Frequency-Aware Integrity Learning Network for Semantic Segmentation of Remote Sensing Images by Penghan Yang, Wujie Zhou, Yuanyuan Liu

“…Second, we implement a split–fuse–replenish strategy, which divides features into two branches for feature extraction and information replenishment, followed by cross-modal fusion and direct connection for information replenishment, resulting in fused features. Finally, we present an integrity assignment and enhancement method that leverages a capsule network to learn the correlation of multiscale features, generating a shared integrity feature. …”
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Investigating the Effect of Urban New Technologies on the Iranian Lorry Drivers’ Behavior by Abdolreza Sheikholeslami, Ehsan Ayazi, Ali Moghadari

“…The results also show that the distracted drivers with less slip behavior are less likely to commit unauthorized speed offenses and 85.4% are less likely to commit this violation. Finally, the statistical analysis showed that drivers with aggressive driving behavior were more likely to commit a lack of towing worksheet offenses.…”
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Moderating effect of teacher–student relationship and mediating role of self-efficacy on the relationship between peer-assisted learning and mathematics performance by Bright Asare

“…Moreover, self-efficacy somewhat mediates the relationship between peer-assisted learning and mathematics performance. Finally, the association between peer-assisted learning and students’ mathematics performance was positively and considerably moderated by the teacher–student relationship.Originality/valuePrevious research has looked at how peer-assisted learning, teacher–student relationships, and self-efficacy influence mathematics performance. …”
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Test of the RUSLE and Key Influencing Factors Using GIS and Probability Methods: A Case Study in Nanling National Nature Reserve, South China by Jun Wang, Qian He, Ping Zhou, Qinghua Gong

“…The performance of the RUSLE was unsatisfactory, producing differences and even some errors when used to estimate the ecological risks posed by soil erosion within the NNNR. We finally produced a probability table revealing the degree of influence of each factor on different types of soil erosion and quantitatively elucidated the reason for generating these differences. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and BSA-Binding Studies of Novel Sulfonated Zinc-Triazine Complexes by Nalin Abeydeera, Inoka C. Perera, Theshini Perera

“…Four Zn(II) complexes containing a pyridyl triazine core (L1 = 3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-di(2-furyl)-1,2,4-triazine-5′,5″-disulfonic acid disodium salt and L2 = 3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine-4′,4″-disulfonic acid sodium salt) were synthesized, and their chemical formulas were finalized as [Zn(L1)Cl2]·5H2O·ZnCl2 (1), [Zn(L1)2Cl2]·4H2O·2CH3OH (2), [Zn(L2)Cl2]·3H2O·CH3OH (3), and [Zn(L2)2Cl2] (4). …”
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Optimization of the green synthesis of gold nanorods using aqueous extract of peeled sour guava as a source of antioxidants. by M Camila Patiño-González, Claudia E Echeverri-Cuartas, Sandra Torijano-Gutiérrez, Sandra Milena Naranjo-Rios, Natalia A Agudelo

“…Statistical model evaluation revealed a dependence between gold and time and gold-silver factors. Finally, antioxidant capacity was used to select the part (peel or pulp) of sour guava that could be used as a weak reducing agent. …”
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Biosorption of Cadmium by Filamentous Fungi Isolated from Coastal Water and Sediments by Lebeth C. Manguilimotan, Jayzon G. Bitacura

“…Cd tolerant fungal isolates with the highest Cd uptake were finally identified up to the lowest possible taxon based on their colonial and microscopic characteristics. …”
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Year-long Concurrent MAX-DOAS Observations of Nitrogen Dioxide and Formaldehyde at Pune: Understanding Diurnal and Seasonal Variation Drivers by Mriganka Sekhar Biswas, Anoop S. Mahajan

“…Emissions from nearby industrial areas of Bhosari and Pimpri-Chinchwad increased NO2 concentrations in Pune city. Finally, we compared the observations with previous reports over India and found that both HCHO and NO2 concentrations are lower in Pune compared to the other large cities in India.…”
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Remote sensing image Super-resolution reconstruction by fusing multi-scale receptive fields and hybrid transformer by Denghui Liu, Lin Zhong, Haiyang Wu, Songyang Li, Yida Li

“…The discriminator combines multi-scale convolution, global Transformer, and hierarchical feature discriminators, providing a comprehensive and refined evaluation of image quality. Finally, the model incorporates a Charbonnier loss function and total variation (TV) loss function, which significantly improve training stability and accelerate convergence. …”
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Microglia-secreted TNF-α affects differentiation efficiency and viability of pluripotent stem cell-derived human dopaminergic precursors. by Shirley D Wenker, María Isabel Farias, Victoria Gradaschi, Corina Garcia, Juan Beauquis, María Celeste Leal, Carina Ferrari, Xianmin Zeng, Fernando J Pitossi

“…In addition, our data show that the microglia-derived pro-inflammatory microenvironment has a negative impact on survival and differentiation of dopaminergic precursors. Finally, Tumour necrosis factor alpha plays a key role in these effects, suggesting that this cytokine could be an interesting target to increase the efficacy of human dopaminergic precursors transplantation in Parkinson's Disease.…”
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A New Model for Providing Cell-Free DNA and Risk Assessment for Chromosome Abnormalities in a Public Hospital Setting by Robert Wallerstein, Andrea Jelks, Matthew J. Garabedian

