Lightweight vision transformer model for pine wilt disease detection using aerial RGB image and adversarial data augmentation by Qing Li, Wenhui Chen

“…Pine wilt disease (PWD) poses a critical threat to global forest ecosystems due to its rapid contagion and control challenges. While remote sensing (RS) offers potential for large-scale PWD detection, existing methods struggle to balance robustness and computational efficiency in complex forest environments. …”
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Exhaled volatile organic compounds in the detection of colorectal cancer by Daniah Alsaadi, Nicolle Clements, Natiya Gabuniya, Nader Francis, Manish Chand

“…It is reasonable to deduce that VOCs breath analysis is certainly a field of research that can progress to replace traditional methods within the framework of CRC screening and diagnosis.…”
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Effects of superabsorbent polymer and natural zeolite on shrinkage, mechanical properties, and porosity in ultra-high performance concretes by Yuxiang Tan, Bo Li, Yung-Tsang Chen, Yifeng Ling, Weizhuo Shi

“…Six UHPC mixtures (including the reference mixture) were designed: three with SAP dosages of 0.2%, 0.4%, and 0.6% by cement mass, and two with zeolite replacing silica fume at 25% and 50% by mass. Various testing methods, including autogenous and drying shrinkage assessment, heat of hydration and thermogravimetric analysis, compressive strength evaluation, mercury intrusion porosimetry (MIP), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), were employed to assess the mixtures at different stages of curing. …”
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Paving blocks produced with crushed glass and high-density polyethylene: A case study of glass bottle and plastic waste management on Si Chang Island by Pornpan Kuekham, Nannaphat Peeraphunkuldech, Nuta Supakata

“…This study aimed to increase alternate methods of managing waste problems on Si Chang Island, where crushed glass and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) granules were used in the production of paving blocks. …”
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Advances in Batteries, Battery Modeling, Battery Management System, Battery Thermal Management, SOC, SOH, and Charge/Discharge Characteristics in EV Applications by R. Ranjith Kumar, C. Bharatiraja, K. Udhayakumar, S. Devakirubakaran, K. Sathiya Sekar, Lucian Mihet-Popa

“…The second-generation hybrid and Electric Vehicles are currently leading the paradigm shift in the automobile industry, replacing conventional diesel and gasoline-powered vehicles. …”
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Identifying gaps in protection from malaria vector biting in rural Cambodia using an entomological assessment and human behaviour observations by David J. McIver, Elodie A. Vajda, Dyna Doum, Nicholas W. Daniel, Molly Quan, Diane D. Lovin, Joanne M. Cunningham, Siv Sovannaroth, Allison Tatarsky, Neil F. Lobo

“…This study aimed to identify these gaps among forest-exposed individuals in Plasmodium falciparum hotspots in two provinces in Cambodia, using entomological assessments and human behaviour observations (HBOs). Methods Anopheles bionomic traits were characterized using Human Landing Catches (HLCs) in a village setting in Mondulkiri province, and in both village and forest settings in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia. …”
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Diurnal Differences in Glycaemic Responses to Meals Containing Different Bread Types among Persons at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes—Preliminary Results from a CarbHealth Sub-Study by Alena M. Schadow, Marc Gartner, Bianca Stutz, Bettina Krueger, Jutta Dierkes, Anette E. Buyken

“…Hence, we determined whether diurnal differences between morning and evening meals containing breads could be observed among persons at risk of T2DM consuming different breads as part of their habitual diet. Methods: Analysis based on data from a multicentre randomised controlled trial (CarbHealth) conducted among participants with prediabetes at four study sites (Germany, Norway, Sweden) who received either a ß-glucan-enriched bread or a non-enriched wholegrain control bread to replace their habitually consumed bread for 16 weeks. …”
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Effects of concentrate supplement on camel performance, forage utilization, and energy usage in arid-area rangelands by Ahmed R. Askar, Ahmed R. Saber, Sabbah Allam, Khaled Z. Kewan, Mohammed H. Bakr, Faysal Fayed, Hamedi M. Kandil, Samy Abo Ragab, Basma A. Hussien, Samir S. Abou El Ezz, Mohsen M. Shoukry

“…The CS was administered separately before grazing at 0% (control), 50% (low), and 100% (high) of the metabolizable energy requirements for maintenance. …”
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Highly durable and energy‐efficient probabilistic bits based on h‐BN/SnS2 interface for integer factorization by Joon‐Kyu Han, Jun‐Young Park, Shania Rehman, Muhammad Farooq Khan, Moon‐Seok Kim, Sungho Kim

“…To mitigate the static power consumption, we integrated an active switch in series with a p‐bit device, replacing conventional resistors. Furthermore, employing the pulse width as the control variable for probabilistic switching significantly enhances noise immunity. …”
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Effects of Optimized Fertilization and Organic Fertilizer Subsitution Technology on the Growth and Soil Fertility of Chinese Flowering Cabbage by Lan WEI, Zehuang WANG, Weisheng CHEN, Lianxi HUANG, Lihua TIAN, Zhongzhen LIU, Dongtian LAO, Qing HUANG

