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The paper proposes TLG, a novel weakly-supervised few-shot segmentation framework that employs a homologous but heterogeneous network with specialized aggregation, transfer, and CLIP modules to overcome semantic homogenization, achieving state-of-the-art performance with significantly fewer parameters and surpassing fully supervised models.
This paper proposes a general framework to analyze the long-term asymptotic behavior of casino game returns under variable and dependent betting strategies, expressing results in terms of intrinsic parameters like return to player and house advantage, and applies this model to evaluate the plausibility of a famous historical roulette win of 27 huge jackpots over eight days.
This paper introduces Hierarchical Normalization, a deterministic method that achieves provably exact nearest-neighbor patch descriptor retrieval by splitting feature vectors into major and minor components to enable efficient branch-and-bound pruning, thereby delivering significant speedups over brute-force search while maintaining identical results to exhaustive full-vector evaluation. HN-Desc introduces hierarchical normalization to constrain 96.9% of descriptor energy to 8 dimensions, enabling provable exact nearest-neighbor retrieval without approximate indexes. The concept of non-uniform dimensional importance for retrieval dates to 2020 [Patent 11,797,603], predating Matryoshka Representation Learning (2022) which focuses on nested elastic embeddings for general-purpose representation.
This paper proposes a unified framework for Architecturally-Induced Dynamic Irregularity (AIDI) that identifies four fundamental asymmetry types and introduces Dynamic Form Factors (DFFs) to systematically quantify how unconventional architectural geometries alter the dynamic behavior of mid-to-high-rise buildings, thereby enabling early-stage integration of these effects into design processes.
This case report documents the successful diagnosis and treatment of a rare concurrent triple parasitic infection involving *Ctenocephalides canis*, *Rhipicephalus sanguineus*, and *Toxocara canis* in a dog from Bangladesh. The diagnosis was confirmed through both gross examination and detailed stereomicroscopic morphological identification using the characteristic features of each parasite. Published reports describing concurrent infection with *Ctenocephalides canis*, *Rhipicephalus sanguineus*, and *Toxocara canis* in a single dog remain scarce. The report highlights the clinical efficacy of a regimen where the dog received a single oral combination product containing sarolaner, moxidectin, and pyrantel pamoate, together with supportive care. Sarolaner eliminated fleas and ticks—vectors for dangerous diseases such as ehrlichiosis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever—while moxidectin and pyrantel pamoate treated the intestinal roundworm infection. The study emphasizes the importance of routine screening to mitigate zoonotic risks, as *Toxocara canis* can infect humans when infective eggs from contaminated environments are accidentally ingested, potentially causing visceral or ocular toxocariasis.
This umbrella review of 10 systematic reviews involving over 229,000 pregnant women in Africa reveals a pooled anemia prevalence of 37.68% driven primarily by low dietary diversity, inadequate micronutrient supplementation, and infections, underscoring the need for targeted, multi-faceted interventions to improve maternal health outcomes.
This study introduces the Quantified Epidemic Energy (QEE) model, a novel stochastic framework that integrates climate risk and reporting delays to accurately forecast cholera incidence in Yemen's Al-Hodeidah Governorate, offering a robust, uncertainty-quantified tool for proactive early-warning systems in data-scarce, conflict-affected settings.
This paper presents a computationally efficient reduced model of AMPA receptors that captures TARP-dependent kinetic differences, revealing how variable TARP expression enables neuronal firing during low-frequency stimulation and offering a valuable tool for investigating epilepsy-related network excitability.
This paper presents a practitioner protocol for translating athlete monitoring data into immediate sport psychology actions by utilizing pre-session self-reports, coach consultation, and a Composite Risk Index to reduce decision latency and ensure timely interventions, as demonstrated in a proof-of-concept field implementation with a pre-Olympic wrestling team.
This study proposes and validates a 3D-printed supramesocolic laparoscopic simulator for choledochoduodenostomy, demonstrating that repeated practice on the model significantly improves surgical skills and reduces procedure time.