Reducing contrast media and radiation dose in CT angiography at low tube voltage: animal study with photon-counting detector CT by Konstantin Klambauer, Thomas Flohr, Lukas Jakob Moser, Victor Mergen, Matthias Eberhard, Andreas Prokein, Hatem Alkadhi, Hubertus Pietsch, Gregor Jost

“…Methods Six minipigs (median weight: 32.5 kg; IQR: 29.8–34.6 kg) underwent thoracoabdominal CTA using a clinical dual-source PCD-CT at 70 kVp with three scan protocols: (A) reference (100% CM and radiation dose), (B) increased radiation (233%) and reduced CM (56%) dose, and (C) reduced radiation (50%) and increased CM (141%) dose. …”
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Patients' perceived needs of osteoarthritis health information: A systematic scoping review. by Louisa Chou, Lisa Ellis, Michelle Papandony, K L Maheeka D Seneviwickrama, Flavia M Cicuttini, Kaye Sullivan, Andrew J Teichtahl, Yuanyuan Wang, Andrew M Briggs, Anita E Wluka

“…<h4>Background</h4>Optimal management of osteoarthritis requires active patient participation. …”
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A Dual-Task Approach for Onset Time Picking and the Detection of Microseismic Waveforms Based on Deep Learning by Hang Zhang, Ruoyu Li, Chunchi Ma, Xiaobing Cheng, Simeng Meng, Zhenxing Huang, Di Li

“…A comparison of the proposed method with existing methods and applications in underground engineering projects helped demonstrate the excellent performance of this method. …”
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The ineffectiveness of urban development plans in realizing a sustainable city(Case study: Zanjan) by mahboob reyhan, mohsen ahadnejad, taghi heydari

“…Therefore, in the context of identifying the causes of inefficiency of urban development plans, a mixed approach was used, which is a combination of two quantitative and qualitative methods. Data were also obtained from primary and secondary sources. …”
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Unsupervised domain adaptation multi-level adversarial network for semantic segmentation based on multi-modal features by Zeyu WANG, Shuhui BU, Wei HUANG, Yuanpan ZHENG, Qinggang WU, Huawen CHANG, Xu ZHANG

“…In order to solve the problem of the distribution differences of visual, spatial, and semantic features between domains in domain adaptation, an unsupervised domain adaptation multi-level adversarial network for semantic segmentation based on multi-modal features was proposed.Firstly, an attentive fusion semantic segmentation network with three-layer structure was designed to learn the above three types of features from the source domain and target domain, respectively.Secondly, a self-supervised learning method jointing distribution confidence and semantic confidence was introduced into the single-level adversarial learning, so as to achieve the distribution alignment of more target domain pixels in the process of minimizing the distribution distance of the learnt features between domains.Finally, three adversarial branches and three adaptive sub-networks were jointly optimized by the multi-level adversarial learning method based on multi-modal features, which could effectively learn the invariant representation between domains for the features extracted from each sub-network.The experimental results show that compared with existing state-of-the-art methods, on the datasets of GTA5 to Cityscapes, SYNTHIA to Cityscapes, and SUN-RGBD to NYUD-v2 the proposed network achieves the best mean intersection over union of 62.2%, 66.9%, and 59.7%, respectively.…”
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Tracking algorithm when managing competitive activities of top level teams online based on computer visioncomputer vision by A. A. Polozov, N. A. Maltceva, G. S. Kramarenko, M. A. Lipilin, A. R. Akhmetzyanov

“…The purpose of the work is to determine the optimal method for using athlete tracking when used online.Method. …”
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Verification of the Dose Reduction Effect via Diluted Injection in Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Using a Human Blood Flow Phantom by Hironobu Tomita, Koichi Shibata

“…We sought to examine the possibility of reducing the contrast medium dosage in dual-energy imaging using a saline-mixed injection with a virtual monochromatic energy method of dual-source computed tomography (CT). Methods. …”
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Multi-Channel Optical Coherence Elastography Using Relative and Absolute Shear-Wave Time of Flight. by Eli Elyas, Alex Grimwood, Janine T Erler, Simon P Robinson, Thomas R Cox, Daniel Woods, Peter Clowes, Ramona De Luca, Franco Marinozzi, Jérémie Fromageau, Jeffrey C Bamber

“…A needle, embedded in the gel, was excited to vibrate along its long axis and the displacement as a function of time and distance from the needle associated with the resulting shear waves was detected using four M-mode images acquired simultaneously using a commercial four-channel swept-source OCT system. Shear-wave time of arrival (TOA) was detected by tracking the axial OCT-speckle motion using cross-correlation methods. …”
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Supraharmonics monitoring based on VSSESP-DBP dynamic compressed sensing algorithm by Chao Yan, Hongtao Shen, Jie Yu, Peng Tao, Hongxi Wang, Ting Yang

“…Traditional static time-window-based methods struggle to accurately sample these non-smooth signals, leading to reconstruction errors and inefficiencies. …”
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Research on Multi-Channel Spectral Prediction Model for Printed Matter Based on HMSSA-BP Neural Network by Dandan Fan, Hongwu Zhan, Fang Xu, Yifei Zou, Yankang Zhang

