AquaYOLO: Enhancing YOLOv8 for Accurate Underwater Object Detection for Sonar Images by Yanyang Lu, Jingjing Zhang, Qinglang Chen, Chengjun Xu, Muhammad Irfan, Zhe Chen

“…This paper introduces AquaYOLO, an enhanced YOLOv8 version specifically designed to improve object detection accuracy in underwater sonar images. …”
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Evaluation of Project P.A.T.H.S. (Secondary 2 Program) by the Program Participants: Findings Based on the Experimental Implementation Phase by Daniel T. L. Shek, Rachel C. F. Sun, Candace W. Y. Chan

“…After completion of the program, 7,406 students completed a Subjective Outcome Evaluation Form (Form A) designed by the research team to reveal their comments about the program, instructors, and perceived effectiveness of the program. …”
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The influence of technological defects on the mechanical behavior of CFRP during buckling under compression based on DIC data and acoustic emission by Stanislav Slovikov, Dmitry Sergeevich Lobanov, Ekaterina Chebotareva, Valeria Melnikova

“…This test was performed using a specialized fixture designed in accordance with ASTM 3410 standard. For the analysis, the study employed a three-dimensional digital optical system, Vic-3D, in conjunction with the AMSY-6 acoustic emission system. …”
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Creating Tunable Micro-Optical Components via Photopolymerization 3D Printing Combined with Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystals by Sheng-Yuan Zhang, Hsi-Fu Shih, Chuen-Lin Tien, Han-Yen Tu

“…Their structures are designed and simulated to achieve expected optical functions. …”
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The bioguided fractionation and pharmacological activity of an endemic Salix canariensis species by Gutiérrez Sandra Dévora, Kuri Susana Abdala, Martín-Herrera Domingo

“…The present study was designed to confirm the wide traditional use of treating pain with Salix canariensis, an endemic species of the Macaronesian region. …”
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FPGA Implementation of Gaussian Mixture Model Algorithm for 47 fps Segmentation of 1080p Video by Mariangela Genovese, Ettore Napoli, Davide De Caro, Nicola Petra, Antonio G. M. Strollo

“…The proposed circuit has been designed having commercial FPGA devices as target and provides speed and logic resources occupation that overcome previously proposed implementations. …”
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Skin Tumors Diagnosis Utilizing Case Based Reasoning and The Expert System by Roza Fuad Majeed, Soran AB. M. Saeed, Dana Abdulmajeed Abdilkarim, Haval Mohammed Sidqi

“…Based on that, this study proposes a computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system that detects skin cancer using digital images, techniques of image processing, by using the case-based reasoning and expert system. The main goal for designing this system is to create a cheap, easy-to-use, and relatively accurate system for detecting skin cancer in an early stage to save human life, raises the survival rate, and decreases the cost of the dermoscopy test. …”
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Provoking and Foreseeing Sudden Changes in the Workability of Pumped Concrete by Mortensvik Øystein, Thorstensen Rein Terje

“…Batches of 2 m3 concrete were produced at a ready-mix plant, transported by concrete trucks and pumped by industrial pumps, to reveal sudden loss of workability. Different mix designs, extension hoses and pump setups were utilised in a six series experiment. …”
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Early Functional Treatment and Modern Cast Making for Indications in Hand Surgery by S. Bohr, N. Pallua

“…This paper describes modern cast designs for four common types hand injuries, with sample cases highlighting the clinical outcome of each treatment.…”
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Synthesis of chromium and ferrochromium alloy in molten salts by the electro-reduction method by Ge X., Jin S., Zhang M., Wang X., Seetharaman S.

“…Our findings thus provide useful insights for designing a novel green process to produce ferrochromium alloy from low-grade chromite ore or stainless steel slag.…”
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Scientific Mapping of the Knowledge Base on Biosphere Reserves by Miriam E. Pérez-Romero, Donaji Jiménez-Islas, José Álvarez-García, María de la Cruz del Río-Rama

“…Biosphere Reserves (BRs), designated by UNESCO, are spaces that promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable development. …”
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Fertility Preservation in Female Patients with Cancer Part II: Royan Institute Clinical Practice Guideline for Girls and Women with Cancer; A Review Study by Azar Yahyaei, Esmat Mashhadi Meighani, Firouzeh Ghaffari

“…Furthermore, we present the Royan Institute’sguideline specifically designed for preserving the fertility of female oncology patients.…”
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Balkan Peace Index decision EXpert model and dataMendeley Data by Nemanja Džuverović, Sandro Radovanović, Goran Tepšić, Đorđe Krivokapić

“…This paper details the data collection process, dataset, and reuse potential of the Balkan Peace Index, a model designed to evaluate the levels of peacefulness in the Western Balkans. …”
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Profile-Tracking-Based Adaptive Guidance Law against Maneuvering Targets by Jingshuai Huang, Hongbo Zhang, Guojian Tang, Weimin Bao

“…To flexibly and quantitatively control the convergence rate of the line-of-sight rate, a standard tracking profile is designed where the convergence rate is analytically given. …”
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Reduction of FDTD Stair-Casing Error regarding to Metamaterials by Using High-Order Polynomial Transformation Functions by Ki-Woong Bae, Dong-Wook Seo, Noh-Hoon Myung

“…Some previously reported MTMs, such as the invisibility cloak, the field rotator, and the field concentrator, were designed by a linear transformation. Their impedance was matched to the background so that no reflection was found; however, the material parameters were mismatched to the background due to the linear transformation function. …”
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Statistically Quantifying the Uncertainty in Strength of Marine Clay Stabilized by a Type of Portland-Fly Ash Cement by Zhi-Ren Zhu, Qiang-Qiang Cheng, Yang-Yang Chen, Elton J. Chen, Yuan Su

“…By doing so, the results could benefit designers in quality control prior to the construction of soil stabilization.…”
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siMacro: A Fast and Easy Data Processing Tool for Cell-Based Genomewide siRNA Screens by Nitin Kumar Singh, Bo Yeun Seo, Mathukumalli Vidyasagar, Michael A. White, Hyun Seok Kim

“…Here, we present siMacro, a fast and easy-to-use Microsoft Office Excel-based tool with a graphic user interface, designed to process single-condition or two-condition synthetic screen datasets. siMacro normalizes position and batch effects, censors outlier samples, and calculates Z-scores and robust Z-scores, with a spreadsheet output of >120,000 samples in under 1 minute.…”
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Background Information Self-Learning Based Hyperspectral Target Detection by Yufei Tian, Jihai Yang, Shijun Li, Wenning Xu

“…Considering the spatial spectral information, its performance can be further improved by avoiding the above problem. It is especially designed to extract fingerprint and tumor region from hyperspectral biologic images. …”
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Perceived and lived space in the modern city. A case study for Akadimia Platonos neighborhood, Athens, Greece by Georgios D. LAMPROPOULOS, Yorgos N. PHOTIS, Maria PIGAKI

“…It investigates the convergences and divergences that are observed between two different manifestations of space, as they have been approached through Henri Lefebvre’s social theory of space, the perceived space and the lived space. Mainly, the designed-geometric space, enhanced with all those relationships programmed for social reproduction, creates an experience for its users. …”
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A North Saami to South Saami Machine Translation Prototype by Lene Antonsen, Trond Trosterud, Francis M. Tyers

“… The paper describes a rule-based machine translation (MT) system from North to South Saami. The system is designed for a workflow where North Saami functions as pivot language in translation from Norwegian or Swedish. …”
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