A Refined Terrace Extraction Method Based on a Local Optimization Model Using GF-2 Images by Guobin Kan, Jie Gong, Bao Wang, Xia Li, Jing Shi, Yutao Ma, Wei Wei, Jun Zhang

“…Finally, we utilized multi-source RS data along with terrain elements for correction and optimization to generate a 1 m resolution terrace distribution map in the Zuli River Basin (TDZRB). …”
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Alaska Upper Crustal Velocities Revealed by Air-to-Ground Coupled Waves From the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai Eruption by Kenneth Macpherson, David Fee, Stefan Awender, Bryant Chow, Juliann Colwell, Sam Delamere, Matt Haney

“…This type of air-to-ground coupled wave was observed globally following the largest explosion of the instrumental age, the climactic eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano on 15th January, 2022. We utilize this unprecedented source, along with the presence of colocated seismometers, infrasound sensors, and barometers in Alaska, to examine coupling and reveal elastic parameters beneath the stations. …”
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ML-Based Screening of miRNA Inhibitors and Intervention of lncRNA/miRNA/mRNA Axis in Oncogenic KRAS-Associated Colorectal Cancer by Prasanna Srinivasan Ramalingam, Deepak B. Thimiri Govinda Raj, Murugan Subramanian, Sivakumar Arumugam

“…Although the role and function of the lncRNA axis are not clearly understood, various studies have recently focussed on the evaluation of the lncRNA axis role in various cancers. …”
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Development of empirical correlations for sustainable breakup characterization of water and high-viscous oil sheets under acoustic perturbations using high-speed imaging by Aman Singh, Devesh T, Subhash K, Preetam Polavarapu, Jayakrishnan Rahul, Karthick S, Balaji K

“…Better correlations have been established for breakup length, spray angle, breakup frequency, interfacial wavelength and critical wave number as a function of newly proposed acoustic number. This provides valuable insights into the role of acoustic energy in the high viscous liquid breakup. …”
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LNT-YOLO: A Lightweight Nighttime Traffic Light Detection Model by Syahrul Munir, Huei-Yung Lin

“…A novel SEAM attention module is proposed to refine the features that represent both the spatial and channel information by leveraging the features from the Simple Attention Module (SimAM) and Efficient Channel Attention (ECA) mechanism. The HSM-EIoU loss function is also proposed to accurately detect a small traffic light by amplifying the loss for hard-sample objects. …”
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Impulse Shaping Method Based on Bayesian Deconvolution by JIA Tonghui, LIU Yi, WANG Ming, MA Yingjie, WANG Bo

“…The initial step of this method entailed expressing the measured pulse signal as the convolution of the current impulse pulse signal and the detection system response function. Then, the measured signal was expressed in the continuous time domain and decomposed into the form of an impulse signal and a double exponential kernel convolution by derivation. …”
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A study on neutrosophic $$\mathscr {T}_{\textrm{1k}}$$ -semantic segmentation for iris image recognition with Gaussian and Poisson noises by Vinoth Dhatchinamoorthy, Ezhilmaran Devarasan, Asima Razzaque, Saima Noor

“…The $$\mathscr {T}_{1k}$$ segmentation method pertains to type 1, encompassing truth and falsity membership functions. In this method, multiclass segmentation is possible based on the image intensity values of the neutrosophic membership functions. …”
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A 3D-Printed Plate Handler for Automated Handling of Well Plates on the Opentrons OT-2 by Robert Bolt, David Shorthouse, Michael Cook

“…Technically, it advances the state-of-the-art by providing a cost-effective, adaptable solution for labware handling, a feature often limited to more expensive robotic platforms but which can be crucial to expand capability through motion of plates into auxiliary devices or components of the robot, or stacking of plates to increase capacity of the instrument. The design utilizes open-source CAD software to create a custom mechanical structure, fabricated through replicable PLA 3D printing. …”
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Life cycle assessment of an entirely wood floor system designed for carbon negativity, future adaptability, and end-of-life de/re/construction by Muzan Williams Ijeoma, Sovanroth Ou, Amin Nabati, Hao Chen, Michael Stoner, Patricia Layton, Dustin Albright, Brandon Ross, Weichiang Pang, Michael Carbajales-Dale

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The cryoprotective effect of Litopenaeus vannamei head-derived peptides and its ice-binding mechanism by Julieth Joram Majura, Xiujuan Chen, Zhongqin Chen, Mingtang Tan, Guoping Zhu, Jialong Gao, Haisheng Lin, Wenhong Cao

