Characteristics and influencing factors of livestock residue nitrogen, phosphorus, and organic matter discharge and spatial distribution of pollution potential: Case study in the Y... by Hong-tao Liu, Jia-yi Hou, Min Deng, Zhi-gang Sun

“…Even low-risk waterways, such as the Yellow River and Xianxian Ditch, posed potential threats to the Bohai Sea. Optimizing breeding scale, flushing intensity, manure cleaning and treatment methods, and farm-river distances can effectively reduce pollution risks.…”
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Biobanking for cancer research: Preservation of tissue integrity – Some technical considerations by S.K. Shankar, Anita Mahadevan

“…Towards achieving this end, the essential requirement is optimizing methods of tissue preservation of human tissues removed at surgery for diagnostic purposes and banking them for subserving future research. …”
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Effects of polyester fibers and gamma irradiation on mechanical properties of polymer concrete containing CaCO3 and silica sand

“…Moreover, we have applied two further methods to improve its mechanical properties: reinforcement with polyester fibers and gamma irradiation with a 60Co source. …”
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Development of water vapor permeability determination methodology for spray film-forming systems by M. M. Shumkova, M. V. Pomytkina, A. A. Ananian, G. Pouya, M. M. Agabalyan, E. O. Bakhrushina

“…One of the key features of SFFSs is partial vapor permeability, a special case of occlusion. Various methods assess vapor permeability by determining the occlusion factor, but disparate approaches in studies prevent harmonizing results and identifying optimal parameters.Aim. …”
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Machine learning-based brain magnetic resonance imaging radiomics for identifying rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder in Parkinson’s disease patients by Yandong lian, Yibin Xu, Linlin Hu, Yuguo Wei, Zhaoge Wang

“…This study aims to develop and validate an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) radiomics-based machine learning classifier to accurately detect RBD patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Methods Data from 183 subjects, including 63 PD patients with RBD, sourced from the PPMI database were utilized in this study. …”
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Borehole Optical Fibre Distributed Temperature Sensing vs. Manual Temperature Logging for Geothermal Condition Assessment: Results of the OptiSGE Project by Maciej R. Kłonowski, Anders Nermoen, Peter J. Thomas, Urszula Wyrwalska, Weronika Pratkowiecka, Agnieszka Ładocha, Kirsti Midttømme, Paweł Brytan, Anna Krzonkalla, Adrianna Maćko, Karol Zawistowski, Jolanta Duczmańska-Kłonowska

“…The presented research methods are suitable for applications connected with studies crucial to selecting the locations of geothermal installations and to optimize their technical parameters. …”
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A retrospective study on the carbon footprint of bodies donated to science for sustainable medical education and research by Carlo Barausse, Carlo Barausse, Subhi Tayeb, Lorenzo Bonifazi, Simone Lodi, Giulia Adalgisa Mariani, Ester Orsini, Sara Zanni, Alessandra Bonoli, Lucia Manzoli, Stefano Ratti

“…However, in countries where there is a shortage of locally donated bodies, anatomical centers are increasingly turning to external body donation programs, such as those in the United States, to meet their needs.MethodsThis study assesses the carbon footprint (CO2e) of locally sourced vs. internationally sourced donated bodies, with the carbon footprint of the latter being estimated hypothetically. …”
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Limited-angle x-ray nano-tomography with machine-learning enabled iterative reconstruction engine by Chonghang Zhao, Mingyuan Ge, Xiaogang Yang, Yong S. Chu, Hanfei Yan

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A Comprehensive Review of Crop Chlorophyll Mapping Using Remote Sensing Approaches: Achievements, Limitations, and Future Perspectives by Xuan Li, Bingxue Zhu, Sijia Li, Lushi Liu, Kaishan Song, Jiping Liu

“…Combining physical models with data processing methods, such as artificial intelligence, can improve scalability, cost-effectiveness, and real-time monitoring capabilities.…”
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OpenTorsion: Python library for torsional vibration analysis by Sampo Laine, Urho Hakonen, Eetu Nieminen, Riku Ala-Laurinaho, Raine Viitala

