Multi-scale feature fusion keypoint detection network for ship draft line localization by Bo Zhang, Yumengmeng Yin, Kefu Ma, Hong Wang

“…These approaches incur high computational costs and often face challenges under varying environmental conditions, such as lighting changes and different hull colors. To address these issues, we propose multi-scale feature fusion keypoint detection network (MFFKD) for precise and efficient ship draft line detection. …”
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Tightly Coupling Fusion of UWB Ranging and IMU Pedestrian Dead Reckoning for Indoor Localization by Rashid Ali, Ran Liu, Anand Nayyar, Basit Qureshi, Zhiqiang Cao

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An efficient and lightweight banana detection and localization system based on deep CNNs for agricultural robots by Zhenhui Zheng, Ling Chen, Lijiao Wei, Weihua Huang, Dongjie Du, Guoquan Qin, Zhou Yang, Shuo Wang

“…However, existing banana detection and positioning methods have two main limitations in practical applications: a large number of model parameters that make deployment difficult, and a need for performance improvement. To tackle the above issues, a high-precision and lightweight banana bunch recognition and localization method was proposed and deployed on edge devices for application. …”
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Intraoperative Surgical Navigation and Instrument Localization Using a Supervised Learning Transformer Network by Junjun Huang, Tianran He, Juan Xu, Weiting Wu, Wei Wu

“…It plays a pivotal role in ensuring precise localization and identity preservation of instruments throughout surgical procedures. …”
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A method of identification and localization of tea buds based on lightweight improved YOLOV5 by Yuanhong Wang, Yuanhong Wang, Jinzhu Lu, Jinzhu Lu, Qi Wang, Qi Wang, Zongmei Gao

“…Also, it reduces the dependence on hardware, provides a reference for deploying the tea bud target detection model in the natural environment of the tea garden, and has specific theoretical and practical significance for the identification and localization of the intelligent picking robot of tea buds.…”
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Enacting Agency and Valuing Rural Identity by Exploring Local Communities in the English Class by Lucelly Paredes-Mendez, Ingrid Alexandra Troncoso-Rodriguez, Sandra Patricia Lastra-Ramirez

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Legal framework of territorial public self-government by Marina A. Chekryga

Subjects: “…local issues…”
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Informed consent in genetic and genomic studies in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of bioethical issues by Yunqi Li, Deborah J. Bowen, Joon-Ho Yu

“…Awareness and attention to these issues are needed to develop more appropriate consent strategies that could further safeguard the rights and welfare of local participants and support the smooth conduct of research.…”
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with breast cancer. Experience in implementing at the regional level. Priority issues by A. Yu. Vorontsov, A. N. Volodin, M. A. Kurochkina, V. V. Radovskiy, T. V. Burova, S. V. Gamayunov

“…Although all obstacles to this technique implementation into routine clinical practice have been eliminated, SLNB in locally advanced breast cancer is still rarely used. …”
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Environmental, health and social acceptability issues associated with rare earth elements: a systematic literature review by Germaine Dominique, Kossivi Fabrice Dossa, Dominic Larivière, Damase P. Khasa

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THE HIERARCHIZATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSULTANCY CONCERNING THE MAIN TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC ISSUES AT THE LEVEL OF THE AGRICULTURAL EXPLOITATIONS IN OLT COUNTY by Emil Vergilius MARINESCU, Ștefan STĂNESCU, Dumitrel-Victor TIȚA

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On the issue of adjuvant therapy of <i>Helicobacter pylori</i> infection: focus on probiotics and prebiotics. A review by Natalia V. Baryshnikova, Anastasiia S. Ilina, Yury P. Uspenskiy, Alexander N. Suvorov, Elena I. Ermolenko

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The Legal Status of Personal Prelature According to the Documents Issued by Pope Francis in 2022-2023. Part I by Dawid Pietras

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Problematic issues of scientific and pedagogical workers’ working hours at higher education institutions with specific training conditions by V. O. Dehtiarova

“…The article is devoted to problematic issues of working hours for scientific and pedagogical workers of higher education institutions with specific conditions of training. …”
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Unpacking the critical elements for solving the complex issue of sustainable lake management: Case studies from Japan by Yukako Inamura, Pankaj Kumar, Naoko Hirayama

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Psychomotor Retardation as Dominant Issue of the Nursing Care in a Child with Cerebral Palsy – a Case Study by Marta Grabinska, Ewa Barczykowska, Bogumiła Małecka

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Progress in pedestal and edge physics: Chapter 3 of the special issue: on the path to tokamak burning plasma operation by M.E. Fenstermacher (Chair, Pedestal and Edge Physics), L.R. Baylor, E. de la Luna, M.G. Dunne, G.T.A. Huijsmans, A. Kirk, F.M. Laggner, T.H. Osborne, C. Paz-Soldan, S. Saarelma, P.B. Snyder, E. Viezzer, M. Becoulet, K.H. Burrell, A. Cathey, X. Chen, M. Hoelzl, J.W. Hughes, R. Maingi, A.O. Nelson, H. Urano, E. Wolfrum, X.Q. Xu, A. Diallo, L. Frassinetti, S. Futatani, L. Gil, R. Groebner, T. Happel, S.H. Kim, J. King, B. Labit, P.T. Lang, Y.Q. Liu, Z.X. Liu, R. Lunsford, G.Y. Park, U. Sheikh, W. Suttrop, B. Vanovac, R.S. Wilcox, A. Wingen, T. Zhang

“…It serves as Chapter 3 of the 2025 Nuclear Fusion Special Issue titled ‘On the Path to Tokamak Burning Plasma Operation’ (Campbell et al 2025 Nucl. …”
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Climate Futures for Lizards and Snakes in Western North America May Result in New Species Management Issues by David S. Pilliod, Michelle I. Jeffries, Robert S. Arkle, Deanna H. Olson

“…As climate niches move northward, species are predicted to cross administrative borders, resulting in novel conservation issues for local landowners and natural resource agencies. …”
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Agricultural dynamics in the semi-arid Northeast region of Brazil: issues for natural resources management and territorial governance by Tritsch Isabelle, Scopel Eric, Alves Rafaela da Silva, Silva Nascimento Diniz Rousilene, Souza Linhares Samiramisthaís, Pontes Filho João Dehon de Araújo, Passos Fontenele Diogenes, Vasconcelos Júnior Francisco das Chagas, Mitroi Veronica, Burte Julien, Augusseau Xavier, Martins Eduardo Sávio Passos Rodrigues

“…These processes support a strong dynamic of individual small dam building. The main issues of these transformations in terms of natural resource management concern soil health in a regional context of high vulnerability to desertification, and the strong mobilization of water in lowlands and small individual dams. …”
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Ethical issues in the development and implementation of nutrition-related public health policies and interventions: A scoping review. by Thierry Hurlimann, Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas, Abha Saxena, Gerardo Zamora, Béatrice Godard

“…Ethical challenges that are overlooked during the development of such interventions could raise serious ethical issues during their implementation and even after. …”
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