A Novel Model to Detect and Classify Fresh and Damaged Fruits to Reduce Food Waste Using a Deep Learning Technique by T. Bharath Kumar, Deepak Prashar, Gayatri Vaidya, Vipin Kumar, S. Deva Kumar, F. Sammy

“…Because of this, finding faults in fruits is a declared objective of the agricultural business in order to save labour, waste, manufacturing costs, and time spent on the process. An infected apple may infect a healthy one if the defects are not discovered. …”
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3D-Printed Accessories and Auxiliaries in Orthodontic Treatment by Marcel Paľovčík, Juraj Tomášik, Márton Zsoldos, Andrej Thurzo

“…The rise of 4D memory shape materials signals a potential breakthrough in “smart orthodontics”, where directly printed devices can adapt over time. This innovation could lead to a new era of personalized dynamic orthodontic solutions with 3D-printed auxiliaries, providing unprecedented customization and expanding the scope of orthodontic care. …”
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Cementation of copper onto brass particles in a packed bed by Stanković Velizar D., Šerbula Snežana M., Jančeva B.

“…For an hour of the process time the initial level of Cu2+ can reach a value less than 1 ppm, meaning the investigated process is highly efficient. …”
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Transportation Mode Selection Using Reinforcement Learning in Simulation of Urban Mobility by Mehmet Bilge Han Taş, Kemal Özkan, İnci Sarıçiçek, Ahmet Yazici

“…This plays a crucial role in ensuring the efficient utilization of time and resources to achieve the desired objectives. …”
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A mixed-integer linear programming model for scheduling volunteers in technical support teams in Non-Governmental Organizations by Valdir Soares Silva Neto, Ricardo Lukas de Medeiros França, Keren Karolyne Nóbrega Silva, Luciano Carlos Azevedo da Costa, Hugo Harry F. R. Kramer

“…The results show that the proposed model can find optimal solutions in reduced computational time. The solutions generated by the proposed model are already being implemented and used in practice. …”
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The Integration of Multimodal Networks: The Generalized Modal Split and Collaborative Optimization of Transportation Hubs by Yifei Cai, Jun Chen, Da Lei, Jiang Yu

“…The model performance is illustrated in a real-size network in Jianye district, Nanjing. 9.2% decrease of travel time, 25.7% increase of service level, and a significant modal shift from car to PT are obtained.…”
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Integrated Management Software for Factory Production of Modular Buildings by SungHoon Nam, DooYong Lee, BongHo Cho, KyungRai Kim

“…The management system in Korea decreases the effectiveness of modular construction in reducing construction time and cost. There is no formal system for managing modular production in Korea. …”
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Quantitative evaluation of the molecular marker using droplet digital PCR by Wonseok Shin, Haneul Kim, Dong-Yep Oh, Dong Hee Kim, Kyudong Han

“…They can be a powerful species-specific marker without regression mutations by the structure variation (SV) at the time of genomic evolution. In a previous study, we identified the Hanwoo-specific SV that was generated by a TE–association deletion event using traditional PCR method and Sanger sequencing validation. …”
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Ultrathin Variable Aperture Mechanism Utilizing a Micro Flat Motor With a Multipole Ring Magnet by Keita Nagai, Riku Fukazawa, Yu Okawara, Haruhiro Komura, Tadahiko Shinshi

“…The experimental tests demonstrated that the motor achieved a step response with a target angle of 9° and a settling time of 0.18 s. The aperture mechanism, comprising six polyacetal polymer blades, successfully demonstrated opening and closing operations with the opening diameter changed from 6.1 to 1.4 mm by the motor rotation.…”
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Rupture Directivity of Moderate Earthquakes Along the Main Marmara Fault Suggests Larger Ground Motion Towards Istanbul by Xiang Chen, Patricia Martínez‐Garzón, Grzegorz Kwiatek, Yehuda Ben‐Zion, Marco Bohnhoff, Fabrice Cotton

“…We calculate source mechanisms with a waveform modeling approach and analyze earthquake directivity from apparent source‐time functions using empirical Green's functions. …”
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Concentration of Particulate Matter and Air Humidity in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Pasaribu Hotber Edwin Rolan, Afandi Dedi, Hamidy Yulis

“…In this study, the indoor air quality in the PICU Arifin Achmad General Hospital (AAGH) in Riau Province, Indonesia, was observed using a descriptive observational study with a longitudinal and time-series design. The results of this study demonstrated that the PM2.5 levels decreased from 9.25 µg/m³ in the morning to 3.3 µg/m³ in the afternoon, whereas PM10 levels decreased from 17.7 µg/m³ in the morning to 7.8 µg/m³ in the afternoon. …”
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RUSSIAN-ARAB COOPERATION BEFORE AND AFTER THE "ARAB SPRING" by M. A. Sapronova

