AASNet: A Novel Image Instance Segmentation Framework for Fine-Grained Fish Recognition via Linear Correlation Attention and Dynamic Adaptive Focal Loss by Jianlei Kong, Shunong Tang, Jiameng Feng, Lipo Mo, Xuebo Jin

“…However, underwater fish recognition faces challenges in complex aquatic environments, which hinder accurate detection and behavioral analysis. …”
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Study on the fusion of improved YOLOv8 and depth camera for bunch tomato stem picking point recognition and localization by Guozhu Song, Jian Wang, Rongting Ma, Yan Shi, Yaqi Wang

“…The experimental results demonstrate that the algorithm accurately identifies and locates the picking points of string tomatoes under complex background conditions, with the identification success rate of the picking points reaching 91.3%. …”
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Sabot Discard Characteristics under Different Spin Rates of the Rifled Barrel Launching APFSDS by Chengqing Zhang, Huiyuan Wang, Ting Liu, Yingxian Duo

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Comparative study of Normal-phase versus reversed-phase HPTLC methods for the concurrent quantification of three antiviral agents against COVID19: Remdesivir, favipiravir and Molnu... by Dina Salah El-Kafrawy, Amira H. Abo-Gharam

“…Abstract The pursuit of sustainability in analytical chemistry is a multifaceted, challenging and complex endeavor. This requires continuous and competitive attempts to achieve the sustainable development goals at every step of the analytical methodology by adhering to the principles of green, blue and white analytical chemistry. …”
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Network analysis of depression emotion suppression digital burnout and protective psychological factors by Yuting Zhan, Xu Ding

“…Abstract This study employed network analysis to investigate the complex relationship between emotion regulation strategies and depression, with particular focus on digital burnout as a contemporary stressor and the moderating role of various psychological protective factors. …”
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Analysis of Hg(II) Metal by Voltammetric Method Using a Carbon Electrode Modified with EDTA from Used Tire Waste by Sukoma Sukoma, Sagir Alva, Eka Safitri, Julinawati Julinawati, Mustanir Mustanir, Syafrizal Fonna, Muhammad Ihsan, Fitri Dara, Meri Dayanti, Ahmad Kamal Arifin, Khairi Suhud

“…EDTA plays a role in metal complexation due to its strong response to mercury metal. …”
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Enhancing radiomics robustness using bayesian penalized likelihood PET reconstruction: application to Phantom and non-small cell lung cancer patient studies by Zahra Valibeiglou, Jalil Pirayesh Islamian, Yunus Soleymani, Saeed Farzanehfar, Farahnaz Aghahosseini, Neda Gilani, Arman Rahmim, Peyman Sheikhzadeh

“…The stability of radiomics features was assessed by calculating the coefficient of variation (COV) for each feature across variations in reconstruction parameters. …”
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Comparison between inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry and benchtop X-ray fluorescence performance for trace elemental exposure in rat tissues by Kolawole E. Adesina, Stefano A. Parducci, Joseph D. Brain, Ramon M. Molina, Marc Weisskopf, Aaron J. Specht

“…The overall Pearson correlation coefficient was r = 0.95 (p ≤ 0.05), indicating high concordance between the mean concentrations obtained from ICP-MS and benchtop XRF. …”
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Variations over 20 Years in Vegetation Dynamics and Its Coupled Responses to Individual and Compound Meteorological Drivers in Sichuan Province, China by Qian Deng, Chenfeng Zhang, Jiong Dong, Yanchun Li, Yunyun Li, Yi Huang, Hongxue Zhang, Jingjing Fan

“…This research advances our understanding of the complex interactions between vegetation dynamics and climatic factors in Sichuan Province and provides valuable insights for predicting future vegetation growth trends.…”
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Ground-Independent UAV Quantitative Mapping and In Situ Experimental Validation for Coral Reef Habitats by Enze Wang, Huaguo Zhang, Yunhan Ma, Han Tong, Juan Wang, Wenting Cao, Dongling Li

“…In the study area, water depths between 0 and 6 m were well detected. UAV-derived depths achieved a coefficient of determination (<italic>R</italic>²) of 0.910 and an overall RMSE of 0.410 m compared to echo-sounding results. …”
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Evaluating the effects of urban development on the ecological carrying capacity of Isfahan city based on the system dynamics approach by Zahra Dehghan Manshadi, Parastoo Parivar

