Evaluating Effect of Operating Speed on Crashes of Rural Two-Lane Highways by Fahmida Rahman, Xu Zhang, Mei Chen

“…Nevertheless, previous research studies that examined speed-related factors are mostly concentrated on higher functional class roads where speed data are abundant. …”
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Fully Data-Driven but Interpretable Human Behavioural Modelling With Differentiable Discrete Choice Model by Fumiyasu Makinoshima, Tatsuya Mitomi, Fumiya Makihara, Eigo Segawa

“…Solely from input features and choice outcomes without any prior knowledge, Diff-DCM can estimate interpretable closed-form utility functions that reproduce observed behaviours. …”
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Online Class Scheduling and Faculty Loading System within a Decision Support Framework by Eric Perez Ortega, Moma dela Torre Ortega, Darlyne Iligan Brigoli

“…A descriptive-developmental design was utilized using a researcher-made questionnaire and interview. …”
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Uncertainty-Aware Active Meta-Learning for Few-Shot Text Classification by Sanghyun Seo, Hiskias Dingeto, Juntae Kim

“…Our findings suggest that this methodology can be effectively utilized in a wider range of application areas, opening new avenues for future research in low-resource natural language understanding.…”
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Systematic analyses of the MIR172 family members of Arabidopsis define their distinct roles in regulation of APETALA2 during floral transition. by Diarmuid S Ó'Maoiléidigh, Annabel D van Driel, Anamika Singh, Qing Sang, Nolwenn Le Bec, Coral Vincent, Enric Bertran Garcia de Olalla, Alice Vayssières, Maida Romera Branchat, Edouard Severing, Rafael Martinez Gallegos, George Coupland

“…Through genome editing and detailed confocal microscopy, we show that the activity of miR172 at the shoot apex is encoded by 3 MIR172 genes, is critical for floral transition of the shoot meristem under noninductive photoperiods, and reduces accumulation of AP2 and TARGET OF EAT2 (TOE2), an AP2-LIKE TF, at the shoot meristem. Utilizing the genetic resources generated here, we show that the promotion of flowering by miR172 is enhanced by the MADS-domain TF FRUITFULL, which may facilitate long-term silencing of AP2-LIKE transcription, and that their activities are partially coordinated by the TF SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING-LIKE PROTEIN 15. …”
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Trait-mediated responses and co-occurrence patterns of breeding steppe birds under human footprint in Inner Mongolia by Wenyu Xu, Chunlu Wang, Yanqi Wang, Xi Yang, Lishi Zhang, Piotr Tryjanowski, Frédéric Jiguet, Zheng Han, Haitao Wang

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Flow-based Text Style Transfer Model by Zihan ZHANG, Jinqiao DAI, Pin YANG

“…In addition, a pre-trained discriminator is employed in the model training process to compare reconstructed stylized <inline-formula><tex-math id="M33-1">$ {\boldsymbol{z}}_{\mathrm{b}}^{\mathrm{*}} $</tex-math><alternatives><graphic specific-use="online" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="202300639_M33-1.jpg"/><graphic specific-use="print" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="202300639_M33-1.png"/></alternatives></inline-formula> with its original content source <inline-formula><tex-math id="M34-1">$ {\boldsymbol{z}}_{\mathrm{a}} $</tex-math><alternatives><graphic specific-use="online" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="202300639_M34-1.jpg"/><graphic specific-use="print" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="202300639_M34-1.png"/></alternatives></inline-formula> The results are utilized to optimize the decoder. …”
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Efficient exploration of electronic and dielectric properties using advanced first-principles analysis grounded in modern theory of polarization: Application to PbTiO3 by Aimad Belboukhari, Souad Ait Saghir, Abderrahim Bakak, Said El-Jallal, Khaled Ait Bentaleb, My Abdelaziz Koumina, Daoud Mezzane, Yaovi Gagou

“…Especially with the increased availability of powerful computational resources and techniques. Building upon these advancements, our contribution aims to elucidate an efficient methodology for studying electronic and dielectric properties by applying the Berry phase and Maximally Localized Wannier functions methods. …”
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Fruit quality evaluation of different mulberry varieties by Jie Tian, Haichao Wen, Bingxiang Liu, Xinyuan Tian, Yibo Wu, Jingyan Yang, Bingying Zhang, Hongjiao Li

“…The mulberry tree, as a plant resource that serves both medicinal and dietary purposes, contains rich nutritional components and various bioactive compounds. …”
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Research on Stacking Distribution of Steel Plates Input Based on Improved Multi-objective Particle Swarm Optimization by ZHONG Chuanjie, CHENG Wenming, DU Run, GAO Xuchao, ZHANG Lin

