Water Productivity, Farmers Satisfaction, and Sustainability of Selected Small Scale Irrigation Schemes in Salale Zone, Ethiopia by Habtamu Adenew Ulatu, Tolossa Lemma Tola, Shewadinber Mekonnin Meskelu

“…In order to assess the potential, farmers satisfaction, and operation and maintenance issues of selected small scale irrigation schemes in Salale Zone Ethiopia, the study was designed with key objectives of evaluating the current status of irrigation water productivity of the schemes; irrigation water users satisfaction, and structures, function, and power of water users association in sustainable operation and maintenance of irrigation schemes. …”
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Impairment of chaperone‐mediated autophagy leads to selective lysosomal degradation defects in the lysosomal storage disease cystinosis by Gennaro Napolitano, Jennifer L Johnson, Jing He, Celine J Rocca, Jlenia Monfregola, Kersi Pestonjamasp, Stephanie Cherqui, Sergio D Catz

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Cities in transition: Krakow‘s social, economic and spatial transformation within the last thirty years (selected aspects) by Anna Karwińska, Dorota Jopek, Michał Kudłacz, Michał Wiśniewski

“…Therefore, depending on the availability of statistical data, several time periods were selected and compared with each other in the most important areas of Krakow’s functioning. …”
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Vulnerability detection method for blockchain smart contracts based on metamorphic testing by Jinfu CHEN, Zhenxin WANG, Saihua CAI, Qiaowei FENG, Yuhao CHEN, Rongtian XU, KwakuKudjo Patrick

“…Aimed at the defects of existing test methods, a vulnerability detection method for blockchain smart contracts based on metamorphic testing was proposed, which could generate test cases for specific functions in blockchain smart contracts to detect possible vulnerabilities.According to the possible security vulnerabilities, different metamorphosis relationships were designed and then metamorphic testing was performed.Through verifying whether the metamorphic relationship between the source test case and the subsequent test case was satisfied, whether the smart contract had related security vulnerabilities was judged.The experimental results show that the proposed method can effectively detect the security vulnerabilities in the smart contracts.…”
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An investigation of the distribution of gaze estimation errors in head mounted gaze trackers using polynomial functions by Diako Mardanbegi, Andrew T. N. Kurauchi, Carlos H. Morimoto

“…In this paper we investigate the behavior of the gaze estimation error distribution throughout the image of the scene camera when using polynomial functions. Using simulated scenarios, we describe effects of four different sources of error: interpolation, extrapolation, parallax, and radial distortion. …”
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Optimization of microencapsulation of green tea extract for functional beverage development by Elizaveta Kochubei, Igor Lomovskiy, Oleg Lomovsky, Jibek Baktybekova, Vyacheslav Koptev, Anastasia Andreeva, Anna Matveeva, Alexander Vorobyov, Aml A. Tantawy, Mohamed Hamdy Eid, Tamer M. El-Messery, Elena Bychkova

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A DFT insight into the potential of cycloparaphenylenes as efficient sensors for detecting Paracetamol by Wael A. Mahdi, Adel Alhowyan, Ahmad J. Obaidullah

“…This study presents a computational investigation into the sensing capabilities of methylene-bridged [n]cycloparaphenylene ([n]MCPP, where n= 6, 8, and 10) nanorings for the detection of paracetamol using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. …”
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Synthesis and properties of carbon quantum dots as an antimicrobial agent and detection of ciprofloxacin by Fangzhou Shen, Zhaoyang Lu, Kangli Yan, Kang Luo, Shuchen Pei, Pu Xiang

“…This study introduces a novel approach for the fabrication of N-CQDs derived from natural botanical sources, underscoring their potential dual functionality as fluorescent sensors and antimicrobial materials.…”
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Assessing the stability of indoor farming systems using data outlier detection by Jean Pompeo, Ziwen Yu, Chi Zhang, Songzi Wu, Ying Zhang, Celina Gomez, Melanie Correll

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LNT-YOLO: A Lightweight Nighttime Traffic Light Detection Model by Syahrul Munir, Huei-Yung Lin

