High-Precision Centroid Localization Algorithm for Star Sensor Under Strong Straylight Condition by Jindong Yuan, Junfeng Wu, Guohua Kang

“…Finally, simulations are conducted under complex conditions with straylight images to test the star point detection rate, false detection rate, centroid localization accuracy, and statistical significance testing. …”
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A comparative study on tobacco prevalence and secondhand smoke exposure before and after the lockdown in Rizhao, China: analysis of 2022 and 2024 data by Zhao-Hui Liang, Gui-Zhi Han, Miao-Miao Liu

“…The results showed that the current smoking rate declined significantly from 32.53 to 25.84% (χ2 = 10.08, p = 0.002), with daily smoking rate also slightly decreased from 20.44 to 19.33% (χ2 = 0.36, p = 0.551). …”
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Parameter optimization and mechanism analysis of pepper spring-tooth drum picking device based on DEM by Jiaxuan Yang, Jin Lei, Xinyan Qin, Shiguo Wang, Yang Liu, Chengfu Wang

“…The optimization results showed that the loss rate (η1) and picking rate (η2) achieved optimal values of 5.66 % and 85.90 %, respectively, at a rotation speed of 170 r/min, a forward speed of 0.61 m/s and a spring-tooth angle of 17° Bench tests revealed a loss rate of 6.07 % and a picking rate of 90.23 %, with relative errors of 7.24 % and 5.04 % respectively compared to the simulation outcomes. …”
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The Response to Hydrological Regime Change of Nitrogen Transformation Processes at the Sediment‐Water Interface of Seasonal Floodplain Lakes: Insights From the Yangtze River‐Poyang... by Zhongtian Zhang, Guangqiu Jin, Hongwu Tang, Haiyu Yuan, Hexiang Chen, Qi Zhang

“…Furthermore, the nitrification rate at the sediment‐water interface escalates by 28.5%, and the denitrification rate increases by 21.3% owing to pronounced alterations in the hydrological regime. …”
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Groundwater ammonia-oxidizing bacteria distribution and the correlations between the distribution and environmental factors around livestock lagoons by REN Juan, ZHANG Lei, ZENG Lingzao, WU Laosheng, SHI Jiachun

“…In water nitrate cycle, micro-organisms play a significant role. The first and rate limiting step of nitrification is ammoxidation, and the functional gene is ammonia monooxygenase, which existed in ammonia-oxidizing bacteria and ammonia-oxidizing archaea.However, the factors affecting ammonia-oxidizing bacteria distribution pattern in groundwater and the influence mode are still not clear enough. …”
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Security Paper Design with Frequency-Selective Structure for X-Band Electromagnetic Detection System by Sang-Hwa Lee, Min-Sik Kim, Jong-Kyu Kim, Jong-In Lim, Ic-Pyo Hong

“…When a functional paper embedded with a frequency-selective pattern that selectively reflects a specific frequency is being leaked out of a security zone, the electromagnetic detection system receives and detects the intensity of the electromagnetic wave reflected from the security paper passing through an antenna gate, which transmits/receives RF signals. …”
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An optimal weighting-based hybrid classifier for Children's congenital heart diseases signal processing by Morteza Ebrahimpour, Mehdi Khashei

“…In addition, these improvements are not limited to the classification rate. The obtained results indicate that the proposed classifier can, on average, enhance performance by 6.46 %, 10.35 %, 8.37 %, and 6.22 % in precision, sensitivity, F1-score, and specificity, respectively. …”
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Site selection evaluation of transmission lines in desert areas based on wind-sand physics by Moxian Dai, Moxian Dai, Yanbing Wang, Shu Zhu, Hongchao Dun, Hongchao Dun

“…The study findings reveal that global desert sand movement exhibits distinct spatial distribution patterns. Temporally, all monitored regions demonstrate a continuous intensification of sand drift potential, with South America showing the most rapid growth rate, while Asia and Africa maintain relatively stable patterns. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of four major neurological diseases in women from 1990 to 2021 by Xiaofang Guo, Xinghua Liu, Jian Lin, Zitian Huang, Sixing Lin, Mengfan Zhang, Zihan Xu, Xingdong Lin

“…We estimated trends by age and socio-demographic index (SDI), globally, regionally, and nationally, using Estimated annual percentage changes (EAPC), Spearman correlation analysis and projected future trends with the Bayesian age-period-cohort (BAPC) model.ResultsIn 2021, an estimated 6191564.2, 572999.9, 1536118.7, and 39191.7 new cases of female AD and other dementias, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, and idiopathic epilepsy were reported globally, with a significant increase in age-standardized incidence rate (ASIR) from 1990 to 2021. Contrary, the age-standardized DALY rate (ASDR) decreased in idiopathic epilepsy and multiple sclerosis. …”
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9‐Year Trend in the Management of Acute Heart Failure in Japan: A Report From the National Consortium of Acute Heart Failure Registries by Yasuyuki Shiraishi, Shun Kohsaka, Naoki Sato, Teruo Takano, Takeshi Kitai, Tsutomu Yoshikawa, Yuya Matsue

