A Fire Segmentation Method with Flame Detail Enhancement U-Net in Multispectral Remote Sensing Images Under Category Imbalance by Rui Zou, Zhihui Xin, Guisheng Liao, Penghui Huang, Rui Wang, Yuhu Qiao

“…Fire poses a serious threat to the global economy, environment, and social stability, highlighting the need for rapid and accurate fire detection. Remote sensing combined with deep learning has outperformed traditional fire assessment methods. …”
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Rapid quantification of microRNAs in plasma using a fast real-time PCR system by William John Andrews, Eoin Daniel Brown, Margaret Dellett, Ruth Esther Hogg, David Arthur Simpson

“…The quantification cycle (Cq) for detection of 18S rDNA from a standard genomic DNA sample was significantly more variable across the block (F-test, P = 2.4 × 10-25) for the xxpress (20.01 ± 0.47 sd) than for the LightCycler (19.87 ± 0.04 sd). …”
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An Explainable Deep Learning Network for Environmental Microorganism Classification Using Attention-Enhanced Semi-Local Features by R. Karthik, Armaano Ajay, Akshaj Singh Bisht, Jaehyuk Cho, V. E. Sathishkumar

“…Deep learning (DL) offers a more efficient and accurate solution to this problem by automating the detection and classification of EMs. This research introduces a novel network for EM classification using Dense network, Efficient Hierarchical Channel Refinement (EHCR) block, Dilated Adaptive Shuffled-Attention (DASA) block and Neighbourhood Attention (NA). …”
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Iodine Deficiency Exacerbates Thyroidal and Neurological Effects of Developmental Perchlorate Exposure in the Neonatal and Adult Rat by Mary E. Gilbert, MaryAnn G. Hawks, Kiersten S. Bell, Wendy Oshiro, Carmen Wood, Barbara Jane George, Ryne Thomas, Jermaine Ford

“…Perchlorate is an environmental contaminant that reduces serum THs by blocking the uptake of iodine from the blood to the thyroid gland. …”
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Wavelet-Attention Swin for Automatic Diabetic Retinopathy Classification by Rasha Ali Dihin, Ebtesam N. AlShemmary, Waleed A. M. Al-Jawher

“…This block extracts detailed information from the high-frequency field while retaining essential low-frequency information. …”
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MSNet: A multispectral-image driven rapeseed canopy instance segmentation network by Yuang Yang, Xiaole Wang, Fugui Zhang, Zhenchao Wu, Yu Wang, Yujie Liu, Xuan Lv, Bowen Luo, Liqing Chen, Yang Yang

“…The main improvements of this network include three different fusion location strategies (frontend fusion, mid-stage fusion, and backend fusion) and the newly introduced Hierarchical Attention Fusion Block (HAFB) for multimodal feature fusion. Comparative experiments on fusion locations indicate that the mid-stage fusion strategy achieves the best balance between detection accuracy and parameter efficiency. …”
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Method of Monitoring Correctness of Execution of Processes in Operating Systems by Control of Dimensional Systems of Variables by Vladimir Abramov, Danila Puchkin

“…The method is based on modeling linear blocks of program by dimensions of variables using in calculations. …”
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Classification of Ionograms Obtained from Vertical Incidence Pulsed Ionospheric Radar (VIPIR)/Dynasonde Ionospheric Radar at Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica by Junho Back, Geonhwa Jee, Hyuck-Jin Kwon, Khan-Hyuk Kim, Changsup Lee, Young-Bae Ham, Nikolay Zabotin

“…Jang Bogo Vertical Incidence Pulsed Ionospheric Radar (VIPIR) with Dynasonde (hereafter, JVD), however, uses the three-dimensional electron density inversion approach named “NeXtYZ” to produce ionospheric density, ion velocity, and tilt of the ionization in the bottomside ionosphere based on the list of detected radio echoes with their physical parameters. …”
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Optimisation of embryonic and larval ECG measurement in zebrafish for quantifying the effect of QT prolonging drugs. by Sundeep Singh Dhillon, Eva Dóró, István Magyary, Stuart Egginton, Attila Sík, Ferenc Müller

“…Thus, the ECG recording system is a useful drug-screening tool to detect alteration to cardiac cycle components and secondary effects such as heart block and arrhythmias in zebrafish larvae before free feeding stage, and thus provides a suitable replacement for mammalian experimentation.…”
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OGT-induced O-GlcNAcylation of NEK7 protein aggravates osteoarthritis progression by enhancing NEK7/NLRP3 axis by Chunlei He, Qiang Wu, Zhaogan Zeng, Yadong Yang, Huabin He, Meiyu Hu, Sheng Liu

