Acoustic Sediment Classification Using High-Frequency (400 kHz) Multibeam Data in Pari Water of Seribu Island, Indonesia by Dadang Handoko, Henry Munandar Manik, Totok Hestirianoto, Karlisa Priandana, Rozaimi Che Hasan

“…The Angular Range Analysis (ARA) method was applied to analyze backscatter intensity variations across different incidence angles, to enhance the accuracy of sediment classification in this shallow marine environment. …”
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RFHP-CD: A Prompt-Driven Fine-Tuning Framework of Remote Sensing Foundation Model for Building and Cropland Change Detection by Guofang Wang, Yi Ma, Fangrong Zhou, Yifan Wang, Yijun Yan, Hao Geng

“…Experiments conducted on three representative datasets—LEVIR-CD,WHU-CD (building/bare land change) and PX-CLCD (cropland change)—demonstrate that our method outperforms mainstream approaches across multiple evaluation metrics, achieving F1 scores of 91.15%, 91.39% and 73.88%, respectively. …”
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PPG-Based Accurate Insomnia Detection System Using Convolutional Neural Networks With Self-Attention Mechanism and Gated Recurrent Units by Hardik Telangore, Heneel Makwana, Prithviraj Verma, Manish Sharma, Hasan S. Mir, U. Rajendra Acharya

“…Usually, polysomnogram (PSG) signals are utilized to identify sleep disorders, but these signals are challenging to handle, computationally intensive to process, and affect the convenience of patients. The proposed method provides a non-invasive approach for insomnia detection. …”
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Real-Time Liver Lesion Segmentation in Ultrasound Imaging using Deep Learning by Marinela-Cristiana URHUŢ, Larisa Daniela SĂNDULESCU, Costin Teodor STREBA, Mădălin MĂMULEANU, Adriana CIOCÂLTEU, Sergiu Marian CAZACU, Suzana DĂNOIU

“… Ultrasound (US) imaging is a widely used, non-invasive method for detecting liver tumors and assessing parenchymal changes. …”
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Minimally Invasive Cosmetic Restoration of Teeth Associated with Open Gingival Embrasures. Descriptive Case Series by Álvaro Ferrando Cascales, Rubén Agustín Panadero, José Amengual Lorenzo, Salvatore Sauro, Antonio Mendoza Rodríguez, Raúl Ferrando Cascales, Ronaldo Hirata, David Clark

“…The aim of this study is to evaluate the performance of the restorations and soft tissues at 2 years using direct composite resin with injection molding technique to solve open gingival embrasures, also known as black triangles.Materials and Method An observational study of a case series was conducted for the treatment of black triangles. …”
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A cost-effective image-based model without constraint for weight estimation of poultries using deep learning by Zhi Qiao, Jianhui Liu, Fangxi Yang, Jinping Hao, Zhuocheng Hou, Hui Li, Feng Zhu

“…The results demonstrated that the mean absolute error of the method was 0.041 kg, representing an 18 % improvement in accuracy compared to conventional weighing approaches. …”
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Class and Data-Incremental Learning Framework for Baggage Threat Segmentation via Knowledge Distillation by Ammara Nasim, Saad Mazhar Khan, Anum Abdul Salam, Arslan Shaukat, Taimur Hassan, Adeel M. Syed, Muhammad Usman Akram

“…Through extensive experiments, we demonstrate that our method outperforms state-of-the-art incremental learning techniques, achieving superior segmentation accuracy and knowledge retention. …”
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Femtosecond Laser Refractive Surgery after Descemet Stripping-Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty by Simon Sheung Man Fung, Alfonso Iovieno, Vijay Shanmuganathan, Vicenzo Maurino

“…To report the use of femtosecond laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) in the treatment of hyperopia subsequent to Descemet stripping-automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). Methods. Interventional case report. Results. A 66-year-old woman with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy developed bullous keratopathy after cataract surgery in her right eye. …”
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Life of people with disabilities: global experience and development trends in Russia by X. E. Andreeva, A. A. Nikolaeva

