pytom-match-pick: A tophat-transform constraint for automated classification in template matching by Marten L. Chaillet, Sander Roet, Remco C. Veltkamp, Friedrich Förster

“…However, TM faces challenges of weak signal of the macromolecules and interfering features with a high signal-to-noise ratio, which are often addressed by time-consuming, subjective manual curation of results. To improve the detection performance we introduce pytom-match-pick, a GPU-accelerated, open-source command line interface for enhanced TM in cryo-ET. …”
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Potential for non‐destructive astrochemistry using the ExoMars PanCam by Michael C. Storrie‐Lombardi, J.‐P. Muller, M. R. Fisk, A. D. Griffiths, A. J. Coates

“…We investigate the utility of adding a 365 nm ultraviolet (UV) light source to the ExoMars panoramic camera (PanCam) scheduled for launch in 2013. …”
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Examination and Tracing of Stable Isotopes of Carbon and Hydrogen in Diesel Oil from Different Regions by Han-yu ZHANG, Zhao-wei JIE, Han-yang ZHENG, Xiao-han ZHU, Wei-ya XIE, Can HU, Zhan-fang LIU, Hong-ling GUO, Jun ZHU, Hong-cheng MEI

“…Diesel is often used as an accelerant in arson cases, so identifying its source is crucial to the investigation. Stable isotope analysis is a method for detecting molecular elements at the element level. …”
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Secrecy Outage Analysis of Mixed RF-FSO Systems With Channel Imperfection by Hongjiang Lei, Haolun Luo, Ki-Hong Park, Zhi Ren, Gaofeng Pan, Mohamed-Slim Alouini

“…First, the cumulative distribution function and probability density function of FSO links with pointing error and two different detection technologies are derived. …”
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Reconstruction of the object inhomogeneity parameters from near-field measurements in microwave tomography problem using neural networks by A.V. Medvedev, M.Yu. Medvedik

“…The field is induced by a point source located outside the body. Materials and methods. …”

High-Throughput Indirect Monitoring of TORC1 Activation Using the pTOMAN-G Plasmid in Yeast by Melissa Gómez, Guilherme Rocha, Diego Ruiz, Claudio Martínez, Francisco Salinas, Eduardo Kessi-Pérez

“…The target of rapamycin complex 1 (TORC1) is a highly conserved protein complex whose primary function is to link nutrient availability to cell growth in eukaryotes, particularly nitrogen sources. …”
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PhotoNeuro: A compact photodetector for synchronization of visual stimulus presentation during behavioural experiments in neuroscience by Xavier Cano-Ferrer, Marcelo J. Moglie, George Konstantinou, Antonin Blot, Gaia Bianchini, Albane Imbert, Petr Znamenskiy, M. Florencia Iacaruso

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Efficient Use of Variation in Evolutionary Optimization by John W. Pepper

“…Commonly used selection algorithms contain several sources of inefficiency, some of which are easily avoided and others of which are not. …”
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Does tinnitus and emotional distress influence central auditory processing? A comparison of acute and chronic tinnitus in normal-hearing individuals. by Qian Zhou, Wenling Jiang, Haibin Sheng, Qinjie Zhang, Dian Jin, Haifeng Li, Meiping Huang, Lu Yang, Yan Ren, Zhiwu Huang

“…<h4>Design</h4>This study compared the auditory afferent and efferent functions of normal-hearing patients with acute tinnitus, chronic tinnitus, and control group using gap detection test, the Mandarin Hearing in Noise Test (MHINT), and contralateral suppression of transient evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs).…”
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GENERATION AND COLLECTION OF TOBACCO AEROSOL FOR SHISHA by N. N. Bubnova, M. V. Shkidyuk

“…Qualitative characteristics of tobacco aerosol for shisha are determined by the functional purpose and depend on the component composition of the tobacco mixture and the coal used.The purpose of the research is to develop a methodology for the comprehensive assessment of tobacco for shisha based on modern methods of product quality control and includes the following steps:- monitoring of the studies to determine the component composition of the hookah mixture and the aerosol produced;- analysis of hookah mixture testing modes and development of an aerosol generation protocol;- development of a method for collecting aerosol on a laboratory smoking machine; - quantitative analysis of toxic analytes by HPLC MS / MS method.Methods have been developed for the machine generation and collection of tobacco aerosol for hookah, taking into account low concentrations of the analyzed toxic substances.The expediency of using the HPLC MS / MS method to determine the quantity of the following substances in tobacco aerosol for shisha has been substantiated:- carbonyl compounds (formaldehyde, acetaldehyde, acrolein) by detection on an electrospray source in the negative polarity mode- tobacco specific nitrosoamines (NNN and NNK) by detection on an electrospray source in the positive polarity mode.During the research laboratory and analytical equipment was used: a five-channel linear CERULEAN SM 405 smoking machine; Thermo Scientific Dionex UltiMate 3000 liquid chromatograph and TSQ Quantiva mass spectrometer.Obtaining experimental data on the quantitative determination of the component composition of the aerosol produced by tobacco for shisha using hookah systems is relevant for assessing toxic characteristics of the product.…”
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Spatial Pattern and Evolutionary Characteristics of Settlements in Dianchi River Basin from the Perspective of Toponymy by Ying’ao WANG, Weijian HU, Wen PENG, Yuliang YANG

