Semantic segmentation of substation tools using an improved ICNet network by Guozhong Liu, Qiongping Tang, Changnian Lin, An Xu, Chonglong Lin, Hao Meng, Mengyu Ruan, Wei Jin

“…Due to the lack of a substation tool semantic segmentation data set, we constructed one. Training and testing on the data set showed that the proposed model improved the accuracy of tool detection while ensuring real-time performance. …”
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Preparation of Molecularly Imprinted Electrochemical Sensors and Analysis of the Doping of Epinephrine in Equine Blood by Zhao Wang, Yanqi Li, Xiaoxue Xi, Qichao Zou, Yuexing Zhang

“…The prepared molecularly imprinted electrochemical sensor was successfully applied to the detection of actual samples of horse serum with recoveries of 94.97–101.36% (RSD), which indicated that the constructed molecularly imprinted membrane electrochemical sensor has a high detection accuracy for epinephrine in horse blood, and that it has a better value for practical application.…”
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Sleeping Schedule-Aware Local Broadcast in Wireless Sensor Networks by Jue Hong, Zhuo Li, Dianjie Lu, Sanglu Lu

“…In SALB, a typical local algorithm for constructing connected dominating set is employed to form the broadcast backbone. …”
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Multidimensional patterns of bird diversity and its driving forces in the Yangtze River Basin of China by Wei Liu, Tong Mu, Sijia Yuan, Jianfeng Yi, Dandan Yu, Jiaqi Li, Fangzhou Ma, Yaqiong Wan, Jing Chen, Riquan Zhang, David S. Wilcove, Haigen Xu

“…However, the long-term changes in the region's biodiversity remain poorly understood. Here, we constructed an optimized living planet index (LPIO) by combining Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling and Random Forest Modeling. …”
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Secret sharing in a special linear group by V. I. Yanchevskiĭ, I. A. Havarushka, G. V. Matveev

“…A fundamental domain with respect to the action of the main congruence subgroup by right shifts in the special linear group of second-order matrices over the ring of integers is constructed. On this basis, methods for modular secret sharing and its threshold restoration are proposed.Conclusion. …”
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Greener and facile synthesis of binary zinc oxide/nickel oxide heterojunction nanocomposite for potential solar energy conversion, environmental remediation and energy storage appl... by Muthusamy Kandasamy, Ahmad Husain, S. Alex Pandian, Manickam Selvaraj, Santhanakrishnan Suresh, Prem Gunnasegaran, Nalandhiran Pugazhenthiran, Sekar Thambidurai, Devakumar Balaji

“…The optical, structural, phase, composition and morphology of the green synthesized nanomaterials were characterized by appropriate instrumentation techniques. The DSSC constructed using binary ZnO/NiO NC photoanode produced notable PCE of 2.09 % over pristine ZnO NPs (1.63 %). …”
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A Novel Complex Event Processing Engine for Intelligent Data Analysis in Integrated Information Systems by Dong Wang, Mingquan Zhou, Sajid Ali, Pengbo Zhou, Yusong Liu, Xuesong Wang

“…These operators and rules have been utilized for constructing new CEP system architecture which combines expressiveness and efficiency in analysis. …”
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SKIP Downregulation Increases TGF-β1-Induced Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Production in Transformed Keratinocytes by Jelena Kocić, Victor Villar, Aleksandra Krstić, Juan F. Santibanez

“…Mouse transformed keratinocytes (PDV) were stably transfected with SKIP antisense construct. We observed that SKIP depletion provoked an enhancement in the expression of MMP-9 in response to TGF-β1 treatment. …”
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Molecular dynamics and machine learning unlock possibilities in beauty design—A perspective by Yuzhi Xu, Haowei Ni, Fanyu Zhao, Qinhui Gao, Ziqing Zhao, Chia-Hua Chang, Yanran Huo, Shiyu Hu, Yike Zhang, Radu Grovu, Hermione He, John Z. H. Zhang, Yuanqing Wang

“…When abundant data have been collected, a quantitative structure–activity relationship can be more directly constructed from experimental data, from which machine learning can distill key insights to guide the design of the next round of experiment design. …”
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Site Saturation Mutagenesis Applications on Candida methylica Formate Dehydrogenase by Gülşah P. Özgün, Emel B. Ordu, H. Esra Tütüncü, Emrah Yelboğa, Richard B. Sessions, Nevin Gül Karagüler

