Residual channel attention based sample adaptation few-shot learning for hyperspectral image classification by Yuefeng Zhao, Jingqi Sun, Nannan Hu, Chengmin Zai, Yanwei Han

“…Abstract Few-shot learning (FSL) uses prior knowledge and supervised experience to effectively classify hyperspectral images (HSIs), thereby reducing the cost of large numbers of labeled samples. …”
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Development and Psychometric Properties of the Pain and Sensitivity Reactivity Scale in a Diverse Sample of Autistic People by Agustín E. Martínez-González, Matti Cervin, José A. Piqueras, Lidia Infante-Cañete, Susana Pérez-Sánchez

“…Background: Recent studies indicate the need to examine how the gut microbiota–brain axis is implicated in pain, sensory reactivity and gastro-intestinal symptoms in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but no scale exists that assesses all these constructs simultaneously. Methods: We created a pool of 100 items based on the real-world experience of autistic people, and a multidisciplinary team and stakeholders reduced this pool to 50 items assessing pain, sensory hypersensitivity, and sensory hyposensitivity. …”
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RASN: Using Attention and Sharing Affinity Features to Address Sample Imbalance in Facial Expression Recognition by Jiahong Yang, Zhisheng Lv, Kai Kuang, Sen Yang, Liuming Xiao, Qiang Tang

“…In addition, an affinity features attention module is added to highlight expression-related affinity features and suppress expression-unrelated ones for enhancing the role of sharing affinity features. Experiments on the CK+, RAF-DB, and FER2013 datasets validate the robustness of our method to sample imbalance. …”
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Perceived costs and benefits of companion dog keeping based on a convenience sample of dog owners by Laura Gillet, Borbála Turcsán, Eniko Kubinyi

“…The study employed both quantitative (a Cost/Benefit scale consisting of 33 neutrally-phrased statements rated on a seven-point scale, from − 3 to + 3) and qualitative methods (two open-ended questions). Quantitative results showed that owners rated the short lifespan of dogs as the most negative aspect, while the belief that dogs brighten their lives was rated most positively. …”
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Salivary Statherin as a Dental Caries Biomarker among a Sample of Adolescents in Baghdad City by Sara Hikmat Yousif, Alhan Ahmed Qasim

“…Objective: This research investigated the potential of salivary statherin as a biomarker for dental caries, examining its connection to the nutritional status of adolescents. Subjects and Methods: This comparative (observational) research included 90 15-year-old adolescents of both sexes. …”
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Demographic bias mitigation at test-time using uncertainty estimation and human–machine partnership by Anoop Krishnan Upendran Nair, Ajita Rattani

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Longitudinal predictors of alcohol use and problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in an at-risk veteran sample by Angela J. Zaur, Dongho Shin, Jasmine Lewis, Robert A. Perera, William C. Walker, Amma Agyemang, Tara Austin, Cooper Hodges, Sarah L. Martindale, Mary Jo Pugh, Ananda B. Amstadter, Christina M. Sheerin

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Acceptability and Feasibility of Using Hair Samples for Chronic Stress Measurement Among Transgender Women in Brazil by Sophia Zamudio‐Haas, Paula Galdino Cardin de Carvalho, Alexander Marr, A. Rain Mocelle, Antonio Moscatelli, Katia Cristina Bassichetto, Gustavo Santa Roza Saggese, Patric V. Prado, Roy Gerona, Sheri A. Lippman, Maria Amélia Veras, Jae M. Sevelius

“…Given the potential benefits of hair as a chronic stress biometric, research with this novel method is burgeoning, yet rarely involves transgender (“trans”) populations, despite high levels of reported stress among trans people due to experiences of stigma and discrimination. …”
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Acoustic Emission Monitoring and Failure Precursors of Sandstone Samples under Various Loading and Unloading Paths by Jie Xu, Jingdong Jiang, Lingling Zuo, Yufeng Gao

“…To explore the failure precursors of hard rock, a series of triaxial loading and unloading experiments were carried out on sandstone sample using the acoustic emission systems. …”
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Limiting Spectral Distribution of Large-Dimensional Sample Covariance Matrices Generated by the Periodic Autoregressive Model by Jin Zou, Dong Han

“…We propose to use the moment-constrained maximum entropy method to estimate the spectral density function. …”
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Sample Training Based Wildfire Segmentation by 2D Histogram θ-Division with Minimum Error by Jianhui Zhao, Erqian Dong, Mingui Sun, Wenyan Jia, Dengyi Zhang, Zhiyong Yuan

