Design and testing of a test rig for tubular joints hot-spot stress determination by Mohsin Iqbal, Saravanan Karuppanan, Veeradasan Perumal, Mark Ovinis, Muhammad Iqbal

“…Circular hollow section (CHS) members are widely used in structural applications due to their high stiffness, low drag, uniform response under various loading directions, and aesthetically pleasing appearance. …”
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Advancing a Vision Foundation Model for Ming-Style Furniture Image Segmentation: A New Dataset and Method by Yingtong Wan, Wanru Wang, Meng Zhang, Wei Peng, He Tang

“…To address these limitations, we introduce two key innovations: the material attribute prompter (MAP), which automatically generates prompts based on the furniture’s material properties, and the structure refinement module (SRM), which enhances segmentation by combining high- and low-level features. Additionally, we present the MF2K dataset, which includes 2073 images annotated with pixel-level masks across eight materials and environments. …”
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Global Teleconnections of Rapid Ionospheric Fluctuations as Observed via GNSS Measurements by Enric Monte-Moreno, Manuel Hernandez-Pajares, Heng Yang

“…Previous research has mainly focused on the impact of ionospheric irregularities in limited regions, weather conditions, and short time periods, while our findings indicate the occurrence of this phenomenon globally and during both high and low space weather activity.…”
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Low-carbon indoor humidity regulation via 3D-printed superhygroscopic building components by Magda Posani, Vera Voney, Pietro Odaglia, Yi Du, Anastasija Komkova, Coralie Brumaud, Benjamin Dillenburger, Guillaume Habert

“…This study paves the way for merging highly hygroscopic, low-carbon materials with advanced manufacturing techniques to regulate indoor humidity levels and reduce our dependency on mechanical systems.…”
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A Challenging Case of an Ectopic Cushing Syndrome by Joana Menezes Nunes, Elika Pinho, Isabel Camões, João Maciel, Pedro Cabral Bastos, Conceição Souto de Moura, Paulo Bettencourt

“…Blood hormone analysis showed increased levels of ACTH and urinary free cortisol and nonsuppressibility to high- and low-dose dexamethasone tests. Pituitary MRI showed no lesion and no central-to-peripheral ACTH gradient was present in bilateral inferior petrosal sinus sampling. …”
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Impact response and post-impact compression behavior of two-dimensional triaxially braided carbon fiber composites by SUN Yang, HUANG Jian, ZHAO Zhenqiang, ZHOU Haili, LI Chao, ZHANG Liquan, ZHANG Chao

“…The mechanical response of two-dimensional triaxially braided composite under high and low velocity impact are investigated through the air gun system and drop hammer impact test system with different energies. …”
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“Water-in-montmorillonite” quasi-solid-state electrolyte for ultralow self-discharge aqueous zinc-ion batteries by Yongfeng Huang, Rongsheng Guo, Yunlin An, Wenbao Liu, Feiyu Kang

“…Quasi-solid-state electrolytes (QSSEs) are promising solutions but have high costs, low conductivity, and inadequate self-discharge-suppression capability. …”
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Ketogenic diets and Alzheimer’s disease by Klaus W. Lange, Katharina M. Lange, Ewelina Makulska-Gertruda, Yukiko Nakamura, Andreas Reissmann, Shigehiko Kanaya, Joachim Hauser

“…Both the direct administration of ketone bodies and the use of high-fat, low-carbohydrate ketogenic diets have been shown to be efficacious in animal models of AD and clinical trials with AD patients. …”
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Structural, Morphological, and Electron Transport Studies of Annealing Dependent In2O3 Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by S. Mahalingam, H. Abdullah, S. Shaari, A. Muchtar, I. Asshari

“…The objective of this research is to enhance the photovoltaic conversion efficiency in In2O3 thin films by finding the optimum annealing temperature and also to study the reason for high and low performance in the annealed In2O3 thin films. …”
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Power Generation on a Bare Electrodynamic Tether during Debris Mitigation in Space by Kan Xie, Fuwen Liang, Qimeng Xia, Ningfei Wang, Zun Zhang, Haoxiang Yuan, Xiangyang Liu, Zhiwen Wu

