Simplifying Two-Stage Object Detectors for On-Board Remote Sensing by Jaemin Kang, Hoeseok Yang, Hyungshin Kim

“…Experiments conducted on state-of-the-art two-stage detectors, such as Oriented-RCNN and LSKNet, demonstrate that our method reduced computation costs up to 58.1% while achieving a 1.6%p increase in average accuracy on the DOTAv2.0 dataset. …”
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Diabetes knowledge, risk and severity perceptions, lifestyle behaviours and management barriers among Sub-Saharan African immigrants living in the UK: an ethnographic study by Love Onuorah, Julie Santy-Tomlinson, Peter Draper

“…Difficulty navigating the healthcare system, time and costs prevented use of healthcare services. Conclusion Culturally structured and targeted interventions to raise diabetes knowledge, risks and severity perceptions and the benefits of effective management of type 2 diabetes will decrease perceived barriers to achieve desired outcomes. …”
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Statistical analysis of individual participant data meta-analyses: a comparison of methods and recommendations for practice. by Gavin B Stewart, Douglas G Altman, Lisa M Askie, Lelia Duley, Mark C Simmonds, Lesley A Stewart

“…Although one-stage models offer a flexible environment for exploring model structure and are useful where across study patterns relating to types of participant, intervention and outcome mask similar relationships within trials, the additional insights provided by their usage may not outweigh the costs of statistical support for routine application in syntheses of randomised controlled trials. …”
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A review on Linear Fresnel Reflector (LFR) as a solar line concentrator in polygeneration for low-medium temperature applications among the rural livelihoods by Sanju John Thomas, Sudhansu S. Sahoo, Sheffy Thomas, Ajith Kumar G, Mohamed M. Awad

“…Rural electrification is exhaustive, costly, and lacks paybacks while renewable energy interventions are policy-influenced usually taking a top-down approach. …”
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Aplicação da modularidade na indústria automobilística: análise a partir de um levantamento tipo survey Survey research on the application of modularity in the automotive industry... by José Antonio Carnevalli, Paulo Augusto Cauchick Miguel, Mario Sergio Salerno

“…Regarding automotive assemblers, the main benefit of adopting modularity is linked to the outsourcing of some activities to suppliers, transferring fixed costs to them. Concerning suppliers, the main benefit is the partnership increase with customers, such as exclusive supply and the development of new organizational competencies.…”
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Customer active power consumption prediction for the next day based on historical profile by Ahmad A. Goudah, Mohamed El-Habrouk, Dieter Schramm, Yasser G. Dessouky

“…<p>Energy consumption prediction application is one of the most important fields<br />that is artificially controlled with Artificial Intelligence technologies to maintain<br />accuracy for electricity market costs reduction. This work presents a way to build<br />and apply a model to each costumer in residential buildings. …”
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An econometric model for crop water footprint assessment by V. Niccolucci, M. Meffo Kemda, M. Marchi, G. Cai, C. Montefrancesco, S. Parri, A. Di Noi, E. Alberti

“…Accurately estimating evapotranspiration is complex and costly, yet it is essential for determining crop water needs. …”
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Medicare Under Age 65 and Medicaid Patients Have Poorer Bowel Preparations: Implications for Recommendations for an Early Repeat Colonoscopy. by Bryan B Brimhall, Sam C Hankins, Vineel Kankanala, Gregory L Austin

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Understanding the reasons for the higher rate of a suboptimal bowel preparation in Medicare < 65y and Medicaid/CICP patients and reducing this rate is critical to improving colonoscopy outcomes and reducing healthcare costs in these populations.…”
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DEPENDENCE OF DISTRIBUTION FUNCTION OF COMMERCIAL DAMAGES DUE TO POSSIBLE EARTHQUAKES ON THE CLASS OF SEISMIC RESISTANCE OF A BUILDING by Hanzada R. Zajnulabidova, Alexander M. Uzdin, Tatiana M. Chirkst

“…The task of optimising the reinforcement costs is solved by using the density distribution function for seismic effects of varying intensity, taking into account the degree of building responsibility. …”
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Development and Validation of a Method for Determining Deferasirox in Human Blood Plasma by HPLC-UV by P. A. Karpova, T. N. Komarov, O. A. Archakova, D. S. Shchelgacheva, A. V. Suvorova, N. S. Bagaeva, P. K. Karnakova, I. E. Shohin

