Understanding the Influence of Image Enhancement on Underwater Object Detection: A Quantitative and Qualitative Study by Ashraf Saleem, Ali Awad, Sidike Paheding, Evan Lucas, Timothy C. Havens, Peter C. Esselman

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Dynamics of the genetic diversity of oat varieties in the Tyumen region at avenin-coding loci by A. V. Lyubimova, G. V. Tobolova, D. I. Eremin, I. G. Loskutov

“…The following alleles had the highest frequency in Tyumen varieties: Avn A4(50.0 %), A2(25.0 %), Avn B4(50.0 %),  Bnew6(37.5 %), Avn C1(37.5 %), C2 and C5(25.0 %). These alleles are of great value as markers of agronomically  and adaptively important characters for the region in question. …”
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Effects of Dietary Protein to Lipid Ratio and Insect Meal on Growth Performance, Feed Utilization, and the Gut Microbiome of Lake Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) by Rebecca Lawson, Yubing Chen, Junyu Zhang, Marcia A. Chiasson, Jennifer Ellis, Dominique Bureau, Richard D. Moccia, David Huyben

“…Wild stocks of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) are declining in the Great Lakes, and there is a lack of information on their nutritional requirements and gut health indicators to effectively culture them in an aquaculture setting. …”
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Sustainability metrics targeted optimization and electric discharge process modelling by neural networks by Muhammad Sana, Muhammad Asad, Muhammad Umar Farooq, Mehdi Tlija, Rodolfo Haber

“…Abstract Aluminium and its alloys, especially Al6061, have gathered significant interest among researchers due to its less density, great durability, and high strength. Due to their lightweight properties, the precise machining of these alloys can become expensive through conventional machining operations for intricate products. …”
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metaRange: A framework to build mechanistic range models by Stefan Fallert, Lea Li, Juliano Sarmento Cabral

“…Abstract Mechanistic or process‐based models offer great insights into the range dynamics of species facing non‐equilibrium conditions, such as climate and land‐use changes or invasive species. …”
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Isolation of PCSK9-specific nanobodies from synthetic libraries using a combined protein selection strategy by Apisitt Thaiprayoon, Yodpong Chantarasorn, Worrapoj Oonanant, Anongnard Kasorn, Phoomintara Longsompurana, Satita Tapaneeyakorn, Pinpunya Riangrungroj, Fabien Loison, Andrew C. Kruse, Matthew P. DeLisa, Dujduan Waraho-Zhmayev

“…Abstract Nanobodies (Nbs) hold great potential to replace conventional antibodies in various biomedical applications. …”
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Near-Infrared Spectroscopy as a Process Analytical Technology Tool for Monitoring the Steaming Process of Gastrodiae rhizoma with Multiparameters and Chemometrics by Yamin Zuo, Jing Yang, Chen Li, Xuehua Deng, Shengsheng Zhang, Qing Wu

“…In addition, the results demonstrated the method was reliable in process performance and robustness. This method holds a great promise to replace current subjective color judgment and time-consuming HPLC or UV/Vis methods and is suitable for rapid online monitoring and quality control in the TCM industrial steaming process.…”
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Impact of introducing transnasal endoscopy on expanding diagnostic endoscopy services by Nigel Trudgill, Hasan Haboubi, Jeff Turner, Laura Munglani, Tom Crosby, Ben Thomas Crosby, Karen Wright, Kay Charles, Wendy Evans, Megan Mathias, Stevie Davies, Badr Abdalla

“…TNE also shows promise in correcting misdiagnoses of short-segment Barrett’s oesophagus (39%) compared with TOE (14.8%) (p=0.087).Conclusion TNE is an emerging endoscopic modality, which shows great promise in replacing TOE in most diagnostic circumstances. …”
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Chemical constituents, biological functions and pharmacological effects for comprehensive utilization of Eucommia ulmoides Oliver by Yi-Fan Xing, Dong He, Yi Wang, Wen Zeng, Chong Zhang, Yuan Lu, Nan Su, Yan-Hua Kong, Xin-Hui Xing

“…Eucommia ulmoides Oliver is a native plant and valuable tonic Chinese medicine in China with a long history, great economic value and comprehensive development potential. …”
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qBiCo: a method to assess global DNA conversion performance in epigenetics via single-copy genes and repetitive elements by Faidra Karkala, Roy B. Simons, Floor Claessens, Vivian Kalamara, Manfred Kayser, Athina Vidaki

“…Abstract Background Human DNA methylation profiling offers great promises in various biomedical applications, including ageing, cancer and even forensics. …”
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RBMDC-Net: Effective Jaw Cyst Segmentation Network Using Residual Bottleneck and Multiscale Dilated Convolution by Huixia Zheng, Xiaoliang Jiang, Xu Xu, Zhenfei Yuan

