Differential impacts of water diversion and environmental factors on bacterial, archaeal, and fungal communities in the eastern route of the South-to-North water diversion project by Moran Tang, Qian Chen, Xinzong Xiao, Yitao Lyu, Weiling Sun

“…Our findings revealed competitive exclusion effects among bacterial and archaeal communities during the WDP, characterized by decreased species richness and increased biomass, while fungal biomass significantly declined. …”
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LMF-Net: A Learnable Multimodal Fusion Network for Semantic Segmentation of Remote Sensing Data by Jihao Li, Wenkai Zhang, Weihang Zhang, Ruixue Zhou, Chongyang Li, Boyuan Tong, Xian Sun, Kun Fu

“…In terms of computation complexity, it achieves competitive performance as well. Ultimately, the contribution of each component involved in LMF-Net is evaluated and discussed in detail.…”
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Toward a hyperventilation detection system in freediving: a proof of concept using force sensor technology by Frank Pernett, Frank Pernett, Eric Mulder, Filip Johansson, Arne Sieber, Arne Sieber, Ricardo Bermudez, Marcus Lossner, Erika Schagatay, Erika Schagatay

“…This study explores the feasibility of using a force sensor to predict end-tidal carbon dioxide (PETCO2) to assess hyperventilation in freedivers.Methods and resultsTwenty-one freedivers volunteered to participate during two national competitions. The divers were instructed to breathe normally and perform three dry apneas of 1, 2, and 3-min duration at 2-min intervals in a sitting position. …”
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OSAD: Open-Set Aircraft Detection in SAR Images by Xiayang Xiao, Zhuoxuan Li, Xiaolin Mi, Dandan Gu, Haipeng Wang

“…Extensive experiments have demonstrated that the proposed method can effectively detect unknown objects and exhibit competitive performance without compromising closed-set performance. …”
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Surface molecular engineering to enable processing of sulfide solid electrolytes in humid ambient air by Mengchen Liu, Jessica J. Hong, Elias Sebti, Ke Zhou, Shen Wang, Shijie Feng, Tyler Pennebaker, Zeyu Hui, Qiushi Miao, Ershuang Lu, Nimrod Harpak, Sicen Yu, Jianbin Zhou, Jeong Woo Oh, Min-Sang Song, Jian Luo, Raphaële J. Clément, Ping Liu

“…The proposed protection strategy based on surface molecular interactions represents a major step forward towards cost-competitive and energy-efficient sulfide SSE manufacturing for ASSB applications.…”
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Performance enhancement of organic single-flash cycles by eliminating the throttle valves: A comparative exergy-economic assessment by Aboulbaba Eladeb, Ali B.M. Ali, Pooya Ghodratallah, Kuwar Mausam, Rahul Thakur, Praney Madan, Lotfi Ben Said, Lioua Kolsi

“…In addition, the MOFRC, with an ηex and cel of 51.8 % and 6.87 $GJ−1, has a competitive performance compared to the ORC. A comprehensive comparison between the MOFRC and previous configurations based on the flash process indicates that the MOFRC has the highest ηex and lowest cel among the configurations.…”
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Energy efficiency and productivity improvements analysis in a Brazilian steel plant: simulation model using JaamSim open source software by Rodrigo de Paula Oliveira, Wilson Trigueiro de Sousa Júnior, Roberta Alves, Alexandre Ferreira de Pinho, Helio Tavares de Sá Neto

“…Abstract The Brazilian steel sector, inserted in a scenario of crisis and competitiveness, is going through a moment when optimization procedures in the production process are well regarded. …”
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κ-Carrageenan Enhances Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Interleukin-8 Secretion by Stimulating the Bcl10-NF-κB Pathway in HT-29 Cells and Aggravates C. freundii-Induced Inflammation in M... by Wei Wu, Zhanghe Zhen, Tingting Niu, Xiaojuan Zhu, Yuli Gao, Jiangyan Yan, Yu Chen, Xiaojun Yan, Haimin Chen

“…Interestingly, κ-carrageenan competitively blocked the binding of FITC-LPS. Furthermore, pretreatment with κ-carrageenan for one week previous to gavage with C. freundii DBS100 markedly aggravated weight loss, mortality, and colonic damage. …”
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Container Relocation and Retrieval Tradeoffs Minimizing Schedule Deviations and Relocations by Robert Klar, Anders Andersson, Anna Fredriksson, Vangelis Angelakis

“…Appointments are often postponed in order to minimize reshuffling operations, leading to losses for the transport forwarders and decreasing the competitiveness of the port. We discuss the trade-off between minimizing container reshuffling operations while maintaining scheduled time windows for container retrieval. …”
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Strategic Management Modeling for Offshore Tugboat and Support Vessel Operations: A Hybrid SWOT-TOWS Fuzzy DEMATEL-TOPSIS Framework by Ali Burçin Eke, Ozan Batmaz, Muhammed Fatih Gülen, Esma Uflaz, Özcan Arslan

“…These insights are useful for improving operational efficiency for industrialists with sustainability-related concerns and for furthering their competitive advantage in an increasingly dynamic global environment. …”
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PZS‐Net: Incorporating of Frame Sequence and Multi‐Scale Priors for Prostate Zonal Segmentation in Transrectal Ultrasound by Jianguo Ju, Qian Zhang, Pengfei Xu, Tiange Liu, Cheng Li, Ziyu Guan

