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Pith detection in tree cross-sections is essential for forestry and wood quality analysis but remains a manual, error-prone task. This study evaluates deep learning models -- YOLOv9, U-Net, Swin Transformer, DeepLabV3, and Mask R-CNN -- to…
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Weed control is a critical challenge in modern agriculture, as weeds compete with crops for essential nutrient resources, significantly reducing crop yield and quality. Traditional weed control methods, including chemical and mechanical…
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Fire-detection technology is of great importance for successful fire-prevention measures. Image-based fire detection is one effective method. At present, object-detection algorithms are deficient in performing detection speed and accuracy…
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