Face super-resolution via iterative collaboration between multi-attention mechanism and landmark estimation by Chang-Teng Shi, Meng-Jun Li, Zhi Yong An

“…This method employs a Multi-Convolutional Attention Block for multi-scale feature extraction, and an Attention Fusion Block is introduced to enhance features using facial priors. …”
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Open-world disaster information identification from multimodal social media by Chen Yu, Bin Hu, Zhiguo Wang

“…Our methodology entails utilizing pre-trained unimodal models as encoders for each modality and performing information fusion with a cross-attention module to obtain the joint representation. …”
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FATIGUE FRACTURE ANALYSIS OF EXCAVATOR BOOM BASED ON FULL-SCALE ACCELERATED LOADING TEST (MT) by XIANG QingYi, Lü PengMin, WANG PengHui

“…The results show that the boom fatigue life is relatively discrete, and the fatigue crack originates from the stress concentration point caused by welding defects such as incomplete penetration, incomplete fusion and gas porosity. After targeted improvements to the weld structural details of a boom based on bench test results, its fatigue life is increased by at least 1.5 times. …”
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CRE-YOLO: Efficient Jaboticaba Tree Detection on UAV Platforms by Junyu Huang, Renbo Luo, Yuna Tan, Zhuowen Wu

“…The proposed CRE-YOLO model integrates a Cross-Scale Feature Fusion Module (CCFM), the RepDWBlock, and an Efficient Channel Attention (ECA) mechanism, reducing model parameters by 54%, effectively decreasing model complexity while improving detection precision. …”
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Electrical and Thermal Anisotropy in Additively Manufactured AlSi10Mg and Fe-Si Samples by Martin Sarap, Hans Tiismus, Ants Kallaste, Mart Saarna, Märt Kolnes, Payam Shams Ghahfarokhi, Toomas Vaimann

“…Si) samples produced via laser powder bed fusion (LPBF), both prior to and following heat treatment. …”
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Improving Driver Assistance in Intelligent Transportation Systems: An Agent-Based Evidential Reasoning Approach by M. Benalla, B. Achchab, H. Hrimech

“…In order to improve the knowledge base of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), ITS are strongly concerned with data fusion techniques of all kinds of sensors deployed over the traffic network. …”
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Metabolic plasticity in pancreatic cancer: The mitochondrial connection by Noemi Ghiglione, Damiano Abbo, Anastasia Bushunova, Andrea Costamagna, Paolo Ettore Porporato, Miriam Martini

“…Furthermore, we analyze the impact of mitochondrial dynamics alterations, including fission and fusion processes, on PDAC progression and tumorigenesis. …”
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MFIEN: multi-scale feature interactive enhancement network for seismic data denoising in desert areas by Tie Zhong, Yuxin Ye

“…In general, MFIEN has a multi-scale feature interaction structure that combines feature information from different layers and captures distinct features through effective information integration. Furthermore, a fusion feature enhancement module (FFEM), incorporating dilated convolutions and convolutions with different kernel sizes, is proposed. …”
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Modelling and Simulation of Distributed UAV Swarm Cooperative Planning and Perception by Haifeng Ling, Hongchuan Luo, Haisong Chen, Linyuan Bai, Tao Zhu, Yanjun Wang

“…To address the mentioned issues, this paper models the problem and proposes a simulation platform for distributed swarm cooperative perception, which addresses software engineering concerns and provides a set of extendable functionalities of a cooperative swarm, including communication, estimation, perception fusion, and path planning. The applicability of the proposed platform is verified by simulations with the real-world application. …”
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Giant prolactinoma with progressive cranial settling and central herniation: a case report by Taha Shahbazi, Soheil Abdollahi Yeganeh, Shiva Borzouei, Mahdi Arjipour

“…In addition to urgent midline suboccipital craniotomy for the central herniation and quadriparesis, he was treated with cabergoline followed by occiput cervical fixation and fusion to control the progressive subsidence. Conclusion Prolactinoma that is treatable with dopamine agonists should be considered as a differential diagnosis of skull base lesions, even those that are extradural, diffuse, and infiltrative. …”
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Liver cancer multiomics reveals diverse protein kinase A disruptions convergently produce fibrolamellar hepatocellular carcinoma by David Requena, Jack A. Medico, Luis F. Soto-Ugaldi, Mahsa Shirani, James A. Saltsman, Michael S. Torbenson, Philip Coffino, Sanford M. Simon

