Respiratory Rate Estimation from Thermal Video Data Using Spatio-Temporal Deep Learning by Mohsen Mozafari, Andrew J. Law, Rafik A. Goubran, James R. Green

“…Thermal videos provide a privacy-preserving yet information-rich data source for remote health monitoring, especially for respiration rate (RR) estimation. …”
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National occupational safety and health systems: Exploring the underlying networks for future sustainable development by Gaia Vitrano, Guido J.L. Micheli

“…These findings provide valuable insights into how these functions are carried out differently across countries, detecting potential shareable best practices and improvement directions for the future sustainability of national OSH systems.…”
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Do capture and survey methods influence whether marked animals are representative of unmarked animals? by John R. Fieberg, Kurt Jenkins, Scott McCorquodale, Clifford G. Rice, Gary C. White, Kevin White

“…The lone exception to this rule was for the cohort of radiocollared moose in Minnesota, which exhibited a slight decrease in detection probabilities over time. Differences in detection probabilities for marked and unmarked animals may not be a significant problem for sightability models, provided that the source of the variability can be captured by model covariates (e.g., heterogeneity is tied to an individual's propensity to be in heavy cover). …”
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YOLOv11-GSF: an optimized deep learning model for strawberry ripeness detection in agriculture by Haoran Ma, Qian Zhao, Runqing Zhang, Chunxu Hao, Wenhui Dong, Xiaoying Zhang, Fuzhong Li, Xiaoqin Xue, Gongqing Sun

“…To overcome these limitations, this paper introduces YOLOv11-GSF, a real-time strawberry ripeness detection algorithm based on YOLOv11, which incorporates several innovative features: a Ghost Convolution (GhostConv) convolution method for generating rich feature maps through lightweight linear transformations, thereby reducing computational overhead and enhancing resource utilization; a C3K2-SG module that combines self-moving point convolution (SMPConv) and convolutional gated linear units (CGLU) to better capture the local features of strawberry ripeness; and a F-PIoUv2 loss function inspired by Focaler IoU and PIoUv2, utilizing adaptive penalty factors and interval mapping to expedite model convergence and optimize ripeness classification. …”
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Machine Learning Aided Resilient Spectrum Surveillance for Cognitive Tactical Wireless Networks: Design and Proof-of-Concept by Eli Garlick, Nourhan Hesham, MD. Zoheb Hassan, Imtiaz Ahmed, Anas Chaaban, MD. Jahangir Hossain

“…Due to the vast nature of interference signals in the frequency bands used by cognitive TWNs, it is non-trivial to acquire manually labeled data sets of all interference signals. Detecting the presence of an unknown and remote interference source in a frequency band from the transmitter end is also challenging, especially when the received interference power remains at or below the noise floor. …”
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Enhanced selectivity of carbon quantum dots for metal ion detection through surface modification by heteroatom doping: A study on optical properties and theoretical approach by María Belén Cánchig, Floralba López, Zaillmar Morales-Navarro, Alexis Debut, Karla Vizuete, Thibault Terencio, Manuel Caetano, Juan Pablo Saucedo-Vázquez

“…The study also demonstrated that functionalization with sulfur could modulate emission frequencies, enhancing the detection capabilities for specific ions. …”
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Functional and Genomic Evidence of L-Arginine-Dependent Bacterial Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity in <i>Paenibacillus nitricinens</i> sp. nov. by Diego Saavedra-Tralma, Alexis Gaete, Carolina Merino-Guzmán, Maribel Parada-Ibáñez, Francisco Nájera-de Ferrari, Ignacio Jofré-Fernández

“…Although nitric oxide (NO) production in bacteria has traditionally been associated with denitrification or stress responses in model or symbiotic organisms, functionally validated L-arginine-dependent nitric oxide synthase (bNOS) activity has not been documented in free-living, non-denitrifying soil bacteria. …”
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New Cation Sensors Based on Eugenol-Derived Azo Dyes by José R. A. Coelho, Ana Rita F. Pacheco, Diogo C. Domingues, Ana Rita O. Rodrigues, Akani A. Temitope, Paulo J. G. Coutinho, Maria José G. Fernandes, Elisabete M. S. Castanheira, M. Sameiro T. Gonçalves

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<i>Spinacia oleracea</i> L. Baby Leaves as a Source of Bioactive Principles: The Chemical Profiling of Eco-Sustainable Extracts by Using LC-ESI/HRMS- and ¹H NMR-Based Me... by Antonietta Cerulli, Luciana Maria Polcaro, Milena Masullo, Sonia Piacente

