Systematic study on the evaluation method of surface antibacterial activity based on the fluorescent observation of bacterial growth by Noriko Nakamura, Tatsuki Yamagishi, Wataru Nagata, Yuki Akahane, Hyemin Seo, Ayaka Otsuka, Daiki Hishikawa, Risa Yoshimoto, Nobuhiro Miyamae, Seiichi Ohta

“…In this study, we develop a novel evaluation procedure for antibacterial substrates that enables in situ visualization of bacterial growth on a surface with centimeter-scale spatial information using fluorescent protein-expressing bacterial cells and an image acquisition setup. The effects of equipment parameters on bacterial growth are systematically investigated to establish the standard evaluation conditions. …”
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Modification of Urushiol Derivatives by Liquid Crystal Epoxy Resin by Gongwen Tang, Zhishan Yan, Linrong Ma, Xin Huang

“…Moreover, the presence of TMBPDE enhanced the toughness of UFUR as observed by impact test and reflected in the morphologies observed from SEM images of fracture surfaces. It would also be novel and effective to modify urushiol derivatives by the LC polymer.…”
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FedRSC: A Federated Learning Analysis for Multi-Label Road Surface Classifications by Ioannis V. Vondikakis, Ilias E. Panagiotopoulos, George J. Dimitrakopoulos

“…According to the experiments, this approach efficient classifies road surface images, achieving comprehensive coverage even in scenarios where data from certain edges is limited.…”
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BIRTH-MARKS OF RUSSIAN MENTALITY AND THE CULTURE OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS by A. P. Liferov

“…The paper generalizes the image of the modern Russian entrepreneur and the way he is perceived abroad.…”
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A Global Perspective on Lunar Granular Flows by V. T. Bickel, S. Loew, J. Aaron, N. Goedhart

“…Here, we build and deploy a convolutional neural network and map 28,101 flow features between 60°N and S by scanning through ∼150,000 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter images. We observe that flows are heterogeneously distributed over the Moon, where all major hotspots are located in craters and almost all hotspots are located in the nearside maria. …”
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Histopathology and proteomics are synergistic for high-grade serous ovarian cancer platinum response prediction by Oz Kilim, Alex Olar, András Biricz, Lilla Madaras, Péter Pollner, Zoltán Szállási, Zsofia Sztupinszki, István Csabai

“…Our study demonstrates that combining H&E-stained whole slide images (WSIs) with proteomic signatures using a multimodal deep learning framework significantly improves the prediction of platinum response in both discovery and validation cohorts. …”
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Material Point Method-Based Simulation of Run-Out Characteristics for a Soil–Rock Mixed Landslide Induced by Surcharge by Yi Zhang, Fan Zhang, Qingbo Yi, Guanzhu Jiang, Juncheng Xie

“…Two-dimensional models of a representative soil–rock mixed slope and a pure soil slope are meticulously crafted using digital image processing techniques. The distinct damage profiles exhibited by the mixed and pure soil slopes are compared. …”
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Enhanced Landslide Susceptibility Assessment in Western Sichuan Utilizing DCGAN-Generated Samples by Yuanxin Tong, Hongxia Luo, Zili Qin, Hua Xia, Xinyao Zhou

“…In-depth validation based on large landslide image data demonstrates the superiority of the DCGAN-ResNet, achieving a remarkable landslide prediction accuracy of 91.31%. …”
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A Privacy-Preserving Outsourcing Data Storage Scheme with Fragile Digital Watermarking-Based Data Auditing by Xinyue Cao, Zhangjie Fu, Xingming Sun

“…Local histogram shifting digital watermark algorithm is used to protect the data integrity which has high payload and makes the original image restored losslessly if the data is verified to be integrated. …”
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Visual–Inertial Autonomous UAV Navigation in Complex Illumination and Highly Cluttered Under-Canopy Environments by Leyang Zhao, Weixi Wang, Qizhi He, Li Yan, Xiaoming Li

“…This paper introduces a UAV autonomous navigation method specifically designed for under-canopy environments. Initially, image enhancement techniques are integrated with neural network-based visual feature extraction. …”
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MULTIMODAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS OF AN ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING TEXTBOOK IN INDONESIA by Kaamilah Tafrijiyah, Merry Andriani

