Multi-modal feature fusion with multi-head self-attention for epileptic EEG signals by Ning Huang, Zhengtao Xi, Yingying Jiao, Yudong Zhang, Zhuqing Jiao, Xiaona Li

“…First, the time domain features were extracted by kernel principal component analysis, the frequency domain features were extracted by short-time Fourier extracted transform, and the nonlinear dynamic features were extracted by calculating sample entropy. On this basis, the features of these three modalities were interactively learned through the multi-head self-attention mechanism, and the attention weights were trained simultaneously. …”
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Key Intelligent Pesticide Prescription Spraying Technologies for the Control of Pests, Diseases, and Weeds: A Review by Kaiqiang Ye, Gang Hu, Zijie Tong, Youlin Xu, Jiaqiang Zheng

“…In the pesticide prescription spraying section, the impact of pesticide selection, dose calculation, spraying time, and method on the resulting effect and the formulation of prescription pesticide spraying in a certain area are explored. …”
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Temporal Trends and Spatial Patterns of Temperature and Its Extremes over the Beijing-Tianjin Sand Source Region (1960–2014), China by Wei Wei, Baitian Wang, Kebin Zhang, Zhongjie Shi, Genbatu Ge, Xiaohui Yang

“…In order to examine temperature changes and extremes in the Beijing-Tianjin Sand Source Region (BTSSR), ten extreme temperature indices were selected, categorized, and calculated spanning the period 1960–2014, and the spatiotemporal variability and trends of temperature and extremes on multitimescales in the BTSSR were investigated using the Mann-Kendall (M-K) test, Sen’s slope estimator, and linear regression. …”
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The Relationship of Metabolic Syndrome Traits with Beta-Cell Function and Insulin Sensitivity by Oral Minimal Model Assessment in South Asian and European Families Residing in the... by Thekla Geragotou, Sjaam Jainandunsing, Behiye Özcan, Felix W. M. de Rooij, Alexander Kokkinos, Nicholas Tentolouris, Eric J. G. Sijbrands

“…Insulin sensitivity index (ISI), static, dynamic, and total beta-cell responsivity indices (Φ), and disposition indices (DIs) were calculated with the use of oral minimal model (OMM). …”
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HPV Infection in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Its Relationship to the Prognosis of Patients in Northern China by Fangli Cao, Hui Han, Fang Zhang, Baozhong Wang, Wei Ma, Yanwen Wang, Guiming Sun, Miao Shi, Yubo Ren, Yufeng Cheng

“…The 5-year overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival were calculated in relation to these markers and the Cox proportional hazards model was used to determine the hazard ratio (HR) of variables in univariate and multivariate analysis. …”
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Factor’s Influence Analysis of Frost Heave during the Twin-Tunnel Construction Using Artificial Horizontal Ground Freezing Method by Rong-bao Hong, Hai-bing Cai, Meng-kai Li, Ya-ru Li

“…In order to analyze the influence of different twin-tunnel parameters on the frost heave of the ground, six tunnel clear distances (0.25 D, 1.00 D, 1.50 D, 2.00 D, 2.50 D, and 3.00 d), three tunnel buried depths (6 m, 12 m, and 18 m), and two freezing orders (simultaneous freezing and sequential freezing) are selected to establish the two-dimensional numerical calculation models, using ABAQUS finite-element program and the user subroutine of frost heaving deformation, and considering the orthotropic deformation characteristics of frozen soil. …”
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Clinical risk factors for sarcopenia in acute and chronic pancreatitis by Mitchell L. Ramsey, Andrew Lu, Kristyn Gumpper-Fedus, Stacey Culp, David Bradley, Darwin L. Conwell, Zobeida Cruz-Monserrate, J. Royce Groce, Samuel Han, Somashekar G. Krishna, Peter Lee, Thomas Mace, Georgios I. Papachristou, Kristen M. Roberts, Zarine K. Shah, Phil A. Hart

“…TeraRecon software was used to calculate the cross-sectional area of skeletal muscle, visceral fat, and subcutaneous fat at the level of the L3 vertebrae. …”
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Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Ratio Is Improved When Using a Digital, Nonmydriatic Fundus Camera Onsite in a Diabetes Outpatient Clinic by Pia Roser, Hannes Kalscheuer, Jan B. Groener, Daniel Lehnhoff, Roman Klein, Gerd U. Auffarth, Peter P. Nawroth, Florian Schuett, Gottfried Rudofsky

“…Prevalence and incidence of microvascular complications were analyzed and the ratio of newly diagnosed to preexisting complications for all entities was calculated in order to differentiate natural progress from missed DRs. …”
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Seasonal Variations in Mood and Behavior in Romanian Postgraduate Students by Joseph J. Soriano, Constantin Ciupagea, Kelly J. Rohan, Dorin B. Neculai, Samina M. Yousufi, Alvaro Guzman, Teodor T. Postolache

