DSAT: a dynamic sparse attention transformer for steel surface defect detection with hierarchical feature fusion by Shouluan Wu, Hui Yang, Liefa Liao, Chao Song, Yating Fang, Jianglong Fu, Tan Li

“…Extensive experimental evaluations on the NEU-DET and GC10-DE datasets demonstrate the superior performance of our approach. …”
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Unusual Presentation of a Sigmoid Mass with Chicken Bone Impaction in the Setting of Metastatic Lung Cancer by Ziad Zeidan, Zarnie Lwin, Harish Iswariah, Sheyna Manawwar, Anitha Karunairajah, Manju Dashini Chandrasegaram

“…Subsequent computed tomography (CT) scans demonstrated thickening of the sigmoid colon with a structure consistent with a foreign body distal to this colonic thickening. …”
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Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles exploration for semantic indoor reconstruction using 3D Gaussian splatting by Hao Xuan Zhang, Yilin Yang, Zhengbo Zou

“…ICON drone is constructed using a 250 mm quadcopter frame, a Pixhawk flight controller, and is equipped with an onboard computer, an Red Green Blue-Depth camera and an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) sensor. …”
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Modeling and Monitoring of the Tool Temperature During Continuous and Interrupted Turning with Cutting Fluid by Hui Liu, Markus Meurer, Thomas Bergs

“…These experimental results were then combined with simulations to evaluate temperature changes, heat partition, and cooling efficiency under various cutting conditions. …”
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Insights into the linkages of forest structure dynamics with ecosystem services by T. V. Ramachandra, Paras Negi, Tulika Mondal, Syed Ashfaq Ahmed

“…The total ecosystem supply value (TESV) for forest ecosystems was computed by aggregating the provisioning, regulating, and cultural services, which accounts for 481.76 billion INR per year. …”
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Waist-based anthropometric measures and central adiposity-related comorbidities in children by Howard Gomwe, Lesego Phiri, Chioneso S. Marange

“…The anthropometric measurements, including body mass index (BMI), WC, waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) were computed and evaluated. Results: Most participants were girls (57.70%) with an average age of 11.20 ± 1.60 years. …”
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Characterization of Novel ACE-Inhibitory Peptides from <i>Nemopilema nomurai</i> Jellyfish Venom Hydrolysate: In Vitro and In Silico Approaches by Ramachandran Loganathan Mohan Prakash, Deva Asirvatham Ravi, Du Hyeon Hwang, Changkeun Kang, Euikyung Kim

“…In this study, we conducted a detailed biochemical and computational characterization of these peptides. The IC₅₀ values were determined to be 23.81 µM for IVGRPLANG and 5.68 µM for IGDEPRHQYL. …”
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A joint reconstruction and model selection approach for large-scale linear inverse modeling (msHyBR v2) by M. Sabaté Landman, J. Chung, J. Jiang, S. M. Miller, A. K. Saibaba

“…The first step typically requires comparing all possible combinations of candidate predictors, which quickly becomes computationally prohibitive, especially for large-scale problems. …”
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Complex Large-Deformation Multimodality Image Registration Network for Image-Guided Radiotherapy of Cervical Cancer by Ping Jiang, Sijia Wu, Wenjian Qin, Yaoqin Xie

“…On the basis of deep learning, bistructural morphology is added to the model to train the pelvic area registration evaluator, and the model can obtain parameters covering large deformation for loss function. …”
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Lesion classification and diabetic retinopathy grading by integrating softmax and pooling operators into vision transformer by Chong Liu, Weiguang Wang, Jian Lian, Wanzhen Jiao

“…However, the quadratic computation complexity of attention mechanism has hindered the deployment of vision transformer in clinical practices. …”
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Flare-IBD: development and validation of a questionnaire based on patients’ messages on an internet forum for early detection of flare in inflammatory bowel disease: study protocol... by Francis Guillemin, Jonathan Epstein, Anne Buisson, Laetitia Ricci, Corinne Devos, Yannick Toussaint

