Dynamic response analysis of ancient pagodas under rockfall impact by XiaoPeng Li, Qing He, Guangxing Zhao, Kangjie Ling, Dewen Liu, Yang Liu

“…These findings not only deepen the scientific knowledge of the response mechanism of the pagoda under the impact of falling rocks, but also provide a solid theoretical foundation and a clear direction for the subsequent development of accurate and efficient protection measures against falling rocks.…”
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Multi-scale conv-attention U-Net for medical image segmentation by Peng Pan, Chengxue Zhang, Jingbo Sun, Lina Guo

“…On the other hand, the Conv-Attention module incorporates an efficient attention mechanism into the skip connections. …”
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Curcumin-mediated synthesis of cuprous oxide nanoparticles and its photocatalytic application by Ravi Ranjan, Madhulata Shukla

“…In this work, we report an efficient curcumin-mediated synthesis of cuprous oxide nanoparticles (NPs) and their photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants. …”
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Investigating English Language Teaching Policies for Online Courses at an Iranian Language Institute by Maryam Khosravi, Susan Marand, Leila Tajik

“…These revealed that online teacher training can be more efficient by supporting online teachers beyond mere technology literacy support, and with more emphasis on effective technological pedagogical knowledge. …”
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Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities of Tiny Deep Learning and Tiny Machine Learning in Lung Cancer Identification by Yasir Salam Abdulghafoor, Auns Qusai Al-Neami, Ahmed Faeq Hussein

“…Distinguishing the size, shape, and location of lymphatic nodes can identify the spread of the disease around these nodes. …”
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Interplay between Shiraia and its fruiting body-associated Rhodococcus sp. No. 3 via hypocrellin A and carotenoid biosynthesis by Li Ping Zheng, Qun Yan Huang, Xin Ping Li, Jian Qin Zhou, Jian Wen Wang

“…Hypocrellin A (HA), a bioactive perylenequinone from Shiraia fruiting bodies, serves as an efficient photodynamic therapy photosensitiser. While these fruiting bodies harbour diverse bacteria, host-microbe functional interactions remain poorly characterised. …”
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Bayesian and E-Bayesian Estimation for the Generalized Rayleigh Distribution under Different Forms of Loss Functions with Real Data Application by E. M. Eldemery, A. M. Abd-Elfattah, K. M. Mahfouz, Mohammed M. El Genidy

“…This paper investigates the estimation of an unknown shape parameter of the generalized Rayleigh distribution using Bayesian and expected Bayesian estimation techniques based on type-II censoring data. …”
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Morph_CNeT: A new GIS tool to extract morphometric attributes characterising channel network topology of Indian catchments by Saroj Rana, Sagar Rohidas Chavan

“…This study is envisaged to develop an easy-to-use and time efficient Python based GIS code/tool named as Morph_CNeT within ArcGIS framework which provides an algorithmic way to extract the morphometric attributes. …”
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Institutions and economic growth: An examination of their correlation in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Amra Babajić, Mirnesa Baraković Nurikić, Nisad Karabegović

“…Conclusion: One of the key challenges for economically, politically, socially, and religiously complex, small, and open countries like Bosnia and Herzegovina is the development of adequate, efficient, transparent, and corruption-free institutions.…”
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Study on the structural function and motion performance of pneumatic flexible tree-climbing robot. by Hongbo Liu, Zhipan Gou

“…Through pneumatic driving, it can achieve efficient and stable driving during tree - climbing and stable grasping trees of varying diameters. …”
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Exploring the link between economic policy uncertainty, financial development, ecological innovation and environmental degradation; evidence from OECD countries. by Xiaowei Zheng, Muhammad Faheem, Khusniddin Fakhriddinovch Uktamov

“…This study used sequential processes of the linear panel data model (SELPDM) and the SYS-GMM approaches in obtaining consistent and efficient results. The inverse U-shaped relationship between FD and environmental degradation (ED) is confirmed by the long-term elasticity estimates generated by the SELPDM method Elasticity estimates for the long-run show that rigorous ecological regulations, higher renewable energy utilization, higher FD and less corruption, an interaction between FD and rigorous ecological regulations all contribute to reduced ED. …”
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Anti-oxidation enhancement, inflammation alleviation, and microbial composition optimization of using tussah (Antheraea pernyi) silk fibroin peptides for hyperglycaemia remission. by Rui Mi, Xuejun Li, Yajie Li, Xingfan Du

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>These results collectively corroborated the feasibility and superiority of using TSFP for hyperglycaemia remission via anti-oxidation enhancement, inflammation alleviation, and microbial composition optimization, contributing to a safely feasible and biologically efficient strategy for improving anti-diabetic effects.…”
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Poverty alleviation through e-commerce: Village involvement and demonstration policies in rural China by Chao PENG, Biao MA, Chen ZHANG

“…E-commerce is also considered as an efficient channel to alleviate poverty in rural China. …”
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Automated detection of Parkinson’s disease using improved linknet-ghostnet model based on handwriting images by P Pradeep, J Kamalakannan

“…Moreover, the proposed approach can contribute to remote healthcare solutions, by providing a scalable, and efficient tool for PD diagnosis.…”
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Application of Musa acuminata mediated iron oxide nanoparticles in the removal of sunset yellow dye by M.N. Nafisa Begam, K. Muthukumaran, P. Thamarai

“…Therefore, MION is cost-effective and efficient in removing toxic dye pollutants.…”
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Maize Kernel Broken Rate Prediction Using Machine Vision and Machine Learning Algorithms by Chenlong Fan, Wenjing Wang, Tao Cui, Ying Liu, Mengmeng Qiao

“…Therefore, this method could help to be an accurate, objective, efficient broken rate online detection method for maize harvest.…”
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A Survey of Oscillation Localization Techniques in Power Systems by Yunfei Chen, Ziyu Fan, David Gregory, Xiaoyao Zhou, Ronak Rabbani

“…To locate the source of oscillations accurately, many efficient techniques for oscillation source localization have been developed in the past decade using different physical properties of the power system and different methods. …”
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Rethinking the four-wing problem in plesiosaur swimming using bio-inspired decentralized control by Akira Fukuhara, Mitsutoshi Sato, Hisayuki Ogawa, Tamaki Sato, William Sellers, Akio Ishiguro

“…The results of our robotic experiments show that a simple, local sensory feedback mechanism allows the plesiosaur-like robot to exploit the fluid flow between the flippers and generate efficient swimming patterns in response to changes in locomotor conditions. …”
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Long-term indwelling double-J stents: Bulky kidney and urinary bladder calculosis, spontaneous intraperitoneal perforation of the kidney and peritonitis as a result of 'forgotten'... by Stojković Ivica, Stevanović Dragan

“…The first double-J (DJ) stents were manufactured in 1978. Their J-shaped tips efficiently prevent their migration from kidneys and from the urinary bladder. …”
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Exploring Bio-Impedance Sensing for Intelligent Wearable Devices by Nafise Arabsalmani, Arman Ghouchani, Shahin Jafarabadi Ashtiani, Milad Zamani

“…Among various sensing methods, bio-impedance sensing has stood out as a powerful, non-invasive, and energy-efficient way to track physiological changes and gather important health information. …”
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