“…The library enables the modeling of torsional dynamics across a wide range of applications, including vehicles, maritime systems, and energy production. As methods for torsional vibration modeling continue to evolve, an openly developed and freely distributed open-source library such as OpenTorsion provides an excellent platform for systematic dissemination and sharing of new research developments.…”
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Cross-Domain Facial Expression Recognition Based on Transductive Deep Transfer Learning by Keyu Yan, Wenming Zheng, Tong Zhang, Yuan Zong, Chuangao Tang, Cheng Lu, Zhen Cui

“…As part of the network parameters, the labels of the target samples are also optimized when optimizing the parameters of TDTLN, such that the cross-entropy loss of source domain data and the regression loss of target domain data can be simultaneously calculated. …”
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Measuring Catastrophic Forgetting in Cross-Lingual Classification: Transfer Paradigms and Tuning Strategies by Boshko Koloski, Blaz Skrlj, Marko Robnik-Sikonja, Senja Pollak

“…Additionally, we contrast parameter-efficient adapter methods with full-parameter fine-tuning. Our results show that IT generally performs better in the target language, whereas CLV more effectively preserves source-language knowledge across multiple cross-lingual transfers. …”
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Optimising colorectal cancer screening strategies and target populations in budget-constrained regions through cost-effectiveness analysis: a case from eastern China by Hao Li, Peng Zhang, Yun Fu, Weibing Wang, Ao Xu

“…Also, the impact on CRC incidence, related deaths, life years saved (LYS) and QALYs was considered.Results The primary data were sourced from the Huzhou screening programme, which included 418 805 individuals from 2020 to 2022. …”
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From Fibroadenoma to Phyllodes Tumor: Case Analysis of Borderline and Giant Breast Tumors with Literature Review by Justė Kazlauskaitė, Iryna Schmeil

“…Differential diagnosis between phyllodes tumors and fibroadenomas by using imaging techniques such as ultrasound or mammography, as well as histological methods, can be challenging due to overlapping features. …”
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Implementing Large Language Models in Health Care: Clinician-Focused Review With Interactive Guideline by HongYi Li, Jun-Fen Fu, Andre Python

“…General-purpose LLMs may not perform well in specialized areas as they often require lightweight prompt engineering methods or fine-tuning techniques based on specific datasets to improve model performance. …”
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Selection of the Process of Arc Welding of Sealing Surfaces of Power Valves with a Consumable Electrode in the Shielding Gas by D. V. Rogozin, V. A. Lenivkin

“…One of the main requirements to the methods of weld overlay of sealing surfaces of power valve trim parts is to obtain a high-quality wear-resistant pad with minimal penetration and optimal process performance. …”
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Discriminative fault diagnosis transfer learning network under joint mechanism by Yuxuan Yang, Jiarui Jing, Jian Zhang, Ziyu Liu, Xueyi Li

“…Abstract Unsupervised fault diagnosis methods for rotating machinery are gaining attention but face challenges such as feature extraction from vibration signals, aligning distributions between source and target domains, and managing domain shifts. …”
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Big Data-Driven 3D Visualization Analysis System for Promoting Regional-Scale Digital Geological Exploration by Yiping Tian, Jiongqi Wu, Genshen Chen, Gang Liu, Xialin Zhang

“…The system integrates three core technological components: (1) a heterogeneous cloud resource scheduling method employing an optimized CMMN algorithm with unified cloud API standardization to enhance task distribution efficiency; (2) a block model-based dynamic data aggregation approach utilizing semantic unification and attribute mapping for multi-source geological data integration; (3) a GPU-accelerated rendering framework implementing occlusion culling and batch processing to optimize 3D visualization performance. …”
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Applying Software Metrics to RNN for Early Reliability Evaluation by Hao Zhang, Jie Zhang, Ke Shi, Hui Wang

“…Based on this, a framework is proposed to evaluate overall reliability for actual projects, in which algebraic tools are introduced to build the structural reliability model automatically and accurately. Studies in two open-source projects show that early evaluation results based on this framework are effective and the related methods have good applicability.…”
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The development of spontaneous intermuscular bleeding in patients with a new coronavirus infection in an infectious disease hospital by E. M. Nesvit, K. V. Medvedev, A. A. Erofeev, M. A. Protchenkov

“…The paper investigates the effectiveness of instrumental diagnostics – computed tomography in vascular mode is recognized as the optimal method, which helps to identify not only the location of the hematoma, but also in some cases its source. …”
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