Lightweight deep neural network for contour detection and extraction of wheat spikes in complex field environments by Xin Xu, Haiyang Zhang, Jiangchuan Lu, Ziyi Guo, Juanjuan Zhang, Jibo Yue, Hongbo Qiao, Xinming Ma

“…Further optimizes the loss function system by replacing traditional IoU with Scylla Intersection over Union (SIoU) metric, enhancing bounding box regression through dynamic focus factors, and adding high-resolution small-object detection layers to mitigate dense spikelet feature loss. …”
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A method and apparatus for characterizing defects in large flat composite structures by Line Scan Thermography and neural network techniques by Arsenii Chulkov, Vladimir Vavilov, Denis Nesteruk, Douglas Burleigh, Alexey Moskovchenko

“…The principle of Line Scan Thermography (LST) was used to develop a self-propelled infrared thermographic nondestructive testing device for the inspection of large, relatively flat composite aerospace parts, such as aircraft wings. …”
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Comparison of Paraquat Herbicide Removal from Aqueous Solutions using Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron-Pumice/Diatomite Composites by Abbas Khodabakhshi, Fazel Mohammadi-Moghadam, Mohammad Mehdi Amin, Sara Hamati, Shakila Hayarian

“…The results showed that the optimal pH for both processes was 3.74. In optimal conditions, the efficiencies of D-nZVI and P-nZVI were 92.76% and 85.28%, respectively. …”
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Prolonged effect of antibiotic therapy on the gut microbiota composition, functionality, and antibiotic resistance genes’ profiles in healthy stool donors by Ramin Karimianghadim, Reetta Satokari, Sam Yeo, Perttu Arkkila, Dina Kao, Sepideh Pakpour

“…No significant increase in clinically important ARGs was detected.DiscussionThese findings highlight the unpredictable and complex recovery of gut microbiota post-antibiotics. …”
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Defect Detection Method of Carbon Fiber Unidirectional Band Prepreg Based on Enhanced YOLOv8s by Weipeng Su, Mei Sang, Yutong Liu, Xueming Wang

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Study on the detection and suppression methods of carbon laying defects in auto fiber placement (AFP) process by Yixuan Xie, Zhiqiang Liu, Yinqi Li, Yueyue Zong

“…The results indicate that infrared thermography technology is feasible for the detection and reduction of defects in CFRP composites.…”
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Research and Analysis of Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Prepreg Detection Based on Electromagnetic Coil Sensors by Sichang Zhang, Shouqi Cao, Meiling Wang

“…It establishes the relationship between coil impedance variation and the surface density of carbon fiber prepreg materials and designs a quadrupolar excitation eddy current detection probe. This probe can detect the surface density of both single-line and woven carbon fiber prepreg structures. …”
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Employing combined spatial and frequency domain image features for machine learning-based malware detection by Abul Bashar

“…To this end, three image-based datasets, namely, Dex, Manifest, and Composite, derived from the information security centre of excellence (ISCX) Android Malware dataset, were leveraged to evaluate the optimal data source for botnet classification. …”
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A Multi-Strategy Active Learning Framework for Enhanced Peripheral Blood Cell Image Detection by Yuheng Feng, Jiangtao He, Linjin Wang, Wuchen Yang, Sihan Deng, Lanlin Li, Xinwei Li

“…To address these challenges, we propose a novel composite multi-strategy active learning framework using YOLOv5 for enhanced peripheral blood cell detection. …”
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Dynamic Parameterization and Optimized Flight Paths for Enhanced Aeromagnetic Compensation in Large Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Zhentao Yu, Liwei Ye, Can Ding, Cheng Chi, Cong Liu, Pu Cheng

“…Aeromagnetic detection is a geophysical exploration technology that utilizes aircraft-mounted magnetometers to map variations in the Earth’s magnetic field. …”
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Exploring non-invasive biomarkers for pulmonary nodule detection based on salivary microbiomics and machine learning algorithms by Chunxia Huang, Qiong Ma, Xiao Zeng, Jiawei He, Fengming You, Xi Fu, Yifeng Ren