“…Abstract Fibrolamellar Hepatocellular Carcinoma (FLC) is a rare liver cancer characterized by a fusion oncokinase of the genes DNAJB1 and PRKACA, the catalytic subunit of protein kinase A (PKA). …”
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Cerebral Arterial Stenosis Detection Based on a Retained Two-Stage Detection Algorithm by Hanqing Liu, Xiaojun Li, Jin Wei, Xiaodong Kang

“…Deformable convolutional networks, nonlocal neural networks, and cascade detectors are incorporated into further feature fusion; thus, semantic information about the cerebrovascular structure is learned, demonstrating more accurate stenotic region detection and demonstrating generalizability across different two-stage algorithms.…”
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The role of force and torque in friction stir welding: A detailed review by Mostafa Akbari, Milad Esfandiar, Amin Abdollahzadeh

“…Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is a significant solid-state joining technique for metals and polymers, effectively addressing challenges posed by fusion welding. The application of FSW relies on the development of cost-effective, durable tools that consistently produce high-quality welds. …”
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Dandy-Walker Syndrome Associated with Scoliosis: Clinical Presentation, Preoperative Assessment, and Treatment by Athanasios I. Tsirikos, Sarah J. Wordie

“…She underwent a posterior spinal fusion from T2 to L3 with pedicle hook/screw and rod instrumentation and a combination of locally harvested autologous and allograft bone. …”
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Identification of lesion location and discrimination between benign and malignant findings in thyroid ultrasound imaging by Xu Yang, Hongliang Geng, Xue Wang, Lingxiao Li, Xiaofeng An, Zhibin Cong

“…Next, the CPCA mechanism is employed to reduce the interference of redundant information. Finally, a feature fusion network based on an aggregation-distribution mechanism is utilized to improve the learning capability of fine-grained features, enhancing the performance of early nodule detection. …”
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Robust multi-source geographic entities matching by maximizing geometric and semantic similarity by YuHan Yan, PengDa Wu, Yong Yin, PeiPei Guo

“…Abstract Geographic entity matching is an important means for multi-source spatial data fusion and information association and sharing. Corresponding matching methods have been designed by existing studies for different types of entity data characteristics, such as line and area. …”
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Volatile Organic Compounds for the Prediction of Lung Cancer by Using Ensembled Machine Learning Model and Feature Selection by Divya Khanna, Arun Kumar, Shahid Ahmad Bhat

“…Feature selection and models fusion have been focused on during this study. Five in-built and one proposed ensemble machine learning model have been utilised to investigate the different types of VOCs. …”
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Edge Computing-Based Digital Twin Framework Based on ISO 23247 for Enhancing Data Processing Capabilities by Min-Su Kang, Dong-Hee Lee, Mahdi Sadeqi Bajestani, Duck Bong Kim, Sang Do Noh

“…The functional aspect is represented using ISO 23247 as the reference architecture, while the informational aspect is elaborated by introducing a data fusion model. Then, an E-DT for Wire+Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) is developed, its performance is evaluated, and the benefits of edge computing in enhancing real-time processing and decision-making are verified. …”
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الميتاداتا : تحليل لاحق للانتاج الفکرى by رحاب محمد ابو الغار

“…Meta-analysis is considered a research style in the field of libraries andinformation, one of the efforts of registering Literature. this style is remarkablewith three features that cannot stand without which fusion (collecting orintegration) between previous results of the study and summarizing these results,meeting and comparing them with each other, using some statistical methods inthis summary to perform bibliometric analysis, of previous studies. this study triesto apply Meta-analysis style on one of the topics " metadata" with analyzing itwith qualitative, quantative, time and linguistic analysis and clarifying scientifictrends of the topic, in this study, the researcher tried to analysis previous studiesaccording to objective elements of the study, this is to recognize common andgeneral results that studies of this topic had reached to.The intellectual production that dealt with the subject of metadata in itsbranches, which amounted to 61 studies, was presented and analyzed to identifyits objective, temporal, qualitative, formal and syntactic features andcharacteristics, and the methodology used.The most important recommendations, proposals or future researchdirections regarding metadata are the following: Conducting some applied studies dealing with metadata of museumgroups and metadata of multimedia. Study the quality of the metadata of media, especially news websites, onthe Internet. Conducting many studies on the topic of "Big Metadata" and "LinkedMetadata" Methods used to describe metadata between Arab and foreign indexes(that use correlated data): a comparative study. Future directions for describing metadata of indexes in the environment oflinked data: an exploratory study. …”
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Magnetohydrodynamic Simulation of Forced Magnetic Reconnection by Masom Sarkhosh, Mahboub Hosseinpour, Mohammad Ali Mohammadi

“…The obtained results are of interest for understanding the interaction of an MHD wave with an equilibrium current sheet in confined fusion plasmas and solar corona plasmas.…”
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