Tampered text detection via RGB and frequency relationship modeling by Yuxin WANG, Boqiang ZHANG, Hongtao XIE, Yongdong ZHANG

“…In recent years, the widespread dissemination of tampered text images on the Internet constitutes an important threat to the security of text images.However, the corresponding tampered text detection (TTD) methods have not been sufficiently explored.The TTD task aims to locate all text regions in an image while judging whether the text regions have been tampered with according to the authenticity of the texture.Thus, different from the general text detection task, TTD task further needs to perceive the fine-grained information for real-world and tampered text classification.TTD task has two main challenges.One the one hand, due to the high similarity in texture between real-world texts and tampered texts, TTD methods that only learn from RGB domain features have limited capability to distinguish these two-category texts well.On the other hand, as the different detecting difficulty exists in real-world texts and tampered texts, the network cannot well balance the learning process of the two-category texts, resulting in the imbalance detection performance between real-world and tampered texts.Compared with RGB domain features, the discontinuity of text texture in frequency domain can help the network to identify the authenticity of text instances.Accordingly, a new TTD method based on RGB and frequency information relationship modeling was proposed.The features in the RGB and frequency domains were extracted by independent feature extractors respectively.Thus, the identification ability of tampered texture can be enhanced by introducing frequency information during the texture perception.Then, a global RGB-frequency relationship module (GRM) was introduced to model the texture authenticity relationship between different text instances.GRM referred to the RGB-frequency features of other text instances in the same image to assist in judging the authenticity of the current text instance, which solved the problem of imbalanced detection performance.Furthermore, a new TTD dataset (Tampered-SROIE) was proposed to evaluate the effectiveness of proposed method, which contains 986 images (626 training images and 360 test images).By evaluating on the Tampered-SROIE, the proposed method obtains 95.97% and 96.80% in F-measure for real-world and tampered texts respectively and reduces the imbalanced detection accuracy by 1.13%.The proposed method will give new insights to the TTD community from the perspective of network structure and detection strategy.Tampered-SROIE also provides an evaluation benchmark for future TTD methods.…”
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Legality as a principle of court activity in respecting the rights, freedoms and interests of minors in cases of administrative offences by M. A. Sambor

“…As a result, the effectiveness of administrative tort law as the ability of its provisions to regulate social relations arising from administrative offences in accordance with the interests of society is reduced. …”
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Exploring advanced nanostructures and functional materials for efficient hydrogen storage: a theoretical investigation on mechanisms, adsorption process, and future directions by Gourhari Jana, Pratim Kumar Chattaraj

“…The nanostructures in this study, such as γ-graphyne nanotubes (γ-GNT), lithium-phosphide double helices, metal acetylide and cyanide complexes, and Ni-decorated carbon-based clusters, are selected based on their ability to exhibit complementary hydrogen adsorption mechanisms, including physisorption and chemisorption. γ-GNT offers high surface area and tunable electronic properties, ideal for physisorption enhanced by heteroatom doping. …”
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A Survey on Outcomes of Patients Operated with Kocher Approach in the Posterior Acetabulum Wall Fractures by Seyed Mir Mansour Moazen Jamshidi, Shayan Ghorbani

“…Treatment results had no statistically significant relationship with age and sex. 48% have no pain and lameness and the others show different degrees of pain. 96% of the people were able to climb the stairs, but 4% were unable to climb the stairs. 76% of the people had the ability to use public transportation and the rest of the people did not. 40% of the people did not need to use crutches and the rest of the people depended on crutches to varying degrees. …”
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Changes in Gene Expression of Whiteflies, Bemisia tabaci MED Feeding on Tomato Plants Infected by One of the Criniviruses, Tomato Chlorosis Virus through Transcriptome Analysis by Jing Zhao, Xiaoan Sun, Huijie Dai, Xianping Zhang, Dezhen Zhang, Xiaoping Zhu

“…Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathway analysis revealed that B. tabaci MED responded to ToCV acquisition through altering its nerve system development, fertility, detoxification, glucose metabolism, and immune function before it lost its ability to transmit the virus. The number of DEGs, degree of differential gene expressions, expression level of the same gene, involved biological processes, and metabolic functions in whiteflies post the 12 hours feeding, and viral acquisition were different from those from other three feeding treatments, which could be a significant finding suggesting an effective control of B. tabaci MED should be done less than 12 hours after whiteflies started feeding on ToCV-infected tomatoes. …”
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Assessment of Clavicular Shortening in Displaced Midshaft Clavicular Fractures Treated by Nonoperative Method, Plating, and Elastic Nailing: Comparative Functional Analysis—A Case... by Makesh Ram Sriraghavan, Poornima Kumararaja, Balakannan Jeyabalan

“…Patients with clavicular length shortening of >2 cm had distinct differences in their clinical outcomes compared to patients with less severe shortening (<1 cm), as it's associated with discomfort or pain, which can negatively impact a patient's quality of life and functional ability. Severe shortening, greater than 2 cm, can result in functional impairment similar to nonunion. …”
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A prediction risk score for HIV among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa: identifying those in need of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis by Reuben Christopher Moyo, Darshini Govindasamy, Samuel Om Manda, Peter Suwirakwenda Nyasulu

“…We also used other measures of discriminative abilities such as predictive values, sensitivity, and specificity. …”
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Machine learning-based study of hardness in polypropylene/carbon nanotube and low-density polyethylene/carbon nanotube composites by Harshit Sharma, Gaurav Arora, Raj Kumar, Suman Debnath, Suchart Siengchin

