RETRACTED: An Infrared Small Target Detection Method Based on a Weighted Human Visual Comparison Mechanism for Safety Monitoring by Yuanyuan Chen, Huiqian Wang, Yu Pang, Jinhui Han, En Mou, Enling Cao

“…In the experimental section, our algorithm was compared with some popular methods, and the experimental findings indicated that our method showed strong detection capability based on the commonly used performance indicators of the ROC curve, SCRG, and BSF, especially in low signal-to-noise ratio situations. …”
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Assessing excavatability in varied rockmass conditions using real-time data and machine learning technique by Shafi Muhammad Pathan, Abdul Ghani Pathan, Muhammad Saad Memon

“…A multiple linear regression model, using TLT as the dependent variable and significant rock properties (C, UCS, M) as predictors, achieved a strong correlation (R=0.76) and explained 76% of the variance, demonstrating the model’s effectiveness in estimating shovel performance. …”
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A Phenomenological Studies of Special Education Teachers and Parents Lived Experiences In Upholding Learners With Disability (Lwd) In Transition Program During Pandemic by Sheila J Villareal, Francisco P Panopio Jr, Consortia S Tan, Marcial M Bandoy, Lerma P Buenvinida

“…Knowing how parents struggles due to their work and parental roles helped the teachers to understand them and help them build a strong relationship based on trust and understanding. …”
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MACEDONIAN NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEM – MAIN CHALLENGES by Radmil Polenakovik, Ivana Stankovska, Bojan R. Jovanovski

“…This process was accompanied by disintegration of many large industrial complexes, leading to a large number of bankruptcies and lay-offs. The existing strong governmental support for the scientific and research projects in the Federation was disrupted and disabled by these rapid changes, which was also reflected in the breakdown of direct links between academia and industry. …”
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Communication, Motivation, And Exemplarity: Building Performance Effectiveness Through A Family-Oriented Leadership Style by Nurma Puspitasari, Rissa Ayustia

“…This leadership style is characterized by transparent and constructive communication, strong exemplary behavior from leaders, and motivational approaches that foster a conducive and productive work environment. …”
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2023 IJSPT Orthopedic Summit Research Abstracts by International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy

“…This sharing of ideas helps to encourage dialogue among researchers, clinicians, and educators that will ultimately contribute to the orthopaedic and rehabilitation body of knowledge. We strongly encourage authors to continue pursuing the publication of their research as a full manuscript. …”
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In vitro evaluation of biological properties of high-added value ingredients (date juice and date powder) obtained from date co-products by Clara Muñoz-Bas, Rita Vedor, Daniela Machado, Joana Cristina Barbosa, Ana Maria Gomes, José Angel Pérez-Alvarez, Juana Fernández-Lopez

“…The nutritional composition strongly influenced the total phenolic compounds content (1.575 ± 0.028 mg GAE/g in date powder vs 0.146 ± 0.004 mg GAE/mL in date juice) and bioactivities (antioxidants, antidiabetic and antihypertensive activities), with date powder showing higher values compared to date juice. …”
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Revolutionizing Diabetic Retinopathy Screening: Integrating AI-Based Retinal Imaging in Primary Care by Dean Beals, Lesley Simon, Faith Rogers, Stan Pogroszewski

“…Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a public health issue affecting millions in the United States and Europe. However, despite strong recommendations for screening at regular intervals by many professional societies, including the American Diabetes Association and the American Academy of Ophthalmology, screening rates remain suboptimal, with only 50–70% of patients with diabetes adhering to recommended annual eye exams. …”
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The clinical significance of SNAIL, TWIST, and E-Cadherin expression in gastric mesentery tumor deposits of advanced gastric cancer by Haiyan Wu, Yanping Chen, Huimei Lin, Yanchang Xu, Zipei Guo, Zhixiong Li

“…SNAIL was correlated significantly with tumor differentiation, lymph node metastases, and TDs (P < 0.05); TWIST was correlated strongly with tumor location, lymph node metastases, and TDs (P < 0.05); E-Cadherin was correlated closely with tumor differentiation and lymph node metastases (P < 0.05). …”
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Defense against Feeding by Spring Aphid Parasitism in the Upper Leaf Parts of Host Plants by Yuuka Murakami, Hisashi Kawai, Akane Shindo, Eisuke Hasegawa

