mbctools: A User-Friendly Metabarcoding and Cross-Platform Pipeline for Analyzing Multiple Amplicon Sequencing Data across a Large Diversity of Organisms by Barnabé, Christian, Sempéré, Guilhem, Manzanilla, Vincent, Millan, Joel Moo, Amblard-Rambert, Antoine, Waleckx, Etienne

“…It provides functions for various tasks such as dereplication, clustering, chimera detection, and taxonomic assignment. VSEARCH is thus very efficient in retrieving the overall diversity of a sample. …”
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Research on Buckwheat Weed Recognition in Multispectral UAV Images Based on MSU-Net by Jinlong Wu, Xin Wu, Ronghui Miao

“…Targeting low detection efficiency in complex agricultural environments and inability of multispectral input in weed recognition of minor grain based on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a semantic segmentation model for buckwheat weeds based on MSU-Net (multispectral U-shaped network) was proposed to explore the influence of different band optimizations on recognition accuracy. …”
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Real-Time Progress Monitoring of Bricklaying by Ramez Magdy, Khaled A. Hamdy, Yasmeen A. S. Essawy

“…However, the level of automation and digitalization in the construction industry is still at its infancy in comparison with other industries due to the complex nature and the large size of construction projects. …”
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Electrochemical Determination of Caffeine Content in Ethiopian Coffee Samples Using Lignin Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode by Meareg Amare, Senait Aklog

“…In agreement with reported works, caffeine contents (w/w%) of 0.164 in Wonbera coffee; 0.134 in Wolega coffee; 0.097 in Finoteselam coffee; and 0.089 in Zegie coffee were detected confirming the applicability of the developed method for determination of caffeine in a complex matrix environment. …”
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Low-cost male urogenital simulator for penile implant surgery training: a 3D printing approach by Zixi Wang, Carlo Saija, Nicholas Raison, Abdullatif Aydin, Zhouyang Xu, Katie Zuo, Kawal Rhode, Antonia Pontiki

“…However, the growing complexity of modern high-tech penile prostheses has increased the demand for more practical training opportunities. …”
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Progress and key technology analysis of bronchoscopic robot by Xingguang DUAN, Dongsheng XIE, Fengxinyun FANG, Rui HE, Changsheng LI

“…This synergy allows for highly precise detection and treatment of lung tissue and lesions. …”
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A functionally tunable magnetic nanochains platform for N-glycoproteomic analysis of extracellular vesicles from ultratrace biofluids by Mingyang Li, Xiaorong Song, Haixia Tu, Jie Sun, Yuanyuan Deng, Bing Wang, Yuhan Cai, Yulian Wang, Bin Li, Yue Wang, Xiangzheng Zhang, Dong Wei, Xiaoyu Yang, Yueshuai Guo, Xiang Li, Jie Gu, Jie Ni, Yifan Zhou, Zhongze Gu, Zhuoying Xie, Yan Li, Xuejiang Guo

“…Abstract Extracellular vesicles (EVs) carry complex glycoproteins critical mediators of disease progression and hold great potential for liquid biopsy applications. …”
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Combining a COI Mini-Barcode with Next-Generation Sequencing for Animal Origin Ingredients Identification in Processed Meat Product by Yanyi Pan, Deyi Qiu, Jian Chen, Qiaoyun Yue

“…For revealing animal species in complex or adulterated processed meat product, we presented a method combining a novel cytochrome oxidase I (COI) mini-barcode with next-generation sequencing (NGS), which identifies various animal species (swine, bovine, Caprinae, and some of fish, shrimp, and poultry) accurately and efficiently in processed meat products. …”
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A mutual mapping model of cross-sections between the axial and normal planes of ball screws based on the forming of helical ball track by Chaoqun Qian, Yi Ou, Hutian Feng, Jian Wu

“…The method simplifies the complex interaction within ball screws, offering a comprehensive model for better understanding and application. …”
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Decoupled Classifier Knowledge Distillation. by Hairui Wang, Mengjie Dong, Guifu Zhu, Ya Li