“…Now in the world there is a tendency to develop equal conditions for all people, including people with disabilities. …”
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The effect of manganese and carbon on the mechanical properties of the welded layer of the bucket teeth of the Hadfield steel excavator by S.F. Posonskyi

“…To determine the optimal coating modes, the active experiment with the application of mathematical planning methods was conducted. The obtained response surfaces and graphs of equal output lines make it possible to establish the level of studied factors’ influence on the optimization parameter. …”
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Implicit and explicit learning strategies and fatigue: an evaluation of throwing task performance by Reihaneh Banihosseini, Behrouz Abdoli, Maryam Kavyani

“…IntroductionThis study aimed to determine the effects of implicit (errorless) and explicit (errorful) training strategies on a throwing task under physiological and mental fatigue conditions.MethodsThirty-two participants, equally divided between the explicit and implicit learning groups, participated in a throwing task. …”
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Índices de capacidade de relações funcionais lineares e não-lineares Capability index for linear and non-linear functions by Edivaldo Antonio Bulba, Linda Lee Ho

“…A determinação é baseada na série de Taylor e o procedimento será ilustrado com exemplos práticos.<br>Here we present methods to determine capabilit indices such as Cp and Cpk to be applied in "design for six sigma" (DFSS) when the quality characteristic of interest Y is unobservable but given by Y = f(X1, X2, X3,....Xk), where Xi's are random variables with means and variance respectively equal to muXi and sigma2Xi; f is a known function. …”
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Medication-taking behavior and drug self regulation in people with epilepsy by GOMES MARLEIDE DA MOTA, MAIA FILHO HEBER DE SOUZA

“…OBJECTIVE: To study the most important characteristics of antiepileptic drug (AED) taking behavior in epileptic people. METHODS: In a crosssectional study, 45 consecutively seen patients answered a standardized questionnaire including questions about drug intake behavior. …”
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Control of Hybrid Standalone Power Supply System Using Long Short Term Memory Based ANN by Kaushal Prasad Tiwari, Kishor Thakre

“…Such methods can improve power quality in different areas, such as variations on the supply side from renewable sources and demand-side timescales. …”
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Primary Carcinoid Tumour of the Kidney: A Review of the Literature by Ayodeji O. Omiyale, Anthony Kodzo-Grey Venyo

“…To review the literature for case reports of primary renal carcinoids. Methods. Literature was extensively searched for case reports for primary renal carcinoids. …”
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Pertinence of contact duration as edge feature for epidemic spread analysis by Ramya D. Shetty, Shrutilipi Bhattacharjee

“…The recent studies focused on the weighted network, where most of the methods have computed the edge weights by utilizing degree and k-shell measure, which captures the topological structure of the network but not the interaction duration between pair of contacts. …”
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The Effect of Capping Condition on the Compressive Strength of Concrete Hollow Blocks by Osama A. Abaza, Ameed Abu Salameh

“…Cement Capping is one of the most widely used methods in testing compressive strength of concrete hollow blocks. …”
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PREGNANCY COURSE AND FETAL CONDITIONS IN WOMEN WITH EXTREMELY PREMATURE BIRTH by ANASTASIA V. Lebedeva, OLGA A. Zotova, VALENTINA I. Chernyaeva

“…To study the course of pregnancy in women having an extremely premature labor. Materials and Methods. We recruited 100 women who delivered in Kemerovo Regional Perinatal Centre during 2014-2015 following stratification into two equal groups (n = 50): with extremely premature labor and with urgent delivery. …”
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The Mentoring Experiences of Early Career and Senior Academics in a Multicampus University in South Africa by Yaw Owusu-Agyeman

“… Background/purpose – The study examines how early career academics (ECAs) and established academics perceive the importance of mentoring and how mentoring could enhance the career development of ECAs within a South African multicampus university. Materials/methods – Two different sets of semi-structured interview questions were administered to 16 ECAs and 10 senior academics across the university’s six faculties and three campuses. …”
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Digital transformation of the Russian media business in the face of uncertainty by A. M. Druzhinin

“…The article is of a theoretical nature, and all reasoning is based on qualitative research methods on the controversial issues of the digital transformation of the domestic media business. …”
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