“…To overcome it, this paper proposes a multi-channel spectral prediction model for printed matter and the adaptive evaluation method based on multi-index fusion. First, BPNN prediction model utilizes multi-light sources multi-spectral imaging technology, mapping the dot area ratio of C, M, Y, K to the multi-channel spectral images. …”
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Current status and prospects of research on the pollution and treatment technologies of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances by Xuejiao Tang, He Yang, Xinya Li, Cuiping Wang

“…Additionally, it provides a forward-looking perspective on future research directions, compares the principles, applications, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness of different technologies, and proposes a novel evaluation framework to guide technology selection and optimization. Compared to previous studies, this article offers a more comprehensive and systematic review of PFAS treatment technologies, aiming to serve as a valuable reference for developing advanced PFAS removal methods.…”
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Temporal dynamics of antimicrobial resistance gene abundances in chicken manure and anaerobic digestate by Aleksandra Atanasova, Thomas Amon, Thomas Amon, Uwe Roesler, Anika Friese, Roswitha Merle, Tina Kabelitz

“…Further investigations on process optimization or the application of pre-treatment methods could enhance ARG reduction. …”
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Loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for the detection of antimicrobial resistance elements in Vibrio cholera by Daniel Antonio Negrón, Shipra Trivedi, Nicholas Tolli, David Ashford, Gabrielle Melton, Stephanie Guertin, Katharine Jennings, Bryan D. Necciai, Shanmuga Sozhamannan, Bradley W. Abramson

“…LAMP output is a color change that can be viewed by eye, but it can be difficult to design primer sets, determine target specificity, and interpret subjective color changes. Methods We developed an algorithm for the in silico design and evaluation of LAMP assays within the open-source PCR Signature Erosion Tool (PSET) and a computer vision application for the quantitative analysis of colorimetric outputs. …”
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Advances in Coking Wastewater Treatment and Zero Discharge Technology by Huaqiang CHU, GLADYS Chimfwembe, Pengyuan WEI, Jie XU, Guihong SHUI, Jiaying MA, Xuefei ZHOU, Yalei ZHANG

“…In recent years, considerable attention has been directed towards developing more efficient methods for treating coking wastewater. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current advancements in coking wastewater treatment technologies, focusing on their sources, characteristics, pretreatment technologies, biochemical treatments, and advanced treatment technologies. …”
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Creation of Souvenir Products as a Means of Promotion of Historical and Cultural Heritage of the City by Uliana P. Efremova, Olga A. Tsesevichene, Anastasia A. Seldusheva

“…The methodological basis of the project was theoretical research methods, such as: analysis used to identify and clarify the target audience of the project, and select similar examples, as well as the souvenir market to highlight competitive advantages; synthesis - to identify optimal design solutions and formulate conclusions; comparison - to work with information sources when determining the functionality of the souvenir and its application. …”
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THE USE OF LOW-INTENSITY RADIATION IN TREATMENT OF PERIODONTAL TISSUE DISEASES (LITERATURE REVIEW) by E.M. Danko, Ye.Ya. Kostenko, S.B. Kostenko, V.V. Pantyo

“…Laser radiation shows anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, immunomodulatory and desensitizing effect, stimulates tissue reparation, and also reduces histohemmatic barriers in the inflammatory process, reduces gum hyperemia, which indicates the high efficiency of this method in optimizing the processes of restoring periodontal structures. …”
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Urban Environment Design in Youth Slang Interpretation: Linguo-Axiological and Lexicographical Aspects by K. V. Vasilyeva, T. G. Nikitina, E. I. Rogaleva

“…The research tasks include identifying typical and non-standard objects and motifs of evaluative urbanonymic nomination, developing optimal methods for describing interregional nominative parallels and unique slang terms in the dictionary of unofficial urbanonyms. …”
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Learning dual context aware POI representations for geographic mapping by Quan Qin, Tinghua Ai, Shishuo Xu, Yan Zhang, Weiming Huang, Mingyi Du, Songnian Li

“…Points of Interest (POI), as the current mainstream data in urban studies, plays an important role in these methods to discover urban characteristics. Existing studies on POI representation learning focus on spatial and type information, but overlook heterogeneous semantic interaction between POIs as well as hierarchical associations among types. …”
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An Explainable Fuzzy Framework for Assessing Preeclampsia Classification by Matías Salinas, Daira Velandia, Leondry Mayeta-Revilla, Ayleen Bertini, Marvin Querales, Fabian Pardo, Rodrigo Salas

“…<b>Methods:</b> The model integrates fuzzy decision trees with a genetic algorithm to identify a compact and relevant set of rules, optimized for both accuracy and interpretability. …”
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Structure and Antibiotic Resistance of the Main Causative agents of Infections Associated with the Provision of Medical care by N. M. Voropaeva, U. M. Nemchenko, E. V. Grigorova, N. L. Bel'kova, N. N. Chemezova, E. D. Savilov

“…The purpose of the study was to determine the etiological structure and sensitivity to antimicrobial agents of infectious agents associated with the provision of medical care in a children's multidisciplinary hospital. Materials and methods. The strains used in the work were obtained from patients aged from one to 15 years with severe infectious diseases. …”
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