An analysis of HRCT imaging characteristics and sputum culture results in hospitalized patients with community-acquired pneumonia - an institutional observational study by Keesari Sai Sandeep Reddy, Priyadarshini Varadaraj, Subbaiah Senthilnathan, Vivekanandan T, Gunasekaran N

“…Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) and sputum cultures are critical in diagnosing and managing CAP. …”
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Enhancing Clinical Data Infrastructure for AI Research: Comparative Evaluation of Data Management Architectures by Richard Gebler, Ines Reinecke, Martin Sedlmayr, Miriam Goldammer

“… BackgroundThe rapid growth of clinical data, driven by digital technologies and high-resolution sensors, presents significant challenges for health care organizations aiming to support advanced artificial intelligence research and improve patient care. …”
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RDAU-Net: A U-Shaped Semantic Segmentation Network for Buildings near Rivers and Lakes Based on a Fusion Approach by Yipeng Wang, Dongmei Wang, Teng Xu, Yifan Shi, Wenguang Liang, Yihong Wang, George P. Petropoulos, Yansong Bao

“…First, we designed a residual dynamic short-cut down-sampling (RDSC) module to minimize the interference of complex building shapes and building scale differences on the segmentation results; second, we reduced the semantic and resolution gaps between multi-scale features using a multi-channel cross fusion transformer module (MCCT); finally, a double-feature channel-wise fusion attention (DCF) was designed to improve the model’s ability to depict building edge details and to reduce the influence of similar features on the model. …”
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A 3D Surface Reconstruction Pipeline for Plant Phenotyping by Lina Stausberg, Berit Jost, Lasse Klingbeil, Heiner Kuhlmann

“…We present an automated pipeline for converting high-resolution point clouds into surface models of plants. …”
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Analyzing functional heterogeneity of effector cells for enhanced adoptive cell therapy applications by AC. Kiel Rasmussen, T.M. Hulen, D.L. Petersen, M.J. Jacobsen, M.J. Mikkelsen, Ö. Met, M. Donia, C.A. Chamberlain, P. Mouritzen

“…Cellular effector function assays traditionally rely on bulk cell populations that mask complex heterogeneity and rare subpopulations. The Xdrop® droplet technology facilitates high-throughput compartmentalization of viable single cells or single-cell pairs in double-emulsion droplets, enabling the study of single cells or cell–cell interactions at an individual level. …”
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How key features of early development shape deep convective systems by Sophie Abramian, Caroline Muller, Camille Risi, Thomas Fiolleau, Rémy Roca

“…Those systems can have large cloud shields, and thus not only affect severe precipitation patterns but also play a crucial part in modulating the tropical radiation budget. Understanding the complex factors that control how these systems grow and how they will behave in a warming climate remain fundamental challenges. …”
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Preliminary refinement of rotation parameters of asteroids based on photogrammetric processing of on-orbit remote sensing images by Z. Peng, Z. Peng, X. Geng, X. Geng, J. Zhang, J. Zhang, Y. Wang, Y. Wang

“…The weak gravitational environment of asteroids, as well as their complex topographic, geomorphic, and dynamic characteristics, pose significant technical challenges to surface exploration. …”
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A simple and highly efficient protocol for 13C-labeling of plant cell wall for structural and quantitative analyses via solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance by Tasleem Javaid, Akshayaa Venkataraghavan, Matrika Bhattarai, Debkumar Debnath, Wancheng Zhao, Tuo Wang, Ahmed Faik

“…Abstract Background Plant cell walls are made of a complex network of interacting polymers that play a critical role in plant development and responses to environmental changes. …”
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Mirizzi syndrome masquerading as gallbladder carcinoma: a case report on diagnostic challenges and multidisciplinary management by Yu Yang, Yu Yang, Yiwei Hou, Yiwei Hou, Li Yi, Hang Zhou, Hang Zhou, Lihua Tang, Lihua Tang, Yunxi Fu, Mingzheng Hu, Mingzheng Hu, Rongchun Xing, Rongchun Xing

“…This case underscores the diagnostic challenge of differentiating these two conditions and offers insights into managing such complex presentations.Case summaryA 45-year-old female presented with obstructive jaundice and elevated liver enzymes. …”
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SODRS: Semisupervised Learning for One-Stage Small Object Detection in Remote Sensing Images by Mingquan Liu, Lei Kuang, Chengjun Li, Jing Tian, Zifang Chen, Xuewu Han

“…Experimental results demonstrate that SODRS excels at detecting small objects in complex remote sensing scenarios, with higher accuracy and robustness than existing classical methods. …”
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A Hybrid Machine Learning Approach for High-Accuracy Energy Consumption Prediction Using Indoor Environmental Quality Sensors by Bibars Amangeldy, Nurdaulet Tasmurzayev, Timur Imankulov, Baglan Imanbek, Waldemar Wójcik, Yedil Nurakhov

