BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 5 -- Applied Sciences, open access journal that says it covers all applied natural sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its Sept. 1, 2024, edition (Vol. 14, Issue 17): * A Cross-Level Iterative Subtraction Network for Camouflaged Object Detection * A Division-of-Labour Approach to Traffic Light Scheduling * A Domain-Specific Lexicon for Improving Emergency Management in Gas Pipeline Networks through Knowledge Fusing * A High-Precision Acti more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The International Dairy Foods Association issued the following statement on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) strike at 36 United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd. (USMX) terminals will end following a tentative agreement on wages and the resumption of negotiations on a new contract between ILA and USMX. The dockworkers union and port officials have agreed to extend their current contract until Jan. 15 to negotiate new contract conditions more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Interagency Commodity Estimates Committees issued a 40-page report on Sept. 12, 2024, entitled "World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates." Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The 2024/25 U.S. wheat outlook is unchanged relative to last month. The projected season-average farm price remains at $5.70 per bushel. The global wheat outlook for 2024/25 is for larger supplies, consumption, trade, and ending stocks. Supplies are projected to increase 1.5 million tons to 1 more ST

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Dairy Export Council issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: The U.S. Dairy Export Council (USDEC) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) today welcomed news that the labor strike affecting East and Gulf Coast ports has come to an end, allowing port operations to resume. The two organizations emphasized the importance of quickly finalizing contract negotiations to provide long-term certainty for U.S. dairy exporters. "We are gratefu more PR

BASEL, Switzerland, Oct. 5 -- Veterinary Sciences, a scientific peer-reviewed open access journal on veterinary sciences, published research articles on the following topics in its June 2024 edition (Vol. 11, Issue 6): * A Pilot Study to Evaluate the Usefulness of Optical Coherence Tomography for Staging Iris Pigmented Lesions in Cats * A Scoping Review of the Evidence on Prevalence of Feline Upper Respiratory Tract Infections and Associated Risk Factors * Advances in Detecting Cystic Echinoc more PR