YOLOSeg with applications to wafer die particle defect segmentation by Yen-Ting Li, Yu-Cheng Chan, Chen-Che Huang, Yu-Chang Hsu, Ssu-Han Chen

“…Furthermore, YOLOSeg also attempts to obtain a set of better weights by combining with several training tricks such as freezing layers, switching mask loss, using auto-anchor and introducing denoising diffusion probabilistic models (DDPM) image augmentation. …”
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Prediction of buckling damage of steel equal angle structural members using hybrid machine learning techniques by Nang Xuan Ho, Tien-Thinh Le, The-Hung Dinh, Van-Hai Nguyen

“…The hybrid PSOANN model was adopted because its prediction capability is higher than the traditional technique – i.e. scaled conjugate gradient (SCG). …”
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Independent Modal Variable Structure Fuzzy Active Vibration Control of Cylindrical Thin Shells Laminated with Photostrictive Actuators by R.B. He, S.J. Zheng, H.T. Wang

“…It is also suggested that the proposed control strategy could give better control responses than the proportional velocity feedback.…”
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The role of off-farm employment in promoting sustainable farm development through integrated pest management technology adoption by Jinglin Ke, Hancheng Dan, Qing Wang, Amar Razzaq

“…These strategies contribute to sustainable farm development and better environmental outcomes.…”
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Caudate Nucleus Volume Mediates the Link between Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Cognitive Flexibility in Older Adults by Timothy D. Verstynen, Brighid Lynch, Destiny L. Miller, Michelle W. Voss, Ruchika Shaurya Prakash, Laura Chaddock, Chandramallika Basak, Amanda Szabo, Erin A. Olson, Thomas R. Wojcicki, Jason Fanning, Neha P. Gothe, Edward McAuley, Arthur F. Kramer, Kirk I. Erickson

“…These findings indicate that higher cardiorespiratory fitness predicts better cognitive flexibility in older adults through greater grey matter volume in the dorsal striatum.…”
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The Role of the Cognitive Control System in Recovery from Bilingual Aphasia: A Multiple Single-Case fMRI Study by Narges Radman, Michael Mouthon, Marie Di Pietro, Chrisovalandou Gaytanidis, Beatrice Leemann, Jubin Abutalebi, Jean-Marie Annoni

“…Consistent with the dynamic view of language recovery, DCM analyses showed a higher connectedness between language and control areas in the language with the better recovery. …”
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Experimental Assessment of Finite Control Set - Model Predictive Control Applied to a Dual-Converter-Based Rectifier With a Floating DC link by Liane M. de Oliveira, Victor F. M. B. Melo, Iaryssa P. Teles, Emerson de L. Soares, Edison R. C. da Silva, Bruna S. Gehrke, Edgard L. L. Fabrício, Gilielson F. da Paz

“…Additionally, the proposed FCS-MPC shows significantly lower switching losses than the PI-based approach. On the other hand, for the same switching frequency, the proposed FCS-MPC presents a somewhat higher, but similar THD and losses values to the PI-based method. …”
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Intravitreal Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema: An Update by Claudio Furino, Francesco Boscia, Michele Reibaldi, Giovanni Alessio

“…The new evidence suggested that, in eyes that did not adequately respond to anti-VEGF, switching to a DEX implant at the time to 3 monthly anti-VEGF injections provided better functional outcomes.…”
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Examples of power transformers testing after outages and bad results of the chemical analysis of the oil sample by Milić Momčilo, Jovanović Đorđe, Dimitrijević Marko

“…The results of the chemical analysis of the oil sample can express doubts about possible irregularities that may be a problem for further normal operation of the transformer and such situations are followed by certain electrical tests whose results in most cases will give a better insight into the state of the transformer itself. …”
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Nonintrusive Load Identification for Industrial Users Integrated with LSQR and Sequential Leader Clustering by Shuhui Yi, Yinglong Diao, Junjie Liu, Tian Fang, Xiaodong Yin

