YOLOv-MA: A High-Precision Foreign Object Detection Algorithm for Rice by Jiahui Wang, Mengdie Jiang, Tauseef Abbas, Hao Chen, Yuying Jiang

“…The overall <i>mAP</i>@[0.5:0:95] reaches 90.8%, reflecting an improvement of 3.3%. Furthermore, the proposed model outperforms SSD, FCOS, EfficientDet, YOLOv5, YOLOv6, YOLOv7, YOLOv8, YOLOv9, YOLOv11, and YOLOv12 in overall performance. …”
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Gelsolin-mediated actin filament severing, mechanics, and conformational changes at neutral and acidic pH by Taylor V. Douglas, Taylor V. Douglas, Claire A. Toland, Sydney A. Paulin, Nicholas Castaneda, Nicholas Castaneda, Laurene Tetard, Laurene Tetard, Ellen H. Kang, Ellen H. Kang, Ellen H. Kang

“…Using Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence (TIRF) microscopy imaging and pyrene fluorescence assays, we demonstrate that filament severing efficiencies by gelsolin are enhanced in acidic conditions. …”
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Use of Semantic Indicators of Risk during Implementation of Customs Control by Andrey Arkadyevich Dmitriev

“…In the article the exemplary risks identifications algorithm is described, probably problems of the algorithms efficient work are reflected and ways of those problems solution are suggested.…”
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Experimental Evaluation of GAGG:Ce Crystalline Scintillator Properties Under X-Ray Radiation by Anastasios Dimitrakopoulos, Christos Michail, Ioannis Valais, George Fountos, Ioannis Kandarakis, Nektarios Kalyvas

“…Moreover, it showed high spectral compatibility with commonly used photoreceptors in modern day such as complementary metal–oxide–semiconductors (CMOS) and charge-coupled-devices (CCD) with SMF values of 0.95 for CCD with broadband anti-reflection coating and 0.99 for hybrid CMOS blue. The aforementioned properties of this scintillator material were indicative of its superior efficiency in the examined medical energy range, compared to other commonly used scintillators.…”
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Nonlinear Raman-Nath diffraction in submicron-thick periodically poled lithium niobate thin film by Xiao-Ni Li, Ling-Zhi Peng, Yuan-Yuan Liu, Li-Hong Hong, De-Ming Hu, Yuan-Yuan Zhao, Xuan-Ming Duan, Bao-Qin Chen, Zhi-Yuan Li

“…Here, we report on the first experimental observation of NRND in a submicron-thick periodically poled lithium niobate thin film (PPLNTF) by geometric reflection pumped via a near-infrared femtosecond pulse laser. …”
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High Absorption Broadband Ultra-Long Infrared Absorption Device Based on Nanoring–Nanowire Metasurface Structure by Jiao Wang, Hua Yang, Zao Yi, Junqiao Wang, Shubo Cheng, Boxun Li, Pinghui Wu

“…Upon the matching of the impedance of the metamaterial absorber with the impedance of the incident light, the light reflection is reduced to a minimum, and increase the absorption ratio. …”
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Integration of Edge-Lit Quantum Dot Coated Lightguides in Soft Smart Surfaces by Ravi Kishore, Jan Audenaert, Frederick Bossuyt, Pieter Bauwens, Bjorn Vandecasteele, Youri Meuret

“…These offer saturated colors but face challenges in cost, brightness, efficiency, and durability. Backlight-based technologies, such as edge-lit planar lightguides, provide a mature alternative. …”
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Improving the gain of a notched-type printed dipole indoors antenna using SSFG technique for DTV systems by Tanaporn Payommai, Maitree Tamma, Witchupong Wiboonjaroen, Sanchai Ramphueiphad, Apidach Boonjue, Saran Kampeephat

“…Additionally, the radiation efficiency remains above 60 % across the entire frequency band. …”
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Adaptive pixel attention network for hyperspectral image classification by Yuefeng Zhao, Chengmin Zai, Nannan Hu, Lu Shi, Xue Zhou, Jingqi Sun

“…Experimental results on four widely used HSI datasets IP, UP, HU, and KSC show that the proposed network is superior to other state-of-the-art classification models in accuracy, and it also has a better efficiency than other 3D works.…”
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Agile cavity ringdown spectroscopy enabled by moderate optical feedback to a quantum cascade laser by Qinxue Nie, Yibo Peng, Qiheng Chen, Ningwu Liu, Zhen Wang, Cheng Wang, Wei Ren

