Advances in Object Detection and Localization Techniques for Fruit Harvesting Robots by Xiaojie Shi, Shaowei Wang, Bo Zhang, Xinbing Ding, Peng Qi, Huixing Qu, Ning Li, Jie Wu, Huawei Yang

“…Future research and technological development should first solve these current challenges using weakly supervised learning, efficient and lightweight model construction, multisensor fusion and so on.…”
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Joint Optimization in Underwater Image Enhancement: A Training Framework Integrating Pixel-Level and Physical-Channel Techniques by Ozan Demir, Metin Aktas, Ender M. Eksioglu

“…In this paper, we propose Hybrid Underwater Image Enhancement Network (HUWIE-Net), a novel deep learning-based underwater image enhancement framework consisting of three distinct sections, which include an Image-to-Image Module, a Physics-Informed Module and a Fusion Module. The training methodology of HUWIE-Net is designed to jointly optimize both pixel-level-based and physical-channel-based enhancement modules. …”
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Multi-key fully homomorphic encryption scheme based on NTRU bootstrapping by ZHENG Junhua, JIANG Hongwei, LIU Rong, LI Yixiu, LI Wen, WENG Jian

“…Multi-key fully homomorphic encryption (MK-FHE) technology supports homomorphic operations on ciphertexts encrypted with different keys, and can be directly applied to real-world multi-user data fusion computing scenarios, such as multi-party collaborative computing and federated learning. …”
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Model-enhanced spatial-temporal attention networks for traffic density prediction by Qi Guo, Qi Tan, Yue Peng, Long Xiao, Miao Liu, Benyun Shi

“…These probabilities are input into the attention mechanism, enabling the model to recognize the inherent connection between dynamic and distant events. Through this fusion, the network can deeply learn and analyze the spatial-temporal properties of traffic features. …”
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Design, Sensing and Control of a Robotic Prosthetic Eye for Natural Eye Movement by J. J. Gu, M. Meng, A. Cook, P. X. Liu

“…Theoretical issues on sensor failure detection and recovery, and signal processing techniques used in sensor data fusion, are studied using statistical methods and artificial neural network based techniques. …”
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A Multi-Source Domain Adaptation Method for Bearing Fault Diagnosis with Dynamically Similarity Guidance on Incomplete Data by Juan Tian, Shun Zhang, Gang Xie, Hui Shi

“…DS-MDAN uses convolution kernels of different scales to extract multi-scale feature information and achieves feature fusion through upsampling and operations like addition and concatenation. …”
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Enhancing depression recognition through a mixed expert model by integrating speaker-related and emotion-related features by Weitong Guo, Qian He, Ziyu Lin, Xiaolong Bu, Ziyang Wang, Dong Li, Hongwu Yang

“…We then apply transfer learning to extract both features from a depression dataset, followed by fusion. A multi-domain adaptation algorithm trains the MoE model for depression recognition. …”
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Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in milk from dairy cows with chronic mastitis by Hayriye Yeşim Can, Mehmet Elmalı, Yaşar Ergün

“…The mecA gene was detected in 18 (90%) of the S. aureus isolates. By disk dif-fusion method, resistance to erythromycin (66%), tetracycli-ne (62.5%), ampicillin (60.7%), penicillin (60.7%), cefoxitin (50%), oxacillin (46.4%), and chloramphenicol (5.3%) was also determined in this study.…”
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Steel Surface Defect Detection Based on Improved GCHS-YOLO Algorithm by Ruiqiang Guo, Peiyong Ji, Yapin Zhang, Jingqi Hu, Wenlong Liu, Xuejian Li, Min Li

“…Built on YOLOv8s, our approach replaces the traditional Feature Pyramid Network (FPN) in the NECK section with a multi-scale fusion network (GFPN). This change improves the model’s adaptability to targets of varying scales and enhances its ability to extract key defective features.Continue to introduce the Coordinate Attention (CA) mechanism, which integrates location information to improve feature extraction, aiding in better regression and localization. …”
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3D-Printed Customized Cages for Foot Arthrodesis by Iozefina Botezatu, Dan Lăptoiu, Diana Popescu, Rodica Marinescu

“…Clinical cases were focused on patients with large bone loss, failed prior fusions, and deformity corrections, with the follow-up results showing high rates of fusion and functional improvement. …”
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Sarcoidosis: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies by Danfeng Xu, Xiaohua Tao, Yibin Fan, Yan Teng

