Clouds Running Out of Juice: A Special Podcast Episode Featuring Tim Winton’s Climate Fiction by Rumen Rachev, Jo Pollitt, Emma Nicoletti

“…Emerging from a dialogical reading collaboration between three interdisciplinary “scholars, resisters and ordinary grafters” (Winton, 2024, p.116) — Rumen Rachev, Jo Pollitt, and Emma Nicoletti — the paper and podcast operate together through a method we term papercast, centring on three key themes: clouds, atmospheric frictions, and the significance of critically engaging with climate fiction, specifically Juice, amid ongoing climate instability. …”
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On the non-parametric changepoint detection of flow regimes in cyclone Amphan by Venkat Shesu Reddem, Venkata Jampana, Ravichandran Muthalagu, Venkateswara Rao Bekkam, Pattabhi Rama Rao Eluri, Srinivasa Kumar Tummala

“…The non-parametric changepoint method was applied to time series of near-surface winds, sea surface temperature, sea level pressure, air temperature and salinity and the segmentations are consistent with visual observations. …”
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Pulmonary abscess with atypical topography – computed tomography assessment before and after treatment by Cristina Asvolinsque Pantaleão Fontes, Mary Lúcia Bedran Ananias, Juliana Garcia Alves da Trindade

“…Discussion: Chest X-ray is still the initial method for studying infectious lung lesions, and CT is indicated in cases where the appearance of the lesion is not well defined, if doubts persist, whether the patient is immunosuppressed or oncological. …”
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Surface defect detection on rolling mill rolls: a transfer learning approach with improved YOLOv5 by Yulong Hu, Wen Peng, Shiyi Chen, Jinyun Liu, Xudong Li, Jie Sun, Dianhua Zhang

“…To overcome these limitations, this study introduces a defect detection method based on transfer learning and an enhanced YOLOv5 model.Given the lack of publicly available datasets for roll surface defects, a representative dataset was first constructed using defect images collected from a steel production line. …”
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BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF NEURAL BASIS EXPANSION ANALYSIS FOR INTERPRETABLE TIME SERIES (N-BEATS) FOR RESEARCH TREND MAPPING by Dewi Retno Sari Saputro, Heri Prasetyo, Antoni Wibowo, Fadiah Khairina, Krisna Sidiq, Gusti Ngurah Adhi Wibowo

“…This study aims to determine the growth and development of N-BEATS publications, their distribution, variable keywords, and author collaboration using a bibliometric network. The research method used in this paper, through screening of articles obtained from the Scopus database page in 2008-2022, is used for citations in the form of metrics. …”
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Investigation of Recreational Vehicles Maneuverability on Forest Roads by Computer-Aided Driving Analysis by Mustafa Akgul, Murat Demir, Tolga Ozturk, Hakan Topatan, Y. Emre Budak

“…Computer-aided horizontal driving analysis, which is used in examination of opportunities for utilization of available roads by different vehicle types, appears as an effective method for the decision maker in consideration of geometrical standards of vehicles during decision-making process. …”
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Efficient Domain Knowledge Injection for Bridging the Gap Between Generalized Large Vision Models and Specialized Fabric Defect Tasks by Zhewei Chen, Wai Keung Wong, Zuofeng Zhong, Jinpiao Liao, Ying Qu

“…To overcome these obstacles, this study introduces an innovative method to infuse specialized knowledge of fabric defects into the Segment Anything Model (SAM), a large-scale visual model. …”
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MSF-ACA: Low-Light Image Enhancement Network Based on Multi-Scale Feature Fusion and Adaptive Contrast Adjustment by Zhesheng Cheng, Yingdan Wu, Fang Tian, Zaiwen Feng, Yan Li

“…Focus is placed on designing the local–global image feature fusion module (LG-IFFB) and the adaptive image contrast enhancement module (AICEB), in which the LG-IFFB adopts the local–global dual-branching structure to extract multi-scale image features, and utilizes the element-by-element multiplication method to fuse the local details with the global illumination distribution to alleviate the problem of serious loss of image details, while the AICEB incorporates linear contrast enhancement and confidence adaptive stopping mechanism, which dynamically adjusts the computational depth according to the confidence of the feature map, balancing the contrast enhancement and computational efficiency. …”
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The Power of Social Media: A Narrative Analysis of Rohingya Refugee Rejection on TikTok by Munirah, Rauzatul Jannah, Amalia, Muhammad Nur Farhan Zamziba

“…This research uses a qualitative approach with a content analysis method to examine TikTok videos uploaded by Ali Hamzah from December 2023 to July 2024 with the theme of Rohingya refugees. …”
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Integrating Photogrammetric 3D City Models into Virtual Reality: A Methodological Approach Using Unreal Engine by İ. Ç. Gençtürk, B. Erkek, E. Ayyıldız

