Numerical optimization by the PFEMCT-SIF method of the crack propagation of a linear elastic material by Mohammed Bentahar, Noureddine Mahmoudi, Youcef Moulai Arbi

“…It also compares the maximum circumferential stress criterion (MCSC) and the Richard criterion for crack propagation prediction. Methods: A finite element code written in Visual Fortran was developed to model crack tips with 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 contours using 4-node quadratic CPE4 elements. …”
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GT-SRR: A Structured Method for Social Relation Recognition with GGNN-Based Transformer by Dejiao Huang, Menglei Xia, Ruyi Chang, Xiaohan Kong, Shuai Guo

“…Social relationship recognition (SRR) holds significant value in fields such as behavior analysis and intelligent social systems. However, existing methods primarily focus on modeling individual visual traits, interaction patterns, and scene-level contextual cues, often failing to capture the complex dependencies among these features and the hierarchical structure of social groups, which are crucial for effective reasoning. …”
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Capturing the songs of mice with an improved detection and classification method for ultrasonic vocalizations (BootSnap). by Reyhaneh Abbasi, Peter Balazs, Maria Adelaide Marconi, Doris Nicolakis, Sarah M Zala, Dustin J Penn

“…We also compared these methods to human visual or 'manual' classification (ground truth) after assessing its reliability. …”
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Machine vision-based testing action recognition method for robotic testing of mobile application by Tao Zhang, Zhengqi Su, Jing Cheng, Feng Xue, Shengyu Liu

“…Combined with the improved YOLOv5 algorithm and the ResNet-152 algorithm, a visual modeling method of mobile application test action based on machine vision is proposed. …”
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Data and methods for assessing urban green infrastructure using GIS: A systematic review. by Xiaomian Wu, Jianquan Liu, Yukun Hou

“…A comprehensive review of this field clarifies the research methods, application scope, trends, and challenges associated with using GIS to advance UGI development. …”
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Surface roughness, plaque accumulation, and cytotoxicity of provisional restorative materials fabricated by different methods. by Rashin Giti, Shima Dabiri, Mohammad Motamedifar, Reza Derafshi

“…Fabricating method may affect the surface properties and biological characteristics of provisional restorations. …”
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A comparative analysis of patient satisfaction with various methods of digital smile design and simulation by Mahsa Babaei, Mehrdad Kazemian, Mehrdad Barekatain

“…Background: Digital smile design (DSD) is a technique that utilizes the scientific methods and advanced software to design patients’ smiles, presenting the visualized smile map directly to the patient. …”
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Methods for the health technology assessment of complex interventions: a protocol for a scoping review by Tracy Merlin, Abdolvahab Baghbanian, Drew Carter, Shuhong Wang

“…Previous research has established that the HTA of CIs requires multiple factors to be evaluated but there is no agreement on which factors ought always to be considered. There is equally little agreement on which forms of evidence ought to be collected or synthesised and how. …”
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Understanding the Utilization of Tertiary Hospitals by Mild Disease Patients: Travel Cost Method Analysis by Ji S, Park S, Choi M, Lee M

“…We evaluate the value of using medical institutions by comparing and analyzing regional and individual patient characteristics.Methods: The travel cost method based on the travel cost incurred according to the consumer’s temporal choice, was used to evaluate the medical use. …”
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Investigation of Fractional Order Tumor Cell Concentration Equation Using Finite Difference Method by Kalyanrao Takale, Uttam Kharde, Shrikisan Gaikwad

“…To numerically solve the mathematical model, the Crank-Nicolson finite difference method has been developed. This method is selected for its remarkable attributes, including unconditional stability and second-order accuracy in both spatial and temporal dimensions. …”
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STAR-YOLO: A High-Accuracy and Ultra-Lightweight Method for Brain Tumor Detection by Liyan Sun, Linxuan Zheng, Zhiguo Xiao, Yi Xin, Linqing Jiang

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Method to analyse and quantify the propensity of hair dyes to desorb from human hair fibre by Kristina Hetherington, Alenka Tidder, Bethany J. Tack, Meryem Benohoud, Dan Nowlan, Anwar Zahar, Xiaoguang Li, Darcy Prater, Jeanna C. Zguris, Tanu Tokle, Christopher M. Rayner, Richard S. Blackburn

“…Significance and novelty: For the first time, an analytical method is provided that can directly relate dye molecule desorption from hair with visual colour loss quantified by spectrophotometry. …”
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Semi-Analytical Solutions for Time-Fractional Fisher Equations via New Iterative Method by Shivaji Ashok Tarate Tarate, A. P. Bhadane, S.B. Gaikwad, K.A. Kshirsagar

“…It excels at solving difficult mathematical puzzles and offers insightful information about the behaviour of time-fractional Fisher equations. The method, which makes use of Caputo's sense derivatives and Wolfram in Mathematica, is reliable, simple to use, and gives a visual depiction of the solution. …”
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Improved YOLOv8s-based foreign object detection method for mine conveyor belts by LI Runze, GUO Xingge, YANG Fazhan, ZHAO Peipei, XIE Guolong

“…In low-illumination mine environments, conveyor belt foreign object detection algorithms suffer from insufficient extraction of global image features and an excessive number of model parameters. A method for detecting foreign objects on mine conveyor belts based on an improved version of YOLOv8s was proposed. …”
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Comparative analysis of the results and complications of two methods of the open wedge high tibial osteotomy by V. E. Bialik, S. A. Makarov, L. I. Alekseeva, E. I. Bialik, V. A. Nesterenko, M. R. Nurmukhametov

“…Objective – to compare the results and complications of open wedge high tibial osteotomy (OWHTO) in patients operated on according to the standard technique and using the developed method of performing the operation using the original fixator.Materials and methods. 73 patients with primary and secondary OA of the knee I–III stages were recruited into the study, which were divided into 2 groups. …”
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Classification of the Condition of Cancer Patients Receiving Home Health Care with Machine Learning Methods by Mürsel Kahveci

“…In this article, cancer types were classified with machine learning methods using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Karnofsky performance scale, ECOG, Katz and Bartel scores to determine the quality of life of cancer patients receiving home health care. …”
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ZPTM: Zigzag Path Tracking Method for Agricultural Vehicles Using Point Cloud Representation by Shuang Yang, Engen Zhang, Yufei Liu, Juan Du, Xiang Yin

“…In this research, the ZPTM (Zigzag Path Tracking Method) was proposed to reduce the complexity of path planning by using a point cloud consisting of a series of anchor points with spatial information, which are obtained from orthophotos taken by UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles) to represent the curved path in the zigzag. …”
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A Computer Vision Method for Finding Mislabelled Specimens Within Natural History Collections by Jack D. Hollister, Geoff Martin, Xiaohao Cai, Tammy Horton, Owain Powell, Mark Sterling, Glory Turnbull, Ben W. Price, Phillip B. Fenberg

“…This highlights the need for innovative and non‐destructive methods of taxonomic verification for specimens in large collections. …”
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Drought Tolerance Levels of Turkish Melon Genetic Resources Using Morphological and Physiological Methods by Ayşe Torun, Nebahat Sarı

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A Few-Shot Steel Surface Defect Generation Method Based on Diffusion Models by Hongjie Li, Yang Liu, Chuni Liu, Hongxuan Pang, Ke Xu

“…These results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method for industrial defect detection in data-scarce scenarios.…”
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