“…However, many existing models rely on limited input variables and overlook the complex influence of indoor environmental quality (IEQ). …”
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Variability of the Diurnal Cycle of Precipitation in South America by Ronald G. Ramírez-Nina, Maria Assunção Faus da Silva Dias, Pedro Leite da Silva Dias

“…Its high spatial–temporal resolution (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi mathvariant="sans-serif">Δ</mi><mi>x</mi><mo>=</mo><mn>0</mn><mo>.…”
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Analysis of Coherence Between Linear and Cubic SBAS Displacement Models in Deformation Monitoring by U. G. Sefercik, M. Gorken, M. Nazar

“…The present study comprises a coherence analysis of linear and cubic SBAS displacement models, with ground deformation monitoring at Hatay Airport based on 151 Sentinel-1A single-look complex (SLC) SAR images acquired between 2 December 2017 and 29 January 2023. …”
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Real-time detection of turmeric adulteration with metanil yellow using a miniaturized NIR sensor and AI techniques by Dimitra Xenitopoulou, Nikolaos L. Tsakiridis, Achilleas Panagiotis Zalidis, George C. Zalidis

“…Spices have been among the most targeted foods in the European Union (EU) for fraudsters, given that the spice market exemplifies complex and globalized supply chains. Turmeric is a widely used spice famous for its vivid color, flavor, and purported health advantages. …”
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High-Precision Moving Target Shadow Detection Algorithm for ViSAR Based on Information Geometry by Shangqu Yan, Yaowen Fu, Ruofeng Yu, Chenyang Luo, Wenpeng Zhang, Wei Yang

“…Video synthetic aperture radar (ViSAR) attracts much attention in the field of moving target detection due to its high frame rate and high-resolution imaging capability. In ViSAR, the moving target's shadow does not offset and defocus, which is widely used as a feature for moving target detection. …”
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Long-Term Spatiotemporal Variability and Source Attribution of Aerosols over Xinjiang, China by Chenggang Li, Xiaolu Ling, Wenhao Liu, Zeyu Tang, Qianle Zhuang, Meiting Fang

“…Xinjiang, a typical arid and semi-arid region in China, frequently experiences dust events and complex aerosol transport processes. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the spatiotemporal evolution and potential source regions of aerosols in Xinjiang from 2005 to 2023, based on Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aerosol products (MCD19A2), Cloud-Aerosol Lidar and Infrared Pathfinder Satellite Observation (CALIPSO) vertical profiles, ground-based PM_2.5 and PM₁₀ concentrations, MERRA-2 and ERA5 reanalysis datasets, and HYSPLIT backward trajectory simulations. …”
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Assessment of spatial autocorrelation and scalability in fine-scale wildfire random forest prediction models by Madeleine Pascolini-Campbell, Joshua B. Fisher, Kerry Cawse-Nicholson, Christine M. Lee, Natasha Stavros

“…Machine learning methods such as random forests provide an empirical framework that are high-accuracy, computationally efficient, interpretable and able to model complex ecological relationships. Here we use high resolution (70 m, every 3–5 days) remote sensing observations of evapotranspiration and evaporative stress index, which represent plant water stress, from Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer on Space Station (ECOSTRESS), as well as topography and weather data, to predict burn severity and occurrence for 8 large wildfires that burned 3715 km2 from 2021 and 2022 in New Mexico, USA. …”
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MFPI-Net: A Multi-Scale Feature Perception and Interaction Network for Semantic Segmentation of Urban Remote Sensing Images by Xiaofei Song, Mingju Chen, Jie Rao, Yangming Luo, Zhihao Lin, Xingyue Zhang, Senyuan Li, Xiao Hu

“…To improve semantic segmentation performance for complex urban remote sensing images with multi-scale object distribution, class similarity, and small object omission, this paper proposes MFPI-Net, an encoder–decoder-based semantic segmentation network. …”
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Biochemical and structural characterization of Rab3GAP reveals insights into Rab18 nucleotide exchange activity by Gage M. J. Fairlie, Kha M. Nguyen, Sung-Eun Nam, Alexandria L. Shaw, Matthew A. H. Parson, Hannah R. Shariati, Xinyin Wang, Meredith L. Jenkins, Michael Gong, John E. Burke, Calvin K. Yip

“…Abstract The heterodimeric Rab3GAP complex is a guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) for the Rab18 GTPase that regulates lipid droplet metabolism, ER-to-Golgi trafficking, secretion, and autophagy. …”
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Colorectal Carcinoma in a Young Male Diagnosed as Lynch Syndrome with a Rare PMS2 Pathogenic Germline Variant: A Case Report by Vijayashree S Gokhale, Vineetha Naga Lakshmi Giduturi, Mahabir Prasad Mishra, Mayur Ambekar, Dnyanada Shrirang Gokhale-Agashe

“…He underwent surgery followed by chemotherapy, resulting in clinical improvement, resolution of symptoms and a decrease in tumour size and metastasis. …”
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