“…CD4 + T cells initiate dysregulated immune responses and secrete significant quantities of inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin (IL)-2 and interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), which play a crucial role in modulating the aggregation and fusion of macrophages to form granulomas. The current therapeutic strategies focus on blocking the formation and spread of granulomas to protect organ function and alleviate symptoms. …”
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Varicella-Zoster-Mediated Radiculitis Reactivation following Cervical Spine Surgery: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Doniel Drazin, George Hanna, Faris Shweikeh, Sunil Jeswani, Leah Lovely, Richard Sokolov, John C. Liu

“…We describe a 41-year-old male with a history of varicella-mediated skin eruptions, who presented with continuing right arm pain, burning, and numbness in a C6 dermatomal distribution following a C5-6 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and epidural steroid injections. The operative course was uncomplicated and he was discharged home on postoperative day 1. …”
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A multitasking ant system for multi-depot pick-up and delivery location routing problem with time window by Haoyuan Lv, Ruochen Liu, Jianxia Li

“…Furthermore, MTAS achieves knowledge sharing among all routing tasks through adaptive similarity measurement and cross-task pheromone fusion strategy. The former can dynamically capture the relationship between tasks to adjust the transfer strength of task pairs, and the latter realizes adaptive knowledge transfer by pheromone-matrix mixing. …”
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Tearing-mediated Alfvénic Turbulence in a Relativistic Plasma by Stanislav Boldyrev, Nuno F. Loureiro

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High-flux angularly uniform proton beams from multiple laser interaction with wire-hemisphere targets by Xiangrui Jiang, Debin Zou, Mingyang Yu, Na Zhao, Lixiang Hu, Jianming Ouyang, Fuqiu Shao, Wenhui Tang, Tongpu Yu

“…The scheme should be useful for applications involving warm dense matter, such as isochoric heating and modification of materials, as well as for proton therapy and inertial confinement fusion.…”
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Overexpression of the Synthetic Chimeric Native-T-phylloplanin-GFP Genes Optimized for Monocot and Dicot Plants Renders Enhanced Resistance to Blue Mold Disease in Tobacco (N. taba... by Dipak K. Sahoo, Sumita Raha, James T. Hall, Indu B. Maiti

“…To enhance the natural plant resistance and to evaluate the antimicrobial properties of phylloplanin against blue mold, we have expressed a synthetic chimeric native-phylloplanin-GFP protein fusion in transgenic Nicotiana tabacum cv. KY14, a cultivar that is highly susceptible to infection by Peronospora tabacina. …”
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Construction of Two mCherry Plasmids (pXG-mCherry) for Transgenic Leishmania: Valuable Tools for Future Molecular Analysis by Andrés Vacas, Conor Sugden, Óscar Velasco-Rodriguez, Miriam Algarabel-Olona, José Peña-Guerrero, Esther Larrea, Celia Fernández-Rubio, Paul A. Nguewa

“…We have constructed two plasmids expressing the red fluorescent protein mCherry with multiple cloning sites (MCS), adequate for N- and C-terminal fusion protein constructs. Our results also show that the improved pXG-mCherry plasmid can be employed for drug screening in vitro. …”
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Genome-Wide Analysis and Expression Profiling of Watermelon <i>VQ</i> Motif-Containing Genes Under Abiotic and Biotic Stresses by Yanjun He, Jia Shen, Xinyang Xu, Weisong Shou

“…Green fluorescent protein fusion proteins for ten selected ClVQs were localized in the nucleus, but three ClVQs also showed signals in cell membranes and the cell wall, thus confirming their predicted divergent functionality. …”
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Cross-Border Travel Behavior Analysis of Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge Using MXL-BMA Model by Yajie Zou, Wanbing Han, Bo Lin, Bing Wu, Linbo Li, Shubo Wu, Malik Muneeb Abid

“…Therefore, a Bayesian model averaging (BMA) approach is applied to model travel mode choice behavior considering using revealed preference/stated preference (RP/SP) fusion data collected by questionnaires online. A structural equation model (SEM) is adopted to explore the potential relationship between latent variables, and two travel modes (i.e., cross-border bus and cross-border private car) are selected to analyze the cross-border travel mode choice of the HZMB. …”
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The Convergence of AI and animal-inspired robots for ecological conservation by Naqash Afzal, Mobeen ur Rehman, Lakmal Seneviratne, Irfan Hussain

“…In this conceptual review, we discussed here, the opportunities for the fusion of artificial intelligence and animal-inspired robotics to revolutionize our ability to study wildlife and also empower us to implement more effective and sustainable conservation practices. …”
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