“…By constructing a coupling analysis framework of toponym semantics and spatial attributes, this research confirms the “spatio-temporal code” function of toponym in the process reconstruction of human settlements, and the capability to analyze multi-source heterogeneous data based on the aforesaid function provides a new analytical methodology for the research on watershed human settlements. …”
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Sensing the Changes in Stratum Corneum Using Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy and Hyperspectral Data Processing by Krzysztof Banas, Agnieszka M. Banas, Giorgia Pastorin, Ngai Mun Hong, Shikhar Gupta, Katarzyna Dziedzic-Kocurek, Mark B. H. Breese

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Spectral domain optical coherence tomography: a better OCT imaging strategy by Zahid Yaqoob, Jigang Wu, Changhuei Yang

“…There are two approaches to SDOCT—one that uses a broadband source and a spectrometer to measure the interference pattern as a function of wavelength and the other that utilizes a narrowband tunable laser that is swept linearly in k ∼ 1/λ space during spectral fringe data acquisition. …”
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Experiments on the application of the infrasound method of remote monitoring of snow avalanches in the Khibiny Mountains by A. V. Fedorov, I. S. Fedorov, V. E. Asming, A. Yu. Motorin

“…Visual slope observations are still the main method of avalanche detection. As a result, avalanche statistics, especially in remote mountain areas, remain incomplete. …”
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Blind super-resolution network based on local fuzzy discriminative loss for fabric data augmentation by Ning Dai, Xiaohan Hu, Kaixin Xu, Xudong Hu, Yanhong Yuan, Bo Cao, Luhong Shi

“…In the field of fabric defect detection, the development of algorithms has been hindered by issues such as poor quality and limited quantity of open-source datasets. …”
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Spontaneous blinking and brain health in aging: Large-scale evaluation of blink-related oscillations across the lifespan by Sujoy Ghosh Hajra, Jed A. Meltzer, Prerana Keerthi, Chloe Pappas, Allison B. Sekuler, Cam-CAN Group, Careesa Chang Liu

“…Crucially, these age-related differences were not observed in the behavioral measures of task performance such as reaction time and accuracy, suggesting that blink-related neural responses during the target detection task are more sensitive in capturing aging-related brain function changes compared to behavioral measures alone. …”
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A Variant Character Dataset for Historical Narratives of Middle and Late Imperial China by Jiwon Lee, Youngim Jung

“…The construction method of the dataset involves collecting variant character sets from authoritative sources, filtering out duplicates and non-target sets, and selecting representative character by applying prioritization principles. …”
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Antioxidant Activity and Potential Bioactive Peptides from Skin Protein Hydrolysate of Yellowfin Tuna (<I>Thunnus albacares</I>) by Sitti Hardiyanti Rachman, Joko Santoso, Sugeng Heri Suseno

“…FPH possesses a molecular weight of 10.15-48.50 kDa. Functional groups detected were amides A, B, I, II, and III. …”
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The influence of genetics on the endocannabinoid system gene expression and relevance for targeting reproductive conditions by Keisuke Tanaka, Akwasi A. Amoako, Sally Mortlock, Peter A. W. Rogers, Sarah J. Holdsworth-Carson, Jacqueline F. Donoghue, Wan Tinn Teh, Grant W. Montgomery, Brett McKinnon

“…Abstract Background Endocannabinoids are small lipid molecules that have critical roles in cellular proliferation and function. They are produced locally with their concentrations controlled via the endocannabinoid system (ECS). …”
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Research and application of image recognition-based identification for flesh browning of loquat fruits by CHEN Yujia, DENG Chaojun, ZHANG Tingting, WANG Xiuping, CHEN Xiuping, ZHAO Jianing, MA Cuilan, JIANG Jimou

“…Additionally, the MATLAB ROI function was used to select the irregular representative loquat flesh browning areas, extract the color feature value, and complete the browning area segmentation of the original image by using the Euclidean distance. …”
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