Pavement Disease Visual Detection by Structure Perception and Feature Attention Network by Bin Lv, Shuo Zhang, Haixia Gong, Hongbo Zhang, Bin Dong, Jianzhu Wang, Cong Du, Jianqing Wu

“…Balancing detection performance and computational efficiency is critical for sustainable pavement disease detection in energy-constrained scenarios. …”
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LiteTom-RTDETR: A Lightweight Real-Time Tomato Detection System for Plant Factories by Wenshuai Liu, Qingzheng Liu, Wenyong Quan, Junli Wang, Xiaomin Yao, Qiang Liu, Yuxiang Tian

“…The accuracy and speed of tomato detection were increased to facilitate fully automated harvesting by improving the Real-Time Detection Transformer (RTDETR) to develop a new lightweight tomato detection model called LiteTom-RTDETR. …”
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Plug-and-Play Robust Aerial Object Detection Under Hazy Conditions by Wei Wu, Hao Chang, Zhiwen Chen, Zhu Li

“…Moreover, we also propose a detection feature pyramid loss function to more accurately restore object features. …”
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DEM-based topographic change detection considering the spatial distribution of errors by Yufeng He, Shaohua Lei, Wen Dai, Xi Chen, Bo Wang, Yehua Sheng, Hui Lin

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A Universal Tire Detection Method Based on Improved YOLOv8 by Chi Guo, Mingxia Chen, Junjie Wu, Haipeng Hu, Luobing Huang, Junjie Li

“…However, traditional methods of tire defect detection have encountered problems such as slow detection speed, complex tire defect backgrounds, and limited hardware resources. …”
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Lightweight obstacle detection for unmanned mining trucks in open-pit mines by Guangwei Liu, Jian Lei, Zhiqing Guo, Senlin Chai, Chonghui Ren

“…In addition, this paper also adopts the amplitude-based layer adaptive sparse pruning algorithm (LAMP) to further compress the model size while maintaining efficient detection performance. Through this pruning strategy, the model further reduces its dependence on computing resources while maintaining key performance. …”
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Optimization of train obstacle detection based on zone media controller unit by ZHOU Liming, HU Jiaqiao, SHEN Tuo

“…In addition, the need for comprehensive train detection including pantograph-catenary systems and running gears, lead to an increased number of on-board devices, resulting in fewer computational resources available for each detection system, and complicating equipment installation and maintenance. …”
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A Route to the Colorimetric Detection of Alpha-Fetoprotein Based on a Smartphone by Junjie Liu, Qingfubo Geng, Zhaoxin Geng

“…Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) is a key marker for early cancer detection and assessment. However, the current detection methods struggle to balance accuracy with the need for decentralized medical treatment. …”
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Interpretable Chinese Fake News Detection With Chain-of-Thought and In-Context Learning by Bingyi Liu, Anqi Wang, Chengqian Xia

“…The spread of fake news through on-line platforms poses a significant threat to public trust and social stability, especially in resource-constrained Chinese domains. Existing Fake News Detection (FND) models often lack transparency, functioning as “black boxes” that limit their practical utility. …”
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Identification, functional analysis, and clinical applications of defective viral genomes by Xiaowei Yan, Yitong Pan, Peiying Li, Li Zhu, Jianhai Yu, Chenguang Shen, Bao Zhang, Wei Zhao

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Enhanced object detection in low-visibility haze conditions with YOLOv9s. by Yang Zhang, Bin Zhou, Xue Zhao, Xiaomeng Song

“…Furthermore, the implementation of a nonmonotonic strategy for dynamically adjusting the loss function weights significantly boosts the model's detection precision and training efficiency. …”
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TEDVIL: Leveraging Transformer-Based Embeddings for Vulnerability Detection in Lifted Code by Gary A. McCully, John D. Hastings, Shengjie Xu

“…Notably, these results are achieved when the embedding model is trained with a dataset of just 48,000 functions, demonstrating effectiveness in resource-constrained settings. …”
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PA-YOLO-Based Multifault Defect Detection Algorithm for PV Panels by Wang Yin, Zhao Jingyong, Xie Gang, Zhao Zhicheng, Hu Xiao

“…For the occlusion problem of dense targets in the dataset, we introduce a repulsive loss function, which successfully reduces the occurrence of false detection situations. …”
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The Bright Feature Transform for Prominent Point Scatterer Detection and Tone Mapping by Gregory D. Vetaw, Suren Jayasuriya

“…We then modify the BFT to present a difference of trigonometric functions to mitigate speckle scatterers and other random noise sources found in the imagery. …”
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Synthesis and properties of carbon quantum dots as an antimicrobial agent and detection of ciprofloxacin by Fangzhou Shen, Zhaoyang Lu, Kangli Yan, Kang Luo, Shuchen Pei, Pu Xiang

“…This study introduces a novel approach for the fabrication of N-CQDs derived from natural botanical sources, underscoring their potential dual functionality as fluorescent sensors and antimicrobial materials.…”
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Realizing depth measurement and edge detection based on a single metasurface by Yang Siwen, Wei Qunshuo, Zhao Ruizhe, Li Xin, Zhang Xue, Li Yao, Li Junjie, Jing Xiaoli, Li Xiaowei, Wang Yongtian, Huang Lingling

“…Double helix point source function is utilized, and three verification experiments are carried out, including double-helix beam calibration, 2D object and 3D object detection, respectively. …”
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A review of deep learning models to detect malware in Android applications by Elliot Mbunge, Benhildah Muchemwa, John Batani, Nobuhle Mbuyisa

“…Android applications are indispensable resources that facilitate communication, health monitoring, planning, data sharing and synchronization, social interaction, business and financial transactions. …”
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LNT-YOLO: A Lightweight Nighttime Traffic Light Detection Model by Syahrul Munir, Huei-Yung Lin

“…These results underscore the model’s feasibility and robustness compared to other state-of-the-art object detection models. The source code and dataset will be available through the GitHub repository.…”
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Organic and Conventional Coffee Beans, Infusions, and Grounds as a Rich Sources of Phenolic Compounds in Coffees from Different Origins by Alicja Ponder, Karol Krakówko, Marcin Kruk, Sebastian Kuliński, Rafał Magoń, Daniel Ziółkowski, Elvyra Jariene, Ewelina Hallmann

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Myoglobin expression improves T-cell metabolism and antitumor effector function by Haifeng C Xu, Diran Herebian, Ertan Mayatepek, Dirk Brenner, Aleksandra A Pandyra, Philipp A Lang, Sascha Dietrich, Julia Werner, Georgios Theodorakis, Ichiro Katahira, Mitrajit Ghosh, Michal Gorzkiewicz, Luisa de Sousa Santos, Ann Kathrin Bergmann, Max Anstötz, Anne Busch, Carsten Berndt

“…Although T cells expressing Mb exhibited increased expression of effector cytokines, PD-1 was still detected and targetable by anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibodies, which in combination with transfer of Mb-expressing T cells demonstrated maximal efficacy in delaying tumor growth.Conclusion Taken together, we show that expression of Mb in T cells can increase their metabolism, infiltration into the tumor tissue, and effector function against cancer cells.…”
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