Plasma Spraying and Characterization of Tungsten Carbide-Cobalt Coatings by the Water-Stabilized System WSP by Pavel Ctibor, Micheala Kašparová, Jeremy Bellin, Emmanuel Le Guen, František Zahálka

“…Basic characterization of coatings was done by XRD, SEM, and light microscopy plus image analysis. Microhardness was measured on polished cross-sections. …”
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A geometric morphometric approach for detecting different reproductive stages of a free-ranging killer whale Orcinus orca population by Chloe V. Robinson, Brittany C. Visona-Kelly

“…Yet, existing methods of image analysis are time-consuming and lack the granularity to determine early-stage pregnancies and miscarriage rates. …”
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Microscopic Characteristics of Fractured Sandstone after Cyclic Freezing-Thawing and Triaxial Unloading Tests by Xiaohui Ni, Xiaomei Shen, Zhende Zhu

“…The microcrack characteristics (number, length, and width) were obtained through the image analysis. The results show that the decrease in peak strength and damage dilatancy stress was more significant by the first 20 freezing-thawing cycles when the pore pressure gradient is maximum compared to the later freezing-thawing cycles. …”
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Automated Quantification of Neuropad Improves Its Diagnostic Ability in Patients with Diabetic Neuropathy by Georgios Ponirakis, Hassan Fadavi, Ioannis N. Petropoulos, Shazli Azmi, Maryam Ferdousi, Mohammad A. Dabbah, Ahmad Kheyami, Uazman Alam, Omar Asghar, Andrew Marshall, Mitra Tavakoli, Ahmed Al-Ahmar, Saad Javed, Maria Jeziorska, Rayaz A. Malik

“…The categorical output showed no significant difference in diagnostic efficacy for these same measures. An image analysis algorithm generating a continuous output (Sudometrics) improved the diagnostic ability of Neuropad, particularly in detecting autonomic and small fibre neuropathy.…”
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Automatic Adaptive Algorithm for Delineation of Cerebral-Spinal Fluid Regions for Non-contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging Volumetry and Cisternography in Mice by Ryszard Gomolka

“…Despite the increasing use of artificial neural networks in image analysis, this analytical approach provides robustness, especially when the dataset is insufficiently small and limited for training the network. …”
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Cytotoxicity and Antibacterial Activity of Mineral Trioxide Aggregate Cement with Radiopacity Introduced by ZrO2 by Lidia Ciołek, Zbigniew Jaegermann, Ewa Zaczyńska, Anna Czarny, Monika Biernat, Arkadiusz Gąsiński, Agnieszka Jastrzębska, Michał Gloc, Andrzej Olszyna

“…The conditions of the culture upon contact with the tested materials or with extracts from the cements were assessed using image analysis or an MTT colorimetric assay. Two strains of streptococci, Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis, were used to study the antibacterial activity of the tested cements with ZrO2 acting as the agent introducing the radiopacity. …”
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Innovative Technologies for Studying the Impact of Climate Change on River Basins in the Guba-Khachmaz Region of Azerbaijan by Huseynova Gumru, Valiyeva Asmar, Tahmezli Elvira, Surkhayli Sanan, Tahmezli Matanat

“…It is possible to prepare a large database for forecasting by integrating accurate results of spatial image analysis into the GIS database from time to time. …”
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Optical Coupling Structures of Fiber-Optic Mach-Zehnder Interferometers Using CO2 Laser Irradiation by Chien-Hsing Chen, Chih-Yu Hsu, Pei-Hsing Huang, Jian-Neng Wang, Wei-Te Wu

“…The spacing value between the troughs of the sensor length and interference signal exhibited an inverse relationship. In addition, image analysis was employed to examine the size-matching relationship between various sensor lengths and the coupling and decoupling structure. …”
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The Relation between Body Mass Index and Retinal Photoreceptor Morphology and Microvascular Changes Measured with Adaptive Optics (rtx1) High-Resolution Imaging by Anna Zaleska-Żmijewska, Zbigniew Wawrzyniak, Magdalena Kupis, Jacek P. Szaflik

“…Conclusions. Retinal image analysis with rtx1 offers a novel noninvasive measurement of early changes in retinal vasculature that are not detectable during routine clinical examination. …”
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Development of algorithm for segmentation of handwritten text using masks by V. Yu. Kobenko, S. O. Frolov, V. I. Talalayev