“…To further improve the accuracy, the combination approach is presented with both θ-division and other segmentation methods such as GMM. Our approach is tested on real images, and the experiments prove its efficiency for wildfire segmentation.…”
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AMCL: supervised contrastive learning with hard sample mining for multi-functional therapeutic peptide prediction by Jiwei Fang, Henghui Fan, Jintao Zhao, Jianping Zhao, Junfeng Xia

“…However, the identification of peptide functions through wet-lab experiments is both time-consuming and costly, necessitating efficient computational prediction methods. …”
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Analyzing the Lived Experiences of End-of-life Cancer Patients by Farah Lotfi Kashani, Shahram Vaziri, Hamid Nasrollahi, Malihe Rabbani

“…Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the lived experiences of end-of-life cancer patients. Methods: A phenomenological qualitative method was used to conduct this study. …”
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Preparation of Ampicillin Surface Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Its Selective Recognition of Ampicillin in Eggs Samples by Yang Tian, Yue Wang, Shanshan Wu, Zhian Sun, Bolin Gong

“…This work presents a sensitive, fast, and convenient method for the determination of trace ampicillin in food samples.…”
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Insights from platelet donors in tertiary care hospitals by Swapna Yalamanchili, Vijayashree Raghavan, Femela Muniraj, V. Mythily

“…Background: Blood and platelet transfusions play a vital, life-saving role in modern medicine. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study utilized a structured questionnaire administered to platelet donors via a convenience sampling method from February 2023 to October 2023. …”
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Feasibility and Efficacy of Commercial-Off-the-Shelf Virtual Reality Applications for Managing Chronic Pain and Enhancing Well-Being Among Older Adults in the Community: Mixed Meth... by Rachel Yim Fong Leung, Megan Zichen Ye, Flora Yaqian Zhang, Tyrone Tai-On Kwok, Yuying Sun, Agnes Yuen Kwan Lai, Juming Jiang, Mimi Mun Yee Tse

“…ObjectiveThe main objectives of this study were to (1) evaluate the feasibility of using commercial-off-the-shelf VR applications for managing chronic pain among older adults, (2) assess the efficacy of VR in alleviating chronic pain, and (3) examine its impact on the well-being of older adults in a community setting. MethodsThe study was a single-arm mixed methods pilot study. …”
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Safety Evaluation of Fog Warning Systems in a Connected Vehicle Environment Based on Sample Entropy by Xuewei Li, Yuchen Jia, Yufei Chen, Guanyang Xing, Xiaohua Zhao, Jian Rong

“…In general, this study proposed a novel safety evaluation index and a general evaluation method of the fog warning system.…”
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Participative research for individualised care in cardiovascular diseases (PRIC-CVD): study protocol for a non-interventional, multicentre mixed-methods study as part of iCARE4CVD by Bianca Steiner, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca, Loreena Hill, Bettina Zippel-Schultz, Julia Brandts, Matthew Barrett, Thomas Maria Helms, Sabine Friedl, Marlo Verket, Karolien Baldewijns, Marguerite Murphy, Anne McNulty, Markus Schwertfeger, Iñaki Romero

“…However, patient participation is often unsuccessful due to the lack of a representative patient sample who is involved throughout the project’s duration, has knowledge of the project and can contribute their experience.Methods and analysis Participative Research for Individualised Care in Cardiovascular Diseases is a non-interventional, non-randomised, multicentre mixed-methods study. …”
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Migratory and psychosocial predictors of child emotional and physical health among a sample of refugee mothers by Daniel J. Whitaker, Jesscia Koreis, Erin A. Weeks, Nikita Rao, Shannon Self-Brown, Mary Helen O'Connor

“…Eligible participants were of Afghan, Burmese, or Congolese descent and able to be interviewed in English, Dari, Pashto, Karen, Burmese, or Congolese. Methods: Mothers completed a baseline interview that included questions on demographics, migratory experiences and stressors, and current psychosocial functioning including mental health, social support, and parenting skill and stress. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the body image life disengagement questionnaire in a sample of adolescents by Kun Zhang, Huixing Huang, Qiaosong Wang, Lin Ye, Rongjin Lin

“…The objective of this study is to create a Chinese version of the BILD-Q and assess its validity and reliability with Chinese adolescents. Methods A total of 593 adolescents were recruited, of whom 316 (Sample 1) completed only the BILD-Q and 277 (Sample 2) completed the BILD-Q, Eating Attitudes Test (EAT), and Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2). …”
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