Francisella tularensis PCR detection in Cape hares (Lepus capensis) and wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) in Algeria

Abstract Tularemia is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis.Leporids are primary sources of human infections in the northern hemisphere.Africa is classically considered free of tularemia, but BC426 recent data indicate that this dogma might be wrong.We assessed the presence of this disease in wild leporids in Algeria.Between 201

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Lightweight CNN-Based Method for Spacecraft Component Detection

Spacecraft component detection is essential for space Daybed missions, such as for rendezvous and on-orbit assembly.Traditional intelligent detection algorithms suffer from drawbacks related to high computational burden, and are not applicable for on-board use.This paper proposes a convolutional neural network (CNN)-based lightweight algorithm for

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Application of Machine Learning for Automating Behavioral Tracking of Captive Bornean Orangutans (Pongo Pygmaeus)

This article applies object detection to CCTV Bath Salts video material to investigate the potential of using machine learning to automate behavior tracking.This study includes video tapings of two captive Bornean orangutans and their behavior.From a 2 min training video containing the selected behaviors, 334 images were extracted and labeled using

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