Author(s): Ranipa K; Zhu WP; Swamy MNS;

Vision Transformers (ViTs), inspired by their success in natural language processing, have recently gained attention for heart sound classification (HSC). However, most of the existing studies on HSC rely on single-stream architectures, overlooking the advantages of multi-resolution features. While multi-stream architectures employing early or late fusion ...

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Author(s): Khademi S; Heidarian S; Afshar P; Mohammadi A; Sidiqi A; Nguyen ET; Ganeshan B; Oikonomou A;

In this study, we propose a novel hybrid framework for assessing the invasiveness of an in-house dataset of 114 pathologically proven lung adenocarcinomas presenting as subsolid nodules on Computed Tomography (CT). Nodules were classified into group 1 (G1), which included atypical adenomatous hyp ...

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Author(s): Fu M; Yu Z; Zhang Y;

This paper proposes a distributed fault-tolerant cooperative control framework for multiple fixed-wing UAVs (FUAVs), grounded on a complete six-degrees-of-freedom (6-DOF) nonlinear dynamic model. The architecture integrates position and attitude control, explicitly accounting for actuator faults and multiple input constraints. In the outer loop, an adapti ...

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Author(s): Paquette V; Danyluk AJ; Gilbert W; Houle SA; Lavoie P; Eltanoukhi R; Morin AJS;

Young adults use a combination of coping strategies to deal with challenges. Yet, limited research has focused on these combinations, as they differ across different profiles of youth and their implications during the major life transitions of emerging adulthood. Addressing this gap, the present longitudinal person-centered study assesses the nature, stab ...

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Author(s): Zou H; Wang Y; Huang A;

Fine-grained aspect-based sentiment analysis requires language models to identify aspect entities and the corresponding sentiment information in the input text content. Transformer-based pre-trained large language models have demonstrated remarkable performance on various challenging natural language processing tasks. However, large language models face l ...

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Author(s): Sgro M; Reid ID; Arentshorst M; Ram AFJ; Tsang A;

Many microorganisms are able to use plant-derived aromatic and cyclic compounds like the common plant secondary metabolite quinic acid as carbon and energy sources. In fungi, three enzymatic steps convert quinic acid into the common intermediate protocatechuic acid, which is then further converted into TCA cycle intermediates. The genes encoding these thr ...

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Author(s): Semper C; Pham TTM; Ram S; Palys S; Evdokias G; Ouedraogo JP; Moisan MC; Geoffrion N; Reid I; Di Falco M; Bailey Z; Tsang A; Benoit-Gelber I; Savchenko A;

Genomics analysis confirmed the status of filamentous fungi as a rich source of novel secondary metabolites; however, the discovery of these compounds is hampered by the cryptic nature of their biosynthetic pathways under laboratory conditions. Consequently, despite substantial research effort ov ...

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Author(s): Li Z; Chen R; Xing C; Zhong G; Zhang X; Jones KC; Zhu Y;

Organophosphate esters (OPEs) have emerged as a global environmental and health concern due to their persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) properties. Recently, their precursors-organophosphite antioxidants (OPAs)-and transformation products, which may exhibit greater persistence and toxicity, have gained attention as critical contributors to OPE-r ...

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Author(s): Yu S; Zhang X; Guo T; Li H; Liu W; Chen Z; Wang X; Ren B; Guo J;

Sulfur autotrophic denitrification (SAD) offers a sustainable solution for nitrogen removal in low carbon to nitrogen ratio (C/N) municipal wastewater, yet its efficiency and startup time pose significant challenges. To overcome these, we developed iron-sulfur-modified carriers (FeS@MC) and integrated them into an in-situ sequencing batch reactor (S-Fe-SB ...

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Author(s): Alberts NM; Stratton KL; Leisenring WM; Pizzo A; Lamoureux É; Alschuler K; Flynn J; Krull KR; Jibb LA; Nathan PC; Olgin JE; Stinson JN; Armstrong GT;

Purpose: Intolerance of uncertainty is central to many psychological disorders and may contribute to pain. Despite the uncertainty inherent in childhood cancer survivorship, little is known about intolerance of uncertainty in this population. This study aimed to characterize intolerance of uncert ...

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Author(s): Osagie RO; Tufa I; Angarita-Fonseca A; Pagé MG; Lacasse A; Stone LS; Rainville P; Roy M; Tétreault P; Fortin M; Léonard G; Massé-Alarie H; Roy JS; Grant AV; Meloto CB;

Inconsistencies in the identification of predictors for the transition from acute low back pain (aLBP) to chronic LBP (cLBP) may be attributed to the varying definitions of aLBP used in different studies. We investigated how adopting different aLBP definitions affects the set of predictors and th ...

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