Image inpainting forensics method based on dual branch network by Dengyong ZHANG, Huang WEN, Feng LI, Peng CAO, Lingyun XIANG, Gaobo YANG, Xiangling DING

“…Image inpainting is a technique that uses information from known areas of an image to repair missing or damaged areas of the image.Image editing software based on it has made it easy to edit and modify the content of digital images without any specialized foundation.When image inpainting techniques are used to maliciously remove the content of an image, it will cause confidence crisis on the real image.Current researches in image inpainting forensics can only effectively detect a certain type of image inpainting.To address this problem, a passive forensic method for image inpainting was proposed, which is based on a two-branch network.The high-pass filtered convolutional network in the dual branch first used a set of high-pass filters to attenuate the low-frequency components in the image.Then features were extracted using four residual blocks, and two transposed convolutions were performed with 4x up-sampling to zoom in on the feature map.And thereafter a 5×5 convolution was used to attenuate the tessellation artifacts from the transposed convolutions to generate a discriminative feature map on the high-frequency components of the image.The dual-attention feature fusion branch in the dual branch first added a local binary pattern feature map to the image using a preprocessing block.Then the dual-attention convolution block was used to adaptively integrate the image’s local features and global dependencies to capture the differences in content and texture between the inpainted and pristine regions of the image.Additionally, the features extracted from the dual-attention convolution block were fused, and the feature maps were up-sampled identically to generate the discriminative image content and texture on the feature maps.The extensive experimental results show the proposed method improved the F1 score by 2.05% and the Intersection over Union(IoU) by 3.53% for the exemplar-based method and by 1.06% and 1.22% for the deep-learning-based method in detecting the inpainted region of the removed object.Visualization of the results shows that the edges of the removed objects can be accurately located on the detected inpainted area.…”
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Bibliometric and visual analysis of suicide in aged people over the past 20 years by Shao-Kui Kan, Ying-Li Zhang, Xue-Xia Bai, Bo Peng

“…BackgroundThe rapid aging of the global population presents pressing public health challenges, notably an increase in suicide rates among older adults. …”
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Trichomonas vaginalis and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Bule Hora University Teaching Hospital, Oromia Region, Southern Ethiopia by Oliyad Husen, Alqeer Aliyo, Kalicha Boru, Tibeso Gemechu, Wako Dedecha, Girma Ashenafi

“…It is one of the most common, curable nonsexually transmitted infections globally. In Ethiopia, complications associated with genital infection in pregnant women are a common problem. …”
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Incidence and determinants of mortality among patients with colorectal cancer in oncology centers of Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2024: multicenter retrospective follow up study by Getachew Tesfaw Walle, Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, Seteamlak Adane

“…Abstract Introduction Colorectal cancer is a significant cause of mortality globally, with several factors impacting patient outcomes, including access to healthcare, early detection, and treatment. …”
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Reasoning and interpretation cognitive biases related to psychotic characteristics: An umbrella-review. by Crystal Samson, Audrey Livet, Andy Gilker, Stephane Potvin, Veronik Sicard, Tania Lecomte

“…Regarding reasoning biases, moderate to high quality evidence with medium to large effect sizes were found for belief inflexibility when linked to delusion conviction and global severity in people with active delusions, although measures from the MADS, overlapping with symptoms, may have inflated effect sizes. …”
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Environmental factors affecting the BMI of older adults in the Philippines spatially assessed using machine learning by D.K. Mendoza, A.B. Araza, L.D. Groot, M. Mensink, R.C. Tan

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Bacteriemias en la unidad de cuidados intensivos by Alexis Hernández Torres, Alberto García Gómez, Juan Carlos Pradere Pensado, Yoandra Adela Rives, Eglis Fernández Castillo

“…Hubo shock séptico en 54 pacientes (37,76 %) y fallecieron 47. La mortalidad global fue de 32,86 %. Conclusiones: La incidencia de bacteriemias secundarias fue superior a las primarias, así como las monomicrobianas sobre las polimicrobianas. …”
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The Roots of Single Parenting and Its Influence on the Socioeconomic Trajectories of Young Adults in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria by Ngozi U. Nwonye, Victoria V. Nkan, Ann E. Dijeh

