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Automatic Leather Defect Detection and Classification Using Single-Channel and Multi-Channel Neural Networks

IEEE Access
Timely and accurate defect detection is essential in the leather industry, as the quality of raw leather directly impacts both the usability and value of finished products.
Majda Curtic-Hodzic, Aldina Ajkunic, Emir Sokic, Almir Salihbegovic, Lejla Arapovic, Nedim Osmic, Samim Konjicija   +6 more
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Palaeopathology and horse domestication: the case of some Iron Age horses horn the Altai Mountains, Siberia [PDF]

, 2000
We discuss the use of palaeopathological indicators in horse skeletons as potential sources I of evidence about the use of horses for riding and traction.
Bailey, G., Jeffcott, L.B., Levine, M.A., Whitwell, K.E.   +3 more
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Leather Defect Detection Based on Improved YOLOv8 Model

Applied Sciences
Addressing the low accuracy and slow detection speed experienced by algorithms based on deep learning for a leather defect detection task, a lightweight and improved leather defect detection algorithm, dubbed YOLOv8-AGE, has been proposed based on YOLOv8n.
Zirui Peng, Chen Zhang, Wei Wei
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If You Want Help, You'd Better Be Green! Investigating the Effects of Sustainability Perceptions on Customer Co‐Creation in New Product Development

Journal of Product Innovation Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Academic Summary This research examines whether and how a firm's sustainable image increases customer co‐creation in new product development (NPD). Across four studies, two scenario‐based experiments (Study 1a: n = 184; Study 2a: n = 285) and two behavior‐based idea contests (Study 1b: n = 197; Study 2b: n = 396), this article evaluates ...
Slawka Jordanow
wiley   +1 more source

Fabrication And Thermoelectric Characterization Of Stretchable Conductive Latex-Based Composites [PDF]

, 2017
Miniaturized stretchable electronic devices that can be bent and strained elastically without breaking, have drawn considerable research interest in recent years for wearable computers and integrated bio-sensor applications.
Arcovitch, Cory Michael
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Development of a mechatronic sorting system for removing contaminants from wool [PDF]

, 2005
Automated visual inspection (AVI) systems have been extended to many fields, such as agriculture and the food, plastic and textile industries. Generally, most visual systems only inspect product defects, and then analyze and grade them due to the ...
Dehghani, A., Greenwood, B., King, T., Levesley, M., Zhang, L., Zhenwei, S.   +5 more
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Living in the Mycelial World

Topics in Cognitive Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This manuscript documents a systematic ethnomycological analysis of ethnographic archives. Focusing on texts describing human–fungi interactions, I conduct a global, cross‐cultural review of mushroom use, covering 193 societies worldwide. The study reveals diverse mushroom‐related cultural practices, emphasizing the significance of fungi ...
Roope O. Kaaronen
wiley   +1 more source

Collagen as a Potential Biomaterial in Biomedical Applications

Reviews on Advanced Materials Science, 2018
Collagen, a biopolymer finds its application in the preparation of pharmaceutical products that are used in wound management, ophthalmic, orthopaedic and oral surgeries.
Muthukumar T., Sreekumar G., Sastry T.P., Chamundeeswari M.   +3 more
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ABCA12 Frameshift Deletion in Domestic Cats With Ichthyosis Fetalis

Veterinary Dermatology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ichthyosis fetalis (IF), also known as harlequin ichthyosis, is a rare and often fatal autosomal recessive congenital skin disorder. It is characterized by thickened, hard skin plaques and deep skin fissures that limit mobility and cause malformations of the eyes, lips and ears.
Jeanna M. Blake, Melissa P. Swan, Kari J. Ekenstedt   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Susceptibility to DNA damage in workers occupationally exposed to pesticides, to tannery chemicals and to coal dust during mining

Genetics and Molecular Biology, 2012
Our mutagenesis group has been studying with important economic drivers of our state, such as agriculture, the footwear and leather industry and open-cast coal mining. Working conditions in these sectors have potentially harmful to humans.
Katia Kvitko, Eliane Bandinelli, João A.P. Henriques, Vanina D. Heuser, Paula Rohr, Fernanda R. da Silva, Naye Balzan Schneider, Simone Fernandes, Camile Ancines, Juliana da Silva   +9 more
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