U-Net-based VGG19 model for improved facial expression recognition by Xiaohu ZHAO, Jingyi ZHANG, Mingzhi JIAO, Lixun XIE, Lanfei WANG, Weiqing SUN, Di ZHANG

“…In response to the challenges faced by traditional facial recognition techniques, such as insufficient focus on key channel features, large number of parameters, and low recognition accuracy, this study proposes an improved VGG19 model that incorporates concepts from the U-Net architecture. …”
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Technology-enabled CONTACT tracing in care homes in the COVID-19 pandemic: the CONTACT non-randomised mixed-methods feasibility study by Carl A Thompson, Thomas A Willis, Amanda Farrin, Adam Gordon, Amrit Daffu-O’Reilly, Catherine Noakes, Kishwer Khaliq, Andrew Kemp, Tom Hall, Chris Bojke, Karen Spilsbury

“…Background Coronavirus disease 2019 devastated lives in care homes for older people, where residents faced higher mortality risks than the general population. …”
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Improving nutritional quality and aflatoxin detoxification of peanut meal by co-fermentation with Weizmannia coagulans, Bacillus subtilis, and supplemented enzymes by Youwei Chen, Hao Huang, Dan Li, Limei Zou, Wendi Yu, Weiwei Dong, Xiang Yu, Yanli Feng, Jun Liu, Shumiao Zhao, Yunxiang Liang, Yuanliang Hu, Nan Peng

“…Abstract Background Peanut meal, a high-protein agricultural by-product, faces challenges as animal feed due to anti-nutritional factors, poor protein digestibility, aflatoxin contamination, and imbalanced amino acids. …”
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Partial substitution of chemical fertilizer with organic fertilizer: a promising circular economy approach for improvement soil physical and chemical properties and sustainable cro... by Qian Chen, Qian Chen, Junhong Xie, Junhong Xie, Lingling Li, Lingling Li, Khuram Shehzad Khan, Khuram Shehzad Khan, Linlin Wang, Linlin Wang, Lei Chang, Lei Chang, Changliang Du, Changliang Du

“…IntroductionFood security faces multiple challenges, and increasing crop yields is an effective way to address this issue. …”
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Research Progress on Selective Depolymerization of Waste Plastics to High-Quality Liquid Fuels by Xinze LI, Zhicheng LUO, Rui XIAO

“…., SiC) nonlinearly affected cycloparaffin selectivity (65.6% at 450 W for polypropylene); (3) H2O2 increased photocatalytic PE conversion by 70% compared to pure water, where limited ·OH generation restricted CO2-to-fuel pathways (≤47.4 μg·g−1·h−1). Catalytic pyrolysis faces the challenge of rapid catalyst deactivation (resulting in a 30% activity loss after 5 cycles), while microwave systems incur high capital costs. …”
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Artificial intelligence in Anatomy: Potential uses and challenges by Lubna Faisal

“…However, the creativity of human beings is not replaced by artificial machines and human beings are always creators of machines [9]. …”
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Results of a 24-week open-label, non-interventional study on the efficacy and safety of olokizumab therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after switching from anti-B-cell th... by A. V. Fedorova, N. E. Banshchikova, A. E. Sizikov, A. A. Mullagaliev, E. A. Letyagina, A. A. Akimova, N. A. Ilyina, Yu. D. Kurochkina, Yu. B. Ubshaeva, V. O. Omelchenko, O. A. Chumasova, N. S. Shkaruba, M. A. Korolev

“…In the context of the new coronavirus infection (NCI) COVID-19 pandemic, the rheumatological community is facing new challenges in the treatment of immune-inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IIRDs). …”
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Residents’ Perceptions of Impending Forced Relocation in Urban China by Xin Li

“…Conflicts have arisen between the residents, local governments and developers, against the backdrop of the uneven redistribution of capital accumulated via urban space reproduction such as the replacement of declining neighbourhoods in which low-income residents reside, with newly-build high-rise dwellings for middle- or high-income residents (Qian and He 2012, Weinstein and Ren 2009). …”
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Young People's Housing Opportunity in Post-reform China by Weijing Deng

“…The inquiry that has culminated in this thesis was inspired by the challenges that many young Chinese people were facing when trying to gain access to affordable housing at the time of study, the early 2010s. …”
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The use of modern military technologies in the light of the law of weapons and the law of targeting by Behzad Seyfi

“…Sometimes, technology comes at such a speed that policymakers are suddenly faced with international law commitments by applying technological needs. …”
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La gestion de l’eau à Bibracte (Saône-et-Loire), avant et après la Conquête romaine by Laetitia Borau

“…The initial buildings were timber houses which were later replaced by stone buildings in the mid-1st c. BC therefore changing the aspect of the city. …”
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