TOM500: A Multi-Organ Annotated Orbital MRI Dataset for Thyroid Eye Disease by Haiyang Zhang, Hoi Chi Chan, Jiashuo Xu, Mengda Jiang, Xiaofeng Tao, Huifang Zhou, Xuefei Song, Xianqun Fan

“…TOM500, the largest publicly available orbital MRI dataset with expert annotations, is designed to facilitate the development of advanced computational tools for TED diagnosis, classification, and observation.…”
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Wide Voltage Gain Range Enhanced Cubic Boost Converter With Reduced Components Voltage Stress by Vemparala Seshagiri Rao, M. S. Bhaskar, Mahmoud F. Elmorshedy, Dhafer Almakhles

“…Using the state space averaging technique, the small signal model of ECBC is developed, and the PI controller is designed to improve the dynamic response. An experimental model with an output voltage of 400 V was built to validate the operation and confirm the theoretical analysis with experimental results.…”
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Vaginal Microbiota and the Use of Probiotics by Sarah Cribby, Michelle Taylor, Gregor Reid

“…Treatment of BV traditionally involves the antibiotics metronidazole or clindamycin, however, the recurrence rate remains high, and this treatment is not designed to restore the lactobacilli. In vitro studies have shown that Lactobacillus strains can disrupt BV and yeast biofilms and inhibit the growth of urogenital pathogens. …”
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Radially inflows and outflows of hydromagnetic viscous fluid between two narrowly flat disks by A. Naeem, Z. Abbas, M.Y. Rafiq

“…These findings are significant for understanding and optimizing non-uniform open-channel flows impacted by nonlinear inertia, with real-world applications in designing efficient fluid transport systems, enhancing heat exchangers, and improving the performance of devices such as centrifugal pumps and turbines.…”
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Packed bed optofluidic microreactors with Au decorated TiO2 nanoflowers for visible light photocatalytic water purification by Yujiao Zhu, Pui Hong Yeung, Tsz Wing Lo, Yao Chai, Yat Lam Wong, Ying Chen, Huaming Yang, Weixing Yu, Anatoly V. Zayats, Fengjia Xie, Xuming Zhang

“…Optofluidic microreactors can address these constraints, yet optimizing reactor configurations and photocatalyst designs remains challenging. Here, we present a novel planar packed-bed optofluidic microreactor (PPOM) using titanium dioxide nanoflowers (TNFs) decorated with gold nanoparticles (Au/TNFs) and conduct a pilot study on efficient visible light-driven water purification. …”
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Deep reinforcement learning and robust SLAM based robotic control algorithm for self-driving path optimization by Samiullah Khan, Ashfaq Niaz, Dou Yinke, Muhammad Usman Shoukat, Saqib Ali Nawaz

“…RS-DDPG algorithm is based on deep reinforcement learning (DRL) and designs a reward function to optimize the parameters of DDPG to achieve the required tracking accuracy and stability. …”
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Efficient data-driven predictive control of nonlinear systems: A review and perspectives by Xiaojie Li, Mingxue Yan, Xuewen Zhang, Minghao Han, Adrian Wing-Keung Law, Xunyuan Yin

“…However, the growing complexity and nonlinearity of modern industrial systems present significant challenges for both first-principles modeling and real-time implementation of typical non-convex optimization associated with conventional MPC designs based on nonlinear models. In this review, we aim to provide an overview of current data-driven predictive control methods that have attributes of being computationally efficient as well as having the distinctive potential to address the above two challenges simultaneously. …”
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Observer-Based Finite-Time H∞ Control of Singular Markovian Jump Systems by Yingqi Zhang, Wei Cheng, Xiaowu Mu, Xiulan Guo

“…Then an observer-based state feedback controller is designed to ensure singular stochastic finite-time H∞ stabilization via observer-based state feedback of the resulting closed-loop error dynamic SMJS. …”
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Domestic Interest Rate and Capital Inflows Policy in Nigeria by Innocent Chile Nzeh, Uche Collins Nwogwugwu, Maria Chinecherem Uzonwanne, Chika Priscilla Imoagwu, Edwin Udochukwu Nwachukwu

“… The implementation of sterilization policy has been noted to raise domestic interest rates as it is designed to lower money supply. This occurs due to the inverse relationship between money supply and interest rates, with a rise in interest rates attracting additional inflows into the economy, putting pressure on monetary authorities. …”
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Phononic modulation of spin-lattice relaxation in molecular qubit frameworks by Aimei Zhou, Denan Li, Mingshu Tan, Yanpei Lv, Simin Pang, Xinxing Zhao, Zhifu Shi, Jun Zhang, Feng Jin, Shi Liu, Lei Sun

