Fast HEVC Intramode Decision Based on Hybrid Cost Ranking by Hao Liu, Yuexin Jie

“…To improve rate-distortion (R-D) performance, high efficiency video coding (HEVC) increases the intraprediction modes with heavy computational load, and thus the intracoding optimization is highly demanded for real-time applications. …”
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Disease Identification of Lentinus Edodes Sticks Based on Deep Learning Model by Dawei Zu, Feng Zhang, Qiulan Wu, Wenyan Wang, Zimeng Yang, Zhengpeng Hu

“…Lentinus edodes sticks are susceptible to mold infection during the culture process, and manual identification of infected sticks is heavy, untimely, and inaccurate. Aiming to solve this problem, this paper proposes a method for identifying infected Lentinus edodes sticks based on improved ResNeXt-50(32 × 4d) deep transfer learning. …”
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A mixed media approach using locally available neutralizing materials for the passive treatment of acid mine drainage by Joshua Pocaan, Casey Oliver A. Turingan, Carlito Baltazar Tabelin, Joshua B. Zoleta, Takahiko Arima, Ilhwan Park, Mayumi Ito, Aileen H. Orbecido

“…Recent studies of the authors have explored the use of limestone and waste materials like low-grade ores (LGO), fly ash (FA), and concrete wastes (CW) for AMD treatment and found that although these materials generated alkalinity individually, they could only partially remove sulfate (SO42−) and some heavy metals. To address this limitation, a mixed media approach using these four materials is proposed to neutralize the pH of AMD and maximize metal and SO42− removal. …”
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Design Flood Calculation Model for Extra-Small Watersheds in Ungauged Basin by Yun Wang, Zengchuan Dong, Xinhua Zhu, Wenzhuo Wang, Yupeng Liu, Ronghao Chen, Yunjia He

“…To address this, the method of calculating the design flood peak and flood volume using the weighted average method was proposed, which is based on the instantaneous unit hydrograph method and the inference formula method, combined with the characteristics of heavy rainfall floods in ungauged watersheds. The calculation results are analyzed in terms of reasonableness through the distribution pattern of the flood peak modulus under different frequencies of the constructed reservoirs, the relative error analysis, and the HEC-RAS model. …”
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Breast Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma, Activated B-cell like Subtype: A Case Report by Sneha Samir Babaria, Jinalben Shaileshbhai Patel

“…Authors hereby, report a case of a 43-year-old female who complained only of heaviness in the right breast, followed by a discretely palpable lump upon examination. …”
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RESEARCH ON AXIAL MODIFICATION OF CROWD REDUCER GEARS OF LARGE MINING ELECTRIC EXCAVATOR by ZHANG YingHui, HOU Geng, HE WeiDong, ZHOU Feng, RU XueBin

“…The crowd reducer gears of large mining electric excavator are low speed,heavy-duty and hard surface gears.In the mining process, the phenomenon of gear unbalanced load is inevitable.Through the modification of gears,it is possible to improve its carrying capacity and contact state. …”
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Influence of Typhoons on Chemical Makeup of Rainwater in Zhanjiang, China by Zhen Zeng, Xin Zhou, Zhiyang Li, Fajin Chen, Huijie Luo, Guirong He, Ziyun Deng, Chunqing Chen, Qibin Lao

“…Source determination demonstrated that the marine influences in the dry and wet seasons were similar, further indicating the limited impact of the monsoon climate on the ionic species’ seasonal patterns. The heavy rain and strong wind (> 47.4 m s−1) brought by a super typhoon led to an increase in ionic species carried from continental sources into ambient air, and such species were then captured by precipitation. …”
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‘A wound that aches yet isn’t felt ... a pain that rages without hurting’: Getting to know the identity of outsourced housekeepers through the bond of memory and social class by Viviani Teodoro dos Santos, Marivânia Conceição de Araújo, Marcio Pascoal Cassandre

“…The identity of the group is marked by: dramatic events, however, surrounded by gestures of solidarity; an intense and heavy daily work, marked by the hierarchy of distinctions; and a trajectory that is based on elements such as faith and daily dedication, so that, when playing a role in the system, they need to use conformism as a survival strategy.…”
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Orographic Effect and the Opposite Trend of Rainfall in Central Vietnam by Thang Nguyen Van, Mau Nguyen Dang, Van Doan Quang, Tuan Bui Minh, Khiem Mai Van, Kham Duong Van, Thuy Tran Thanh, Duong Trinh Hoang, Tam Tran Thi, Quyen Nguyen Huu, Thai Luong Xuan, Hien Tran Duy

“…Central Vietnam is characterized by severe flooding associated with heavy rainfall events caused by interactions between multiscale atmospheric circulations and the complex local terrain. …”
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Adsorption Characteristics of Cu(II) and Pb(II) Ions onto Natural Manganese Ore from Aqueous Solution by Taihong Shi, Shiguo Jia, Ying Chen, Yinghong Wen, Changming Du, Zhuochao Wang, Rongling Qiu