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Using an ensemble approach to predict habitat of Dusky Grouse ( Dendragapus obscurus ) in Montana, USA by Elizabeth A Leipold, Claire N Gower, Lance McNew

“…Consensus between the resource selection function and random forest models was high (93%) and the ensemble map had higher predictive accuracy when classifying the independent dataset than the other two models. …”
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Commercial NIRS May Not Detect Hemispheric Regional Disparity in Continuously Measured COx/COx-a: An Exploratory Healthy and Cranial Trauma Time-Series Analysis by Amanjyot Singh Sainbhi, Logan Froese, Kevin Y. Stein, Nuray Vakitbilir, Alwyn Gomez, Abrar Islam, Tobias Bergmann, Noah Silvaggio, Mansoor Hayat, Frederick A. Zeiler

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Phenotypic variation of Thenus spp. (Decapoda, Scyllaridae) in the waters of southern Thailand and Malaysia using multivariate morphometric analysis by Ihsan Hani Radzi, Cheng-Ann Chen, Sukree Hajisamae, Kay Khine Soe

“… Thenus spp. are slipper lobsters which are commercially significant as a food source with good aquaculture potential. This study focuses on collecting population information on Thenus orientalis and Thenus indicus from selected sites in southern Thailand and Malaysia to inform sustainable fisheries management about the resources. …”
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Analysis of Facial Cues for Cognitive Decline Detection Using In-the-Wild Data by Fatimah Alzahrani, Steve Maddock, Heidi Christensen

“…Video-based analysis offers a promising, low-cost alternative to resource-intensive clinical assessments. This paper investigates visual features (eye blink rate (EBR), head turn rate (HTR), and head movement statistical features (HMSFs)) for distinguishing between neurodegenerative disorders (NDs), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), functional memory disorders (FMDs), and healthy controls (HCs). …”
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Molecular signature of selective microRNAs in Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus 1758):a computational approach by Soumendu Ghosh, Manojit Bhattacharya, Avijit Kar, Basanta Kumar Das, Bidhan Chandra Patra

“…Their conserved nature in various organisms provide a good source of miRNA identification and characterization using comparative genomic approaches through the bio-computational tools. …”
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A Novel Chiral Molecularly Imprinted Electrochemical Sensor Based on β-CD Functionalized Graphene Quantum Dots for Enantioselective Detection of D-Carnitine by Feng Yang, Xin Qi, Yan Chen, Kai Tang, Mengyang Fang, Yanwei Song, Jiufen Liu, Lianming Zhang

“…In this study, β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) functionalized graphene quantum dots (GQDs) was employed to augment the array of chiral recognition sites, thereby enhancing the affinity of GQDs/β-CD composite for imprinting molecules and realizing heightened chiral selectivity. …”
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Detection of Functional Environmental RNA (eRNA) Genes from Macro-organisms: Implications from Re-analysis of Non-laboratory Metatranscriptome Studies by Kyoshiro Hiki

“…The re-analysis revealed that functional genes, such as tlr4, lrp12, and elovl1, were detected as eRNA from Pacific oyster (Magallana gigas), whale shark (Rhincodon typus), zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum), and green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). …”
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Hyper CLS-Data-Based Robotic Interface and Its Application to Intelligent Peg-in-Hole Task Robot Incorporating a CNN Model for Defect Detection by Fusaomi Nagata, Ryoma Abe, Shingo Sakata, Keigo Watanabe, Maki K. Habib

“…In this paper, a hyper cutter location source (HCLS)-data-based robotic interface is proposed to cope with the issues. …”
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Estimation Of The Vocal Folds Vibration Fundamental Frequency by Higer Order Spectrum by Wiesław WSZOŁEK, Maciej KŁACZYŃSKI

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SDES-YOLO: A high-precision and lightweight model for fall detection in complex environments by Xiangqian Huang, Xiaoming Li, Limengzi Yuan, Zhao Jiang, Hongwei Jin, Wanghao Wu, Ru Cai, Meilian Zheng, Hongpeng Bai

“…These results indicate that SDES-YOLO successfully combines efficiency and precision in fall detection. …”
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Effects of virtual reality-based interventions on cognitive function, emotional state, and quality of life in patients with mild cognitive impairment: a meta-analysis by Xiaohan Li, Yuting Zhang, Lifeng Tang, Lifeng Tang, Lin Ye, Min Tang

“…ObjectivesThis meta-analysis aims to systematically evaluate the effects of virtual reality (VR)-based interventions on cognitive function, emotional state, and quality of life in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).MethodsA comprehensive literature search was conducted using five databases from their inception to June 2024. …”
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