An Improved YOLOv8-Based Method for Detecting Pests and Diseases on Cucumber Leaves in Natural Backgrounds by Jiacong Xie, Xingliu Xie, Wu Xie, Qianxin Xie

“…First, the deformable convolution network DCNv2 (Deformable Convolution Network version 2) is introduced, replacing the original C2f module with an improved C2f_DCNv2 module in the backbone feature extraction network’s final C2f block. …”
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The effect of combined training program on clinical competence and professional commitment of perioperative nursing students in laparoscopic surgery: a quasi-experimental study by Majid Bagheri, Yaser Adelmanesh, Amirali Alizadeh, Shiva Sadeghi Meymand, Azadeh Amiri, Sahar Khaki

“…Methods A quasi-experimental pre-test-post-test control group design was employed. Ninety-four students were selected through convenience sampling and randomly allocated to two groups: an intervention group (n = 47) and a control group (n = 47). …”
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Follow-up dental examination a day after apicoectomy using the store-and-forward method by Miladinović Milan, Živković Dušan, Živković Milan, Lazić Zoran, Karanović Andrijana, Mihailović Đorđe, Šehalić Meliha, Duka Miloš

“…Based on the internet transmission of patients’ digital photographs and ac-companying patient medical history records, the study showed that the in-person control dental examinations a day after surgery can be successfully replaced with the remote store-and-forward method of telemedicine.…”
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Dark interruption with red or blue LEDs mitigates powdery mildew and enhances bioactive compound accumulation in organically grown strawberries by Samar Khalil, Beatrix W. Alsanius, Most Tahera Naznin

“…The obtained results are of interest for organic strawberry production to be implemented in integrated control strategies for powdery mildew with potential to replace the use of pesticides and enhance product quality.…”
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Use of Instagram as an Educational Tool with Pre-Service Teachers and the Impact on Digital Competence in Communication and Collaboration by José Antonio Martínez-Domingo, Inmaculada Aznar-Díaz, José María Romero-Rodríguez, Juan José Victoria-Maldonado

“…The rise of social media is transforming education by replacing traditional materials and promoting digital competence, a key area of focus in current training. …”
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AIR DRONES GROUP CAPACITY ESTIMATION DURING MONITORING MISSION by Dmytro P. Kucherov, Andrii M. Kozub

“…Both versions with UAVs must used from one control point. The capacity of received packets of information is increases. …”
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Improving Tiny Object Detection in Aerial Images with Yolov5 by Ahmed Sharba, Hussain Kanaan

“… Object detection is a major area of computer vision work, particularly for aerial surveillance and traffic control applications, where detecting vehicles from aerial images is essential. …”
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Predictive slope stability early warning model based on CatBoost by Yuan Cai, Ying Yuan, Aihong Zhou

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Cost optimization on example of hotel-restaurant complex enterprises by Volkovska I.V.

“…For this purpose, the author develops the table that should be filled in to compare which costs and ways can be reduced or replaced. Besides, the author has added recommendations for filling in the table and commented that with this analysis a transaction and unreasonable costs can be controlled. …”
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A Calsequestrin-1 Mutation Associated with a Skeletal Muscle Disease Alters Sarcoplasmic Ca2+ Release. by Maria Cristina D'Adamo, Luigi Sforna, Sergio Visentin, Alessandro Grottesi, Llenio Servettini, Luca Guglielmi, Lara Macchioni, Simona Saredi, Maurizio Curcio, Chiara De Nuccio, Sonia Hasan, Lanfranco Corazzi, Fabio Franciolini, Marina Mora, Luigi Catacuzzeno, Mauro Pessia

“…An autosomal dominant protein aggregate myopathy, characterized by high plasma creatine kinase and calsequestrin-1 (CASQ1) accumulation in skeletal muscle, has been recently associated with a missense mutation in CASQ1 gene. The mutation replaces an evolutionarily-conserved aspartic acid with glycine at position 244 (p.D244G) of CASQ1, the main sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca2+ binding and storage protein localized at the terminal cisternae of skeletal muscle cells. …”
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An Improved Routing Protocol for Optimum Quality of Service in Device-to-Device and Energy Efficiency in 5G/B5G by Sanusi Mohammad Bunu, Omar Younis Alani, Mohammad Saraee