“…Extensive experiments on TRUS image datasets show that the PZS‐Net achieves higher accuracy in both the transitional zone (dice coefficient [Dice]: 68.90% ± 1.73%, mean intersection over union [mIoU]: 59.19% ± 2.09%, 95% Hausdorff distance [HD95]: 5.02 ± 0.83 mm) and the peripheral zone (Dice: 63.99% ± 3.16%, mIoU: 54.60% ± 3.35%, HD95: 5.28 ± 1.12 mm) and demonstrates the effectiveness and competitiveness of its key components via comprehensive ablation studies.…”
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From Data to Delight: Leveraging Social Customer Relationship Management to Elevate Customer Satisfaction and Market Effectiveness by Ibrahim A. Elshaer, Alaa M. S. Azazz, Sameh Fayyad, Shaimaa A. Mohamed, Amr Mohamed Fouad, Eslam Ahmed Fathy

“…Moreover, CIPC, as a moderator, enhances SCRM impacts by demonstrating how hotels leverage data from social media activity as a competitive advantage. Based on the findings of this study, the three integrated theories provide a single framework to delve deeply into the intricate association between social media customer involvement to enhance hotel performance. …”
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Design, Synthesis, and Antioxidant and Anti-Tyrosinase Activities of (<i>Z</i>)-5-Benzylidene-2-(naphthalen-1-ylamino)thiazol-4(5<i>H</i>)-one Analogs: In Vitro and In Vivo Insight... by Hee Jin Jung, Hye Jin Kim, Hyeon Seo Park, Hye Soo Park, Jeongin Ko, Dahye Yoon, Yujin Park, Pusoon Chun, Hae Young Chung, Hyung Ryong Moon

“…Lineweaver–Burk plots indicated that these two compounds were competitive inhibitors that bound to the mushroom tyrosinase active site, which was supported by in silico experiments. …”
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Service innovation in telecommunication: The path to customer loyalty through enhanced customer satisfaction by Manoj Kumar Chaudhary, Dinesh Mani Ghimire, Madan Dhungana, Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary, Madhav Adhikari, Shubhechchha Thapa

“…In the rapidly evolving technological landscape, telecom service providers must continuously improve their offerings and customer experiences to draw in new customers and maintain their competitiveness. Based on a sample of 245 telecom customers, this study investigates how innovative service offerings lead to higher satisfaction levels and, in turn, greater customer loyalty. …”
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Enhancing voice spoofing detection in noisy environments using frequency feature masking augmentation by Soyul Han, Jaejin Seo, Sunmook Choi, Taein Kang, Sanghyeok Chung, Seungeun Lee, Seoyoung Park, Seungsang Oh, Il-Youp Kwak

“…To address voice spoofing challenges, various competitions like ASVspoof 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, and ADD 2022 have emerged. …”
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Modulating the sulfurization procedure to decrease by-product formation for one-step catalytic synthesis of sulfur-containing chemicals by ZhiZhi Xu, Jian Fang, Min Luo, Dedong He, Dingkai Chen, Jichang Lu, Yongming Luo

“…However, directionally regulating the reaction pathway for synthesizing target sulfur-containing chemicals remain challenging owing to the presence of multiple reactants and the following various competitive side reactions. Herein, we propose a facile and simple sulfurization procedure-dependent strategies to regulate the Mo-S(O) bond strength of K-MoS2 catalysts for highly selective CO-to-CH3SH catalysis. …”
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Deposition behaviors and interfacial interaction mechanism between carboxyl-modified polystyrene nanoplastics and magnetite in aquatic environment by Meimei Ran, Xin Nie, Jingxin Wang, Ruiyin Xie, Xiaoping Lin, Hanjun Zhu, Quan Wan, Yuhong Fu

“…At pH 6.5, phosphate and dichromate significantly inhibited the deposition of COOH-PSNPs since their competitive adsorption for the surface sites on magnetite led to a potential reversal of magnetite, resulting in the strong electrostatic repulsion between COOH-PSNPs and magnetite. …”
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Screen Guided Training Does Not Capture Goal-Oriented Behaviors: Learning Myoelectric Control Mappings From Scratch Using Context Informed Incremental Learning by Evan Campbell, Ethan Eddy, Xavier Isabel, Scott Bateman, Benoit Gosselin, Ulysse Cote-Allard, Erik Scheme

“…Despite lower offline accuracy, the ZS-A model achieved the highest online throughput (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.47~\pm ~0.46$ </tex-math></inline-formula> bits/s), significantly outperforming the SGT baseline (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1.15~\pm ~0.37$ </tex-math></inline-formula> bits/s) and reached competitive performance within 200 seconds. To further enhance control performance, a novel adaptive sigmoid-based proportional control mapping was introduced, dynamically adjusting control signals to allow precise control near neutral positions and rapid movements at higher activation levels, better aligning with natural user behaviors. …”
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Submicron quantum dot light-emitting diodes enabled by pixelated topological meta-mirror by Ye Taikang, Tian Dadi, Wu Dan, Sun Xiao Wei, Wang Kai

“…As a highly competitive display technology, the realization of pixelated full color quantum dot light emitting diodes (QLEDs) is an indispensable step for high resolution display. …”
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Identification of nuclear valosin-containing-protein-like as a target of anti-nuclear autoantibodies in systemic sclerosis by Zitao Zeng, Ramona Miske, Madeleine Scharf, Yvonne Denno, Anthonina Ott, Stefanie Brakopp, Bianca Teegen, Winfried Stöcker, Elise Siegert, Elise Siegert, Sandra Saschenbrecker, Christian Probst, Lars Komorowski

“…Immunoprecipitation with fixed HEp-2 cells followed by SDS-PAGE and MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry was used to identify the autoantigen, which was verified by competitive inhibition experiments, recombinant HEK293 cell-based IFA, and Western and line blots based on the recombinant antigen. …”
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