Development of an effectiveness evaluation model of the security management function of radiological facilities by Alexandre Roza de Lima, Francisco Cesar Augusto Da Silva, Thiago Pereira Germano

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A fluorescence-enhanced inverse opal sensing film for multi-sources detection of formaldehyde by Xiaokang Lu, Bo Han, Deyilei Wei, Mingzhu Chu, Haojie Ma, Ran Li, Xueyan Hou, Yuqi Zhang, Jijiang Wang

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A Feature-Selective Independent Component Analysis Method for Functional MRI by Yi-Ou Li, Tülay Adali, Vince D. Calhoun

“…In this work, we propose a simple and effective scheme to incorporate prior knowledge about the sources of interest (SOIs) in independent component analysis (ICA) and apply the method to estimate brain activations from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data. …”
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Functionalized hydrogel-based colorimetric sensor for Cu2+ detection by Minh-Kha Nguyen, Chau-Nha-Trang Nguyen, Khanh-Binh Vo

“…The optimal sensor composition consists of 0.75 wt % agar, 0.15 mM L-cysteine, and 1 mM HAuCl _4 , with Cu ^2+ detection at a pH of 4. The sensor exhibits high selectivity, with minimal interference from other metal ions, and achieves a detection limit of 10 μM Cu ^2+ . …”
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Fermented Buffalo Milk with Conjugated Linoleic Acid-Producing Bacteria: Strain Selection and Functional Applications by Bruna Samara dos Santos Rekowsky, Lorena Brandão Rocha Martinez Fernandez, Katherine Gutierrez Alzate, Carini Aparecida Lelis, Marcelo Resende de Souza, Carolina Oliveira de Souza, Bruno Dutra da Silva, Carlos Adam Conte-Júnior, Carla Paulo Vieira, José Givanildo da Silva, Marion Pereira da Costa

“…Buffalo milk is a rich source of precursor fatty acids for bioactive compounds and provides an optimal environment for bacterial growth. …”
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New source of cellulase production using a metagenomic technique by Safaa M. Ali, Nadia A. Soliman

“…In the outlook, the metagenomic guide approachs may be functional to the elevated selection of novel cellulase from the environment.…”
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Development of Time-Reversal Method for Impact Source Identification on Plate Structures by Chunlin Chen, Yulong Li, Fuh-Gwo Yuan

“…A number of parameters selected for determining the impact location, approximated transfer functions and steps taken for reconstructing the impact loading time-history are also examined. …”
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Molecular signature of selective microRNAs in Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus 1758):a computational approach by Soumendu Ghosh, Manojit Bhattacharya, Avijit Kar, Basanta Kumar Das, Bidhan Chandra Patra

“…Using web based tools total 10 selected miRNAs belongs to 10 different families were illustrated and functionally categorized in Cyprinus carpio. …”
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Identification and functional modelling of plausibly causative cis-regulatory variants in a highly-selected cohort with X-linked intellectual disability. by Hemant Bengani, Detelina Grozeva, Lambert Moyon, Shipra Bhatia, Susana R Louros, Jilly Hope, Adam Jackson, James G Prendergast, Liusaidh J Owen, Magali Naville, Jacqueline Rainger, Graeme Grimes, Mihail Halachev, Laura C Murphy, Olivera Spasic-Boskovic, Veronica van Heyningen, Peter Kind, Catherine M Abbott, Emily Osterweil, F Lucy Raymond, Hugues Roest Crollius, David R FitzPatrick

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Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution Protocol Based on Post-Selection by Hao YU, Bao FENG, Zichun PAN, Wenhe ZHUO, Zhenwei LI

“…In the paper, we present a CVQKD protocol based on post-selection method, which need not any extra single photon source. …”
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An Attomolar-Level Optical Device for Monitoring Receptor–Analyte Interactions Without Functionalization Steps: A Case Study of Cytokine Detection by Nunzio Cennamo, Francesco Arcadio, Chiara Marzano, Rosalba Pitruzzella, Mimimorena Seggio, Maria Pesavento, Stefano Toldo, Antonio Abbate, Luigi Zeni

“…The POF-based device was proven to be effective for detecting several interleukins at the attomolar level in a few minutes and without functionalization processes.…”
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Applicability and Design Considerations of Chaotic and Quantum Entropy Sources for Random Number Generation in IoT Devices by Wieslaw Marszalek, Michał Melosik, Mariusz Naumowicz, Przemysław Głowacki

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Grape Seed Powders as a Source of Phenolic Compounds: UHPLC Orbitrap MS4 Characterization by Danijel D. Milinčić, Uroš Gašić, Aleksandar Ž. Kostić, Slađana P. Stanojević, Živoslav Lj. Tešić, Mirjana B. Pešić

