An Interpretable Siamese Attention Res-CNN for Fingerprint Spoofing Detection by Chengsheng Yuan, Zhenyu Xu, Xinting Li, Zhili Zhou, Junhao Huang, Ping Guo

“…Nonetheless, these systems are vulnerable to spoofing attacks from suspicious fingerprints, posing significant risks to privacy. Consequently, a fingerprint presentation attack detection (PAD) strategy is proposed to ensure the security of these systems. …”
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Biogas Production through Anaerobic Codigestion of Distillery Wastewater Sludge and Disposable Spent Yeast by Abu Duguma, Tadele Bekele, Abera Geda

“…Various industrial activities release toxic wastewater sludge and spent yeast into the surrounding ecosystem, posing risks to public health and the environment. …”
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Clinical and dermoscopic assessment of angiosarcoma: a diagnostic classification for early detection by Vincenzo De Giorgi, Biancamaria Zuccaro, Giovanni Cecchi, Gabriella Perillo, Ignazio Stanganelli, Piero Covarelli

“…The identification of CMA poses a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians, as its clinical presentation often overlaps with other benign and malignant dermatological conditions. …”
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Beyond the Surface: A Multidetector Computer Tomography Scan Investigation into Age and Gender Differences. [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 not approved] by Rajalakshmi Rai, Anu Vinod Ranade, Soumya Vinod, Biswabina Ray

“…Background The identification of an individual after mass calamities poses challenges to experts when bones are fragmented. …”
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Geochemical-process extraction and interpretation using matrix factorization: a framework for verifying effectiveness through forward modeling and inversion analysis by Tatsu Kuwatani, Shotaro Akaho, Shotaro Akaho, Kengo Nakamura, Takeshi Komai

“…These datasets were analyzed using PCA and ICA, with preprocessing steps that included standardization and log-ratio transformation to address the challenges posed by compositional data. The results indicate that PCA and ICA effectively extracted the two key geological processes -elemental leaching and original rock heterogeneity-from the synthetic datasets. …”
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Optimizing ultra high-performance concrete (UHPC) mix proportions using technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) for enhanced performance: Precision... by Sathya Sai Regalla, N. Senthil Kumar

“…Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) mix design poses a longstanding challenge for concrete engineers, as it involves optimizing multiple interdependent parameters to achieve desired performance characteristics. …”
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Assessment Of COVID-19 Positive Patients With ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction During The COVID-19 Pandemic by Hakan Duman, Handan Duman

“…Delayed hospital presentation of patients with cardiovascular symptoms during the pandemic poses a challenge for timely diagnosis and management of critical cardiovascular conditions.…”
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Physio-Biochemical changes in lentil genotypes under biotic stress induced by Stemphylium botryosum Wallr by Shishir Rizal, Poly Saha, Partha Mondal, Md Sabir Ahmed Mondol, Jhuma Datta, Tayebeh Ahmadi, Mehdi Rahimi

“…Abstract Stemphylium blight (SB) is a major biotic stress that poses a potential threat to total yield loss in lentils. …”
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Use of Aposteriori Information in the Implementation of Radar Recognition Systems Using Neural Network Technologies by Dmitrii F. Beskostyi, Sergei G. Borovikov, Yurii V. Yastrebov, Ilya A. Sozontov

“…The technical solutions pro-posed take the functioning of the integrated radar system into account, allowing the information parameters required for training MRRS in a single information field to be obtained. …”
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Ochratoxin A reduction in wine fermentation: evaluating the potential of Lachancea thermotolerans by Javier Vicente, Daniel Vidal, Wendu Tesfaye, Fernando Calderón, Fernando García, Santiago Benito

“…The study underscores the importance of strain selection to balance ochratoxin A detoxification with desirable enological properties, particularly in regions where contamination poses a significant challenge to wine safety and quality.…”
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Dengue Early Warning System and Outbreak Prediction Tool in Bangladesh Using Interpretable Tree‐Based Machine Learning Model by Md. Siddikur Rahman, Miftahuzzannat Amrin, Md. Abu Bokkor Shiddik

