Investigation on Dimensionality Reduction methods for Tree-Crown Segmentation in Hyperspectral imagery using Segment Anything Model by R. Ravindran, Y. Treitz, D. Iwaszczuk

“…With an average F1-score of 0.26, some methods achieved up-to 0.38 at specific sites. The results varied between sites due to different density and tree types in the image data. …”
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Few-Shot Semantic Segmentation Network for Distinguishing Positive and Negative Examples by Feng Guo, Dong Zhou

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Dual Branch Encoding Feature Aggregation for Cloud and Cloud Shadow Detection of Remote Sensing Image by Naikang Shi, Haifeng Lin, Huiwen Ji, Min Xia

“…However, traditional CNN-based methods have limitations in global feature modeling, while Transformer models, despite their strong global modeling capability, struggle to capture fine-grained local details effectively. …”
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A New Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on Deep Transfer Network and Supervised Joint Matching by Chengyao Liu, Fei Dong, Kunpeng Ge, Yuanyuan Tian

“…To overcome these problems, by integrating the superiority of deep learning method and feature-based transfer learning method, this work proposes an innovative cross-domain fault diagnosis framework based on deep transfer convolutional neural network and supervised joint matching. …”
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Digital Reconstruction Method for Low-Illumination Road Traffic Accident Scenes Using UAV and Auxiliary Equipment by Xinyi Zhang, Zhiwei Guan, Xiaofeng Liu, Zejiang Zhang

“…Then, the improved normal distributions transform (NDT) algorithm and different filtering algorithms are adopted to register the ground and air point clouds, and the optimal combination of algorithms is selected, thus, to reconstruct a high-precision 3D point cloud model of the accident scene. …”
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An Improved Sparse Bayesian Learning SAR Tomography Method and its Application for Forest Vertical Structure Inversion by Jie Wan, Changcheng Wang, Peng Shen, Yonghui Wei

“…First, a hybrid sparse basis is employed to accurately transform and reconstruct the forest vertical structure profile with different scattering mechanisms. …”
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Effect of Manipulation Methods and Storage Environments on the Microstructural, Chemical, and Mechanical Properties of Calcium-Enriched Mixture Cement by Leyla Roghanizadeh, Hassan Torabzadeh, Ardavan Parhizkar, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Saeed Asgary

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of different manipulation methods and storage environments on the microstructural, chemical, and mechanical properties of calcium-enriched mixture (CEM) cement. …”
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Synthesis and Characterization of Zeolite A from Alkaleri Kaolin using Conventional Hydro Thermal Synthesis Technique by Adamu Abubakar, Nasiru Yahaya, Wilson Lamayi

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Enabling analytical precision in microplastic analysis: innovative solutions for precise method validation, evaluation and quality control by Jovan Badzoka, Christoph Kappacher, Jakob Lauß, Lisa Obwaller, Anna Pavun, Christian W. Huck

“…In this context, this study proposes an innovative solution to enhance the analytical precision for validation and evaluation of MP analysis. Leveraging Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) and Quantum-cascade laser (QCL) imaging, we introduce a method that utilizes potassium bromide (KBr) pellets embedded with microplastics (MPs), facilitating exact particle number determination for method validation and quality control (QC) using FT-IR imaging of formed potassium bromide (KBr) pellets. …”
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Dense-TNT: Efficient Vehicle Type Classification Neural Network Using Satellite Imagery by Ruikang Luo, Yaofeng Song, Longfei Ye, Rong Su

“…To improve vehicle type classification capability under complex environments, this study proposes a novel Densely Connected Convolutional Transformer-in-Transformer Neural Network (Dense-TNT) framework for vehicle type classification by stacking Densely Connected Convolutional Network (DenseNet) and Transformer-in-Transformer (TNT) layers. …”
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Viability Study of a Safe Method for Health to Prepare Cement Pastes with Simultaneous Nanometric Functional Additions by M. A. de la Rubia, E. de Lucas-Gil, E. Reyes, F. Rubio-Marcos, M. Torres-Carrasco, J. F. Fernández, A. Moragues

