The Diagnostic Accuracy of Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Comparison with Fundus Fluorescein Angiography by Jingwen Gong, Suqin Yu, Yuanyuan Gong, Fenghua Wang, Xiaodong Sun

“…OCTA may help in the noninvasive diagnosis of CNV and may provide a method for monitoring the evolution of CNV.…”
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ACT-FRCNN: Progress Towards Transformer-Based Object Detection by Sukana Zulfqar, Zenab Elgamal, Muhammad Azam Zia, Abdul Razzaq, Sami Ullah, Hussain Dawood

“…The ACT-FRCNN represents a significant step in the application of transformer models to challenging visual tasks like object detection, laying the foundation for future work using transformer models. …”
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Multimodal scene recognition using semantic segmentation and deep learning integration by Aysha Naseer, Mohammed Alnusayri, Haifa F. Alhasson, Mohammed Alatiyyah, Dina Abdulaziz AlHammadi, Ahmad Jalal, Jeongmin Park

“…The gap between high-level scene interpretation and low-level visual features increases the complexity of scene recognition. …”
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Automated Detection of Canine <i>Babesia</i> Parasite in Blood Smear Images Using Deep Learning and Contrastive Learning Techniques by Dilip Kumar Baruah, Kuntala Boruah, Nagendra Nath Barman, Abhijit Deka, Arpita Bharali, Lukumoni Buragohain

“…This research introduces a novel method that integrates both unsupervised and supervised learning, leveraging SimCLR (Simple Framework for Contrastive Learning of Visual Representations) for self-supervised learning along with different pre-trained models to improve microscopic image classification of <i>Babesia</i> parasite in canines. …”
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Automated Classification of Snow Crab Shell Condition Using Analysis of Field Images by Ibrahim Kadri, Tobie Surette, Sid Ahmed Selouani, Mohsen Ghribi, Ryan LeBlanc

“…This study introduces an automated method for shell condition classification using field images of snow crabs as inputs. …”
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Age-specific ASPECTS atlas of Chinese subjects across different age groups for assessing acute ischemic stroke by Qi Sun, Guan Wang, Jinzhu Yang, Yimo Zhou, Yuliang Yuan, Yan Huang, Ziyu Fu

“…However, ASPECTS evaluation primarily relies on visual observation in current clinical practice, lacking a common standardized space. …”
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Cranial-first approach of laparoscopic left colectomy for T4 descending colon cancer invading the Gerota’s fascia by Atsushi Ogura, Ryutaro Kobayashi, Satoru Kawai, Kenji Takagi, Kiyotaka Kawai, Takashi Maeda, Tsukasa Aritake, Natsuki Nagano, Satoaki Kamiya

“…Conclusions The cranial-first approach of laparoscopic left colectomy appears to be safe and feasible and could be a promising method for selected patients with T4 descending colon cancer invading the Gerota’s fascia.…”
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Precise Crop Pest Detection Based on Co-Ordinate-Attention-Based Feature Pyramid Module by Chenrui Kang, Lin Jiao, Kang Liu, Zhigui Liu, Rujing Wang

“…Therefore, to overcome these limitations, we first designed a co-ordinate-attention-based feature pyramid network, termed CAFPN, to extract the salient visual features that distinguish small insects from each other. …”
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Reduction of Pain and Edema of the Legs by Walking Wearing Elastic Stockings by Carlos Alberto Carvalho, Renata Lopes Pinto, Maria de Fatima Guerreiro Godoy, Jose Maria Pereira de Godoy

“…The sizes of the legs of all patients were evaluated by water displacement volumetry and a visual analog scale was used to assess pain. Results. …”
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The influence of surface modification on the morphological characteristics and microhardness of HVG steel by A. A. Teploukhov, N. A. Semenyuk, A. E. Teryokhina, S. I. Motovilov, D. V. Skakun

“…During the study using scanning electron microscopy, microphotographs are obtained that visually confirmed the uniformity and homogeneity of the thin-film coating. …”
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Case report: Non-invasive cyto-salivary sampling and biomarker detection via ELISA versus histopathology for diagnosing oral potentially malignant disorders - Insights from a case-... by Federico Rebaudi, Alberto Rebaudi, Alfredo De Rosa, Alberto Luigi Rebaudi, Silvia Pesce, Silvia Pesce, Marco Greppi, Marco Roghi, Maurizio Boggio, Simona Candiani, Simona Candiani, Emanuela Marcenaro, Emanuela Marcenaro

