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Lightweight YOLOv8 Networks for Driver Profile Face Drowsiness Detection
Vision-based driver monitoring, a non-invasive method designed to identify potentially dangerous operations, has attracted increasing attention in recent years. In this study, a head pitch angle detection meth...
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In-situ sintering induced VO2/V2O5 heterostructure as cathode for high-capacity reversible aqueous Zn-ion batteries
In this study, VO2/V2O5 heterostructures were successfully prepared by a hydrothermal and in-situ sintering procedure and were studied as aqueous zinc ion batteries (AZIBs). The novel heterostructure plays a crit...
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Application of Indian ink markers for locating gastric varices under endoscopic ultrasonography
The present study aimed to investigate the accuracy of endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) combined with Indian ink in locating target vessels of gastric varices (GVs) compared with conventional endoscopic techni...
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Cobalt-nanoparticle catalysts derived from zeolitic imidazolate framework@MXene composites for efficient oxidative self-coupling of benzylamines
In this study, we synthesize a catalyst comprising cobalt nanoparticles supported on MXene by pyrolyzing a composite in a N2 environment. Specifically, the composite comprises a bimetallic Zn/Co zeolitic imidazol...
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Endoscopic ultrasonography-guided injection of cyanoacrylate in the treatment of gastroesophageal varices type 1: a single-center randomized study
First, it has been demonstrated that endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)-guided cyanoacrylate (CYA) injection (EUS-CYA) has greater efficacy than direct endoscopic injection of cyanoacrylate (DEI-CYA) for treatin...
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Bio-inspired robotic fish enabled motion tomography
Water current is an important factor in the operation of marine robotic vehicles (MRVs). When cruising in a confined area, the perception of the flow field of this area greatly helps MRVs in path planning and ...
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Deep Learning Prediction of Time-Varying Underwater Acoustic Channel Based on LSTM with Attention Mechanism
This paper investigates the channel prediction algorithm of the time-varying channels in underwater acoustic (UWA) communication systems using the long short-term memory (LSTM) model with the attention mechani...
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Palladium Nanoparticles Supported on Ce-MOF-801 as Highly Efficient and Stable Heterogeneous Catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling Reactions
Palladium nanoparticles (Pd NPs) supported on a cerium-based metal–organic framework Ce-MOF-801 (Pd/Ce-MOF-801) was prepared using an incipient wetness impregnation strategy. Multiple analytical techniques wer...
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Method of evolving junction on optimal path planning in flows fields
We propose an algorithm using method of evolving junctions to solve the optimal path planning problems with piece-wise constant flow fields. In such flow fields, we prove that the optimal trajectories, with re...
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Open AccessNovel balloon compression-assisted endoscopic injection sclerotherapy and endoscopic variceal ligation in the treatment of esophageal varices: a prospective randomized study
Herein, our group designed a novel technology, termed balloon compression-assisted endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (bc-EIS), which was applied to improve the efficiency of eradicating esophageal varices (EV...
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Multi-MAV Autonomous Full Coverage Search in Cluttered Forest Environments
This paper is concerned with autonomous forest full coverage search using multiple micro aerial vehicles (MAVs). Due to the complex and cluttered environment, i.e., many obstacles under the forest canopy, it i...
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Autopilot design of a class of miniature autonomous blimps enabled by switched controllers
The Georgia Tech Miniature Autonomous Blimp (GT-MAB) is developed as an indoor flying robot for education and research. The GT-MAB features extended flight duration and safety for human–robot interaction. The ...
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Open AccessR&D of a low-complexity OFDM acoustic communication payload for Micro-AUV in confined space
With small size, high flexibility, low cost, and deployment convenience, Micro-sized autonomous underwater vehicle (Micro-AUV) is capable of performing diverse underwater missions efficiently in confined under...
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Open AccessHuman pointing motion during interaction with an autonomous blimp
We investigate the interaction between a human and a miniature autonomous blimp using a wand as pointing device. The wand movement generated by the human is followed by the blimp through a tracking controller....
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Construction of isolated Ni sites on nitrogen-doped hollow carbon spheres with Ni–N3 configuration for enhanced reduction of nitroarenes
Designing and synthesizing high-efficiency non-precious metal-based catalysts having uniform active sites increases the reactivity and selectivity of materials and provides a platform for an in-depth understan...
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PdZn intermetallic compound stabilized on ZnO/nitrogen-decorated carbon hollow spheres for catalytic semihydrogenation of alkynols
Enhancing the selectivity of noble metal catalysts through electronic modulation is important for academic research and chemical industrial processes. Herein, we report a facile sacrificial template strategy f...
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Improved trajectory tracing of underwater vehicles for flow field map**
The Motion Tomography (MT) algorithm maps an ocean flow field using sporadically measured positions of underwater vehicles. A key step of the MT algorithm, called trajectory tracing, is to estimate the underwa...
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Contention-resolving model predictive control for an intelligent intersection traffic model
We address the problem of optimally scheduling automated vehicles crossing an intelligent intersection by assigning vehicles with priorities and desired speed. An idealized intersection traffic model is establ...
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Open AccessA stochastic model of HIV infection incorporating combined therapy of HAART driven by Lévy jumps
A stochastic HIV infection model of virus-to-cell transmission is proposed, incorporating the antiretroviral drug therapy by introducing efficacy parameters of RTI and PI drugs, considering the Lévy noise for ...
