Refined feature enhancement network for object detection by Zonghui Li, Yongsheng Dong

“…We further propose a multi-branch dilated attention mechanism (MDAM) to refine the extracted features in a weighted form, which can select more important spatial and channel information and broaden the receptive field of the network. Finally, we validate RFENet on MS-COCO2017, PASCAL VOC2012, and PASCAL VOC07+12 datasets, respectively. …”
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Anti-inflammatory Property of Galectin-1 in a Murine Model of Allergic Airway Inflammation by Yunxiang Lv, Mengyuan Dai, Muzi Wang, Fangfang Chen, Rongyu Liu

“…These immunomodulatory effects in the allergic lung were correlated with the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) signaling pathway and downregulation of endogenous Gal-1. …”
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An Artificial Neural Network-Based Comprehensive Solar Photovoltaic Emulator by Kalaimohan Thankanadar Saraswathi, Parassuram Arumugam, Gurunandh V. Swaminathan, Somasundaram Periasamy

“…The generation of training data and development of ANN were carried out in MATLAB. Finally, the simulation studies performed in MATLAB/Simulink and hardware experiments validated the steady-state accuracy and the transient response which settled within 10 ms endorsing the real-time application of the proposed PVE.…”
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Simulation and Prediction of Injection Pressure in CO2 Geological Sequestration Based on Improved LSO Algorithm and BP Neural Networks by Miaomiao Liu, Xiaofei Fu, Shanpo Jia, Yongsheng Zhang, Yuying Zhang, Dan Yao

“…This effectively reduces the uncertainty and improves the calculation accuracy. Finally, based on the numerical simulation results, the maximum injection pressure prediction model is constructed. …”
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The contributions of language and inhibitory control to false belief reasoning over time by Jill G. de Villiers, Peter de Villiers

“…The children are also from under-resourced communities, broadening the populations that generally contribute such data.ResultsA cross-sectional and a longitudinal regression analysis reveals the contribution of each variable to the children’s success on the false belief measures. Finally, a structural equation model tests the relative contribution of the different potential factors over time, how they interact, and change. …”
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A Master–Slave Game-Based Strategy for Trading and Allocation of Virtual Power Plants in the Electricity Spot Market by Na Yang, Liuzhu Zhu, Bao Wang, Rong Fu, Ling Qi, Xin Jiang, Chengyang Sun

“…This method ensures the rational allocation of electricity consumption among distributed energy resources within the VPP and derives the optimized bidding prices and quantities for both the VPP and its internal members. Finally, the case study shows that the proposed trading strategy provides effective bidding strategies for distributed energy resources participating in the joint market for energy and frequency regulation ancillary services. …”
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Stabilization effect and mechanism of heavy metals by microbial consortium of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria and urease-producing bacteria by Xuezhe Zhu, Xuezhe Zhu, Xuezhe Zhu, Xuezhe Zhu, Xuezhe Zhu, Xuezhe Zhu, Yupin Zhou, Yupin Zhou, Yupin Zhou, Yupin Zhou, Yupin Zhou, Yupin Zhou, Zhenghao Yan, Yongfang Yan, Shuangquan Li, Shuangquan Li, Shuangquan Li, Shuangquan Li, Shuangquan Li, Mingjiao Yu, Mingjiao Yu, Mingjiao Yu, Mingjiao Yu, Mingjiao Yu, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan, Mingjiang Zhang, Mingjiang Zhang, Mingjiang Zhang, Mingjiang Zhang, Mingjiang Zhang

“…An in-depth analysis showed that the composite metals were precipitated as dense precipitate encased in carbonate and phosphate, and additionally could be stabilized in the form of biosorption. Finally, the stabilization mechanism of heavy metals based on biomineralization and biosorption is proposed. …”
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A musealização de um acervo apreendido: desafios infocomunicacionais na Coleção Oceanos Gêmeos do Museu Nacional da República em Brasília by Wilton Borges de Sousa, Clovis Carvalho Britto

“…O artigo apresenta alguns dos desafios enfrentados pelos profissionais emmuseusdepositários de coleções apreendidas em operações policiaise evidenciaos processos infocomunicacionais realizados na coleçãoem análise.Nasconsiderações finais, aponta para a necessidade da elaboração de procedimentos judiciais para garantir as condições de salvaguarda dos acervos, sem ônus para as instituições, e da urgência de políticas públicas em torno de coleções apreendidas e musealizadas.…”
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José Martí, arena fina. Archivo y lectura en un cuento de Marcial Gala by Irina Garbatzky

“…Para ello repone el contexto de debates respecto de la figura de Martí en el campo intelectual cubano hacia finales de siglo XX, que planteó como exigencia para su legibilidad las operaciones de ruptura y de olvido del prócer. …”
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CPT Model-Based Prediction of the Temporal and Spatial Distributions of Passenger Flow for Urban Rail Transit under Emergency Conditions by Wei Li, Min Zhou, Hairong Dong

“…Second, this paper establishes a passenger route choice behavior model for urban rail transit based on the cumulative prospect theory. Finally, taking Beijing as an example, this paper analyzes passenger travel behavior under emergencies based on multiple logistic regression models and analyzes the impact of emergencies on rail transit travel behavior. …”
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Determination of Residual Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Aqueous Sample Using Magnetic Nanoparticles Modified with Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide by High Performance Liqui... by Malihe Khoeini Sharifabadi, Mohammad Saber-Tehrani, Syed Waqif Husain, Ali Mehdinia, Parviz Aberoomand-Azar

