Multi-Scale Hierarchical Feature Fusion for Infrared Small-Target Detection by Yue Wang, Xinhong Wang, Shi Qiu, Xianghui Chen, Zhaoyan Liu, Chuncheng Zhou, Weiyuan Yao, Hongjia Cheng, Yu Zhang, Feihong Wang, Zhan Shu

“…The inclusion of a boundary difference loss further optimizes the edge details of targets. …”
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Robust Registration of Multimodal Remote Sensing Images Using Self-Similar Adjacent Self-Convolutional Feature by Tian Gao, Chaozhen Lan, Liang Lv, Qunshan Shi, Wenjun Huang, Yiqiao Wang, Zhizhen Mu

“…Due to significant nonlinear radiometric differences (NRD) and severe geometric distortions (e.g., translation, scale, and rotation) among multimodal images (e.g., optical, infrared, SAR), image registration remains a challenging problem. …”
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Accurate Rainfall Prediction Using GNSS PWV Based on Pre-Trained Transformer Model by Wenjie Yin, Chen Zhou, Yuan Tian, Hui Qiu, Wei Zhang, Hua Chen, Pan Liu, Qile Zhao, Jian Kong, Yibin Yao

“…The proposed model employs the ProbSparse self-attention to efficiently capture long-range dependencies in time series data, crucial for correlating historical PWV variations with rainfall events. …”
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Impact of the Three-Dimensional Arrangements of Polyhydroxylated Crosslinkers on the Resulting Properties of Chitosan-Based Hydrogels by Gema Díaz Bukvic, Martin Ojeda Henriquez, Agustín Brandon Rodríguez Vannini, María Marta Fidalgo, Andrés Gerardo Salvay, Ezequiel Rossi, María Inés Errea

“…Chitosan was subjected to a crosslinking reaction with three polyhydroxylated diacids (glucaric (GlcA), mannaric (ManA), and mucic (MucA) acids) that only differ in the spatial orientation of their hydroxyl groups. …”
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REHABILITATION EFFECT OF CORRECTION OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION IN PATIENTS WHO UNDERWENT RADICAL PROSTATECTOMY FOR PROSTATE CANCER by A. T. Asratov, I. V. Vinogradov, B. R. Gvasaliya, A. A. Kachmazov, A. G. Kochetov, Yu. V. Samsonov, N. V. Sitnikov, A. O. Tolkachev, A. A. Kostin

“…The results attest to the high rehabilitation efficiency of correction of ED, which developed after RP, by installing a falloprosthesis.…”
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Single spike mutation differentiating XBB.1 and XBB.1.5 enhances SARS-CoV-2 cell-to-cell transmission and facilitates serum-mediated enhancement by Elena Criscuolo, Benedetta Giuliani, Matteo Castelli, Mattia Cavallaro, Sofia Sisti, Roberto Burioni, Davide Ferrari, Nicasio Mancini, Massimo Locatelli, Nicola Clementi, Nicola Clementi

“…The mechanisms underlying this resistance, particularly in relation to spike-mediated fusion, remain poorly understood.MethodsWe analyzed two clinical SARS-CoV-2 isolates differing by a single amino acid substitution in the S protein. …”
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Neighborhood competition improves biomass estimation for Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) but not Pyrenean oak (Quercus pyrenaica Willd.) in young mixed forest stands by Eric Cudjoe, Ricardo Ruiz-Peinado, Hans Pretzsch, Shamim Ahmed, Felipe Bravo

“…This addition reduced the root mean square error (RMSE) by 14% and improved the model efficiency factor (MEF) by 15%. Furthermore, intraspecific competition in Scots pine slightly reduced AGB, whereas interspecific competition had a significant negative effect on AGB. …”
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Graph feature selection for enhancing radiomic stability and reproducibility across multiple institutions in head and neck cancer by Hajar Moradmand, Jason Molitoris, Xiao Ling, Lisa Schumaker, Erin Allor, Hannah Thomas, Danielle Arons, Matthew Ferris, Rebecca Krc, William Silva Mendes, Phuoc Tran, Amit Sawant, Ranee Mehra, Daria A. Gaykalova, Lei Ren

“…However, their clinical utility is limited by variability from differing imaging protocols and the high dimensionality of radiomics data. …”
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Assessment of Usability of Digital Side Mirror Technology Concerning Parking Speed and Accuracy by Povýšil Jakub, Hruška Michal, Jelen Stanislav, Benda Petr, Zifia Anna Maria, Benda Tomáš, Vojtěchová Nikita, Bradna Jiří

“…The analysis of the collected data revealed statistically significant differences between the two types of mirrors, with results indicating lower accuracy and higher time consumption when parking with digital mirrors compared to traditional ones. …”
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A comparison between the ocean and offshore photovoltaic production system into microgrids: benefits and limits by Saad Chayma, Flah Aymen, Flah Aymen, Flah Aymen, Flah Aymen, Abdulaziz Alkuhayli, Rahmat Ullah, Claude Ziad El-Bayeh

“…The results in this paper show good performance for both offshore and floating PV systems, except that the offshore PV system excels over the other system by 3.13% in energy production. Moreover, the difference in the annual efficiency of the two PV systems reached 0.55%. …”
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Camera systems and their user recognition reliability when entering an agri-food complex by Jaroslav Mrázek, Jakub Vošáhlík, Eva Olmrová, Martin Pexa, Zdeněk Aleš, Jakub Čedík

