MSCD-YOLO: A Lightweight Dense Pedestrian Detection Model with Finer-Grained Feature Information Interaction by Qiang Liu, Zhongmin Li, Lei Zhang, Jin Deng

“…As a crucial direction in pedestrian detection, dense pedestrian detection still faces many unresolved challenges. Existing methods suffer from low detection accuracy, high miss rates, large model parameters, and poor robustness. …”
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Benchmarking human face similarity using identical twins by Shoaib Meraj Sami, John McCauley, Sobhan Soleymani, Nasser Nasrabadi, Jeremy Dawson

“…The proposed network provides a quantitative similarity score for any two given faces and has been applied to large‐scale face data sets to identify similar face pairs. …”
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LANGUAGE SPACE OF NEURAL NETWORKS: FEATURES AND DIFFERENCES FROM NATURAL LANGUAGE by Natalia B. Egorchenkova, Olga V. Korobova

“…These features include attachment to keywords in the task, potential loss of the main idea, inconsistency with required style, repetition of similar ideas, lack of specific facts or personal experiences, and limitations in vocabulary, linguistic patterns, and grammatical structures. …”
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The Design Idea and its Application in the Inner Space (Refreshments Shops as Sample) by Naderah Abdul Razzaq Ghazal

“… The inner or architect faces difficulty in choosing his applicable design, so that the research presents a study based on scientific and practical components to find out a design idea as an objective study and the mechanisms of application by utilizing modern technology and the products of the digital world to achieve a sustainable and balanced environment participates in upgrading the inner designs so it comes with the concept of the design idea and means of cognitive processing that take part in its application in real life to reach the title of the research “The design idea and its application in the inner space ‘’ the study as a necessity resulted from a need to increase design awareness in finding out a link between the application of the design idea and precept it. …”
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Altered brain dynamics of facial emotion processing in schizophrenia: a combined EEG/fMRI study by Philippa Hüpen, Barbara Schulte Holthausen, Christina Regenbogen, Thilo Kellermann, Han-Gue Jo, Ute Habel

“…Abstract Facial stimuli are relevant social cues for humans and essential signals for adequate social interaction. Impairments in face processing are well-documented in schizophrenia and linked to symptomatology, yet the underlying neural dynamics remain unclear. …”
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Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Its Association with Socioeconomic Factors in the Wof-Washa Natural State Forest, North Shewa Zone, Ethiopia by Abere Wondimu Kassie, Admasu Moges, Tilahun Alelign, Gojam Bayeh

“…The Wof-Washa Natural State Forest (WWNSF) in Ethiopia harbors remarkable biodiversity but faces threats from local communities, climate change, and a lack of awareness regarding its preservation. …”
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Challenges and opportunities in pediatric surgery training in Germany: a view from the trenches by Sabine Drossard, Louisa Schuffert

“…Abstract Introduction Pediatric surgery training in Germany faces significant challenges related to structural issues and resource limitations, including variability in training sites and a lack of standardized oversight. …”
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Evaluation of spatio-temporal water quality status of Jeera river, Odisha, India by Aiswarya Pati, Showkat Ahmad Mir, Archana Padhiary, Iswar Baitharu, Binata Nayak

“…Abstract Jeera River of Bargarh District, Odisha faces serious deterioration due to massive human intervention. …”
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Use of UTAUT for analyzing the acceptance and use of electric scooters in the public transport system by Fernando Marroquín-Ciendúa, Manuel Medina-Labrador, Laura Camila Hurtado Méndez, Lorena Patricia Mora Hernández, Cristian Nicolás Puentes Guzmán

“….Bogotá’s Urban transport system faces critical challenges due to 80% population growth, insufficient routes, and a limited culture of solidarity. …”
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Godsdiens en Christelike teologie in die skadu van menslike outonomie: wetenskapsfilosofiese verkenninge by W. J. Richards

“…Religion, they were convinced, could not be explained in terms of evidence derived from mere facts or disciplines operating on purely empirical levels within a one-dimensional world. …”
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BACVC: Bi-adaptive and cross-view consistency for incomplete multi-view subspace clustering by Jiaqiyu Zhan, Yuesheng Zhu, Guibo Luo

“…Incomplete Multi-View Subspace Clustering (IMSC) addresses this challenge but faces two main challenges: (1) neglecting dissimilarities between views and samples, and (2) insufficient handling of cross-view consistency. …”
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Central Asia, Euro-centrism and Colonialism by N. T. Nurulla-Khodzhaeva

“…The aforementioned theory will provide a basis and structure for empirical facts, and, therefore, drive the researchers from merely constituting to critically thinking, and consequently, inspire to come upon new approaches and fields of study, connecting them with the existing, colonial experiences. …”
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Learning with semantic ambiguity for unbiased scene graph generation by Shanjin Zhong, Yang Cao, Qiaosen Chen, Jie Gong

“…Scene graph generation (SGG) aims to identify and extract objects from images and elucidate their interrelations. This task faces two primary challenges. Firstly, the long-tail distribution of relation categories causes SGG models to favor high-frequency relations, such as “on” and “in”. …”
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A Federated Learning Framework for Enhanced Data Security and Cyber Intrusion Detection in Distributed Network of Underwater Drones by Mansahaj Singh Popli, Rudra Pratap Singh, Navneet Kaur Popli, Mohammad Mamun

“…However, their deployment faces issues such as low bandwidth, high latency, signal attenuation, and intermittent connectivity due to mobility and water currents. …”
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Shielding our angels: Tackling workplace bullying against nurses working in community environments by Mohammed Ghalib Qutishat

“… Background & Aim: Community health nursing plays a vital role in promoting health across diverse settings but faces challenges such as workplace bullying, which significantly impacts nurses' well-being and job satisfaction. …”
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Towards CO2 emissions reduction of shipping: Ca(OH)2 based carbon capture system for safeguarding the marine environment by Valentina Bortuzzo, Valentina Bortuzzo, Serena Bertagna, Luca Braidotti, Vittorio Bucci

“…While the implementation of CCS faces challenges, including space limitations and logistical complexities, its possible integration onboard marks a significant step in the fight against climate change. …”
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Mitigation Strategy of Land Use Mix for Jobs-Housing Mismatch by Zhuangtian Liu, Shaohua Wu, Canying Zeng, Yunxiao Dang

“…The results reveal that Hangzhou faces a significant residential-employment mismatch, particularly in a ring-like pattern. …”
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Effects of Polypropylene and Date Palm Fiber Reinforcements on High Performance Concrete at Elevated Temperatures and Their Impact on Spalling Phenomena by Malek Hamda, Cherif Guergah, Abdelaziz Benmarce, Abderrahmane Khechekhouche, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Júlio Cesar Costa Campos

“… Concrete, a widely utilized construction material, faces challenges related to thermal instability when exposed to fire-induced temperature variations. …”
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ANALITINĖ ETIKA NEOPOZITYVIZMO IR POSTPOZITYVIZMO IDĖJŲ KONTEKSTE by Rūta Marija Marija Vabalaitė

“…Some theories make efforts to deduce the ethical statements from the facts of human nature but such efforts may be questionable. …”
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Evaluating drivers of water-energy use: Insights from a selected Higher Education University in Abu Dhabi, UAE by Ameena S. Al-Sumaiti, Reem S. Al-Ali, Vikash Kumar Saini, N. Al-Saif, Rajesh Kumar

“…The United Arab Emirates faces water scarcity. Managing water-energy consumption behavior is essential to achieving sustainable resources for future generations. …”
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