Ecological and Statistical Evaluation of Genetic Algorithm (GARP), Maximum Entropy Method, and Logistic Regression in Predicting Spatial Distribution of Astragalus sp. by Amir Ghahremanian, Abbas Ahmadi, Hamid Toranjzar, Javad Varvani, Nourollah Abdi

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Design and development of full self-service smart shopping system for unmanned supermarket by Xiao Liang, Yu Qi, Shuo Xi, Guanglei Meng, Zhujun Wang

“…To address these issues, this study proposes a fully self-service smart shopping system, comprising three key modules: a smart shopping cart, a client app, and a back-end management platform, with full-chain encryption using TLS (Transport Layer Security) and RSA (Rivest Shamir Adleman) to ensure secure data transmission. …”
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Research on a Shared Bicycle Deposit Management System Based on Blockchain Technology by Daozhi Zhao, Di Wang, Baosen Wang

“…This article uses blockchain technology to reform the current management mode for shared bicycle deposits and constructs a decentralized, user information and deposit visualized, and multidimensional supervised management system. …”
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The Art of Immersion with Smell and Sensorial Theatre Language by Barbara Pia Jenič, Igor Areh

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The Early Prediction of Kimchi Cabbage Heights Using Drone Imagery and the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) Model by Seung-hwan Go, Jong-hwa Park

“…Accurate and timely crop growth prediction is crucial for efficient farm management and food security, particularly given challenges like labor shortages and climate change. …”
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THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE DRUG TRONCIL IN THE TREATMENT OF GIARDIASIS IN DOGS by I. A. Prokhorova, V. E. Abramov

“…The combination anthelmintic Troncil was given within 3 days at a dose of one tablet to dogsThe combination tablets were administered within 3 consecutive days to dogs infected with Giardia lamblia in a quantity of 1 tablet / 10 kg bodyweight per day.Results and conclusion: High effectiveness of treatment for giardiasis was registered, the excretion of Giardia cysts by infected animals has stopped.One of the main advantages of the drug Troncil is its high efficiency in comparison with the drug Metronidazole.The drug Troncil has provided a greater degree of security. There are no known contraindications for the drug Troncil. …”
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Substation Inspection Safety Risk Identification Based on Synthetic Data and Spatiotemporal Action Detection by Chengcheng Liu, Weihua Zhang, Weijin Xu, Bo Lu, Weijie Li, Xuefeng Zhao

“…However, due to information security, privacy protection, and the rarity of dangerous scenarios, there is a scarcity of related visual action datasets. …”
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An Interpretable Siamese Attention Res-CNN for Fingerprint Spoofing Detection by Chengsheng Yuan, Zhenyu Xu, Xinting Li, Zhili Zhou, Junhao Huang, Ping Guo

“…Additionally, we leverage Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping to generate a heatmap that visualizes the interpretability of our model, offering a compelling visual validation.…”
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Early and Late Fusion for Multimodal Aggression Prediction in Dementia Patients: A Comparative Analysis by Ioannis Galanakis, Rigas Filippos Soldatos, Nikitas Karanikolas, Athanasios Voulodimos, Ioannis Voyiatzis, Maria Samarakou

“…In this work, fusion approaches—Early Fusion and Late Fusion—were compared to classify aggression using audio and visual signals. Early Fusion integrates the extracted features of the two modalities into one dataset before classification, while Late Fusion integrates the prediction probabilities of standalone audio and visual classifiers with a meta-classifier. …”
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Lesionia: a digital data management system to enhance collaborative management of epidemiological and clinical data of cutaneous leishmaniases patients by Emna Harigua-Souiai, Youssef Ben Salem, Maaoui Hariga, Yusr Saadi, Hejer Souguir, Hamed Chouaieb, Olufemi Adedokun, Imen Mkada, Zeineb Moussa, Akila Fathallah-Mili, Meryem Lemrani, Nabil Haddad, Ayoade Oduola, Oussama Souiai, Insaf Bel Hadj Ali, Ikram Guizani

“…Lesionia is accessible in a secure manner to all users of the consortium through a web browser. …”
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An interpretable machine learning method for fault diagnosis of oil-immersed transformers based on edge inference by Dong Hu, Yong Yang, Hao Dai, Chao Tang, Jufang Xie