“…Oral leukoplakia is classified among oral potentially malignant disorders (OPMDs) by the World Health Organization (WHO). The visual oral examination (VOE) is the most used method for identifying lesions in their early stages. …”
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Utilising GIS-based spatial land resource analysis for subsidised fertiliser allocation in Jombang Regency, Indonesia by Chendy Tafakresnanto, Antonius Kasno, Zuziana Susanti, Elna Karmawati, Setyono Hari Adi, Muhamad Hidayanto, Suratman Suratman, Achmad Arivin Rivaie

“…Finally, a fertiliser demand allocation map was created to inspect the results visually. A case study conducted in Jombang Regency, East Java Province, Indonesia, highlighted a gap of approximately 5.91 Mg urea and 1.02 Mg NPK in fertiliser demand measured using this study method as compared to the current subsidised fertiliser allocation. …”
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What is the near-natural catchment? An application of hydrological signatures assessment by Huan Xu, Hao Wang, Pan Liu, Xiaojing Zhang, Weibo Liu, Chutian Zhou, Hao Ye, Hongxuan Lei, Yang Liu

“…This study established a method to identify the negligible degree of HA using causal relationships. …”
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Determining time since deposition of latent fingerprints on forensic adhesive tape using ultrafast DESI-MS and machine learning by Nora Rajs, Yinon Harush-Brosh, Ron Raisch, Ravit Yakobi Arancibia, Amani Zoabi, Guy Nevet Golan, Moshe Shpitzen, Sarena Wiesner, Michal Levin-Elad, Tommy Kaplan, Katherine Margulis

“…Latent fingerprints, often visualized with black magnetic powder and recovered with adhesive tape, can be matched to police databases for identification. …”
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SB‐YOLO‐V8: A Multilayered Deep Learning Approach for Real‐Time Human Detection by Prince Alvin Kwabena Ansah, Justice Kwame Appati, Ebenezer Owusu, Edward Kwadwo Boahen, Prince Boakye‐Sekyerehene, Abdullai Dwumfour

“…In effect, the proposed SB‐YOLO‐V8 presents an efficient solution for real‐time human detection in challenging visual scenarios.…”
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DiffCoRank: a comprehensive framework for discovering hub genes and differential gene co-expression in brain implant-associated tissue responses by Anirban Chakraborty, Erin K. Purcell, Michael G. Moore

“…Additionally, we created a user-friendly application to visualize and explore the results of DiffCoRank interactively. …”
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Development and Validation of Rapid Colorimetric Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification for Detection of Rift Valley Fever Virus by Francis Wekesa, Mark Wamalwa, Richard Oduor, Yatinder Binepal, Leonard Ateya, Noah Okumu, Angela M’kwenda, Christopher Masaba, Eugine Mukhaye

“…Lack of a highly sensitive, instant reading diagnostic method for RVFV, which is more suitable for on-site testing, is a big gap that needs to be addressed. …”
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Chinese Paper-Cutting Style Transfer via Vision Transformer by Chao Wu, Yao Ren, Yuying Zhou, Ming Lou, Qing Zhang

“…However, it is often difficult to generate migrated images that retain the essence of paper-cutting art and have strong visual appeal when trying to apply the unique style of Chinese paper-cutting art to style transfer. …”
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Smile incision and reverse shotgun approach in distal interphalangeal joint arthrodesis by Yi-Sheng Chiang, Cheng-En Hsu, Leo Shaw, Chai-Yu Chang, Wei-Chih Wang, Yung-Cheng Chiu

“…Patients’ demographics, union rate, complications, radiographic findings, as well as visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain and satisfaction, were collected and analyzed. …”
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Adaptive Granularity-Fused Keypoint Detection for 6D Pose Estimation of Space Targets by Xu Gu, Xi Yang, Hong Liu, Dong Yang

“…Benefiting from the finer and more robust information of space objects extracted by the ADSAN and SKFM, our method surpasses the SOTA method PoET (5.8°, 8.1°/0.0351%, 0.0744%) by 0.5°, 0.9°, and 0.0084%, 0.0354%, achieving 5.3°, 7.2° in rotation angle errors and 0.0267%, 0.0390% in normalized translation errors on the Speed and SwissCube datasets, respectively.…”
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