MonoSeg: An Infrared UAV Perspective Vehicle Instance Segmentation Model with Strong Adaptability and Integrity by Peng Huang, Yan Yin, Kaifeng Hu, Weidong Yang

“…Extensive experimental evaluation on bench-mark datasets demonstrates that MonoSeg achieves state-of-the-art performance across standard metrics, including Box mAP and Mask mAP, while maintaining substantially lower computational requirements compared to existing methods.…”
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Agricultural Credit Policy and Livestock Development in Nigeria by Sunday Akpan, Veronica Nkanta, Edet Udoh

“…The implication of the findings indicates a need to increase total commercial credit to the agricultural sector and domestic credit to the private sector, to reassess the agricultural credit guarantee scheme, and to lower the lending interest rate for agricultural credit – these as a means for increasing livestock production in the country.…”
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Neuroprotective effect of olive leaf extract in the mouse neuroblastoma cell line (NB2a): A good model to evaluate the neuroprotective effects of natural products by Ercument Olmez, Ertan Dariverenli, Kamil Vural, Tugce Fafal, Dilek Gulce Tatli, Bijen Kivcak

“…High concentrations of OLE as 100 to 3000 µg/ml reduced cell viability, likely due to its anticancer properties. On the other hand, lower concentrations of OLE as 3, 10, 30 and 100 µg/ml significantly reversed the inhibition of neurite outgrowth caused by chlorpyrifos exposure, demonstrating a neuroprotective effect. …”
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Multicentric Castleman's Disease in a Hepatitis C-Positive Intravenous Drug User: A Case Report by D. Y. Talukder, S. N. Delpachitra

“…A 46-year-old male with untreated hepatitis C and a 16-year history of intravenous drug use presented with pleuritic chest pain and bony pain in the knee, hip, and lower back, on a background of unexplained weight loss of 40 kilograms, fevers, night sweats, and repeated infections over the last two years. …”
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ASSESSING DROUGHT IMPACTS IN ERBIL, IRAQI KURDISTAN: A STUDY OF LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE AND VEGETATION HEALTH INDEX USING LANDSAT TIME-SERIES by Ragheb K. Mohammad, Sara H. Zaki, Heman A. Ahmed Gaznayee, Halmat A. Sabr, Payman H. Aliehsan, , Sherwan Y. Hammad, Snoor H. Ababakr, Hawar A. Razvanchy, Kawa K. Hakzi

“…The study also disclosed that alterations and decreases in precipitation occur as the growing season progresses, whereas the following years (2000, 2008, and 2012) saw a pronounced decline in yield, failing to meet the lower limit of water demands for crops. Moreover, the most affected locations in Erbil Province were found to be in the central and southwestern parts of the province …”
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A Comparative Study of K±/π± Ratio in Proton-Proton Collisions at Different Energies: Experimental Results versus Model Simulation by Swarnapratim Bhattacharyya, Maria Haiduc, Alina Tania Neagu, Elena Firu

“…Experimentally it has been observed that as energy increases, the total kaon to pion multiplicity ratio K++K-/π++π-=K/π increases systematically for pp collisions at lower energies and becomes independent of energy in LHC energy regime. …”
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Demand-side shared energy storage pricing strategy based on stackelberg-Nash game by Jindong Cui, Zengchen Zhu, Guoli Qu, Yuqing Wang, Ruotong Li

“…Second, a cooperative game model was developed within the lower-level alliance. As followers, the cooperative alliance seeks to maximize the alliance’s overall benefits. …”
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Are the Mesothelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition, Sclerotic Peritonitis Syndromes, and Encapsulating Peritoneal Sclerosis Part of the Same Process? by Jesús Loureiro, Guadalupe Gónzalez-Mateo, José Jimenez-Heffernan, Rafael Selgas, Manuel López-Cabrera, Abelardo Aguilera Peralta

“…Recent studies show that transdifferentiated mesothelial cells isolated from the PD effluent correlate very well with the clinical events such as the number of hemoperitoneum and peritonitis, as well as with PD function (lower ultrafiltration and high Cr-MTC). In addition, in peritoneal biopsies from PD patients, the MMT correlates very well with anatomical changes (fibrosis and angiogenesis). …”
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Study on Engineering Performance of Green Porous Sponge Ecological Concrete by Xiao Sun

“…The results show that the compressive strength of the specimens peaked at the 0.9% admixture of sponge; based on the optimal admixture of sponge, the compressive strength of the specimens peaked at the 12% admixture of mineral powder; compared with the ordinary concrete, the water-retaining property of green porous sponge ecological concrete is twice than ordinary, and green porous sponge ecological concrete has high permeability and low evaporation; under the same external temperature, the maximum temperature of concrete surface is lower than ordinary; and under three work conditions, the volumes of water going through the green porous sponge ecological concrete, respectively, are 1.78 kg/(s·m2), 1.47 kg/(s·m2), and 1.62 kg/(s·m2), and the value of second totally dry condition is minimum because of water blocking affection of the internal sponge. …”
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Modelling Above-Ground Biomass Using Machine Learning Algorithms in Mangrove Forests of Peninsular Malaysia by Abu Bakar Nurul Asyiqin, Wan Mohd Jaafar Wan Shafrina, Omar Hamdan, Muhammad Nor Siti Mariam, Muhmad Kamarulzaman Aisyah Marliza, Kemarau Ricky Anak