“…Field plot tests were conducted and seven treatments were set: the control (CK), customary fertilization (T1), optimized fertilization (T2), optimized fertilization + 15% organic fertilizer replacing N (T3), optimized fertilization + 30% organic fertilizer replacing N (T4), optimized fertilization + 15% biochar-based organic fertilizer replacing N (T5), and optimized fertilization + 30% biochar-based organic fertilizer replacing N (T6). …”
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Precision in 3D: A Fast and Accurate Algorithm for Reproducible Motoneuron Structure and Protein Expression Analysis by Morgan Highlander, Shelby Ward, Bradley LeHoty, Teresa Garrett, Sherif Elbasiouny

“…Structural analysis of motoneuron somas and their associated proteins via immunohistochemistry (IHC) remains tedious and subjective, requiring costly software or adapted 2D manual methods that lack reproducibility and analytical rigor. …”
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Three-dimensional integral dry friction model for the motion of a rectangular body by M. S. Salimov, I. V. Merkuriev

“…The body motion occurs under the conditions of combined dynamics when, in addition to the longitudinal movement, the body participates in twisting.Materials and Methods. Linear fractional Pade approximations are proposed, which replaced the cumbersome analytical expressions that most accurately describe the motion of bodies on rough surfaces. …”
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Environmental impact of corruption risks in the field of land relations by R. Mykolaenko, O. Hulak, L. Holoviy, A. Shcherbak

“…The study employed the following methods: systemic and structural, formal-logical, and comparative. …”
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Specific features of antagonism of <i>Bacillus</i> bacteria against toxinogenic <i>Fusarium</i> fungi in protecting plants against disease and contamination with mycotoxins (review... by T. M. Sidorova, A. M. Asaturova, V. V. Allakhverdyan

“…Knowledge of the mechanisms of action of bacteria of the genus Bacillus as antagonists of Fusarium fungi will contribute to the careful selection of strains that are promising for the development of effective biological products for replacing chemical fungicides with biofungicides in the control of F. graminearum and its mycotoxins, which will make it possible to obtain products that are not burdened with either chemical means of protection or mycotoxins which are dangerous for consumers.…”
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CORRELATIONS OF GIVING DESINFECTION (ALCOHOL SWAB) WHEN GIVING INTRAVEIN INJECTION WITH PHLEBITIS by Rindayati Rindayanti

“…This study aims to determine the effect of disinfection (alcohol swab) on intravenous bolus injection with phlebitis. Methods: The research design used in this study is pre-experiment (Static Group Comparison). …”
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Modified concrete based on activated metakaolin for tunnel structures with increased performance properties by E. V. Tkach, A. F. Buryanov, Yu. S. Filimonova, G. A. Shusev

“…A positive effect of complex modification on the properties of heavy concrete was established by reducing the content of binder (cement) and replacing it with metakaolin, pre-activated in an alkaline medium with pH = 10 with a modifier and wollastonite, which improves the strength and hydrophysical characteristics: compressive strength at the age of 28 days was 68.6 MPa compared to the control composition - 39.4 MPa; water absorption - 2.4%; water resistance grade - W14.Discussion and conclusions. …”
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Rationing as a Normative Principle of Ecosystem Interaction’s Financing by N. M. Abdikeev, I. M. Stepnov, J. A. Kovalchuk

“…It is shown that the distinctive feature between the corporate and ecosystem approach is the use of rationing as additional restrictions to financial decisions based on public and private sources of financial resources available in business ecosystems. Research methods, on the one hand, are based on a key methodology — the emerging ecosystem’s theory in the part where it replaces the firm’s theory, taking into account the provisions of the credit rationing theory as an application to corporate finance, on the other hand, the conceptual provisions of the theory of constraints in relation to finance are taken into account. …”
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A lightweight fabric defect detection with parallel dilated convolution and dual attention mechanism by Zheqing Zhang, Kezhong Lu, Gaoming Yang

“…Detecting defects in fabrics is essential to quality control in the manufacturing process of textile productions. …”
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Object-topological modeling of electrical networks by I. A. Golovinskii

“…Analysis of the topology of the structural graph of a model of a complex system becomes the basis for the analysis of its structure and state.Materials and Methods. This approach is called an object-topological. …”
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Feasibility of elective neck irradiation in treating node-negative nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: a meta-analysis by Jianfeng Zhou, Hongyong Wang

“…This meta-analysis aimed to comprehensively investigate and compare the efficacy of selective UNI and WNI in improving survival outcomes and regional control in patients with lymph node-negative NPC.Materials and methodsA systematic search was conducted in PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, and CNKI from inception to October 27, 2023, using a combination of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms and free-text keywords related to “nasopharyngeal carcinoma,” “lymph node negative,” and “neck irradiation.” …”
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