Symptoms of dwarf elm (Ulmus pumila L.) health condition in the Left-bank Ukraine by Valentyna L. Meshkova, Olena A. Kuznetsova, Volodymyr P. Turenko

“…We assumed that some symptoms may be associated with specific types of pathologies or indicate the latent development of the disease, which is difficult to diagnose visually. The study aimed to search the relations between the distribution of visually detectable symptoms of U. pumila weakening and tree groups with apparent signs of bacterial wetwood and Dutch elm disease. …”
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A Novel Multi-Sensor Nonlinear Tightly-Coupled Framework for Composite Robot Localization and Mapping by Lu Chen, Amir Hussain, Yu Liu, Jie Tan, Yang Li, Yuhao Yang, Haoyuan Ma, Shenbing Fu, Gun Li

“…Finally, we optimize the VIO (Visual-Inertial Odometry) module in the R3LIVE++ (Robust, Real-time, Radiance Reconstruction with LiDAR-Inertial-Visual state Estimation) framework based on the infrared camera’s capability to acquire depth information. …”
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Treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: one year real-life results with intravitreal Brolucizumab by Settimio Rossi, Carlo Gesualdo, Ernesto Marano, Raffaele Perrotta, Maria Consiglia Trotta, Antonio Del Giudice, Francesca Simonelli

“…These results were obtained with a low number of injections (3.7 ± 1.9) with only one case of intraocular drug-related adverse event. …”
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The possibilities of the non-contrast MRI perfusion in the quantitative assessment of changes in cerebral blood flow by V. V. Popov, Yu. A. Stankevich, O. B. Bogomyakova, A. A. Tulupov

“…The stroke focus shows a nonlinear dynamic of changes, starting from 19.86 ± 5.69 ml/100 g/ min on days 1–3, increasing to 27.57 ± 4.86 ml/100 g/min on days 7–10, and decreasing to 14.48 ± 3.66 ml/100 g/min by the 3–4 month, remaining low compared to visually intact areas and the control group. …”
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Advances in Aircraft Skin Defect Detection Using Computer Vision: A Survey and Comparison of YOLOv9 and RT-DETR Performance by Nutchanon Suvittawat, Christian Kurniawan, Jetanat Datephanyawat, Jordan Tay, Zhihao Liu, De Wen Soh, Nuno Antunes Ribeiro

“…Aircraft skin surface defect detection is critical for aviation safety but is currently mostly reliant on manual or visual inspections. Recent advancements in computer vision offer opportunities for automation. …”
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Development of Visibly Opaque Polyolefin Sheets While Preserving Infrared-Light Transparency by Md. Saiful Hoque, Mehnab Ali, Xiaoruo Sun, Asad Asad, Patricia I. Dolez, James David Hogan, Dan Sameoto

“…This study focused on developing pigmented linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) sheets while preserving their mechanical properties and infrared (IR) transparency. …”
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Potential Factors Affected Safety and Efficacy of Transcatheter Plug Closure for Pediatric Hemoptysis with Anomalous Bronchial Arteries by Hong-Yu Kuang, Qiang Li, Ping Xiang, Chuan Feng, Qi-Jian Yi, Tie-Wei Lu

“…The repeat occlusion was applied for unclosed BAs leading to visual recurrent hemoptysis, the average interval time of which was 5.4 ± 3.6 mon. …”
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An Automatic Registration System Based on Augmented Reality to Enhance Civil Infrastructure Inspections by Leonardo Binni, Massimo Vaccarini, Francesco Spegni, Leonardo Messi, Berardo Naticchia

“…For this purpose, a low-cost and non-invasive RTK receiver was prototyped and firmly attached to an AR device (i.e., Microsoft HoloLens 2). …”
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Analisis Strategi Peningkatan Literasi Dasar pada Siswa Sekolah Dasar di Surabaya untuk Mendukung Peningkatan Nilai Pisa (Program for International Student Assessment): Systematic... by Mutty Hariyati, Fajar Arianto, Martadi Martadi, Fiqrie Restia Agusti

“…Background: The national level of basic literacy skills in Indonesia, as assessed by the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), remains alarmingly low. This is an anomaly considering the implementation of the School Literacy Movement (Gerakan Literasi Sekolah/GLS) at the elementary school level, which has introduced various strategies for enhancing basic literacy skills. …”
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A White Dwarf Catalog from LAMOST DR11 Using Deep Learning by Shengwen Zhang, Yanxia Zhang, Chao Liu

“…Traditional methods for star classification heavily rely on manual visual identification, which is a laborious and time-consuming process. …”
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Large-scale signal propagation modes in the human brain by Youngjo Song, Pyeong Soo Kim, Benjamin A. Philip, Taewon Kim

