Preliminary application of a cervical vertebra segmentation method based on Transformer and diffusion model for lateral cephalometric radiographs in orthodontic clinical practice by LIU Yang, WU Mengyi, HU Yao, QI Kun, WANG Yubin, ZHAO Yue, SONG Jinlin

“…Compared with U-Net and SOLOv2, the proposed method also showed higher stability and robustness in processing complex, low-contrast and blurred-boundary images, and was able to accurately segment the cervical vertebrae with clear boundaries and complete structures.Conclusion·The Transformer-based diffusion model for cervical vertebra segmentation can enhance the edge and texture features in cervical vertebra images and recognize the boundaries of different vertebrae more easily. …”
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Hybrid Deep Neural Network Optimization with Particle Swarm and Grey Wolf Algorithms for Sunburst Attack Detection by Mohammad Almseidin, Amjad Gawanmeh, Maen Alzubi, Jamil Al-Sawwa, Ashraf S. Mashaleh, Mouhammd Alkasassbeh

“…Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) have been widely used to solve complex problems in natural language processing, image classification, and autonomous systems. …”
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Deep learning driven interpretable and informed decision making model for brain tumour prediction using explainable AI by Khan Muhammad Adnan, Taher M. Ghazal, Muhammad Saleem, Muhammad Sajid Farooq, Chan Yeob Yeun, Munir Ahmad, Sang-Woong Lee

“…The advent of deep learning has made it a powerful tool for complex image analysis tasks, such as detecting brain Tumours, by learning advanced patterns from images. …”
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Inclusion of llaska (Cladophora crispata) flour in the development of a low-firmness meat analogue using high-moisture extrusion technology by Angel Sucasaca, Alicia M. Leon, Wenceslao T. Medina

“…Color and statistical descriptors of texture from the gray level co-occurrence matrix were assessed through image analysis. Analogues were green. A principal component analysis reveals the complex and unpredictable analogues texture. …”
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Automated Quantification and Statistical Characterization of 3D Morphological Parameters of Red Blood Cells and Blood Coagulation Structures Using Flow Cytometry with Digital Holog... by Hideki Funamizu

“…Label-free, high-throughput, and 3D morphological analysis of blood cells remains a major challenge in biomedical optics. …”
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Guest Editorial: Deep Learning for Visual Information Analytics and Management by krishna Kant Singh, Ahmed Elngar, Md Arafatur Rahman

“…This involves development of techniques for image analysis, understanding and restoration. Deep learning techniques are effective for visual analytics. …”
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The design and discursive construction of a ‘speaking’ vacuum cleaning robot for assistive purposes by Sabine Lehner

“…., assumptions about the communicative nature of technical devices) emerging from and influencing this complex triad. The qualitative analysis of interactional data and interviews suggests that communication ideologies materialize in the way how participants interact with Alexa, by drawing on human-human communication strategies and adapting their linguistic behavior if interactional problems occur. …”
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Discursive Representation of Local Patriotism of Present: Conceptual Balance of Communicative-Textual Environment by L. N. Rebrina, N. L. Shamne

“…Local patriotism is considered as a complex phenomenon, which includes patriotic consciousness, attitudes and activities, formed in the relevant areas. …”
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Religious Communication in Digital Culture: A Study on Islamic Memes on Reddit by İsmail Kaplan

“…Memes, especially those containing humor, spread to large masses in a short time and can explain complex issues with a single image. Internet memes offer religious communities a new tool to express their personal and social views on social media. …”
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Penetapan Tersangka Tindak Pidana Narkotika Terhadap Anggota Polri Tanpa Adanya Barang Bukti by Johan Pieter Elia Rumangun

“… Introduction: Determining a suspect for a narcotics crime against a member of the National Police without any evidence is a complex and sensitive legal issue.  Purposes of the Research: This case highlights the procedures for determining suspects in a law enforcement environment, where the integrity and public trust in the National Police institution is at stake.   …”
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Seeing, Believing, and (Mis)Understanding: A Case Study on Sino-Portuguese Ivory Sculpture of the Virgin and Child in Late Ming by Mo Guo

“…It also reflects the cultural translation that occurs in the complex process of religious contact. In this space of ‘culture in between’, Christianity has been able to transcend cultural and religious boundaries.…”
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New Insights into the Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Chengbo Li, Bingjiu Lu, Baocheng Deng

“…Artificial intelligence has played a transformative role in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, in terms of image analysis, histopathologic classification, drug development, and targeted therapy. …”
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Eugene Onegin Film Adaptations: The Loss or Transformation of Alexander Pushkin’s Poetic Code? by S. V. Rudakova

“…The author used the semiotic approach, as well as comparative, cultural-semiotic, descriptive, and intertextual methods, to study the transformation of Pushkin’s poetic code on different levels in the context of its visual interpretations. The analysis concentrated on such aspects as the reduction and / or adaptation of the original text, the image transformation of the main characters, and the visual interpretation of the original chronotope. …”
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Interpretation and Reconstruction of Traditional Rituals on Semiotic Approach (Shor Rite ‘Shachig’) by T. I. Kimeeva, P. V. Abramova, A. A. Nasonov

“…The authors point to the main difference between the “inheri tor of tradition” and the “bearer of tradition”, which is the fragmentation and discreteness  of the information available to the latter, which is insufficient to recreate the complex image of the traditional  rite. The potential of the proposed methodology for  interpreting  and  reconstructing   traditional rituals is revealed on the example of the Shor rite ‘Shachig’. …”
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Perpetuating Civil Martyrdom: Exploring Erdoğan’s National Addresses on Historical Events by Kalina Ishpekova-Bratanova

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The Russian Public Movement: program positions and place in the political spectrum of Russia (1994–1996) by S. V. Novikov

“…The article is devoted to the activities of the Russian Public Movement, the analysis of the provisions of its Program and the identification of a place in the political spectrum of both the West Siberian region and the Russian Federation as a whole. …”
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Bone scintigraphy based on deep learning model and modified growth optimizer by Omnia Magdy, Mohamed Abd Elaziz, Abdelghani Dahou, Ahmed A. Ewees, Ahmed Elgarayhi, Mohammed Sallah

“…At the moment, whole-body bone scan image analysis is primarily dependent on manual reading by nuclear medicine doctors. …”
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The microarchitectural variability in the echinoid skeleton: a 3D geometrical and stiffness characterization of Paracentrotus lividus by Valentina Perricone, Pasquale Cesarano, Mainak Deb, Derek Lublin, Mirko Mutalipassi, Lucia Pappalardo, David Kisailus, Francesco Marmo

“…Accordingly, micro-CT scans, image analysis, 3D modelling, mean intercept length and linear elastic finite-element analysis were conducted to provide the first comprehensive insights on the structural variability of the different stereom types, their anisotropy and their mechanical behaviour calculated for tensile and shear loading. …”
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Sacred Spaces of the Mari Culture. Signs and Typologization of the Mythologized Landscape by German Yu. Ustyantsev, Diana Yu. Efremova, Tamara L. Serebrennikova

“…The article is based on the field materials of the Department of Ethnology (the Faculty of History of Lomonosov Moscow State University) in 1995, 2021-2023 and the Complex Expedition of the National Museum (the Republic of Mari El named after T. …”
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Impurity rates detection for pepper harvesting based on YOLOv8n-Seg-ASB and random forest by Lijian Lu, Jin Lei, Chenming Cheng, Shiguo Wang, Chengfu Wang, Xinyan Qin

“…First, a machine vision-based image acquisition device for pepper material is designed to reliably capture high-quality real-time images. …”
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