A dictionary learning approach with overlap for the low dose computed tomography reconstruction and its vectorial application to differential phase tomography. by Alessandro Mirone, Emmanuel Brun, Paola Coan

“…X-ray based Phase-Contrast Imaging (PCI) techniques have been demonstrated to enhance the visualization of soft tissues in comparison to conventional imaging methods. Nevertheless the delivered dose as reported in the literature of biomedical PCI applications often equals or exceeds the limits prescribed in clinical diagnostics. …”
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Canopy Segmentation of Overlapping Fruit Trees Based on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle LiDAR by Shiji Wang, Jie Ji, Lijun Zhao, Jiacheng Li, Mian Zhang, Shengling Li

“…To address the issue of low accuracy in traditional watershed segmentation methods based on canopy height models, this paper proposes an enhanced method to extract individual tree crowns in fruit orchards, enabling the improved detection of overlapping crown features. …”
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The Role of Adherence to Social, Economic and Political Values in Cultural and Moral Development by Farzaneh Alaei, Faizullah Norouzi, Hossein Dehqan

“…The sampling method was a multi-stage cluster. The research tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. …”
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Increasing credibility in government assignments: an example from Sweden of stakeholder involvement by using Concept Mapping by Frida Smith, Katrín Ásta Gunnarsdóttir, Katarina Fredriksson, Mikael Holtenman, Christina Carlsson

“…This paper aims to highlight how the Concept Mapping (CM) methodology was strategically used by the NBHW for mutual learning to raise different perspectives and ‘voices’ of cancer rehabilitation.Methods The stepwise, mixed-method CM was used. A broad selection of relevant stakeholders was invited to complete the prompt: a good and equal cancer rehabilitation requires… the stakeholders were involved in brainstorming, sorting and grading data. …”
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A novel analytical approach to design horizontal well completion using ICDs to eliminate heel-toe effect by Ramin Eivazi

“…This novel method introduces three key parameters in designing horizontal well completion: length of ICD associated well segment, equalized production influx, and the minimum length of ICD associated well segment. …”
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Calculating the size of positronium by I.P. Popov

“…The purpose of the research is to correct the value of the Bohr radius of positronium. Materials and methods. When determining the Bohr radius of positronium, a method for solving the two-body problem was used, borrowed from theoretical mechanics, the key element of which is the reduced mass. …”

Study on the Corrosion and Scale Inhibition Mechanism of the Thiourea-Modified Polyepoxysuccinic Acid (CNS-PESA) by Thin Thin Htet, Defang Zeng

“…The scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis on the scale and corrosion of carbon steel with two methods as GB/T 18175-2000 “Measurement of inhibitors in water treatment: rotation coupon method” and electrochemical method for CNS-PESA and PESA were utilized. …”
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Research on axle load transfer of low-medium speed maglev tractor by LUO Jianli

“…The results of axle load transfer based on dynamic method show that: the higher the traction point height is, the lower the adhesion availability of maglev tractor, and this trend is more obvious when the height of traction point is higher than that of couplers; the longitudinal partial load of car body has a great influence on adhesion availability and the best control range is less than or equal to 0.1 m; the arrangement of primary suspension system shall adopt the suspension with symmetrical axle box spring arrangement or the rotating arm positioning suspension system with consistent orientation; The vertical stiffness of suspension system of maglev tractor has little effect on adhesion availability.…”
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Classification of multi-lead ECG based on multiple scales and hierarchical feature convolutional neural networks by Feiyan Zhou, Duanshu Fang

“…Our model achieves an Accuracy (Acc) of 99.5% for the classification of normal and abnormal heartbeats in the MIT-BIH-AR database. Our method achieves a TPR95 (NPV under the condition of True Positive Rate being equal to 95 percent) of 78.5% and an Acc of 88.5% when classifying normal and abnormal ECG records from over 150,000 ECG records in the CCDD. …”
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Effect of Priming Principle on Propofol Dose Required to Induce General Anesthesia by Hafiz Muhammad Hamid, Sarmad Masud, Aamir Waseem, Aamir Bashir, Asma Samreen, Saima Ashraf

“…Study Design and Setting: Randomized controlled trial at Operation theatre complex, Shalamar Hospital, Lahore from November 2016 to May 2017. Methods: A total of 100 patients aged 18-55 years were equally divided into control and study groups. …”
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Adjustments to the Classification of Forms of Modern Multinational Spanish Language as a Linguistic System by Svetlana Nikíforova

