This study investigates the mechanical properties and optimization of hybrid composites composed of flax, vetiver, and mahogany fruit fillers (MFFs) using epoxy resin as the matrix material. Nine distinct composite configurations were fabricated usin...
Current agricultural irrigation management practices are often extensive, and traditional soil moisture content (SMC) monitoring methods are inefficient, so there is a pressing need for innovative approaches in precision irrigation. This study propos...
Using the BISON fuel-performance code, simulations were conducted of an automated process to read initial and operating conditions from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) database and reports, which contain metallic-fuel data from the F...
With the widespread adoption of encryption technologies, encrypted traffic classification has become essential for maintaining network security awareness and optimizing service quality. However, existing deep learning-based methods often rely on fixe...
Short-term load forecasting plays a significant role in the operation of power systems. Recently, deep learning has been generally employed in short-term load forecasting, primarily in the extraction of the characteristics of digital information in a...
Acoustic signal classification plays a central role in acoustic source identification. In practical applications, however, varieties of training data are typically inadequate, which leads to a low sample complexity. Applying classical deep learning m...
Limited depth of field in modern optical imaging systems often results in partially focused images. Multi-focus image fusion (MFF) addresses this by synthesizing an all-in-focus image from multiple source images captured at different focal planes. Wh...
Pneumonia ranks among the most prevalent lung diseases and poses a significant concern since it is one of the diseases that may lead to death around the world. Diagnosing pneumonia necessitates a chest X-ray and substantial expertise to ensure accura...
Remote photo-plethysmography (rPPG) is a useful camera-based health motioning method that can measure the heart rhythm from facial videos. Many well-established deep learning models can provide highly accurate and robust results in measuring heart ra...
Significant progress has been made in generating counterfeit images and videos. Forged videos generated by deepfaking have been widely spread and have caused severe societal impacts, which stir up public concern about automatic deepfake detection tec...
A massive proliferation of malware variants has posed serious and evolving threats to cybersecurity. Developing intelligent methods to cope with the situation is highly necessary due to the inefficiency of traditional methods. In this paper, a highly...
The need for precise identification of underwater sonar image targets is growing in areas such as marine resource exploitation, subsea construction, and ocean ecosystem surveillance. Nevertheless, conventional image recognition algorithms encounter s...
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images are highly valuable for detecting water surfaces characterized by low roughness and minimal microwave reflection, which makes them essential for flood detection. Despite these advantages, SAR imagery still faces...
Tunnel linings require routine inspection as they have a big impact on a tunnel’s safety and longevity. In this study, the convolutional neural network was utilized to develop the MFF-YOLO model. To improve feature learning efficiency, a multi-...
Mitochondrial fission factor (MFF) is an adapter that targets dynamin-related protein 1 from the cytosol to the mitochondria for fission. Loss-of-function MFF mutations cause encephalopathy due to defective mitochondrial and peroxisomal fission 2 (EM...
Mixed-flow fans (MFF) are widely used to reduce the heat stress in dairy cows in summer. Our research team developed MFFs with a newly shaped diffuser with the length of 250 mm and the circumferential angle of 150°, which have better performance...
Multi-Source RS data integration is a crucial technology for rock surface extraction in geology. Both Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and Photogrammetry are primary non-contact active measurement techniques. In order to extract comprehensive and acc...
Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent malignant tumors among women worldwide, underscoring the urgent need for early and accurate diagnosis to reduce mortality. To address this, A Multi-Feature Fusion Classification Network (MFF-ClassificationNe...
The Internet of Things (IoT) generates vast amounts of data from numerous applications. However, since wireless channels are the primary means of communication, IoT networks are vulnerable to several security threats, which can compromise their secur...
Rice is one of the world’s three major food crops, second only to sugarcane and corn in output. Timely and accurate rice extraction plays a vital role in ensuring food security. In this study, R-Unet for rice extraction was proposed based on Se...
The globalization of hardware design flows has increased the risk of Hardware Trojan (HT) insertion during the design phase. Graph-based learning methods have shown promise for HT detection at the Register Transfer Level (RTL). However, most existing...
Landcover classification is an important application in remote sensing, but it is always a challenge to distinguish different features with similar characteristics or large-scale differences. Some deep learning networks, such as UperNet, PSPNet, and...
Mass spectrometry (MS) is a core analytical tool in proteomics, and the quality of the generated data directly determines the effectiveness of downstream analyses and the reliability of final research conclusions. While MS is also widely used in othe...
In recent years, deep learning-based multi-focus image fusion (MFF) methods have demonstrated remarkable performance. However, their reliance on complex network architectures often demands substantial computational resources, limiting practical appli...
Mitochondria, which generate ATP through aerobic respiration, also have important noncanonical functions. Mitochondria are dynamic organelles, that engage in fission (division), fusion (joining) and translocation. They also regulate intracellular cal...
Mitochondria, the membrane-bound cell organelles that supply most of the energy needed for cell function, are highly regulated, dynamic organelles bearing the ability to alter both form and functionality rapidly to maintain normal physiological event...
