Neumann

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Characteristic of typical vegetation community and water use efficiency of dominant plants in desert steppe of Ningxia by HU Haiying, LI Huixia, NI Biao, SHI Bin, XU Dongmei, XIE Yingzhong

“…In comparison, the water-use efficiency of G. uralensis was the highest; the anti-dehydration ability of A. mongolicum was the stronger than that of the others; the osmotic regulation ability of L. potaninii and A. scoparia was strong; and the water-use efficiency of S. breviflora was stable. …”
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Real-Time Corn Variety Recognition Using an Efficient DenXt Architecture with Lightweight Optimizations by Jin Zhao, Chengzhong Liu, Junying Han, Yuqian Zhou, Yongsheng Li, Linzhe Zhang

“…Representative Batch Normalization (RBN) is introduced into the DenseNet-121 model to improve the generalization ability of the model, and the SE module and deep separable convolution are integrated to enhance the feature representation and reduce the computational complexity, and the Dropout regularization is introduced to further improve the generalization ability of the model and reduce the overfitting. …”
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Antiseptic property screening for 18 natural plants and efficiency–toxicity research of Coptis chinensis fermentation by Fang ZHAO, Yan WANG, Yongyan PEI, Jun SHI, Ping ZHAO, Limin ZHAO

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EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT AND THE EFFICIENCY GAIN ANGLED METAL COLLARS STRENGTHENING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS WITH COMPRESSION by M. V. Mosin

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Increased efficiency of genetic profiling through quantity and quality assessment of fluorescently labeled oligonucleotide primers by Timothy R. Frasier, Bradley N. White

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Fast TILs—A pipeline for efficient TILs estimation in non-small cell lung cancer by Nikita Shvetsov, Anders Sildnes, Masoud Tafavvoghi, Lill-Tove Rasmussen Busund, Stig Manfred Dalen, Kajsa Møllersen, Lars Ailo Bongo, Thomas Karsten Kilvær

“…We evaluate the effectiveness of the patch sampling procedure, the pipeline's ability to identify informative patches and computational efficiency, and the clinical value of produced scores using patient survival data.Our pipeline demonstrates the ability to selectively process informative patches, achieving a balance between computational efficiency and prognostic integrity. …”
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Using efficient bimetallic FeCo-ZIFs catalyst for Ciprofloxacin degradation in the presence of potassium peroxydisulfate by Dang Hoang An Cao, Thu Le, Thi Truong An Pham, My Tien Ha, Thi Kim Ngan Nguyen, Luu Ngoc Hanh Cao, Huynh Giao Dang

“…The materials' properties were determined using a variety of techniques, including Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and nitrogen adsorption ability. The obtained FeCo-ZIFs were acted as catalysts to remove Ciprofloxacin in aqueous media with high efficiency. …”
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Using efficient bimetallic FeCo-ZIFs catalyst for Ciprofloxacin degradation in the presence of potassium peroxydisulfate by Dang Hoang An Cao, Thu Le, Thi Truong An Pham, My Tien Ha, Thi Kim Ngan Nguyen, Luu Ngoc Hanh Cao, Huynh Giao Dang

“…The materials' properties were determined using a variety of techniques, including Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and nitrogen adsorption ability. The obtained FeCo-ZIFs were acted as catalysts to remove Ciprofloxacin in aqueous media with high efficiency. …”
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UP-Net: A multi-head architecture for reading and efficiently segmenting distorted QR codes by Ebrahim Parcham, Mahdi Ilbeygi, Vahid Hajipour, Ali Gharaei, Mahdi Mokhtari, Mostafa Foroutan

“…Experimental results confirm that UP-Net outperforms existing QR reader mobile applications, highlighting the UP-Net ability to handle challenging images. Unlike existing methods focused solely on QR code reading or segmentation, UP-Net offers a combined solution, efficiently and accurately reading distorted QR codes while perform-ing high-quality semantic segmentation. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFICIENCY OF THE USE OF ADDITIONAL HOLDING DEVICES TO IMPROVE THE STABILITY OF SHEET PILES MADE OF POLYVINYLCHLORIDE by K. Yu. Zhukov, A. A. Levchenk, K. N. Potsepnya

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Investigation of the Effect of Physical Factors on Exergy Efficiency of a Photovoltaic Thermal (PV/T) with Air Cooling by Reza Alayi, Farnaz Jahanbin, Hikmet Ş. Aybar, Mohsen Sharifpur, Nima Khalilpoor

“…In this technology, electrical efficiency is very low compared to thermal efficiency; as the cell surface temperature rises, the electrical efficiency decreases, so one of the ways to achieve high efficiency is exergy analysis. …”
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