Some features of geological structure of the Shikotan Island (Lesser Kuril Arc)—A view from 'Space' by Evgeny P Terekhov, Anatoly V Mozherovsky

“…Despite these positive results, analysis of satellite images of Shikotan Island unexpectedly has not confirmed the existence of the Central Shikotan thrust fault, the largest previously mapped tectonic structure on the island. …”
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Deep Transfer Learning for Lip Reading Based on NASNetMobile Pretrained Model in Wild Dataset by Ashwaq Waleed Abdul Ameer, Pedram Salehpour, Mohammad Asadpour

“…This includes scenarios where subjects are not directly facing the camera, words are not clearly articulated, or image cropping techniques are not used. In this study, we present a novel framework for visual speech recognition utilizing the NASNetMobile architecture. …”
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A Comparative Study on India’s Green Tax Policies Vis-a-Vis China with Reference to Environmental Justice in the Automobile Industry by Naresh Anguralia and Shamsher Singh

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Crane Lifting Optimization and Construction Monitoring in Steel Bridge Construction Project Based on BIM and UAV by Jiahao Tian, Sang Luo, Xinming Wang, Jing Hu, Jun Yin

“…In addition, a three-dimensional (3D) geology model of the as-is construction site was modeled by UAV-captured images. Then, a fusion model which contains the lifting modules models, the as-is site model, and the crane model was gathered, based on which the collision detection was conducted by 4D crane operating path simulation. …”
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Robot-assisted Neuroendoscopy: Surgeon’s Third Hand – a Proof of Concept Study by Karnam Murali, Rychen Jonathan, Guzman Raphael, Cattin Philippe C., Rauter Georg, Gerig Nicolas

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Aesthetic and Mechanical Suitability of a Clear Synthetic Resin as a Unconventional Binder for Road Pavements by Marco Pasetto, Andrea Baliello, Giovanni Giacomello, Emiliano Pasquini

“…Chromatic characteristics were assessed through digital image analysis at different aging conditions. A dynamic shear rheometer was used to evaluate the linear viscoelastic properties as well as fatigue and rutting potential of the binder in a wide range of temperatures and frequencies. …”
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Esterification of Oleic Acid for Biodiesel Production Using a Semibatch Atomization Apparatus by Marcell S. Deus, Katherine C. O. Deus, Daniel S. Lira, Jackson A. Oliveira, Carlos E. A. Padilha, Domingos F. S. Souza

“…The size of droplets was determined by computational image processing. A mathematical model was also developed to describe the conversion of oleic acid to ethyl ester as a function of molar concentration of components and operating conditions of the reactor. …”
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Efficacy of a Novel Bioactive Glass-Polymer Composite for Enamel Remineralization following Erosive Challenge by Farnoosh Fallahzadeh, Soolmaz Heidari, Farhood Najafi, Maryam Hajihasani, Nooshin Noshiri, Neda F. Nazari

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Surgical treatment coarctation of the aorta in a premature newborn weighing 800 g by B.M. Todurov, V.G. Karpenko, V.Y. Vashkeba, V.V. Sakalov, O.A. Lastochkina, I.V. Galamay, V.B. Demyanchuk

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THE SOCIAL THEORY OF MAX WEBER IN CONFLICT OF INTERPRETATIONS by Zenonas Norkus

“…The confrontation of the system functionalism and conflict sociology during the first post-war decades led to "translation wars" in USA and gave rise to two competing images of Weber - a theorist of social order painted by T. …”
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Assessing the ability of Ukrainian higher education to offer key skills of tomorrow by Oksana Zakharova, Liudmyla Usyk, Maryna Petchenko

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Preparation of the Binder from Banana Pseudostem Waste and Its Application in Pigment Dyeing by Abdul Fatah Larik, Najma Memon, Rashid Hussain Memon, null Sirajuddin, Farhana Khanam Ferdousi, Ahsan Habib

“…Fourier transform infrared analysis revealed lignin amine salt peaks in the banana pseudostem-based BPW-binder, while scanning electron microscope images of BPW-binder treated fabrics confirmed suitable binder properties with a rough and ordered lamellar surface. …”
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Synthesis, characterization, and application of novel reusable clay-based magnetic nanocomposite for the removal of organic dyes from water by Abdelfattah Amari, Norah Salem Alsaiari, Naim Ben Ali, Mohamed A Ismail, Mohamed A Tahoon

“…Also, the FT-IR of Fe 3 O 4 /GO/clay nanocomposite showed a significant change in the peak intensity of natural clay after the addition of GO and magnetic NPs which attributed to the successful interaction between GO and magnetic NPs with the functional groups on the surface of clay. The TEM and SEM images of the nanocomposite showed that the magnetic NPs, clay, and GO excellently interacted in one appropriate structure with the deposition of clay and magnetic NPs on the GO surface which serves as a matrix holding them. …”
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Distribution and Determinants of Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness and Its Association with Sleep Quality in Chinese Teenagers by Chen-Wei Pan, Yu-Xi Qian, Hua Zhong, Jun Li, Qin Chen

“…The pRNFL thickness was measured on the optical coherence tomography images of a circular scan centered on the optic disc. …”
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Qualitative and quantitative evaluations of topography for CAD/CAM all ceramic zirconia after different surface treatments by Sazan M. Azeez, Shatha A. Salih

“…Results: Stereomicroscopic images revealed that the grinded specimen showed grooves and scratches, reglazed surface showed the same criteria as control with a little bit more evidence of irregularities. …”
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Analysis of the drug treatment in patients with stable coronary artery disease before and after surgical myocardial revascularization by О.J. Zharinov, О.А. Yepanchintseva, К.O. Mikhaliev, I.V. Shklianka

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Quantitative Attribution Analysis of the Spatial Differentiation of Gully Erosion in the Black Soil Region of Northeast China by Ranghu Wang, Nan Wang, Yingchao Fan, Huan Sun, Hanpei Fu, Jiuchun Yang

“…The results showed that at the large catchment scale, the submeter images had a strong capacity for the recognition of a permanent gully and obtained satisfactory results. …”
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How to Handle Data Imbalance and Feature Selection Problems in CNN-Based Stock Price Forecasting by Zinnet Duygu Aksehir, Erdal Kilic

“…In addition, a CNN-based model, which was presented to predict the next day’s trade action of stocks in the Dow30 index, was constructed to check the effectiveness of the data labeling and the feature selection approach. Different image-based input variable sets were created using technical indicators, gold, and oil price data to feed the CNN model. …”
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Operant Discriminative Learning and Evidence of Subtelencephalic Plastic Changes After Long-Term Detelencephalation in Pigeons by S. M. Cerutti, S. Diaz-Cintra, L. Cintra, E. A. M. Ferrari

“…Experiment II analyzed the morphology of the nucleus rotundus and optic tectum in long-term detelencephalated and control birds, using a Klüver-Barrera staining and image analyzer system. Detelencephalated birds had more training sessions for response shaping and steady-state behavior (p<0.001), higher red key peck rates during discrimination (p<0.01), and reversal discrimination indexes around 0.50. …”
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Improved printed circuit board defect detection scheme by Lufeng Bai, Wen Hao Xu

“…First, we incorporate the Efficient Channel Attention Network (ECANet) attention mechanism into the backbone network of YOLOv8, which improves the performance of small-target detection by adaptively enhancing the expressiveness of key features, so that the network possesses higher sensitivity and focus on tiny details in PCB images. Second, we optimize and upgraded the neck structure. …”
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