“…Also, the following research methods have been used: descriptive, comparative, functional, structural and statistical methods, a tracking method for development of linguistic phenomena and a linguocultural analysis method.The main findings of the research: 1. …”
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A novel mode of INS-aided BDS real-time high-rate and precise kinematic relative positioning between two moving platforms by Yangyang Li, Weiming Tang, Chenlong Deng, Xuan Zou, Siyu Zhang, Kepei Qi, Chao Sun

“…The results show that the proposed methods can achieve an accuracy of about 5 cm for the INS-aided 100 Hz relative positioning in baseline components and lengths, which is equal to the conventional method, but the transmitted data have been sharply reduced by an average of nearly 80%. …”
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The study of photosynthesis pigments of canna hybrida herb of some varieties by O. A. Kyslychenko, V. V. Protska, I. O. Zhuravel

“…The aim of the research was to study the qualitative composition and to determine the quantitative content of chlorophylls and carotenoids in herb of the Canna hybrida Suevia, Liberty, Livadia, Artek and Dark Night varieties. Materials and methods. The qualitative composition of photosynthetic pigments of herb of the Canna hybrida varieties Suevia, Liberty, Livadia, Artek and Dark Night differed not significantly by thin-layer chromatography method. …”
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AUTOMATED PROJECT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IN TRANSPORT LOGISTICS by Svitlana Rusanova

“…The subject of the study is the practical tools for organizational support of project management in transport logistics using automated systems for planning and analyzing project performance. Methods. In the course of the study, a systematic approach was implemented, general scientific methods were used, including logical analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, analogy, and modeling. …”
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Two-layer spherical rubber-metal joints and problems of their calculation features by A. S. Kosmodamianskiy, V. I. Vorob'ev, O. V. Izmerov, D. N. Shevchenko, D. Yu. Rasin

“…The article analyses the methods for calculating the characteristics of spherical rubber-metal joints. …”
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Methodological Principles for Adapting of Performance Indexes of Classical Libraries for a Comprehensive Assessment of Electronic Library Systems in Vocational Education by Svetlana Ol. Potapova, Nikolai Dm. Ambrosenko, Olga A. Lysak

“…The purpose of the study is to identify key methodological principles for adapting of performance indexes of classical libraries to assess the pedagogical and educational effectiveness of electronic library systems in professional education, as well as to determine their practical significance for the formation of tools for analyzing the impact of digital resources on the learning process.Materials and methods. The study used an integrated approach combining theoretical analysis and empirical methods. …”
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Unsupervised person re‐identification based on adaptive information supplementation and foreground enhancement by Qiang Wang, Zhihong Huang, Huijie Fan, Shengpeng Fu, Yandong Tang

“…To address these issues, first, a dual‐branch structure was proposed, which separately obtains the global features of the pedestrian and the local features by dividing the global features into a few equal sections. Then, an adaptive information supplementation (AIS) method based on the k‐nearest neighbor algorithm is designed to ascertain each local feature's relevance to the global features, calculating adaptive weight scores for information supplementation. …”
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A field study on the concepts of job burnout, work-family conflict, psychological capital, and mental health of teachers with an emphasis on gender roles by Fereshteh Niksirat, Molouk Khademi Ashkzari, Zahra Naghsh

“…Statistical society in this research consists of all elementary school teachers in Tehran (12656 teachers) and sample was 400 teachers (233 female & 177 male) were selected by equal assignment Stratified sampling method (each region 50 teachers). …”
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A Bibliometric Analysis of Microneedle-Mediated Drug Delivery: Trends, Hotspots, and Future Directions by Xiang W, Jiang X, Guo L

“…Weiyi Xiang,1,2 Xian Jiang,1,2,* Linghong Guo1,2,* 1Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China; 2Laboratory of Dermatology, Clinical Institute of Inflammation and Immunology, Frontiers Science Center for Dis-Ease-Related Molecular Network, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Linghong Guo, Department of Dermatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37, Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18380131660, Email linhom.guo@foxmail.comPurpose: Microneedles can physically penetrate the stratum corneum, creating micropores on the skin, and allowing for drug delivery through direct diffusion, injection, or other methods. …”
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Employing CNN mobileNetV2 and ensemble models in classifying drones forest fire detection images by Dima Suleiman, Ruba Obiedat, Rizik Al-Sayyed, Shadi Saleh, Wolfram Hardt, Yazan Al-Zain

“…Therefore, MobileNetV2 not only delivers the highest accuracy and stability but also demonstrates that the choice of ensemble method significantly affects the results.…”
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