CNFA: ConvNeXt Fusion Attention Module for Age Recognition of the Tangerine Peel by Fuqin Deng, Junwei Li, Lanhui Fu, Chuanbo Qin, Yikui Zhai, Hongmin Wang, Ningbo Yi, Nannan Li, TinLun Lam

“…We proposed an effective ConvNeXt fusion attention module (CNFA), which consists of three parts, a ConvNeXt block for extracting low-level features’ information and aggregating hierarchical features, a channel squeeze-and-excitation (cSE) block and a spatial squeeze-and-excitation (sSE) block for generating sufficient high-level feature information from both channel and spatial dimensions. To analyze the features of tangerine peel in different ages and evaluate the performance of CNFA module, we conducted comparative experiments using the CNFA-integrated network on the Xinhui tangerine peel dataset. …”
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Identification of shrinkage patterns in Japan’s four major metropolitan areas based on nighttime light and population data by Hao Zheng, Runsen Zhang

“…Urban shrinkage has become a critical global issue, influencing the sustainable development of cities across social, economic, and environmental dimensions. In Japan, which is characterized by an aging population and low birth rate, this phenomenon has now extended to metropolitan areas, presenting new challenges for urban sustainability. …”
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Systems Evaluation for Operational Risks of International Transport Corridors: A Case Study of China-Pakistan-Iran-Turkey International Transport Corridor by Zhou Xiaoxiang, Huang Chengfeng

“…First, an indicator system of international transport corridors’ operational risks was constructed, which consists of 30 indicators from five dimensions of politics, economy, society, safety, and technology. …”
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Experimental Study on Fire Behaviour in Room following the Disposition of Openings by Fidel Meskéoulé Vondou, Claude Valery Ngayihi Abbe, Justin Tégawendé Zaida, Philippe Onguene Mvogo, Ruben Mouangue

“…To achieve that objective, fire experiments were conducted in a reduced scale room of ​​dimensions 1.20 m × 1.20 m × 1.02 m, which can be modulated into two configurations. …”
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Ecological significance of protected areas in the tropical mountains of Eastern Africa by Marco Andrew Njana

“…Fifty percent of all recorded tree species were exclusively concentrated in the PAs category I. Tree dimensions and species diversity were also outstandingly higher in the PA category I than in the PA category IV and other land uses. …”
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Experimental Study and Extended Finite Element Simulation of Fracture of Self-Compacting Rubberized Concrete by Xinquan Wang, Hongguo Diao, Yunliang Cui, Changguang Qi, Shangyu Han

“…Three-point bend (TPB) tests were carried out at five loading rates of 1, 0.1, 0.001, 0.0001, and 0.00001 mm/s. The dimensions of the specimens were 100  mm × 100 mm × 400 mm. …”
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General practitioners’ attitude and performance about the diagnosis and treatment of depressive disorder by Asadolah Mosavi, Mandana Shirazi, Roghayeh Gandomkar, Hafez Mohamadhoseinpour, Rita Mojtahed Zadeh, Ardashir Afrasiabifar

“…Also, the results showed that there was no correlation between the attitude score of the participants (dimensions and overall score) and the performance score (diagnosis and treatment). …”
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Russia–EU energy dialogue in 2000–2014: Key priorities, stages, contradictions, and outcomes by O. N. Yudina

“…A careful comparison of the Russia-EU Energy Dialogue key dimensions and the provisions of the Energy Charter Treaty allowed the author to identify yet another aim of the European Union, namely, to impose on Moscow the prin- ciples of a common European energy policy. …”
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The “Mother Load” and Return to Sport: A Case Report of Returning to Professional Netball Following Cesarean Section by Alexandra Diggles

“…Assessment included readiness and fear of movement screening, dynamic pelvic floor muscle function, structural integrity of the CS wound, levator hiatal dimensions, bladder neck descent, and early global neuromuscular screening. …”
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Ecological Footprint Awareness of Generation Z: A Case Study of Selçuk University Faculty of Science by Halil Osman Erbek, Yunus Akdoğan, Tenzile Erbayram

“…The general evaluation shows that SUFS students exhibit high awareness levels in the Ecological Footprint Awareness scale; however, scores related to recycling and transportation are lower than other dimensions. This indicates that targeted training for recycling and transportation is necessary to enhance overall awareness levels regarding ecological footprints. …”
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Examining the Impact of Health Belief Model-Based Education on Reproductive Health and Family Planning Attitudes Among Married Women by Tülay Ortabağ, Neşe Ataman Bor