“…These modes enable the modeling of individual differences in brain temporal dynamics within a low-dimensional manifold, with each dimension aligning with a critical operational aspect. …”
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A prospective comparative randomized trial of the efficacy and safety of topical tenoxicam and diclofenac in knee osteoarthritis by N. G. Kashevarova, E. A. Taskina, E. A. Strebkova, E. P. Sharapova, N. M. Savushkina, T. A. Korotkova, L. I. Alekseeva, A. M. Lila

“…During therapy, we assessed pain using a visual analog scale, the WOMAC index, quality of life using the EQ-5D questionnaire, satisfaction with therapy, and time to effect.Results and discussion. …”
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A Fast and Efficient Denoising and Surface Reflectance Retrieval Method for ZY1-02D Hyperspectral Data by Qiongqiong Lan, Yaqing He, Qijin Han, Yongguang Zhao, Wan Li, Lu Xu, Dongping Ming

“…To address these issues, aiming at fast and efficient processing of Chinese domestic ZY1-02D hyperspectral level-1 data, this study proposes a comprehensive processing framework: (1) To address the low efficiency of traditional bad line detection by visual examination, an automatic bad line detection method based on the pixel grayscale gradient threshold algorithm is proposed; (2) A spectral correlation-based interpolation method is developed to overcome the poor performance of adjacent-column averaging in repairing wide bad lines; (3) A reliable validation method was established based on the spectral band adjustment factors method to compare hyperspectral SR with multispectral SR and in-situ ground measurements. …”
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Vision Transformer Embedded Feature Fusion Model with Pre-Trained Transformers for Keratoconus Disease Classification by Md Fatin Ishrak, Md Maruf Rahman, Md Imran Kabir Joy, Anna Tamuly, Salma Akter, Dewan M. Tanim, Shahajada Jawar, Nayeem Ahmed, Md Sadekur Rahman

“…Keratoconus is a progressive eye disorder that, if undetected, can lead to severe visual impairment or blindness, necessitating early and accurate diagnosis. …”
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Differences in uni-dimensional breathlessness measures and thresholds for clinical response in a randomised controlled trial in people with chronic breathlessness: an exploratory s... by David Currow, Magnus Ekström, Miriam Johnson, Sandra Louw, Philip McCloud, Katherine Clark, Diana Ferreira

“…The aim of this study was to consider the performance of uni-dimensional measures in chronic breathlessness limiting exertion.Methods We report five measures of breathlessness (intensity: worst, best and average in the previous 24 hours; breathlessness now; and an affective component unpleasantness now) and two clinical thresholds over baseline on their 0–100 mm visual analogue scale (8.9 mm absolute improvement; and 15% relative improvement) collected in a multi-site, randomised, double-blind, parallel-arm, placebo-controlled trial of regular, low-dose, sustained-release morphine for people with chronic breathlessness with optimally treated underlying causes.Results Participants (n=284) were mostly elderly men with severe, chronic breathlessness. …”
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MEFSR-GAN: A Multi-Exposure Feedback and Super-Resolution Multitask Network via Generative Adversarial Networks by Sibo Yu, Kun Wu, Guang Zhang, Wanhong Yan, Xiaodong Wang, Chen Tao

“…These results demonstrate that MEFSR-GAN outperforms existing methods in terms of both visual effects and objective evaluation metrics, thereby establishing itself as a state-of-the-art technology.…”
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Modular iodinated carboxybetaine copolymers as charge-sensitive contrast agents for the detection of cartilage degradation by Patrick Weber, Annalena Maier, David Fercher, Maryam Asadikorayem, Marcy Zenobi-Wong

“…Moreover, this polymer also showed a strong local specificity, visualizing local differences in GAG distribution with significantly increased accuracy compared to the controls. …”
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A novel hybrid convolutional and transformer network for lymphoma classification by Mohamed Yacin Sikkandar, Sankar Ganesh Sundaram, Muteb Nasser Almeshari, S. Sabarunisha Begum, E. Siva Sankari, Yousef A. Alduraywish, Waeal J. Obidallah, Fahad Mansour Alotaibi

“…The proposed HCTN-LC demonstrates strong potential for real-time and low-resource clinical deployment, offering a robust and interpretable AI tool for hematopathological diagnosis.…”
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TDFNet: twice decoding V-Mamba-CNN Fusion features for building extraction by Wenlong Wang, Peng Yu, Mengmeng Li, Xiaojing Zhong, Yuanrong He, Hua Su, Yunxuan Zhou

“…Therefore, methods integrating convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and visual transformers (ViTs) are popular nowadays. However, current methods combining these two methods inadequately merge their features and only perform decoding once, leading to issues like unclear boundaries, internal voids, and susceptibility to non-building elements in complex scenarios with low inter-class and high intra-class variability. …”
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ASD-YOLO: a lightweight network for coffee fruit ripening detection in complex scenarios by Baofeng Ye, Baofeng Ye, Renzheng Xue, Renzheng Xue, Haiqiang Xu, Haiqiang Xu

“…At present, how to judge the maturity of coffee fruit mainly depends on the visual inspection of human eyes, which is both time-consuming and labor-intensive. …”
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