Surface water mapping from remote sensing in Egypt’s dry season using an improved U-Net model with multi-scale information and attention mechanism by Yong Li, Xiuhui Liu, Vagner Ferreira, Heiko Balzter, Huiyu Zhou, Ying Ge, Meiyun Lai, Simin Chu, Han Ding, Zhenrong Gu

“…Surface water monitoring is fundamental for managing water resources and sustaining life in arid regions worldwide. …”
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HCT-Det: A High-Accuracy End-to-End Model for Steel Defect Detection Based on Hierarchical CNN–Transformer Features by Xiyin Chen, Xiaohu Zhang, Yonghua Shi, Junjie Pang

“…Surface defect detection is essential for ensuring the quality and safety of steel products. …”
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Extraction of Significant Wave Height from Spreading First-Order Bragg Peaks of Shipborne High-Frequency Surface Wave Radar with a Single Antenna by Xinbo Zhang, Junhao Xie, Guowei Yao, Chenghui Cao

“…Shipborne high-frequency surface wave radar (HFSWR) can extend the measurement area due to the flexible movement of the platform and provide a new way to monitor large-area marine environment parameters. …”
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Comparison of Collision Avoidance Algorithms for Unmanned Surface Vehicle Through Free-Running Test: Collision Risk Index, Artificial Potential Field, and Safety Zone by Jung-Hyeon Kim, Hyun-Jae Jo, Su-Rim Kim, Si-Woong Choi, Jong-Yong Park, Nakwan Kim

“…This paper details the development of a collision avoidance algorithm for unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and its validation using free-running tests. …”
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Monitoring contamination of hazardous drug compounding surfaces at hospital pharmacy departments. A consensus Statement. Practice guidelines of the Spanish Society of Hospital Phar... by Silvia Valero-García, Eva González-Haba, Maria Queralt Gorgas-Torner, José María Alonso-Herreros, Ana Cristina Cercós Lletí, José Luis Poveda-Andrés, Miguel Ángel Calleja-Hernandez, Olga Delgado-Sánchez

“…</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Surface monitoring allows hazardous drugs detection and evaluation of the effectiveness of current protocols for the safe handling of such drugs in hospital pharmacy departments. …”
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MXenes in biosensing: Enhancing sensitivity and flexibility – A review of properties, applications, and future directions by Ali Mohammad Amani, Lobat Tayebi, Ehsan Vafa, Alireza Jahanbin, Milad Abbasi, Ahmad Vaez, Hesam Kamyab, Lalitha Gnanasekaran, Shreeshivadasan Chelliapan

“…Their surfaces are easily manipulated, making them more adaptable for a variety of applications, including biosensing. …”
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Enhanced surface deformation monitoring in open-pit mines via dynamic filtering and multiscale adaptive interpolation of D-InSAR/offset tracking fusion by Yuejuan Chen, Dejun Zhao, Pingping Huang, Bo Yin, Zhiqi Gao, Weixian Tan, Yaolong Qi, Wei Xu

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Evaluation of Streamwise Waveform on a High-Speed Water Jet by Detecting Trajectories of Two Refracted Laser Beams by Kazuhiro Itoh, Yasuo Iwata, Hiroshige Kumamaru, Yuji Shimogonya

“…This method can be used to obtain quantitative time-series data on local surface fluctuations. The developed system employs two pulsed laser diodes, and it uses a high-speed optical sensor to detect the instantaneous positions of the laser beams that are refracted at the free surface. …”
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Waterbody Detection and Reservoir Water Level Prediction Using Bayesian Mixture Models with Sentinel-1 GRD Data by DongHyeon Yoon, Ha-Eun Yu, Euiho Hwang, Ki-mook Kang, Gibeom Nam, Jin-Gyeom Kim

“…This result indicates a strong correlation between water surface area and water level, affirming the model’s reliability in estimating water levels based solely on surface area data. …”
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Development of an electrochemical aptasensor for cocaine detection using CuFe2O4 and electroreduced graphene oxide by Fatemeh Hamdi, Mahmoud Roushani

“…Herein, a CuFe2O4 (CFO)/ ErGO (Electroreduced graphene oxide) based electrochemical biosensor was fabricated with aptamer for the detection of cocaine. This design increased the active surface area of the electrode that allows more sequences of Apt to be loaded on the surface of the modified electrode. …”
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Advances of Nanozyme-Driven Multimodal Sensing Strategies in Point-of-Care Testing by Ziyi Chang, Qingjie Fu, Mengke Wang, Demin Duan