“…Grape seeds represent a rich source of phenolic compounds that exhibit various health benefits. …”
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Spin-dependent edge detection and imaging enabled by optical circularly polarised states by Jiale Chen, Zhao-xian Chen, Zi-xin Zhou, Yan-qing Lu, Jun-long Kou

“…By harnessing the chiral selectivity of the C-points, a high-CD PCS imager can provide two sets of optical transfer functions (OTFs) to facilitate both edge detection and bright-field imaging. …”
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Municipal secondary-treated effluent data seem to be a suitable source of information for human viral trends by Elsa T. Rodrigues, Joana M. Oliveira, Anália Carmo, Miguel A. Pardal, Ana M. Matos

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Systematic investigation of photon strength functions with monochromatic γ-ray beams by Gheorghe Ioana, Aumann Thomas, Baumann Martin, van Beek Patrick, Kuchenbrod Philipp, Lalić Nikolina, Scheit Heiko, Symochko Dmytro, Wang Hongwei, Fan Gongtao, Nishio Katsuhisa, Ohtsuki Tsutomu, Suzaki Fumi, Hirose Kentaro, Inagaki Makoto, Ari-izumi Takashi, Garrote Frank L. Bello, Bjørøen Marianne, Eriksen Tomas, Ingeberg Vetle Wegner, Paulsen Wanja, Pedersen Line G., Reaz Fardous, Belyshev Sergey, Stopani Konstantin, Lui Yiu-Wing, Filipescu Dan, Tudora Anabella, Goriely Stephane, Miyamoto Shuji, Utsunomiya Hiroaki

“…Following the main objective of the IAEA Coordinated Research Project on Photonuclear Data and Photon Strength Functions (Code F41032; Duration 2016-2019), new measurements of photoneutron and photofission cross sections in the Giant Dipole Resonance energy region have been performed at the laser Compton-scattering γ-ray source of the NewSUBARU synchrotron radiation facility. …”
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QPPLab: A generally applicable software package for detecting, analyzing, and visualizing large-scale quasiperiodic spatiotemporal patterns (QPPs) of brain activity by Nan Xu, Behnaz Yousefi, Nmachi Anumba, Theodore J. LaGrow, Xiaodi Zhang, Shella Keilholz

“…To address these challenges, we present QPPLab, an open-source MATLAB-based toolbox for detecting, analyzing, and visualizing QPPs from fMRI time series. …”
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Application of Open-Source, Low-Code Machine-Learning Library in Python to Diagnose Parkinson's Disease Using Voice Signal Features by Daniel Hilário da Silva, Caio Tonus Ribeiro, Leandro Rodrigues da Silva Souza, Adriano Alves Pereira

“…Seventeen ML algorithms were applied to a dataset of voice recordings from Healthy Control and PD individuals, sourced from a publicly available repository. We leveraged the PyCaret Python library's ML algorithms and functions, which were introduced in this article, to demonstrate their simplicity and effectiveness in dealing with real-world data. …”
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Effect of cochlear implant surgery on vestibular function: meta-analysis study by Iman Ibrahim, Sabrina Daniela da Silva, Bernard Segal, Anthony Zeitouni

“…Study selection Published studies of adult patients who received unilateral or bilateral CIs and whose vestibular function or postural stability was assessed before and after surgery. …”
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Near-source wastewater surveillance of SARS-CoV-2, norovirus, influenza virus and RSV across five different sites in the UK. by Jay C Bullen, Mina Mohaghegh, Fatima Tahir, Charlotte Hammer, Jacob Sims, Frederico Myers, Lucas Eisinger, Ali Reza Kasmati, Claire F Trant

“…The key findings are (1) near-source wastewater detections were linked to local events (staff sickness, enhanced cleaning, changing populations); (2) wastewater detections decreased in the order norovirus GII > norovirus GI > SARS-CoV-2 ≈ influenza A ≈ RSV A > influenza B ≈ RSV B; (3) correlation between near-source wastewater data and national surveillance data increases as a function of catchment size and viral prevalence (examples include the SARS-CoV-2 BA.4/BA.5 variant peak at a museum and wastewater tracking the winter norovirus season); (4) strong weekday periodicity in near-source wastewater SARS-CoV-2 detections, with the correlation against COVID-19 case numbers increasing when modelling variable lag times between faecal shedding onset and clinical diagnosis (R2 = 0.45 increases to 0.84-0.86); (5) a log-linear relationship between the frequency of wastewater SARS-CoV-2 detection and log(catchment size⋅viral prevalence) (R2 = 0.6914-0.9066). …”
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