“…The hydration analysis of these cement pastes is carried out at different ages (from one to twenty-eight days) by means of differential thermal analysis and thermogravimetry (DTA-TG), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analyses. …”
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Microalgae as expression systems for recombinant protein production by Luis Muñoz-Solórzano, Kate Willis-Ureña, Sebastián Valverde-Rojas, Montserrat Jarquín-Cordero, Luis Barboza-Fallas

“…The present literature review compiles some of the techniques, features, and latest advances related to recombinant protein production in microalgae, exploring different genetic transformation techniques and their limitations. …”
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Discrimination of mercury, cadmium and lead polluted rice leaves based on near infrared spectroscopy technology by ZHANG Long, PAN Jiarong, ZHU Cheng

“…The acquired spectra of leaves with different heavy metal treatments were firstly pretreated with wavelet transform and then input in pattern recognition models of back propagation neural network (BPNN) and radical basis function neural network (RBFNN).It was shown that the rice could grow, blossom and bear fruit in mercury, cadmium and lead polluted paddy field, the concentration of which was 1.5, 1 and 500 mg/kg respectively. …”
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LOCAL HEIGHT CALCULATION ERRORS IN THE PLANET SURFACE RELIEF RETRIEVED FROM IMAGES BY THE IMPROVED PHOTOCLINOMETRY METHOD by I. A. Dulova, N. V. Bondarenko

“…Two optional techniques implement this method. The IPCM-F technique employs the optimum Fourier- transform-based fi ltering in the spatial frequency domain. …”
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Synthesis of ZnO-Ag Nanostructures with <i>Origanum vulgare</i>, Combined with the Solid-State Method by Marco P. Munguia Martín, Josué E. Muñoz-Pérez, Jesús A. Arenas Alatorre, Lesly S. Villaseñor-Cerón, Demetrio Mendoza Anaya, Ventura Rodríguez Lugo

“…Subsequently, the solid-state method was used, resulting in the formation of Zinc Oxide (ZnO) and the ZnO-Ag nanoparticles (NPs). …”
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D’un projet d’observatoire démographique à l’élaboration d’une plateforme : comment l’usage de technologies numériques a transformé nos relations disciplinaires by Sébastien Oliveau, Yoann Doignon, Isabelle Blöss-Widmer

“…This article explains how the introduction of a digital tool has profoundly transformed a research approach that aimed to study Mediterranean populations from demographic, geographical and statistical perspectives. …”
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Final shade and whiteness: impact of various ultra-thin CAD/CAM veneers and tooth-colored resin substrates by Yinghui Wang, Xia Wei, Linjuan Gao, Dingkun Liu, Xing Chen, Liujun Lin, Yu Pan, Hao Yu, Guang Hong, Hui Cheng

“…Additionally, whiteness differences (ΔWI D ) between R and C specimens were recorded. …”
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Similarity and Finite Difference Solution on Biomagnetic Flow and Heat Transfer of Blood-Fe3O4 through a Thin Needle by Abdulaziz Alsenafi, M. Ferdows

“…The system of nondimensional equations is then solved numerically using a finite difference method. By analyzing the results, we find that the axial flow decreases for the ferromagnetic number, magnetic field number, and Eckert number, while the temperature increases with volume fraction, where the size of the needle plays a significant role. …”
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Impact of extraction methods on the properties of Carica papaya pseudostem fibers from Cameroon used as reinforcement in biocomposites by Jean Aimé Mono, Sandrine Emvoutou Ndongo, Odette Thérèse Adegono Assiene, Armel Mewoli, Rachelle Appolince Nguefack Assona, Richard Hervé Bitete, Giresse Ulrich Defo Tatchum, Claude Takoumbe

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Apple Watercore Grade Classification Method Based on ConvNeXt and Visible/Near-Infrared Spectroscopy by Chunlin Zhao, Zhipeng Yin, Yushuo Tan, Wenbin Zhang, Panpan Guo, Yaxing Ma, Haijian Wu, Ding Hu, Quan Lu

“…Using BiSeNet and RIFE algorithms, a three-dimensional model of the watercore regions was constructed from the apple slices to calculate the watercore severity, which was subsequently categorized into five distinct levels. Next, methods such as the Gramian Angular Summation Field (GASF), Gram Angular Difference Field (GADF), and Markov Transition Field (MTF) were applied to transform the one-dimensional spectral data into two-dimensional images. …”
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