“…Future improvements could include using pixel streaming for group VR sessions, adding GIS features to look up detailed information, and using real-time data for live updates. This method can help create interactive city simulations, making it easier for stakeholders to plan and analyze.…”
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Analysis of Genetic Mutations in a Cohort of Hereditary Optic Neuropathy in Shanghai, China by Dekang Gan, Mengwei Li, Jihong Wu, Xinghuai Sun, Guohong Tian

“…To evaluate the clinical classification and characteristics of hereditary optic neuropathy patients in a single center in China. Method. Retrospective case study. Patients diagnosed with hereditary optic neuropathy between January 2014 and December 2015 in the neuro-ophthalmology division in Shanghai Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University were recruited. …”
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Effectiveness of Posaconazole in Recalcitrant Fungal Keratitis Resistant to Conventional Antifungal Drugs by A. Altun, S. A. Kurna, T. Sengor, G. Altun, O. O. Olcaysu, S. F. Aki, M. H. Simsek

“…To present the success of posaconazole in two cases with recalcitrant fugal keratitis that were resistant to conventional antifungal drugs. Method. We presented two cases that were treated with posaconazole after the failure of fluconazole or voriconazole, amphotericin B, and natamycin therapy. …”
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Volatility characteristics and hyperspectral-based detection models of diesel in soils by Jihye Shin, Jaehyung Yu, Jihee Seo, Lei Wang, Hyun-Cheol Kim

“…This study developed an efficient method using hyperspectral camera for detecting diesel content in soils with spectral indices. …”
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An Improved DeepSORT-Based Model for Multi-Target Tracking of Underwater Fish by Shengnan Liu, Jiapeng Zhang, Haojun Zheng, Cheng Qian, Shijing Liu

“…This study proposes an underwater fish object tracking method based on the improved DeepSORT algorithm, utilizing ResNet as the backbone network, embedding Deformable Convolutional Networks v2 to enhance adaptive receptive field capabilities, introducing Triplet Loss function to improve discrimination ability among similar fish, and integrating Convolutional Block Attention Module to enhance key feature learning. …”
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Unveiling spatiotemporal temperature distribution at the skin in contact with hot solid surfaces by Jinu Sudhakaran, Dongchan Lee, Jung Kyung Kim

“…We developed a novel method to visualize the distribution of skin contact temperatures (TSC), a task that was previously hindered by concealed contact areas. …”
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Latent space improved masked reconstruction model for human skeleton-based action recognition by Enqing Chen, Xueting Wang, Xin Guo, Ying Zhu, Dong Li

“…The experiment results on the NTU-60 and NTU-120 datasets demonstrate that our proposed method can effectively improve the classification accuracy of the encoder in classification tasks and its generalization ability in the case of few labeled data. …”
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Image-Based Phenotyping Framework for Blackleg Disease in Canola: Progressing towards High-Throughput Analyses via Individual Plant Extraction by Saba Rabab, Luke Barrett, Wendelin Schnippenkoetter, Rebecca Maher, Susan Sprague

“…We developed an image processing algorithm for extracting and spatially labeling up to eight individual plants within images. The method combined essential image processing techniques to achieve precise plant extraction. …”
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Ficus septica Burm. f. Leaves Ethanolic Extract Triggered Apoptosis on 7,12-Dimethylbenz[a]anthracene-Induced Rat Mammary Carcinogenesis Qualitatively by Anindyajati Anindyajati, Andita Pra Darma, Ika Nurjizah, Dita Brenna Septhea, Agung Endro Nugroho

“…Cells that undergo apoptosis were visualized by Double Staining method with acridine orange and ethidium bromide, while p53 expression was detected by IHC staining. …”
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Ligand‐Driven Annular‐Epitaxial Growth of CuS‐Au Heterostructures as Trinity Plasmonic Nanozyme for Multimode Diagnosis of Pathogenic Bacteria by Xiaorui Lin, Pengyou Zhou, Miao An, Chenyi Zhu, Yuanfeng Pang, Rui Xiao

“…Abstract This study presents a novel method to control the site‐selective growth of Au nanostars on CuS nanodisc substrate, it indicates that the surfactant ligands play a key role in the architecture control, only CTAC and homologous series with appropriate affinity to CuS can direct the annular‐epitaxial growth of Au nanoparticles on the CuS, which demonstrates superior peroxidase (POD)‐mimic and SERS activity. …”
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Hilbert–Huang transform based pupil changes analysis for concentration assessment in skilled mowing by Bo Wu, Yuan Wu, Ran Dong, Kiminori Sato, Soichiro Ikuno, Shoji Nishimura, Qun Jin

“…Therefore, in this study, based on a set of experiments on various terrain (flat land and slope) in Hiroshima, Japan, an analysis method of human pupil changes was proposed based on action decomposition technology Hilbert–Huang Transform (HHT) which can be used to calculate the different frequency patterns (intrinsic mode function, IMF) that represent nonlinearity in pupil changes more effectively than Fourier Transform or Wavelet Transform. …”
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