Abstract: It is challenging for active contour models (ACMs) to segment weak-edge and noisy images efficiently and accurately. To solve this problem, a novel ACM is proposed in this work. The proposed ...

“In 2025, book censorship in the United States is rampant and common. Never before in the life of any living American have so many books been systematically removed from school libraries across the ...

Abstract: Personalized text-to-image generation faces a critical challenge: during the iterative denoising process of diffusion models, a subject’s core identity features often degrade, a phenomenon ...

Abstract: High-spatial-resolution remote sensing imagery applications demand computationally efficient detection methods due to their massive scale and real-time processing requirements. However, fast ...

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PEN America's report found 6,870 instances of book bans in 2024 and 2025. Books bans in public schools have become a "new normal" in the U.S., escalating since 2021, according to one advocacy group.

A free speech advocacy group warned that book censorship in public schools across the United States has become "rampant and common," with book bans increasing significantly over the last few years.