“…Furthermore, the literary texts and visual images in the English textbook have not been able to reflect the values of Pancasila specifically. …”
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Athletes’ Personal Branding on Social Media: A Case Study of Eileen Gu during the Beijing Olympics by Fang Xie, Dongye Lyu, Hao Zhang

“…Employing a content analysis methodology, the present research explores the evolution of Eileen Gu’s personal brand and the molding of her media image through a comparative examination of her Instagram and Sina Weibo posts before and after the 2022 Beijing Olympics. …”
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Employees’ perceptions of symbolic corporate identity elements and employer-employee relationships at Lonmin Platinum by Lida Holtzhausen, Lynette Fourie, Annelie Naudé

“…While the relationship between corporate image and stakeholder management has been debated, the impact of symbolic corporate identity elements on specific relationship dimensions has not yet been investigated and is addressed in this article by means of the following research question: What is the relationship between employees’ perceptions of symbolic corporate identity elements and employer-employee relationships at Lonmin Platinum? …”
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Computer-Aided Designing and Manufacturing of Lingual Fixed Orthodontic Appliance Using 2D/3D Registration Software and Rapid Prototyping by Soon-Yong Kwon, Yong Kim, Hyo-Won Ahn, Ki-Beom Kim, Kyu-Rhim Chung, Seong-Hun Kim (Sunny)

“…In this study, custom lingual orthodontic appliances were virtually designed by merging 3D model images with lateral and posterior-anterior cephalograms. …”
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Research of defects of hot-rolled steel having rolling nature of formation of the rolling shop no. 1 of rolling mill 850 at OJSC «BSW – Management Company of Holding «BMC» by I. A. Kovaleva, Yu. A. Potapenko

“…Rolling is the final stage of the metallurgical cycle and has a great influence on the quantity and quality of products, as well as on various technological and economic indicators of the plant.The OJSC « BSW – Management Company of Holding «BMC» is working on the development and supply of hot-rolled round products for the automotive industry in Western Europe.The increasing requirements for the quality of the surface of hot-rolled steel are a powerful incentive to improve the technology of its production, which is impossible without the use of modern methods of control and proper identification of detected defects.The article presents the results of the study of defects of hot-rolled products of rolling mill № 1 850, having the rolling nature of formation.Metallographic study was conducted on the basis of: visual inspection of defects, in some cases with the preparation of a template for the study of macrostructure and location of defects; analysis of images of the microstructure of the cross section of the sample in the area of defects. …”
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Additively manufactured 316L stainless steel as a potential alternative implant material by M.S. Alam, S.R. Campbell, S.R. Spivey, G. Dutta, N. Pal, A. Karan, J. Xie, M.A. DeCoster, E.P. Murray

“…The microstructural features, electrochemical corrosion behavior, and biocompatibility with Locke's solution were evaluated for 316L stainless steel (SS) samples fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) with understudied processing conditions providing low residual stress - 800, 1000 and 1200 mm/s laser scan speed with a laser power of 100 W. Confocal images and scanning electron microscopy found fewer SLM processing induced surface flaws at samples fabricated at 800 mm/s. …”
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Preparation of Starch/Gelatin Blend Microparticles by a Water-in-Oil Emulsion Method for Controlled Release Drug Delivery by Theeraphol Phromsopha, Yodthong Baimark

“…Blend microparticles with a nearly spherical shape and internal porous structure were observed from SEM images. The average particle size of the gelatin microparticles depended on the crosslinker ratio but not on the starch/gelatin blend ratio. …”
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Finite Conductivity Effects in Electrostatic Force Microscopy on Thin Dielectric Films: A Theoretical Model by E. Castellano-Hernández, G. M. Sacha

“…By using the Thomas-Fermi approximation and the method of image charges, we calculate the electrostatic potential and force as a function of the thin film screening length, which is a magnitude related to the amount of free charge in the thin film and is defined as the maximum length that the electric field is able to penetrate in the sample. …”
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Penerapan Animasi 3D pada Media Pembelajaran Mengenal Huruf Vocal untuk Anak 2-4 Tahun by Riens Pratama, Riana Defi Mahadji Putri

“…In general, this research aims to design and know the feasibility of visual elements (images, writings) and 3D animations on the media learning to know the vocal letters. …”
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To construct and validate a risk score model of angiogenesis-related genes to predict the prognosis of hepatocellular carcinoma by Duangui Gao, Yuan Lu, Tianpeng Jiang, Qinghong Duan, Zhi Huang

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