Weegee’s City Secrets by Alan TRACHTENBERG

“…His "secrets of shooting with photoflash" consist of practical technical advice for beginners. But within the rhetoric of his "secrets" there lie cogent and subtle reflections on the relation of light to darkness, especially on the way the flash of light makes darkness visible. …”
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Vibroacoustic Real Time Fuel Classification in Diesel Engine by Andrzej BĄKOWSKI, Michał KEKEZ, Leszek RADZISZEWSKI, Alžbeta SAPIETOVA

“…Five models and methodology are discussed in this paper for constructing classifiers capable of recognizing in real time the type of fuel injected into a diesel engine cylinder to accuracy acceptable in practical technical applications. Experimental research was carried out on the dynamic engine test facility. …”
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Disaster Recognition and Classification Based on Improved ResNet-50 Neural Network by Lei Wen, Zikai Xiao, Xiaoting Xu, Bin Liu

“…These findings provide a practical technical reference for multi-disaster classification tasks and contribute to enhancing the efficiency of disaster response and societal resilience.…”
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Professional and academic pre-qualifications, career preferences and aspirations in working as a rural doctor by Carla Schröpel, Teresa Festl-Wietek, Anne Herrmann-Werner, Tim Wittenberg, Marina Pumptow, Sabine C. Herpertz, Andrea Heinzmann, Katrin Schüttpelz-Brauns, Tobias Maria Boeckers, Stephan Zipfel, Stephan Zipfel, Rebecca Erschens

“…To promote interest in rural medicine, medical schools could encourage interest in social and practical-technical activities within the curriculum and strengthen the profile of general practice.…”
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The Ancient Magic of Malt: Making Malt Sugars and Ale from Grain Using Traditional Techniques by Merryn Dineley

“…This article considers how malt sugars are made and discusses a range of ‘mashing in’ techniques from a practical, technical, and scientific point of view.  The process of ‘mashing in’ is done in a vessel called a mash tun. …”
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Fast Battery Capacity Estimation Method Based on State of Charge and IC Curve Peak Value by Zhenyang Dai, Bixiong Huang, Xintian Liu, Dong Liu

“…This method significantly reduces experimental time, is more suitable for practical applications, and provided an efficient and practical technical means for battery performance evaluation.…”
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A Graduate Level Personalized Learning Environment in the Field of f-NIRS Signal Processing by Dominique Persano Adorno, Giuseppe Costantino Giaconia

“…Nevertheless, many university and postgraduate courses offer lecture-based instructions of theoretical concepts to the students; little attention is still devoted to design hands-on activities, to improve practical/technical competencies and enhance students’ effective understanding of the concepts. …”
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Gas Leak Detection and Leakage Rate Identification in Underground Utility Tunnels Using a Convolutional Recurrent Neural Network by Ziyang Jiang, Canghai Zhang, Zhao Xu, Wenbin Song

“…This method improves early warning precision and response efficiency, offering practical technical support for UUT maintenance management.…”
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A Case Study of Energy-Saving and Frost Heave Control Scheme in Artificial Ground Freezing Project by Song Zhang, Xiao-min Zhou, Jiwei Zhang, Tiecheng Sun, Wenzhu Ma, Yong Liu, Ning Yang

“…This research can provide practical technical guidance for frost heave control of similar AGF projects.…”
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Carbon Dioxide Emission Forecasting Using BiLSTM Network Based on Variational Mode Decomposition and Improved Black-Winged Kite Algorithm by Yueqiao Yang, Shichuang Li, Haijun Liu, Jidong Guo

“…This research proposes an efficient and practical technical pathway for intelligent carbon emission prediction under the “dual-carbon” strategic goals, offering scientific support for policy formulation and the low-carbon transition.…”
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DAM-Faster RCNN: few-shot defect detection method for wood based on dual attention mechanism by Xingyu Tong, Zhihong Liang, Mingming Qin, Fangrong Liu, Jiayu Yang, Hengjiang Xiao, Wei Dai

