Vision-Transformer Model Validation Image Dataset by Mathew G. Pelletier, John D. Wanjura, Greg A. Holt

“…The removal of plastic contamination from cotton lint is a critical issue for the U.S. cotton industry. One primary source of this contamination is the plastic wrap used on cotton modules by John Deere round module harvesters. …”
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A Shadow Detection Method Combining Topography and Spectra for Remote Sensing Images in Mountainous Environments by Huagui Xu, Jingxing Zhu, Feng Wang, Hongjian You, Wenzhi Wang

“…Current shadow detection methods primarily rely on the spectral information of images, which can often result in shadow misdetection due to the phenomenon of spectral confusion of different objects. To mitigate this issue, we propose a method that combines topography and spectra (CTS). …”
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Application of unified microprocessor relay protection units in electrical machine diagnostics by V. I. Polishchuk, M. V. Kritsky, D. M. Bannov, S. V. Malyshev

“…The article concentrates on the topical issue connected with the detection of defects in the rotor winding of electric machines. …”
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Design and Evaluation of a Cloud Computing System for Real-Time Measurements in Polarization-Independent Long-Range DAS Based on Coherent Detection by Abdusomad Nur, Almaz Demise, Yonas Muanenda

“…Data handling in DAS remains an open issue, as many applications need continuous monitoring of a volume of samples whose storage and processing in real time require high-capacity memory and computing resources. …”
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A Biphase Code Sidelobe Suppression Method Based on the CLEAN Algorithm by Yiding Liang, Liyu Tian

“…In the processing of biphase-coded signals, if the moment of ADC sampling coincides with the transition edge of the code inversion, it can result in the loss of peak information. …”
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EU-Turkey Relations: Changing Approaches by Tamás Szigetvári

“…Due to policies from both the Turkish and some EU countries’ side, however, the accession process slowed down and came to a stalemate. Since neither the EU, nor Turkey is interested in a breakup of the accession process, they started negotiation on some key issues, to keep the accession process alive. …”
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AoI-aware task scheduling in edge-assisted real-time applications by WANG Hongyan, SUN Qibo, MA Xiao, ZHOU Ao, WANG Shangguang

“…To address the issue where the resource limitations of wireless devices caused state extraction delays that cannot meet the freshness requirements of real-time applications, considering the limited processing capacity of edge nodes, a scheduling method that jointly considered information freshness and real-time performance was proposed. …”
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Repeated valve replacement: approaches and devices (literature review) by K. Yu. Klyshnikov, E. A. Ovcharenko, A. N. Stasev, L. S. Barbarash

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Considerations of Cloud Computing Contracts at the Conclusion Stage by Mohammadali Hasanian, Esmaeil Shahsavandi, Amirabbas Bozorgmehr

“…One of the most important challenges of these contracts is issues related to data security and user privacy. …”
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Multi-Level Intertemporal Attention-Guided Network for Change Detection in Remote Sensing Images by Shuo Liu, Qinyu Zhang, Yuhang Zhang, Xiaochen Niu, Wuxia Zhang, Fei Xie

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PLS-α-GalCer: a novel targeted glycolipid therapy for solid tumors by Jay A Berzofsky, Shweta Tiwary, Julian Burks, David M Stevens, Sarah L Skoczen, Ruvanthi N Kularatne, Stephan T Stern

“…In addition, using SR-A1 knockout RAW cells, a murine macrophage cell line, we showed that PLS-α-GalCer uptake and processing in APCs are more efficient compared with α-GalCer. …”
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Efficient expression of a novel α-amylase for reduction of tobacco starch and smoke hazard by Zongchen Han, Jie Hao, Dian Zou, Zhikang Sun, Zekun Zhang, Chenqi Niu, Qi Lu, Kuo Huang, Changwen Ye, Xuetuan Wei

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Awareness and attitudes of pregnant women towards STI prevention and treatment in new sociomedical conditions of COVID-19 pandemic by Vladimir I. Timoshilov, Aleksey V. Breusov, Ali Ch. Nasibov, Ramis R. Khabibulin, Diana S. Krivoputskikh, Margarita N. Antyukhina

“…Information deficit in 2020-2021 and the emphasis on issues of maintaining health in connection with the psychological factors of the pandemic accounted for peculiarities of awareness of young women regarding the prevention of STIs. …”
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Sonochemical Effects on Wheat Starch by Sergey A. Bredikhin, Alexander N. Martekha, Vasily V. Toroptsev, Yuliya E. Kaverina, Igor A. Korotkiy

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Automatic Traffic Data Collection under Varying Lighting and Temperature Conditions in Multimodal Environments: Thermal versus Visible Spectrum Video-Based Systems by Ting Fu, Joshua Stipancic, Sohail Zangenehpour, Luis Miranda-Moreno, Nicolas Saunier

“…Thermal video is insensitive to lighting interference and pavement temperature, solves issues associated with visible light cameras for traffic data collection, and offers other benefits such as privacy, insensitivity to glare, storage space, and lower processing requirements.…”
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GVDF-RRT*: An Improved F-RRT* Path Planning Algorithm Based on Generalized Voronoi Diagram by Yitao Zhong, Xiaojing Zhu, Jianfang Huang, Yaokun Ye, Zhaoming Wang, Yuhuai Wang

“…The improved variant, F-RRT*, significantly reduces the initial cost by generating new nodes; however, it also leads to increased computational time and poses challenges in narrow passage environments. To address these issues, this paper proposes an improved F-RRT* algorithm based on the Generalized Voronoi Diagram (GVD), called GVDF-RRT*. …”
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Innovative sports nutrition is the basis of sports results by A. Salavelis, S. Pavlovsky, M. Molodan

“…The purpose of the work is to analyze the current state of nutrition of students who are actively engaged in amateur or professional sports based on the analysis of the results of research and student questionnaires on nutrition issues, the development of recommendations regarding publicly available informativeness about the peculiarities of the relationship between the types of food products and their digestion time, conditions and place of digestion basic food ingredients and thereby improving the nutrition of such youth. …”
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Deep Learning Techniques for Early Fault Detection in Bearings: An Intelligent Approach by Omar Mohammed Amin Ali, Rebin Abdulkareem Hamaamin, Shahab Wahhab Kareem

“…Machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) algorithms have improved image processing, speech recognition, defect detection, item identification, and medical sciences. …”
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A Micro-Segmentation Method Based on VLAN-VxLAN Mapping Technology by Di Li, Zhibang Yang, Siyang Yu, Mingxing Duan, Shenghong Yang

“…As information technology continues to evolve, cloud data centres have become increasingly prominent as the preferred infrastructure for data storage and processing. However, this shift has introduced a new array of security challenges, necessitating innovative approaches distinct from traditional network security architectures. …”
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Factors related to good food-handling practices: a cross-sectional study based on male food handlers in catering establishments by Yujuan Chen, Jiangen Song, Jiajia Dai, Wei Shi

“…Abstract Background Male food handlers in catering service establishments play an important role in food safety issues in China. However, their food-handling practices are not fully understood. …”
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