“…The results indicate that the model proposed can effectively achieve the nonintrusive industrial load identification, and least unified residue (LUR) is about 10−16, which is much better than the factorial hidden Markov model (FHMM) and the artificial neural network (ANN) model.…”
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Improving the Forecast Accuracy of PM_2.5 Using SETAR-Tree Method: Case Study in Jakarta, Indonesia by Dinda Ayu Safira, Heri Kuswanto, Muhammad Ahsan

“…The SETAR-Tree model integrates regime-switching capabilities with decision tree principles to capture nonlinear patterns, while LSTM models long-term dependencies in time-series data. …”
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Impacts of data consistency levels in cloud-based NoSQL for data-intensive applications by Saulo Ferreira, Júlio Mendonça, Bruno Nogueira, Willy Tiengo, Ermeson Andrade

“…Additionally, all of these DBMSs exhibit statistically significant variations across all scenarios in the multi-region setup when the data consistency is switched from weak to stronger level.…”
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Welfare effects and gender dimensions of adoption of climate smart agriculture practices: Evidence from Kenyan small-scale farmers by Boscow Okumu, Maren Radeny, Laura Cramer

“…The study also found that non-adopters of CSA practices would be better off adopting CSA practices.…”
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Systematic characterization of all Toxoplasma gondii TBC domain-containing proteins identifies an essential regulator of Rab2 in the secretory pathway. by Justin J Quan, Lachezar A Nikolov, Jihui Sha, James A Wohlschlegel, Isabelle Coppens, Peter J Bradley

“…To better understand the parasite's secretory traffic, we investigated the entire family of Tre2-Bub2-Cdc16 (TBC) domain-containing proteins, which are known to be involved in vesicle fusion and secretory protein trafficking. …”
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MSVPWM Based-SAPF For Harmonic Mitigation in The Distribution Network Under Unbalanced Condition by Haider Muhamad Husen, Salar Ahmed Qadir

“…Three-phase multi-level neutral point clamped (NPC) converter based shunt active harmonic filter (SAHF) are used as a solution to overcome problems due to current harmonics. …”
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Clonazepam as Agonist Substitution Treatment for Benzodiazepine Dependence: A Case Report by Angelo Giovanni Icro Maremmani, Luca Rovai, Fabio Rugani, Silvia Bacciardi, Matteo Pacini, Liliana Dell'Osso, Icro Maremmani

“…We treated him according to an agonist substitution approach, switching from the abused BZD to a slow-onset, long-acting, high potency agonist (clonazepam), and looking at the methadone treatment model as paradigm. …”
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Protein Disulfide Isomerase and Host-Pathogen Interaction by Beatriz S. Stolf, Ioannis Smyrnias, Lucia R. Lopes, Alcione Vendramin, Hiro Goto, Francisco R. M. Laurindo, Ajay M. Shah, Celio X. C. Santos

“…These especially affect (i) pathogen entry through protein redox switches and redox modification (i.e., intra- and interdisulfide and cysteine oxidation) and (ii) phagocytic ROS production via Nox family NADPH oxidase enzyme and the control of phagolysosome function with key implications for antigen processing. …”
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Advances in functional MRI research in bipolar disorder: from the perspective of mood states by Yun-Ai Su, Tianmei Si, Yankun Wu, Linlin Zhu, Jitao Li

“…However, the pathophysiology underlying mood instability, mood switching and the development of extreme mood states is less well understood. …”
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Ultra-low strain hysteresis in BaTiO3-based piezoelectric multilayer actuators via microstructural texture engineering by Yingchun Liu, Hongjun Zhang, Wenming Shi, Kai Li, Bin Yang, Wenwu Cao, Jiubin Tan

“…These almost identical displacement and strain hysteresis in textured MLAs before and after polarization at 200 V indicated better positioning repeatability under various voltage experiences. …”
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An improved TDM-based controller for a multilevel three-phase active frontend with variable DC ratios: The extended Negev rectifier by Eli Barbie, Dmitry Baimel

“…The new controller expands the Negev rectifier to attain a DC-link supply of either Equal DC Sources (EDCS) or Unequal DC Sources (UDCS) with variable DC ratios up to 1:5 while preserving the power factor correction functionality of the original Negev rectifier and reducing its switching frequency by more than 50 %. …”
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