“…For this aim, two separate libraries are constructed for screening a change in coenzyme specificity and an increase in thermostability. …”
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Experimental Study on Wind Erosion Resistance and Strength of Sands Treated with Microbial-Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation by Zhaoyu Wang, Nan Zhang, Jinhua Ding, Chen Lu, Yong Jin

“…Wind erosion phenomenon is commonly encountered in desert areas, which is harmful to engineering constructions and environment. This study proposed an innovative microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) technique to reinforce sands for mitigating natural hazards caused by the wind erosion. …”
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Non-target feature filtering for weakly supervised semantic segmentation by Xuesheng Zhou, Yan Li, Guitao Cao, Wenming Cao

“…WSSS typically employs a multi-label classification network to extract image features for constructing localization maps. The quality of the localization map critically influences the performance of WSSS. …”
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A cell atlas of the human fallopian tube throughout the menstrual cycle and menopause by Melanie Weigert, Yan Li, Lisha Zhu, Heather Eckart, Preety Bajwa, Rahul Krishnan, Sarah Ackroyd, Ricardo Lastra, Agnes Bilecz, Anindita Basu, Ernst Lengyel, Mengjie Chen

“…We use single-cell RNA and ATAC sequencing to construct a comprehensive cell atlas of healthy human fallopian tubes during the menstrual cycle and menopause. …”
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Multi-scale comparison of the formation mechanisms in landscape genes of traditional villages by Chao Yu, Zhiyuan Zhou, Junbo Gao, Xiangmin Zhang, Qian Zheng, Zhengbing Liu, Zhifei Ma, Weichun He, Suping Wen

“…To effectively elucidate the formation mechanisms of these landscape genes, it is essential to construct a multi-scale analytical framework that integrates multiple dimensions. …”
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Psychometric analysis of a simplified version of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire in Mexican adults: The ERQ-CA-9 by Pablo D. Valencia, Anabel De la Rosa-Gómez

“…Both subscales performed better at levels closer to the mean of their respective constructs. Finally, significant correlations were found between both subscales and the psychopathological variables. …”
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Inflatable Leading Edge-Based Dynamic Stall Control considering Fluid-Structure Interaction by Shi-Long Xing, He-Yong Xu, Ming-Sheng Ma, Zheng-Yin Ye

“…A fluid-structure interaction (FSI) numerical method for the elastic membrane structure is constructed based on unsteady Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes (URANS) and a mass-spring-damper (MSD) structural dynamic model. …”
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Benchmark Solution for Free Vibration of Moderately Thick Functionally Graded Sandwich Sector Plates on Two-Parameter Elastic Foundation with General Boundary Conditions by Haichao Li, Fuzhen Pang, Xueren Wang, Shuo Li

“…The first-order shear deformation theory (FSDT) is adopted to construct the theoretical model. Under current framework, regardless of boundary conditions, each displacement and each rotation of plates is represented by the modified Fourier series consisting of a standard Fourier cosine series and several closed-form auxiliary functions introduced to ensure and accelerate the convergence of the series representation. …”
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Structural Analysis and Total Coal Demand Forecast in China by Qing Zhu, Zhongyu Zhang, Rongyao Li, Kin Keung Lai, Shouyang Wang, Jian Chai

“…After extracting the core factors, the Bayesian vector autoregressive forecast model is constructed, with variables that include coal consumption, the gross value of industrial output, and the downstream industry output (cement, crude steel, and thermal power). …”
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Identification of Risk Factors Affecting PPP Waste-to-Energy Incineration Projects in China: A Multiple Case Study by Yong Liu, Chenjunyan Sun, Bo Xia, Sai Liu, Martin Skitmore

“…Waste-to-energy (WTE) incineration technologies are considered an effective solution for sustainable and efficient municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal in China, and the public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement has been widely used to construct and operate WTE incineration projects. However, PPP WTE incineration projects in China are affected by numerous risks due to the long concession period, various participants, and other factors commonly involved in PPPs, resulting in a number of failures. …”
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Precision nanoparticles for drug delivery, cell therapy tracking, and theranostics by Felder-Flesch, Delphine, Talamini, Laura, Muller, Sylviane

“…Smart design and building of nanoparticles through appropriate surface chemistry and functionalization provide a material that possesses multifunctional capabilities, able to specifically interact with a selected target, release a compound in a controlled and sustained way, and overcome, if desired, biological barriers such as the blood–brain barrier or lung barriers of interest. Unique constructions have thus opened up original and innovative possibilities in biotechnological and biomedical fields such as imaging, biosensors, rapid diagnostics, drug delivery, medical implants, and tissue engineering. …”
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