“…Without using any phase-locking loops, we reflect a moderate amount of light (–18.2 dB) to a continuous-wave QCL simply using a fixed flat mirror, narrowing the QCL linewidth from 1.2 MHz to 170 kHz and significantly increasing the laser-cavity coupling efficiency. …”
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Nonlinear optical properties of some nanosized ammonium dihydrogen phosphate crystals incorporated in aluminum oxide nanopores by D. Guichaoua, W. Alnusirat, V. Adamiv, N. Andrushchak, I. Teslyuk, D. Shulha, A. Andrushchak, I. Gnilitskyi, B. Sahraoui

“…This research underscores the considerable influence of nanopore size on THG efficiency, highlighting the importance of light scattering and phase-matching conditions. …”
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Key technology research and development and prospects for outdoor large- and medium-sized snow groomers by Jiawei SHENG, Zhehan CHEN, Yanli YANG, Chun JIN, Lifang ZHENG, Xixia LIU, Weidong LUO

“…These machines not only facilitated the seamless execution of the games but also reflected China’s strength in manufacturing and technology. …”
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Comprehensive Review of Wearable Antennas With Flexible Periodic Structures for Body-Effect Mitigation by Adel Ashyap, Raad Raad, Faisel Tubbal, Wajid Ali Khan, Suhila Abulgasem

“…Consequently, their performance metrics such as reflection coefficient, bandwidth, radiation characteristics, efficiency, gain, directivity, and Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) can be significantly affected by interactions with human body tissues. …”
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Rejuvenation of reverse osmosis polyamide membranes degraded by chlorine in the presence of ferric chloride by Muhammad Inam Bari, Bende Merve Kayhan, Bengü Bozkaya, Aykut Argönül

“…After applying the rejuvenation treatment to the degraded membranes, the efficiency of the rejuvenating agent was determined based on the improvement achieved for performance testing with respect to salt rejection and permeability. …”
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Application of Real-Time Palm Imaging with Nelder–Mead Particle Swarm Optimization/Regression Algorithms for Non-Contact Blood Pressure Detection by Te-Jen Su, Ya-Chung Hung, Wei-Hong Lin, Wen-Rong Yang, Qian-Yi Zhuang, Yan-Xiang Fei, Shih-Ming Wang

“…In the NM-PSO method, a standard webcam captures continuous images of the palm, extracting physiological data through light wave reflection and employing independent component analysis (ICA) to remove noise artifacts. …”
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An integrated CFD and machine learning analysis on pilots in-flight thermal comfort and productivity by Xueren Li, Ziqi Chen, Yin Tang, Yihuan Yan, Bichen Shang, Shengjin Xu, Jiyuan Tu

“…Analysis via XGBoost revealed that mean radiant temperature had the most substantial impact on thermal satisfaction in the cockpit, underscoring the efficiency of optimising cockpit materials for better absorption and reflection of radiative heat for enhanced thermal environment control.…”
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Broadband millimeter-wave metasurface antenna array with printed ridge gap waveguide for high front-to-back ratio by Hao Yi, Yajie Mu, Jiaqi Han, Long Li

“…Measured results show that an FBR greater than 28 dB can be obtained over a 24% impedance bandwidth (from 24.9 GHz to 31.7 GHz) with the reflection coefficient less than −10 dB. The measured antenna gain ranges from 17 dBi to 19.2 dBi and the corresponding measured aperture efficiencies are 35% and 45.6%. …”
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Enhancing Team Competencies in Medical Education: Conceptualization and Implementation of a Teaching Unit for German Medical Students by Geue K, Körner F, Appelt J, Herberg L, Junne FP

“…This includes the introduction of an online self-learning module and the implementation of video feedback to intensify self-reflection. Additionally, there are plans to integrate this course with other modules and to establish a longitudinal approach to the overarching competency of interprofessionalism, as outlined in the NKLM 2.0. …”
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The distribution characteristics of blasting fractures and their engineering applications under the coupling effect of in-situ stress and energy-releasing end structure by Jie LI

“…In addition, after the implementation of pre-splitting blasting coal seam permeability improvement measures in the coal seam of 5136 working face of Liujialiang Coal Mine, the gas drainage efficiency of the drainage hole is increased by at least 2 times, which fully proves the effectiveness of the pre-splitting blasting coal seam anti-reflection technology.…”
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Rapid Path Planning Algorithm for Percutaneous Rigid Needle Biopsy Based on Optical Illumination Principles by Jian Liu, Shuai Kang, Juan Ren, Dongxia Zhang, Bing Niu, Kai Xu

“…These findings suggest that our method provides a rapid, intuitive, and reliable decision-support tool, improving biopsy safety and efficiency.…”
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