“…In this connection, there is a need to develop a method that allows quantifying deferasirox in human blood plasma with minimal time and resource costs as part of a pharmacokinetic study.Aim. The aim of this study is to develop a method for quantitative determination of deferasirox in human blood plasma by high performance liquid chromatography coupled with ultraviolet detection (HPLC-UV) for further bioequivalence studies.Materials and methods. …”
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Hypodermoclysis in Palliative Care by Alen Breček, Romana Bastalić, Andreja Oković, Marta Čivljak

“…Its advantages include ease of application, lower costs, and the potential for use in home settings, allowing patients to remain in a familiar environment. …”
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Advancing Spike Sorting Through Gradient‐Based Preprocessing and Nonlinear Reduction With Agglomerative Clustering by Mohammad Amin Lotfi, Fatemeh Zareayan Jahromy, Mohammad Reza Daliri

“…Method Unsupervised mathematical methods in spike sorting possess an advantage over supervised machine learning and deep learning models as they require no training and involve lower computational costs. The spike‐sorting methodology comprises two key steps: data preprocessing and spike classification. …”
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SMART DELAY PREDICTION: SUPERVISED MACHINE LEARNING SOLUTIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS by Pramodini Sahu, Dillip Kumar Bera, Pravat Kumar Parhi, Meenakshi Kandpal

“…The findings show that ensemble-based delay prediction models have the potential to reduce the uncertainties related to projects, control delays, schedule resources efficiently, and ultimately improve the infrastructure project efficiency in costing and timely project completion.…”
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Revisiting the Role of Intravitreal Triamcinolone in Diabetic Macular Edema: 12-Month Outcomes after Bevacizumab Failure by Sukhum Silpa-archa, Variya Nganthavee, Peranut Chotcomwongse, Pawas Lalitwongsa, Paisan Ruamviboonsuk

“…Abstract Introduction Refractory diabetic macular edema (DME) is challenging in resource-limited settings, where costly alternatives such as non-bevacizumab anti-vascular endothelial growth factors (VEGFs) and corticosteroid implants are inaccessible. …”
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Changes in salary levels in the Ministry of National Defense – simulation by Bartosz Kozicki

“…It is also worth emphasizing that the multipliers adjust to the labour market and living costs, as well as encourage specialization, improving knowledge of foreign languages, command, and foreign service.…”
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Intelligent denoiser of plasma waves by SS-520-3 sounding rocket experiment toward future EMC challenges in miniaturized platform chassis by Mitsunori Ozaki, Ray Morita, Akihiro Hirano, Satoshi Yagitani, Yoshiya Kasahara, Takahiro Zushi, Satoshi Kurita, Hirotsugu Kojima

“…Depending on the sensitivity of electromagnetic sensors used for passive measurements of plasma waves, stricter EMC standards may be required, which could increase both development time and costs. The stricter EMC tolerance required for plasma wave measurement is not intended to ensure equipment functionality, but rather to improve the clean quality of the wave data. …”
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Modified invasive weed optimization MPPT approach for PV system interfaced with BLDC motor for water pumping system by S. Nagaraja Rao, B. M. Kiran Kumar, B. M. Manjunatha, A. Suresh Kumar

“…In order to reduce maintenance costs, this study examines a PVS interfaced with BLDC motor-driven WPS that does not require batteries leads to reduced maintenance. …”
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Feasibility of continuous action unit parameters for road underlay formation by V. A. Nikolaev

“…To increase the pace of road construction, improve quality, reduce energy costs for road construction, where relief allows, it is economically feasible to use a set of units of continuous action. …”
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Data-driven EV charging infrastructure with uncertainty based on a spatial–temporal flow-driven (STFD) models considering batteries by Talal Alharbi, Ahmed Abdalrahman, Mostafa H. Mostafa

“…An economic evaluation of the MG, including the costs associated with ESS integration, is also incorporated. …”
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Towards a More Competitive Italy in Clinical Research: The Survey of Attitudes towards Trial sites in Europe (The SAT-EU Study TM) by Marta Gehring, Claudio Jommi, Rosanna Tarricone, Mariapia Cirenei, Giuseppe Ambrosio

“…Italy ranked tenth of twelve in terms of accessibility and transparency of information required to run clinical trials, and last with respect to predictability and speed of Ethics Committees. Costs of running clinical trials were not considered critical, whereas, fragmented and slow approval process was. …”
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