End-to-end deep fusion of hyperspectral imaging and computer vision techniques for rapid detection of wheat seed quality by Tingting Zhang, Jing Li, Jinpeng Tong, Yihu Song, Li Wang, Renye Wu, Xuan Wei, Yuanyuan Song, Rensen Zeng

“…Results revealed that each data source contributed valuable information for seed quality assessment (validation set accuracy: 65.1–89.2 %), with the integration of HSI and CV showing considerable promise. …”
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Effects of Clouds and Shadows on the Use of Independent Component Analysis for Feature Extraction by Marcos A. Bosques-Perez, Naphtali Rishe, Thony Yan, Liangdong Deng, Malek Adjouadi

“…In this study, rather than simply masking visual obstructions, we aimed to investigate the role and influence of clouds within the spectral data itself. …”
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Measuring the impact of sow farm outbreaks with PRRS virus on the downstream mortality using causal inference methods by E. S. Magalhães, D. Zhang, C. A. A. Moura, Annette O’Connor, C. Wang, C. Wang, D. J. Holtkamp, G. S. Silva, D. C. L. Linhares

“…The study design followed a retrospective observational approach, where PRRSV epidemic status in source sow farms was the exposure, and nursery mortality (percentage of dead pigs in the first 60 days post-weaning) was the outcome. …”
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Trends and advances in Leptospira, a bibliometric analysis by Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Wei Wang, Yamin Gao, Yamin Gao, Yamin Gao, Jianyu Ji, Jianyu Ji, Jianyu Ji, Zhai Huang, Zhai Huang, Bin Xiong, Bin Xiong, Shulin Xiang, Shulin Xiang

“…This study applies bibliometric analysis to generate a visual knowledge map, identifying research hotspots and forecasting future trends in leptospirosis investigations.MethodsData were extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection (WOSCC), encompassing all publications up to May 1, 2024. …”
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Small-sample-data augmentation and transfer strategies for forest cover change monitoring by Kun Feng, Shaoxiu Ma, Haiyang Xi, Linhao Liang, Weiqi Liu, Atsushi Tsunekawa

“…By integrating small-sample data from field observations and expert visual interpretation, as well as utilizing Dempster-Shafer (D-S) evidence theory to assimilate multi-source land cover datasets, a high-quality large-sample label database for the Qilian Mountains was constructed. …”
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Toward Digital Twin of Off-Road Vehicles Using Robot Simulation Frameworks by Arianna Rana, Antonio Petitti, Angelo Ugenti, Rocco Galati, Giulio Reina, Annalisa Milella

“…In addition, a Gazebo model is developed for a four-wheel drive/steering robot, including robot sensors such as GNSS, IMU, and visual sensors and a model of a typical agricultural environment (i.e., a vineyard). …”
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Large-Scale Cortical Network Analysis and Classification of MI-BCI Tasks Based on Bayesian Nonnegative Matrix Factorization by Shiqi Yu, Bin Mao, Yuanhang Zhou, Yunhong Liu, Chanlin Yi, Fali Li, Dezhong Yao, Peng Xu, X. San Liang, Tao Zhang

“…Here, we combined EEG source reconstruction and Bayesian nonnegative matrix factorization (NMF) methods to construct large-scale cortical networks of left-hand and right-hand MI tasks. …”
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Early detection of retinal and choroidal microvascular impairments in diabetic patients with myopia by Yufei Wu, Yufei Wu, Jiahui Jiang, Xiaoyu Deng, Xixi Zhang, Jinger Lu, Zian Xu, Yitian Zhao, Zai-Long Chi, Zai-Long Chi, Qinkang Lu, Qinkang Lu