“…The calibration curves obtained for studied drugs show reasonable linearity (R2>0.99) and the limit of detection (LODs) ranged between 2 and 7 ng/mL. Finally, the proposed method has been effectively employed in extraction and determination of the drugs in biological and environmental samples.…”
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A Modified Surgical Technique of Fovea-Sparing Internal Limiting Membrane Peeling: Continuous Arc-Shaped Foldback Peeling by Zheng-Gao Xie, Qing-Yi He, Jun Zhu, Wei Du, Jun Tong, Fang Chen

“…The above operations were repeated, and all ILM flaps were removed from the outside to paracentral fovea until a narrow strip of ILM remained. Finally, the narrow strip of ILM was excised using a vitreous cutter. …”
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TRANSFORMATION OF THE CONCEPT "SUBJECT" IN THE CLINICAL DISCOURSE OF PHILOSOPHICAL ANTHROPOLOGY by V. M. Skyrtach

“…The logic of the research coincides with the paradigmatic understanding of the subject’s transformations and suggests a transition from diagnostic strategies of the analysis of individual being as the basis of the pathological nature of the subject to the study of therapeutic models of communication as the determinants of pathology and, finally, to the analytics of the subject in the horizon of polysubject sociality.Originality of the work consists in disclosing the basic anthropological models of the subject, corresponding to the functions of diagnosis and therapy. …”
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A Proper Use of the Adjacent Land‐Based Observatory Magnetic Field Data to Account for the Geomagnetic Disturbances During Offshore Directional Drilling by Mikhail Kruglyakov, Alexey Kuvshinov, Manoj Nair

“…To perform such modeling, we elaborated a numerical approach to efficiently calculate the spatio‐temporal evolution of the magnetic field. Finally, we propose and validate a formalism allowing researchers to obtain trustworthy seabed signals using measurements at the adjacent land‐based site and exploiting the modeling results, thus without needing additional measurements at the seabed site.…”
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Designing and Implementing Educational Philanthropic Scale by Джахангір Алам

“…Then, an exploratory factor analysis was conducted from the usable 317 responses and finally, a 27-item scale was prepared. The Cronbach’s Alpha has been tested for reliability and the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) calculated for sampling adequacy. …”
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Assessment the Vulnerability of Infrastructures in Ardabil City in terms of passive defense by Mohammad Hasan Yazdani, saidain

“…The results of the studies show that there are six major hazardous zones under crisis conditions and are prone to injury in the Ardabil that the most important of them are the northeast output of Ardabil (Jahad field leading to Astara gate), the southwest of Ardabil (Sarein station leading to the Basij field toward the Sham Asbi village) and finally the north and northwestern parts of Ardabil (Vahdat square), with the sum of (17% of the total land area of the city) have included the highest vulnerability, due to the poor conditions of the physical characteristics and focus on management, corporate, military and state entities in this regions of the Ardabil city.…”
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APROXIMAÇÕES E DISTANCIAMENTOS DA DECOLONIALIDADE E DA INTERCULTURALIDADE NO TRATO COM CONTEÚDOS DA EDUCAÇÃO FÍSICA ESCOLAR by Karoline Hachler Ricardo, Débora Raquel da Silva, Marcela do Nascimento Colvara, Elisandro Schultz Wittizorecki

“… Analisar e discutir as aproximações e distanciamentos de uma professora e pesquisadora com os pressupostos da decolonialidade e da interculturalidade, durante as aulas de Educação Física com os anos finais do Ensino Fundamental, especificamente com relação aos conteúdos de Vivências Teatrais, Esporte de Orientação e Frisbee, que compuseram as primeiras aulas de Educação Física da pesquisa. …”
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The Evaluation of Visual Clarity and Comfort of Light Environment in Multimedia Classroom by Yu Dong, Minshen Xi, Minghua Hu

“…The brightness range that can reflect the visual clarity and visual comfort of the experimenter is extracted by using multimedia combined with screen projection and HDRI technology. Finally, by analyzing the experimental data, combined with the operational definition of the psychophysical threshold, the functional relationship between visual clarity, comfort, and brightness in the light environment of a multimedia classroom is obtained through regression analysis and the threshold and extreme point data are calculated. …”
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Constructing habitat networks to protect endangered migratory birds in the Jiaozhou Bay area by Xinyu Liu, Ye Zhao, Lin Fan

“…We first assessed the habitat suitability of seven endangered species in the bay area separately using the MaxEnt model, then constructed and analyzed habitat networks for three groups of migratory birds using the least-cost path model and circuit theory, and finally identified ecologically critical areas that should be prioritized for conservation and restoration. …”
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Exploring student teachers' stressors in teaching practice in the COVID-19 era in Masvingo District, Zimbabwe by Marvelous Marenyenya

“…The thematic findings revealed that student teachers teaching practice in the COVID-19 era are subjected to teaching practice stressors induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, such as fear of contracting the COVID-19 virus, illness, isolation, stigmatization and death, anxiety, uncertainty, hopelessness, economic hardships, prolonged teaching practice period, school closures, transference of face-to-face teaching to online learning. Finally, thematic results revealed that the capacity for resilience can be developed during initial teacher preparation, so the study recommends that the teacher education curriculum include a module on resilience.…”
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