“…However, cysts on pathological sections often present with irregular and complex morphology, as well as extremely similar to surrounding tissue, which poses a great challenge in achieving their accurate segmentation. …”
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The high value utilization characteristics of coal gangue powder with emulsified asphalt mastic through rheological and viscoelastic damage theory by Decai Wang, Jiawei Wei, Zongyuan Wu, Lei Hu, Lan Yang, Kai Cheng

“…The findings reveal that the filler content has a great influence on the proportion of viscoelastic components of EAM in the low frequency domain. …”
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INSTITUTIONAL GLOBALIZATION AS A SYSTEM OF INTEGRATION THE PHENOMENON OF THE POSTMODERN DEVELOPMENT by V. V. Zinchenko

“…Its philosophical basis is the postulate of the uncertainty of the development, which comes to replace the neoclassical certainty characteristic of industrial society. …”
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Establishment and application of a rapid new detection method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Klebsiella pneumoniae based on MALDI-TOF MS by Yapei Zhang, Fanghua Fan, Xuan Wang, Jie Zhu, Shilei Dong

“…ABSTRACT The earlier appropriate treatment of Klebsiella pneumoniae infections according to the antimicrobial susceptibility profile based on the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) has a great clinical benefit. Our objective was to establish a matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS)-based antimicrobial susceptibility test (AST) for K. pneumoniae that produces reliable results within a few hours. …”
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Preventive Effects of Intrauterine Injection of Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cell-Conditioned Media on Uterine Fibrosis Immediately after Endometrial Curettage in Rabbit by Sanaz Bazoobandi, Nader Tanideh, Farhad Rahmanifar, Shahrokh Zare, Omid Koohi-Hosseinabadi, Iman Razeghian-Jahromi, Mehdi Dianatpour, Masoumeh Ahmadi, Arezoo Khoradmehr, Iraj Nabipour, Zahra Khodabandeh, Amin Tamadon

“…MSC-conditioned media (MSC-CM) contain paracrine components—exosomes—with a great potential for repairing damaged tissue or preventing fibrosis. …”
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Recognition mechanism and sequence optimization of organophosphorus pesticides aptamers for better monitoring contaminations in food by Pengfei Chen, Chaoqiong Hu, Xuan Tao, Zheng Zhou, Lijun Wang, Xiao Yang, Zhenming Che, Xianggui Chen, Yukun Huang

“…Aptamers as a kind of biological recognition element have shown great potential in monitoring and the rapid quantification of organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs). …”
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Design of a novel Cu-Cr-X alloy with high strength and high electrical conductivity based on mechanical learning by Yunqing Zhu, Yicheng Cao, Lijun Peng, Qian Yu, Zhen Yang, Zengde Li, Junsheng Wu, Haofeng Xie

“…With the increase of aging temperature, the bcc structure Cr phase gradually replaces the fine fcc-Cr phase and exhibited a higher coarsening rate. …”
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Effects of Optimized Fertilization and Organic Fertilizer Subsitution Technology on the Growth and Soil Fertility of Chinese Flowering Cabbage by Lan WEI, Zehuang WANG, Weisheng CHEN, Lianxi HUANG, Lihua TIAN, Zhongzhen LIU, Dongtian LAO, Qing HUANG

“…Field plot tests were conducted and seven treatments were set: the control (CK), customary fertilization (T1), optimized fertilization (T2), optimized fertilization + 15% organic fertilizer replacing N (T3), optimized fertilization + 30% organic fertilizer replacing N (T4), optimized fertilization + 15% biochar-based organic fertilizer replacing N (T5), and optimized fertilization + 30% biochar-based organic fertilizer replacing N (T6). …”
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A key technology for synergistic backfilling of coal-based solid waste and high-salinity wastewater by Shuning DONG, Shujiang YU, Xingling DONG, Buqin ZHANG, Xiaoming GUO, Xiaodong WANG, Kai WANG, Shibin ZHU, Boqiang WU, Lei LIU

“…However, existing technologies for high-salinity wastewater treatment are generally confronted with issues such as great initial investment and high operation costs of the treatment engineering. …”
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Lightweight Apple Leaf Disease Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv8 by LUO Youlu, PAN Yonghao, XIA Shunxing, TAO Youzhi

“…To reduce the incidence of apple diseases and increase fruit yield, developing efficient and fast apple leaf disease detection technology is of great significance. An improved YOLOv8 algorithm was proposed to identify the leaf diseases that occurred during the growth of apples.…”
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