MHOE-DETR: A Ship Detection Method for Small and Fuzzy Targets Based on Satellite Remote Sensing Image Data by Zhuhua Hu, Xiyu Fan, Yaochi Zhao, Wei Wu, Jie Liu

“…The majority of existing methods are based on the YOLO architecture, which relies on manually designed anchor points and nonmaximum suppression (NMS) postprocessing. …”
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Evaluation of coronary perfusion pressure and diastolic blood pressure calculation methods in a swine model of pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation by Jeremy C. Zuckerberg, Tiffany Ko, M. Katie Weeks, Nicholas J. Widmann, Martha F. Kienzle, Hunter A. Gaudio, Luiz Eduardo V. Silva, Ron W. Reeder, Robert M. Sutton, Robert A. Berg, Todd J. Kilbaugh, Ryan W. Morgan

“…However, agreement between different calculation methods and their relative performance as outcome discriminators are not well established. …”
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Design and Test of Real-Time Detection System for Cleaning Loss of Rapeseed Harvester by Yao Yang, Min Zhang, Tao Jiang, Gang Wang, Lan Jiang

“…Aiming to address the problem of low recognition accuracy in the current cleaning loss detection system of rapeseed harvesters, a rapeseed cleaning loss detection system was developed using the energy distinction method based on the principle of impact piezoelectricity. …”
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An Infrared and Visible Image Alignment Method Based on Gradient Distribution Properties and Scale-Invariant Features in Electric Power Scenes by Lin Zhu, Yuxing Mao, Chunxu Chen, Lanjia Ning

“…Finally, initial matching and accurate matching are achieved by the improved fast approximate nearest-neighbour matching method and adaptive thresholding, respectively. Experiments show that this method can robustly match the feature points of image pairs under rotation, scale, and viewpoint differences, and achieves excellent matching results.…”
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Comparison of noise estimation methods used in denoising 99mTc-sestamibi parathyroid images using wavelet transform by Anil Pandey, Param Sharma, Akshima Sharma, Chandra Bal, Rakesh Kumar

“…The image decomposition and reconstruction method discrete wavelet transform, wavelet filter db4, shrinkage method hard, and thresholding policy universal were used. …”
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Capacity allocation method for a hybrid energy storage system participating in secondary frequency regulation based on variational mode decomposition by Taiying Zheng, Minghao Ye, Qinghua Wu

“…To verify the proposed method, various factors, such as different power allocation methods, modal decomposition methods, and allocation coefficients, are considered. …”
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Improving Pairs Trading Strategies Using Two-Stage Deep Learning Methods and Analyses of Time (In)variant Inputs for Trading Performance by Wei-Lun Kuo, Wei-Che Chang, Tian-Shyr Dai, Ying-Ping Chen, Hao-Han Chang

“…To resolve this dilemma, we propose in the first stage of our method a representative label mechanism by which to construct a set of candidate trigger thresholds based on all possible thresholds and then train a deep learning (DL) model to select the best from the set. …”
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Detection of desert sand dunes in the Rig Jen area using the normalized Difference excess sand index (NDESI) in Sentinel 2 images and Landsat 8 OLI sensor by mehdi feyzolahpour

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SSMM: Semi-supervised manifold method with spatial-spectral self-training and regularized metric constraints for hyperspectral image dimensionality reduction by Bei Zhu, Yao Jin, Xuehua Guan, Yanni Dong

“…This module first locates the spatial neighbors of the labeledit can adapt to different data distributions and feature samples and then sets an adaptive threshold based on the spectral features of labeled samples to filter spatial neighbors, so as to obtain the spatial-spectral neighbors as pseudo-labeled samples. …”
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Measurement of Neutron Radiation Capture Reaction Cross Section for Rhenium by WANG Xiaoyu1, HE Guozhu1, , ZHANG Qiwei1, LUO Haotian1, XU Kuozhi1, LI Qian1, XIE Likun2, LUAN Guangyuan1, RUAN Xichao1, ZOU Chong1, 3, CHEN Xuanbo1, WU Hongyi1, FAN Ruirui4, 5, JIANG Wei4, 5, CAO Ping6, YU Tao2

“…However, in the space reactor simulation by Monte Carlo method, it was found that the keff values of the space reactor will have a great difference when different database was referenced. …”

TOPOLOGICAL IMAGE PROCESSING FOR COMPREHENSIVE DEFECT AND DEVIATION ANALYSIS USING ADAPTIVE BINARISATION by Igor Badanyuk, Igor Nevliudov, Dmytro Nikitin

“…Objectives: to analyse the subject area for the analysis of technical images of the topology of the SOE; to describe the finding of the global binarisation threshold  using the "Otsu" method; to perform global image binarisation; to calculate the standard deviation of binarisation; to process the results obtained to find the required value of the Block size; to test the developed algorithm in software. …”
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Effects of non-vital bleaching agents and resin composites on the color stability, translucency, and whiteness index of stained teeth at different time intervals: a laboratory inve... by Oğuz Tavşan, Muhammet Fidan