“…With highly ordered structures and rational designability, microporous framework materials offer ideal matrices to host qubits. …”
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A Simple Benchmark to Evaluate the Influence Parameters of the Microstructure of the Masonry Wall on Capillary Water Migration Dynamic by Martial Nde Ngnihamye, Fabien Kenmogne, André Abanda, Michel Mbessa, Jean-De-La-Croix Gnappoun, Didier Fokwa

“…At this end, an experimental device consisting of a water tank in which a masonry block wall has a contact of around one centimeter with the water at its base is designed. The variation of the compactness of masonry blocks is obtained by compacting the concrete blocks with a hydraulic block press. …”
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Linkage and Connectivity Control in Wireless Sensor Network: A New Mechanism by Pouya Derakhshan-Barjoei, Ahmad Yousofi

“…By improving the tree growth algorithm in the network graph, an optimal graph using a suitable path for data transmission in the network is designed. Connectivity control significantly improved system performance in terms of network power consumption and lifetime. …”
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Behaviors of Thin-Walled Cylindrical Shell Storage Tank under Blast Impacts by Shengzhuo Lu, Wei Wang, Weidong Chen, Jingxin Ma, Yaqin Shi, Chunlong Xu

“…Large steel storage tanks designed with long-span structures, employed for storing oil and fuel, have been widely used in many countries over the past twenty years. …”
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Low-threshold dual-polarization electro-optic nonlinear activation functions by Tao Jin, Jian Lin, Pengjun Wang, Qiang Fu, Yuhan Sun, Yi Zou, Shixun Dai, Weiwei Chen, Jun Li, Tingge Dai, Jianyi Yang

“…In this paper, a scheme for realizing low-threshold dual-polarization electro-optic nonlinear activation functions is proposed, designed, and experimentally demonstrated. This scheme relies on a structure composed of an optical power splitter and a thermo-optic modulator based on Mach–Zehnder interferometer, which are optimized by using direct binary search and particle swarm optimization algorithms. …”
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Chitosan nanoparticle loaded by epidermal growth factor as a potential protein carrier for wound healing: In vitro and in vivo studies by Samaneh Montazeri, Ali Rastegari, Zohreh Mohammadi, Mahboobeh Nazari, Maryam Yousefi, Fatemeh Yazdi Samadi, Somayeh Najafzadeh, Mehdi Aghsami

“…In vivo results showed that nanoparticles with 2:1 ratio of chitosan/EGF could significantly accelerate the wound closure‐rate, re‐epithelialisation and collagen deposition. In conclusion, the designed nanoparticles in optimal ratio can be considered as a potential vehicle for EGF delivery to wounds with the aim of improving healing process.…”
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Hyperbolic Sine Function Control-Based Finite-Time Bipartite Synchronization of Fractional-Order Spatiotemporal Networks and Its Application in Image Encryption by Lvming Liu, Haijun Jiang, Cheng Hu, Haizheng Yu, Siyu Chen, Yue Ren, Shenglong Chen, Tingting Shi

“…Following this, by a designed chaotic system with multi-scroll chaotic attractors tested with bifurcation diagrams, Poincaré map, and Turing pattern, several simulations are pvorided to attest the correctness of our developed findings. …”
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Hybrid PolyLingual Object Model: An Efficient and Seamless Integration of Java and Native Components on the Dalvik Virtual Machine by Yukun Huang, Rong Chen, Jingbo Wei, Xilong Pei, Jing Cao, Prem Prakash Jayaraman, Rajiv Ranjan

“…The metadata injection mechanism is designed to support the automatic mapping and reflection between CAR objects and Java objects. …”
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Heterogeneous Breast Phantom Development for Microwave Imaging Using Regression Models by Camerin Hahn, Sima Noghanian

“…We propose a systematic approach in designing phantoms that not only have dielectric properties close to breast tissues but also can be easily shaped to realistic physical models. …”
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Enhancing the quality of low-light images via the coefficient bounds derived for a subclass of Sakaguchi-type function by K. Sivagami Sundari, B. Srutha Keerthi

“…Abstract This paper introduces a new approach for enhancing low-light images by utilizing coefficient bounds from a specific subclass of analytic functions, a concept rooted in geometric function theory. Our method is designed to adapt dynamically to different lighting conditions, ensuring effective image enhancement in both uniformly and non-uniformly illuminated environments. …”
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Ship Pipe Layout Based on Grid Normalized Astar Algorithm by LIN Yan, ZHANG Qiaoyu, LOU Jiandi

“…The results show that the GNAstar proposed can obtain effective engineering solutions, and designers can obtain the corresponding layout result by setting the normalized weight coefficients of different targets.…”
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