Fig abscission as a defense mechanism of Ficus trees against parasitism by non-pollinating fig wasps by Shang-Yang Lin, Bruno Di Giusto, Anthony Bain

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Three-Dimensional Real-Scene-Enhanced GNSS/Intelligent Vision Surface Deformation Monitoring System by Yuanrong He, Weijie Yang, Qun Su, Qiuhua He, Hongxin Li, Shuhang Lin, Shaochang Zhu

“…The system integrates GNSS monitoring terminals and multi-source meteorological sensors to accurately capture minute displacements at monitoring points and multi-source Internet of Things (IoT) data, which are then automatically stored in MySQL databases. …”
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Educational Technologies in Modern Higher Education Institutions (Analysis of Russian and Foreign Research and Practice) by N. V. Bordovskaia, E. A. Koshkina, N. A. Bochkina

“…Statistically significant differences were identified for all considered functional characteristics of educational technology in Russian and foreign publications, with the exception of “Student Attitude to Educational Technology”. …”
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Leveraging Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) for Enhanced Object Detection and Scene Understanding in Thermal Images for Autonomous Driving Systems by Huthaifa I. Ashqar, Taqwa I. Alhadidi, Mohammed Elhenawy, Nour O. Khanfar

“…Two primary research questions are addressed: the capacity of these models to detect and enumerate objects within thermal images, and to determine whether pairs of image sources represent the same scene. …”
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Cvill6 and Cvill7: Potent and Selective Peptide Blockers of Kv1.2 Ion Channel Isolated from Mexican Scorpion <i>Centruroides villegasi</i> by Kashmala Shakeel, Muhammad Umair Naseem, Timoteo Olamendi-Portugal, Fernando Z. Zamudio, Lourival Domingos Possani, Gyorgy Panyi

“…Scorpion venoms are a rich source of peptides that modulate the activity of ion channels and can serve as a new drug for channelopathies. …”
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Optimal Planning of Wind-Based DG: A Two-Stage Approach Linking Penetration Factor, Turbine Type Selection, Capacity, and Power Factors to Minimize Line Losses by Sina Saboktakin, Tarek Medalel Masaud, Ehab F. El-Saadany

“…By aligning turbine type selection with the available wind resources at the site, the model maximizes energy production and operational efficiency. …”
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ATClean: A Novel Method for Detecting Low-luminosity Transients and Application to Pre-explosion Counterparts from SN 2023ixf by S. Rest, A. Rest, C. D. Kilpatrick, J. E. Jencson, S. von Coelln, L. Strolger, S. Smartt, J. P. Anderson, A. Clocchiatti, D. A. Coulter, L. Denneau, S. Gomez, A. Heinze, R. Ridden-Harper, K. W. Smith, B. Stalder, J. L. Tonry, Q. Wang, Y. Zenati

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Cyclostationary Near-field Acoustic Holography for Gearboxes by Zhu Song, Zhang Erliang, Gao Xiaoyu

“…Firstly, the set of cyclic frequencies was estimated from the noise signal; secondly, the cyclic frequency of interest was selected, and the corresponding cyclic spectral density function was calculated; thirdly, the equivalent source NAH method was developed to reconstruct the potential sound source of the gearbox. …”
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An efficient method for identifying surface damage in hydraulic concrete buildings by Libo Yang, Dawei Zhu, Xuemei Liu

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Conception de l’artefact, conception du collectif : dynamique d’un processus de conception ouvert et continu dans une communauté de développement de logiciels libres by Flore Barcellini

“…Elicitation of needs and valorization of the new functionality take place in the use-oriented mailing-list, refinements of the functionality specifications take place in the design-oriented mailing list, whereas proper specifications take place in parallel in the two mailing-lists. …”
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Industrial production and functional profiling of probiotic Pediococcus acidilactici 72 N for potential use as a swine feed additive by Nay Zin Myo, Ratchnida Kamwa, Benjamas Khurajog, Pawiya Pupa, Wandee Sirichokchatchawan, David J. Hampson, Nuvee Prapasarakul

