Robust dual-tone multi-frequency tone detection using k-nearest neighbour classifier for a noisy environment by Arunit Maity, P. Prakasam, Sarthak Bhargava

“…Design/methodology/approach – A novel machine learning-based approach to detect DTMF tones affected by noise, frequency and time variations by employing the k-nearest neighbour (KNN) algorithm is proposed. …”
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Pollinator species richness and abundance across diverse habitat-types on Terceira Island (Azores, Portugal) by Mário Boieiro, Raúl Oliveira, Ricardo Costa, Paulo Borges

“…We identified 2547 pollinators from 40 taxa, mostly dipterans and hymenopterans and recorded novel information on species distribution and ecological associations. …”
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Modeling and analysis of ensemble average solvation energy and solute–solvent interfacial fluctuations by Shao Yuanzhen, Chen Zhan, Zhao Shan

“…This study introduces a novel approach to calculating the EASE. We devise two diffuse-interface VISMs: one within the classic Poisson–Boltzmann (PB) framework and another within the framework of size-modified PB theory, accounting for the finite-size effects. …”
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Targeting PPARγ Signaling Cascade for the Prevention and Treatment of Prostate Cancer by Sakshi Sikka, Luxi Chen, Gautam Sethi, Alan Prem Kumar

“…PPARγ induces antiproliferative, antiangiogenic, and prodifferentiation pathways in several tissue types, thus making it a highly useful target for downregulation of carcinogenesis. These TZD-derived novel therapeutic agents, alone or in combination with other anticancer drugs, have translational relevance in fostering effective strategies for cancer treatment. …”
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Emergence of SARS-CoV-2 subgenomic RNAs that enhance viral fitness and immune evasion. by Harriet V Mears, George R Young, Theo Sanderson, Ruth Harvey, Jamie Barrett-Rodger, Rebecca Penn, Vanessa Cowton, Wilhelm Furnon, Giuditta De Lorenzo, Margaret Crawford, Daniel M Snell, Ashley S Fowler, Anob M Chakrabarti, Saira Hussain, Ciarán Gilbride, Edward Emmott, Katja Finsterbusch, Jakub Luptak, Thomas P Peacock, Jérôme Nicod, Arvind H Patel, Massimo Palmarini, Emma Wall, Bryan Williams, Sonia Gandhi, Charles Swanton, David L V Bauer

“…Here, we demonstrate that this TRS leads to the expression of a novel subgenomic mRNA encoding a truncated C-terminal portion of Nucleocapsid, which is an antagonist of type I interferon production and contributes to viral fitness during infection. …”
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Cost of Intravenous Analgesia for the Management of Acute Pain in the Emergency Department is Substantial in the United States by Pamela P. Palmer, Judith A. Walker, Asad E. Patanwala, Carin A. Hagberg, John A. House

“…**Background:** Pain is a leading cause of admission to the emergency department (ED) and moderate-to-severe acute pain in medically supervised settings is often treated with intravenous (IV) opioids. With novel noninvasive analgesic products in development for this indication, it is important to assess the costs associated with IV administration of opioids. …”
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A Dual-Wideband Double-Layer Magnetoelectric Dipole Antenna with a Modified Horned Reflector for 2G/3G/LTE Applications by Botao Feng, Weijun Hong, Shufang Li, Wenxing An, Sixing Yin

“…A novel dual-wideband double-layer magnetoelectric dipole unidirectional antenna with a modified horned reflector for 2G/3G/LTE applications is proposed. …”
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CCL-YOLO: Catenary Components Location Based on YOLO and Gather-Distribute Mechanism by Shuai Xu, Jiyou Fei, Geng Zhao, Xiaodong Liu, Hua Li

“…Firstly, based on the YOLO baseline method, a framework for locating complex components of railway catenary is proposed, which achieves the accurate locating of 40 catenary components and paves the way for subsequent defect detection. Furthermore, a novel “Gather-and-Distribute” mechanism is introduced, which improves the original feature fusion method and its global feature fusion capability and effectively improves the locating accuracy of complex catenary components. …”
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Analysis of Joint Angular Distribution for Nonreciprocal Beams via the Mixture of Gaussian Distribution Based on Ray-Tracing by Jiachi Zhang, Liu Liu, Zhenhui Tan, Kai Wang, Tao Zhou

