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

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Investigation of the Effects of Native Probiotics on the Performance, Immune Response, Morphology, and Intestinal Lactobacillus Population in Broiler Chicks by Ramin Seighalani, Maryam Royan, Majid Mottaghitalab, fatemeh zare

“…Treatments include 1) control: basic diet without any additive, 2) Positive control 2: basic diet + commercial probiotic, 3) Basic ration + 1.36×109 CFU/g L. …”
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Bacterial indicators during storage of slaughter products of turkeys of the meat sector of productivity with the use of the prebiotic drug Aktigen by A. V. Konopelko, V. P. Lyasota

“…The MAFAnM indicator of the thigh muscles of birds of the control group was (1.75 ± 0.11)×103 CFU. The insignificant difference between MAFAnM indicators of the control and experimental groups is not reliable. …”
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The justification of the optimal composition and research of a local hemostatic agent based on naturally occurring polysaccharides by V. V. Hladyshev, S. І. Sоkolovskyi, I. V. Sobko, Ugіs Kletnieks, Audrius Butkevichius

“…The analysis of existing methods and products for controlling bleeding reveals that medical means exhibit significantly higher efficacy compared to mechanical methods of achieving hemostasis. …”
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Computer case-based reasoning simulation versus traditional lectures for medical interns teaching of diagnosis and antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infection: a compara... by Fatemeh Rangraz Jeddi, Mansooreh Momen-Heravi, Razieh Farrahi, Ehsan Nabovati, Hossein Akbari, Maryam Edalati khodabandeh

“…The samples were selected using a convenience method and assigned to the intervention and control groups using a permuted block randomization approach. …”
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Prevalence and Profile of Tapentadol Use in Patients Visiting a Drug De-addiction Center in Kashmir by Syed Mehvish, Heena Afzal Hajni, Ajmal Anjum, Arshad Hussain, Yasir Hassan Rather, Haider Rashid

“…This should be a potentially alarming sign for drug control authorities. As such, its sale and supply should be well regulated.…”
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Design and analysis of an origami-inspired manipulator by WANG Rugui, YANG Zehui, CHEN Peimin, ZENG Qineng

“…In order to achieve the grasping of complex objects, it is necessary to design a new type of robotic arm with a larger workspace and easier control.MethodsStarting from the principle of origami, a class of origami unit that can be connected in series was designed in combination with the Bennett mechanism. …”
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Robust and sparse estimator for EEG source localization by Teja Mannepalli, Aurobinda Routray

“…In this study, we present a sparsity-controlled Lorentzian norm-based method for EEG source localization. …”
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THREE-DIMENSIONAL DETECTION OF GAMMA RADIATION AND POLLUTING GASES USING QUADROCOPTERS by A. Molnar

“…Accurate knowledge of the extent and local distribution of pollution plays a key role in many areas of life.Method. Although there are many well-known and generally-accepted methods for obtaining the intended data, these methods do not give a satisfactory result in cases when it is necessary to determine the exact parameters of pollution quickly and in a relatively small area (e.g. an industrial zone of several square kilometers, a residential area, etc.) and to determine changes in these parameters as expressed numerically. …”
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Intelligence system using the concepts of representations for solving problems of goal-directed behavior by Vasiliy M. Trembach

“…This approach uses replaceable components that have standardized interfaces and communicate over standardized protocols. …”
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Urrets-Zavalia syndrome following implantable collamer lens (ICL) implantation: a case report and review of the literature by Ke Li, Ting Huang, Juan Yuan, Siyi Bao

“…The dilated pupil would not return to normal if the toric implantable collamer lens were not replaced. When persistent mydriasis (Urrets-Zavalia syndrome) occurs after implantable collamer lens implantation, it is essential to determine whether the implantable collamer lens size is appropriate besides controlling the intraocular pressure. …”
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An Improved Adaptive Variable Step Size LMS Algorithm for Harmonic Detection by ZHANG Han

