Feature Enhancement Network for Infrared Small Target Detection in Complex Backgrounds Based on Multi-Scale Attention Mechanism by Sen Zhang, Weilin Du, Yuan Liu, Ni Zhou, Zheng Li

“…In particular, the introduction of the Iterative Attentional Feature Fusion (iAFF) module at the detection network’s neck aims to tackle the issue of minor target features being overshadowed in the process of cross-scale feature fusion. …”
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Empowering K-12 Mathematics Teachers With Artificial Intelligence: A Systematic Review of Insights, Applications, and Challenges by Dantong Li, Sharifah Osman, Najua Syuhada Ahmad Alhassora, Jeya Amantha Kumar, Sharifah Kartini Said Husain

“…Furthermore, the review emphasizes the absence of specific mathematical content or tasks for K-12 teachers, especially in secondary schools where barriers were noted regarding teacher-specific, tool-specific, and systemic issues. This underscores the necessity for professional development, improved AI tools, and comprehensive systemic frameworks.…”
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An efficient parallel runoff forecasting model for capturing global and local feature information by Yang-hao Hong, Dong-mei Xu, Wen-chuan Wang, Hong-fei Zang, Xiao-xue Hu, Yan-wei Zhao

“…Additionally, due to the opacity in feature distribution processes of AI models, SHAP (Shapley Additive exPlanations) analysis was used to evaluate the contribution of each feature variable to long-term runoff trends. …”
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Combustion Performance and Deposit Characteristics of Boron–Aluminum Composite Fuel in a Powder-Fueled Ramjet: A Ground Test Study by Zuodong Liang, Ming Jiang, Ronggang Wei, Hongyan Li, Shaoqing Hu, Kai Ma, Guiyang Xu, Wenjie Wang, Yanjing Yang

“…The composite powder fuel could be converted into smaller and more combustion-favorable reaction basic units during the combustion process. However, the imbalance and unevenness of Al and B in the combustion reaction and the non-reaction or reaction termination of B particles remain significant issues. …”
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Revolutionizing Construction Safety: Unveiling the Digital Potential of Building Information Modeling (BIM) by Bilal Manzoor, Rabia Charef, Maxwell Fordjour Antwi-Afari, Khalid Saqer Alotaibi, Ehsan Harirchian

“…The construction industry is facing issues worldwide, particularly worker fatalities and injury rates. …”
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Sustainable leachate treatment by integrating electrolysis with palm-shell activated carbon contactor for environmental protection by Amimul Ahsan, Muhamad Jasarudin Bin Mat Ali, Md. Redowan Rashid, Mozaher Ul Kabir, Md. Shafiquzzaman, Monzur Imteaz, Syazwani Idrus, Mohammad Aljaradin, Mohammad T. Alresheedi

“…Abstract The increasingly concerning issue of water pollution caused by untreated leachate necessitates the implementation of effective wastewater treatment methods. …”
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Implementing sustainability frameworks at a product-level – Exploring the usability by Paule Bhérer-Breton, Anna Woodhouse, Bente Aspeholen Åby, Hilke Bos-Brouwers, Melanie Kok, Hanne Fjerdingby Olsen

“…Both frameworks faced significant challenges in distinguishing social and ethical issues at the product level, largely due to data limitations. …”
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A Robust Image Encryption Protocol for Secure Data Sharing in Brain Computer Interface Applications by Sunil Prajapat, Pankaj Kumar, Kashish Chaudhary, Kranti Kumar, Gyanendra Kumar, Ali Kashif Bashir

“…Results include an entropy value of 7.98, Unified Average Changing Intensity (UACI) of 33.4%, Normalized Pixel Change Rate (NPCR) of 99.6%, and negative correlation coefficient values, indicating efficient and effective encryption and decryption processes.…”
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Hybrid Integrated Feature Fusion of Handcrafted and Deep Features for Rice Blast Resistance Identification Using UAV Imagery by Peng Zhang, Zibin Zhou, Huasheng Huang, Yuanzhu Yang, Xiaochun Hu, Jiajun Zhuang, Yu Tang

“…As such, the proposed method could be used to accelerate the process of rice-blast-resistant breeding.…”
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Life Cycle Assessment of Methanol Production from Municipal Solid Waste: Environmental Comparison with Landfilling and Incineration by Cristiano Queiroz Cerqueira, Electo Eduardo Silva Lora, Lidiane La Picirelli de Souza, Márcio Montagnana Vicente Leme, Regina Mambeli Barros, Osvaldo José Venturini