“…However, the inherent “black box” nature of these models limits interpretability, and traditional methods that upload local data to central servers raise data security concerns. To address these issues, this study proposes an interpretable fault diagnosis model for edge deployment. …”
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Termitomyces mushroom extract-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and its in-vitro activity against drug-resistant Candida species by Naheem Adekilekun Tijani, Joseph Hokello, Emmanuel Eilu, Saheed Adekunle Akinola, Abdullateef Opeyemi Afolabi, Ibrahim Ntulume, Ismail Abiola Adebayo

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A Segment Anything Model Approach for Rice Seedlings Detection Based on UAV Images by H. Rezvan, M. J. Valadan Zoej, F. Youssefi, F. Youssefi

“…Accurate estimation of regional rice yields is crucial for food security and efficient agricultural management. In this regard, the use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) that have revolutionized crop monitoring by providing high-resolution images for precision agriculture, is beneficial. …”
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Enhancing medical image privacy in IoT with bit-plane level encryption using chaotic map by Fatima Asiri, Wajdan Al Malwi, Tamara Zhukabayeva, Ibtehal Nafea, Abdullah Aziz, Nadhmi A. Gazem, Abdullah Qayyum

“…Finally, the bit planes are combined to produce the ciphertext image. For further security enhancement, this ciphertext is embedded into a carrier image, resulting in a visually secured output.ResultsTo evaluate the effectiveness of our algorithm, various tests are conducted, including correlation coefficient analysis (C.C < or negative), histogram analysis, key space [(1090)8] and sensitivity assessments, entropy evaluation [E(S) > 7.98], and occlusion analysis.ConclusionExtensive evaluations have proven that the designed scheme exhibits a high degree of resilience to attacks, making it particularly suitable for small IoT devices with limited processing power and memory.…”
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Community case study: Our Wave, an online platform to facilitate survivor disclosure of sexual assault and trauma recovery by Laura Sinko, Laura Sinko, Olga V. Naidenko, Brendan Michaelsen, Cassandra Marzke, Madeline Hart, Brooke Tweedie, Brooke Tweedie, Kyle Linton

“…Designed to empower survivors, the platform allows users to post anonymous stories or visual media, ask questions, and send messages of hope, all while prioritizing privacy and security. …”
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Using Digital Tools to Assess Soil Variables in Selected Counties in North Rift, Kenya by Jonathan Mutonyi, Nelly Nambande Masayi, Collins Otieno Majengo, Victor Samuel Okello, Martha Muthoni Konje, John Wanjala Makokha

“…This study used GPS tools to visualize, analyze, and gather essential field information and applied Near Infra-Red Spectrometry to assess soil parameters and recommend corrective action for sustainable livelihood in five Counties in North Rift Kenya. …”
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The potential of combining passenger rail with freight: A New York City case study by Pouria Bacher, Jacqueline M. Klopp, Martina Ortbauer, Maximilian Lackner

“…However, implementing this approach requires careful collaborative planning, investment, enhanced security screening, and streamlined operations to minimize impacts on passenger transport. …”
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Natural and Regenerated Cellulosic Microfibers Dominate Anthropogenic Particles Ingested by Commercial Fish Species from the Adriatic Sea by Serena Santonicola, Michela Volgare, Federico Olivieri, Mariacristina Cocca, Giampaolo Colavita

“…Therefore, greater attention should be given to this new type of contaminant, considering its implications in terms of environmental health, food security, and food safety.…”
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The Use of Artificial Intelligence in Sturgeon Aquaculture by Dragoș Sebastian Cristea, Alexandru Adrian Gavrilă, Ștefan Mihai Petrea, Dan Munteanu, Sofia David, Cătălin Octavian Mănescu

“…The project used convolutional neural networks and visual intelligence for the evaluation of fish biomass and the optimisation of sturgeon rearing technologies in integrated multitrophic production systems. …”
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Functional MRI-based study of emotional experience in patients with psychogenic non-epileptic seizures: Protocol for an observational case-control study-EMOCRISES study. by Pierre Fauvé, Louise Tyvaert, Cyril Husson, Emmanuelle Hologne, Xiaoqing Gao, Louis Maillard, Raymund Schwan, Claire Banasiak, Wissam El-Hage, Gabriela Hossu, Coraline Hingray

“…<h4>Registration, ethics & dissemination</h4>This study was approved the regional Protection of Persons Committee under the reference 16.10.01 and by the French National Medical Security Agency under the reference 2016-A01295-46. …”
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