YOLO-SRMX: A Lightweight Model for Real-Time Object Detection on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles by Shimin Weng, Han Wang, Jiashu Wang, Changming Xu, Ende Zhang

“…Finally, the Wise-IoU loss function is adopted to replace the traditional bounding box loss. …”
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Optimizing infant neuroimaging methods to understand the neurodevelopmental impacts of early nutrition and feeding by Claudia A. Carreno, Megan E. Evans, Blakely K. Lockhart, Oziomachukwu Chinaka, Benjamin Katz, Martha Ann Bell, Brittany R. Howell

“…Within this article, we discuss how neuroimaging modalities can be optimized for researching the impacts of infant feeding and nutrition on brain function. We review past research utilizing EEG and fNIRS and describe our efforts to further develop neuroimaging approaches that allow for measurement of brain activity during active feeding with greater spatial resolution (e.g., fMRI and OPM-MEG). …”
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Versatile graceful degradation framework for bio-inspired proprioception with redundant soft sensors by Taku Sugiyama, Kyo Kutsuzawa, Dai Owaki, Elijah Almanzor, Fumiya Iida, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe

“…Nevertheless, soft sensors are fragile and are susceptible to various damage sources in such environments. Some researchers have utilized redundant configuration, where healthy sensors compensate instantaneously for lost ones to maintain proprioception accuracy. …”
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Integrated multi-omics identify key signalling pathways for notochord lumenogenesis in ascidian Ciona savignyi by Jin Zhang, Zicheng Tan, Qishu Qin, Hongzhe Peng, Wenjie Shi, Haiyan Yu, Bo Dong

“…Meanwhile, we identified that CDC42 was a potential downstream target factor of the Ras-Rap1-MAPK signalling axis, playing crucial functions in notochord lumenogenesis. Overall, we systematically revealed the key regulatory signalling pathways for notochord lumen formation and verified a lumenogenesis-related signalling axis, providing a foundational data resource for exploring the mechanisms of lumenogenesis.…”
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Bisecting GlcNAc enhances CD8+ T cell-mediated killing of breast cancer by suppressing PD-L1 expression and its binding to PD-1 by Xueting Ren, Jinpeng Wu, Jing Li, Zhen Zhai, Xiang Li, Feng Guan, Meng Wang, Xiaobin Ma, Zengqi Tan, Huafeng Kang, Shuai Lin

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The association between serum albumin–globulin ratio and overactive bladder in American adults: a cross-sectional study by Yuan-Zhuo Du, Jia-Hao Liu, Fu-Chun Zheng, Qiang Zhou, Ju Guo

“…Abstract Objectives The albumin–globulin ratio (AGR) is considered an important indicator reflecting an individual’s immune function and nutritional status, and it is closely associated with various health conditions. …”
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A multi-omics Mendelian randomization identifies putatively causal genes and DNA methylation sites for asthma by Jia Wang, MD, Jinxin Hu, MS, Dan Qin, MD, Dan Han, MD, Jiapeng Hu, MD

“…Employing Summary Data-based Mendelian Randomization (SMR) and Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization (TSMR), we pinpointed asthma causal genes, causal DNA methylation sites, and methylation sites affecting gene expression, cross validated with at least 2 large-scale GWAS from each source. We utilized colocalization for genetic associations, meta-analysis for data integration, two-step MR for methylation-gene-asthma mediation mechanism. …”
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How does soil carbon sequestration affect greenhouse gas emissions from a sheep farming system? Results of an life cycle assessment case study by Pasquale Arca, Enrico Vagnoni, Pierpaolo Duce, Antonello Franca

“… • Extensification of dairy sheep systems determines lower environmental impact per hectare of utilized agricultural area. • Enteric methane emissions are the main source of GHG emissions of the sheep milk life cycle…”
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Multi-Time Scale Optimal Dispatch of Distribution Network with Pumped Storage Station Based on Model Predictive Control by Pengyu Pan, Zhen Wang, Gang Chen, Huabo Shi, Xiaoming Zha

“…As the penetration of renewable energy increases, the distribution grid faces great challenges in integrating large amounts of distributed energy sources and dealing with their output uncertainty. …”
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The trajectory of intrinsic capacity and its related factors among elderly Chinese patients with cardiovascular disease: a prospective cohort study by Yanyin Cui, Shanyan Lei, Yubing Xia, Fang Yang

