Image Fusion Techniques Based on Optimization Algorithms: A Review by Anamika Goel, Javed Wasim, Prabhat Kumar Srivastava, Kanika Malik, Monika Singh

“…In image processing applications, image fusion techniques gain popularity because they combine the most appropriate features of different source images in order to generate a single image that contains more information and is more beneficial. …”
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Immunological and physiological changes of exercise-released lactate on tumors: an important and new research window by Amir Hossein Ahmadi Hekmatikar, Arsham Entesari, Hossein Shirvani

“…Additionally, we have taken a more specialized approach by examining the relationship between lactate and exercise. …”
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Investigation of TsGAN-based multimodal image fusion to augment image pre-processing abilities by Priyanka Bhatambarekar, Gayatri Phade

“…The TSGAN framework generates a unified texture map that captures essential gradient preservation into the generator’s loss function, the model successfully retains critical information about texture from the input source images. …”
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Workbench for a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector with a Tracking System by Luciano A. Fiamonzini, Gustavo A. R. Rivas, Oswaldo H. Ando Junior

“…One of the most mature and internationally known technologies is the parabolic trough solar collector (PTSC), which has several applications, such as electricity generation, desalination, steam generation, and refrigeration systems, among others. …”
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Pre Hoc and Co Hoc Explainability: Frameworks for Integrating Interpretability into Machine Learning Training for Enhanced Transparency and Performance by Cagla Acun, Olfa Nasraoui

“…Pre hoc uses the white-box model to regularize the black-box model, while co hoc jointly optimizes both models with a shared loss function. We extend these frameworks to generate instance-specific explanations using Jensen–Shannon divergence as a regularization term. …”
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Predicting the Behavior of Road Users in Rural Areas for Self-Driving Cars by S. A. Ivanov, B. Rasheed

“…Another proposed feature is to use an adapted loss function that penalizes the network for generating trajectories that go beyond the drivable area. …”
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Análisis de imágenes mediante el método de los momentos usando funciones de base continuas a intervalos (PCBF) by Sergio Domínguez

“…Abstract: Invariants generated departing from moments, previously extracted from an image, appear frequently in the bibliography as one of the most powerful means of describing images, and more precisely shapes. …”
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Spatial Analysis of the Relationship between Ecological Factors and Housing Prices in Tehran by Atefeh Kolyaei, Tahir Prizadi, Habibollah Fasihi

“…Generally, properties with higher exchange values were situated at greater elevations, received more annual rainfall, and had more favorable slope characteristics and a higher number of clean air days per year. …”
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Catheter‐Based Renal Denervation for Resistant Arterial Hypertension: 10‐Year Real‐World Follow‐Up Data by Sofie Brouwers, Giulia Botti, Matthias Verbesselt, Lucio Addeo, Marta Belmonte, Kostas Bermpeis, Dario Tino Bertolone, Chiara Valeriano, Michele Mattia Viscusi, Eric Wyffels

“…Medication changes, renal function, and device generation disparities were analyzed. …”
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Optimal Path Choice in Railway Passenger Travel Network Based on Residual Train Capacity by Fei Dou, Kai Yan, Yakun Huang, Li Wang, Limin Jia

“…Passenger’s optimal path choice is one of the prominent research topics in the field of railway passenger transport organization. More and more different train types are available, increasing path choices from departure to destination for travelers are unstoppable. …”
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An optimized integrin α6-targeted peptide capable of delivering toxins for melanoma treatment by Zheng Zhao, Zi-Qian Li, Ying-Bin Huang, Meng-meng Liu, Fei Cao, Guo-Long Bu, Peng-Fei Xu, Qi Fang, Zhu-Long Hu, Di Wu, Guo-Kai Feng, Xue-Kui Liu

“…Methods We developed a new combination strategy for the synthesis of penetrating peptides functionalized with targeting of integrin α6. The linear peptide S5 was multimerized with 4 copies in linear sequential order spaced by GSG between each copy to yield the 4S5 peptide. …”
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Novel trispecific killer engager targeting B7-H3 enhances natural killer cell antitumor activity against head and neck cancer by Jeffrey S Miller, Martin Felices, Peter Hinderlie, James Lim, Naomi Fujioka, Shee Kwan Phung, Yvette Soignier, Joshua T Walker, Melissa A Geller, Madison Shackelford, Carly Selleck, Philippa R Kennedy, Mihir Shetty, Melissa J Khaw, Paolo P Provenzano, Nicholas A Zorko, Laura E Bendzick, Riley C Lyons, Elise L Femino, Terran Stenger, Tumpa Dasgupta, Laura E Kotz, Eng Hock Lee, Quynhanh Lu, Zachary B Davis, John E Wagner, Margaret L MacMillan