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Effect of Dietary Lipid Level on Growth Performance, Feed Utilization, and Body Composition of Juvenile Kelp Grouper <i>Epinephelus moara</i> by Tao Liu, Fen Dong, Yulong Sun, Huan Su, Puqiang Zheng, Qiang Chen, Tao Han, Jiteng Wang

“…The lowest total cholesterol content in the serum was detected in the 16.32% dietary lipid treatment. According to the second-order polynomial regression analysis of WG and FE, a dietary lipid level of 6.56–9.31% was optimal for the growth performance and feed efficiency of juvenile kelp grouper.…”
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Optimization of Voltammetric Determination of Dysprosium (III) Using Plackett-Burman and RSM-CCD Experimental Designs by Santhy Wyantuti, Zulida Setyorini, Safri Ishmayana, Yeni Hartati, M Firdaus

“…The Plackett-Burman (PB) experimental design was used to select significant factors that affect the electrical current response, which were further optimized using the response surface method-central composite design (RSM-CCD). …”
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Optimization of fermentation process and analysis of volatile flavor compounds in walnut male flower rice wine by HU Bokai, ZHANG Dongya, YAN Ye

“…The fermentation process of walnut male flower rice wine was optimized through single-factor and orthogonal experiments, the volatile flavor compound composition was analyzed by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) combined with GC-MS, and the key volatile aroma components were screened using relative odor activity value (ROAV). …”
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Optimization of current density for nickel–chromium (Ni–Cr) alloy coating on copper: an experimental approach by Canute Sherwin, K. Raju, Prem Lata Meena, Richa Tyagi, Chandra Mohan

“…Thirdly, Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) is performed on coated samples to evaluate the coating’s composition. Finally, X-ray Diffraction (XRD) is used to detect the phase of nickel–chromium deposits. …”
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Optimizing extraction of microbial DNA from urine: Advancing urinary microbiome research in bladder cancer by Chuang-Ming Zheng, Ho Won Kang, Seongmin Moon, Young Joon Byun, Won Tae Kim, Yung Hyun Choi, Sung-Kwon Moon, Xuan-Mei Piao, Seok Joong Yun

“…Microbial abundance was significantly higher in WDP-extracted samples (p<0.0001), whereas SP demonstrated higher alpha diversity indices (p<0.01), likely due to improved detection of low-abundance taxa. Beta diversity analysis showed no significant compositional differences between SP and WDP (p=1.0), supporting the reliability of WDP for microbiome research. …”
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Assessment of the impact of fabric composition and color on the visualization of biological traces and lubricants using the Foster + Freeman Crime-lite® ML PRO by Dagmara Lisman, Ilona Savochka, Emilia Żarczyńska, Andrzej Ossowski

“…The Foster + Freeman Crime-lite® ML PRO device was effective in detecting biological traces when optimal conditions were met. …”
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Minerals identification and characterization using a new 3D printed composite- structured split ring resonator microwave sensor by Madan Kumar Sharma, Nadir Kamal Salih Idries, Abdullah Said Alkalbani, Degala Satyanarayana, Gopal Rathinam, Ankit Sharma

“…Abstract The identification of minerals is crucial for optimizing economic and environmental strategies worldwide. …”
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The Role of Pd-Pt Bimetallic Catalysts in Ethylene Detection by CMOS-MEMS Gas Sensor Dubbed GMOS by Hanin Ashkar, Sara Stolyarova, Tanya Blank, Yael Nemirovsky

“…This work summarizes the significant progress in ethylene detection based on an innovative Gas Metal Oxide Semiconductor (GMOS) sensor and a new catalytic composition of metallic nanoparticles. …”
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Detection Model for 5G Core PFCP DDoS Attacks Based on Sin-Cos-bIAVOA by Zheng Ma, Rui Zhang, Lang Gao

“…A 5G core network DDoS attack detection model is been proposed which utilizes a binary improved non-Bald Eagle optimization algorithm (Sin-Cos-bIAVOA) originally designed for IoT DDoS detection to select effective features for DDoS attacks. …”
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