Sources of Life Strengths Appraisal Scale: A Multidimensional Approach to Assessing Older Adults’ Perceived Sources of Life Strengths by Prem S. Fry, Dominique L. Debats

“…A 24-month followup of a randomly selected sample confirmed that the nine-scale appraisal measure (SLSAS) is a promising instrument for appraising older adults’ sources of life strengths in dealing with stresses of daily life’s functioning and also a robust measure for predicting outcomes of resilience, autonomy, and well-being for this age group. …”
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Loss Function Optimization Method and Unsupervised Extraction Approach D-DBSCAN for Improving the Moving Target Perception of 3D Imaging Sonar by Jingfeng Yu, Aigen Huang, Zhongju Sun, Rui Huang, Gao Huang, Qianchuan Zhao

“…Compared to 2D sonar images, 3D sonar images offer superior spatial positioning capabilities, although the data acquisition cost is higher and lacks open source references for data annotation, target detection, and semantic segmentation. …”
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Bayesian Q-learning in multi-objective reward model for homophobic and transphobic text classification in low-resource languages: A hypothesis testing framework in multi-objective... by Vivek Suresh Raj, Ruba Priyadharshini, Saranya Rajiakodi, Bharathi Raja Chakravarthi

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Spatial behavior of mesocarnivores living in seasonal ecosystems: A case study in arid landscapes in northern-central Chile by Darío Moreira-Arce, Pablo M. Vergara, Alex Oporto, Alberto J. Alaniz, Claudia Hidalgo-Corrotea, Alfredo H. Zúñiga, Alejo Gutiérrez, Sebastián Moreno, Daniela Araya, Simone Ciuti

“…Home ranges and Resource Selection Functions were fitted to the GPS data of seven foxes tracked year-round and related to ecological landscape and site-level attributes derived from remote sensing. …”
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An Optimized FPGA-Based FDIR System for Sensor Fault Detection in Satellite Attitude Estimation by Xianliang Chen, Zhicheng Xie, Jiashu Wu, Xiaofeng Wu

“…To solve this problem, a Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (FDIR) was proposed, which integrates an adaptive unscented Kalman filter (AUKF), a radial basis function (RBF) neural network for fault detection, and a QUEST-based estimator. …”
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Lysozyme functionalized zinc-oxide nanoparticles: Synthesis, characterization, and antibacterial assessment against Staphylococcus aureus with futuristic application in wastewater... by Suneeti Singh, Pavni Rekhi, Jewel Mary Saju

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KronNet a lightweight Kronecker enhanced feed forward neural network for efficient IoT intrusion detection by Saeed Ullah, Junsheng Wu, Mian Muhammad Kamal, Abdul Khader Jilani Saudagar

“…Abstract The rapid expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) networks necessitates efficient intrusion detection systems (IDS) capable of operating within the stringent resource constraints of IoT devices. …”
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Nanotechnologies associated to floral resources in agri-food sector by Ahmad S Ammar

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Neural network for step anomaly detection in head motion during fMRI using meta-learning adaptation by N.S. Davydov, V.V. Evdokimova, P.G. Serafimovich, V.I. Protsenko, A.G. Khramov, A.V. Nikonorov

“…Quality assessment and artifact detection in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data is essential for clinical applications and brain research. …”
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Fine-grained building function recognition with street-view images and GIS map data via geometry-aware semi-supervised learning by Weijia Li, Jinhua Yu, Dairong Chen, Yi Lin, Runmin Dong, Xiang Zhang, Conghui He, Haohuan Fu

“…In this work, we propose a geometry-aware semi-supervised method for fine-grained building function recognition, which effectively uses multi-source geoinformation data to achieve accurate function recognition in both single-city and cross-city scenarios. …”
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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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Assessing variability and detecting the effective traits on yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) promising lines under drought stress condition by Sayyed Saeed Moosavi, Mohammad Reza Abdollahi, Fatemeh Abdi, Homayoun Kanouni

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Reusable and robust fuzzy extractor for CRS-dependent sources by Yucheng Ma, Peisong Shen, Xue Tian, Kewei Lv, Chi Chen

“…Abstract Fuzzy extractors allow for the extraction and reproduction of a nearly uniform string from a noisy and non-uniform source. Reusable and robust fuzzy extractors further require that the output string should remain pseudorandom under multiple extractions and any modification of public value should be detectable. …”
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MTAHG and MTBHG: Modified Approaches for Interpreting Gravity Data by Hazel Deniz Toktay, Hanbing Ai, Ahmad Alvandi, Kejia Su, Jinlei Li

“…This paper proposes two effective edge detection tools: one combining the balanced total horizontal gradient (BHG), and the hyperbolic tangent function, abbreviated as “MTBHG”; and the other combining the tilt angle of the total horizontal gradient (TAHG) and the hyperbolic tangent function, abbreviated as “MTAHG.” …”
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Remote Sensing Image Detection Method Combining Dynamic Convolution and Attention Mechanism by Yunfei Zhang, Ming Chen, Cong Chen

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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. Through these innovations, SDES-YOLO not only improves detection accuracy but also optimizes computational efficiency, making it effective even in resource-constrained environments.…”
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Quality assessment of garden strawberries of foreign selection by I. M. Novikova, O. M. Blinnikova, A. S. Ilyinsky

“…At the same time, the need to use domestically produced raw materials, as well as functional ingredients from these raw materials in the production of a wide range of products for healthy and preventive nutrition, is clear lystated. …”
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Cloning and Functional Analysis of Skin Host Defense Peptides from Yakushima Tago’s Brown Frog (<i>Rana tagoi yakushimensis</i>) and Development of Serum Endotoxin Detection System... by Taichi Aono, Saki Tamura, Yua Suzuki, Taichi Imanara, Ryosei Niwa, Yoshie Yamane, Tetsuya Kobayashi, Sakae Kikuyama, Itaru Hasunuma, Shawichi Iwamuro

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A Poisson Process AutoDecoder for X-Ray Sources by Yanke Song, V. Ashley Villar, Rafael Martínez-Galarza, Steven Dillmann

“…The arrival of photons as a function of time follows a Poisson process and can vary by orders-of-magnitude, presenting obstacles for common tasks such as source classification, physical property derivation, and anomaly detection. …”
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Open Source Sensor Interface for Soft Detectors in Surgical Simulators by Thomas Thurner, Roland Pruckner, Martin Kaltenbrunner, Andreas Schrempf

“…In this context, soft sensors enable low-cost position or force detection in haptically realistic synthetic tissue imitations to link the physical and virtual components of a patient phantom. …”
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