“…The article considers the main stages of the Russian- Arab economic cooperation since the beginning of the 1990s up to the present time and changing the «Middle Eastern vector» of Russian foreign policy. …”
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A checklist of isopods (Crustacea: Isopoda) in Slovenia by Miloš Vittori, Borut Mavrič, Anja Pekolj, Marijan Govedič, Maja Zagmajster

“…Of these, we report on seven marine and one terrestrial species for the first time. A major part of freshwater isopod richness is linked to the subterranean environment, where most endemic species for the country can be found. …”
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Les bonobos se rappellent-ils la voix de leurs anciens partenaires ? by Florence Levréro, Sumir Keenan, Nicolas Mathevon, Jeroen MG Stevens, Jean Pascal Guéry, Klaus Zuberbühler

“…Our study also suggests that bonobos may cease to discriminate between familiar and unfamiliar individuals after a period of eight years, indicating that voice representations or interest could be limited in time in this species.…”
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Room-Temperature Fiber-Coupled Single-Photon Source from CdTeSeS Core Quantum Dots by Surasak Chiangga

“…A novel method to determine zero-time delay through afterpulsing analysis is presented. …”
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Computationally secure steganography based on speech synthesis by Menghan LI, Kejiang CHEN, Weiming ZHANG, Nenghai YU

“…The steganography theory of computing security has been proposed for a long time, but it has not been widely adopted for mainstream steganography using multimedia data as a carrier.The reason is that the prerequisite for calculating secure steganography is to obtain the accurate distribution of the carrier or to accurately sample according to the carrier distribution.However, naturally collected images and audio/video cannot meet this prerequisite.With the development of deep learning technology, various machine-generated media such as image generation and synthesized speech, have become more and more common on the Internet and then generated media has become a reasonable steganography carrier.Steganography can use normal generated media to cover up secret communications, and pursue in distinguishability from normal generated media.The distribution learned by some generative models is known or controllable, which provides an opportunity to push computational security steganography for practical use.Taking the widely used synthetic speech model as an example, a computationally secure symmetric key steganography algorithm was designed and implemented.The message was decompressed into the synthetic audio according to the decoding process of arithmetic coding based on the conditional probability of sample points, and the message receiver had the same generation model to complete the message extraction by reproducing the audio synthesis process.The public key steganography algorithm was additionally designed based on this algorithm, which provided algorithmic support for the realization of full-flow steganographic communication.Steganographic key exchange ensured the security of steganographic content and the security of steganographic behavior was also achieved.The theoretical analysis showed that the security of the proposed algorithm is determined by the randomness of the embedded message.And the steganography analysis experiment further verified that the attacker cannot distinguish the synthesized carrier audio from the encrypted audio.…”
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AniMAIRE‐A New Openly Available Tool for Calculating Atmospheric Ionising Radiation Dose Rates and Single Event Effects During Anisotropic Conditions by C. S. W. Davis, F. Baird, F. Lei, K. Ryden, C. Dyer

“…In this paper, we describe the algorithm and top‐level structure of AniMAIRE and showcase AniMAIRE's capabilities by analyzing the dose rate maps that AniMAIRE produces when the time‐dependent spectra and pitch angle distribution for Ground Level Enhancement (GLE) 71 are input. …”
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xCT as a potential marker for neuroendocrine cells in high-risk prostate cancer and the relation to AL122023.1-miR-26a/30d/30e axis. by Elena D Wilhelm, Jaroslaw T Dankert, Marc Wiesehöfer, Sven Wach, Mathias Wagner, Martin Spahn, Marianna Kruithof-de Julio, Gunther Wennemuth

“…In this study, we validated the repression of xCT and AL122023.1 at RNA level using quantitative real-time PCR and at protein level by Western Blotting. …”
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Surface defect detection on industrial drum rollers: Using enhanced YOLOv8n and structured light for accurate inspection. by Guofeng Qin, Qinkai Zou, Mengyan Li, Yi Deng, Peiwen Mi, Yongjian Zhu, Hao Liu

“…The main average accuracy (mAP) is 97.2%, and the detection time is 4.3ms. The system and algorithm designed in this paper can better ensure the production quality of drum rollers. …”
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Alginate Encapsulation of Begonia Microshoots for Short-Term Storage and Distribution by Hamidou F. Sakhanokho, Cecil T. Pounders, Eugene K. Blythe

“…Encapsulation of explants improved survival rate over time irrespective of the medium type or storage environment. …”
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