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

“…The article is devoted to the analysis of the interpretation and peculiarities of implementation of the principle of legality in the court’s activity during the consideration of cases on administrative offences. …”
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The carbon cost of impaired welfare on sheep farms by L. Lanzoni, M.C. Reeves, K. Waxenberg, R. Ramsey, A.S. Atzori, J. Bell, R.M. Rees, G. Vignola, C.M. Dwyer

“…This was primarily due to the high lamb mortality associated with lameness in published studies. …”
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Ethnicity and anthropometric deficits in children: A cross-sectional analysis of national survey data from 18 countries in sub-Saharan Africa. by Lucy S Tusting, Swapnil Mishra, Harry S Gibson, Steven W Lindsay, Daniel J Weiss, Seth Flaxman, Samir Bhatt

“…Data were extracted from 37 georeferenced Demographic and Health Surveys carried out during 2006-2019 across SSA that recorded anthropometric data for children aged <5 years. …”
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Social-structural barriers to primary care among sex workers: findings from a community-based cohort in Vancouver, Canada (2014–2021) by Miriam T. H. Harris, Kate Shannon, Andrea Krüsi, Haoxuan Zhou, Shira M. Goldenberg

“…Abstract Background Due to social-structural marginalization, sex workers experience health inequities including a high prevalence of sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections, mental health disorders, trauma, and substance use, alongside a multitude of barriers to HIV and substance use services. …”
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A systematic review of outcomes reported in studies to optimise the medication use of patients at hospital discharge by Joke Wuyts, Veerle Foulon, Samuel Sebastian Allemann, Fabienne Boeni

“…Effective interventions that optimise medication use during and after transitions are needed, yet there is no standardisation of the outcomes. …”
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Incidence of opportunistic infections and its predictors among HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy in Gondar University Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia by Mequanente Dagnaw, Haileab Fekadu, Adhanom Gebre Egziabher, Tesfaye Yesfue, Meera Indracanti, Alemu Tebeje

“…Epi-dataTM Version 4.5 was used to enter data, and StataTM Version 16 was used to analyze the data. …”
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Protocol of a parallel group Randomized Control Trial (RCT) for Mobile-assisted Medication Adherence Support (Ma-MAS) intervention among Tuberculosis patients. by Zekariyas Sahile, Lua Perimal-Lewis, Paul Arbon, Anthony John Maeder

“…All participants will be followed for two months of home-based self-administered medication during the continuation phases of the standard treatment period. …”
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Assessment of the validity and reliability of the nurses’ professional values scale—revised in Persian version among nursing students by Fahimeh Alsadat Hosseini, Ladan Zarshenas, Kobra Parvan, Maryam Shaygan, Banafsheh Tehranineshat, Brian Thomson

“…Construct validity was examined using exploratory factor analysis (EFA) on a sample of 439 nursing students during their internships at 16 public universities of medical sciences in Iran between April and July 2019. …”
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The Interaction Mechanisms of Swimming Biomimetic Fish Aligned in Parallel Using the Immersed Boundary Method by Xiaowei Cai, Tonghua Xu, Jun Zhang, Yanmei Jiao, Haiyang Yu

“…Based on this algorithm, the paper analyzes the incompressible viscous flow during the movement of parallel-aligned biomimetic fish. …”
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Hospital in-reach family-centred social prescribing pilot for children with neurodisability: mixed methods evaluation with social return on investment analysis by Laura Gordon, Megan Hastry, Angela Bate, Katie Gordon, Emily Greaves, Simoni Dimitriadou, Tim Rapley, Anna Purna Basu

“…Methods Mixed-methods cohort study with SROI analysis. We recruited children aged < 16y with neurodisability, identified during inpatient stays, their parents/carers and siblings. …”
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Hydrogen-oxygen mixture inhalation as an adjunctive treatment to home-based exercise in older patients with knee osteoarthritis: an open-label, blinded-endpoint, randomized control... by Chenhui Wang, Mengwei Yan, Yuru Li, Lei Han, Hongqian Wang, Shufeng Jia, Xingchen Liu, Yang Liu, Fan Wu, Baoguo Wang

