Provenance-Finding of Dust Storms Using AVHRR Sensor Images of NOAA Satellite (Case Study: Southwest of Iran) by Mohammad Hossein Rezaei Moghaddam, Mojtaba Mahdian Boruojeni

“…Dust pollution of this area drawn to the south of Khuzestan. 4- Conclusion In general, using 24 AVHRR images and the use of detection techniques, a total 62 points were identified as the source of dust production. …”
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Investigation of TsGAN-based multimodal image fusion to augment image pre-processing abilities by Priyanka Bhatambarekar, Gayatri Phade

“…The TSGAN framework generates a unified texture map that captures essential gradient preservation into the generator’s loss function, the model successfully retains critical information about texture from the input source images. …”
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Making Blind Robots See: The Synergy Between Fluorescent Dyes and Imaging Devices in Automated Proteomics by Wayne F. Patton

“…Since rare proteins cannot be amplified by any type of PCR method, sensitive detection is critical to proteome projects. Fluorescence methods deliver streamlined detection protocols, superior detection sensitivity, broad linear dynamic range and excellent compatibility with modern microchemical identification methods such as mass spectrometry. …”
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Microalgal Metabolomes and Recent Biotechnological Advances for Their Industrial Application by Dinesh Kumar Saini, Geetanjali Manchanda, Ratiram Gomaji Chaudhary, Raghvendra Pratap Singh

“…These organisms are photosynthetic, use CO₂ as their sole carbon source, and grow rapidly under different environmental conditions. …”
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A novel approach to field data augmentation with remote sensing and machine learning in rangelands by Hailey E. Schmidt, Javier Osorio Leyton, Efrain Noa Yarasca, Sorin C. Popescu, Justinn J. Jones, Justin P. Wied, Xinyuan Wu

“…However, these ecosystems are increasingly threatened by woody plant encroachment (WPE), which impacts forage availability, habitat quality, and other ecosystem functions. Despite advances in remote sensing and machine learning (ML) for monitoring and managing WPE, a significant gap persists in providing effective, scalable, and high-quality training data to support early detection efforts. …”
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Fluxgate Magnetometers Based on New Physical Principles by Ivan V. Bryakin, Igor V. Bochkarev, Vadim R. Khramshin, Vadim R. Gasiyarov, Ivan N. Erdakov

“…The authors considered a generalized flow of the physical processes in the FM to obtain a detailed representation of the operating functions of the FM. The presented experimental results for the proposed FM in the field meter mode confirm its operating parameters (±40 μT—measurement range, 0.5 nT—detection threshold). …”
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An Optimization Algorithm for Forward-Scatter Radar Network Node Deployment Based on BFGS and Improved NSGA-II by Yuqing Zheng, Xiaofeng Ai, Zhiming Xu, Jing Wu, Feng Zhao

“…A multi-objective optimization model was subsequently established with the objective functions of minimizing node cost and maximizing spatial detection area. …”
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Wastewater metagenomics in Africa: Opportunities and challenges. by Stephen Kanyerezi, Fatma Zahra Guerfali, Abbas Abel Anzaku, Oluwasegun Adesina Babaleye, Tracey Calvert-Joshua, Julien Alban Nguinkal, Oluwaseun Paul Amoo, Chiraz Atri, Waqasuddin Khan, Iqra Saleh, M Imran Nisar, Arthur Shem Kasambula, Koketso Morapedi, Gerald Mboowa

“…The advent of metagenomics has dramatically expanded our understanding of microbial communities, particularly through the study of wastewater, which serves as a rich source of microbial data. In Africa, wastewater metagenomics presents unparalleled opportunities for public health monitoring, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) tracking, and the discovery of new microbial species and functions. …”
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Bovine PMN responses to extracellular vesicles released by Besnoitia besnoiti tachyzoites and B. besnoiti-infected host cells by Gabriel Espinosa, Constanza Salinas-Varas, Lisbeth Rojas-Barón, Christian Preußer, Elke Pogge von Strandmann, Ulrich Gärtner, Iván Conejeros, Carlos Hermosilla, Anja Taubert

“…Therefore, we tested whether exposure of bovine PMN to EVs from different cellular sources affects classical PMN effector functions and cytokine/chemokine secretion. …”
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Obstacle shape determination by mobile robot sensor system using GP2Y0A (Sharp) type IR distance sensors by V. P. Andreev

