As a type of time series data, trajectory data objectively record the location information and corresponding time information of an object’s activities. It not only describes the spatial activity trajectory of a moving object but also contains...
Chemical probe-based pattern analysis offers a powerful approach for evaluating complex mixtures, particularly in non-target sensing scenarios where components are unknown or where multivariate interactions, such as those involved in taste perception...
This paper presents an improved local ternary pattern (LTP) for automatic target recognition (ATR) in infrared imagery. Firstly, a robust LTP (RLTP) scheme is proposed to overcome the limitation of the original LTP for achieving the invariance with r...
Backgroundand Objectives: Targeted therapies are increasingly used in the management of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL); however, real-world data from routine clinical practice remain limited. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective an...
This contribution exposes the relative uncertainties associated with prediction patterns of landslide susceptibility. The patterns are based on relationships between direct and indirect spatial evidence of landslide occurrences. In a spatial database...
This paper addresses the problem of ground moving target relocation (GMTR) for airborne dual-channel wide-area radar systems. The monopulse technique can be utilized to perform GMTR. However, in real conditions, the GMTR performance degrades greatly...
Search and Rescue (SAR) operations are conducted to locate and safely rescue individuals or objects in distress as rapidly as possible following maritime emergencies. In this process, operational performance depends not only on determining the target...
Camouflaged objects are masked within an existing image or video under similar patterns. This makes it tedious to detect target objects post classification. The pattern distributions are monotonous due to similar pixels and non-contrast regions. In t...
Disruptive color on animals’ bodies can reduce the risk of being caught. This study explores the camouflaging effect of disruptive color when applied to military targets. Disruptive and non-disruptive color patterns were placed on the target su...
The immune system plays a crucial role in the body’s defense system against various pathogens, such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites, as well as recognizes non-self- and self-molecules. The innate immune system is composed of special recepto...
Some drugs can be used to treat multiple diseases, suggesting potential patterns in drug treatment. Determination of drug treatment patterns can improve our understanding of the mechanisms of drug action, enabling drug repurposing. A drug can be asso...
Rapid urbanization has triggered large changes to both the urban landscape and the yield and degree of confluence of runoff. The annual runoff volume control rate (ARVCR) is the key target identified in sponge city overall planning and is based on lo...
Background: Clinical target volume (CTV) delineation in glioblastoma remains debated, particularly in the era of modern chemoradiation and image-guided radiotherapy. Whether reduced CTV margins can preserve oncological outcomes without increasing mar...
Tumors pose a significant threat to human health. Although many methods, such as operations, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, have been proposed to eliminate tumor cells, the results are unsatisfactory. Targeting therapy has shown potential due to its...
Background/Objectives: Real-world colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment is documented across multiple routine hospital data domains, which complicates interpretation of treatment-pattern studies. We characterised medication-documented systemic anticancer...
Prostate cancer (PCa) is reported as the most common malignancy and second leading cause of death in America. In Europe, PCa is considered the leading type of tumour in 28 European countries. The costs of treating PCa are currently increasing more ra...
Peatlands are the “kidneys” of river basins. However, intensification of agriculture and forestry in Europe has resulted in the degradation of peatlands and their biodiversity (i.e., species, habitats and processes in ecosystems), thus impairing wate...
Molecular recognition based on non-covalent interactions between two or more molecules plays a crucial role in biological systems. Specific biological molecule recognition has been widely applied in biotechnology, clinical diagnosis, and treatment. T...
The dielectric characterization of tissue targets of microwave thermal ablation (MTA) have improved the efficacy and pre-procedural planning of treatment. In some clinical scenarios, the tissue target lies at the interface with an external layer of f...
In massive Twitter datasets, tweets deriving from different domains, e.g., civil unrest, can be extracted to constitute spatio-temporal Twitter events for spatio-temporal distribution pattern detection. Existing algorithms generally employ scan stati...
A tremendous number of landmines has been buried during the last decade. In recent years, various autonomous platforms equipped with ground-penetrating radars (GPRs) have been proposed for the detection of landmines. These systems have already demons...
Cord blood metabolites can be predictive of long-term disease risk, but how levels of different metabolites might vary with respect to maternal diet is not well understood. The aim of this study was to evaluate the associations of different dietary p...
The identification of overpass structures in road networks has great significance for multi-scale modeling of roads, congestion analysis, and vehicle navigation. The traditional vector-based methods identify overpasses by the methodologies coming fro...
Historically, geoscience has been a prominent domain for applications of computer vision and pattern recognition. The numerous challenges associated with geoscience-related imaging data, which include poor imaging quality, noise, missing values, lack...
This study presents the impact of natural flow patterns on downstream aquatic species habitats in a reach of the Geum River, Korea. The study reach is a 13.4 km long, located downstream of the Yongdam Dam. To assess such an impact, this study perform...