“…The primary outcome was measured using Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). …”
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CCR2 signaling regulates anti-chlamydia T cell immune responses in the airway. by Shuaini Yang, Jinxi Yu, Xue Dong, Jiajia Zeng, Lu Tan, Hong Zhang, Ruoyuan Sun, Yuqing Tuo, Jing Yang, Chunxiao Wan, Hong Bai

“…CCR2, a member of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, is widely expressed on monocytes, macrophages, activated T cells, and other cell types, and plays a critical role in coordinating the immune response to various infections. Here we demonstrate that CCR2 expression is significantly elevated during Chlamydia muridarum (C. muridarum) respiratory infection, and its absence leads to exacerbated susceptibility, as evidenced by significant weight loss, higher bacterial loads, severe lung pathology, and elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines (il-1β, tnfα, and il-6). …”
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Impact of Early-Life Microbiota on Immune System Development and Allergic Disorders by Norbert Dera, Katarzyna Kosińska-Kaczyńska, Natalia Żeber-Lubecka, Robert Brawura-Biskupski-Samaha, Diana Massalska, Iwona Szymusik, Kacper Dera, Michał Ciebiera

“…<b>Background</b>: The main aim of the review was to demonstrate the influence of the microbiota of the mother, fetus and newborn on the functioning of the immune system in the context of allergies and asthma. <b>Methods</b>: We reviewed and thoroughly analyzed the content of over 1000 articles and abstracts between the beginning of June and the end of August 2024. …”
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Co-benefits of nature-based solutions: A health impact assessment of the Barcelona Green Corridor (Eixos Verds) plan by Tamara Iungman, Sergi Ventura Caballé, Ricard Segura-Barrero, Marta Cirach, Natalie Mueller, Carolyn Daher, Gara Villalba, Evelise Pereira Barboza, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen

“…We used the Weather Research and Forecasting model (WRF) coupled with the urban parameterizations “Building Effect Parameterization” (BEP) and “Building Energy Model” (BEM) for temperature modelling. …”
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The USA and the energy transition of the 21st century: Measures to overcome dependence on China in critical minerals by N. А. Biryukova

“…Relying on its partners, the United States intends to use the program to challenge China in commodity markets. …”
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Infectious keratitis following photorefractive keratectomy: a 13-year study at a tertiary center by Alireza Attar, Hossein Jamali, Julio Ortega-Usobiaga, Golnoush Mahmoudinezhad, Dagny Zhu, Mohammad Mohammadi

“…The odds of keratitis during the COVID-19 pandemic were 7.05 times higher (95% CI: 1.58 to 31.52, p-value = 0.015) than outside this timeframe (February 2020 to August 2023). …”
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Keeping Active with Texting after Stroke (KATS): a single-arm feasibility and acceptability study of a behavioural intervention to promote community-based physical activity after s... by Gozde Ozakinci, Stephan U Dombrowski, Andrew Murphy, Albert Farre, Jenna Breckenridge, Jacqui H Morris, Linda A Irvine, Keith Jenkinson

“…Objectives To test the feasibility and acceptability of a text-message-delivered behavioural intervention to promote and maintain physical activity and recovery after stroke rehabilitation.Design A single-arm acceptability and feasibility study.Setting Community rehabilitation services in two Health Board areas in Scotland.Participants People with stroke who could participate in physical activities and use a mobile phone were recruited during rehabilitation and community rehabilitation.Intervention Keeping Active with Texting after Stroke (KATS) is an automated text message-delivered intervention informed by behaviour change theory. …”
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Prediction models of iron level in beef muscle tissue toward ecological well-being by K. Narozhnykh

“…For veterinary medicine, the resulting model enables the evaluation of the iron level in the muscle tissue of Hereford cattle during their lifetime. Studying the effect of different factors on meat quality may allow to decrease or avoid useless measures used in farming, such as the excessive use of feed additives. …”
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New Onset of Diabetes Mellitus and Associated Factors among COVID-19 Patients in COVID-19 Care Centers, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 2022 by Asaminew Habtamu Sane, Migbar Sibhat Mekonnen, Melsew Getnet Tsegaw, Wuletaw Chane Zewde, Edmialem Getahun Mesfin, Hailu Asmare Beyene, Taye Mezgebu Ashine, Kasie Gebeyehu Tiruneh, Melkie Ambaw Mengistie

“…Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression were used. During bivariate analysis, variables with p≤0.25 were transferred into multivariate analysis. …”
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