“…The findings of this study provide practical technical references for intelligent and efficient few-shot detection in real-world wood quality inspection tasks.…”
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COMPLEX FOR MONITORING OF SEWAGE OPTICAL DENSITY CHANGES by V. A. Alekseev, V. P. Usoltcev, S. I. Yuran, D. N. Shulmin

“…Article contains theoretical and practical technical sentences on creation of an optoelectronic complex of monitoring of emergency discharge of pollution in sewage of the enterprises.The relevance of the task of monitoring of sewage on existence of emergency clots in sewage for saving water sources is shown. …”
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A LINEAR SIMULATION MODEL FOR OPTIMIZING CROP STRUCTURE IN ORDER TO MAXIMIZE INCOME IN A VEGETAL AGRICULTURAL FARM by Sorin IONITESCU

“…As a final conclusion, this simulation model proved that farmers have at their disposal an important IT tool which could help them to use linear programming and simplex method to find optimal solutions for their practical technical and economic problems and assure a high efficient agrobusiness.…”
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An Investigation into the Rescue-Path Planning Algorithm for Multiple Mine Rescue Teams Based on FA-MDPSO and an Improved Force-Directed Layout by Qiangyu Zheng, Peijiang Ding, Zhixin Qin, Zhenguo Yan

“…This not only significantly improves the collaborative rescue efficiency but also provides intuitive and practical technical support for intelligent mine rescue operations. …”
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CBRNE Mobile Analytical Laboratory of the State Fire Service – Analysis of Technical and Normative Solutions Applied by Grzegorz Bugaj, Paweł Janik

“…The article emphasizes the importance of consistency between normative requirements and practical technical solutions in ensuring the safety and effectiveness of rescue operations. …”
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Cross-border data sharing through the lens of research ethics committee members in sub-Saharan Africa. by Nezerith Cengiz, Siti M Kabanda, Keymanthri Moodley

“…Several sub-themes emerged as: (i.a) frequency of and approaches used in reviewing data sharing protocols, (i.b) practical/technical challenges, (i.c) training, (ii.a) ideal structure of data transfer tools, (ii.b) key elements of data transfer tools, (ii.c) implementation level, (ii.d) key stakeholders in developing and reviewing a data transfer agreement (DTA), (iii.a) confidentiality and anonymity, (iii.b) consent, (iii.c) regulatory frameworks, and (iii.d) stigmatisation and discrimination.…”
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Technological advances in out-of-hospital care: Digital solutions, Asia Pacific experiences, and inherent challenges by Li Zhang, Zeqi Liu, Kai Mo, Wenting Pu, Jiali Yin, Ziyu Ma, Zhuocheng Jiang, You Wu

“…This review examines the current state of out-of-hospital care in four countries in the Asia-Pacific region: the United States, Australia, Singapore, and China. It proposes a practical technical catalog of out-of-hospital care, analyzes existing development challenges, and offers recommendations based on international best practices. …”
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Progress and Development Thinking of Dry Reprocessing Technology for Spent Nuclear Fuel from Fast Reactor by LIN Rushan, ZHONG Zhenya

“…It is a key step in closed fuel cycle of fast reactor nuclear energy systems and a practical technical choice for spent nuclear fuel reprocessing from fast reactors. …”
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YOLOv8-RBean: Runner Bean Leaf Disease Detection Model Based on YOLOv8 by Hongbing Chen, Haoting Zhai, Jinghuan Hu, Hongrui Chen, Changji Wen, Yizhe Feng, Kun Wang, Zhipeng Li, Guangyao Wang

“…Notably, the method shows clear advantages in detecting morphologically subtle diseases such as viral infections, providing an efficient and practical technical solution for intelligent monitoring and prevention of runner bean diseases.…”
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Rapid Assessment of Building Losses in the M6.8 Tingri Earthquake, Tibet, China by Hao Zheng, Jifu Liu, Jidong Wu, Lianyou Liu, Peijun Shi

“…This study established a practical technical framework for rapid building loss assessment for earthquakes in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and adjacent regions, enabling timely and reliable evaluation of seismic impacts. …”
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