Developing a real-time hand-gesture recognition technique for wheelchair control. by Md Rafiul Huda, Md Liakot Ali, Muhammad Sheikh Sadi

“…However, there are a lot of issues and challenges in using the conventional wheelchairs. …”
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A neural collaborative filtering recommendation algorithm based on attention mechanism and contrastive learning by Liu Jianqiao

“…To settle these issues, this article proposes a recommendation algorithm based on the attention mechanism and contrastive learning, which focuses on more important features through the attention mechanism and increases the quantity of samples to achieve data augmentation through contrastive learning; therefore, it enhances recommendation performance. …”
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Adjusting for principal components can induce collider bias in genome-wide association studies. by Kelsey E Grinde, Brian L Browning, Alexander P Reiner, Timothy A Thornton, Sharon R Browning

“…In all three samples, we find the first PC is highly correlated with genome-wide ancestry whereas later PCs often capture local genomic features. …”
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Characteristics of integrated mangrove-shrimp farming systems in Ben Tre Province, Vietnam: preliminary findings for organic shrimp production certification by Huynh Van Thao, Nguyen Van Cong

“…Identifying technical issues and assessing environmental risks are the leading concerns when considering organic shrimp production certification. …”
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Histologic and genetic features of remodeling of tissue-engineered small-diameter vascular grafts: outcomes of six-month implantation in a sheep model by E. A. Senokosova, E. O. Krivkina, E. A. Velikanova, A. V. Sinitskaya, A. V. Mironov, A. R. Shabaev, M. Yu. Khanova, E. A. Torgunakova, L. V. Antonova

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Mycotoxin Assessment in Minimally Processed Traditional Ecuadorian Foods by Johana Ortiz-Ulloa, Jorge Saquicela, Michelle Castro, Alexander Cueva-Chamba, Juan Manuel Cevallos-Cevallos, Jessica León

“…Samples (45 samples of peanuts and whole-wheat flour, 47 of brown rice, 46 of quinoa, and 36 of lupin) were collected from local markets and supermarkets in the three most populated cities in Ecuador. …”
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Microbial Quality and Prevalence of Water Adulteration of Pasteurized Milk Marketed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Hiwot Tadesse, Aynadis Tamene, Gulelat Dessie

“…Salmonella (98%) was absent in most samples tested. Overall, this study underscores critical issues with pasteurized milk quality in Addis Ababa, including frequent water adulteration and elevated microbial contamination, which pose risks to both nutritional value and consumer health. …”
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Adversarial example defense algorithm for MNIST based on image reconstruction by Zhongyuan QIN, Zhaoxiang HE, Tao LI, Liquan CHEN

“…With the popularization of deep learning, more and more attention has been paid to its security issues.The adversarial sample is to add a small disturbance to the original image, which can cause the deep learning model to misclassify the image, which seriously affects the performance of deep learning technology.To address this challenge, the attack form and harm of the existing adversarial samples were analyzed.An adversarial examples defense method based on image reconstruction was proposed to effectively detect adversarial examples.The defense method used MNIST as the test data set.The core idea was image reconstruction, including central variance minimization and image quilting optimization.The central variance minimization was only processed for the central area of the image.The image quilting optimization incorporated the overlapping area into the patch block selection.Considered and took half the size of the patch as the overlap area.Using FGSM, BIM, DeepFool and C＆amp;W attack methods to generate adversarial samples to test the defense performance of the two methods, and compare with the existing three image reconstruction defense methods (cropping and scaling, bit depth compression and JPEG compression).The experimental results show that the central variance minimization and image quilting optimization algorithms proposed have a satisfied defense effect against the attacks of existing common adversarial samples.Image quilting optimization achieves over 75% classification accuracy for samples generated by the four attack algorithms, and the defense effect of minimizing central variance is around 70%.The three image reconstruction algorithms used for comparison have unstable defense effects on different attack algorithms, and the overall classification accuracy rate is less than 60%.The central variance minimization and image quilting optimization proposed achieve the purpose of effectively defending against adversarial samples.The experiments illustrate the defense effect of the proposed defense algorithm in different adversarial sample attack algorithms.The comparison between the reconstruction algorithm and the algorithm shows that the proposed scheme has good defense performance.…”
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Painting Bronze Age Plaster from Thebes Boeotia by Αntonis Vlavogilakis