“…Patients underwent follow-up genetic counseling and detailed ultrasound at 18–20 weeks to review first trimester testing and finalize decision for amniocentesis. Results. Counseling and second trimester detailed ultrasound were provided to 163 women. …”
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Non-Fragile H_∞ Deconvolution Filter Design for Uncertain Two-Dimensional Markovian Jump Systems With State-Varying Delays by Yakufu Kasimu, Gulijiamali Maimaitiaili

“…Furthermore, sufficient conditions for the mode and delay dependence of the non-fragile <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$H_{\infty }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> deconvolution filter, as well as mode-dependent filter parameters, are achieved by using the linear matrix inequality (LMI) methods. Finally, the feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed non-fragile <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$H_{\infty }$ </tex-math></inline-formula> deconvolution filtering scheme are further demonstrated by an image denoising experiment.…”
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Experimental Investigation on Flexural Behavior of Granite Stone Slabs with Near Surface Mounted CFRP Bars and Screw-Thread Steels by Xiaopeng Gao, Zhongfan Chen, Xiaomeng Ding, Erxiang Dong

“…The calculation results of strength are in agreement with the experimental results. Finally, it can be concluded that NSM CFRP bars are more effective than NSM screw-thread steels to improve flexural capacity with the same reinforcement ratios.…”
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Multidirectional sexual dimorphism for the live weight in domestic pigs by S. V. Nikitin, S. P. Knyazev, K. S. Shatokhin, G. M. Goncharenko, V. I. Ermolaуev

“…The third characteristic of domestic pigs in Southeast Asia, early puberty, may be due to a consistent use of young and therefore small-sized males for reproduction purposes; however, the small size due to their youth, cannot be a target of artificial selection – nor can they be the cause of reverse sexual dimorphism in weight. Finally, reverse sexual dimorphism may be due to a tendency towards early obesity in females, which might be to a single mutation as its genetic cause.…”
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A Novel Mathematical Model for Fracturing Effect Evaluation Based on Early Flowback Data in Shale Oil Reservoirs by Yuhan Wang, Zhengdong Lei, Zhenhua Xu, Jie Liu, Xiaokun Zhang, Erhui Luo, Yuqi Liu, Pengcheng Liu

“…Then, the curves illustrating the relationships between the oil-water ratio and the cumulative oil production and between the gas-water ratio and the cumulative gas production are drawn, and the curves are used to divide the flowback stage into an early stage and a late stage because the flowback process of shale oil wells exhibits obvious stage characteristics. Finally, the reservoir reconstruction volume and the related hydraulic fracture parameters are estimated based on the material balance method, and the rationality of the model is verified via numerical simulation. …”
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Crochet increases attention through a requiring motor skill learning by Davide Rossi Sebastiano, Cristina Muscio, Dunja Duran, Deborah Bonfoco, Sara Dotta, Paola Anversa, Elisa Pellencin, Pietro Tiraboschi, Elisa Visani

“…Decreased global FC in the alpha band may reflect a transition from a quiet, global rest to a condition of increased alertness and readiness to stimuli. Finally, we discuss the hypothesis that these results could be the reinforcement of connections between motor and attentional networks promoted by learning the complex motor skills of crochet.…”
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Extending TextAE for annotation of non-contiguous entities by Jake Lever, Russ Altman, Jin-Dong Kim

“…We integrate this new functionality with TextAE’s existing editing functionality to allow easy changes to entity annotation and editing of relation annotations involving non-contiguous entities, with importing and exporting to the PubAnnotation format. Finally, we roughly quantify the problem across the entire accessible biomedical literature to highlight that there are a substantial number of non-contiguous entities that appear in lists that would be missed by most text mining systems.…”
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Analysis of the Influence of the Distribution and Development of Soil Caves on the Stability of High-Voltage Transmission Tower Foundations by Yingbo Zhou, Li Zhou, Zhiqiang Duan, Fangchao Ke, Huan Liu

“…Then, the results of two simplified models of columnar and spherical development of the soil cave are compared, and it is found that columnar development is more in line with the actual situation. Finally, under the condition of a close-range double soil cave distribution, the influence of the size, depth, and gap between the two caves on the tower foundation is simulated. …”
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An Experimental Study on the Reinforcement of Silt with Permeable Polyurethane by Penetration Grouting by Chaojie Wang, Qi Liu, Chengchao Guo, Yangyang Xia, Yanjie Hao, Mingsheng Shi, Peng Zhao

“…Moreover, the results revealed from a microscopic perspective that the grouting altered the pore structure of the soil structure through the seepage-erosion-splitting coupling effect, but when the grouting pressure exceeded 0.4 MPa, the soil particle and grout would be partially remixed and arranged closely, showing a phenomenon of jet grouting. Finally, the material was used in engineering practice, achieving a satisfactory grouting treatment effect.…”
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Role of Joshi's External Stabilization System Fixator in Proximal Humerus Fractures by Baskar Chockalingam

“…Two cases progressed to nonunion and four cases underwent premature removal due to various reasons. Finally, 66% of the cases showed excellent outcomes. …”
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