Benchmarking reinforcement learning and accurate modeling of ground source heat pump systems: Intelligent strategy using spiking recurrent neural network combined with spider WASP... by Sana Qaiyum, Kashif Irshad, Mohamed E. Zayed, Salem Algarni, Talal Alqahtani, Asif Irshad Khan

“…Furthermore, the proposed SWO-SRNN was trained using the selected features to predict the ground temperature and Coefficient of Performance (COP), which enables to make appropriate actions to optimize the functioning of GSHP. …”
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A statistical approach to assess interspecific consumptive competition and functional redundancy in ephemeral resource uses using camera traps by Yoshihiro Nakashima, Akane Hashizume, Akane Kanda

“…We extended time‐to‐detection occupancy modeling to quantify interspecific consumptive competition and redundancy of ecosystem functions through consumption between two species, while accounting for observation censoring. …”
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Optimized decomposition and identification method for multiple power quality disturbances by Wang Zhaoqing, Chang Yanzhao, Chen Jianlei, Bao Weiyu

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Conscious and unconscious perception of pitch shifts in auditory feedback during vocalization: Behavioral functions and event-related potential correlates by Daniel Suchý, Roozbeh Behroozmand, Henry Railo

“…Source localization of the ERPs suggested that conscious pitch shift detection was associated with increased neural activity within the temporal, frontal and parietal cortical networks known to be involved in speech motor control. …”
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Leveraging Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) for Enhanced Object Detection and Scene Understanding in Thermal Images for Autonomous Driving Systems by Huthaifa I. Ashqar, Taqwa I. Alhadidi, Mohammed Elhenawy, Nour O. Khanfar

“…Two primary research questions are addressed: the capacity of these models to detect and enumerate objects within thermal images, and to determine whether pairs of image sources represent the same scene. …”
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Educational Technologies in Modern Higher Education Institutions (Analysis of Russian and Foreign Research and Practice) by N. V. Bordovskaia, E. A. Koshkina, N. A. Bochkina

“…Statistically significant differences were identified for all considered functional characteristics of educational technology in Russian and foreign publications, with the exception of “Student Attitude to Educational Technology”. …”
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A Method for Extracting Features of the Intrinsic Mode Function’s Energy Arrangement Entropy in the Shaft Frequency Electric Field of Vessels by Xiaoguang Ma, Zhaolong Sun, Runxiang Jiang, Xinquan Yue, Qi Liu

“…To address the challenge of detecting low-frequency electric field signals from vessels in complex marine environments, a vessel shaft frequency electric field feature extraction method based on intrinsic mode function energy arrangement entropy values is proposed, building upon a scaled model. …”
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ATClean: A Novel Method for Detecting Low-luminosity Transients and Application to Pre-explosion Counterparts from SN 2023ixf by S. Rest, A. Rest, C. D. Kilpatrick, J. E. Jencson, S. von Coelln, L. Strolger, S. Smartt, J. P. Anderson, A. Clocchiatti, D. A. Coulter, L. Denneau, S. Gomez, A. Heinze, R. Ridden-Harper, K. W. Smith, B. Stalder, J. L. Tonry, Q. Wang, Y. Zenati

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Scalable Electrochemical Synthesis of Novel Biogenic Silver Nanoparticles and Its Application to High-Sensitive Detection of 4-Nitrophenol in Aqueous System by Van-Tuan Hoang, Ngo Xuan Dinh, Tuyet Nhung Pham, Tran Vinh Hoang, Pham Anh Tuan, Tran Quang Huy, Anh-Tuan Le

“…The biogenic AgNPs-SPE is applied successfully to the detection of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP). …”
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Optimized Design and Deep Vision-Based Operation Control of a Multi-Functional Robotic Gripper for an Automatic Loading System by Yaohui Wang, Sheng Guo, Jinliang Zhang, Hongbo Ding, Bo Zhang, Ao Cao, Xiaohu Sun, Guangxin Zhang, Shihe Tian, Yongxu Chen, Jixuan Ma, Guangrong Chen

“…This study presents an optimized design and vision-guided control strategy for a multi-functional robotic gripper integrated into an automatic loading system for warehouse environments. …”
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Class-consistent technology-based outlier detection for incomplete real-valued data based on rough set theory and granular computing by Li Zhaowen, He Hongxuan, Wang Pei