“…The effects of OGT knockout on OA progression were detected through Safranin O staining, immunohistochemical staining and OARSI score evaluation. …”
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Robotic radiation shielding system reduces radiation-induced DNA damage in operators performing electrophysiological procedures by Ziv Sevilya, Michael Rahkovich, Yonatan Kogan, Gergana Marincheva, Michal Cipok, Vera Hershkovitz, Erez Barenboim, Eli Israel Lev, Avishag Laish-Farkash

“…A novel robotic radiation shielding system (RSS) was developed to provide full-body protection by encapsulating the imaging beam and blocking scattered radiation. This study aimed to compare the levels of blood lymphocytes expressing DSB markers, pATM and γ-H2AX, in operators performing EP-procedures with and without RSS. …”
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Activated Tim-3/Galectin-9 participated in the development of multiple myeloma by negatively regulating CD4 T cells by Rui Zhang, Shuang Chen, Tingting Luo, Sha Guo, Jianhua Qu

“…Tim-3/Galectin-9 were detected by flow cytometry, PCR and ELISA in 60 MM patients and 40 healthy controls, and its correlation with clinical prognostic parameters was analyzed. …”
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Microplastics as an Emerging Potential Threat: Toxicity, Life Cycle Assessment, and Management by Sameh S. Ali, Mohammed Hussein M. Alsharbaty, Rania Al-Tohamy, Maha A. Khalil, Michael Schagerl, Majid Al-Zahrani, Jianzhong Sun

“…This paper provides a critical analysis of the formation, distribution, and methods used for detecting MPs. The effects of MPs on ecosystems and human health are also discussed, which posed a great challenge to conduct an LCA related to MPs. …”
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Early androgen activity after birth determines the hypothalamic expression of androgen and estrogen receptors in adulthood in female but not in male rats by Rocío García-Úbeda, Jose Manuel Fernandez-Garcia, Ulises Primo, Daniela Grassi, Antonio Ballesta, Maria Angeles Arevalo, Paloma Collado, Helena Pinos, Beatriz Carrillo

“…However, in females, blocking the androgen receptor increased the ERβ, while the inhibition of 5α-reductase decreased the ERα and the inhibition of aromatase increased AR and ERβ hypothalamic mRNA levels. …”
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Periostin: A Downstream Mediator of EphB4-Induced Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Fei Zhang, Zehua Zhang, Dong Sun, Shiwu Dong, Jianzhong Xu, Fei Dai

“…To elucidate the underlying mechanism of cross talk between EphB4 and the Wnt pathway, we detected the change in protein expression of phosphorylated-glycogen synthase kinase 3β-serine 9 (p-GSK-3β-Ser9) and β-catenin, as well as the osteogenic markers Runx2 and COL1. …”
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Deficiency of IL-7R attenuates abdominal aortic aneurysms in mice by inhibiting macrophage polarization towards M1 phenotype through the NF-κB pathway by Shengnan Xu, Xueyu Han, Yi Yu, Chuan Qu, Bo Yang, Bo Shen, Xin Liu

“…Transwell, CCK8, and immunofluorescence assays detected the migration and polarization of RAW264.7 macrophages in vitro. …”
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GALNTL5, which is restricted to mouse spermatids, impairs endoplasmic reticulum (ER) function through direct interaction with ER chaperone proteins by Nobuyoshi Takasaki, Yoshihiro Koya, Mamoru Yamashita, Akihiro Nawa

“…Moreover, heterozygotic deletions of human GALNTL5 have been detected in patients diagnosed with asthenozoospermia (low sperm motility). …”
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ADAM2 interactions with mouse eggs and cell lines expressing α4/α9 (ITGA4/ITGA9) integrins: implications for integrin-based adhesion and fertilization. by Ulyana V Desiderio, Xiaoling Zhu, Janice P Evans

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>An anti-β(1)/ITGB1 function-blocking antibody that reduces sperm-egg binding significantly inhibited ADAM2 binding to mouse eggs. …”
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KLRG1 expression induces functional exhaustion of NK cells in colorectal cancer patients by Cairui Xu, Kangli Cao, Along Ma, Meijuan Zheng, Yuanhong Xu, Ling Tang

“…The distribution characteristics, phenotypic changes, functional status, apoptosis susceptibility, and proliferative capacity of circulating NK cells were detected and analyzed by flow cytometry. An in vitro study was performed to investigate the blocking effect of KLRG1 antibody on peripheral blood NK cells in CRC patients. …”
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Efficacy and mechanism of action of ginsenoside Rg3 on radiation proctitis in rats by Xuxia Li, Lili Lin, Xiaoyu Duan, Jiuju Dai, Tingting Hu, Hongyi Cai

“…In rectal tissue, Ikbkb, Ikka, and Casp8 mRNA expression was detected by a reverse transcription‐quantitative polymerase chain reaction. …”
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