“…Random Forest is the most reliable model for predicting the characteristics of PP/CNT composite material due to its ability to handle complex datasets. The LDPE/CNT composite material demonstrates superior prediction accuracy, with a maximum error of just 1.61%, making it a better option for high-precision applications due to enhanced mechanical interactions and improved CNT dispersion.…”
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Selective epithelial expression of KRASG12D in the Oncopig pancreas drives ductal proliferation and desmoplasia that is accompanied by an immune response by Carlos P. Jara, Al-Murtadha Al-Gahmi, Audrey Lazenby, Michael A. Hollingsworth, Mark A. Carlson

“…These findings highlight the potential for site-specific activation of oncogenes in large animal models of epithelial tumors, with the ability to induce stromal alterations reminiscent of human PDAC.…”
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Risk prediction model of cognitive performance in older people with cardiovascular diseases: a study of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database by Hui Wang, Sensen Wu, Dikang Pan, Yachan Ning, Cong Wang, Jianming Guo, Yongquan Gu

“…The model exhibited robust discriminative ability and validity, offering a scientific framework for community healthcare providers to assess and detect the risk of cognitive decline in these patients prematurely.…”
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Baicalein inhibits PRRSV through direct binding, targeting EGFR, and enhancing immune response by Jing Wu, Qi Lu, Jing Hou, Yueqin Qiu, Min Tian, Li Wang, Kaiguo Gao, Xuefen Yang, Zongyong Jiang

“…Abstract Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) presents significant economic challenges to the global pork industry due to its ability to mutate rapidly. The current commercial vaccines have limited effectiveness, and there are strict restrictions on the use of antiviral chemical drugs. …”
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Information Geometry and Manifold Learning: A Novel Framework for Analyzing Alzheimer’s Disease MRI Data by Ömer Akgüller, Mehmet Ali Balcı, Gabriela Cioca

“…<b>Background</b>: Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive neurological condition marked by a decline in cognitive abilities. Early diagnosis is crucial but challenging due to overlapping symptoms among impairment stages, necessitating non-invasive, reliable diagnostic tools. …”
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Cancer odds among Ohio firefighters: data from the Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System (OCISS) 1996–2019 by Robert Hood, Olorunfemi Adetona, Susan Elizabeth Olivo-Marston, Shashank Singh

“…This study is strengthened by the ability to also compare firefighters to police with regards to the odds of cancer. …”
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Bacteria-Inspired Synthesis of Silver-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanocomposites: A Novel Synergistic Approach in Controlling Biofilm and Quorum-Sensing-Regulated Virulence Factors in <i>Pseu... by Abirami Karthikeyan, Manoj Kumar Thirugnanasambantham, Fazlurrahman Khan, Arun Kumar Mani

“…In this study, metal-tolerant bacteria were isolated from a metal-contaminated site and screened for their ability to synthesize multifunctional nanocomposites (NCs). …”
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Reliability, Objectivity, Validity and Reference Levels of the Austrian Balance Check (ABC)—A Novel Balance Field Test for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults to Assess Static B... by Gerald Jarnig, Reinhold Kerbl, Mireille N. M. van Poppel

“…Balance is a relevant indicator of physical fitness and correlates with intellectual abilities. Due to limited resources, however, balance tests are underrepresented in fitness checks. …”
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Antibiotic Use and Resistance Pattern in Ethiopia: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Oumer Abdu Muhie

“…The rapid and ongoing spread of antimicrobial-resistant organisms threatens our ability to successfully treat a growing number of infectious diseases. …”
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Comparison of Compression Parallel to Grain of Acacia Hybrid for Untreated and Treated at Different Combination of Age Groups by Gaddafi ISMAILI, Mohamad Yakub BIBI SURIANI, Iskanda OPENG, Nur Syahina YAHYA, Ismaili ZURINA

“…Compression tests reveal that treated wood is 27% stronger than untreated, confirming its superior ability to withstand compressive forces. From this study, the best age combination product is 10y+10y, and it can be concluded that the comprehensive testing of Acacia hybrid wood reveals treatments enhance its physical and mechanical properties.…”
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Accurate Spatial Heterogeneity Dissection and Gene Regulation Interpretation for Spatial Transcriptomics using Dual Graph Contrastive Learning by Zhuohan Yu, Yuning Yang, Xingjian Chen, Ka‐Chun Wong, Zhaolei Zhang, Yuming Zhao, Xiangtao Li

“…However, current methods for region identification often lack the simultaneous characterizing of spatial structure and gene regulation, thereby limiting the ability of spatial dissection and gene interpretation. …”
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Sistem Pengontrol Temperatur dan Kelembaban Otomatis untuk Ruang Penyimpanan Buah by Zulkifli Amin, Muhamad Adha

“…The testing is carried out by observing the ability of the controlling unit apparatus to control the temperature and humidity of the storage container based on program inputed into the controller kit. …”
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Performance of an Electronic Health Record–Based Automated Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index Score Calculator: Cohort Study in the Emergency Department by Elizabeth Joyce, James McMullen, Xiaowen Kong, Connor O'Hare, Valerie Gavrila, Anthony Cuttitta, Geoffrey D Barnes, Colin F Greineder

“…To facilitate integration into ED workflow, we created a 2023 Epic ObjectiveThe primary objectives of this study were to determine the overall accuracy of ePESI and its ability to correctly distinguish high- and low-risk PESI scores within the Epic MethodsWe collected ePESI scores on 500 consecutive patients at least 18 years old who underwent a computerized tomography-pulmonary embolism scan in the ED of our tertiary, academic health center between January 3 and February 15, 2023. …”
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