Downstream Semantic Segmentation Model for Low-Level Surface Crack Detection by Thitirat Siriborvornratanakul

“…The most successful downstream model we found is trained by the focal loss function without using the pretrained weights that are accompanied by the base model. …”
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The normalization model predicts responses in the human visual cortex during object-based attention by Narges Doostani, Gholam-Ali Hossein-Zadeh, Maryam Vaziri-Pashkam

“…Divisive normalization of the neural responses by the activity of the neighboring neurons has been proposed as a fundamental operation in the nervous system based on its success in predicting neural responses recorded in primate electrophysiology studies. …”
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Utilization of Flex Controlled Robotics on Prosthetic Hand instead of Damaged Body Parts by Mohamad Reda A. Refaai, Ashraf Elfasakhany, P. Rajalakshmy, Bikash Chandra Saha, A. S. Prakaash, Dadapeer Basheer

“…Prosthetic hands are limited in functionality and cost. A low-cost anthropomorphic prosthetic hand was designed. …”
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Who Leads Trends on Q&A Platforms? Identifying and Analyzing Trend Discoverers by Yongning Li, Lun Zhang, Ye Wu, Tianlan Wei

“…Q&A platforms are vital sources of information but often face challenges related to their high ratios of passive to active contributors, which can impede knowledge construction and information exchange on the platforms. …”
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SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF TOURIST ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES IN THE HISTORIC CITY: THE CASES OF MALAGA AND PLYMOUTH by Daniel Barrera Fernández, Marco Hernández Escampa

“… The main objective of the research is to analyse the geographical distribution of tourist attractions and services in the historic city in order to understand the tourist system spatially and functionally. Two medium size port cities have been selected as study cases: Plymouth (UK) and Malaga (Spain). …”
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The RBF-FD and RBF-FDTD Methods for Solving Time-Domain Electrical Transient Problems in Power Systems by Duc-Quang Vu, Nhat-Nam Nguyen, Phan-Tu Vu

“…RBFs such as Gaussian (GA), Multiquadric (MQ), Inverse Quadric (IQ), and Inverse Multiquadric (IMQ) are used in these numerical methods to formulate the central finite difference approximations of the first- and second-order derivatives of a function. The algorithm of selecting “optimal” shape parameters for our basis functions is also applied, specifically to increase the accuracy of the suggested methods with regard to high accuracy needs. …”
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Perspective on the Biomimetic Approaches for the Design of Hydrophobic and Antimicrobial Paper Coatings with Hierarchical Surface Structures by Pieter Samyn

“…The enhanced coating functionalities should be incorporated through a combination of selected bio-based materials and the creation of appropriate surface textures enhancing coating performance. …”
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Safety and Probiotic Evaluation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CHEN1 and Its Metabolic Analysis of Soymilk Oligosaccharides by Zhina CHEN, Shiyi CAO, Linlin YIN, Mengyuan SHAO, Tao YE, Zhangrui XU, Xiaochen HUANG

“…The genetic characteristics of the strain were analyzed through genome sequencing and functional annotation. Phenotypic experiments, including hemolytic activity assays, detection of harmful metabolites, antibiotic susceptibility testing, tolerance experiments, hydrophobicity, and autoaggregation assays were conducted to evaluate its safety and probiotic potential. …”
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Design of a Prediction Model to Predict Students’ Performance Using Educational Data Mining and Machine Learning by Jayasree R, Sheela Selvakumari

“…Initially, there was inadequate study of the various prediction techniques to select the ones that would best predict students’ success in educational environments. …”
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Natural sounds can be reconstructed from human neuroimaging data using deep neural network representation. by Jong-Yun Park, Mitsuaki Tsukamoto, Misato Tanaka, Yukiyasu Kamitani

“…Although decoding visual content from functional MRI (fMRI) has seen significant success, reconstructing arbitrary sounds remains challenging due to the fine temporal structure of auditory signals and the coarse temporal resolution of fMRI. …”
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Harnessing antibody-mediated recognition of the intracellular proteome with T cell receptor-like specificity by Maya Haus-Cohen, Yoram Reiter

“…The clinical success of cancer immunotherapy has driven ongoing efforts to identify novel targets that can effectively guide potent effector functions to eliminate malignant cells. …”
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Epidemic Process of Haemophilus influenzae Infection in WHO Regions by S. O. Vysokochanskaya, S. Y. Kombarova, R. V. Polibin, A. A. Basov

“…The incidence of invasive Hib infection in countries where vaccination against this infection is unavailable or has only recently been included in national vaccination programmes depends on maintaining high vaccination coverage and well-functioning surveillance systems. The persistently low incidence in all countries that have introduced Hib vaccine illustrates the success of routine vaccination programmes in providing effective protection to vaccinees and promoting collective immunity. …”
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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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CYP2D6 genotype and tamoxifen response for breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Danny W K Lum, Pablo Perel, Aroon D Hingorani, Michael V Holmes

“…In analysis of treatment-only studies, the relative risk (RR) of all-cause mortality (>307 events in 4,936 patients) for carriers of a CYP2D6 reduced function allele was 1.11 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.94 to 1.31) compared to individuals with normal/increased function CYP2D6 alleles. …”
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A thorough assessment of 10-MDP primers in modern dental adhesive systems by Ahmed A Abduljawad, Harraa SM Salih, Omar F Tawfiq

“…Aims: This paper comprehensively reviewed current knowledge on the functional monomer 10-methacryloyloxydecyl dihydrogen phosphate. …”
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Gold Punning: studying multistable meaning structures using a systematically collected set of lexical blends by Daniel Kjellander

“…It is a well-known fact that conventional dictionaries are poor sources [Cannon 1986], and alternative methodologies are therefore required. …”
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A quick in vitro pathway from prokaryotic genomic libraries to enzyme discovery by Lyubov A. Ryabova, Sabrina Guillemer, Stéphanie Pallas, Cécile Persillon, Fabrice Lefèvre, Jean-Michel Masson, Gilles Ravot

“…We show that ORFs located far from the 5′ and 3′ ends of polycistronic transcripts can be expressed at a sufficient level in an in vitro transcription-translation system in order to allow functional screening. We demonstrate the overall cell-free functional screen strategy with the successful selection of an esterase from Pseudoalteromonas.…”
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Application of the Salp Swarm Algorithm to Optimal Design of Tuned Inductive Choke by Łukasz Knypiński, Milena Kurzawa, Rafał Wojciechowski, Michał Gwóźdź

“…As an optimality criterion, the multi-objective compromise function was adopted. The objective function merges the total inductances of the electromagnetic device under different operation states. …”
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Inherited Nitrogen Distribution Control in Covalent Organic Framework Cathodes for Efficient Electrochemical Lithium Recovery via Capacitive Deionization by Rajesh Dhanushkotti, Abdul Khayum Mohammed, Kayaramkodath Chandran Ranjeesh, Hema Mylnahalli Krishnegowda, Najat Maher Aldaqqa, Dinesh Shetty

“…Through controlled COFs, density functional theory (DFT) analysis, and post‐electrode characterizations, we elucidate the pivotal role of nitrogen distribution in lithium recovery.…”
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Design Thinking as a Participatory Research Method to Protect Endangered Species: A Citizen Science Application by Liz Foote, Sharyn Rundle-Thiele, Cathryn Dexter, Elizabeth Brunton, Katrin Hohwieler, Tori Seydel, Romane Cristescu

“…The juries’ selections focused on business partnerships, incentives, and tailored information for users. …”
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