A neuromorphic model of active vision shows how spatiotemporal encoding in lobula neurons can aid pattern recognition in bees by HaDi MaBouDi, Mark Roper, Marie-Geneviève Guiraud, Mikko Juusola, Lars Chittka, James AR Marshall

“…Here, we develop a biologically inspired model to examine how flight behaviours during visual scanning shape neural representation in the insect brain, exploring the interplay between scanning behaviour, neural connectivity, and visual encoding efficiency. …”
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IOF-Tracker: A Two-Stage Multiple Targets Tracking Method Using Spatial-Temporal Fusion Algorithm by Hongbin Liu, Yongze Zhao, Peng Dong, Xiuyi Guo, Yilin Wang

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Diversity, divergence time, and biogeography of the genus Albatrellus (Agaricomycetes, Russulales) by Hong-Min Zhou, Yu-Cheng Dai, Lu-Sen Bian, Hong-Gao Liu, Josef Vlasák, Yuan Yuan

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Green catalysts AuNPs/CQDs from turmeric starch: an effective solution in 4-Nitrophenol reduction by Thi Hoa Le, Ta Thi Ngoc Anh, Nguyen Thi Thu Huong, Le Thi Thanh Nhi, Quoc Hien Nguyen, Thai Hoa Tran

“…The CQDs were then used as reducing agents and stabilizers to synthesize dual-shaped gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) with spherical and triangular shapes. …”
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Association between sleep and meteorology in late-onset depression patients by Yu Guo, Yan Sun, Zi-fan Zhu, Hao Geng, Si-wen Lv, Lou-feng Zhang, Peng-yu Xie, Xin-yu Gao, Yin-song Lu, Xiao-ming Kong

“…Sunshine intensity exhibited an inverted U-shaped relationship with awakening time (inflection points at 160.8 Wh/m2, p = 0.031, p-nonlinear = 0.008) and exhibited U-shaped relationship with sleep efficiency (inflection points at 166.9 Wh/m2, p = 0.081, p-nonlinear = 0.029). …”
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Modelling of acoustic heating induced by different types of sound by Anna PERELOMOVA

“…Numerical simulations result in the general conclusions about efficiency of acoustic heating produced by pulses of different polarity and shape. …”
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Pork-YOLO: Automated collection of pork quality traits by Jiacheng Wei, Xi Tang, Jinxiu Liu, Ting Luo, Yan Wu, Junhui Duan, Shijun Xiao, Zhiyan Zhang

“…Next, the StarNet backbone was integrated, employing star-shaped operations for high-dimensional feature representation while maintaining computational efficiency, along with a hierarchical convolutional structure to boost performance. …”
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Intelligent identification analysis and process design for highly similar categories using Platycerium as an example by Li-Wei Chen, Wei-Lun Lin

“…Recognition accuracy increased to approximately 60% after applying confusion factor analysis and image optimization, with further gains to over 80% using EfficientNet-b4 and over 90% using EfficientNet-b7. …”
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STATE ENVIRONMENTAL IDEOLOGY: FROM TSARIST EMPIRE TO SUSTAINABLE RUSSIA by ELENA GLADUN, OLGA ZAKHAROVA

“…The study of the historical peculiarities of the state  environmental ideology can contribute to assessing how much Russia has progressed in achieving efficient legal regulation of environmental use and protection. …”
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Research in material distribution based on topology optimization in variable section segmented thermoelectric generators by Qiuchen Fu, Yemao Wang, Liyao Xie, Yulong Zhao, Barkat Ali Bhayo

“…Based on topology optimization methods, the material is reasonably allocated to enhance the output power and conversion efficiency of the STEG. The study selects X-shaped thermoelectric legs as the research subject. …”
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Separation Process of Nonpolar Gas Hydrate in Food Solution under High Pressure Apparatus by Yohanes Aris Purwanto, Seiichi Oshita, Yasuhisa Seo, Yoshinori Kawagoe

“…The experiment was designed to examine the effect of steel screen size, formation rate, temperature condition, and amount of Xe gas dissolving in the solution on the separation process which was indicated by concentration efficiency. Screen size of 200 and 280 mesh resulted in higher concentration efficiency than that of 100 mesh. …”
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Influence of evenness of poultry manure application on grain crops productivity by T. Yu. Anisimova, K. K. Kaskin, E. A. Lukashin

“…An assessment of efficiency was carried out. The drums rotation speed, shovel quantity and shape, their installation angle and a design of the directing board were determined. …”
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Designing metal halide-based road illumination systems in developing countries using regression and neural networksThe dataset is available through this link by Sourin Bhattacharya, Khondekar Lutful Hassan, Pallav Dutta

“…This study aimed to develop practicable models for predicting luminance and energy efficiency parameters of MH-based public road illumination systems. …”
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Port green investment strategy under government subsidization and regulation policy by Fengjue Xie, Zhongyin Zhou

“…Regulation, more passive, forces ports to increase investment but limit production, particularly when investment efficiency is low. Investment effectiveness shapes policy selection: subsidies work better at low or high efficiency, while regulation is preferable at medium efficiency. …”
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Research on Characteristics of Wireless Power Transfer System Based on U-Type Coupling Mechanism by Jia Jinliang, Yan Xiaoqiang

“…The expressions of transfer power and transfer efficiency are obtained by theoretical calculation, and the factors affecting the transfer characteristics of the system are analyzed. …”
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An Automated Structural Optimisation Methodology for Scissor Structures Using a Genetic Algorithm by Aushim Koumar, Tine Tysmans, Rajan Filomeno Coelho, Niels De Temmerman

“…Compared to other optimisation methods, genetic algorithms are more robust and efficient when dealing with multiobjective optimisation problems and provide a better view of the search space while reducing the chance to be stuck in a local minimum. …”
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Benchmarking Big Data Systems: Performance and Decision-Making Implications in Emerging Technologies by Leonidas Theodorakopoulos, Aristeidis Karras, Alexandra Theodoropoulou, Georgios Kampiotis

“…Our findings ultimately inform practitioners about system efficiencies and limitations, but also the recent advances in hardware accelerators and algorithmic improvements aimed at shaping the new graph processing frontier in diverse technology domains.…”
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Charting the Growth of Text Summarisation: A Data-Driven Exploration of Research Trends and Technological Advancements by Anukriti Kaushal, Chia-Chen Lin, Rishabh Chauhan, Rajeev Kumar

“…Text summarisation plays a pivotal role in efficiently processing large volumes of textual data, making it an indispensable tool across diverse domains such as healthcare, legal, education, and journalism. …”
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Photogrammetric determination of movement speed of invasive Indo-Pacific lionfish in the Florida Keys by Neal Kolonay, Cassandra N. Glaspie

“…As a key determinant of how efficiently lionfish (Pterois sp.) locate and capture prey, swimming speed plays a crucial role in shaping the predator-prey interactions and broader ecological dynamics within the invaded ecosystems. …”
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Fabrication of Black Silicon Antireflection Coatings to Enhance Light Harvesting in Photovoltaics by Klodian Dhoska, Evjola Spaho, Uljan Sinani

“…It enhances light absorption in crystalline solar cells, improving the efficiency of converting incident light into electricity for photovoltaic applications. …”
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