“…The adsorption of heavy metal cations, i.e. Pb(II) and Cu(II), from aqueous solution by a natural manganese mineral (rhodochrosite) was investigated. …”
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Epigenetics and Breast Cancers by An T. Vo, Richard M. Millis

“…Ligands could be 17-β-estradiol (E2), phytoestrogens, heterocyclic amines, and many other identified food additives and heavy metals. The dimer recruits DNA methyltransferases which catalyze the transfer of methyl groups from S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) to 5′-cytosine on CpG islands. …”
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Effect of Active and Passive Smoking on Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer and Ganglion Cell Complex by Amany Abd El-Fattah El-Shazly, Yousra Ahmed Thabet Farweez, Lamia Salah Elewa, Yasser Abdelmageuid Elzankalony, Botheina Ahmed Thabet Farweez

“…RNFL thickness decreases in chronic, healthy, heavy cigarette smokers, and this thinning is related to the number of cigarettes/day, urinary cotinine, and PERG-N95 latency and amplitude.…”
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Removal of Copper(II) Ions from Aqueous Solution Using Biomass by Xue Song Wang, Li Ping Huang, Yuan Li, Jing Chen

“…However, few studies have been conducted using it to remove heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions. In the present study, the biosorption of copper(II) ions was investigated using non-living Sphingomonas paucimobilis biomass isolated from activated sludge, as obtained from the Lianyungang Dapu sewage treatment plant in China. …”
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Phenomenology of electroweak portal dark showers: high energy direct probes and low energy complementarity by Hsin-Chia Cheng, Xu-Hui Jiang, Lingfeng Li

“…These constraints can be combined for specific models, which are illustrated in two EW-portal benchmarks: one with the heavy doublet fermion mediation and another with the Z′ mediator including a mass mixing. …”
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A Data-Driven Review of the Financial Performance and Environmental Compliance of Shariah-Compliant Businesses by Hassan Syed, Rahmi Deniz Özbay, Klemens Katterbauer, Sema Yılmaz Genç

“…Islamic banking incorporates Shariah law's guiding principles, which place a heavy emphasis on protecting the environment and advancing society. …”
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Commissioning and analysis of new desulfurization wastewater treatment system in a coal-fired power plant by LIU Guidong, HU Yangyang, WANG Jing, CHEN Yang, WANG Zhiyong, DANG Yulu, XU Hao

“…In a desulfurization wastewater renovation project of a coal-fired power plant in Shandong Province, the original triple-tank process was replaced by integrated high efficiency clarification process to treat the desulfurization wastewater, with suspended solids of 13 650 mg/L, CODCr of 350 mg/L and heavy metal ion concentration exceeding the standard. …”
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Debris management after earthquake incidence in ancient City of Ray by L. Askarizadeh, A.R. Karbassi, M.B. Ghalibaf, J. Nouri

“…Subsequently, Arc-GIS was used to find out the best route from the affected areas to the temporary disposal locations and to allocate the required number of heavy equipments and manpowers for debris disposal planning. …”
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Symptomatic mesothelial cyst of the diaphragm misdiagnosed as a hepatic hydatid cyst by Imen Ben Ismail, MD, Mouna Mlika, MD, Marwen Sghaier, MD, Mohamed Boujemaa, MD, Hakim Zenaidi, MD, Saber Rebii, MD, Ayoub Zoghlami, MD

“…We present the case of a 19-year-old male with no significant past medical history who complained of dull, heavy pain in the right costovertebral region persisting for several weeks. …”
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Mechanism of microplastics in the reduction of cadmium toxicity in tomato by Rongchao Yang, Long Cheng, Zhenqin Li, Yilan Cui, Jiawei Liu, Duo Xu, Sijia Liu, Zhong Lin, Jiugeng Chen, Yueqin Zhang

“…Moreover, Ionome analysis demonstrated that the combined treatment alleviated ionic toxicity by reducing the accumulation of heavy metals (e.g., Al, Pb, Cd, Cr), restoring the uptake of essential elements (e.g., Mg, Ca, Mn), and minimizing the excessive absorption of trace elements (e.g., Mo, Ni) and ultra-trace elements (e.g., Co, Ag, Sn) compared to Cd stress alone. …”
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Risk Factors Related to Low Birth Weight in Cienfuegos Municipality by Juan Rafael Zerquera Rodriguez, Yusimi Cabada Martínez, Delia Zerquera Rodríguez, Hilda María María Delgado Acosta

“…In addition to the socio-demographic characteristics, the nutritional state, numbers of pregnancies, heavy profit during pregnancy, age, toxic habits and diseases correlated to pregnancy were analyzed.…”
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