“…In order to validate the model, the historical trend and simulation of two variables of urban population and the number of industries have been compared using the coefficient of determination.Results and discussion: The pressure factors on the urban carrying capacity were detected and analyzed by assessing key variables in the system, such as water sustainability (WSI) and air quality, as well as changes in the landscape structure of Isfahan using landscape metrics. …”
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Nosological and Age and Gender Profile of the Vologda Oblast Population Mortality and the Associated Demographic Losses by A. V. Korolenko

“…The choice of the analyzed period is not accidental: if in 2015 the region was characterized by the most positive indicators of natural population movement (the total coefficient of natural loss since the beginning of the 2000s reached a minimum of -1.1 per mille), then by 2019 the situation changed dramatically — the indicator of natural loss increased and amounted to - 4.5 per mille.Materials and methods. …”
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Classification and prediction of rock mass drillability for a tunnel boring machine based on operational data mining by Mingshe Sun, Song Chen, Song Chen, Huafei He, Wenzheng Wang, Kezhi Song, Xuebing Lin

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Multiclass Fault Diagnosis in Power Transformers Using Dissolved Gas Analysis and Grid Search-Optimized Machine Learning by Andrew Adewunmi Adekunle, Issouf Fofana, Patrick Picher, Esperanza Mariela Rodriguez-Celis, Oscar Henry Arroyo-Fernandez, Hugo Simard, Marc-André Lavoie

“…Notably, random forest and LightGBM classifiers demonstrated the most robust and superior performance across all schemes, achieving accuracy, precision, recall, and F1 scores between 0.99 and 1, along with Matthew correlation coefficient values exceeding 0.98 in all cases. This robustness suggests that ensemble models are effective at capturing complex decision boundaries and relationships among gas ratio features. …”
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Impact of pavement friction decay on speed limits and autonomous vehicles: A theoretical and experimental study by Filippo Giammaria Praticò

“…All the issues above may harm road safety and the complexity of forensic investigations of pavements.Consequently, this study's objectives were confined to (1) carrying out friction measurements and analyzing the problem of friction decay over time; (2) setting up a method to lower the speed limits where friction decays are detected; (3) setting up a method to handle friction decays for autonomous vehicles. …”
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Use of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and chemometric analysis to predict the bacilloscopic index in the saliva of leprosy patients by Paulo Cezar de Moraes, Maria Lúcia Scroferneker, Alessandra Koehler, Letícia Maria Eidt, Cristiane Almeida Soares Cattani, Valeriano Antonio Corbellini

“…Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium leprae complex. Although the diagnosis of this disease is clinical, additional tests are often needed. …”
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Formation of myofаscial pain syndrome and its correction in patients with tension headache by A.V. Vesnin, O.L. Tovazhnianska

“…In the study, myofascial dysfunctions were most often detected in the trapezius, suboccipital and masticatory muscles. …”
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Quantifying Evapotranspiration and Environmental Factors in the Abandoned Saline Farmland Using Landsat Archives by Liya Zhao, Jingwei Wu, Qi Yang, Hang Zhao, Jun Mao, Ziyang Yu, Yanqi Liu, Anne Gobin

“…This study investigates the complex interaction of biophysical and meteorological factors that drive evapotranspiration (ET) in saline environments. …”
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Determination, Mobility and Risk Assessment of Pesticides in Ginseng Wine Using Dispersive Liquid–Liquid Micro Extraction Combined with GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS by Xuanwei Xu, Dan Zhao, Min Zhang, Xinxin Meng, Ying Chen, Xu Leng, Shuang Liang, Yueru Li

“…In this work, DLLME was extended to complex residues in the ginseng wine matrix. This study first focused on the selection of an appropriate solvent that enabled the dissolution of analytes from ginseng wine. …”
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Measurement and simulation of broadband radar absorption properties of polypyrrole nanotubes and their carbonaceous analogues by Tomáš Zálabský, Drahomír Čadek, Fatima Hassouna, Jiří Tuček, Tomáš Lapka, Dušan Kopecký

“…Here, polypyrrole nanotubes (PPy-NT) and carbonized polypyrrole nanotubes (PPy-C) were dispersed in polydimethylsiloxane matrix (PDMS) at low concentrations (1–3 % w/w) and their attenuation properties (reflection, absorption, and transmission coefficients), dielectric properties (complex permittivity and loss tangents) and apparent alternating current (AC) conductivity were evaluated between 2.6 GHz and 18 GHz. …”
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