“…CT was decreased in all areas between groups (P < 0.05). The visual impairments in HM group was more obvious correlation with the retinal and choroidal structural changes. …”
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Effects of aspirin and omega-3 fatty acids on age-related macular degeneration in ASCEND-Eye: a randomised placebo-controlled trial in a population with diabetes by Praveen Patel, Rory Collins, Richard Peto, Mark Davies, Sanjiv Banerjee, David Simpson, John Anderson, Louise Bowman, Peter Scanlon, Amanda Adler, Andrew Farmer, Helen Cook, Laura Evans, Elizabeth Williamson, Louis Bolter, Jane Armitage, Peter Sandercock, Richard Gray, Nilesh Samani, Tasso Gazis, Richard Haynes, Arun Sachdev, Eric Wu, Elizabeth Wincott, Peter Sleight, Colin Baigent, Marion Mafham, Sarah Parish, Gavin Brown, Susan Hurley, Lynne Allsop, William Stevens, Theingi Aung, Allen Young, Emily Sammons, Georgina Buck, Imen Hammami, Jill Barton, Jonathan Bodansky, Roger McPherson, Lucy Fletcher, Murphy Kevin, Ryonfa Lee, Sandra Pickworth, Monica Willett, Michael Lay, Ola Murawska, Karen Melham, Jonathan Latham-Mollart, Anna Brewer, Mike Olson, Jude Kay, Alisha Griffiths, Helen Clayton, Philip Kirby, Mike Pennington, Dominic Clarke, Jenny Anslow, Alex Hallam, Jenny Witts, Sarah Egan, Alex Wharton, Amy Derbyshire, Katherine Hepplestone, Sujit Mithra, Su Oliver, Pauline Wiatrak-Olszewska, Kelly Alvey, Nick Gregory, Priyai Parkinson, Prema Maharajan, Rachel McFee, Donna Sowter, John Featonby, Richard Furnival, Helen Lipinski, Hazel Benjamin, Tanisha McAfee, Emma Payne Payne, Liz Still

“…Reports of AMD diagnoses were sourced from 6 monthly ASCEND follow-up questionnaires and a Visual Function Questionnaire.Participants 15 480 UK adults at least 40 years of age with diabetes but no evident cardiovascular disease.Interventions 100 mg aspirin daily versus placebo and, separately, 1 g omega-3 FAs daily versus placebo.Main outcome measure The first post-randomisation reports of AMD.Results During 7.4 years of follow-up, 122 (1.6%) participants randomised to aspirin were reported as having AMD, compared with 138 (1.8%) randomised to placebo (rate ratio 0.88; 95% CI 0.69 to 1.12; p=0.31). …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Detecting Periodontal Disease From Intraoral Photographs: A Systematic Review by Kaijing Mao, Khaing Myat Thu, Kuo Feng Hung, Ollie Yiru Yu, Richard Tai-Chiu Hsung, Walter Yu-Hang Lam

“…Intraoral photographs served as the primary data source, with fluorescent and microscopic dental images excluded. …”
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Comparative analysis of iris blood flow after first-eye and second-eye cataract surgeries: insights into increased pain perception in the second eye by Yi Lu, Xiangjia Zhu, Wenwen He, Jiao Qi, Yu Du, Jiaqi Meng, Jitong Zhou, Kaiwen Cheng, Yuxi Chen, Yunqian Yao

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Identification of hypoxia-related diagnostic biomarkers and immune signatures in diminished ovarian reserve by Minxue Song, Lili Ni, Zebing Ma, Xin Zhong, Yibing Liu, Jilin Kuang, Ping Li

“…This study investigated the genetic links between hypoxia and DOR.MethodsThe GSE87201 dataset for DOR was sourced from Gene Expression Omnibus database, normalized for common differentially expressed genes (Co-DEGs), and identified Hypoxia-related differentially expressed genes (HRDEGs) via GeneCards; Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves evaluated HRDEGs’ diagnostic value, and protein-protein interaction networks were visualized with STRING and Cytoscape. …”
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Genomic assessment and phenotypic characteristics of F2 resource sheep population by T. E. Deniskova, A. V. Dotsev, S. N. Petrov, M. S. Fornara, H. Reyer, K. Wimmers, V. A. Bagirov, G. Brem, N. A. Zinovieva