“…This TriKE is comprised of a camelid nanobody that binds to CD16 on NK cells, an interleukin (IL)-15 moiety, and another novel camelid nanobody that binds to the B7-H3 antigen, which is highly and specifically expressed on the tumor cell surface.Methods The B7H3 TriKE was generated using a mammalian expression system. Its functionality was evaluated using flow cytometry-based NK cell degranulation, cytokine production, proliferation and live cell imaging cytotoxicity assays. …”
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Infection of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in a Patient with Long-Term Immunosuppression after Liver Transplantation: A Case Report and Literature Review by Xiaohua Hong, Lei Zeng, Qiong Li, Tiankai Yang, Jing Zhou, Huayou Li, Yunchao Mo, Shaoyi Zhuo, Jiudong Ma, Jingyue Cai, Caipeng Xie

“…Case Presentation: In this article, we reported a case of persistent chronic diarrhea and renal failure due to E.b infection after liver transplantation, which was definitively diagnosed using metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS). Short course of albendazole was applied to the patient, resulting in rapid resolution of clinical symptoms and recovery of renal function. …”
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Product Line Diversification as a Growth Strategy in the E-Commerce Market: From a Startup to a Multi-Million Dollar Company by Vladimir Kochnev

“…With growth needs continuing to rise, more and more E-commerce businesses are becoming prone to adopt product line diversification as a strategic option to enhance their growth, expand their market reach and revenue generation. …”
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A novel divergence measure in Dempster–Shafer evidence theory based on pignistic probability transform and its application in multi-sensor data fusion by Shijun Xu, Yi Hou, Xinpu Deng, Peibo Chen, Kewei Ouyang, Ye Zhang

“…Dempster–Shafer (D–S) evidence theory is more and more extensively applied in multi-sensor data fusion. …”
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Development mechanism and practical significance of deep coalbed methane (coal rock gas) infiltration and displacement by Lihong ZHOU, Xia YAN, Hongtao LIU, Xianyue XIONG, Feng WANG, Shuguang LI, Jiyuan ZHANG, Chuanqing LIU, Xiong HU, Pu YUAN, Qianli MA, Xueguang ZHU

“…For 2 nm pores under reservoir and post-fracturing pressure conditions, strong hydrophilic (30° contact angle) and weakly hydrophilic (70°) pores generated capillary forces exceeding 40.1 MPa and 15.8 MPa, respectively, creating intense imbibition driving forces. …”
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Novel MAGT1 Mutation Found in the First Chinese XMEN in Hong Kong by Elaine Yuen Ling Au, Edmund Kwok Kwan Tung, Ricky Wai Ki Ip, Philip Hei Li

“…In recent years, with the advances of molecular diagnostics, more and more patients have been reclassified with more defined entities after their genetic causes were found. …”
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How Productivity, Capital Investment, Employment, Human Capital and Energy Are Affecting Economic Growth in Morocco? An ARDL, FMOLS, DOLS and CCR Approaches by El Asli Hamdi, Azeroual Mohamed, Mekkaoui Youssef, Jamil Youssef

“…This paper aims to scrutinize the effects of; productivity, capital investment, human capital, employment and energy intensity; on economic growth in Morocco under the Energy-augmented Cobb Douglas production function (CDPF) framework, using extended data from 1965 to 2022. …”
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Anomalous Behavior in Weather Forecast Uncertainty: Implications for Ship Weather Routing by Marijana Marjanović, Jasna Prpić-Oršić, Anton Turk, Marko Valčić

“…This allows uncertainty to be quantified not as a static estimate, but as a function sensitive to both variable type and prediction horizon. …”
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Parallelizing process model integration for model predictive control through oracle design and analysis for a Grover’s algorithm-inspired optimization strategy by Kip Nieman, Helen Durand, Saahil Patel, Daniel Koch, Paul M. Alsing

“…In model predictive control (MPC), a process dynamic model is utilized to make predictions of the value of the objective function and constraints throughout a prediction horizon. …”
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