Flexi-YOLO: A lightweight method for road crack detection in complex environments. by Jiexiang Yang, Renjie Tian, Zexing Zhou, Xingyue Tan, Pingyang He

“…Experimental results show that Flexi-YOLO achieves an accuracy increase of 2.7% over YOLOv8n, a recall rate rise of 4.7%, a mAP improvement of 5.3%, a mAP@0.5-0.95 increase of 3.9%, a decrease of 0.5 in GFLOPS, and an F1 score improvement from 0.80 to 0.84. …”
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Effects and Mechanisms of Silibinin on Influenza A/H1N1 Pathogenesis in a Mouse Model by Mohsen Keshavarz, Mohsen Ghorbani, Forough Shamsizadeh, Haideh Namdari, Vahid Salimi, Farhad Rezaei

“…The present study aimed to determine the inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine secretion patterns in mice before and after silibinin treatment. …”
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NCC—An Efficient Deep Learning Architecture for Non-Coding RNA Classification by Konstantinos Vasilas, Evangelos Makris, Christos Pavlatos, Ilias Maglogiannis

“…In the larger one, its accuracy rate exceeded 98%, outperforming all related tools, pointing to high prediction capability, which can act as a base for further findings in ncRNA analysis and the genomics field in general.…”
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Optimal Operation Strategy for Rural Microgrid Considering Greenhouse Load Control by Xueqian Fu, Yazhong Zhou, Zhonghui Wei, Yang Wang

“…Results show the proposed optimization strategy can effectively cut operating expenses for the rural microgrid, improve rate of new energy consumption in the local microgrid, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions.…”
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Anthropogenic Landscape Alteration, but Not Urbanization, Influences Non‐Adaptive Evolution in Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca L.) by Sophie T. Breitbart, Marc T. J. Johnson, Helene H. Wagner

“…Demographic analysis indicated that Ne decreased by > 99% within the past 800 years, with the rate of loss accelerating over time. These findings suggest that this A. syriaca population was little affected by the transition from rural to urban habitat; rather, anthropogenic activity prior to urbanization, such as precontact Indigenous inhabitation and colonial settlement, had observable effects on population demography. …”
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Effect of Load Carriage Lifestyle on Kinematics and Kinetics of Gait by Hsin-Huan Wang, Wei-Chi Tsai, Chi-Yao Chang, Min-Hao Hung, Jui-Hung Tu, Ti Wu, Chia-Hsiang Chen

“…The results indicated that active force, breaking force, impact peak, loading rate, active peak, maximum braking, hip flexion, and hip range of motion were substantially higher under load carriage conditions than under walking condition, however, time to peak was lower. …”
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SIMULATION OF COOLING TOWER AND INFLUENCE OF AERODYNAMIC ELEMENTS ON ITS WORK UNDER CONDITIONS OF WIND by K. V. Dobrego, M. M. Hemmasian Kashani, E. E. Lasko

“…Heat transfer coefficient of irrigator and its hydrodynamic resistance were established according to experimental data on total air rate in cooling tower. Numerical model is tested and verified with experimental data.Nonlinear dependence of CT thermal performance on wind velocity is demonstrated with the minimum (critical wind velocity) at ucr ~ 8 m/s for simulated system. …”
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ADPO: Adaptive DRAM Controller for Performance Optimization by Zhuorui Liu, Yan Li, Xiaoyang Zeng

“…Emerging applications like deep neural networks require high off-chip memory bandwidth and low dynamic loaded Double Data Rate SDRAM (DDR) latency. However, under the stringent physical constraints of chip packages and system boards, it is extremely expensive to further increase the bandwidth and reduce the dynamic loaded latency of off-chip memory in terms of DDR devices. …”
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Maggot Mass Effect on the Development and Survival of Forensically Important Blow Flies by Akomavo Fabrice Gbenonsi, Leon Higley

“…We demonstrated that maggot mass temperature might not be reliable, as they may overestimate developmental rate by 18–22% at densities over 1000 larvae. We recommend a bigger container for maggot mass-related studies, starting with 1000 larvae per container. …”
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Four-Dimensionally Multiplexed Eight-State Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution Over Turbulent Channels by Zhen Qu, Ivan B. Djordjevic

