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The proposed network not only can output a high-resolution presentation of a small target but can also keep the detection network simple and efficient. The key characteristic of the proposed network is that the target features are divided into three categories according to image resolution: high-resolution, medium-resolution, and low-resolution features. The basic features are extracted by convolution at the initial layer of the network. Then, convolution is carried out synchronously in the three resolution channels with information fusion in the horizontal and vertical directions of the network. At the same time, multiple utilizations and augmentations of feature information are carried out in the channel convolution direction. 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