“…The project aims to provide a tool to evaluate IBD flare in current medical practice that is constructed with patients’ perspectives. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Automated Machine Learning for Hyperparameter Optimization and Explainable Artificial Intelligence Models by Muhammad Salman Khan, Tianbo Peng, Hanzlah Akhlaq, Muhammad Adeel Khan

“…This study addresses critical gaps in the current literature by conducting a comprehensive comparative analysis of AutoML frameworks for hyperparameter optimization and evaluating the effectiveness of various explainability techniques for enhancing model interpretability. …”
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Outcome prediction of sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by plasma endostatin: prospective observational study by Farouk Mostafa Faris, Mahmoud Mostafa, Rania Mostafa Elhoseiny, Walid Omar Ahmed

“…APACHE II and SOFA scores were computed, and forced diuresis was administered as indicated. …”
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Optimization of a Navigation System for Autonomous Charging of Intelligent Vehicles Based on the Bidirectional A* Algorithm and YOLOv11n Model by Shengkun Liao, Lei Zhang, Yunli He, Junhui Zhang, Jinxu Sun

“…For precise localization of charging areas and piles, the YOLOv11n model is enhanced with a CAFMFusion mechanism to bridge semantic gaps between shallow and deep features, enabling effective local–global feature fusion and improving detection accuracy. Experimental evaluations in long corridors and complex indoor environments showed that the improved bidirectional A* algorithm outperforms the traditional improved A* algorithm in all metrics, particularly in that it reduces computation time significantly while maintaining robustness in symmetric/non-symmetric and dynamic/non-dynamic scenarios. …”
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Methodology for Occupant Head-Neck Injury Testing in Under-Body Blast Impact Based on Virtual-Real Fusion by Xinge Si, Changan Di, Peng Peng, Cong Xu

“…The high-biofidelity dummy used to evaluate occupant protection under blast conditions is often costly and vulnerable. …”
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Endothelial injury is one of the risk factors for the progression of vascular calcification in patients receiving maintenance dialysis by Dan-Dan Yao, Xiao-Wei Yan, Yan Zhou, Zuo-Lin Li, Fang-Xin Qiu

“…The participants received assessments of coronary artery calcification (CAC) and abdominal aortic calcification (AAC), as measured by computed tomography. After the baseline investigation, a 2 years follow-up was performed. …”
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A data ensemble-based approach for detecting vocal disorders using replicated acoustic biomarkers from electroglottography by Lizbeth Naranjo, Carlos J. Pérez, Daniel F. Merino

“…Introduction: The relevant prevalence of voice-related pathologies underscores the need for robust computer-aided diagnostic (CAD) systems capable of supporting early detection and continuous monitoring. …”
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Neurocysticercosis as a cause of epilepsy and seizures in two community-based studies in a cysticercosis-endemic region in Peru. by Luz M Moyano, Mayuko Saito, Silvia M Montano, Guillermo Gonzalvez, Sandra Olaya, Viterbo Ayvar, Isidro González, Luis Larrauri, Victor C W Tsang, Fernando Llanos, Silvia Rodríguez, Armando E Gonzalez, Robert H Gilman, Hector H Garcia, Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru

“…<h4>Principal findings</h4>In two surveys, 17,450 individuals were evaluated. Lifetime prevalence of epilepsy was 17.25/1000, and prevalence of active epilepsy was 10.8/1000 inhabitants. …”
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PMCT-based metric analysis of the first lumbar vertebra for estimation of sex and age in a North Indian population by Surya Kiran Panga, Taher Hussain, Pooja Gupta, Jay Narayan Pandit, Abhishek Yadav, Sudhir Kumar Gupta

“…Abstract Background Post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) enables extensive skeletal morphometric data collection, facilitating the development of novel osteological identification methods. …”
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Simulating record-shattering cold winters of the beginning of the 21st century in France by C. Cadiou, P. Yiou

“…The goal of this study is to evaluate the dynamics of extreme cold spells simulated by a rare-event algorithm. …”
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