Existing data-driven technology for prediction of state of health (SOH) has insufficient feature extraction capability and limited application scope. To deal with this challenge, this paper proposes a battery SOH prediction model based on multi-featu...
Functional foods such as pomegranate, dates and honey were shown by various previous studies to individually have a neuroprotective effect, especially in neurodegenerative disease such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). In this novel and original stu...
To improve the detection efficiency of a long-distance dim point target based on dynamic programming (DP), this paper proposes a multi-frame target detection algorithm based on a merit function filtering DP ring (MFF-DPR). First, to reduce the influe...
Coconut yield and quality are significantly affected by multiple female inflorescences (MFF), which disrupt flower differentiation balance. To elucidate the molecular mechanisms, we compared MFF with normal female inflorescences (NFF) using phenotypi...
18 December 2019
Maxillofacial fractures (MFF) belong to the major modern medicine and public health concerns. The recovery from MFF is associated with a number of social problems. The patient’s mood may be affected by the change in self-image and lack of satis...
28 February 2022
Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are important components of innate immunity. Here, we report the antimicrobial properties of a peptide derived from the Male fertility factor kl2 (MFF-kl2) protein of Drosophila melanogaster, which was identified as a fu...
In this paper, we propose a multi-feature fusion network (MFF-Net) for a modulation format identification (MFI) and optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) monitoring scheme. The constellation map data used in this work comes from five modulation format...
Pneumonia is a severe inflammation of the lung that could cause serious complications. Chest X-rays (CXRs) are commonly used to make a diagnosis of pneumonia. In this paper, we propose a deep-learning-based method with spatial attention superposition...
Integrating spectral and spatial information is proved effective in improving the accuracy of hyperspectral imagery classification. In recent studies, two kinds of approaches are widely investigated: (1) developing a multiple feature fusion (MFF) str...
To reduce microvascular free flap failure (MFF), monitoring is crucial for the early detection of malperfusion and allows timely salvage. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate hyperspectral imaging (HSI) in comparison to micro-Doppler sono...
29 June 2022
Acute respiratory illness caused by exposure to welding-associated zinc oxide fumes is known as metal fume fever (MFF). MFF is generally characterized as a self-limiting disease. Few studies have reported chemical pneumonitis associated with zinc fum...
A recent in vivo study in pigs demonstrated the hypotensive properties of essential oil extracted from the blossoming plant Elsholtzia ciliata. This study was designed to examine the effect of E. ciliata essential oil (EO) on smooth muscle contractio...
Peroxisomes are highly dynamic and responsive organelles, which can adjust their morphology, number, intracellular position, and metabolic functions according to cellular needs. Peroxisome multiplication in mammalian cells involves the concerted acti...
A rapid and simplified sample preparation method was developed for the simultaneous determination of 26 beta-agonists in swine muscle using a multi-functional filter (MFF) based on quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe methods (QuEChERS). M...
Former studies investigated the application of high-frequency alternating currents (HFAC) in humans for blocking the peripheral nervous system. The present trial aims to assess the effect of HFAC on the motor response, somatosensory thresholds, and p...
The main purpose of this study is to prepare a melamine aniline formaldehyde foam, an MAF copolymer, with lower water sensitivity and non-flammability properties obtained by the condensation reaction of melamine, aniline, and formaldehyde. In additio...
This study proposes an Attention Mechanism–Multi-Feature Fusion Physics-Informed Neural Network (AM-MFF-PINN) for accurate and physically consistent estimation of the State of Health (SOH) of lithium-ion batteries in practical battery managemen...
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae is an etiological agent of swine dysentery (SD). Diet fermentability plays a role in development of SD, but the mechanism(s) of action are largely unknown. Thus, this study aimed to determine whether replacing lowly ferment...
Taking into account the diversity of fullerene ligands and metal salts, metal–fullerene frameworks (MFFs) present a variety of structures. Currently, the structural control of MFFs mainly relies on the design and synthesis of fullerene ligands,...
Background/Objectives: In 4-octylphenol (4-OP), a toxic environmental pollutant with endocrine disruptive effect, the use of 4-OP causes pollution in the freshwater environment and poses risks to aquatic organisms. Common carps (Cyprinus carpio L.) l...
Low-visibility maritime image enhancement is essential for maritime surveillance in extreme weathers. However, traditional methods merely optimize contrast while ignoring image features and color recovery, which leads to subpar enhancement outcomes....
Investigating the functional interactions between rumen microbial fermentation and epithelial mitochondrial dynamics/energy metabolism in Tibetan sheep at different altitudes, this study examined ultrastructural changes in rumen epithelial tissues, e...
The age of Mars yardangs is significant in studying their development and the evolution of paleoclimate conditions. For planetary surface or landforms, a common method for dating is based on the frequency and size distribution of all the superposed c...
Mitochondrial fusion and fission tailors the mitochondrial shape to changes in cellular homeostasis. Players of this process are the mitofusins, which regulate fusion of the outer mitochondrial membrane, and the fission protein DRP1. Upon specific st...
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