“…Although discarded as waste, shrimp heads are a potential source of antifreeze peptides, which can be used as cryoprotectants in the food industry. …”
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Building and implementation of a common infrastructure for specimen and data storage at an academic medical center by Donna A. Santillan, Laura S. Jacobus, Michael D. Henry, George J. Weiner, Patricia L. Winokur, Boyd M. Knosp, Heath A. Davis

“…The software needed to function at an enterprise level while continuing to allow investigators the autonomy and security access they desire. …”
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O-GlcNAcylation of glutaminase isoform KGA inhibits ferroptosis through activation of glutaminolysis in hepatoblastoma by Sijia Fang, Guoqing Zhu, Yi Xie, Miao Ding, Ni Zhen, Jiabei Zhu, Siwei Mao, Xiaochen Tang, Han Wu, Qi Zhang, Aijia Zhang, Xin Ni, Qiuhui Pan, Ji Ma

“…The O-GlcNAcylation of KGA isoform ensures its stability and glutaminase function in HB cells, which can serve as a promising therapeutic target for KGA-mediated glutaminolysis in HB.…”
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Fuzzy volume fraction model representation of blood-based sisko tri-hybrid nanofluid flow via a stretching cylinder by N. Deepa, P. Kavya, N. Thamaraikannan, S. Madhanraj, P. Asaigeethan, K. Loganathan

“…The triangular membership function (TMF) is utilized to analyze the variability of uncertainty, while the α− cut is responsible for controlling the TFNs. …”
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Wild ActionFormer: Enhancing wildlife action recognition for 11 endangered species in Wolong by Dan Liu, Qianqian Sun, Jin Hou, Bochuan Zheng, Jindong Zhang, Desheng Li, Tomas Norton, Jifeng Ning

“…We constructed a differential dispersion regularization loss function to maintain the alignment of self-supervised learning features and improve the network’s robustness against interference. …”
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Metagenomic and phylogenetic analyses reveal gene-level selection constrained by bacterial phylogeny, surrounding oxalate metabolism in the gut microbiota by Sromona D. Mukherjee, Mangesh Suryavanshi, John Knight, Dirk Lange, Aaron W. Miller

“…The frc gene was primarily allocated to the Pseudomonodota phylum, particularly the Bradyrhizobium genus, which is a species capable of utilizing oxalate as a sole carbon and energy source. …”
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CAMELS-IND: hydrometeorological time series and catchment attributes for 228 catchments in Peninsular India by N. K. Mangukiya, K. B. Kumar, P. Dey, S. Sharma, V. Bejagam, P. P. Mujumdar, P. P. Mujumdar, A. Sharma, A. Sharma

“…We envision that CAMELS-IND will provide a strong foundation for a community-led effort toward gaining new hydrological insights from hydrologically distinct Indian catchments and solving pertinent issues related to water management, quantification and risk assessment of hydrologic extremes, unraveling regional-scale hydrologic functioning, and climate change impact assessment of catchments across India. …”
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A novel and rapid method to purify the human complement opsonin C3b from human plasma by Jannik Sichau, Christoph Q. Schmidt

“…C3b has several important functions and remains a focus of basic and translational research. …”
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Pixel-super-resolved lens-free quantitative phase microscopy with partially coherent illumination by Yang Chen, Xuejuan Wu, Linpeng Lu, Jiasong Sun, Runnan Zhang, Wenhui Lin, Yufan Chen, Maciej Trusiak, Peng Gao, Chao Zuo

“…Based on the partially coherent imaging model, we integrate the spatial coherence transfer function (SCTF) obtained from the pre-calibrated LED source distribution during the iteration process to obtain an accurate high-resolution recovery. …”
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Constitutive overexpression of Qui-Quine Starch gene simultaneously improves starch and protein content in bioengineered cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) by Bertrand Bachaumond Hankoua, Marieme Diao, Ayalew Ligaba-Osena, Rafael A. Garcia, Sarahani Harun, Yogesh K. Ahlawat, Yogesh K. Ahlawat

“…Cassava is a crucial source of daily calorie intake for millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) but has an inferior protein content. …”
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The Multifunctional Catalytic Hemoglobin from <i>Amphitrite ornata</i>: Protocols on Isolation, Taxonomic Identification, Protein Extraction, Purification, and Characterization by Anna L. Husted, Victoria R. Sutton, Lauren A. Presnar, R. Kevin Blackburn, Joseph L. Staton, Stephen A. Borgianini, Edward L. D’Antonio

“…The multifunctional catalytic hemoglobin from the terebellid polychaete <i>Amphitrite ornata</i>, also named dehaloperoxidase (<i>Ao</i>DHP), utilizes the typical oxygen transport function in addition to four observed activities involved in substrate oxidation. …”
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