Exploring the Application of NeRF in Enhancing Post-Disaster Response: A Case Study of the Sasebo Landslide in Japan by Jinge Zhang, Yan Du, Yujing Jiang, Sunhao Zhang, Hongbin Chen, Dongqi Shang

“…In the future, integrating the advantages of both methods could enable rapid and precise post-disaster 3D reconstruction.…”
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Expansion and Assessment of a Web-Based 24-Hour Dietary Recall Tool, Foodbook24, for Use Among Diverse Populations Living in Ireland: Comparative Analysis by Grace Bennett, Shuhua Yang, Laura A Bardon, Claire M Timon, Eileen R Gibney

“… BackgroundCurrently, the methods used to collect dietary intake data in Ireland are inflexible to the needs of certain populations, who are poorly represented in nutrition and health data as a result. …”
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PatCID: an open-access dataset of chemical structures in patent documents by Lucas Morin, Valéry Weber, Gerhard Ingmar Meijer, Fisher Yu, Peter W. J. Staar

“…Leveraging state-of-the-art methods of document understanding, PatCID high-quality data outperforms currently available automatically-generated patent-databases. …”
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Comparison of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery and Micro-percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Kidney Stones 5-10 mm in Diameter by Bayram Güner, Bilal Günaydın

“…Aim:To compare the results of micro-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (micro-PNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for symptomatic renal stones 5-10 mm in diameter.Methods:A total of 86 patients, who underwent RIRS (n=53) and micro-PNL (n=23), were evaluated retrospectively. …”
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Effect of tea manufacturing processes and cultivars on tea infusion color by Chung‑Tse Chen, Chin-Ying Yang, Jason T. C. Tzen

“…However, limited research has explored the combined effects of processing methods and tea cultivars on tea infusion color. This study compared the effects of semi-fermented oolong tea and fully fermented black tea processing on infusion color using Taiwan Tea Experiment Station (TTES) No. 18 and Chin-shin cultivars. …”
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Automated Cattle Head and Ear Pose Estimation Using Deep Learning for Animal Welfare Research by Sueun Kim

“…However, traditional visual observation methods are often subjective, as assessments can vary between observers, and are unsuitable for long-term, quantitative monitoring. …”
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Platelet-rich plasma administering in osteoarthrosis treatment by Usein I. Basnaev, Nariman E. Karakursakov, Vyacheslav Yu. Mykhaylichenko, Maxim A. Kriventsov

“…While searching for novel methods of osteoarthrosis treatment, we proposed administering intra-articular injections of autologous platelet-rich plasma. …”
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Augmented Reality for PCB Component Identification and Localization by Kuhelee Chandel, Stefan Seipel, Julia Åhlén, Andreas Roghe

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of augmented reality (AR), using the Microsoft™ HoloLens™™ 2, for identifying and localizing PCB components compared to traditional PDF-based methods. Two experiments examined the influence of user expertise, viewing angles, and component sizes on accuracy and usability. …”
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Clinical characteristics and postoperative outcomes of posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation in patients aged 46 years and above by Masayuki Ouchi

“…Abstract This study evaluated the backgrounds, preoperative correction methods, refractive targets, and outcomes of patients aged 46–57 years who underwent implantable collamer lens (ICL) surgery. …”
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Synthetic ECG signal generation using generative neural networks. by Edmond Adib, Fatemeh Afghah, John J Prevost

“…Dynamic Time Warping (DTW), Fréchet, and Euclidean distance functions were employed to quantitatively measure performance. Five different methods for evaluating generated beats were proposed and applied. …”
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Alternative communication technologies for correcting speech impairment in children with autism spectrum disorders by S.N. Komarova, I.A. Nigmatullina

“…The possibility and appropriateness of using non-verbal communication for educating children having ASD are discussed. A classification of methods and means of alternative communication is introduced. …”
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A bibliometric study on technology usage for occupational safety and health risk assessment in construction industry by Xiaosheng Su, Ka Yin Chau, GTS Ho, Ho Tung Yip, Yuk Ming Tang

“…The recent research efforts in the use of visual imaging techniques such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and the Internet of Things (IoT) provide the opportunity to enhance risk assessment methods. …”
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Artificial Intelligence and Augmented Reality: A Possible Continuum for the Enhancement of Built Heritage by Roberta Spallone, Valerio Palma

“…The project explores automatic methods for updating existing building information modeling databases on antenna tower sites. …”
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Image super-resolution reconstruction based on multi-scale dual-attention by Hong-an Li, Diao Wang, Jing Zhang, Zhanli Li, Tian Ma

“…The experimental results show that the objective evaluation index of MARDGAN on multiple benchmark datasets is higher than other methods, and the subjective visual effect is better. …”
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Adaptive Context-Aware Generative Adversarial Network for Low-quality Image Enhancement by Xingyu Pan, Fengling Chen

“…Low-quality image enhancement methods can effectively improve image quality and details, which have attracted great attention in various fields. …”
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Material Experimentation in the Architectural Design Studio: An Experimental Pedagogical Model for Incorporating Craft Mediums into Studio Education by İrem Küçük

“…It adopts a descriptive and exploratory qualitative methodology, combining theoretical and practice-based methods. It takes atelierz, a vertical architectural design studio, as a case study. …”
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Comparison of phylogenetic trees defined on different but mutually overlapping sets of taxa: A review by Wanlin Li, Aleksandr Koshkarov, Nadia Tahiri

“…Additionally, we reviewed nine related techniques, including leaf imputation methods, the tree edit distance, and visual comparison. …”
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Clinical Course and Response to Therapy in Different Types of Amblyopia by Reşat Duman, Huban Atilla

“…Purpose: We aimed to compare the demographic features, visual acuities before and after treatment, amblyopia and strabismus degrees and binocular visual functions in cases with anisometropic, strabismic and/or anisometropic amblyopia. …”
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Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation combined with acupuncture therapy on brain network functional connectivity in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a single-center... by Qiu Nie, Fang He, Linghui Dong, Xikai Lin, Jingyi Lin, Yinxu Wang, Yulei Xie

“…The improvement in efficacy may be related to the reduction in brain functional connectivity and may become a new treatment method for treating KOA. Trial registration ChiCTR2300073819.…”
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Invivo and in vitro analyses of surface whitening in hydrophobic trifocal intraocular lenses by Margarita Cabanás, Margarita Cabanás, Jorge Navalón, Rafael Luchena, William Lee, Alejandro Cerviño

“…An explanted IOL was examined using microscopic and optical bench methods, and attempts were made to replicate the whitening process in vitro using unused control lenses.ResultsClinical findings showed that IOL whitening had minimal impact on visual acuity and light distortion, with no significant impairment reported in patient-reported outcomes. …”
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