“…Compared to using a single method, DCKD achieves superior results on both the CIFAR-100 and ImageNet datasets for image classification and object detection tasks, without reducing training efficiency. …”
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An MCMC Approach to Bayesian Image Analysis in Fourier Space by Konstantinos Bakas, John Kornak, Hernando Ombao

“…Bayesian image analysis methods are commonly applied to solve image analysis problems such as noise reduction, feature enhancement, and object detection. A primary limitation of these methods is their computational cost due to the complex joint interdependencies between pixels, which limits the efficiency of performing posterior sampling through Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC). …”
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SGF-SLAM: Semantic Gaussian Filtering SLAM for Urban Road Environments by Zhongliang Deng, Runmin Wang

“…This framework effectively suppresses dynamic objects by integrating feature point detection and semantic segmentation networks, filtering out Gaussian point clouds that degrade mapping quality, thus enhancing system performance in complex outdoor scenarios. …”
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A Multitask CNN for Near-Infrared Probe: Enhanced Real-Time Breast Cancer Imaging by Maryam Momtahen, Farid Golnaraghi

“…This multitasking approach leverages the robust feature extraction capabilities of CNNs to perform complex tasks simultaneously, thereby improving the model’s efficiency and accuracy. …”
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From Image to Sequence: Exploring Vision Transformers for Optical Coherence Tomography Classification by Amirali Arbab, Aref Habibi, Hossein Rabbani, Mahnoosh Tajmirriahi

“…Results: While our model achieves an accuracy of 99.80% on the OCT2017 dataset, its standout feature is its parameter efficiency–requiring only 6.9 million parameters, significantly fewer than larger, more complex models such as Xception and OpticNet-71. …”
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A Review of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Predicting Faults in Electrical Machines by Mathew Habyarimana, Abayomi A. Adebiyi

“…The operational efficiency of many industrial processes is greatly affected by condition monitoring, which has become more and more important in the detection and forecast of electrical machine failures. …”
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A Collaborative Auto-Diversified Optimization Scheme  by Besma Hezili, Hichem Talbi

“…For re-diversification, CADOS utilizes both CMA-ES, known for its efficiency in complex fitness landscapes, and the Auto-Enhanced Population Diversity (AEPD) technique. …”
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RESOLVING POWER OF MODIFIED IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION METHOD IN SPIN DENSITY PROJECTIONS IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING by S. A. Baruzdin

“…For their calculation, the stepped approximation of the excitation pulse complex envelopes is used. It makes possible to convert the system of linear differential equations with variable coefficients (Bloch equations) to the system of linear differential equations with piecewise constant coefficients. …”
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DynaFusion-SLAM: Multi-Sensor Fusion and Dynamic Optimization of Autonomous Navigation Algorithms for Pasture-Pushing Robot by Zhiwei Liu, Jiandong Fang, Yudong Zhao

“…Through laser-vision inertial guidance multi-sensor data fusion, the system achieves high-precision mapping and robust path planning in complex scenes. First, comparing the mainstream laser SLAM algorithms (Hector/Gmapping/Cartographer) through simulation experiments, Cartographer is found to have a significant memory efficiency advantage in large-scale scenarios and is thus chosen as the front-end odometer. …”
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A systematic review of multi-mode analytics for enhanced plant stress evaluation by Abdolrahim Zandi, Seyedali Hosseinirad, Hossein Kashani Zadeh, Kouhyar Tavakolian, Byoung-Kwan Cho, Fartash Vasefi, Moon S. Kim, Pantea Tavakolian, Pantea Tavakolian

“…IntroductionDetecting plant stress is a critical challenge in agriculture, where early intervention is essential to enhance crop resilience and maximize yield. …”
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Algorithm for Processing X-ray Images Using Fuzzy Logic by A. S. Mannaa

“…In addition, the new method makes it possible to understand complex cases when several factors are combined, indicating potential pathology. …”
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