“…Describes common methods of segmentation, allowing to solve this problem: method of color image analysis the binary image segmentation method of fixing level, as well as, a method for the separation and analysis of circuits. …”
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Microimaging Characterization of a B16-F10 Melanoma Metastasis Mouse Model by Christopher T. Winkelmann, Said Daibes Figueroa, Tammy L. Rold, Wynn A. Volkert, Timothy J. Hoffman

“…A total of 59% of the mice developed metastatic tumors. Micro-CT image analysis was able to identify and follow up to 36% of metastatic lesions. …”
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Arouse-Net: Enhancing Glioblastoma Segmentation in Multi-Parametric MRI with a Custom 3D Convolutional Neural Network and Attention Mechanism by Haiyang Li, Xiaozhi Qi, Ying Hu, Jianwei Zhang

“…The findings of this research not only advance the field of medical image analysis but also provide a foundation for future work in the development of automated segmentation tools for brain tumors.…”
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Deep attributes and decisions fusion for no-reference video quality analysis by Adil Baig

“…Previous research has also shown that features derived from pre-trained models of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) are extremely useful in various image analysis and computer vision activities. Based on characteristics collected from pre-trained models of deep neural networks, transfer learning, periodic pooling, and regression, we created a unique architecture for No Reference Video Quality Assessment (NR-VQA) in this research. …”
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Improving Medical Image Quality Using a Super-Resolution Technique with Attention Mechanism by Dong Yun Lee, Jang Yeop Kim, Soo Young Cho

“…Image quality plays a critical role in medical image analysis, significantly impacting diagnostic outcomes. …”
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Comprehensive dataset from high resolution UAV land cover mapping of diverse natural environments in Serbia by Bojana Ivošević, Nina Pajević, Sanja Brdar, Rana Waqar, Maryam Khan, João Valente

“…Our method compares the efficacy and accuracy of object-based image analysis (OBIA) combined with random forest and convolutional neural networks (CNN) for land cover classification. …”
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Heavy and Lightweight Deep Learning Models for Semantic Segmentation: A Survey by Cristina Carunta, Alina Carunta, Calin-Adrian Popa

“…Semantic segmentation is an important computer vision task due to its numerous real-world applications such as autonomous driving, video surveillance, medical image analysis, robotics, augmented reality, among others, and its popularity increased with the development of deep learning approaches. …”
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Resistance of Synthetic and Biologic Surgical Meshes to Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Biofilm: An In Vitro Investigation by Ethan Kallick, Laura Nistico, Mark Longwell, Barbara Byers, Frank Cartieri, Rachael Kreft, Howard Edington

“…This research compares biofilm biomass, average thickness, and coverage between the three meshes through florescent in situ hybridization (FISH), confocal scanning microscopy (CSLM), and image analysis. We also report the varying levels of planktonic and attached bacteria through sonication and cfu counts. …”
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Protocol for cell image-based spatiotemporal proteomics in budding yeast by Athanasios Litsios, Myra Paz David Masinas, Helena Friesen, Charles Boone, Brenda J. Andrews

“…We describe steps for strain construction, cell cultivation, microscopy, and image analysis. Variations of this protocol can be applied for the spatiotemporal analysis of the proteome in different contexts, such as genetic and environmental perturbations.For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Litsios et al.1 : Publisher’s note: Undertaking any experimental protocol requires adherence to local institutional guidelines for laboratory safety and ethics.…”
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Biosynthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles via Leaf Extracts of Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don and Their Application in Improving Seed Germination Potential and Seedling Vigor of El... by Dhruv Mishra, Manoj Kumar Chitara, Sweta Negi, Jagat Pal singh, Rajeew Kumar, Preeti Chaturvedi

“…The size (44.5 nm) and shape (nonspherical) of ZnO NPs were revealed by TEM image analysis. XRD confirmed the hexagonal wurtzite phase of ZnO with an average particle size of 35.19. …”
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Imaging Software-Based Sarcopenia Assessment in Gastroenterology: Evolution and Clinical Meaning by Giovanni Marasco, Sinan Sadalla, Giulio Vara, Rita Golfieri, Davide Festi, Antonio Colecchia, Matteo Renzulli

“…The last advancements in radiology image analysis using dedicated software allow an easy and standardized method to assess skeletal muscle volume. …”
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