“…The techniques used in the samples are presented with reference to the sources that were consulted, the materials used, and their preparation. …”
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Distribution of Environmental Phenols into Follicular Fluid and Urine of Women Attending Infertility Clinic by Anna Klimowska, Joanna Jurewicz, Michał Radwan, Paweł Radwan, Paweł Pol, Bartosz Wielgomas

“…Eight phenols were quantified in more than 50% of the urine samples, while only three parabens were quantified in hydrolyzed FF samples, and only methylparaben was quantified in non-hydrolyzed FF samples. …”
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Il dibattito sulla migrazione in campagna elettorale: confronto tra il caso francese e italiano by Francesca Greco

“…Finally, if it seems possible to identify a close connection between the election result and the issues debated in France, this association seems less evident in Italy. …”
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INTERLABORATORY COMPARATIVE TESTING OF COLLECTIVE AND INDIVIDUAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT TO ENSURE THE ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITY OF DEFENSE PRODUCTS by Aleksey V. Alekseenko, Aleksandr A. Chelobitchenko

“…The topical issues of product quality assessment, which is supplied for the needs of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, as one of the components of the security and defense sector of the state, are considered. …”
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Microarray Data Analysis: From Hypotheses to Conclusions Using Gene Expression Data by Nicola J. Armstrong, Mark A. van de Wiel

“…Clustering of either genes or samples is frequently performed when analyzing microarray data. …”
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Victimisation surveys: What are they good for? by Aromaa Kauko

“…The paper is focused of surveys in which nationally representative population samples are surveyed for their personal victimisation experiences, and their attitudes and opinions of issues related to crime and crime control. …”
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The Variation of Elastic Modulus and Changes of Structures and Mineral Phases In Rocks as Parameters for the Identification of Fire-Setting in Ancient Mines by Angela Celauro, Alexander Maass

“…A set of experiments of heating and cooling have been carried out on different kind of rocks under various conditions and durations in order to record changes in the structures and composition of the samples. This study was set to support the solution of issues in the case of ambiguous identification between structures due to natural events in the rock and artificial exploitation.…”
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New records of Mexican Tardigrada by Łukasz Kaczmarek, Dawid Diduszko, Łukasz Michalczyk

“…In 9 moss samples collected from Mexico, 6 tardigrade species, including 4 new records for the country, were found. …”
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Estimation of Trace Elements (Zinc and Copper) in Serum of Multiple Sclerosis Patients in Baghdad City by Ammar Jabbar, Hassan Al-Saeed

“…Methods: The study was performed during the period March 2021 to August 2021, involved 50 samples divided into two groups the first 25 samples from normal individuals (16 males and 9 females) and the second 25 sample of MS patients (12 males and 13 females) collected with help of (Sa'ad Al-Watrai Hospital), (Neuroscience Hospital) in Baghdad City. …”
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Seeing is believing: believing in a just world reduces perceived inequality by Melvin John, Herbert Bless

“…IntroductionInequality is one of the most pressing social issues of our time, yet individuals often differ in how they perceive and evaluate it. …”
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Non-useful Papanicolaou smears. Analysis of their causes in the first semester 2005 in Cienfuegos city, Cuba by Miryam Magalys González González del Pino, Teresita Sabatés Llerandi, Mayrim Hernández González

“…<strong><br />Conclusions:</strong> Although, the majority of health areas have an index below the 5% of non-useful Papanicolaou smear, there are still difficulties to fulfill adequately the program of early detection of Cervicouterine cancer, due to the issues faced when taking the samples.…”
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The Efficacy of Inulin as a Cryoprotectant Agent on the Nutritional and Quality Characteristics of Frozen Sour Cherry Subjected to Different Freezing Treatments by Ahmet Görgüç, Fatih Mehmet Yılmaz

“…Frozen foodstuffs expose undesired changes during storage, such as enzyme activity, and after thawing, such as drip loss. To overcome such issues, inulin, which is known for its cryoprotectant attributes, was added to sour cherry samples by an ultrasound-assisted vacuum impregnation method prior to different freezing treatments. …”
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