Optimization of Spiral MRI Using a Perceptual Difference Model by Donglai Huo, Kyle A. Salem, Yuhao Jiang, David L. Wilson

“…We systematically evaluated a variety of MR spiral imaging acquisition and reconstruction schemes using a computational perceptual difference model (PDM) that models the ability of humans to perceive a visual difference between a degraded “fast” MRI image with subsampling of k-space and a “gold standard” image mimicking full acquisition. …”
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Nitrogen enrichment and vascular plant richness loss reduce bryophyte richness by Maeve Lin, Ariel Bergamini, Noémie A. Pichon, Eric Allan, Steffen Boch

“…Low vascular plant richness and dominance of fast-growing species reduced bryophyte richness. …”
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L1 Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Attitude Tracking Control of UAV Systems Subject to Faults and Input Saturation by Yan Zhou, Huiying Liu, Huijuan Guo, Yongjian Chen

“…The nonlinear dynamic inversion (NDI) method based on sliding mode surface is used to construct the outer loop controller to ensure fast response and accurate attitude tracking. The treatment of the inner loop with multiple faults, input saturation, and external disturbances is more complex. …”
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Parallel Integral Equation-Based Nonoverlapping DDM for Solving Challenging Electromagnetic Scattering Problems of Two Thousand Wavelengths by Qin Su, Yingyu Liu, Xunwang Zhao, Zongjing Gu, Chang Zhai, Zhongchao Lin, Weijun Wu

“…In this paper, a parallel nonoverlapping and nonconformal domain decomposition method (DDM) is proposed for fast and accurate analysis of electrically large objects in the condition of limited resources. …”
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Complexity Analysis of New Future Video Coding (FVC) Standard Technology by Soulef Bouaafia, Randa Khemiri, Seifeddine Messaoud, Fatma Elzahra Sayadi

“…In this paper, we provide a fast FVC algorithm to achieve better performance and to reduce encoding complexity. …”
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DYNAMICS OF DETECTED FIRE FACTORS IN CLOSED COMPARTMENT: COMPUTER SIMULATION by V. V. Nevdakh

“…Maximal pressure variation and its gradient occurs under the fast fire with a burner on a floor have been obtained too.…”
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Impact of growing conditions on the gum properties of different genotypes of guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.) by I. V. Kruchina-Bogdanov, E. V. Miroshnichenko, R. A. Shaukharov, E. N. Kantemirova, M. A. Golovina, K. M. Abdullaev, A. V. Balashov, E. V. Rusinova, P. G. Rusinov, E. K. Potokina

“…The method allows fast screening of the breeding material and selecting guar genotypes with beneficial properties of guar gum which are in demand by the oil industry. …”
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Controlling chaos through growth rate adjustment by Weihong Huang

“…An extremely fast growth-rate controlling mechanism has been developed to stabilize a discrete system. …”
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AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF THE CRYSTALS SIZE IN ELECTRODEPOSITED METAL MATERIALS by E. V. Kolesnik

“…Methods of automated determination of the crystals size in the electrodeposited metal materials including digital processing of the electronicand microscopic image of the structure with sequential use of the low-and-high-leaky filter based on fast transformation of Fourier, Watershed-algorithm and decomposing of Voronoj with further measurement of thr crystal size with one of the traditional methods is offered.…”
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An Overview of the Mexican Blueberry Industry by Feng Wu, Zhengfei Guan

“…It also sheds light on factors that have contributed to the fast growth of the blueberry industry in Mexico.    …”
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Breakfast on the Go by Jennifer Hillan, Claudia Peñuela

“…FCS8715, a 2-page fact sheet by Jennifer Hillan and Claudia Peñuela, compiles several 1-minute breakfast ideas, recipes for shakes and smoothies, and advice for healthier fast food breakfast choices. Published by the UF Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences, October 2010.   …”
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Discrete resource allocation to groups of customers by Vytautas Tiešis

“… The paper deals with the non-homogeny discrete resource allocation to groups of customers with non-linear profit functions. The fast hierarchical greedy algorithms are presented and investigated. …”
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VRU-YOLO: A Small Object Detection Algorithm for Vulnerable Road Users in Complex Scenes by Yunxiang Liu, Yuqing Shi

“…Second, the YOLOv8 network’s Spatial Pyramid Pooling Fast (SPPF) module is replaced with a novel Feature Pyramid Convolution Fast (FPCF) module based on dilated convolution, effectively mitigating feature loss in small target processing. …”
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Robot Simulation on Agri-Field Point Cloud With Centimeter Resolution by Shintaro Noda, Masayuki Kogoshi, Wataru Iijima

“…The simulator in this study enables fast computation and accurate prediction of robot movements on centimeter-resolution agri-field point-cloud models, supporting research on agricultural robots not limited to the growing season.…”
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An Improved Maximum Power Point Approach for Temperature Variation in PV System Applications by Abdelkhalek Chellakhi, Said El Beid, Younes Abouelmahjoub

“…This paper develops and discusses an improved MPPT approach for temperature variation with fast-tracking speed and reduced steady-state oscillation. …”
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A Concurrent Cognitive Task Does Not Perturb Quiet Standing in Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome by Omid Rasouli, Egil A. Fors, Ottar Vasseljen, Ann-Katrin Stensdotter

“…The center of pressure data was decomposed into a slow component and a fast component representing postural sway and adjusting ankle torque. …”
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Effects of Gait and Cognitive Task Difficulty on Cognitive-Motor Interference in Aging by Prudence Plummer-D'Amato, Briana Brancato, Mallory Dantowitz, Stephanie Birken, Christina Bonke, Erin Furey

“…Fifteen older adults (72.1 years, SD 5.2) and 20 young adults (21.7 years, SD 1.6) performed three walking tasks of varying difficulty (self-selected speed, fast speed, and fast speed with obstacle crossing) under single- and dual-task conditions. …”
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Von der Musiktheorie zum Tonsatz. Zur Geschichte eines geschichtslosen Faches by Ludwig Holtmeier

“…Unter dem Einfluß des erklärten nationalsozialistischen Anti-Intellektualismus, durch Einflüsse der Jugendbewegung, getragen vom Geist des Wandervogels (einer Bewegung, durch die fast alle deutschen Musiktheoretiker seit August Halm kulturell und gesellschaftlich sozialisiert wurden) und schließlich durch die fast vollständige Verdrängung jüdischer Theoretiker (vor allem Kurth und Schenker) entstand die deutsche ›pragmatische‹ Nachkriegs-Musiktheorie. …”
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An effective and ecofriendly suggestion to decrease atmospheric carbon dioxide by using NH3 gas by H. Eryilmaz

“…The aim of this article is to suggest a vital, fast and very meticulous solution using NH₃ gas in the atmosphere in order to decrease the atmospheric CO₂without delay. …”
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LPV Control for the Full Region Operation of a Wind Turbine Integrated with Synchronous Generator by Guoyan Cao, Karolos M. Grigoriadis, Yaw D. Nyanteh

“…The LPV model is derived from the wind turbine state space models extracted by FAST (fatigue, aerodynamics, structural, and turbulence) code linearization at different operating points. …”
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