“…This context, often overlooked in global family dynamics research, is increasingly relevant as urbanization accelerates. …”
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Efficacy of fish oil supplementation on metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a meta-analysis by Like Zhou, Dongmei Sun, Houqiao Bai

“…ObjectiveGlobally, the occurrence of Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is on a steady rise. …”
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The drawback of liberal nationalism as a condition for positive peace in the Balkans by Lakić Danijela

“…Liberal nationalism is an integral part of liberal peacebuilding, a dominant matrix on a global level, and it has been established as one of its strategies for building and maintaining positive peace, the conditions of normal functioning and the path of the Balkan countries towards the European Union. …”
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Assessing Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Medication Disposal: A Study on Rural Communities in Sarojini Nagar, Lucknow by Saurabh Kashyap, Akshata MA, Anubhav Agrawal, Abhishek Singh, Aman Verma, Ish Gupta

“…Introduction: The increasing global consumption of medications has led to a significant rise in the improper disposal of unused and expired drugs, posing risks to both human health and the environment. …”
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Groundwater Quality on the Adriatic Karst Island of Mljet (Croatia) and Its Implications on Water Supply by Staša Borović, Josip Terzić, Marco Pola

“…Water supply of the islands is a global challenge, especially in the countries which have highly indented coastlines with numerous islands. …”
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How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Higher Education Learning Experience? An Empirical Investigation of Learners’ Academic Performance at a University in a Developing Country by Ghada Refaat El Said

“…COVID-19 has dramatically reshaped the way global education is delivered. Millions of learners were affected by educational institution closures due to the pandemic, which resulted in the largest online movement in the history of education. …”
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Natural Pigments from Gardenia jasminoides J. Ellis and Peristrophe bivalvis (L.) Merr for Food Coloring by Pham Thi Luong Hang, Le Thuy Ngan, Tran Thi Lan Phuong, Nguyen Lai Thanh, Yuki Ishikawa-Ishiwata, Dang Minh Hieu, Nguyen Dinh Thang

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A Data Stream-Based, Integrative Approach to Reliable and Easily Manageable Real Time Environmental Monitoring by Meilan Jiang, Jonghyun Lee, Karpjoo Jeong, Zhenguo Cui, Bomchul Kim, Suntae Hwang, Young Jean Choi

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IncF Plasmids Are Commonly Carried by Antibiotic Resistant Escherichia coli Isolated from Drinking Water Sources in Northern Tanzania by Beatus Lyimo, Joram Buza, Murugan Subbiah, Sylivester Temba, Honest Kipasika, Woutrina Smith, Douglas R. Call

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Mental health and psychological resilience amid the spread of the Omicron variant: a comparison between China and Korea by Chenyuan Qin, Minjung Lee, Jie Deng, Yubin Lee, Myoungsoon You, Jue Liu, Jue Liu, Jue Liu

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Social Institute of tutoring in educational rehabilitation of disabled people based on Internet technologies by P. V. Razov, A. Yu. Kibakina

“…Measures for the development of tutoring forms of support for the educational rehabilitation of disabled people among other forms – career guidance testing, programs for targeted study, involvement in research, labor market research, and presentations of University representatives to disabled people and their families have been described in detail.The article includes a description of the necessary competencies of tutors, as well as the possibility of using Internet technologies to help people with disabilities in learning: e-learning, digital learning design, global digital educational and communication platforms, digital translators. …”
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La guerra anglo-argentina de 1982. Los incómodos límites auto-impuestos por una antropología conformista by Rosana Guber

“…Para restituirles a esos climas su dinámica histórica, la autora analiza las reflexividades puestas en juego entre académicos y militares argentinos, a lo largo de tres décadas de investigación antropológica, atravesadas por procesos globales, nacionales y personales que obligaron a sucesivas reelaboraciones de un hecho social único en todo el siglo XX para la República Argentina: el involucramiento estatal-nacional como principal contendiente en un campo de batalla internacional.…”
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PhyIndBC: Development of a machine learning tool for screening of potential breast cancer inhibitors from phytochemicalsGitHub by Agneesh Pratim Das, Subhash M. Agarwal

“…Breast cancer is the foremost contributor to cancer-related mortality among women on a global scale. However, its treatment encounters challenges compounded by the disease's complexity. …”
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