Inspection of PC Pre-Tensioned Girders Deteriorated by Actual Salt Damage via the Triaxial Magnetic Method by Hisashi Kakinohana, Yuko Tanabe, Yoshiaki Tamaki, Tetsuhiro Shimozato

“…Hence, the current research clarifies the accuracy of techniques used for detecting deterioration in a pre-tensioned PC girder that had been out of service for about 40 years, caused by exposure to the severely saline environment of the Okinawa coast. Visual and hammer-tapping investigation of the actual bridge in addition to fracture investigation of the PC steel material using the triaxial magnetic method and destructive investigation of the concrete cover on the bottom of the girder were carried out and correlated. …”
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A Novel Dataset and Detection Method for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using an Improved YOLOv9 Algorithm by Depeng Gao, Jianlin Tang, Hongqi Li, Bingshu Wang, Jianlin Qiu, Shuxi Chen, Xiangxiang Mei

“…Individuals and organizations have been continuously researching methods for detecting UAVs. However, most existing detection methods fail to account for the impact of similar flying objects, leading to weak anti-interference capabilities. …”
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Australian and United States Consumer Acceptance of Beef Brisket Cooked Using the Low and Slow Barbeque Method by Jarrod Lees, Nicholas Hardcastle, Justin Johnston, Rohen Wong, Holly Cuthbertson, Garth Tarr, Andrea Garmyn, Markus Miller, Rod Polkinghorne, Peter McGilchrist

“…Meat Standards Australia (MSA) sensory protocols have been effectively utilized in beef for international consumers employing several cooking methods. Our objective was to compare the consumer response of Australian and American consumers to paired beef brisket samples utilizing a newly developed low and slow cooking method. …”
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Posture configuration optimization method and system for folding booms of the pump truck under life extension control by Dong Qing, Su Youcheng, Xu Gening, She Lingjuan, Wang Ze

“…To address this issue, this paper proposes a posture configuration optimization method for folding booms of the pump truck under life extension control. …”
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Safety Risk Assessment Method of In-Service Stage Suspension Equipment Based on Grey Fuzzy Comprehensive Evaluation by Zhibin Su, Xueying Zhang, Huiqin Wang, Jingjing Zhang

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Method for Increasing of Lens Gluing Technological Process Efficiency and a Reliable Evaluation of Output Controlled Parameters by R. V. Fiodоrtsev, E. A. Metelskaya, V. A. Marchik, A. V. Kuznetsov, A. E. Makarevich

“…Using software methods an electronic grid template is formed on the monitor screen, onto which images of autocollimation points are projected. …”
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Developing Digital Stories with Youth on Climate Change and HIV Vulnerabilities in Nairobi and Kisumu, Kenya: Methods and Reflections by Carmen H. Logie, Sarah Van Borek, Aryssa Hasham, Julia Kagunda, Humphres Evelia, Beldine Omondi, Arnold Asava, Maryline Okuto, Clara Gachoki, Mercy Chege, Mumbi Mwangi, Lesley Gittings

“…Digital storytelling involves the creation of short audio-visual clips that combine personal storytelling with images, voice-over narration, and sound effects. …”
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Ship crack detection method based on lightweight fast convolution and bidirectional weighted feature fusion network by Chong WANG, Yuhui ZHU

“…ObjectiveAs traditional ship crack detection methods based on artificial visual inspection and ultrasonic methods in ship repair and inspection processes have the characteristics of low efficiency, high cost and high danger, a ship crack detection method based on deep learning is proposed. …”
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Comparison of intensity normalization methods in prostate, brain, and breast cancer multi-parametric magnetic resonance imaging by Savannah R. Duenweg, Samuel A. Bobholz, Allison K. Lowman, Aleksandra Winiarz, Biprojit Nath, Michael J. Barrett, Fitzgerald Kyereme, Stephanie Vincent-Sheldon, Peter LaViolette

“…Previous studies have employed several normalization methods, but there is a lack of consensus on which method results in the most comparable images across vendors and acquisitions. …”
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A simplification method for large-scale urban point clouds considering diversity of terrain object features by Shen Shen, Yonghong Wu, Hongwei Zhang, Jiankai Lu, Hong Fan

“…In this study, a large-scale urban point cloud simplification method is introduced, which considers the diversity of terrain object features. …”
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Introducing a new method for assessing short railway bridge conditions using vehicle onboard systems by Anna M. Rakoczy, Wojciech Karwowski, Monika Płudowska-Zagrajek, Maciej Pałyga

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YOLO11-ARAF: An Accurate and Lightweight Method for Apple Detection in Real-World Complex Orchard Environments by Yangtian Lin, Yujun Xia, Pengcheng Xia, Zhengyang Liu, Haodi Wang, Chengjin Qin, Liang Gong, Chengliang Liu

“…Second, to reinforce feature learning in visually challenging orchard environments, the enhanced attention module AFGCAM was embedded into the model architecture. …”
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A method for identifying relevant topics of pilot simulator training based on clustering of flight safety reports by Z. R. Zabbarov, A. K. Volkov

“…The aim of the work is to develop a method for identifying relevant topics of simulator training for pilots. …”
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Analysis of research trends and development prospects of soluble guanylate cyclase stimulators/activators: using bibliometric methods by Bing Ju Yan, Jing Zhang, Jun Wang, Hong Xia Yuan

“…However, there remains a gap in bibliometric analysis on this topic. We aim to visualize the research hotspots and trends in the field of sGC stimulators or activators. …”
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Hand–Eye Separation-Based First-Frame Positioning and Follower Tracking Method for Perforating Robotic Arm by Handuo Zhang, Jun Guo, Chunyan Xu, Bin Zhang

“…To address these challenges, this paper proposes a dual-arm tunnel drilling robot system with hand–eye separation, utilizing the first-frame localization and follower tracking method. The vision arm (“eye”) provides real-time position data to the drilling arm (“hand”), ensuring accurate and efficient operation. …”
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Effectiveness of laparoendoscopic surgical treatment with single-site / single-incision laparoscopic surgery method in gynecological practice by Ilaha Ariz Guliyeva

“…Pain intensity was statistically significantly lower measuring to 1.8 ± 0.1 cm on the Visual Analogue Scale in the postoperative period when applying LESS compared to other methods. …”
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A method to quantitatively characterize the formation and dissociation of tumor cell clusters using light transmission aggregometry by Regina Komal Kottana, Brian Schnoor, Anne‐Laure Papa

“…To accomplish this, quantifiable methods to characterize their therapeutic effect on tumor cell clusters is a prerequisite. …”
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Automation of autonomous mobile robot docking based on the counter growth rapidly exploring random tree method by V. V. Golubov, S. V. Manko

“…This was performed using the means and methods of intelligent control, visual navigation, technical vision and wireless network communication.Results. …”
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Multi-Scale Fusion Lightweight Target Detection Method for Coal and Gangue Based on EMBS-YOLOv8s by Lin Gao, Pengwei Yu, Hongjuan Dong, Wenjie Wang

“…Aiming at existing coal gangue detection methods, which have problems such as low detection accuracy and complex model structure, a multi-scale fusion lightweight coal gangue target detection method based on the EMBS-YOLOv8s model is proposed. …”
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“Target–Classification–Modification” Method for Spatial Identification of Brownfields: A Case Study of Tangshan City, China by Quanchuan Fu, Jingyuan Zhu, Xiaodi Zheng, Zhengxiang Li, Maini Chen, Yuyuwei He

“…This method consists of a three-stage process: target area localization, visual interpretation and classification, and site-level modification. …”
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