“…These changes were not associated with in‐hospital mortality (4.7–7.5%) or 30‐day heart failure readmission rate (4.8–5.4%), as well as 1‐year mortality and heart failure readmission rate (20.1–23.3% and 23.6–26.2%, respectively). …”
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A Frequency-Aware Transformer for Multiscale Fault Diagnosis in Electrical Machines by Yurim Choi, Inwhee Joe

“…Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed model achieves 99.9% diagnostic accuracy by maintaining an exceptionally low false alarm rate and missed detection rate, thereby ensuring high reliability. …”
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Machine learning-optimized dual-band wearable antenna for real-time remote patient monitoring in biomedical IoT systems by Umar Musa, Amor Smida, Muhammad S. Yahya, Mohamed I. Waly, Jun Jiat Tiang, Nazih Khaddaj Mallat, Surajo Muhammad, Abubakar Salisu

“…The heart rate ranged from 65 to 99 BPM, and the body temperature ranged from 30 to 37 °C. …”
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Pronounced effects of the sepsis–obesity paradox in elderly and male individuals without septic shock and the role of immune–inflammatory status: an analysis of MIMIC-IV data by Zhe Xu, Zhuojie Li, Ruguo Zhang, Guoxuan Peng, Jingzhong Ge, Shanpeng Luo, Chen Liu, Ling Zeng, Jin Deng

“…Body mass index (BMI) was divided into quartiles, and mortality rates were assessed for each interval. Logistic trend tests and subgroup and restricted cubic spline (RCS) analyses were performed. …”
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Brainstem catecholaminergic neurons induce torpor during fasting by orchestrating cardiovascular and thermoregulation changes by Mingxiu Cheng, Meiqi Wang, Liang Wang, Fangfang Yin, Jiayi Shen, Xin Xing, Yuyan Shi, Zhiwei Liu, Ping Wu, Wenling Gao, Yanyan Fan, Peng Cao, Cheng Zhan

“…Importantly, the heart rate decline precedes body temperature reduction, resembling patterns observed in natural torpid animals. …”
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An optimized domain-specific shrimp detection architecture integrating conditional GAN and weighted ensemble learning by L. Ravi Kumar, Ravi Kumar Tata, T. R. Mahesh, Endris Mohammed Ali

“…Abstract Deep learning primarily operates on images which contain hidden patterns that are quantified through pixel intensities. …”
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Evaluation of Tru-Cut biopsy in differential diagnosis and challenges in breast adenoid cystic carcinoma on a case basis by İlyas Sayar, Ufuk Memiş, Sami Bilici, Nurten Arslan Isik

“…No staining was observed with progesterone, estrogen, and Cerbb2. The staining rate of Ki-67 was determined as 2 percent. A diagnosis of AdCC was made with these findings. …”
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Tree seed dispersal modes affect forest resilience along savanna-forest boundaries by Max van der Ree, Gerard T Barkema, Arie Staal

“…We find that forest recruitment rate and resilience are more sensitive to forest pattern morphology when trees are dispersed by birds than by wind. …”
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Tensile Fracture Behavior of Corroded Pipeline: Part 1—Experimental Characterization by Yuchao Yang, Feng Liu, Feng Xi

“…The comparative analysis based on the macroscopic stress-strain relationship shows that the rapid decrease of the yield stress, ultimate strength, and strain at the fracture for corroded pipe are correlated with the fracture patterns; i.e., the fracture patterns of pipe are changed from uniform to scattered with the continuous increase of the corrosion rate. …”
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Tensile strength and elongation prediction for pulsed current gas tungsten arc welded AISI 4135 steel by auto-associative memory network by Efezino McCarthy Elutabe, Sunday Ayoola Oke, John Rajan, Swaminathan Jose

“…The parameters investigated include gas flow rate, base current, welding speed, and peak current. …”
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Avaliação comparativa e evolutiva dos protocolos de atendimento dos pacientes fissurados Comparative and evolutive evaluation of attendance protocols of patients with clef lip and... by Nivaldo Alonso, Daniela Yukie Sakai Tanikawa, Jonas Eraldo de Lima Junior, Marcus Castro Ferreira

“…Eight surgical categories were related, palate repair (35.18%) was the most utilized one, followed by lip repair (unilateral and bilateral), keeping the same distribution pattern. Secondary procedures had persisted with high rates (approximately 30%), however the number of complications decreased (no fistulae). …”
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