GRU-based multi-scenario gait authentication for smartphones by Qi JIANG, Ru FENG, Ruijie ZHANG, Jinhua WANG, Ting CHEN, Fushan WEI

“…At present, most of the gait-based smartphone authentication researches focus on a single controlled scenario without considering the impact of multi-scenario changes on the authentication accuracy.The movement direction of the smartphone and the user changes in different scenarios, and the user’s gait data collected by the orientation-sensitive sensor will be biased accordingly.Therefore, it has become an urgent problem to provide a multi-scenario high-accuracy gait authentication method for smartphones.In addition, the selection of the model training algorithm determines the accuracy and efficiency of gait authentication.The current popular authentication model based on long short-term memory (LSTM) network can achieve high authentication accuracy, but it has many training parameters, large memory footprint, and the training efficiency needs to be improved.In order to solve the above problems a multi-scenario gait authentication scheme for smartphones based on Gate Recurrent Unit (GRU) was proposed.The gait signals were preliminarily denoised by wavelet transform, and the looped gait signals were segmented by an adaptive gait cycle segmentation algorithm.In order to meet the authentication requirements of multi-scenario, the coordinate system transformation method was used to perform direction-independent processing on the gait signals, so as to eliminate the influence of the orientation of the smartphone and the movement of the user on the authentication result.Besides, in order to achieve high-accuracy authentication and efficient model training, GRUs with different architectures and various optimization methods were used to train the gait model.The proposed scheme was experimentally analyzed on publicly available datasets PSR and ZJU-GaitAcc.Compared with the related schemes, the proposed scheme improves the authentication accuracy.Compared with the LSTM-based gait authentication model, the training efficiency of the proposed model is improved by about 20%.…”
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Adhesive Property and Road Performance Evaluation of Asphalt Overlay Pavement with Geotextile Interlayer by Haiwei Zhang, Bowei Sun, Yongxiang Li, Yanli Li

“…First, shear damage energy characteristics of geotextile interlayer have been investigated by varying tack coat types (SBS-modified asphalt, virgin asphalt, and emulsified asphalt), application rates (0.3 kg/m2–1.2 kg/m2), spraying times (1–2), upper mixture paving temperature (140°C–180°C), service temperature (5°C–45°C), and soaking time (0 h–96 h). In addition, bending fatigue tests, rutting tests, and semicircular bending tests were carried out to evaluate the comprehensive road performance of the asphalt overlay. …”
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Phytotoxicity of exotic species on the physiological potential of crambe seeds (Crambe abyssinica Hochs) by Silvana Fraga Silva, Halina Stéffany Lopes Costa, Jesimiel Silva Viana, Sebastião Medeiros Filho

“…Juss (Nim) and Cryptostegia madagascariensis Bojer ex Decne (viuvinha) at 20% (200 g of dried leaves per liter of distilled water) placed in B.O.D at 25 ° C for 24 h. …”
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Equine Trypanosomiasis: Molecular Detection, Hematological, and Oxidative Stress Profiling by Mostafa Shoraba, Salma A. Shoulah, Faysal Arnaout, Abdelfattah Selim

“…The results emphasize the changes in blood composition and the body’s response to oxidative stress caused by T. evansi infection in horses.…”
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Temperature tolerance of European fish species based on thermal maxima in southern Baltic Sea-basin streams by Grzegorz Radtke, Rafał Bernaś

“…We related the observed thresholds of the realized thermal niches to data from the literature on tolerance and lethal temperatures as boundaries of the fundamental niches of species. Additionally, upper tolerance boundaries are reported here for the first time for some species. …”
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Construction and validation of a predictive model for the risk of myelosuppression after first-line chemotherapy in patients with advanced colorectal cancer by WANG Xuexing, ZHANG Rong, CHU Jie, LIU Zhijin

“…The model's discrimination and accuracy were assessed using the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) and area under curve (AUC) and the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test. Additionally, the model's clinical utility was evaluated using calibration and clinical decision curves.Results A total of 257 patients were included, 112 individuals exhibited bone CIM, corresponding to an incidence rate of 43.58%. …”
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The Increase of Insect Pest Population in Paddy Field Managed with an Ecological Approach using Refugia Plants and Biopesticides by Arieska Wahyu Alprilia, Wiwin Windiyanti, Ramadhani Mahendra Kusuma

“…The study obtained 2,687 individual insect pests in paddy fields with refugia and fobio and 1,761 individuals in paddy fields without refugia and fobio. …”
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The Outcome of Thoracentesis versus Chest Tube Placement for Hepatic Hydrothorax in Patients with Cirrhosis: A Nationwide Analysis of the National Inpatient Sample by Ali Ridha, Yasir Al-Abboodi, Matthew Fasullo

“…The mortality in those who received a chest tube was two times higher than that in thoracentesis group with a P value of ≤0.001 (CI 1.43–312). In addition, the length of hospital stay of the chest tube group was longer than that of the thoracentesis subset (7.2 days versus 3.8 days, resp.). …”
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Enhancing Industrial Cybersecurity: Insights From Analyzing Threat Groups and Strategies in Operational Technology Environments by Mukund Bhole, Thilo Sauter, Wolfgang Kastner

