Swin Transformer With Spatial and Local Context Augmentation for Enhanced Semantic Segmentation of Remote Sensing Images by Rong-Xing Ding, Yi-Han Xu, Gang Yu, Wen Zhou, Ding Zhou

“…Inspired by the powerful global modelling capability of Swin Transformer, we propose the LSENet network, which follows the encoder-decoder architecture of the UNet network. …”
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Symmetry Breaking, Coexisting Bubbles, Multistability, and Its Control for a Simple Jerk System with Hyperbolic Tangent Nonlinearity by Léandre Kamdjeu Kengne, Jacques Kengne, Justin Roger Mboupda Pone, Hervé Thierry Kamdem Tagne

“…These features are highlighted by exploiting common nonlinear analysis tools such as graphs of largest Lyapunov exponent, bifurcation diagrams, phase portraits, and basins of attraction. …”
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CO Isotopologue-derived Molecular Gas Conditions and CO-to-H2 Conversion Factors in M51 by Jakob den Brok, María J. Jiménez-Donaire, Adam Leroy, Eva Schinnerer, Frank Bigiel, Jérôme Pety, Glen Petitpas, Antonio Usero, Yu-Hsuan Teng, Pedro Humire, Eric W. Koch, Erik Rosolowsky, Karin Sandstrom, Daizhong Liu, Qizhou Zhang, Sophia Stuber, Mélanie Chevance, Daniel A. Dale, Cosima Eibensteiner, Ina Galić, Simon C. O. Glover, Hsi-An Pan, Miguel Querejeta, Rowan J. Smith, Thomas G. Williams, David J. Wilner, Valencia Zhang

“…All observations are convolved in this analysis to an angular resolution of 4″, corresponding to a physical scale of 170 pc. …”
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The effect of gamification in entrepreneurship and business education on pharmacy students’ self-efficacy and learning outcomes by Fatemeh Keshmiri

“…Conclusion The educational program using the gamification method with a focus on business models significantly enhances students’ self-efficacy in pharmaceutical entrepreneurship. …”
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Monitoring of milk rennet coagulation: Chemical and physical perspective using Raman spectroscopy by Leonardo Sibono, Stefania Tronci, Martin Aage Barsøe Hedegaard, Massimiliano Errico, Massimiliano Grosso

“…Principal component analysis was conducted on Raman spectra to collect the relevant information on the coagulating process. …”
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Development of a Digital Hologram Map Using Bathymetric Data by Jumamurod Farhod Ugli Aralov, Oybek Mirzaevich Narzulloev, Leehwan Hwang, Philippe Gentet, Seunghyun Lee

“…Data from the General Bathymetric Chart of the Oceans was used to construct and enhance three-dimensional terrain models within Blender. Holographic representations were generated utilizing the Digital Holographic Stereogram Printing method, which produced two holograms representing the underwater morphology of Monterey Canyon and its terrestrial features. …”
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Bicycle as a traffic mode: From microscopic cycling behavior to macroscopic bicycle flow by Ying-Chuan Ni, Michail A. Makridis, Anastasios Kouvelas

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The Effect of Professional Outcome Expectations on Union Awareness and Union Attitudes: Research on Students of a Turkish Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty by Ebru Kanyılmaz Polat, Siyret Ayas Şarman, Bahattin Hamarat

“…Data for this study were collected through surveys, employing an easy sampling method. The analysis of the students’ vocational outcome expectations did not reveal an effect on trade union attitudes. …”
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Multi-Attribute Decision-Making for Intelligent Allocation of Human Resources in Industrial Projects by Iuliana Grecu, Roxana-Mariana Nechita, Oliver Ulerich, Corina-Ionela Dumitrescu

“…Traditional statistical models often overlook the multidimensional nature of these factors, limiting their effectiveness in complex planning contexts. …”
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Mapping near-surface S-wave attenuation in the onshore southeastern flank of the Red Sea Rifting system in Saudi Arabia by Ali K. Abdelfattah, Abdulrasheed Olaniyan, Sattam Almadani, Hassan Alzahrani, Saleh Qaysi

