Enhancing Aquaculture Net Pen Inspection: A Benchmark Study on Detection and Semantic Segmentation by Waseem Akram, Ahsan Baidar Bakht, Muhayy Ud Din, Lakmal Seneviratne, Irfan Hussain

“…Detection and segmentation are computer vision techniques that offer a promising approach to automating these inspections by enabling precise identification and classification of various components within underwater images. This paper presents a novel dataset designed specifically for detection and semantic segmentation in the context of aquaculture net-pen inspections. …”
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Application of Flower Pollination Algorithm for Solving Complex Large-Scale Power System Restoration Problem Using PDFF Controllers by G. Ganesan Subramanian, Albert Alexander Stonier, Geno Peter, Vivekananda Ganji

“…To address this problem, this paper proposes an approach to calculate Power System Restoration Indices (PSRI) of a 2-area thermal-hydro restructured power system. …”
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Studying Ni(II) Adsorption of Magnetite/Graphene Oxide/Chitosan Nanocomposite by Luyen T. Tran, Hoang V. Tran, Thu D. Le, Giang L. Bach, Lam D. Tran

“…In this paper, Fe3O4/graphene oxide/chitosan (FGC) nanocomposite was synthesized using coprecipitation method for application to removal of nickel ion (Ni(II)) from aqueous solution by adsorption process. …”
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Progress in the Application of Resting-State Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain by XU Ting, XUE Qin, LÜ Ying, TU Jianchun, DAI Dechun

“…These methods have their own characteristics and also have corresponding limitations. This paper reviews the specific applications of various rs-fMRI analysis methods in the study of central mechanisms of CNLBP and discusses and prospects the current research status, hoping to provide reference for the study of neural mechanisms of CNLBP. …”
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A Modified Nonlinear Damage Accumulation Model for Fatigue Life Prediction Considering Load Interaction Effects by Huiying Gao, Hong-Zhong Huang, Shun-Peng Zhu, Yan-Feng Li, Rong Yuan

“…A modified nonlinear damage accumulation model is proposed in this paper to account for the load interaction effects. …”
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Modeling Transmission Lines With Open Boundaries via Infinite Mapping Layer by Gines Garcia-Contreras, Juan Corcoles, Jorge A. Ruiz-Cruz, Matteo Oldoni, Lorenzo Codecasa, Gian Guido Gentili

“…In this paper we introduce the use of several different Infinite Mapping Layers to model open boundaries in the 2-D Finite Element Method for the computation of transmission line parameters. …”
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Survival of Wild Strains of Lactobacilli During Kombucha Fermentation and Their Contribution to Functional Characteristics of Beverage by Dragoljub Cvetković, Aleksandra Ranitović, Dragiša Savić, Nataša Joković, Ana Vidaković, Lato Pezo, Siniša Markov

“…Kombucha is a fermented tea beverage, which is traditionally prepared by fermenting sweetened black tea with tea fungus, which is a consortium of yeasts and acetic acid bacteria. In this paper, viability of selected wild strains of lactobacilli during Kombucha fermentation, their interaction with tea fungus and their contribution in obtaining a beverage of increased functional characteristics were tested. …”
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Optical Nanotweezers Based on All-Dielectric Resonant Structures by Hongyang Xu, Xi Xie, Siwei Chen, Yanan Fu, Yuquan Zhang, Xiaocong Yuan, Changjun Min

“…These structures exhibit high electromagnetic field enhancement, low loss, and minimal heat generation, opening up new possibilities for breakthroughs in optical nanotweezers technologies. This paper provides a review of recent research progress in optical nanotweezers based on all-dielectric micro- and nanostructures, highlights the features and applications of these optical tweezers with various dielectric resonance modes, and provides an overview and prospects for the development of this field.…”
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Extrication following a motor vehicle collision: a consensus statement on behalf of The Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh by Tim Nutbeam, Rob Fenwick, Charlotte Haldane, Caroline Leech, Emily Foote, Simon Todd, David Lockey

“…Traditional extrication techniques focus on limiting movement to prevent spinal cord injuries, but recent findings from the EXIT project challenge this approach. This paper presents updated recommendations from the Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care (FPHC) that reflect the latest evidence on extrication practices. …”
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SViG: A Similarity-Thresholded Approach for Vision Graph Neural Networks by Ismael Elsharkawi, Hossam Sharara, Ahmed Rafea

“…The ViG model relies on k-nearest neighbors (k-nn) for graph construction, which while achieving very good performance on classical computer vision tasks, imposes a number of challenges, such as determining the optimal value for k, as well as using the same chosen value for all nodes in a graph, which in turns reduces the graph expressiveness and limits the power of the model. In this paper, we propose a new approach that relies on similarity score thresholding to create the graph edges and, subsequently, pick the neighboring nodes. …”
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Semi-Active Suspension Design for an In-Wheel-Motor-Driven Electric Vehicle Using a Dynamic Vibration-Absorbing Structure and PID-Controlled Magnetorheological Damper by Kyle Samaroo, Abdul Waheed Awan, Sheikh Islam