“…However, such a sensor can only detect an obstacle and determine а distance to a certain point on its surface. …”
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Development and Optimization of a Novel Deep Learning Model for Diagnosis of Quince Leaf Diseases by A. Naderi Beni, H. Bagherpour, J. Amiri Parian

“…IntroductionDetection of tree leaf diseases plays a crucial role in the horticultural field. …”
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Texture-preserving and information loss minimization method for infrared and visible image fusion by Qiyuan He, Yongdong Huang

“…TPFusion consists of the following key components: a multi-scale feature extraction module for enhancing the capability of capturing features; a texture enhancement module and contrast enhancement module, which helps to preserve fine-grained textures and extract salient contours and contrast information; a dual-attention fusion module for fusing the features extracted from the source images; an information content based loss function minimizing the feature discrepancy between the fused images and the source images and effectively reducing the information loss. …”
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MergeBot: A platform of semi-structured merge conflict resolution for C/C++ code by Hua He, Xiaofan Liu, Lei Xu, Guanghui Mei, Jifeng Xuan

“…In software version control systems, like Git, merge conflicts typically arise when multiple developers edit the same segment of a source file from different branches. Detecting merge conflicts can be automated; however, resolving merge conflicts is tedious and demanding. …”
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Bioluminescence and environmental light drive the visual evolution of deep-sea shrimp (Oplophoroidea) by Danielle M. DeLeo, Heather D. Bracken-Grissom

“…In pelagic environments, vertically migrating animals can experience drastic changes to their lighting environment across depth, subjecting them to unique selective pressures, possibly to distinguish between changes in ambient light and bioluminescent sources. …”
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FAM3C Regulates Glioma Cell Proliferation, Invasion, Apoptosis, and Epithelial Mesenchymal Transition via the Notch Pathway by Xiaochao Xia, Zihao Wang, Lvmeng Song, Yinchuan Cheng, Ping Xiong, Shun Li

“…Methods We utilized open‐source bioinformatics tools and platforms to analyze the transcriptional expression levels, prognosis, and correlation with clinical variables of FAM3C in gliomas, and subsequently, to hypothesize its potential molecular functions and possibly associated signaling pathways. …”
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Manufacturing Consent for the 2018 Elections in Venezuela and Colombia by Alan MacLeod

“…Furthermore, by conducting a series of 27 interviews with journalists covering the two countries, it finds evidence to support Herman and Chomsky’s theories about the pre-selection of journalists and how ownership and management, sources and flak influence the output of media. …”
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Research on Multipoint Leak Location of Gas Pipeline Based on Variational Mode Decomposition and Relative Entropy by Yongmei Hao, Zhanghao Du, Juncheng Jiang, ZhiXiang Xing, Xinming Yan, Shuli Wang, Yongchao Rao

“…Pipeline leak detection has always been a relatively difficult technical problem; especially in urban pipeline leak detection, there are still many problems to be solved. …”
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Audio recognition method of belt conveyor roller fault based on convolutional neural network and linear regression by Xiangyuan CHEN, Wei QIN, Yanchi LIU, Minghua LUO

“…The results show that the detection rate of roller fault reaches 95.79 %, and the detection accuracy reaches 95.60 %.…”
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21 Balmer Jump Street: The Nebular Continuum at High Redshift and Implications for the Bright Galaxy Problem, UV Continuum Slopes, and Early Stellar Populations by Harley Katz, Alex J. Cameron, Aayush Saxena, Laia Barrufet, Nichloas Choustikov, Nikko J. Cleri, Anna de Graff, Richard S. Ellis, Robert A.E. Fosbury, Kasper E. Heintz, Michael Maseda, Jorryt Matthee, Ian McConachie, Pascal A. Oesch

“…Second, we present a dataset of 58 galaxies observed with NIRSpec on JWST at $2.5<z<9.0$ that are selected to have strong nebular continuum emission via the detection of the Balmer jump. …”
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A framework for personal protective equipment use in laboratories: regulatory compliance and employee protection by Segaran P. Pillai, Sarah Bradberry, Marisa Newcomer, Tanya Pittas, Kelsey Mathern

“…The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Standard, outlined in 29 CFR 1910 Subpart I states that Protective gear - including personal protective clothing, respiratory equipment, and barriers or shields- must be supplied, properly used, and kept clean and functional whenever there are hazards present. These hazards may arise from processes, environmental conditions, chemicals, radiation, or mechanical sources that could potentially cause injury or harm bodily functions through skin contact, inhalation, or absorption. …”
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