“…The increasing interconnection and convergence of IT and OT have exposed industrial infrastructures to cyber attacks. In addition, they have become vulnerable to advanced persistent threats. …”
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Melatonin influence on miRNA expression in sperm, hypothalamus, pre-frontal cortex and cerebellum of Wistar rats. by Mísia Helena da Silva Ferro, Ingrid Morante, Fernanda Akane Nishino, Camila Estevam, Fernanda Gaspar do Amaral, José Cipolla-Neto, Taiza Stumpp

“…Melatonin administration restored the levels of the target microRNAs in the sperm. Additional studies are needed to understand the impact of the alterations of microRNA expression to the pinealectomized rats as well as to their descendants.…”
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A Suitable Polysulfide Electrolyte for CdSe Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells by H. K. Jun, M. A. Careem, A. K. Arof

“…Na2S and S give rise to a good redox couple in the electrolyte for QDSSC operation, and the optimum concentrations required are 0.5 M and 0.1 M, respectively. Addition of guanidine thiocyanate (GuSCN) to the electrolyte further enhances the performance. …”
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Challenges and Facilitators in Professional Pursuits: A Qualitative Exploration of Work Experiences in Türkiye and Perspectives of Seaborne Professionals by Özgür Sert, İbrahim Sani Mert

“…This study is perceived to provide valuable perspectives for entrepreneurs who aspire to facilitate and improve the business climate in Türkiye, as well as policymakers and other administrators. In addition, it contributes to more comprehensive discussions related to Türkiye's international business environment.…”
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Unveiling the amplified oxidase-mimetic activity of MnCoO nanosheets for the ultra-sensitive determination of the long-acting beta-adrenoceptor agonist indacaterol by Amal A. El-Masry, Heba Elmansi, Nahed El-Enany

“…Different characterization and kinetic experiments were conducted to elucidate the underlying mechanism. Additionally, the effectiveness of the sensing platform was evaluated by measuring indacaterol levels in its pharmaceuticals. …”
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Analysis of tire contact stresses and asphalt pavement rutting under gradient temperature and typical driving conditions by Minrui Guo, Pei Liu, Wei Feng, Xiangwen Li, Haitao Ge

“…The longitudinal contact stress under braking condition has a significant impact on the longitudinal permanent deformation and compressive creep of asphalt pavement, especially, the longitudinal permanent deformation of the feature points in the middle layer exhibits the most pronounced sensitivity to this contact stress. In addition, the maximal compressive creep is observed at the top of the middle layer, although the characteristic positions for the maximum values of positive and negative creep differ. …”
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Influence of degree of saturation on the thermal conductivity of soils: Experimental and comparative model analysis by Abderrahim Laimech, Feth-Ellah Mounir Derfouf, Khalfallah Mekaideche, Nabil Aboubekr

“…Measuring this parameter can be very complex, considering several factors, such as soil heterogeneity and external climatic conditions. In addition, predictions models may not capture all the nuances of real-world soil conditions, leading to less accurate predictions of ?. …”
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Sexual Dysfunction in Asian Males with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Vurmila Venggadasamy, Loon Shin Ho, Badariah Ahmad, Khalid Abdul Kadir

“…In the top 10 countries for many adults with diabetes in 2021, Asia accounted for six spots in the rankings, with China (140.9 million), India (74.2 million), and Pakistan (33 million) sitting at the top three. In addition, the prevalence of diabetes in Asians are higher than in individuals from other regions. …”
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Investigating the Interhemispheric Asymmetry in Joule Heating During the 2013 St. Patrick's Day Geomagnetic Storm by A. R. Smith, D. S. Ozturk, P. Delamere, G. Lu, H. Kim

“…Further comparisons are made during periods of peak hemispheric Joule heating asymmetry in an effort to investigate their potential sources. Additionally, we compare the consistency of the interhemispheric asymmetry between empirical‐ and data‐assimilated driven simulations to further analyze the role of data‐assimilated drivers on the IT system.…”
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Towards a conceptualised belief-action-outcome model for enhanced non-financial reporting: A systematic and integrative review by Cristina Alexandrina Ştefănescu

“…Specifically, academic insights into the qualitative dimensions of NFRs positively influenced the requirements of CSRD and its outcome of increased transparency. In addition, practitioners' attitudes expressed through public consultations on NFRD reinforced this outcome through their positive moderating effect. …”
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Digital framework for georeferenced multiplatform surveillance of banana wilt using human in the loop AI and YOLO foundation models by Juan Jose Mora, Guy Blomme, Nancy Safari, Sivalingam Elayabalan, Ramasamy Selvarajan, Michael Gomez Selvaraj

“…For this platform, YOLOv8 outperforms the rest and achieves mAP@50, precision and recall between 65 and 99% depending on the plant part and region. Additionally, we incorporated Explainable AI techniques, such as Gradient-weighted Class Activation Mapping, to enhance model transparency and trustworthiness. …”
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Neural correlates of vicarious reward processing and peer victimization experiences in late childhood by Simone Dobbelaar, Sanne Kellij, René Veenstra, Berna Güroğlu

“…The two other peers were experimentally manipulated to either include or exclude the participant in a Cyberball task prior to the task. Additionally, trust in the two peers was assessed using a one-shot trust game. …”
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