SCENet: Small Kernel Convolution with Effective Receptive Field Network for Brain Tumor Segmentation by Bin Guo, Ning Cao, Ruihao Zhang, Peng Yang

“…Accurate brain tumor segmentation based on deep learning plays an important role in the preoperative treatment planning process and has achieved good performance. However, one of the challenges involved is an insufficient ability to extract features with a large receptive field in encoder layers and guide the selection of deep semantic information in decoder layers. …”
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Domain-Specific Modeling Language for Security Analysis of EV Charging Infrastructure by Anas Motii, Mahmoud El Hamlaoui, Robert Basmadjian

“…Moreover, as our formalization based on DSML is an iterative, continuous, and evolving process, this approach guarantees that our proposed framework adeptly tackles the evolving cyber threats confronting the EV industry. …”
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Study on shallow grain induced micro-region surface topography instability of bulk Sn alloys upon internal stress conditions by Bei Hu, Wenjun Zhou, Kensuke Tsuchiya

“…This work summarizes the fundamental understanding of SG behavior under varying internal stress conditions, elevating the function-oriented manufacturing process design on bulk Sn-alloy for ensuring the surface quality.…”
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Nanometer Montmorillonite Modified Fly Ash Ecological Slope Protection Material and Its Preparation and Application by Guochong Lou, Qinghui Zhong, Jianguo Xie

“…Firstly, the nanomontmorillonite modified fly ash ecological slope protection material was prepared through the selection of raw materials, the mix ratio design, and the reasonable selection of the preparation process, and the range analysis method was used to optimize the mix ratio of nanomontmorillonite modified fly ash. …”
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Thermodynamic and Kinetic Analysis of a CO₂ Hydrogenation Pilot Scale Reactor for Efficient Methanol Production by Antonis Peppas, Chrysa Politi, Konstantinos Charalampopoulos, Vasiliki Kontou, Sotirios Karellas

“…Decarbonization of hard-to-abate industrial sectors, namely the extractive industries, has become an imperative, and thus, processes such as carbon capture and utilization (CCU) have been explored thoroughly and seem to be a promising solution. …”
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Bimodal Waveguide Interferometer RI Sensor Fabricated on Low-Cost Polymer Platform by Yuxin Liang, Mingshan Zhao, Zhenlin Wu, Geert Morthier

“…Instead of vertical bimodal structure which is normally employed, the lateral bimodal waveguide is adopted in order to simplify the fabrication process. A unique offset between the centers of single mode waveguide and bimodal waveguide is designed to excite the two different modes with equal power which contributes to the maximum fringe visibility. …”
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Clarifying the challenges, requirements and methods of commercialization of defense technologies: a systematic review by Mohammad Hasan Ahmadzadeh Fard, Hossain Bahramipour, Fatemeh hesabi

“…By comparing and categorizing the extracted codes, it is concluded that in order to develop the commercialization of defense technologies, the challenges of this field such as legal barriers and low agility of the defense industries must be solved first, then by committing to certain requirements Because the non-linear view of commercialization and attention to the complexities of the process, the attention to the dissemination of military technologies and the dual-purpose approach, the allocation of subsidies and the incentives that stimulate the dissemination in defense organizations, increasing flexibility, helping to Creation of intermediary institutions, development of dual-purpose infrastructure, creation of ecosystem and parallel commercialization structures, a suitable commercialization method among methods such as dual-purpose, licensing, strategic partnership, company He chose reproductive and mediating technologies.…”
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Census 2022: Population of Serbia according to nationality by Raduški Nada

“…The different population dynamics of ethnic communities, i.e. the increase in the number and share of some, while at the same time the decrease in the number of others, determined the direction and intensity of changes and affected the national composition of the population, as well as the process of ethnic homogenization or dispersiveness of individual nationalities, which created and changed everything the ethnic image of Serbia.…”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women in the workplace in the Middle East and North Africa: A scoping review protocol. by Malak Ghezzawi, Sasha Fahme, Reem Al Sabbagh, Salpy Naalbandian, Jocelyn DeJong, WOMENA Study Group

“…Academic databases, including APA PsycINFO, Arab World Research Source: Al-Masdar, Global Health, MEDLINE, Scopus and Web of Science Core Collection will be searched. The study selection process will involve two independent reviewers and data extraction will involve summarizing key information from the included studies using a predefined charting table. …”
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Supporting long-term condition management: a workflow framework for the co-development and operationalization of machine learning models using electronic health record data insight... by Shane Burns, Andrew Cushing, Anna Taylor, David J. Lowe, Christopher Carlin