“…Conventional and statistical optimization techniques were used to screen food-grade carbon sources (glucose, dextrose, sucrose) and nitrogen sources (beef extract, yeast extract, sweet whey) to develop the optimal formulation. …”
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ICESat-2 Satellite LiDAR Bathymetry Extraction Algorithm Based on Cubic Function Fitting Prediction Interval Along Track Segments by Junyuan Chen, Yi Ma, Yang Jiang, Kun Jia, Aijun Cui, Xuechun Zhang, Shaohui Li, Jingyu Zhang

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TIME-UNIT SHIFTING IN 3-PERSON GAMES IN FINITE AND UNCOUNTABLY INFINITE STAIRCASE-FUNCTION SPACES SOLVED IN PURE STRATEGIES by Вадим Романюк

“…Games played with staircase-function pure strategies can model discrete-time dynamics of rationalizing the distribution of some limited resources among players. …”
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Do Executive Function and Impulsivity Predict Adolescent Health Behaviour after Accounting for Intelligence? Findings from the ALSPAC Cohort. by Kaidy Stautz, Rachel Pechey, Dominique-Laurent Couturier, Ian J Deary, Theresa M Marteau

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Executive function, impulsivity, and intelligence are correlated markers of cognitive resource that predict health-related behaviours. …”
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Impact of dry heat sterilization on the mechanical and functional performance of 3D printed medical devices for image-guided intervention by Mary Chase Sheehan, Sarah Kim, Sunandita Sarker, Govindarajan Srimathveeravalli

“…Temperatures during autoclave sterilization, a commonly used and widely available method, can match or exceed the melt temperature of Nylon-12 used for selective laser sintering. Here we tested the impact of single or multiple cycles of autoclave sterilization on the mechanical and functional performance of plastic components used with interventional radiology related medical devices (catheter hub, ablation probe handle, and implantable port). …”
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Enhanced YOLOv7-Tiny for Small-Scale Fire Detection via Multi-Scale Channel Spatial Attention and Dynamic Upsampling by Shihao Wu, Yi Xia

“…Furthermore, the Focaler-IoU loss function is employed to focus the model on hard samples, enhancing the accuracy of small fire detection. …”
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Availability, functionality and access of blood pressure machines at the points of care in public primary care facilities in Tororo district, Uganda by Innocent K. Besigye, Vicent Okuuny, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Anne R. Katahoire, Nelson K. Sewankambo, Robert Mash, Achilles Katamba

“…Background: Early diagnosis of hypertension prevents a significant number of complications and premature deaths. In resource-variable settings, diagnosis may be limited by inadequate access to blood pressure (BP) machines. …”
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Scalable Electrochemical Synthesis of Novel Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles and Its Application to High-Sensitive Detection of 4-Nitrophenol in Aqueous System by Van-Tuan Hoang, Ngo Xuan Dinh, Tuyet Nhung Pham, Tran Vinh Hoang, Pham Anh Tuan, Tran Quang Huy, Anh-Tuan Le

“…Under a direct-current voltage source, the biomolecules in GTE can release electrons to promote the reducing process of Ag+ to Ag0. …”
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Tailoring the functional properties of Jir starch from pearl millet: Effects of extraction layer, fermentation time, and sudanese genotypes by Manhal Gobara Hamid, Khitma A. Sir Elkhatim, Amro B. Hassan, Mohamed A Ibraheem, Yousif M.A. Idris, Faraz Muneer, Mohammed Elsafy, Mahbubjon Rahmatov, Eva Johansson, Tilal Abdelhalim

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Upper extremity function and disability recovery with vibration therapy after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs by Yueh-Hsun Lu, Hung-Ju Chen, Chun-De Liao, Po-Jung Chen, Xin-Miao Wang, Chieh-Hsiang Yu, Po-Yin Chen, Chueh-Ho Lin

“…Results Overall, 30 RCTs including 1621 people with stroke were selected. Compared with the control, vibration therapy exerted significant effects on upper extremity motor impairment [standardized mean difference (SMD) = 1.19; p < 0.00001)], function (SMD = 0.62; p < 0.00001), and disability recovery (SMD = 1.01; p < 0.00001). …”
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