“…The nonreciprocal beam is a novel transmission pattern, which indicates that transceivers adopt asymmetrical beamwidths. …”
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BACVC: Bi-adaptive and cross-view consistency for incomplete multi-view subspace clustering by Jiaqiyu Zhan, Yuesheng Zhu, Guibo Luo

“…To tackle these issues, we propose a novel IMSC framework, referred to as Bi-Adaptive and Cross-View Consistency (BACVC). …”
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Insect Pests and Diseases in Stored Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) and Maize (Zea mays L.) in West Hararghe, Ethiopia by Gelana Keno Beyene, Amin Mohammed Yones, Ahmed Beyan Heji, Mukaddes Kayim

“…Therefore, it is recommended that further confirmatory identification using molecular tools be conducted to develop novel management strategies for these insect pests and diseases.…”
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The role of delays in innate and adaptive immunity to intracellular bacterial infection by Simeone Marino, Edoardo Beretta, Denise E. Kirschner

“…Second, we implement a heuristic argument to investigate the existence of stability switches for the positive equilibrium in the manifold defined by the two delays.Third, we apply a novel analysis in the setting of DDEs known as uncertainty and sensitivity analysis. …”
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Application of Multiattention Mechanism in Power System Branch Parameter Identification by Zhiwei Wang, Liguo Weng, Min Lu, Jun Liu, Lingling Pan

“…To overcome these limitations, we propose a novel multitask Graph Transformer Network (GTN), which combines a graph neural network and a multiattention mechanism to construct our model. …”
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Investigation of Physicochemical Properties and Characterization of Leaf Stalk Fibres Extracted from the Caribbean Royal Palm Tree by S. V. Gurupranes, L. Natrayan, S. Kaliappan, Praveen Bhai Patel, S. Sekar, P. Jayaraman, C. K. Arvinda Pandian, E. S. Esakkiraj

“…Therefore, replacing these synthetic substances with natural substances has greater advantages for the environment. In this study, a novel NF extricated from the Caribbean royal palm (CRP) along with its features is determined to replace the harmful SF effectively. …”
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Effectiveness of Early Favipiravir Therapy in Hospitalised COVID-19 Patients by Abdulrahman Tawfik, Abdulrahman Alzahrani, Sami Alharbi, Jamal Almitairi, Arwa Alzahrani, Mohammed Ali Alshehri, Mohammed S. Aldughaim, Hani Alothaid

“…COVID-19 is a disease caused by a novel coronavirus with no specific, standard treatment. …”
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Survival, Incidence, and Mortality Trends in Female Cancers in the Nordic Countries by Filip Tichanek, Asta Försti, Otto Hemminki, Akseli Hemminki, Kari Hemminki

“…The overall survival development appeared to consist of continuous improvements, most likely because of novel treatment and imaging techniques as well as overall organization of patient care. …”
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A Multiobjective Optimal Operation of a Stand-Alone Microgrid Using SAPSO Algorithm by Guoping Zhang, Weijun Wang, Jie Du, Hua Liu

“…The main contribution of this study is an operation optimization method for the stand-alone microgrid system in a remote island, which includes wind, PV, battery, and diesel generator. In this paper, a novel operation optimization model for stand-alone microgrid is proposed, in which the battery system is considered separately; the multiobjective day-ahead optimization model considering economic cost, battery depreciation cost, and environmental protection cost is established. …”
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An Automated Marker-Less Registration Approach Using Neural Radiance Fields for Potential Use in Mixed Reality-Based Computer-Aided Surgical Navigation of Paranasal Sinus by Suhyeon Kim, Hyeonji Kim, Younhyun Jung

“…In this study, we propose a novel automated marker-less registration method leveraging Neural Radiance Field (NeRF) technology with an MR-HMD. …”
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Suppression of Aedes aegypti may not affect sympatric Aedes albopictus populations: findings from two years of entomological surveillance in Singapore by Wei Jian Wong, Cheong Huat Tan, Matthew Gregory Verkaik, Lee Ching Ng, Ary Anthony Hoffmann, Chee-Seng Chong

“…Abstract Globally, multiple trials have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of novel tools, such as the sterile and incompatible insect techniques, in suppressing Aedes aegypti populations. …”
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Narrowing the gap between machine learning scoring functions and free energy perturbation using augmented data by Ísak Valsson, Matthew T. Warren, Charlotte M. Deane, Aniket Magarkar, Garrett M. Morris, Philip C. Biggin

“…Here, we address these issues by first introducing a novel attention-based graph neural network model called AEV-PLIG (atomic environment vector–protein ligand interaction graph). …”
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