Fragmentation Pattern and Removal Mechanism of Concrete Subjected to Abrasive Water Jet Impact by Jialiang Liu, Yujie Zhu, Yongzhi Xue, Hao Sun

“…Based on computed tomography (CT), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and image processing technology, this paper studied the fragmentation pattern and removal mechanism of concrete under AWJ impact. …”
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How Slight Solidification Rate Variations within Cast Plate Affect Mechanical Response: A Study on As-Cast A356 Alloy with Cu Additions by Maria Teresa Di Giovanni, Emanuela Cerri, Takeshi Saito, Shahid Akhtar, Petter Åsholt, Yanjun Li, Marisa Di Sabatino

“…Backscattered electron (BSE) images were employed to investigate the nature of the Cu-rich intermetallic phases. …”
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Adapting a Database of Text Messages to a Mobile-Based Weight Loss Program: The Case of the Middle East by Selma Limam Mansar, Shashank Jariwala, Nawal Behih, Maahd Shahzad, Aysha Anggraini

“…The adaptation addressed body image, eating and physical exercise habits, and regional/cultural needs. …”
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A Case of Influenza B and Mycoplasma pneumoniae Coinfection in an Adult by Taro Shinozaki, Kotaro Sasahara, Eri Iwami, Aoi Kuroda, Tatsu Matsuzaki, Takahiro Nakajima, Takeshi Terashima

“…M. pneumoniae should be considered as one of the causative pathogens in influenza coinfection cases with CT scan images presenting dense consolidation.…”
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An efficient loop tiling framework for convolutional neural network inference accelerators by Hongmin Huang, Xianghong Hu, Xueming Li, Xiaoming Xiong

“…Abstract Convolutional neural networks (CNNs) have been widely applied in the field of computer vision due to their inherent advantages in image feature extraction. However, it is difficult to implement CNNs directly on embedded platforms owing to excessive calculations of CNNs. …”
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Essure Surgical Removal and Subsequent Resolution of Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Isamarie Lora Alcantara, Shadi Rezai, Catherine Kirby, Annika Chadee, Cassandra E. Henderson, Malvina Elmadjian

“…A twenty-nine-year-old woman G4P4014 presented with a two-year complaint of chronic pelvic pain and dyspareunia after the hysteroscopic placement of an Essure device for sterilization. On reviewing the images of the HSG, it was noted that although tubal occlusion was confirmed, the left Essure coil appeared curved on itself in an elliptical fashion and did not seem to follow the expected anatomic trajectory of the fallopian tube. …”
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Perception of Smile Aesthetics of Patients with Anterior Malocclusions and Lips Influence: A Comparison of Dental Professionals’, Dental Students,’ and Laypersons’ Opinions by Khaled Khalaf, Zahra Seraj, Hesham Hussein

“…Clinical photos of cases of anterior crowding (mild, moderate, and severe) and spacing (mild, moderate, and severe) with and without the associated lips were used. The images were evaluated by 250 persons including dental specialists, dentists, dental students, and laypersons using the rating scale method, (extremely unaesthetic to extremely aesthetic, 1 to 5, respectively). …”
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A Misguiding Osteoid Osteoma in the Bicipital Tuberosity of the Radius by Konstantinos Ditsios, Nikolaos Papadakis, Ioannis Theodoroudis, Lazaros Kostretzis, Panagiotis Konstantinou, Iosafat Pinto, Anastasios Christodoulou

“…When the patient presented to us, we planned a three-phase bone scan and an elbow MRI, which revealed the lesion. Based on the image findings of osteoid osteoma, we proceeded to the surgical removal of the tumor. …”
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Automatic Recognition of Seismic Intensity Based on RS and GIS: A Case Study in Wenchuan Ms8.0 Earthquake of China by Qiuwen Zhang, Yan Zhang, Xiaohong Yang, Bin Su

“…The case study in Wenchuan Ms8.0 earthquake in China shows that the information on seismic intensity can be automatically extracted from remotely sensed images as quickly as possible after earthquake occurrence, and the Digital Intensity Model (DIM) can be used to visually query and display the distribution of seismic intensity.…”
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The Low-Mass End of the MBH/Mhost Relation in Quasars by Roberto Decarli, Renato Falomo, Jari K. Kotilainen, Tomi Hyvönen, Michela Uslenghi, Aldo Treves

“…We selected quasars from the SDSS and HST-FOS archives, requiring modest MBH (as derived through the virial paradigm). We imaged our sources in H band from the Nordic Optical Telescope. …”
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Impact response and post-impact compression behavior of two-dimensional triaxially braided carbon fiber composites by SUN Yang, HUANG Jian, ZHAO Zhenqiang, ZHOU Haili, LI Chao, ZHANG Liquan, ZHANG Chao