“…The goal of outlier detection is to pinpoint data points that exhibit notable deviations from the rest of the observed values. …”
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A Dual-Functional and Efficient MOF-5@MWCNTs Electrochemical Sensing Device for the Measurement of Trace-Level Acetaminophenol and Dopamine by Jianxia Gu, Shuting Lang, Zhanbin Jin, Tingting Wei

“…The design and construction of dual-functional and high-efficiency electrochemical sensors are necessary for quantitative detection. …”
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Cvill6 and Cvill7: Potent and Selective Peptide Blockers of Kv1.2 Ion Channel Isolated from Mexican Scorpion <i>Centruroides villegasi</i> by Kashmala Shakeel, Muhammad Umair Naseem, Timoteo Olamendi-Portugal, Fernando Z. Zamudio, Lourival Domingos Possani, Gyorgy Panyi

“…Scorpion venoms are a rich source of peptides that modulate the activity of ion channels and can serve as a new drug for channelopathies. …”
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Cyclostationary Near-field Acoustic Holography for Gearboxes by Zhu Song, Zhang Erliang, Gao Xiaoyu

“…Firstly, the set of cyclic frequencies was estimated from the noise signal; secondly, the cyclic frequency of interest was selected, and the corresponding cyclic spectral density function was calculated; thirdly, the equivalent source NAH method was developed to reconstruct the potential sound source of the gearbox. …”
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Conception de l’artefact, conception du collectif : dynamique d’un processus de conception ouvert et continu dans une communauté de développement de logiciels libres by Flore Barcellini

“…Elicitation of needs and valorization of the new functionality take place in the use-oriented mailing-list, refinements of the functionality specifications take place in the design-oriented mailing list, whereas proper specifications take place in parallel in the two mailing-lists. …”
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Dioctylsulfosuccinate Functionalized NiAl-Layered Double Hydroxide for Sensitive Fenuron Electroanalysis Using a Carbon Paste Electrode by Aude Peggy Kameni Wendji, Herve Leclerc Tcheumi, Ignas Kenfack Tonle, Emmanuel Ngameni

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FM‐YOLOv8:Lightweight gesture recognition algorithm by Fanghai Li, Xitai Na, Jinshuo Shi, Qingbin Sun

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Inverted ILM Flap Technique in Idiopathic Full-Thickness Macular Hole Surgery: Functional Outcomes and Their Correlation with Morphologic Findings by Paolo Carpineto, Enrico Borrelli, Luca Cerino, Daniele Guarini, Agbeanda Aharrh-Gnama, Vincenzo Ciciarelli, Carla Iafigliola, Leonardo Mastropasqua

“…The inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique has been shown to increase the success rate in large full-thickness macular holes (FTMHs) and in FTMHs associated with high myopia. …”
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Sweet spot for resting-state functional MRI effect of deep brain stimulation in dystonia lies in the lower pallidal area by Pavel Filip, Andrej Lasica, Dimitra Kiakou, Karsten Mueller, Jiří Keller, Dušan Urgošík, Daniel Novák, Robert Jech

“…Methods: The presented patient-blinded, random-order study with cross-sectional verification against healthy controls enrolled 17 GPi DBS idiopathic, cervical or generalised dystonia patients to compare the effect of the stimulation in the upper and lower GPi area, with the focus on sensorimotor network connectivity and local activity measured using functional magnetic resonance. Results: Stimulation brought both these parameters to levels closer to the state detected in healthy controls. …”
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HoloMoA: a holography and deep learning tool for the identification of antimicrobial mechanisms of action and the detection of novel MoA by Zohreh Sedaghat, Benoît Courbon, Héloïse Botrel, Hélène Dugua, Pawel Tulinski, Laethitia Alibaud, Lucia Pagani, Derry Mercer, Cyril Guyard, Christophe Védrine, Sophie Dixneuf

“…Secondly, we showed how our CRNN model combined with a Siamese Neural Network architecture can be used for the novelty assessment of the MoA of candidate antibiotics. We successfully evaluated our novelty detector on a test set containing three unseen molecules — two belonging to the conventional functional classes and one molecule from an additional class (Folate synthesis inhibitors, herein represented by trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole). …”
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