“…A convenience sample of 476 Romanian postgraduate students completed the Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire (SPAQ), which was used to calculate a global seasonality score (GSS) and to estimate the rates of winter- and summer-type SAD. …”
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Assessment of Guinea Savanna River system to evaluate water quality and water monitoring networks by G.A. Aliyu, N.R.B. Jamil, M.B. Adam, Z. Zulkeflee

“…This study utilized analysis of the water quality index calculation, hierarchical cluster analysis, and mapping. …”
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Competing Deactivation Channels for Excited π-Stacked Cytosines by Shuai Yuan, Huiling Hong, Gang Wang, Wenying Zhang, Yusheng Dou, Glenn V. Lo

“…The S1 and S0 potential energy surfaces calculated at TD-DFT level and the simulated trajectories were found to be consistent with CASPT2 results.…”
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Spectroscopic Confirmation of a Massive Protocluster with Two Substructures at z ≃ 3.1 by Michael J. Nicandro Rosenthal, Amy J. Barger, Lennox L. Cowie, Logan H. Jones, Stephen J. McKay, Anthony J. Taylor

“…The same spherical collapse calculations, as well as a clustering-of-clusters statistical analysis, suggest a >80% likelihood that the two overdensities will collapse into a single cluster with M _tot = (1.0−1.5) × 10 ^15 M _⊙ by z ~ 0.1−0.4. …”
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The Causes of Variation Orders and Their Effects on Cost and Time of Projects in Sulaimani Governorate by Karukh Hassan M.karim, Noori Ali, Basira Majeed

“…Also, 40 projects at different construction sectors that constructed during 2007-2013 were investigated by calculating cost and time overrun because of variation orders. …”
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Risk factors for all-cause mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the pre-pandemic period in an adult population of Arkhangelsk, Russia by Ekaterina Krieger, Alexander V. Kudryavtsev, Ekaterina Sharashova, Olga Samodova, Vitaly A. Postoev

“…Mortality rates per 1000 person-years were calculated for men and women in the pre-pandemic and pandemic periods. …”
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Study of the Fracture Law of Overlying Strata under Water Based on the Flow-Stress-Damage Model by Zhijie Wen, Suolin Jing, Yujing Jiang, Lei Tian, Jinhao Wen, Zhiguo Cao, Shaoshuai Shi, Yujun Zuo

“…A similar laboratory simulation and water injection-based fracturing test system were used with the working face before and after mining activity to calculate, quantitatively detect, and qualitatively analyze the development height of the WFFZ in the overlying strata. …”
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Synthesis of rhodamine-helicin fluorescent probe for colorimetric detection of Cu2+ and fluorescent recognition of Fe3+ by Jingxuan Sun, Yuxin Shao, Peng Li, Yang Yang, Chao-Ying Gao, Jinglin Liu

“…The formation of complex between Cu2+/Fe3+ and RbHC was confirmed to be 1:1, and it was further confirmed by ESI mass spectroscopy and DFT calculations. The coordination with Cu2+/Fe3+ caused the opening of RbHC's spirolactam ring, resulting in distinct color change and red fluorescence emissions. …”
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Unsupervised deep learning method for single image super-resolution of the thick pinhole imaging system using deep image prior by Guoguang Li, Liang Sheng, Baojun Duan, Yang Li, Dongwei Hei, Qingzi Xing

“…The point spread function (PSF) of the imaging system is obtained by analytical calculation and Monte Carlo simulation methods, and the mathematical model of the imaging system is established using a linear equation. …”
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Density functional theory study of Mg–Ho intermetallic phases by Yang Yuting, He Mengqin, Luo Yi, Gu Yuhang, Ding Yunfei

“…The study determines the formation enthalpy (ΔH) and elastic constants (C ij) for each intermetallic phase and calculates the elastic moduli of the corresponding polycrystalline materials. …”
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Advancing energy efficiency: thermomechanical characterization of plastic-infused concrete for sustainable building solutions by Siddique, Mohammed Javeed, Akhas, Punitha Kumar

“…This modification leads to the highest annual savings, calculated at 0.9946 $/m2 in Muscat and 0.9928 $/m2 in New Delhi, along with a marked reduction in carbon emissions—19 kg/kWh in Oman and 18.2 kg/kWh in New Delhi. …”
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Single-molecule manipulation of copper nanoclusters for modulating nonlinear optics by Xuekun Gong, Zhuang-Hua Liu, Qinghua Xu, Lin Wang, Qingxiang Guo, Jian Zhang, Qiao-Hong Li, Wei-Hui Fang, Hui Shen

“…Compared to Cu25, Cu26 exhibits enhanced optical limiting (OL) activity. Theoretical calculations indicate that the substantial electron transfer from the PPh3 ligand to the metal core enhances the NLO performance of Cu26. …”
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