A non-targeted strategy to simultaneously screen for over 100 lipid mediators from ω-6 ARA and ω-3 EPA and DHA fatty acids is presented. The method based on an extensive study of fragmentation patterns obtained by SPE-LC-MS/MS analysis-pr...
Immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors like PD-1, PD-L1, and CTLA-4, has revolutionized cancer treatment. However, the role of the innate immune system, especially pattern recognition receptors, in cancer development and immunity is...
Background: The generally poor prognosis and poor quality of life for lung cancer patients have highlighted the need for a conceptual model of integrative practice. Although the philosophy of integrative oncology is well described, conceptual models...
The commercialization of genetically modified (GM) maize and soybean is advancing, with strip intercropping emerging as a promising model to enhance crop yields and resource efficiency. However, the impact of this system on target pests remains uncle...
Background/Objectives: Diel reprogramming of central metabolism is well documented in vascular plants; whether diatoms organize carbon and nitrogen metabolism in the same way is unknown for want of absolutely quantified metabolite time series coverin...
Alcohol consumption is an important lifestyle factor that is associated with several health conditions and a behavioral link with smoking is well established. Metabolic alterations after alcohol consumption have yet to be comprehensively investigated...
The evolution of technological and surgical techniques has made it possible to obtain an even more intuitive control of multiple joints using advanced prosthetic systems. Targeted Muscle Reinnervation (TMR) is considered to be an innovative and relev...
This study investigated the intricate dynamics of intranasal spray deposition within nasal models, considering variations in head orientation and stages of the nasal cycle. Employing controlled delivery conditions, we compared the deposition patterns...
Principles of treat-to-target (T2T) have been widely adopted in both multinational and regional guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Several questionnaire studies among physicians and real-world data have suggested that an evidence–practic...
Male pattern baldness (MPB) is a highly prevalent condition with a complex, poorly understood molecular basis that limits therapeutic innovation. This study aimed to bridge the gap between statistical genetic associations and biological function by i...
Background: Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease, a hereditary cancer syndrome, is characterized by mutations in the VHL gene, which result in the stabilization of hypoxia-inducible factors (HIF)-1α and -2α, ultimately leading to the developme...
Pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) play a central role in the inflammation that ensues following microbial infection by their recognition of molecular patterns present in invading microorganisms but also following tissue damage by recognising molec...
In this paper, we present a correlation-based imaging technique in a single-pixel imaging scheme using Hadamard basis illumination. The Hadamard basis, which has the characteristics of a two-bit value {−1, 1} and sparsity in its transformed dom...
The spatiotemporal expression of α-tubulin, inversin and dishevelled-1 (DVL-1) proteins associated with the Wnt-signaling pathway, and primary cilia morphology were analyzed in developing kidneys (14th–38th developmental weeks), healthy postnatal (1....
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We introduce an approach based on functional data analysis to identify patterns of malaria incidence to guide effective targeting of malaria control in a seasonal transmission area. Using functional data method, a smooth function (functional data or...
In humans, over-activation of innate immunity in response to viral or bacterial infections often causes severe illness and death. Furthermore, similar mechanisms related to innate immunity can cause pathogenesis and death in sepsis, massive trauma (i...
Wage coordination plays an important role in macroeconomic stabilization. Pattern wage bargaining systems have been common in Europe, but in different forms, and with different degrees of success in terms of actual coordination reached. We focus on w...
Background/Objectives: Tactile gnosis derives from the interplay between the hand’s tactile input and the memory systems of the brain. It is the prerequisite for complex hand functions. Impaired sensation leads to profound disability. Various i...
Persistent Scatterer Interferometry (PSI) has been widely used for landslide studies in recent years. This paper investigated the spatial patterns of PSI point targets and landslide occurrences in the Arno River basin in Central Italy. The main purpo...
Multicellular systems form diverse morphologies through chemical and physical interactions among cells. In this study, we propose a trainable multicellular phase-field model that incorporates a neural network. The phase-field model represents cell mo...
11C methionine (11C-MET) is increasingly being used in addition to contrast-enhanced MRI to plan for radiotherapy of patients with glioblastomas. This study aimed to assess the recurrence pattern quantitatively. Glioblastoma patients undergoing 11C-M...
Globally, lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death. The majority of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) tumours express epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which allows for precise and targeted therapy in these patients. The dysre...
Psoriasis is a chronic skin disorder that involves both innate and adaptive immune responses in its pathogenesis. Local tissue damage is a hallmark feature of psoriasis and other autoimmune diseases. In psoriasis, damage-associated molecular patterns...
Continuous cropping obstacles constrain the sustainability of intensive agricultural production, and investigating the dynamics of soil properties across different continuous cropping durations is important for the prevention and control of this prob...
Drynaria roosii Nakaike, a fern widely distributed in China and some countries in Southeast Asia, is a commonly used herbal medicine in tonic diets and Chinese patented medicine. The metabolites of its dried rhizomes are easily affected by the epiphy...
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