“…The results indicated that XGBoost outperformed the others by achieving higher R² values of 0.97, lower mean absolute error (MAE) of 6.80 Mg ha-¹, and root mean squared error (RMSE) of 26.74 Mg ha-¹, demonstrating superior accuracy and predictive performance. …”
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New insights for preformed martensite of carbide-free bainitic steels austempered below Ms temperature: Inconsistent effects of microstructure, stability of retained austenite, and... by Qingchao Wang, Decheng Jia, Runzhou Dong, Huajun Fu, Dongyun Sun, Xiaoyong Feng, Zhinan Yang, Xinliang Gao, Fucheng Zhang

“…For the sample with PM, the increase rate of BF lath thickness is 65.1% lower than that without PM. The mechanical stability of RA is improved with the introduction of PM because it refines RA and shares the stress on RA. …”
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Propofol-Based Sedation Does Not Increase Rate of Complication during Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Procedure by Somchai Amornyotin, Wiyada Chalayonnavin, Siriporn Kongphlay

“…Mean dose of fentanyl and midazolam in group A was significantly lower than in group B. Conclusion. Propofol-based sedation does not increase rate of complication during PEG procedure. …”
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Fear avoidance beliefs and quality of life quality after lumbar disc surgery by Dogan Gucluhan Guclu, Omer Senormanci, Oya Gonullu, Musa Cirak, Guliz Senomanci, Furuzan Kokturk

“…The end point ODI, VAS, BDI, BAI, FABQ fear avoidance (work) scores, most of SF-36 the subscale scores were significantly lower than the baseline scores. According to correlation analyses between mean changes in the outcome measures, there was no significant relationship between changes in fear avoidance (physical), fear avoidance (work) and other outcome measures. …”
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Relations entre l’estime de soi et l’état de santé « objectif » des aînés by Enguerran Macia, Gilles Boëtsch, Nicole Chapuis-Lucciani

“…In spite of several studies on self-esteem covering the human life-span, the relation between self-esteem, aging and health remains incompletely explored, particularly in the French population.The objective of this study is twofold: (1) to assess the relation between self-esteem and socio-demographic factors, notably age, among older French adults, and (2) if, as is presumed, advancing age is associated with lower self-esteem, to test the mediating effect of chronic diseases and physical incapacities on the relation between age and negative self-esteem.For this, 400 older adults living in Marseille, aged from 60 to 92, were individually interviewed (average duration: 1 h 30).In this sample, age, place of residence and educational level were associated with self-esteem. …”
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Development of steady arm damper for electrified railway overhead contact line with double pantographs based on numerical and experimental analysis by Wenping Chu, Yang Song, Fuchuan Duan, Zhigang Liu

“…The acceptable steady arm damping should be lower than 300 Ns/m. The optimal value of the steady arm damping coefficient varies with the train speed. …”
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Treatment outcomes in NTM-PD in a high TB burden context by S. Kang, J.E. Schmidt, I. Chen, S. Tiberi

“…RESULTS: Antimicrobial treatment showed a microbiological cure rate ranging from 17.2% to 60.0% in studies with ≥50 NTM-PD patients, with lower rates observed among older and malnourished patients. …”
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Psychometric analysis of a simplified version of the Emotion Regulation Questionnaire in Mexican adults: The ERQ-CA-9 by Pablo D. Valencia, Anabel De la Rosa-Gómez

“…However, the original ERQ has complex wording, which may make it difficult for readers of lower educational levels. Objective: We aimed to examine the psychometric properties of a simplified version of the ERQ, initially designed for children and adolescents: the ERQ-CA. …”
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Heart rate dynamics for cognitive load estimation in a driving simulation task by Karina Rollandovna Arutyunova, Anastasiia Vladimirovna Bakhchina, Daniil Igorevich Konovalov, Mane Margaryan, Andrei Viktorovich Filimonov, Ivan Sergeevich Shishalov

“…The results have shown that increased CL was accompanied by higher HR, lower HRV, as measured by RMSSD, and higher HR complexity, as measured by permutation entropy. …”
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Propagating speedups during quiescence escalate to the 2020–2021 surge of Sít’ Kusá, southeast Alaska by Jukes Liu, Ellyn M. Enderlin, Timothy C. Bartholomaus, Yoram Terleth, Thomas Dylan Mikesell, Flavien Beaud

“…We demonstrate that the speedups are kinematically similar to the 2020–2021 surge, differing mainly in that the surge propagates past the dynamic balance line at the lower limit of the reservoir zone, likely triggered by the exceedance of a tipping point in mass accumulation and basal enthalpy in the reservoir zone.…”
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A comprehensive review on nutritional composition, health benefits, and industrial applications of Jackfruit Seeds by Simran Dhani, Hamid, Nomali Ziphorah Ngobese, Sunny Sharma, Amit K. Jaiswal

“…These bioactive compounds hold high antioxidant capacity and various pharmacological properties which lower the risk of various diseases by reducing free radical generation. …”
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