“…PCA was performed in PLINK v.1.90 and visualized in R package ggplot2. The genetic diversity indices (Ho, uHe, Ar, FIS) were calculated in R package “diveRsity”. …”
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Watershed scale soil moisture estimation model using machine learning and remote sensing in a data-scarce context by Marcelo Bueno, Carlos Baca García, Nilton Montoya, Pedro Rau, Hildo Loayza

“…Remote sensing is viable source of soil moisture data in instrument-scarce areas. …”
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Recent Developments to the ANSWERS® Monte Carlo Codes MONK® and MCBEND® by Fildes Jessica, Richards Simon, Bird Adam, Cox Andrew, Fry Timothy, Hanlon David, Jones Brian, Long David, Tantillo Francesco, Wright George, Hiles Richard

“…As MONK and MCBEND share a significant amount of source code, some of these new developments are in common between the two codes and some are specific to each. …”
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The Long Head of Biceps Tendon Tenotomy in Idiopathic Glenohumeral Adhesive Capsulitis Surgery Improves Early Rehabilitation Outcomes by Jia‐Long Luo, Ye‐Bin Huang, Xing‐Hao Deng, Jing‐Song Wang, Yu‐Heng Li, Wei‐Ping Li, Chuan Jiang, Zheng‐Zheng Zhang, Zhong Chen

“…Due to overlapping symptoms and shared anatomical involvement, it is hard to distinguish the source of shoulder pain between concurrent long head of the biceps tendon (LHBT) inflammation and IFS. …”
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‘A good decision is the one that feels right for me’: Codesign with patients to inform theoretical underpinning of a decision aid website by Kelly Kohut, Kate Morton, Karen Hurley, Lesley Turner, The CanGene‐CanVar Patient Reference Panel, Caroline Dale, Susan Eastbrook, Rochelle Gold, Kate Henwood, Sonia Patton, Reshma Punjabi, Helen White, Charlene Young, Julie Young, Elizabeth Bancroft, Lily Barnett, Sarah Cable, Gaya Connolly, Beth Coad, Andrea Forman, Helen Hanson, Grace Kavanaugh, Katherine Sahan, Katie Snape, Bethany Torr, Rosalind Way, Elizabeth Winchester, Alice Youngs, The International Lynch Decision Aid Stakeholder Panel, Diana Eccles, Claire Foster

“…Patient discussions were the primary data source. Facilitators provided a semi‐structured guide, but they did not influence the patient discussions or provide clinical advice. …”
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In-vivo sclera thickness measurements in experimental myopia of guinea pigs by Ruiheng Zhang, Chuyao Yu, Li Dong, Yitong Li, Xuhan Shi, Haotian Wu, Wenda Zhou, Heyan Li, Wenbin Wei

“…Abstract The sclera is the target organ of axial elongation during myopia onset and progression. Visualizing the sclera in-vivo is important for monitoring the dynamic changes of the sclera remodeling in experimental myopia. …”
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Exploring the efficacy of Benincasa hispida extract on obesity linked inflammatory bowel disease by integrating computational analysis and experimental validations by Santosh B. Patil, Manisha B. Kuvalekar, Deepak A. Yaraguppi, D. S. N. B. K. Prasanth, Sangameshwar G. Halkavatagi, Gururaj B. Tennalli, Mukhatar Ahmed Javali, T. M. Yunus Khan

“…Approximately 18 compounds sourced from Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) were comprehensively analyzed, among which 11 presented favorable drug-likeness scores and adherence to Lipinski’s Rule of Five. …”
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Recognition of pepper plant and ridge characteristics using an ultrasonic sensor for smart upland crop production by Mohammod Ali, Md Rejaul Karim, Md Sazzadul Kabir, Md Asrakul Haque, Kyu-Ho Lee, Sun-Ok Chung

“…Following successful validation, field trials were carried out in a pepper cultivation area using a remote-controlled vehicle platform to measure plant height, canopy volume, and row and ridge spacing. An open-source application was used to collect data and visualize the outcomes in real-time. …”
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