Towards better and unlinkable protected biometric templates using label‐assisted discrete hashing by Kiran Raja, R. Raghavendra, Christoph Busch

“…The proposed approach can easily be adopted for a closed‐enrolment set in which enrolment images are known a priori whereas the challenge of learning templates for a single subject remains open. …”
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Experimental Study of Two Rows Hybrid Film Cooling Holes Over Flat Plate Surface Using IR Technology by Ahmed A. Naji, Harbi A. Daud, Nabil J. Yasin, Ahmed A. Jasim

“…In addition, thermal images of the test surface were taken via an infrared camera after reaching a steady state. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Tunnel Muck with Fly-Ash Geopolymer by Dong Yang, Zhiqin Xi, Qiang Chen, Shuisheng Li

“…Moreover, the optimum scheme is concluded according to the experimental results as follows: the mass ratio between tunnel muck and fly ash, the mass ratio between Na2SiO3 solution and NaOH solution, the ratio between liquid and solid, and molarity of NaOH are 1 : 2, 1.8, 0.18, and 10 mol/L, respectively. Meanwhile, the SEM images indicate that flocculence from the active substance in fly ash is a crucial component as the cementing material.…”
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Internal Fixation of Type I Capitellum Fracture with Headless Screws: A Case Report by Charlie Sanjaya, I Ketut Gede Arta Bujangga

“…Case Report: A 26-year-old woman came to the emergency department with complaints of swelling and localized pain on the lateral side of her left elbow 2 hours after she fell off her motorcycle. Routine imaging such as plain radiographs and computed tomography scanning confirmed the fracture. …”
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A comprehensive review of Schisandrin B’s preclinical antitumor activity and mechanistic insights from network pharmacology by Yanhua Fang, Yanhua Fang, Juan Pan, Piao Wang, Piao Wang, Ruoyu Wang, Shanshan Liang

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An Optimized Deep-Learning-Based Network with an Attention Module for Efficient Fire Detection by Muhammad Altaf, Muhammad Yasir, Naqqash Dilshad, Wooseong Kim

“…Additionally, we contribute a medium-scale custom fire dataset, comprising high-resolution, imbalanced, and visually similar fire/non-fire images. Moreover, this study conducts an extensive experiment by exploring various pretrained DNN networks with attention modules and compares the proposed network with several state-of-the-art techniques using both a custom dataset and a standard benchmark. …”
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Plucking Point and Posture Determination of Tea Buds Based on Deep Learning by Chengju Dong, Weibin Wu, Chongyang Han, Zhiheng Zeng, Ting Tang, Wenwei Liu

“…In order to improve the accuracy and efficiency of machine plucking tea leaves, a method is presented in this paper to determine the plucking point and plucking posture based on the instance segmentation deep learning network. In this study, tea images in the dataset were first labeled using the Labelme software (version 4.5.13), and then the LDS-YOLOv8-seg model was proposed to identify the tea bud region and plucking area. …”
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Portal‐Vein Compression Caused by Double‐Pigtail Plastic Biliary Stent by Shinsuke Akiyama, Masaya Wada, Tetsuro Inokuma

“…Case Presentation A 45‐year‐old woman presented with obstructive jaundice caused by pancreatic head cancer, with imaging revealing common bile duct stenosis and intrahepatic bile duct dilation. …”
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Transient cortical beta-frequency oscillations associated with contextual novelty in high density mouse EEG by Callum Walsh, Luke Tait, Maria Garcia Garrido, Jonathan T. Brown, Thomas Ridler

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Towards unbiased skin cancer classification using deep feature fusion by Ali Atshan Abdulredah, Mohammed A. Fadhel, Laith Alzubaidi, Ye Duan, Monji Kherallah, Faiza Charfi

“…Extensive experiments were conducted using publicly accessible datasets to evaluate SWNet’s effectiveness.This study utilized four datasets-Mnist-HAM10000, ISIC2019, ISIC2020, and Melanoma Skin Cancer-comprising skin cancer images categorized into benign and malignant classes. …”
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Individual-specific strategies inform category learning by Jared S. Collina, Gozde Erdil, Mingyi Xia, Christopher F. Angeloni, Katherine C. Wood, Janaki Sheth, Konrad P. Kording, Yale E. Cohen, Maria N. Geffen