“…The improved OLSR in the paper replaces the OLSRv2’s HELLO, HELLO, and Topology Control (TC) message sequence with a new sequence. …”
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Effectiveness of Using Methylene Blue Dyes in Papanicolaou Staining in Cytology of Ascites Fluid by Acivrida Mega Charisma, Melati Indah Permatasari, Yohanes Ardian Kapri Negara

“…The four smears were stained differently, consisting of Papanicolaou staining as control, and methylene blue replacing Harris hematoxylin with concentration of 5%, 10% and 15%. …”
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PROVISION OF RELIABILITY OF HOMOGENEOUS REGISTER MEDIA WITH PROGRAMMED SLIDING REDUNDANCY STRUCTURE by S. A. Ibragimov, P. A. Kadiev

“…The approach proposes to improve the reliability of media using elements which have existing connections with numerous other elements in the media, using ―informational redundancy‖ and the redundant elements within the structure, enabling the creation of homogeneous high reliability media with the possibility of ―information control‖. The proposed element enables the construction of media providing the ability to ―control‖ two failed elements, which implies the presence in the environment of two redundant elements that can be replaced in the case of the failure of any pair of key elements.…”
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HIGH VOLUME BRICK POWDER CONCRETE SYNERGISTIC WITH METAKAOLIN: PHYSICOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES AND DRYING SHRINKAGE by Mahmood Fawzi Ahmed

“…This study investigates the feasibility of using a high volume (up to 50%) of blended waste brick powder (BP) and metakaolin (MK) as ordinary Portland cement (OPC) replacements. The binder of the control mixture was a blend of 50% OPC and 50% BP, while the other two mixes were prepared by substituting 10% and 20% of BP with MK. …”
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Myasthenia gravis complicated by pure red cell aplasia with clonal large granular lymphocytosis in the absence of thymoma: a rare case report and literature review by Lijun Du, Yiping Liu, Qiaolin Zhou, Fang Xu

“…Considering the possibility of drug-induced PRCA, azathioprine was replaced with tacrolimus. Remarkably, the anemia resolved within 1 month, and her MG remained well-controlled. …”
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Knowledge, Behavior, and Influencing Factors of Coarse Grain Consumption among Chinese Adults: A Focus Group Study in Xi’an by Jiawen Xie, Junqi Li, Guoqing Ma, Menghan Wang, Yunfeng Li, Yafang He, Kun Xu, Tian Tian, Nan Yang, Qian Wang, Jie Chang, Xin Liu

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Deep Incremental Angle Refinement Model for Limited-Angle CT Reconstruction - A Case Study on Concrete Specimens by Xingyu Liu, Guangpu Yang, Ammar Alsaffar, Faizan Ahmad, Steffen Kieß, Sven Simon

“…  Industrial computed tomography (CT) is widely utilized for non-destructive testing and quality control in various industries. However, a common challenge in industrial CT is the presence of artifacts caused by limited angle tomography, where the object cannot be rotated fully due to geometric constraints or time limitations. …”
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China’s policies: post-COVID-19 challenges for the older population by Xuezhi Wei, Guoqing Han, Quansheng Wang

“…On 7 December 2022, the State Council of China released ‘Measures to Further Optimize the Implementation of the Prevention and Control of the New Coronavirus Epidemic’. The previous three-year dynamic zero epidemic prevention policy was then replaced with a full liberalization policy. …”
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Abstract knowledge in the broken-string problem: evidence from nonhuman primates and pre-schoolers. by Carolina Mayer, Josep Call, Anna Albiach-Serrano, Elisabetta Visalberghi, Gloria Sabbatini, Amanda Seed

“…In the critical condition, the functional parts of the strings were covered up and replaced by perceptually similar, but non-functional cues. …”
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Stepwise Surgical Strategy for Retroperitoneal Myxofibrosarcoma with Inferior Vena Cava Reconstruction Prior to En Bloc Resection: A Case Report by Thomas Kotsis, Alexander Papadopoulos, Nikolaos Memos

“…When critical vascular structures are involved, prognosis worsens, necessitating a comprehensive surgical strategy to achieve complete resection and long-term control. We present a strategic plan for achieving R0 resection of a large retroperitoneal MFS. …”
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