“…Based on the characteristic that mean value of steady state harmonics is zero, the system error at a certain moment is replaced by the forgetting weight sum of historical error to control the step size dynamically. …”
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Autonomous Landing Guidance for Quad-UAVs Based on Visual Image and Altitude Estimation by Lingxia Mu, Shaowei Cao, Youmin Zhang, Xielong Zhang, Nan Feng, Yuan Zhang

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Effects of miR-204-3p inhibitor on epithelial-mesenchymal transition and silicosis fibrosis in silicon dioxide-induced alveolar epithelial cells by Fang CHEN, Jing YU, Wenxuan HU, Yangyang PI, Xi ZHANG, Luning WANG, Ping ZHAO, Faxuan WANG

“…After 24 h of culture, the medium in the lower chamber was discarded, washed three times with phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), and replaced with serum-free medium. The cells were divided into four groups: control group, silicosis group, miRNA NC group, and miR-204-3p inhibitor group. …”
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Missing Dropper Nylon Bush Detection Based on YOLOv4 and AlexNet by ZHANG Huiyuan, SUN Mulan, CHEN Hao

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Mechanical Strength and Characteristics of Spent Foundry Admixed Concrete by Augustine Uchechukwu Elinwa

“…Six (6) levels of SFS replacements of 10 to 50 % were used and compared with the control concrete containing no SFS with and without 0.5 % GA. …”
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LSKAFF-YOLO: Large Separable Kernel Attentional Feature Fusion Network for Transmission Tower Detection in High-Resolution Satellite Remote Sensing Images by Xiaojin Yan, Zhixuan Li, Yongjie Zhai, Ke Liu, Ke Zhang, Zhenbing Zhao

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Dietary supplementation of microbiota inoculum and single clove garlic extract on growth performance, egg quality, reproductive organ, and hematological trait in laying quail by Bodhi Agustono, Maya Nurwartanti Yunita, Widya Paramita Lokapirnasari, Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Tabita Dameria Marbun, Sarasati Windria

“…Background: Several alternative feed additives to replace AGP to maintain good quail performance include the use of probiotics and herbal extracts. …”
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Frequency of Tumor Necrosis Factor-α, Interleukin-6, and Interleukin-10 Gene Polymorphisms in Mexican Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetic Kidney Disease by Patricia Elvira Sánchez-Valencia, Juan Daniel Díaz-García, Margarita Leyva-Leyva, Fabiola Sánchez-Aguillón, Nelly Raquel González-Arenas, Jesús Guillermo Mendoza-García, Erika Karina Tenorio-Aguirre, Mercedes Piedad de León-Bautista, Aurora Ibarra-Arce, Pablo Maravilla, Angélica Olivo-Díaz

“…Methods: This study included 203 patients with T2D, of which 102 had microvascular complications: 95 with DR, 50 with DKD, and 15 with diabetic neuropathy (the latter were not included in the statistical analysis); those with T2D without confirmed microvascular complications were considered as controls. …”
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Infusion of young donor plasma components in older patients modifies the immune and inflammatory response to surgical tissue injury: a randomized clinical trial by Brice Gaudilliere, Lei Xue, Amy S. Tsai, Xiaoxiao Gao, Tiffany N. McAllister, Martha Tingle, Gladys Porras, Igor Feinstein, Dorien Feyaerts, Franck Verdonk, Maximilian Sabayev, Julien Hedou, Edward A. Ganio, Eloïse Berson, Martin Becker, Camilo Espinosa, Yeasul Kim, Benoit Lehallier, Esther Rawner, Chunmiao Feng, Derek F. Amanatullah, James I. Huddleston, Stuart B. Goodman, Nima Aghaeepour, Martin S. Angst

“…Given the preclinical evidence that young plasma exerts beneficial effects by attenuating inflammation, this study examined whether administering a young plasma protein fraction to an elderly population would exert anti-inflammatory and immune modulating effects in humans, using surgery as a tissue injury model. Methods This double-blind, placebo-controlled study enrolled and randomized 38 patients undergoing major joint replacement surgery. …”
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