“…These results underscore the model’s feasibility and robustness compared to other state-of-the-art object detection models. The source code and dataset will be available through the GitHub repository.…”
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The factors that attract healthcare professionals to and retain them in rural areas in South Africa by A. Rose, E. Janse van Rensburg-Bonthuyzen

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Deviance from truth: Telemetry location errors erode both precision and accuracy of habitat‐selection models by Andrea T. Morehouse, Mark S. Boyce

“…Specifically, we compare how differences in precision between GPS and Argos satellite technologies affect the estimation of resource selection functions (RSFs). We estimated RSF models from GPS and Argos satellite radiocollar data collected in December 2008 through April 2009 from wolves within the same pack in southwestern Alberta, Canada, and used Akaike's Information Criterion (AIC) to identify the most parsimonious models. …”
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Automated quantification reveals hyperglycemia inhibits endothelial angiogenic function. by Anthony R Prisco, John D Bukowy, Brian R Hoffmann, Jamie R Karcher, Eric C Exner, Andrew S Greene

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The Training of Rhythm Skills and Executive Function: A Systematic Review by J. Riikka Ahokas, Suvi Saarikallio, Graham Welch, Usha Goswami, Tiina Parviainen

“…Objective The focus of this study is on rhythm-elicited movement and its impacts on executive function. The main aim of this review was to identify previous, controlled intervention research on this topic, and to study the effectiveness of the included research interventions. …”
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Organic and Conventional Coffee Beans, Infusions, and Grounds as a Rich Sources of Phenolic Compounds in Coffees from Different Origins by Alicja Ponder, Karol Krakówko, Marcin Kruk, Sebastian Kuliński, Rafał Magoń, Daniel Ziółkowski, Elvyra Jariene, Ewelina Hallmann

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Promoting Rural Revitalization via Natural Resource Value Realization in National Parks: A Case Study of Baishanzu National Park by Hongyu Luo, Guangning Sun, Weilong Zhou, Jihe Lian, Yanfei Sun, Yingen Hu

“…The results indicate the following: (1) By constructing a framework of “realistic background—pathway selection—model condensation—effectiveness analysis”, the mechanism of how natural resource value realization promotes rural revitalization can be analyzed, with a focus on its pathways and models. (2) The pathways for realizing natural resource value to promote rural revitalization include resource integration, investment development, capital production and operation, and the circulation and exchange of ecological products and services. …”
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Realizing depth measurement and edge detection based on a single metasurface by Yang Siwen, Wei Qunshuo, Zhao Ruizhe, Li Xin, Zhang Xue, Li Yao, Li Junjie, Jing Xiaoli, Li Xiaowei, Wang Yongtian, Huang Lingling

“…Double helix point source function is utilized, and three verification experiments are carried out, including double-helix beam calibration, 2D object and 3D object detection, respectively. …”
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Enhanced object detection in low-visibility haze conditions with YOLOv9s. by Yang Zhang, Bin Zhou, Xue Zhao, Xiaomeng Song

“…Furthermore, the implementation of a nonmonotonic strategy for dynamically adjusting the loss function weights significantly boosts the model's detection precision and training efficiency. …”
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PA-YOLO-Based Multifault Defect Detection Algorithm for PV Panels by Wang Yin, Zhao Jingyong, Xie Gang, Zhao Zhicheng, Hu Xiao

“…For the occlusion problem of dense targets in the dataset, we introduce a repulsive loss function, which successfully reduces the occurrence of false detection situations. …”
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Data- and knowledge-derived functional landscape of human solute carriers by Ulrich Goldmann, Tabea Wiedmer, Andrea Garofoli, Vitaly Sedlyarov, Manuel Bichler, Ben Haladik, Gernot Wolf, Eirini Christodoulaki, Alvaro Ingles-Prieto, Evandro Ferrada, Fabian Frommelt, Shao Thing Teoh, Philipp Leippe, Gabriel Onea, Martin Pfeifer, Mariah Kohlbrenner, Lena Chang, Paul Selzer, Jürgen Reinhardt, Daniela Digles, Gerhard F Ecker, Tanja Osthushenrich, Aidan MacNamara, Anders Malarstig, David Hepworth, Giulio Superti-Furga

“…Utilizing this systematically collected and curated resource, we computationally derived an integrated functional landscape for the entire human SLC superfamily. …”
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