“…The shoots on which the sexuparae emerged lost most of their fitness because the aphids strongly suppress budding and growth of inflorescence. …”
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Investigation of the Optimization of Unloading Mining Scheme in Large Deep Deposit Based on Vague Set Theory and Its Application by Jia Sheng, Wen Wan, Dongrui Liu, Feifei Jiang, Xiangdong Li, Haiyun Zhang

“…In the stage of deep mining, mines will face the conditions of high stress, high temperature, high well depth, and strong mining disturbance, which will greatly increase the difficulty of large-scale deep mining. …”
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State-of-Charge Estimation of Lithium-Ion Battery Pack Based on Improved RBF Neural Networks by Li Zhang, Min Zheng, Dajun Du, Yihuan Li, Minrui Fei, Yuanjun Guo, Kang Li

“…Firstly, a suitable input set strongly correlated with the package SOC is identified from directly measured voltage, current, and temperature signals by a fast recursive algorithm (FRA). …”
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Silymarin as a Therapeutic Agent for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Multi-Approach Computational Study by Ouided Benslama, Sabrina Lekmine, Hamza Moussa, Hichem Tahraoui, Mohammad Shamsul Ola, Jie Zhang, Abdeltif Amrane

“…The molecular docking results revealed strong binding affinities of silymarin components to VEGFA and SRC, with Silybin A and Isosilybin B showing the highest affinities. …”
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Quantifying the Carbon Reduction Potential of Urban Parks Under Extreme Heat Events Using Interpretable Machine Learning: A Case Study of Jinan, China by Lemin Yu, Wenru Li, Changhui Zheng, Xiaowen Lin

“…Small parks, such as community parks, demonstrated higher carbon-saving efficiency (CSE), while large ecological parks showed greater carbon-saving intensity (CSI). CSE was strongly correlated with vegetation coverage and surrounding population density, with efficiency increasing when the vegetation index was within 0.3–0.7 and population density ranged 0–5000 or 15,000–22,500 people. …”
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Time-Domain and Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer in MS Patients and Healthy Controls by Alex P. Lange, Reza Sadjadi, Jameelah Saeedi, Janette Lindley, Fiona Costello, Anthony L. Traboulsee

“…Furthermore, RNFLT was correlated to disease duration, EDSS and DMT. Results. A strong correlation (Pearson’s r=0.921, P<0.001), but a statistically significant difference of 2 μm (P<0.001), was found between the two devices. …”
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A Dual-Channel and Frequency-Aware Approach for Lightweight Video Instance Segmentation by Mingzhu Liu, Wei Zhang, Haoran Wei

“…This method significantly enhances the application efficiency and adaptability of visual perception intelligent sensing technology in video data acquisition and processing, providing strong support for its widespread deployment.…”
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Application of the Finite Element Method Using Cohesive Elements to Model the Effect of Temperature, Rock Mechanical Properties, Fluid Injection Rate, and Fluid Properties on the D... by Son Tung Pham, Ba Ngoc Anh Nguyen

“…The results indicated that the fracture height depended strongly on the rock properties, not only the rock in the pay zone but also the ones in the adjacent layers. …”
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Burnout and Professional Development: A Study of Lithuanian Physiotherapists by Laura Žlibinaitė, Hulya Yucel

“…Respondents engaged in relevant scientific literature reading (50.8%) and felt confident in solving patients’ problems (64.4%), focused on enhancing general skills (45.5%), and strongly agreed that physiotherapy seminars contribute to knowledge improvement (51.9%). …”
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Řeholní kongregace v Čechách na přelomu 19. a 20. století v kontextu proměn náboženského milieu by Miroslav Novotný

“…It views complex situation in Czech lands in a wider context of transformations and creation of the modern European industrial society in the second half of the 19th century, which also strongly mirrored in the activity of individual Churches and led, among others, to the “religious renaissance” and to the search for new or renewed forms of religious activities, as well as spiritual life and also to the formation of new regular communities (men and especially women congregations) together with lay confraternities (Marian communities, in the first place). …”
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Differentiating Gender and Sex in Dental Research: A Narrative Review by Alice Alberti, Benedetta Morandi, Luca Francetti, Silvio Taschieri, Stefano Corbella

“…While in humans the term “sex” refers to the biological attributes that distinguish subjects as male, female, and intersex, the term “gender” refers to psychological, social, and cultural factors that strongly influence attitudes, behaviors, and relationships of individuals. …”
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