“…Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of non-vital bleaching agents and resin composite types on the color stability, translucency parameter, and whiteness index of non-vital teeth at different time intervals. Materials and methods 135 extracted single-rooted maxillary central incisors were used. …”
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A distribution dependence study on the impacts of health rights’ accessibility on the overwork of migrant workers in China using quantile-on-quantile method by Shengzhi Zhang, Shengzhi Zhang, Yanlong Deng, Yu Zhang

“…Investigating the formation mechanisms and generational variations in migrant workers’ overwork through the lens of health rights accessibility enriches theoretical explanations of overwork’s causes while offering actionable strategies for mitigation.MethodsBased on the China Migrants Dynamic Survey (CMDS), this study empirically tests the impact of health right’s accessibility on migrant workers’ overwork and its intergenerational differences using the quantile-on-quantile regression (QQR) and composition test method.ResultsHealth rights’ accessibility significantly reduces migrant workers’ overwork, with a 1-unit improvement correlating with a 4.22% decline in overwork rate and 2.36-h weekly reduction in overwork hours. …”
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Re-testing as a method of implementing external quality assessment program for COVID-19 real time PCR testing in Uganda. by Erick Jacob Okek, Fredrick Joshua Masembe, Jocelyn Kiconco, John Kayiwa, Esther Amwine, Daniel Obote, Stephen Alele, Charles Nahabwe, Jackson Were, Bernard Bagaya, Stephen Balinandi, Julius Lutwama, Pontiano Kaleebu

“…Even where there was concordance in the final test outcome (negative or positive) between UVRI and primary testing laboratories, there were still differences in CT values. The differences in the Cycle Threshold (CT) values were insignificant except for Tenna & Pharma Laboratory and the UVRI(p = 0.0296). …”
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A model of occupational stress to assess impact of COVID-19 on critical care and redeployed nurses: a mixed-methods study by Janice Rattray, Jordan Miller, Beth Pollard, Louise McCallum, Alastair Hull, Pam Ramsay, Lisa Salisbury, Teresa Scott, Stephen Cole, Diane Dixon

“…Findings Three-quarters of nurses reached threshold for psychological distress, approximately 50% reached threshold for burnout emotional exhaustion and a third clinically concerning post-traumatic stress symptoms. …”
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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

“…This indicates no significant difference between the voltammetry and AAS methods for measuring Hg concentrations in water.…”
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Dentate gyrus granule cell activation following extracellular electrical stimulation: a multi-scale computational model to guide hippocampal neurostimulation strategies by Shayan Farzad, Shayan Farzad, Tianyuan Wei, Tianyuan Wei, Jean-Marie C. Bouteiller, Jean-Marie C. Bouteiller, Gianluca Lazzi, Gianluca Lazzi, Gianluca Lazzi, Gianluca Lazzi

“…The resulting model simulates electric fields generated by virtual electrodes in the perforant path of entorhinal cortical (EC) axons projecting to the dentate gyrus (DG) and predicts DG granule cell activation via synaptic inputs.ResultsWe determined stimulation amplitude thresholds required for granule cell activation at different electrode placements along the perforant path. …”
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Which performance indicators are used globally for evaluating healthcare in patients with a hip fracture?: a mixed methods systematic review by Veena Mazarello Paes, Andrew Ting, James Masters, Mahalia V. I. Paes, Elizabeth Tutton, Simon M. Graham, Matthew L. Costa, on behalf of the HIPCARE investigators*

“…The aim of this review was to map the variety of performance indicators used around the world and how they are defined. Methods: We present a mixed methods systematic review of literature on the use of performance indicators in hip fracture care. …”
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The Effect of Saliva with Different Nitrogen Compositions on Ruminal Fermentation in a Rumen Simulator Technique (Rusitec^®) System Fed a Lactating Dairy Cow Diet by Ícaro Rainyer Rodrigues de Castro, Luiza de Nazaré Carneiro da Silva, Isabela Fonseca Carrari, Giulia Berzoini Costa Leite, Eduardo Marostegan de Paula, Amanda Moelemberg Cezar, Marcos Inácio Marcondes

“…In vitro methods have advanced research on rumen microbiology and fermentation. …”
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Experimental investigations and field applications of a tension estimation method for two linked suspenders using only local vibration measurements by Wen-Hwa Wu, Chien-Chou Chen, Meng-Xuan Wu, Gwolong Lai

“…This algorithm refines the selection of vibration modes based on regression consistency rather than fixed thresholds. Field measurements conducted on the Shing-Tong Bridge demonstrate that the proposed method remains reliable despite complex spectral characteristics. …”
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