“…Wide or long tether designs are more appropriate for mission with high or low power demands on board, respectively. The power generation is affected by the system mass and the mission orbit parameters.…”
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Anterior Spinal Artery Syndrome: Reversible Paraplegia after Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery by J. Bredow, J. Oppermann, K. Keller, F. Beyer, C. K. Boese, K. Zarghooni, R. Sobottke, P. Eysel, J. Siewe

“…Spine surgeons should consider vascular complications in patients with incomplete spinal cord syndromes after balloon kyphoplasty, not only after more invasive spine surgery. High-dose low-molecular heparin might help to reperfuse the Adamkiewicz artery.…”
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Energetic disorder dominates optical properties and recombination dynamics in tin-lead perovskite nanocrystals by Dandan Wang, Yusheng Li, Yongge Yang, Chao Ding, Yuyao Wei, Dong Liu, Hua Li, Huan Bi, Shikai Chen, Sujun Ji, Boyu Zhang, Yao Guo, Huiyun Wei, Hongshi Li, Shuzi Hayase, Qing Shen

“…These findings illuminate critical design principles for highly luminescent, low-toxicity tin-lead PNCs, accelerating their adoption in optoelectronic applications.…”
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Choice between helping vs not helping: level of mastery in the task by Claudio Carpio, Linda Pacheco-León, Maricela Chaparro, Jamillet Carranza, Raúl Narayanam-Rodríguez, Virginia Pacheco

“…Based on this, the objective of this work consisted of evaluating the effects of different levels of domain in an arithmetic task (high and low) on the choice of helping / not helping a partner to perform arithmetic operations. …”
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Physicochemical Characterization and Thermodynamic Studies of Nanoemulsion-Based Transdermal Delivery System for Fullerene by Cheng Loong Ngan, Mahiran Basri, Minaketan Tripathy, Roghayeh Abedi Karjiban, Emilia Abdul-Malek

“…Preformulation was subjected to combination of high and low energy emulsification methods and the physicochemical characteristics of fullerene nanoemulsions were analyzed using electroacoustic spectrometer. …”
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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

“…Quasi-periodic patterns (QPPs) are prominent spatiotemporal brain dynamics observed in functional neuroimaging data, reflecting the alternation of high and low activity across brain regions and their propagation along cortical gradients. …”
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Nomogram for predicting postoperative ileus after radical cystectomy and urinary diversion: a retrospective single-center study by Xiaoyu Sun, Chang Liu, Changwen Zhang, Zhihong Zhang

“…Using multivariate logistic regression analysis, we found that the independent risk factors for postoperative ileus after radical cystectomy included age > 65.0 years, high or low body mass index, constipation, hypoalbuminemia, and operative time. …”
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Molecular Analysis of the Bacterial Communities in Crude Oil Samples from Two Brazilian Offshore Petroleum Platforms by Elisa Korenblum, Diogo Bastos Souza, Monica Penna, Lucy Seldin

“…Crude oil samples with high- and low-water content from two offshore platforms (PA and PB) in Campos Basin, Brazil, were assessed for bacterial communities by 16S rRNA gene-based clone libraries. …”
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Study on Properties of Drainage SBS Modified Asphalt Mixture with Fiber by Zhenxia Li, Tengteng Guo, Yuanzhao Chen, Menghan Zhang, Qingyu Xu, Jing Wang, Lihui Jin

“…The modification effect was evaluated from the perspective of high and low temperature rheological properties by dynamic shear rheometer (DSR) and bending beam rheometer (BBR) tests. …”
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Metabolic Risk Susceptibility in Men Is Partially Related to Adiponectin/Leptin Ratio by Gloria Lena Vega, Scott M. Grundy

“…High adiponectin/leptin ratio may be protective from metabolic risks imparted by high triglyceride, low HDL, and insulin resistance. Methods. …”
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The core aspects of mother expressed emotions as a predictor of Vocational identity in Pakistani adolescents: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach by Shammem Akhtar

“…Intensities of expressed emotion might be high or low and might be considered ‘negative or ‘positive. …”
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