“…Individuals learn category labels using a variety of strategies to ensure that sensory signals, such as sounds or images, can be assigned to proper categories. Categories are often learned on the basis of extreme examples, and the boundary between categories can differ among individuals. …”
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Evaluation of the Economic Efficiency of Radiology Units in Hospitals Affiliated with Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd by Ebrahim Bahrami Nia, Reza Shams Allahi, Sedigheh GHolamrezaee, Mohamad mehdi Zare shahne

“…Output variables comprised the number of admitted patients, the number of registered radiological images, and the total revenue generated. Results: The average technical and scale efficiency score was 0.910. …”
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Predictive Value of Post-Percutaneous Coronary Intervention Quantitative Flow Ratio for Vessel-Oriented Composite Endpoint by Weibin Liu, Huaxiu Cai, Yin Zheng, Yongkang Wen, Sicheng Chen, Xiuying Xie, Huan Zeng, Hengqing Zhu, Zhonghan Ni, Fang Pei, Jun Cao, Gang Cao

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Autoimmune sensorineural hearing loss/Meniere’s disease possibly triggered by neurocysticercosis: a case report by Hamza Arman Lateef, Evan Davies, Alidad Arabshahi

“…Subsequent magnetic resonance imaging scans of the brain highlighted postinflammatory calcification in the right parietal lobe and generalized volume loss, more substantial than what would be expected for the patient’s age. …”
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Thermoregulatory integration in hand prostheses and humanoid robots through blood vessel simulation by Sang-Mi Jeong, Jonguk Yang, Youngsoo Kang, Hee Sung Seo, Keumyoung Seo, Taekyung Lim, Sanghyun Ju

“…Consequently, the robotic faces appear more human-like in infrared images, aiding their identification by infrared cameras. …”
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Properties, Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity of Southern Meagre Fish (<i>Argyrosomus hololepidotus</i>) Skin Gelatin Reinforced with Clove Bud Extract by Parvin Rostami, Ali Taheri, Mostafa Ghaffari

“…Additionally, the films’ water solubility diminished as the concentration of CE increased (89.20 to 69.04%) (<i>p</i> < 0.05). SEM images revealed a smooth, uniform surface without cracks in the samples both with and without CE, whereas the films that included CE displayed a rougher and denser cross-section. …”
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Variation of Leaf Area Index (LAI) under Changing Climate: Kadolkele Mangrove Forest, Sri Lanka by Randika K. Makumbura, Upaka Rathnayake

“…Limited availability of LAI values with required details (measured date, time, and sample locations) and cloud-free Landsat images have affected the study results. This research presents a comprehensive understanding of Kadolkele mangrove forest under future droughts; thus, alarming relevant authorities to develop management plans to safeguard these critical ecosystems.…”
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Esophageal submucosal gland duct adenoma: a case report and literature review by Bing Zhou, Jian Zheng, Ling Huang, Hua Hao

“…IntroductionEsophageal submucosal gland duct adenoma (ESGDA) is a rare, benign tumor with non-specific clinical features and imaging findings, often leading to misdiagnosis.Case reportIn this report we describe the clinicopathological features of a new-onset case of ESGDA and review 19 previously-reported ESGDA cases in the literature.ResultsThe median age of the 20 patients was 70 years, and the male-to-female ratio was 5:2. …”
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Incidence and long-term patient reported outcome measures of patients with radiological cauda equina compression but without clinical features of cauda equina syndrome by Hamzah Alsheikh Soleiman, Mary Solou, Andreas K. Demetriades

“…Paradoxically, in the British NHS, suspected CES requiring an emergency magnetic resonance imaging constitutes one of the commonest reasons for acute referrals to neurosurgery/spine surgery. …”
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Heavy Rain Episodes Identified by L-band InSAR and Limitations of Split-Spectrum Method in Indonesia by Naufal Setiawan, Masato Furuya

“…From our three study cases, we successfully identified localized anomalies due to the dense water vapor during heavy rain in the InSAR images. The localized anomalies vary from 10.9 cm in West Java, 7.8 cm in East Kalimantan, and 7.7 cm in West Kalimantan. …”
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