An improved chilli pepper flower detection approach based on YOLOv8 by Zhi-Yong Wang, Cui-Ping Zhang

“…To begin, the CBAM structure that incorporates edge information is integrated into Backbone to expand the feature extraction receptive field and facilitate the learning of long-distance dependency. The BERT model is then used to encode conditional information, which is integrated into the backbone via the ELAN layer to assist the training and inference processes. …”
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Conditional ablation of the choroideremia gene causes age-related changes in mouse retinal pigment epithelium. by Silène T Wavre-Shapton, Tanya Tolmachova, Mafalda Lopes da Silva, Clare E Futter, Miguel C Seabra

“…The retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is a pigmented monolayer of cells lying between the photoreceptors and a layer of fenestrated capillaries, the choriocapillaris. …”
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Evaluation of N-(3-(dimethyl hexadecyl ammonio)propyl) palmitamide bromide as cationic surfactant corrosion inhibitor for API N80 steel in acidic environment by A.S. Fouda, M.A. Elmorsi, Samy M. Shaban, T. Fayed, O. Azazy

“…The adsorption behavior of the amphipathic inhibitor obey Langmuir adsorption model. The change in free energy of adsorption of the synthesized inhibitor range from −40.5 to −45.5 kJ mol−1 as an indication for chemisorption process between inhibitor and steel. …”
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DEEP GROUND PENETRATING RADAR IMAGING FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXPLORING ORE AND GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES IN THE CALAMINE MINE, CENTRAL IRAN by Nasrin Sadrmohammadi, Selma Kadioğlu, Khalil Rezaei, Mahmoud Honarvar

“…This study aimed to identify mineralized zones within a sedimentary structure, including its discontinuities such as layer boundaries, and faults. The Loza-N model Deep Ground Penetrating Radar (DGPR) system with a 25 MHz antenna was employed to achieve a target depth of up to 200 meters. …”
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Evaluation of shaped V/HY zeolite catalysts in a continuous oxidative-adsorptive desulfurization of dibenzothiophene: Effects of kaolin and pseudo-boehmite as binders by Mojtaba Rahimzadeh, Golshan Mazloom, Farhad Banisharif

“…A continuous oxidative/adsorptive desulfurization process was developed in a fixed bed reactor filled with shaped catalysts to explore influences of different binders on textural properties acidity of catalysts and hence their performance in the desulfurization of model oil containing 1000 ppmw dibenzothiophene (DBT). …”
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An aspartyl protease-mediated cleavage regulates structure and function of a flavodoxin-like protein and aids oxidative stress survival. by Anamika Battu, Rajaram Purushotham, Partha Dey, S Surya Vamshi, Rupinder Kaur

“…A family of eleven glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored aspartyl proteases, commonly referred to as CgYapsins, regulate a myriad of cellular processes in the pathogenic yeast Candida glabrata, but their protein targets are largely unknown. …”
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Efficient and safe software defined network topology discovery protocol by Dong LI, Junqing YU, Yongpu GU, Pengcheng ZHAO

“…The network topology discovery in OpenFlow-based software-defined networks is mainly achieved by utilizing the OpenFlow discovery protocol (OFDP).However, it has been observed in existing research that OFDP exhibits low updating efficiency and is susceptible to network topology pollution attacks.To address the efficiency and safety concerns of the network topology discovery protocol, an in-depth investigation was conducted on the mechanism and safety of OFDP network topology discovery.The characteristics of network topology establishment and updating in OFDP were analyzed, and an improved protocol named Im-OFDP (improved OpenFlow discovery protocol) based on the minimum vertex covering problem in graph theory was proposed.In Im-OFDP, the switch port table and network link table were initially established using prior information obtained from OFDP network topology discovery.Subsequently, a graph model of the network topology was constructed, and the minimum vertex covering algorithm in graph theory was employed to select specific switches for the reception and forwarding of topology discovery link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) packets.Multi-level flow tables were designed based on the network topology structure, and these flow entries were installed on the selected switches by the controller to process LLDP packets.To address security issues, dynamic check code verification in LLDP packets was employed to ensure the safety of network links.Additionally, a network equipment information maintenance mechanism was established based on known network topologies to ensure the safety of the network equipment.Experimental results demonstrate a significant reduction in the number of network topology discovery messages, bandwidth overhead, and CPU overhead through the deployment of Im-OFDP.Moreover, the response time for node failures and link recovery time after mode failure is substantially reduced.Im-OFDP also effectively mitigates various network topology pollution attacks, such as link fabrication and switch forgery attacks.Overall, Im-OFDP has the capability to enhance the efficiency and safety of SDN topology discovery.…”
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Role of the Mucin-2 and Kaiso genes in the social behavior of mice by E. N. Kozhevnikova, K. M. Achasova, V. S. Korostina, E. B. Prokhortchouk, E. A. Litvinova

“…Inflammatory processes in the gut lead to abnormal­ities in various systems of the body, in particular, to changes in the activity of the central nervous system. …”
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Fabrication of Air Cavity Structures Using DRIE for Acoustic Signal Confinement in FBAR Devices by Raju Patel, Manoj Singh Adhikari, Deepak Bansal, Tanmoy Majumder