“…We experimentally demonstrate an eight-state continuous-variable quantum key distribution (CV-QKD) over atmospheric turbulence channels. The high secret key rate (SKR) is enabled by 4-D multiplexing of 96 channels, i.e., six-channel wavelength-division multiplexing, four-channel orbital angular momentum multiplexing, two-channel polarization multiplexing, and two-channel spatial-position multiplexing. …”
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Effect of Lamination on Shale Reservoir Properties: Case Study of the Montney Formation, Canada by Juhwan Woo, Hyun Suk Lee, Carl Ozyer, Chul Woo Rhee

“…Typically, the degree of lamination is controlled by the sedimentation rate and flow regime. Herein, we developed a mudstone classification scheme in terms of lamination because lamination-based shale facies are related to differing features in mineral composition, porosity, and Young’s modulus. …”
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Analysis of Consumer Behavioral Factors Between Online Shopping and Physical Store Experience in the M-Commerce Era by Ovidiu-Aurel Ghiuță, Andreea Nistor

“…In recent decades, people have used resources at a rate that exceeds the total consumed throughout history. …”
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Adaptation variations of the Taiwanese Chinese moon moth Actias ningpoana ningtaiwana to different host plants by Yu-Ta Chou, Pei-Luen Lu

“…Larval performance was assessed by measuring growth rate, developmental time, and survival across instars under controlled feeding trials. …”
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Utilizing Footstep Sound Event Detection by Using CNN Techniques for Assuring Property Security by Furkan Y. Yavuz, Nejat Yumusak

“…The strategic incorporation of diverse open-source data fosters transparency and reproducibility, enhancing the model’s adaptability and reliability in handling real-world audio patterns, as evidenced by its commendable 1% error rate in precise identification.…”
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Comparison of Long-Term Fertility and Bleeding Outcomes after Robotic-Assisted, Laparoscopic, and Abdominal Myomectomy by Rebecca Flyckt, Enrique Soto, Benjamin Nutter, Tommaso Falcone

“…Median follow-up after surgery was 8 years. 50% of patients desired pregnancy following surgery and, of those, 60% achieved spontaneous pregnancy; the spontaneous pregnancy rate did not differ between groups. Additionally, UFS-QOL scores and/or subscores did not differ between groups. …”
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Enhancing Restoration in Urban Waterfront Spaces: Environmental Features, Visual Behavior, and Design Implications by Shiqin Zhou, Chang Lin, Quanle Huang

“…Key findings revealed the following: (1) The element visibility rate and visual characteristics of plant and building elements significantly influence restorative benefits. (2) Spatial configuration attributes (degree of enclosure, spatial hierarchy, and depth perception) regulate restorative benefits. (3) Visual behavior patterns (attributes of fixation points, fixation duration, and moderate dispersion of fixations) are significantly associated with restoration benefits. …”
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Influence of Daily Meteorological Changes on Stroke Incidence Across the United States by Randall L. Ung, Jeffrey S. Lubin

“…Negative binomial regression calculated the incidence rate ratio (IRR) between stroke and various weather variables: temperature (°C), change in temperature, pressure, change in pressure, and precipitation. …”
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Transcriptome Classification Reveals Molecular Subgroups in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Yuxia Liu, Chang Xu, Wenxin Gao, Huaqiong Liu, Chenglong Li, Mingwei Chen

“…Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease of progressive lung fibrosis with a high mortality rate. This study aimed to uncover the underlying molecular features for different types of IPF. …”
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The Caddisfly Collective: Methods of assessing Trichoptera diversity on a continental scale with community scientists by Kelly M. Murray-Stoker, Shannon J. McCauley

“…We mailed collecting kits with a USB-powered ultraviolet LED light, a collecting container, bottles of preservative, data sheets, and collection labels to each participant; participants mailed back specimens and completed data sheets. There was a 79.7% rate of follow-through from sign-up to collection. …”
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Heartbeat detection and personal authentication using a 60 GHz Doppler sensor by Takuma Asano, Shintaro Izumi, Hiroshi Kawaguchi

“…BackgroundMicrowave Doppler sensors, capable of detecting minute physiological movements, enable the measurement of biometric information, such as walking patterns, heart rate, and respiration. Unlike fingerprint and facial recognition systems, they offer authentication without physical contact or privacy concerns. …”
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