“…The behaviors of compression after impact are studied in combination with digital image correlation. It is shown that the damaged area of the two-dimensional triaxially braided composite increases proportionally with the low velocity impact energy， but the energy absorption increases almost 2 times. …”
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Label-Free Glucose Detection Using Cantilever Sensor Technology Based on Gravimetric Detection Principles by Shuchen Hsieh, Shu-Ling Hsieh, Chiung-wen Hsieh, Po-Chiao Lin, Chun-Hsin Wu

“…To confirm the molecule-specific interaction, AFM topographical images were acquired of identically treated silicon substrates which indicated a specific attachment for glucose-Con A and not for galactose-Con A. …”
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Stromal architecture and fibroblast subpopulations with opposing effects on outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma by Yifei Cheng, Xiaofang Chen, Li Feng, Zhicheng Yang, Liyun Xiao, Bin Xiang, Xiaodong Wang, Dongbin Liu, Penghui Lin, Jieyi Shi, Guohe Song, Wulei Qian, Boan Zhang, Yanan Xu, Zheng Gao, Lv Chen, Yingcheng Wu, Jiaqiang Ma, Youpei Lin, Haichao Zhao, Lihua Peng, Xuebin Mao, Yang Liu, Hao Hou, Mingyu Yang, Yuan Ji, Xiaoying Wang, Jian Zhou, Xun Xu, Xiyang Liu, Wu Wei, Xiaoming Zhang, Qiang Gao, Hu Zhou, Yidi Sun, Kui Wu, Jia Fan

“…By combining pathological image analysis with spatial proteomics, we revealed two stromal archetypes in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) with different biological functions and extracellular matrix compositions. …”
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Gender Differences of Plaque Characteristics in Elderly Patients with Stable Angina Pectoris: An Intravascular Ultrasonic Radiofrequency Data Analysis by Tomohiro Nakamura, Manabu Ogita, Junya Ako, Shin-ichi Momomura

“…Preinterventional VH-IVUS image was available for analysis in 88 men and 60 women patients. …”
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The Russian Public Movement: program positions and place in the political spectrum of Russia (1994–1996) by S. V. Novikov

“…The political fate of the movement reflected the evolution of the views of the ruling elite on the formation of their political image against the background of the rejection of the liberal doctrine by the population.…”
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Training VGG16, MobileNetV1 and Simple CNN Models from Scratch for Balinese Inscription Recognition by Ida Ayu Putu Febri Imawati, Made Sudarma, I Ketut Gede Darma Putra, I Putu Agung Bayupati, Minho Jo

“…The dataset used is Balinese inscription: Isolated Character Recognition of Balinese Script in Palm Leaf Manuscript Images in Challenge-3-ForTrain.zip. The training process of three models with five different training files resulted in the finding that VGG16 has the highest accuracy in the training, testing, and validation process with the least number of epochs. …”
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Higher Education in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by A. V. Rezaev, A. M. Stepanov, N. D. Tregubova

“…However, their curiosity often comes down to using specific AI tools, such as text and image generators, translators, and personal assistants in the educational process. …”
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Analysis of the need for digital history teaching materials for the merdeka curriculum in senior high schools by Muhammad Fajrul Falah, Endang Sri Andayani, R Reza Hudiyanto

“…The results show that the need for teaching materials in terms of media, namely: availability of wifi in schools and student internet quota, preferred font types are Calibri and Arial, preferred colors are bright colors, all students have smartphones with medium-high specifications, and videos and images in teaching materials must be explicit. There is a need for teaching materials in terms of content. …”
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SqueezeMaskNet: Real-Time Mask-Wearing Recognition for Edge Devices by Gibran Benitez-Garcia, Lidia Prudente-Tixteco, Jesus Olivares-Mercado, Hiroki Takahashi

“…We also introduced ImproperTFM, a subset of real-world images focusing on improper mask usage, which enhanced the model accuracy when combined with FineFM data. …”
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Two Improved Methods of Generating Adversarial Examples against Faster R-CNNs for Tram Environment Perception Systems by Shize Huang, Xiaowen Liu, Xiaolu Yang, Zhaoxin Zhang, Lingyu Yang

“…We also compare the performance of the two methods, including attack effects, similarity to clean images, and the generating time. The results show that both algorithms can generate adversarial examples within 220 seconds, a much shorter time, without decrease of the success rate.…”
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