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims A life‐threatening vector‐borne disease, dengue fever (DF), poses significant global public health and economic threats, including Bangladesh. …”
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Tenogenic Cues Are Biochemically and Environmentally Distinct for Tendon Stem Cells and Mesenchymal/Stromal Stem Cells by Vera Citro, Marta Clerici, Giovanna Della Porta, Nicola Maffulli, Aldo R. Boccaccini, Tina P. Dale, Nicholas R. Forsyth

“…Tendon tissue engineering draws on regenerative medicine principles, offering innovative solutions to address the challenges posed by tendon injuries and degenerative conditions. …”
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Green synthesis and characterization of Triphala SiO2 nanoparticles and screening the efficacy on growth and biochemical constituents in Vigna radiata by Dhanushwr Kumar, Ranjani Soundhararajan, Hemalatha Srinivasan

“…Vigna radiata, a widely cultivated and nutritionally rich legume of agricultural significance, posed as a plant model to evaluate the potential of TpSiNps in promoting plant growth. …”
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Mapping the covariate-adjusted spatial effects of childhood anemia in Ethiopia using a semi-parametric additive model by Seyifemickael Amare Yilema, Seyifemickael Amare Yilema, Yegnanew A. Shiferaw, Najmeh Nakhaeirad, Ding-Geng Chen, Ding-Geng Chen

“…BackgroundGlobally, anemia poses a serious health challenge for children under the age of five, and Ethiopia is one of the countries significantly affected by this issue. …”
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Angiopoietin-Like 8 in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Reduced Levels in Third Trimester Maternal Serum and Placenta, Increased Levels in Cord Blood Serum by Junhua Yuan, Di Zhang, Yunyang Wang, Zhen Zhu, Qian Lin, Manwen Li, Weizhen Zhong, Jing Han, Fengsen Xu, Jing Dong

“…Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) poses a significant health risk to pregnant women, and thus exploring the potential underlying mechanism is highly desirable. …”
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Septohippocampal acetylcholine and theta oscillations can modulate memory encoding and retrieval: Insights from a neural masses network by Gabriele Pirazzini, Mauro Ursino

“…The hippocampus' ability to encode new information while simultaneously avoiding disruptive interference poses a fundamental challenge to cognitive neuroscience. …”
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High-Speed 6DoF Tool Monitoring Using a Low-Cost Photogrammetric System by Ben Sargeant, Pablo Puerto, Charles Richards, Ibai Leizea, Asier Garcia, Stuart Robson

“…Given good photogrammetric geometry, 6DoF parameters of the spinning tool were determined to standard deviations of 37.7 µm and 0.086°.…”
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Modeling monkeypox transmission with a compartmental framework to evaluate testing, isolation and public awareness strategies by Akindele Akano Onifade, Oluwaseun Adenike Akindele, Irfan Ahmad, Muhammad Altaf Khan, Nurulfiza Mat Isa, Ebraheem Alzahrani

“…Abstract Monkeypox (mpox), a viral infectious disease affecting both humans and non-human primates, has posed significant public health challenges, particularly in light of recent global outbreaks. …”
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TOP: A Combined Logical and Physical Obfuscation Method for Securing Networks-on-Chip Against Reverse Engineering Attacks by Mona Hashemi, Siamak Mohammadi, Trevor E. Carlson

“…However, the NoC topology can be extracted through reverse engineering attacks with the goal of making illegal copies or unauthorized access to interconnect structure and system parameters, including routing protocols and data traffic patterns, thereby posing a threat to the security of the entire system. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Seed-Borne Mycoflora on Seed Quality and Health of Various Oryza sativa Varieties by Mohammad Waris Haider, Mihir Kumar Mishra, Falak Fayaz, Dilshad Ahmad, Azhar Mehmood

“…Seed mycoflora poses significant challenges to rice production, leading to substantial economic losses. …”
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