“…To support the move toward a more coordinated and collaborative working process from concept to investigative use in a live clinical environment, we present a multistage workflow framework for the co-development and operationalization of machine learning models which use routine clinical data derived from electronic health records. …”
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Shallow Layer Destruction Law of Expansive Soil Slope under Rainfall and the Application of Geogrid Reinforcement by Guan-yi Chen, Peng He, Gang Wang, Shang-qu Sun, Jie Xiao

“…Based on the numerical model, the whole-process contrastive analysis has been conducted on the stress field, the slip surface depth, and the seepage field of plain soil and reinforced expansive soil cut slope under different rainfall conditions. …”
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Effect of water hyacinth ash on properties of concrete containing superplasticizer by Bahiru Bewket Mitikie, Waltengus Zegeye Ayalewu, Fikreyesus Demeke Cherkos

“…Among these, cement is the costliest component due to its energy-intensive manufacturing process, which produces significant carbon dioxide emissions and contributes to global warming. …”
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The catching up of the Hungarian economy in the European Union and Hungary’s falling behind among the post socialist member states by Gábor Gulácsi, Ádám Kerényi

“…After 2010 the functioning of the new illiberal government caused the country to lose ground in the economic catching-up process within the European Union. This setback has manifested through two institutional and two resource allocation-related symptoms, which can be traced back to a more fundamental explanation: the core institutional architecture and political objectives underpinning the Orbán model. …”
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Advances in Neuroimaging and Deep Learning for Emotion Detection: A Systematic Review of Cognitive Neuroscience and Algorithmic Innovations by Constantinos Halkiopoulos, Evgenia Gkintoni, Anthimos Aroutzidis, Hera Antonopoulou

“…<b>Methods</b>: The study was conducted following PRISMA guidelines, involving a rigorous selection process that resulted in the inclusion of 64 empirical studies that explore neuroimaging modalities such as fMRI, EEG, and MEG, discussing their capabilities and limitations in emotion recognition. …”
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0.3-V 36-nW Voltage-Mode First-Order Filter Based on Multiple-Input Operational Transconductance Amplifier by Montree Kumngern, Tomasz Kulej, Fabian Khateb

“…The circuit was designed and evaluated in Cadence Virtuoso using UMC&#x2019;s 130-nm 1P8M CMOS process. The proposed filter demonstrates improved performance in terms of lower supply voltage and reduced power consumption compared to previous works. …”
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Visualization of the Lamina Cribrosa of Sclera Using Optical Coherence Tomography. The Opportunities and Prospects for Diagnostics (Review) by V. V. Kurenkov, V. S. Klyuganov, N. V. Kuznetsova, K. V. Chinenova, M. E. Konovalov, M. D. Pozharitsky

“…The dependence of such parameters of the lamina cribrosa as depth, thickness, angle of inclination and curvature on the increased of intraocular pressure and the stage of glaucoma process was found. These studies confirm the possibility of visualization of the lamina cribrosa, open prospects in the study of the pathogenesis of glaucoma and expand the possibilities in the search for new methods of treatment of glaucoma optical neuropathy based on pathogenetic aspects. …”
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Clonal propagation of Tetragonolobus palaestinus Bioss: A Jordanian medical plant by Mawadda MHERAT, Mohammad SHATNAWI, Rida SHIBLI, Tamara QUDAH, Saida ABU MALLOH, Tamadour AL-QUDAH

“…All of the plants (100 %) were grown normally after the acclimatization process. Based on these results simple protocol of T. palaestinus in vitro culture was optimized for the first time which can be utilized to do more studies on cell culture and production of active secondary metabolites.…”
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Open-loop mode resonance risk determination based on measurement model by Xingliang ZHANG, Wenjuan DU, Haifeng WANG

“…Finally, a simulation example is used to demonstrate the analysis and determination process of resonance risk in open-loop mode. The results show that the resonance risk of open-loop mode can also be determined based on the measurement model. …”
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Business Models and Advanced Additive Manufacturing strategies for better sustainability by Fabrizia Devito, Giacomo Copani, Angelo Natalicchio, Abdul Hai Alami, Fulvio Lavecchia, Abdul-Ghani Olabi, Michele Dassisti

“…While AM is not positioned to entirely replace traditional manufacturing processes, organizations can leverage its integration with these processes to catalyze business model innovation. …”
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Analyzing large text data for vocabulary profiling in corpus-based studies of academic discourse by Ismail Xodabande, Mahmood Reza Atai, Mohammad R. Hashemi

“…The study details the systematic process of compiling a large corpus of academic texts, and describes the adaptations made to corpus linguistics tools to handle and analyze a corpus with 278 million running words efficiently. …”
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