“…Inadequate waste management strategies play a significant role in exacerbating environmental challenges, such as increased greenhouse gas emissions, resource depletion, and other adverse ecological impacts. These issues are aggravated by the global rise in municipal solid waste (MSW) generation, surpassing the rate of population growth. …”
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Assessment of a Top and Bottom Cooling Strategy for Prismatic Lithium-Ion Cells Intended for Automotive Use by Said Madaoui, Bartlomiej Guzowski, Roman Gozdur, Zlatina Dimitrova, Nicolas Audiot, Jocelyn Sabatier, Jean-Michel Vinassa, Franck Guillemard

“…As a result, it supports an even aging process of batteries, ensuring their longevity and optimal performance.…”
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Comprehensive Construction Method for Shield Receiving in Water-rich Silty Sand Stratum by CHEN Yubing, LIU Zhihe, XIAO Fangqi, LIU Wei, LIU Nianwu, GAN Xiaolu, CHEN Shenghan

“…During the steam thawing process of the inner ring freezing wall, the temperature of the outer ring freezing wall increases by approximately 5 ℃. …”
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Oriented SAR Ship Detection Based on Edge Deformable Convolution and Point Set Representation by Tianyue Guan, Sheng Chang, Yunkai Deng, Fengli Xue, Chunle Wang, Xiaoxue Jia

“…By integrating edge deformable convolution with backbone networks, we learn the correlations between discontinuous target blocks in SAR images. This process effectively suppresses speckle noise while capturing the overall offset characteristics of targets. …”
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The relationship between ageism, loneliness, and anxiety in widowed older adults: cognitive function as a moderator in the mediated model by Haohui Shen, Guoliang Pan, Mengge Zhang, Xiuwen He, Mingyang Yao, Yilong Yang

“…ObjectiveAs the global population ages and traditional family support structures decline, mental health issues—particularly anxiety—among widowed older adults have become increasingly prevalent. …”
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Fine-Grained Extraction of Coastal Aquaculture Ponds From Remote Sensing Images Using an Edge-Supervised Multi-task Neural Network by Jian Qi, Min Ji, Fengxiang Jin, Jianran Xu, Hanyu Ji, Juan Wang

“…This network facilitates the supervised extraction process by modeling pond boundaries and the distances from internal points to these boundaries. …”
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Bridging immunization gaps: lessons from Zambia’s 2024 measles–rubella supplementary immunisation activity by Moses Mwale, Penelope Masumbu, Peter Jay Chipimo, Patrick Sakubita, Andrew Phiri, Kennedy Matanda, Kelvin Mwangilwa, Andrea Carcelen, Simon Mutembo, Freddie Masaninga, Jackob Sakala, Peter Clement Lugala

“…Despite achieving high overall coverage, several challenges emerged: funding delays, logistical constraints in remote areas, and data quality issues. Key lessons include the necessity of timely funding disbursement, strengthened cold chain infrastructure, and rigorous data verification processes. …”
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Machine learning for handover decision with mobile edge computing in 6G mobile network: a survey by Soule Issa Loutfi, Ibraheem Shayea, Ufuk Tureli, Ayman A. El-Saleh, Waheeb Tashan, Ramazan Caglar

“…The case becomes more critical with the implementation of Mobile Edge Computing (MEC), which will lead to making the handover decision process more challenging due to its characterization and high requirements. …”
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Application of Machine Tool Thermal Error Compensation in Digital Twin-based System by MA Chi, LI Minging, LIU Jialan, HE Jialong, HUA Chunlei, WANG Liang

“…However, even such methods are sensitive to problems like collinearities among temperature variables, manual parameter tuning, and limited real-time compensation capabilities. To address these issues, the application of thermal error compensation in the digital twin-based system is studied. …”
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Integrated wellbore-surface pressure control production optimization for shale gas wells by Xingyu Zhou, Liming Zhang, Ji Qi, Yanxing Wang, Kai Zhang, Ruijia Zhang, Yaqi Sun

“…Shale gas wells often face challenges in maintaining continuous and stable production due to their coexistence with high- and low-pressure wells within the same development block, which leads to issues involving mixed-pressure flows. Traditional pipeline optimization methods used in conventional gas well blocks fail to address the unique needs of shale gas wells, such as the precise planning of airflow paths, pressure distribution, and compression. …”
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False data injection attack dataset for classification, identification, and detection for IIoT in Industry 5.0Zenodo by A K M Ahasan Habib, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Rosilah Hassan, Shayla Islam, Huda Saleh Abbas

“…The new Industry 5.0 era of interaction and accessibility has been brought about by the widespread use of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices, however, it also has uncovered several security issues, with False Data Injection (FDI) attacks being a significant concern. …”
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