“…This study evaluates the efficiency of various facial recognition camera systems used to control access in agri-food production environments, focusing on their ability to identify individuals based on biometric facial traits. …”
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on the surface of children's feeding smocks: High-throughput characterization and implications for exposure assessment by Yatai Li, Yingxiu Zhao, Xinming Shen, Yuan Xue, Longkun He, Shoucong Xu, Lizhong Yang, Jun Yi, Jia Zhang, Guangtao Fan, Qihong Deng

“…Notably, considerable differences in the concentration of 10:2 FTAC were observed between the outer and inner surfaces of these smocks, likely due to variations in garment manufacturing processes. …”
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Optimization of order allocation problem in a multiple buyer-supplier network: a multi-objective and multi-criteria approach by Thalles Vitelli Garcez, Marcella Maia Urtiga, Helder Tenório Cavalcanti, José Marcelo Severino da Silva Filho, Thárcylla Rebecca Negreiros Clemente, Renata Maciel de Melo, Cristina Pereira Medeiros

“…Furthermore, the introduction of a constraint limiting performance equity differences to 10 % resulted in a more balanced distribution of benefits, with only minimal reduction in overall network efficiency. …”
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A prospective histopathological analysis of the inferior turbinate: which functional parts should be preserved during turbinate surgery? by Salma Saud AlSharhan, Norah Mohammad AlNafea, Mona Mohammad Ashoor, Wasan Fahad AlMarzouq, Salwa ALRashed AlHumaid, Nada Abdallah ALBahrani, Areej Manssour Al Nemer, Reem S. AlOmar, Hussain Jawad Aljubran

“…In addition, they advocate the importance of preserving the functional part of the IT during surgical intervention to achieve an efficiently working IT and avoid undesirable complications while improving the nasal airway passage. …”
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Detection of fusion events by RNA sequencing in FFPE versus freshly frozen colorectal cancer tissue samples by Maxim Sorokin, Maxim Sorokin, Maxim Sorokin, Maxim Sorokin, Vladimir Lyadov, Vladimir Lyadov, Vladimir Lyadov, Maria Suntsova, Marat Garipov, Anna Semenova, Natalia Popova, Egor Guguchkin, Rustam Heydarov, Marianna Zolotovskaia, Xiaowen Zhao, Qing Yan, Ye Wang, Evgeny Karpulevich, Anton Buzdin, Anton Buzdin, Anton Buzdin, Anton Buzdin

“…We detected no statistically significant difference in the number of chimeric transcripts in FFPE and FF RNAseq profiles. …”
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Acupuncture for ventilator-dependent patients at a hospital-based respiratory care center: A randomized controlled trial by Jia-Ming Chen, Wan-Li Chiang, Bin-Chuan Ji, Ruei-Jhe Jhang, Pei-Hsin Chen, Ya-Lun Li, Che-Ju Chang, Sung-Yen Huang, Tsung-Chieh Lee, Chia-Yun Chen, Ching-Hsiung Lin, Sheng-Hao Lin

“…The ventilator parameters were recorded to evaluate the respiratory efficiency for all participants. The primary outcome was rapid shallow breathing index (RSBI), and secondary outcomes were respiratory rate (RR), tidal volume (TV) and ventilation per minute (MV), Results: Though there was no significant difference in the parameter between the acupuncture group and the control group, we found the trend of decreasing RSBI in the acupuncture group. …”
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Hyperspectral imaging facilitating resect‐and‐discard strategy through artificial intelligence‐assisted diagnosis of colorectal polyps: A pilot study by Cheng Peng, Chong Xuan Tian, Yijun Mu, Mingjun Ma, Zhenlei Zhang, Meng Wan, Jing Liu, Zhen Li, Xiuli Zuo, Wei Li, Yanqing Li

“…The diagnostic performances of the HSI‐AI model and endoscopists were calculated respectively, and the auxiliary efficiency of the model was evaluated after a 2‐week interval. …”
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Diagnosis of osteosarcoma based on multimodal microscopic imaging and deep learning by Zihan Wang, Jinjin Wu, Chenbei Li, Bing Wang, Qingxia Wu, Lan Li, Huijie Wang, Chao Tu, Jianhua Yin

“…This diagnostic system relies on its advantages of simple operation, high efficiency and accuracy and high cost-effectiveness, and has enormous clinical application potential and research significance.…”
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Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Improving Preventive Behaviors in Fireworks Injuries: Applying the Extended Parallel Process Model by Majid Barati, Khadijeh Ezzati Rastgar, Sharareh Bagheri, Jahanbakhsh Usefi, Ameneh Hosseini, Samrand Saeedi, Golaleh Parandan

“…There was no significant difference in fireworks behavior between the two groups before the intervention, and 88% of the students used explosives during the Charshanbeh Suri ceremony. …”
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Research on the Remanence Measurement Method of Transformers Based on the Degaussing Hysteresis Loop by Dingyuan Li, Jing Zhou, Zhanlong Zhang, Yu Yang, Zijian Dong, Wenhao He, Xichen Pei, Jiatai Gao, Siyang Chen, Zhicheng Pan

“…This method does not require complex control strategies, has high precision and efficiency, and can provide reliable technical support for residual magnetism detection and suppression of off-grid power transformers.…”
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