“…The analysis of associated factors show that non-time-varying characteristics such as educational level, residential area, housing type, toilet facilities, and energy sources, are significantly associated with the IC trajectories of CVD patients. …”
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Support for family members who are caregivers to relatives with acquired brain injury by Janet Walker, Lourens Schlebusch, Bernhard Gaede

“…A mixed methodology was utilized. It comprised cross-sectional descriptive and phenomenological approaches. …”
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MedAlmighty: enhancing disease diagnosis with large vision model distillation by Yajing Ren, Zheng Gu, Wen Liu

“…In this approach, we utilize DINOv2—a pre-trained large vision model—as a frozen teacher, and a lightweight convolutional neural network (CNN) as the trainable student. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Protein-Based Hydrogel: Cottonseed Protein Grafted with 2-Acrylamido-2-Methylpropanesulfonic Acid (AMPS) by Dehenenet Flatie Tassw, Tamrat Tesfaye, Murugesh Babu K.

“…N,N-methylene bisacrylamide serves as the crosslinking agent, while potassium persulfate (PPS) and sodium bisulfite (SBS) function as redox initiators. The optimization of hydrogel synthesis conditions was achieved using Design Expert-11 software, adjusting the AMPS to CSP ratio. …”
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Projecting temperature-related dengue burden in the Philippines under various socioeconomic pathway scenarios by Xerxes Seposo, Xerxes Seposo, Sary Valenzuela, Sary Valenzuela, Geminn Louis C. Apostol, Keith Alexius Wangkay, Percival Ethan Lao, Anna Beatrice Enriquez

“…This study aims to investigate the historical and projected excess dengue disease burden attributable to temperature to help inform climate change policies, and guide resource allocation for strategic climate change and dengue disease interventions.MethodsThe study utilized established temperature-dengue risk functions to estimate the historical dengue burden attributable to increased temperatures. …”
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Development and Analysis of a Non-Resonant Wide-Band Tri-Axial Electromagnetic Energy Harvester by Hamid Khan, Farid Ullah Khan

“…Moreover, the harvester is utilized with various other home appliances, including washing machine, kitchen blender, and domestic water pump. …”
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Long-Term Snow Cover Change in the Qilian Mountains (1986–2024): A High-Resolution Landsat-Based Analysis by Enwei Huang, Guofeng Zhu, Yuhao Wang, Rui Li, Yuxin Miao, Xiaoyu Qi, Qingyang Wang, Yinying Jiao, Qinqin Wang, Ling Zhao

“…Snow cover, as a critical component of the cryosphere, serves as a vital water resource for arid regions in Northwest China. The Qilian Mountains (QLM), situated on the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, function as an important ecological barrier and water conservation area in western China. …”
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Enhancing hepatopathy clinical trial efficiency: a secure, large language model-powered pre-screening pipeline by Xiongbin Gui, Hanlin Lv, Xiao Wang, Longting Lv, Yi Xiao, Lei Wang

“…And its capability to function in resource-constrained environments further enhances its utility in clinical settings.…”
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Machine learning-based model for CD4+ conventional T cell genes to predict survival and immune responses in colorectal cancer by Zijing Wang, Zhanyuan Sun, Hengyi Lv, Wenjun Wu, Hai Li, Tao Jiang

“…The immunological responses to cancer heavily rely on the function of CD4Tconv. Despite this critical role, prognostic studies on CRC-related CD4Tconv remain insufficient. …”
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Eeg-based detection of epileptic seizures in patients with disabilities using a novel attention-driven deep learning framework with SHAP interpretability by Tawfeeq Shawly, Ahmed A. Alsheikhy

“…We articulate the mathematical characteristics of feature selection driven by NAM, delineate the convergence attributes of the loss function, and present measures of explainability through Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP). …”
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Harnessing greylag goose optimization for efficient MPPT and seven-level inverter in renewable energy systems by K. Rajaram, R. Kannan

“…The inverter THD output voltage was used as the objective function, and the proposed method is particularly beneficial in agricultural settings. …”
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