Gradient Enhancement Techniques and Motion Consistency Constraints for Moving Object Segmentation in 3D LiDAR Point Clouds by Fangzhou Tang, Bocheng Zhu, Junren Sun

“…To handle the issue of uneven object scales in range images, we develop a novel edge-aware loss function and use a progressive training strategy to further boost performance. …”
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Mini-review on the antimicrobial potential of actinobacteria associated with seagrasses by Galana Siro, Atanas Pipite

“…The search for novel therapeutic agents to combat the crisis of antimicrobial resistance has spanned from terrestrial to unique, marine environments. …”
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Adult Onset Still’s Disease: A Case Report with a Rare Clinical Manifestation and Pathophysiological Correlations by Katerina M. Antoniou, George A. Margaritopoulos, Ioannis Giannarakis, Christianna Choulaki, Nikos Fountoulakis, Nikos M. Siafakas, Prodromos Sidiropoulos

“…We report a case of an eosinophilic pleural effusion as a novel and hitherto unrecognized manifestation of active adult-onset Still’s disease. …”
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Designs of Biomaterials and Microenvironments for Neuroengineering by Yanru Yang, Yuhua Zhang, Renjie Chai, Zhongze Gu

“…Photonic crystal materials, known as a novel concept in nerve substrates, have provided a new avenue for neuroengineering research because of their unique ordered structure and spectral attributes. …”
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Lightweight attention-based SAR ship detector by YU Nanjing, FENG Daquan, ZHU Ying, ZHANG Hengjia, LU Ping

“…Therefore, a lightweight attention-based ship detector (LASD) was proposed. A novel linear hybrid attention module was designed which extracted potential ship features from deep-level space by using global channel attention and local spatial attention. …”
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Mechanical properties of honeycomb structure with zero Poisson’s ratio for flexible trailing edge by ZHOU Yue, LI Bo, XU Weiwei, WEN Youyi

“…This study can provide references for the design and analysis of novel flexible trailing edge structures.…”
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Diagnosing emergent isotropy in anisotropic holographic systems using quantum information measures by Chong-Ye Chen, Mu-Jing Li, Zhe Yang, Da-Ming Jin, Peng Liu

“…Abstract This study presents a comprehensive investigation of anisotropy in a holographic p-wave superconductor model, revealing novel insights into the behavior of quantum information in strongly coupled systems. …”
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Steepest-Ascent Revisited: Unconstrained Missile Trajectory by Elsayed M. Khalil, Hao Zhou, Wanchun Chen

“…A new form of the weighting matrix is proposed. A novel technique of relaxation factors for eliminating the terminal states violation is described. …”
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Hybrid Technique to Improve the River Water Level Forecasting Using Artificial Neural Network-Based Marine Predators Algorithm by Sarah J. Mohammed, Salah L. Zubaidi, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Hussein Mohammed Ridha, Nabeel Saleem Saad Al-Bdairi

“…This paper proposes a novel hybrid machine learning model based on an artificial neural network (ANN) and the Marine Predators algorithm (MPA) for modeling monthly water levels of the Tigris River in Al-Kut, Iraq. …”
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A Study of Social Class Conflict in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. by Atukunda, Atubangiire

“…By exploring critical scenes and character developments, the research underscores the novel’s relevance in contemporary discussions of social justice and equality. …”
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A Genome-Wide Analysis of Long Noncoding RNAs in Circulating Leukocytes and Their Differential Expression in Type 1 Diabetes Patients by Yihan Liu, Xiaoming Du, Jia Cui, Changlong Li, Meng Guo, Jianyi Lv, Xin Liu, Jingtao Dou, Xiaoyan Du, Hongjuan Fang, Zhenwen Chen

“…The categories, enriched pathways, coexpression networks, and the characteristics of novel lncRNAs were analyzed to provide an extensive profile. qPCR was adopted to validate the differential expression of lncRNAs in the validation cohort. …”
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qBiCo: a method to assess global DNA conversion performance in epigenetics via single-copy genes and repetitive elements by Faidra Karkala, Roy B. Simons, Floor Claessens, Vivian Kalamara, Manfred Kayser, Athina Vidaki

“…Aiming to scale-up and move towards implementation, we successfully transferred and validated our novel method in six different qPCR platforms from different major manufacturers. …”
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Survey of the Applications of NGS to Whole-Genome Sequencing and Expression Profiling by Jong-Sung Lim, Beom-Soon Choi, Jeong-Soo Lee, Chanseok Shin, Tae-Jin Yang, Jae-Sung Rhee, Jae-Seong Lee, Ik-Young Choi

“…The hybrid mRNA sequences from Rohce/454 and Illumina/Solexa are more powerful to find novel genes through de novo assembly in any whole-genome sequenced species. …”
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Consistent Estimators of the Population Covariance Matrix and Its Reparameterizations by Chia-Hsuan Tsai, Ming-Tien Tsai

“…Under some regularity conditions, the authors showed that their novel estimators of eigenvalues are consistent with the eigenvalues of the population covariance matrix. …”
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Integrated-Hybrid Framework for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles Microscopic Traffic Flow Modelling by Ammar Jafaripournimchahi, Yingfeng Cai, Hai Wang, Lu Sun, Jiancheng Weng

“…In this study, a novel traffic flow modeling framework is proposed considering the impact of driving system and vehicle mechanical behavior as two different units on the traffic flow. …”
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Diversity and Antimicrobial Activities of Actinobacteria Isolated from Mining Soils in Midelt Region, Morocco by Soumia Ait Assou, Jaouad Anissi, Khalid Sendide, Mohammed El Hassouni

“…Multidrug-resistant bacteria have emerged as a serious global health threat that requires, more than ever before, an urgent need for novel and more effective drugs. In this regard, the present study sheds light on the diversity and antimicrobial potential of Actinobacteria isolates in mining ecosystems. …”
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Power-Aware Routing and Network Design with Bundled Links: Solutions and Analysis by Rosario G. Garroppo, Stefano Giordano, Gianfranco Nencioni, Maria Grazia Scutellà

“…The paper deeply analyzes a novel network-wide power management problem, called Power-Aware Routing and Network Design with Bundled Links (PARND-BL), which is able to take into account both the relationship between the power consumption and the traffic throughput of the nodes and to power off both the chassis and even the single Physical Interface Card (PIC) composing each link. …”
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Spectral efficiency and secrecy enhancing scheme for IRS-aided SWIPT systems by Jianfeng Xu, Pingping Shang

“…In this paper, we introduce a novel generalized spatial modulation (GSM) scheme specifically designed for intelligent reflecting surface (IRS)-Aided SWIPT systems. …”
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Deep Learning–Based Prediction of Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease With the Ensemble Channel Selection Approach by Sara Abbasi, Khosro Rezaee

“…Method To address this, we developed a novel algorithm for detecting FoG events based on movement signals. …”
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An in vitro model of the glomerular capillary wall using electrospun collagen nanofibres in a bioartificial composite basement membrane. by Sadie C Slater, Vince Beachley, Thomas Hayes, Daming Zhang, Gavin I Welsh, Moin A Saleem, Peter W Mathieson, Xuejun Wen, Bo Su, Simon C Satchell

“…GEnC and podocytes grew in monolayers on either side of the insert support or the novel membrane to form a tri-layer model recapitulating the human glomerular capillary in vitro. …”
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