“…The inventory balance index was established based on the standard deviation of the number of steel plates allocated to each reservoir to fully mobilize and balance material storage resources during operation. These three indices were utilized to evaluate the degree of stack allocation and served as the objective function to establish a multi-objective decision optimization model for the stack allocation problem of steel plates. …”
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A lightweight algorithm for steel surface defect detection using improved YOLOv8 by Shuangbao Ma, Xin Zhao, Li Wan, Yapeng Zhang, Hongliang Gao

“…Firstly, GhostNet is utilized as the backbone network in order to reduce the number of model parameters and computational complexity. …”
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Characteristic Fingerprint Based on Low Polar Constituents for Discrimination of Wolfiporia extensa according to Geographical Origin Using UV Spectroscopy and Chemometrics Methods by Yan Li, Ji Zhang, Yanli Zhao, Zhimin Li, Tao Li, Yuanzhong Wang

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Positioning, navigation, and timing on the Moon and Mars with galactic cosmic rays by G. Leone, H.K.M. Tanaka, M. Holma, S. Krishnan, A.R. Duffy, T. Enqvist, P. Kuusiniemi, J. Joutsenvaara, G. Cerretto, E. Cantoni, M. Sellone, J. Marteau, D. Lo Presti, J.G. Szűcs, D. Varga

“…The density maps obtained by muography can also show the eventual presence of valuable metals, minerals, or water ice for in-situ resource utilization (ISRU). MuWNS’ broad spectrum of applications is crucial for the first deployment and then the correct functioning of an underground base on the Moon or Mars.…”
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Developing and evaluating an intelligent integration system for older adult care and health based on the sport-medicine-tourism model by Xiaoxue Ma, Xiaofei Fang, Shuqian Liu, Xueqing Wang, Ping Wang, Fugao Jiang

“…The findings demonstrate significant improvements in the experimental group across all health dimensions (p &lt; 0.05), and the system was rated as “Good” in functional utility, service quality, and user satisfaction. …”
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SurfaceVision: An Automated Module for Surface Fault Detection in 3D Printed Products by Laukesh Kumar, Manoj Kumar Satyarthi

“…This paper introduces SurfaceVision, an automated system for surface fault detection in 3D printed products, leveraging the ResNet-18 architecture as the backbone. Our framework utilizes a combination of contrastive learning and multi domain loss function to identify and classify defects with high accuracy. …”
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Digital Governance Policy Implementation Model Through Electronification of Land and Building Acquisition Fees (E-BPHTB) at the Baubau City Regional Revenue Agency by Rahmawati Rahmawati

“…The results of the study indicate that the implementation of the Electronic policy (Land and Building Acquisition Fee) at Bapenda Baubau City is quite good, but not as expected: Organization in terms of budgeting, and methods are good but the human resources owned are still lacking, not adequate especially in the field of determination in the process of completing duties and functions. …”
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Extreme Warming Coordinately Shifts Root and Leaf Traits of Alpine Plants toward Conservatism by Jingya Zhang, Jianghui Chen, Yixuan Huang, Luhang Jiang, Ziyi Zheng, Huimin Zhou, Hao Wang, Huiying Liu

“…Trait network analysis further supported this view, showing that extreme warming increased root edge density and decreased leaf modularity, indicating a more integrated network of leaf and root traits to enhance resource utilization efficiency. Our findings suggest that extreme warming may drive a coupled shift toward more conservative traits in both leaves and roots within alpine grasslands, with significant implications for predicting future ecosystem dynamics under escalating climate extremes.…”
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Chiral Amine Covalent Organic Cage Lingated with Copper for Asymmetric Decarboxylative Mannich Reaction by Kaihong Liu, Chunxia Tan, Lingli Yuan

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The potential habitat of Phlomoides rotata in Tibet was based on an optimized MaxEnt model by Jun-Wei Wang, Jun-Wei Wang, Min Xu, Norbu Ngawang, Yonghao Chen, Ngawang Bonjor, Xiaoyan Jia, Zhefei Zeng, Zhefei Zeng, La Qiong, La Qiong

“…These findings provide a theoretical foundation for the resource management, ecological conservation, and sustainable utilization of Tibetan medicinal plants while offering valuable references for the study of other alpine plants.…”
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Novel 3D printed jig design for a smooth and accurate dome osteotomy: A case report by Ervin Sethi, Sze Ern Tan, Michael Yam

“…Femoral malunion with associated sagittal and coronal deformity poses significant challenges in achieving anatomical realignment and functional restoration. This case report describes a novel surgical technique utilizing patient-specific 3D planning and a custom-designed, 3D-printed curved cutting jig to perform a dome osteotomy for deformity correction in a 69-year-old male with a history of childhood femoral fracture and recent atypical femoral fracture associated with bisphosphonate use. …”
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