A Fusion Method Incorporating Dual-Attention Mechanism and Transfer Learning Into UNet++ for Remote Sensing Image Coastline Extraction by Yanru Song, Bai Xue, Yueyue Meng, Xiang Qin, Yixiao Li, Qi Liu

“…The segmentation of land and sea in remote sensing imagery is of great significance for coastline extraction and dynamic monitoring. …”
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US-Japan Trade Relations Amid the Globalization Crisis by V. G. Shvydko

“…Although the main attention has been focused on the strategic and military aspects of these relations, mutual trade and investment, related policies and regulation at­tract more of the attention of the political elites of the two countries.The tensions between the two countries on this issue have a long history. However, they greatly intensified since President D. Trump moved into the White House. …”
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MEG3 Alleviated LPS-Induced Intestinal Injury in Sepsis by Modulating miR-129-5p and Surfactant Protein D by Xianjin Du, Dan Tian, Jie Wei, Chen Yan, Peng Hu, Xu Wu, Wenbin Yang

“…Meanwhile, we reported that MEG3 was greatly decreased in vivo, with an increase of miR-129-5p and inhibition of SP-D. …”
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Metal oxides carbon xerogel nanocomposite for methanol oxidation fuel cell by Fatma Mohamed, Mohamed Shaban, Omnia M. Salem

“…The results revealed that the (Fe3O4/CX) electrode exhibited outstanding stability throughout the whole 60-minute chronoamperometry Technique and demonstrated great stability for 100 cycles in the Cyclic Stability technique. …”
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Performance of humidification-dehumidification wastewater treatment system driven by heat pump by JIANG Linlin, WANG Daoyu, TAN Jingjing, HUANG Yonghua, YUAN Fei

“…Experimental results showed that when the initial pH, SS and COD of wastewater were 13.51, 166 mg/L, 2 117 mg/L respectively, the pH, SS and COD of clear liquid separated by the system were 8.2, 4.0 mg/L, 53.2 mg/L respectively, which meant that water quality was greatly improved. Heat and mass transfer coefficients of packing increased with the increase of circulating air flow rate and air-side Reynolds number. …”
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Automatic detection and counting of wheat spike based on DMseg-Count by Hecang Zang, Yilong Peng, Meng Zhou, Guoqiang Li, Guoqing Zheng, Hualei Shen

“…Abstract The automatic detection and counting of wheat spike images are of great significance for yield prediction and variety evaluation. …”
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‘Tobolyak’: an oat cultivar for universal use by M. N. Fomina, Yu. S. Ivanova, O. A. Pay, N. A. Bragin

“…An urgent problem is the development and introduction of cultivars for universal use that can meet the demand of animal husbandry for various types of feed and that of food industry for raw materials. Of great interest in this regard is ‘Tobolyak’, a new spring oat cultivar characterized by a high yield of grain and green biomass.Materials and methods. …”
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The Role of the Military-Political Elite of Egypt in the Struggle for National Independence in the Post-World War II Period (1945-1952) by I. E. Ibragimov

“…While forming the Egyptian statehood and the Kingdom of Egypt, there were three centers of power – Wafd party led by Saad Zaghloul, the king and his supporters, as well as Great Britain, which retained control over Egypt. …”
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High-Capacity Real-Time Face Retrieval Recognition Algorithm Based on Task Scheduling Model for the Treatment Area of Hospital by Yi Zhou, Weili Xia

“…Based on the theoretical results of the greatly additive algebra, it is shown that the coherent qualifying function is linearly periodic, i.e., the function can be represented by a finite nonperiodic part and an infinitely repeated periodic part, thus calculating the coherent qualifying function independent of the magnitude of the interval time. …”
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USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) AND DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES IN FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT by Joseph Olorunfemi AKANDE

“…The financial industry stands to benefit greatly from recent advancements in machine learning, but challenges around model transparency, fairness, and data security must be addressed to realize their full potential.   …”
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The Anti-Hitler Coalition: From Enmity to Military Alliance — A Formula for Success by A. Yu. Borisov

