Advances in key technologies for the management, restoration, development, and utilization of coal mining subsidence areas by Zhuanghan MENG, Yutao WANG, Yanzhe TIAN

“…BackgroundCoal mining subsidence areas, formed by the exploitation of coal resources, have emerged as severe challenges to the construction of ecological civilization and the sustainable development of the social economy in China. …”
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Complexity of immunobiology of tumor necrosis factor and novel anti-TNF therapy by S. А. Nedospasov

“…Systemic anti-cytokine therapy is known to be accompanied by undesirable side effects, which can hypothetically be explained by the neutralization of these protective functions. Thus, we developed prototypes of TNF blockers which limit the bioavailability of this cytokine only from its main “pathogenic” source – myeloid cells. …”
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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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An Improved Fitting Method for Predicting the Zernike Coefficient–Wavelength Curves by Fang Wang, Qiyuan Zhang, Haoyu Wang, Dayong Zhu, Huaikang Zhu, Wenxin Jia, Sen Han

“…Broadband transmitted wavefront measurement is a detection method that uses transmitted wavefronts at a few specific wavelengths though a function of Zernike coefficients and wavelength to predict other transmitted wavefronts at any wavelength within a certain range. …”
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Leveraging Blockchain Technology With Enhanced MDSVA for Robust Meteorological Sensor Data Validation by Md Abdullah Al Mamun, Mei Li, Bijon Kumar Pramanik, Faisal Hussain, A. Z. M. Shakilur Rahman

“…Our enhanced MDSVA introduces a sophisticated five-component validation function that simultaneously addresses drift and noise compensation, environmental adaptation, periodic variations, dynamic thresholds, and transient adjustments. …”
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LeafDPN: An Improved DPN Model for the Identification of Bacterial Blight in Soybean in Natural Environments by Rui Cong, Ying Xu, Hao Su, Jiaying Zhou, Yuxi Hu, Dawei Xin, Qingshan Chen, Rongsheng Zhu, Shuang Song

“…<i>glycinea</i>, is one of the most devastating diseases in soybean with significant yield losses ranging from 4% to 40%. The timely detection of BBS is the foundation for disease control. …”
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Adaptive conflict resolution for IoT transactions: A reinforcement learning-based hybrid validation protocol by Mohammad A. Al Khaldy, Ahmad Nabot, Ahmad al-Qerem, Issam Jebreen, Abdulbasit A. Darem, Asma A. Alhashmi, Mohammad Alauthman, Amjad Aldweesh

“…The RL-based mechanism continuously adapts decision-making by learning from system states, prioritizing transactions, and dynamically resolving conflicts using a reward function that accounts for key performance parameters, including the number of conflicting transactions, cost of aborting transactions, temporal validity constraints, and system resource utilization. …”
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Assessing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease risk based on exhalation and cough sounds by Geyi Wen, Chenshuo Wang, Wei Zhao, Jinliang Meng, Yanyan Xu, Ruiqi Wang, Zijing Zeng

“…Following this, each individual completed pulmonary function tests and participated in questionnaire surveys. …”
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Mitochondrial genome of Lonicera macranthoides: features, RNA editing, and insights into male sterility by Zhong Chen, Wei Zhuo, Yuqi Wang, Junpeng Qi, Li Liu, Sheng’E. Lu, Han Wang, Tao Sun, Liqiang Wang, Fengming Ren, Fengming Ren

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Genome-Wide Scan for Copy Number Variations in Chinese Merino Sheep Based on Ovine High-Density 600K SNP Arrays by Yuezhen Tian, Jing An, Xinning Zhang, Jiang Di, Junmin He, Ayinuer Yasen, Yanpin Ma, Gaohaer Sailikehan, Xixia Huang, Kechuan Tian

“…To generate a comprehensive CNVR map of the ovine genome, we conducted genome-wide CNV detection using genotyping data from 285 fine wool sheep. …”
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Unraveling the complexities: morpho-physiological and proteomic responses of pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum) to dual drought and salt stress by Charlie Sithole, Rotondwa Rabelani Sinthumule, Joseph Lesibe Gaorongwe, Oziniel Ruzvidzo, Tshegofatso Bridget Dikobe

“…Catalytic and binding activities were the predominant molecular functions detected across treatments suggesting their central role in stress response. …”
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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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Medical Data over Sound—CardiaWhisper Concept by Radovan Stojanović, Jovan Đurković, Mihailo Vukmirović, Blagoje Babić, Vesna Miranović, Andrej Škraba

“…It then enables a range of control and visualization functions for both local and remote users. Emphasis is placed on describing the system architecture and its key components, as well as the software methodologies used for signal decoding on the receiver side, where several algorithms are implemented using open-source, platform-independent technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. …”
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Addressing the need for non-invasive lung assessment with time-resolved diffuse optics by Giulia Maffeis, Nicola Serra, Alessandro Bossi, Alessandro Bossi, Elisabetta Avanzi, Alberto Dalla Mora, Laura Di Sieno, Rinaldo Cubeddu, Antonio Pifferi, Antonio Pifferi, Paola Taroni, Paola Taroni

“…Monitoring lungs functions is key for detecting several morbidities and pathologies. …”
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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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The global, regional, and national brain and CNS cancers burden and trends from 1990 to 2021 by Jian Zhou, Long Gu, Fengling Du, Chun Li, Fan Zhang, Xianhui Zhang, Jinwei Pang, Bingqing Xie, Xiangyu Wang, Jianhua Peng, Yong Jiang

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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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Comparing soil microbial diversity in smallholder plantain backyard gardens and main farms in Western and Central Africa by Manoj Kaushal, Yao Adjiguita Kolombia, Amos Emitati Alakonya, Cargele Masso

“…Beneficial genera such as Bacillus, Streptomyces, Bradyrhizobium, and Paenibacillus were also detected. Functional predictions based on COG and KEGG databases indicated notable differences in microbial functional potential between the two settings. …”
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Harnessing evanescent photoacoustic waves for multi-domain imaging by Rong Zhou, Liying Zhang, Beibei Li, Jingtao Xiao, Yiheng Xing, Chang Chen, Yuecheng Shen, Hao Shen, Deng Pan, Hongxing Xu

“…Leveraging these features, we develop a proof-of-concept for supercritical angle photoacoustic microscopy (SA-PAM), which utilizes evanescent PA waves to enable new PAM functionalities, such as surface topography reconstruction and edge detection. …”
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Effect of PM2.5 exposure on susceptibility to allergic asthma in elderly rats treated with allergens by Lianlian Zhao, Xiaolin Ding, Li Zhou, Chenchen Song, Taisheng Kang, Yanfeng Xu, Yunpeng Liu, Yunlin Han, Wenjie Zhao, Boxiang Zhang, Dan Xu, Jianguo Guo

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