“…After the training, it was determined that the Reproductive Health Attitudes Determination Scale and Family Planning Attitude Scale sub-dimensions and total scores of compared to the control groups, the experimental group had a significantly higher (p lt; 0.05). …”
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Human-Centric Spatial Cognition Detecting System Based on Drivers’ Electroencephalogram Signals for Autonomous Driving by Yu Cao, Bo Zhang, Xiaohui Hou, Minggang Gan, Wei Wu

“…Unlike conventional EEG-based systems that focus on intention recognition or hazard perception, the proposed system can further extract drivers’ spatial cognition across two dimensions: relative distance and relative orientation. …”
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COURAGE AND FEAR IN THE CONTEXT OF OPPOSITION OF HUMAN ACTIVITY AND INACTIVITY: EXISTENTIAL ASPECT by Dmytro Yu. Snitko

“…These aspects of fear and courage (relation with the mind and ontological character) do not contradict each other, but represent different dimensions of human being – freedom and loneliness in the world. …”
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Technological Evolution of Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges in Peru: History, Challenges, and Opportunities by Carlos Cacciuttolo, Esteban Muñoz, Andrés Sotil

“…These characteristics result in the country having many hydrographic basins, with rivers of significant dimensions in terms of the width and length of the channel. …”
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COVID-19’s Impact on Food Security among Urban Refugee Youth in Kenya: A Postcolonial Feminist Perspective by Cherie Enns, Samuel Owuor, Abbey Lin, Kristin Swardh, William Kolong

“…This study draws on postcolonial feminist theory to contextualize the gender-specific dimensions of food insecurity, centering analysis on discussing historical power structures, migration patterns, urbanism theory, and geopolitical influences contributing to the experiences of South Sudanese urban refugee youth in Kenya. …”
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A Nanostructured Cu(II) Coordination Polymer Based on Alanine as a Trifunctional Mimic Enzyme and Efficient Composite in the Detection of Sphingobacteria by Noelia Maldonado, Ana Latorre, Félix Zamora, Álvaro Somoza, Carlos J. Gómez-García, Agatha Bastida, Pilar Amo-Ochoa

“…Considering its nanometric dimensions, the slow Cu (II) release and its simple processability, its performance as an artificial enzyme, and its antibacterial ability were explored. …”
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Assessing Gender Dimorphism Indicators in Anthropometric Characteristics and Features of the Bony Pelvis of Female Representatives of Pair and Group Types in Sports Acrobatics by Nataliia Veronika Bachynska, Eduard Doroshenko, Andrii Svatiev, Victor Bohuslavskyi

“…The research methods employed included the measurements of body length (cm), body weight (kg), shoulder width (cm), determination of body mass index (conventional unit); pelvimetry was performed to detect the transverse and longitudinal dimensions of the bony pelvis, as well as the degree of maturity of the pelvic bones using the index of pelvic bone (IPB). …”
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New Media Marketing Strategy Optimization in the Catering Industry Based on Deep Machine Learning Algorithms by Zikang Peng

“…This article uses relevant theories, such as new media, marketing, and catering industry marketing strategies, studies the related concepts and characteristics of new media, clarifies the impact of the development of new media on the catering industry and audience groups, and studies the impact of the catering industry from multiple dimensions. Based on the development factors in the new media environment, combined with marketing theory, it puts forward suggestions for catering companies to use new media to carry out marketing planning in product innovation, improving information channels, creating network events and topics, and promoting innovation and health in the catering industry. …”
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The effect of sexual health literacy on sexual function mediated by sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy: Structural equation modeling approach. by Mojdeh Banaei, Saeed Hosseini, Shiva Alizadeh, Nasibeh Roozbeh, Behnaz Jahanshahloo, Elham Ghasemi, Vida Ghasemi

“…Existing literature suggests that sexual health literacy may influence sexual function by enhancing sexual satisfaction and other dimensions of sexual health. This study aimed to investigate the effect of sexual health literacy on sexual function, mediated by sexual satisfaction and sexual self-efficacy, among Iranian women. …”
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Identification of personal factors that influence engagement in cardiac rehabilitation and interventions targeting personal factors: A scoping review protocol. by Hongyu Zhang, Duygu Sezgin

“…This scoping review aims to identify and map personal factors that influence cardiac rehabilitation engagement with a specific focus on the subjective experiential dimensions of personal factors (cognitive, emotional, and behavioural). …”
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