“…To determine κ, a least-squares best-fit method was applied to three-component seismograms, allowing for the modelling of the Fourier amplitude spectra of S-waves. …”
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The definition of vitality—the perspectives of Dutch older persons by M. E. Jongeneelen, C. H. L. A. Wieringa, W. P. J. den Elzen, K. Langeveld, J. Gussekloo, Y. M. Drewes

“…The interviews were analysed using the thematic content analysis. Results The definition of vitality that emerged from the interviews was “vitality is having the physical, cognitive, and social capacities to do what you want to do”. …”
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Energy Optimization in Ultrasound Tomography Through Sensor Reduction Supported by Machine Learning Algorithms by Bartłomiej Baran, Tomasz Rymarczyk, Dariusz Majerek, Piotr Szyszka, Dariusz Wójcik, Tomasz Cieplak, Marcin Gąsior, Marcin Marczuk, Edmund Wąsik, Konrad Gauda

“…A reliable object detection method is introduced, requiring less information than traditional signal analysis from multiple channels. …”
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Branding of Sports Tourism Destination in Mashhad City by Ahmad Nazari Torshizi, Zahra Hemmat Yar, Javad Gholamian, Ahmad Mahmoudi, Sahar Pirjamadi

“…Results: The data obtained from sorting the Q statements were entered into SPSS software version 26 and analyzed through varimax rotation (exploratory factor analysis). The priority of these models were infrastructural factors, inner city situation, cultural activities, commercial creativities, urban essence, and transportation, respectively. …”
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Using Virtual Reality Simulators to Enhance Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Skills Learning by Irene Suh, Hong Li, Yucheng Li, Carl Nelson, Dmitry Oleynikov, Ka-Chun Siu

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Development of Kaolin Clay as a Cost-Effective Technology for Defluoridation of Groundwater by Adane Adugna Ayalew

“…Also, the surface area of the adsorbent was measured by BET analysis. The clay was activated with concentrated H2SO4, and the effects of various experimental parameters such as temperature (25, 40, 50, and 60°C), pH (2, 4, 6, and 8), particle size (<0.075, 0.075–0.15, and 0.15–0.30 mm), contact time (30, 60, 90, 120, and 150 min), and dose of the adsorbents (0.5, 1, 1.5, 2.0, and 2.5 g) were investigated using a batch adsorption method. …”
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Monitoring Water Level Fluctuations of Reservoirs in the Krishna River Basin Using Sentinel-3 and ICESat-2 Altimetry Data by Ahalya Nalluri, H. Ramesh, Pankaj Ramji Dhote

“…This study employs Sentinel-3 and ICESat-2 sensors to examine six major reservoirs in the Krishna River basin in India, each intersected by at least two altimetry tracks. A two-way retrieval method for Sentinel analysis, including individual wet tropospheric correction and back-substitution, determines water levels. …”
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Enhancing Urban Understanding Through Fine-Grained Segmentation of Very-High-Resolution Aerial Imagery by Umamaheswaran Raman Kumar, Toon Goedemé, Patrick Vandewalle

“…The workflow includes a multi-offset self-ensemble inference strategy optimized for aerial data and a post-processing step based on digital elevation models (DEMs). In addition, we present a systematic method for extracting roof parts as polygons enriched with material attributes. …”
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Exploring organizational politics, psychological well-being, work-life balance, and turnover intentions in Ghanaian hospitals: a conservation of resource theory perspective by Hayford Asare Obeng, Tarik Atan, Richard Arhinful

“…The data analysis was performed using partial least square-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) concentrating on CFA, path coefficients and bootstrapping approach. …”
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DFT, experimental and optimization studies on the corrosion inhibition of aluminium in H2SO4 with danacid as inhibitor by O.D. Onukwuli, I.A. Nnanwube, F.O. Ochili, M. Omotioma

“…Artificial neural network (ANN) modeling further improved on the RSM predicted results. …”
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A novel approach to overcome black box of AI for optical diagnosis in colonoscopy by Youmin Shin, Jung Ho Bae, Jung Kim, Jinwook Choi, Young-Gon Kim

“…Using a multistep process, this study developed an explainable artificial intelligence method, niceAI, for classifying hyperplastic and adenomatous polyps. …”
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