“…The in-wheel motor (IWM) powertrain layout offers greater design flexibility and higher efficiency of an electric vehicle but has limited commercial success mainly due to the concerns of increased unsprung mass. This paper proposes a semi-active suspension system for in-wheel motors that combines both a dynamic vibration-absorbing structure (DVAS) and a PID-controlled MR damper, in order to achieve optimised comfort, handling and IWM vibration for a small car application. …”
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Reflexiones sobre el proyecto Auto-Demarcación y EtnoCartografía de las Tierras y Hábitats Jodï y Eñepa by Stanford Zent, Egleé L. Zent, Lucas Juae Mölö, Pablo Chonokó

“…This paper reflects on practical and conceptual lessons acquired as a result of our participation in a project of self-demarcation of indigenous lands in Venezuela. …”
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Optical sectioning methods in three-dimensional bioimaging by Jing Zhang, Wei Qiao, Rui Jin, Hongjin Li, Hui Gong, Shih-Chi Chen, Qingming Luo, Jing Yuan

“…As a result, the effective selection of suitable optical sectioning techniques across diverse imaging scenarios has become crucial yet challenging. This paper comprehensively overviews existing optical sectioning techniques and selection guidance under different imaging scenarios. …”
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Age and Sex Structure of the Population of the Potapovo and Sintashta Cultures in the Late Bronze Age Based on the Materials of Funerary Monuments from the Volga-Ural Region by Artem V. Bogdanash, Еgor P. Kitov

“…The paper analyzes the gender and age structure of the population of the Potapovo and Sintashta cultures in the late Bronze Age based on anthropological materials from a cemetery in the Volga-Ural region. …”
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Nursing of an elderly patient with hypertension treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine soaking bath (中药泡洗技术治疗老年高血压1例的护理) by LI Xu (李旭), YE Yun (叶云), CAO Fang (曹芳), TANG Ling (唐玲)

“…This paper summarized the observation and nursing of an elderly patients with hypertension treated with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) soaking bath technology during hospitalization. …”
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Low-Cost Driver Monitoring System Using Deep Learning by Hady A. Khalil, Sherif A. Hammad, Hossam E. Abd El Munim, Shady A. Maged

“…Machine vision systems usually require extensive processing power, which raises the cost of such systems. In this paper, we present a low-cost driver monitoring system using a 15 Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W board and deep learning CNN to deliver a system capable of monitoring and identifying different states of the driver like safe driving, distracted, drowsy, and smartphone usage, the system achieves an inference rate for 10 Frames Per Second (FPS) and above 90% accuracy with the testing dataset. …”
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Static and Dynamic Routing, Fiber, Modulation Format, and Spectrum Allocation in Hybrid ULL Fiber-SSMF Elastic Optical Networks by Kangao Ouyang, Fengxian Tang, Zhilin Yuan, Jun Li, Yongcheng Li

“…For such ULL fiber deployment, network operators prefer adding ULL fibers to each link rather than replace existing SSMFs, resulting in a scenario where both of SSMF and ULL fiber coexist on the same link. In this paper, we investigated the routing, fiber, modulation format, and spectrum allocation (RFMSA) problem in the context of an elastic optical network (EON) where ULL fiber and SSMF coexisting on each link under both the static and dynamic traffic demands. …”
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Investigation into the PSD characteristics of internally unstable soils susceptible to suffosion by Xingjie Zhang, Ahmed Benamar, Linjun Yang, Jun Zhu, Mohamad Oueidat, Yulong Luo

“…To address this gap, this paper presents a comprehensive analysis by collecting a large amount of experimental data from existing literature, as well as conducting a series of suffusion/suffosion tests. …”
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Musikalisches Zitat als kulturelle Assoziation. Die ästhetische Bedeutung des musikalischen Zitats in der koreanischen Musik des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts by Hee Sook Oh

“…In this respect, it can be said that ›musical quotation‹ is an important keyword which describes the late 20th century. In this paper, by extending this perspective into the East Asia with a particular focus on South Korea, the musical quotation was investigated. …”
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Machine Learning Based Method for Insurance Fraud Detection on Class Imbalance Datasets With Missing Values by Ahmed A. Khalil, Zaiming Liu, Ahmed Fathalla, Ahmed Ali, Ahmad Salah

“…Moreover, we could not find an overfitting analysis for the relevant predictive models. This paper addresses these two limitations by employing two car insurance company datasets, namely, an Egyptian real-life dataset and a standard dataset. …”
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