“…Point-of-care testing (POCT) has garnered widespread attention due to its rapid, convenient, and efficient detection capabilities, particularly playing an increasingly pivotal role in medical diagnostics and significantly improving the efficiency and quality of healthcare services. …”
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Dual-Branch Seasonal Error Elimination Change Detection Framework Using Target Image Feature Fusion Generator by Hongming Zhu, Jipeng Zhang, Zeju Wang, Xinyu Liu, Qin Liu, Bowen Du

“…In change detection tasks, seasonal variations in spectral characteristics and surface cover can negatively impact performance when comparing image pairs from different seasons. …”
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Pt/Ru-Modified ZnO Sensor Grown In Situ for Detection of ppb H₂S by Jianhua Zhang, Yunbo Shi, Bolun Tang, Canda Zheng

“…In addition, the lower limit of H₂S detection of ZnO-Pt/Ru reached 50 ppb with a response of about 10%, indicating a wide concentration detection range. …”
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Oxygen vacancy-rich engineering-optimized molybdenum trioxide microbelts for room-temperature ppb-level trimethylamine detection by Kaidi Wu, Zhijie Xu, Kaichun Xu, Jinyong Xu, Yifan Luo, Marc Debliquy, Chao Zhang

“…Owing to the synergistic effects of a large specific surface area, surface oxygen vacancies, and an optimized electronic structure, exceptional trimethylamine (TMA) sensing performance richs oxygen vacancy-MoO3 (MoO3−x-R), including notably high response, rapid response/recovery, high selectivity, a low limit of detection (400 ppb), and reliable operational stability, was achieved. …”
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Detection of Railway Track Anomalies Using Interferometric Time Series of TerraSAR-X Satellite Radar Data by Philipp Bernhard, David Haener, Othmar Frey

“…In this study, we investigate a new approach to detect railway track anomalies based on surface displacements retrieved from interferometric time series of satellite radar data. …”
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A Sensitive Method for Detecting Beauveria bassiana, an Insecticidal Biocontrol Agent, Population Dynamics, and Stability in Different Substrates by Zepei Gu, Lijie Chen, Weixing Zhang, Pin Su, Deyong Zhang, Xiaohua Du, Qianze Peng, Zhuoxin Liu, Xiaolan Liao, Yong Liu

“…Despite its broad field applications, its survival, colonization, and stability under field conditions remained unclear, mainly due to the lack of a quick and reliable detection method. In this study, we developed a quantitative real-time PCR technology to monitor the stability and population dynamics of B. bassiana in different substrates (water, soil, and on the cotton leaves surface), different spores of B. bassiana applied on Chinese cabbage leaves surface, and the lethality of Pieris rapae spraying with different spores of B. bassiana. …”
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An automated Machine Learning based approach for a reproducible and efficient evaluation of industrial Charpy V-notch specimens by Adrian Herges, Björn-Ivo Bachmann, Sebastian Scholl, Frank Mücklich

“…Our approach involves a multi-step preprocessing routine that incorporates color thresholding and connected component analysis to first detect the various Charpy V-notch specimen bundles according to their sample material affiliation and testing temperature. …”
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Nanobiomaterials-enabled sensors for heavy metal detection and remediation in wastewater systems: advances in synthesis, characterization, and environmental applications by Lata Deso Abo, Hirpha Adugna Areti, Mani Jayakumar, Magesh Rangaraju, Saminathan Subashini

“…NBMs, which merge the advantages of nanotechnology and biomaterials, exhibit high surface area-to-volume ratios and tailored surface functionalities, making them effective adsorbents for heavy metal ions even at low concentrations. …”
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Sensitive detection of dengue serotype-4 on lignin-derived graphene nanofibre and manganese oxide composite by DNA-sensing by Sivainesh Devi Remesh, Saravanan Karuppanan, Veeradasan Perumal, Subash C. B. Gopinath, Mark Ovinis, Pandian Bothi Raja, Natarajan Arumugam, Raju Suresh Kumar

“…Abstract This research addresses the critical challenge of achieving precise DNA detection in complex biological samples by developing a novel, eco-friendly dengue virus serotype 4 biosensor. …”
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Fiber laser generation of an ag/MoS2/PVP nanoparticle composite SERS sensor for benzene detection in water by Rana M. Taha, Fatema H. Rajab, Alaa Al-Taie

“…One of the most widely used practices to detect chemical contaminants at ultra-low concentrations is Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS), a highly sensitive technique that provides the unmatched sensitivity necessary for environmental and safety applications. …”
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