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miR-181d-5p Protects against Retinal Ganglion Cell Death after Blunt Ocular Injury by Regulating NFIA-Medicated Astrocyte Development by Jinghua Li, Junyi Liu, Yuanping Zhang, Xu Zha, Hong Zhang, Yongying Tang, Xueying Zhao

“…One of the important pathological processes in TON is the death of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs), but the cause of RGCs death remains unclear. …”
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Preparation of sludge-based activated carbon and its application for phosphorus adsorption by HE Zishuai, LI Haitao, GAO Hong

“…The results showed that when the adsorption time was 360 min and pH of 6, the adsorption capacity of TSAC and XHAC for phosphorus was 7.3 mg/g and 6.8 mg/g, which was higher than the adsorption capacity of commercial activated carbon(4.1 mg/g). The adsorption process conformed to the Langmuir model and pseudo second-order kinetic equation, and was a chemical adsorption on the surface of a single molecular layer. …”
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PATHOMORPHOLOGICAL CHANGES IN THE VESSELS OF THE HEART AND THE LUNGS IN PNEUMOCONIOSIS by Надежда Николаевна Михайлова, Олег Иванович Бондарев, Мария Сергеевна Бугаева

“…In the conditions of the prolonged exposure to coal-rock dust on the body in the vessels of the heart and the lungs we observed the formation of similar pathological changes in the form of endotheliosis, hypertrophy of the medial layer, thickening of the wall, perivascular fibrosis. …”
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Radiological assessment of bioengineered bone in a muscle flap for the reconstruction of critical-size mandibular defect. by Randa Al-Fotawei, Ashraf F Ayoub, Neil Heath, Kurt B Naudi, K Elizabeth Tanner, Matthew J Dalby, Jeremy McMahon

“…These findings suggest a rapid deposition rate of the mineralised tissue and an active remodelling process of the newly regenerated bone within the muscle flap. …”
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Hybrid quantum neural networks show strongly reduced need for free parameters in entity matching by Lukas Bischof, Stefan Teodoropol, Rudolf M. Füchslin, Kurt Stockinger

“…We do this by implementing a neural network with a classical embedding layer and extending it with quantum layers. Our experimental results suggest that our hybrid quantum neural network reaches similar performance as classical approaches while requiring an order of magnitude fewer parameters than its classical counterpart. …”
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Numerical simulation analysis of settlement for super-large diameter shield tunneling undercrossing high-speed railway subgrade by LOU Hongjun, SU Dong, LIN Xingtao, WANG Xuetao, SONG Ming

“…The simulation results show that during the process of shield penetration into the composite strata, the surface of the ballast layer of the high speed railroad foundation experiences varying degrees of settlement in the direction of shield tunnel excavation. …”
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Key technology of fine description of complex fault block reservoir and its application by LI Guoyong

“…Six key technologies have been gradually formed, including small layer division and fine correlation of complex fault block reservoirs, low-order fault identification, comprehensive characterization of delta reservoirs, formation and main controlling factors of dominant permeability channels in the process of water injection development, three-dimensional geological modeling of complex fault block reservoirs, and quantitative characterization and distribution of remaining oil, which are applied to five typical blocks, including two types of reservoir genesis of fan delta and braided river delta, and two types of physical properties of medium permeability and low permeability. …”
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Visualization of Information Retrieval in Smart Library Based on Virtual Reality Technology by Shulin Fang

“…The elements and contents of the service context are introduced, and the strategy of constructing the service context of the knowledge service extension of the smart library is proposed. A visual model of information retrieval is constructed. The model integrates the core steps of the information visualization process and introduces the information space and functional system (navigation, organization, indexing, and retrieval) in the information construction theory into it and through five mapping layers (functional space mapping, visualization space mapping, visualization mapping, view mapping, and interactive mapping) and six spatial layers (role space, information space, functional space, visualized information space, visualized object space, and visualized view space), which describe visualization applications that target the user experience model in information construction build process.…”
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DEDSWIN-Net: Dual Encoder Dilated Convolution and Swin Transformer Network for the Classification of Liver CT Images by Jyoshna Allenki, Hemant Kumar Soni

“…The proposed framework consists of four components: a dilated convolution-based encoder, a transformer-based encoder, a multi-scale multiple feature fusion decoder (MSMFD), and a DL training model. The dilated convolution layers can retrieve fine spatial features, whereas Swin models are designed to obtain global information. …”
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A sustainable neuromorphic framework for disease diagnosis using digital medical imaging by Rutwik Gulakala, Marcus Stoffel

“…The framework comprises branched and densely connected layers described by a Leaky-Integrate and Fire (LIF) neuron model. …”
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Landslides and sinkholes of the karst environment in the vicinity of the Ufa river by N. A. Orlova

“…As a result of the conducted route reconnaissance and geological engineering surveys, data about the development pattern of exogenous processes at a site adjoining the city of Ufa were obtained. …”
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