“…In order to combat these attempts it is necessary to examine once again a turbulent history of the inter-war period and, particularly, the reasons why all attempts to form a united antifascist front had failed in the 1930s, but eventually led to the formation of the anti-Hitler coalition.The paper focuses on a complex set of political considerations, including cooperation and confrontation, mutual suspicions and a fervent desire to find an ally in the face of growing international tensions, which all together determined the dynamics of relations within a strategic triangle of the Soviet Union — the United States — Great Britain in the late 1930s and early 1940s. …”
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Enhanced biocidal efficacy of alcohol based disinfectants with salt additives by Euna Oh, Hyerin Shin, Sumin Han, Soo Jee Do, Younseo Shin, Ji Hee Pi, Youngjin Kim, Dae-Hong Ko, Kyu Hyoung Lee, Hyo-Jick Choi

“…This research is expected to significantly impact on disease prevention and contribute greatly to public health and safety.…”
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History of Lithuania in Cinema and Television. Peculiarities of discourse construction by Rūta Šermukšnytė

“…They are determined by internal (particularity of audio-visual language as the means of creation and perception of the way of expression, genre requirements) and external (concepts of purpose of institutions that create audio-visual history which range between conveyance, entertainment, and society education; their wish to please the audience and survive in competition) factors.   A great number of documentary films and thematic broadcasts dealing with audio-visual history have been created during Lithuania's independence. …”
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Research on Deep-Site Failure Mechanism of High-Steep Slope under Active Fault Creeping Dislocation by Yang Liu, Kaiwen Zhang, Denghang Tian, Liming Qu, Yang Liu

“…The maximum principal stress monitoring curve varies greatly, indicating the plastic failure development of soil, which is the same as the research results of the plastic failure zone in the following paper. …”
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DIFFERENT HUMAN IMAGES AND ANTHROPOLOGICAL COLISSIONS OF POST-MODERNISM EPOСH: BIOPHILOSOPHICAL INTERPRETATION by S. К. Коstyuchkov

“…In contemporary conditions, the study of the boundaries of biological reality and its previously unknown properties, definition of new horizons of theoretical knowledge in the science of life, the critical rethinking of the concepts of biocentrism and anthropocentrism in the space of modern scientific knowledge, the definition of perspective trends in the study of man, his or her place and role in the planetary being is of great importance.…”
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A New Approach to Determine the Total Airborne N Input into the Soil/Plant System Using 15N Isotope Dilution (ITNI): Results for Agricultural Areas in Central Germany by Rolf W.B. Russow, Frank Bahme, Heinz-Ulrich Neue

“…The atmospheric deposition of nitrogen (N) in the environment is of great concern due to its impact on natural ecosystems including affecting vegetation, reducing biodiversity, increasing tree growth in forests, and the eutrophication of aquatic systems. …”
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Investigation of the Normal Blowing Approach to Controlling Wingtip Vortex Using LES by Yubiao Jiang, Wanbo Wang, Chen Qin, Patrick N. Okolo, Kun Tang

“…The characteristics and control of a wingtip vortex are of great significance when considering drag reduction and flight safety of transportation aircrafts. …”
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Functional Properties of Human-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Spheroids: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review by Sarah Ezquerra, Amparo Zuleta, Rodrigo Arancibia, José Estay, Francisco Aulestia, Flavio Carrion

“…Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) are adult multi-potent cells that can be isolated from many types of tissues including adipose tissue, bone marrow, and umbilical cord. They show great potential for cell therapy-based treatments, which is why they are being used in numerous clinical trials for a wide range of diseases. …”
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Wide Anterior Maxillary Reconstruction with Equine Bone Xenograft: A Case Report of 24-Month Follow-Up by Davide De Cicco, Giuseppe Colella, Gianpaolo Tartaro, Nicola Zerbinati, Romolo Fragola, Raffaele Rauso

“…By the way, xenografting procedures gained great consensus in the last decades, because of their documented reliability and efficacy. …”
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Druggability and molecular docking of essential secondary metabolites from Azadirachta indica leaf against angiotensin converting enzyme-2: Covid-19 in focus by Paul Chijioke Ozioko, Ukamaka Owohetete, Daniel Danladi Gaiya

“… Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly infectious and virulent coronavirus that arose in late 2019 and poses great risk to public health and safety. The SARS-CoV-2 utilizes peptidase, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) for entrance and invasion into host cells. …”
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