Automatic GPR detection of grouting defects behind the tunnel shield segments based on wavelet coherence analysis combined with modified Res-RCNN by Dengyi Wang, Ming Peng, Liu Liu, Xiongyao Xie, Zhenming Shi, Yaoying Liang, Jian Shen, Qiyu Wu

“…The approach employs wavelet coherence to transform the time-series GPR profile into the time-frequency images and reveal the weak defect reflections. …”
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Development of a Sustainable Flexible Humidity Sensor Based on <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> Larvae Biomass-Derived Chitosan by Ezekiel Edward Nettey-Oppong, Riaz Muhammad, Emmanuel Ackah, Hojun Yang, Ahmed Ali, Hyun-Woo Jeong, Seong-Wan Kim, Young-Seek Seok, Seung Ho Choi

“…Comprehensive characterization of the chitosan film was performed using Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, contact angle measurements, and tensile testing, which confirmed its chemical structure, wettability, and mechanical stability. …”
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October 7th Mass Casualty Attack in Israel: Injury Profiles of Hospitalized Casualties by Sharon Goldman, MPH, Ari M. Lipsky, MD, Irina Radimislensky, BSc, Adi Givon, BSc, Ofer Almog, MD, Avi Benov, MD, Israel Trauma Group, Eldad Katorza, MD, MSC, MBA, H. Bahouth, A. Bar, A. Braslavsky, D. Czeiger, D. Fadeev, A. L. Goldstein, I. Grevtsev, G. Hirschhorn, I. Jeroukhimov, A. Kedar, Y. Klein, A. Korin, B. Levit, I. Schrier, A. D. Schwarz, W. Shomar, D. Soffer, M. Weiss, O. Yaslowitz, I. Zoarets

“…Additionally, the huge demand for rehabilitation resources necessitated immediate reorganization and transformation of existing medical facilities to accommodate the many casualties requiring rehabilitation. …”
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MHD radiative mixed convective flow of a sodium alginate-based hybrid nanofluid over a convectively heated extending sheet with Joule heating by Yasmin Humaira, Bossly Rawan, Alduais Fuad S., Al-Bossly Afrah, Saeed Anwar

“…This work addresses the demand for effective cooling solutions in a variety of industrial processes and uses the unique characteristics of non-Newtonian fluids and their inferences for rheological modeling and heat transform enhancement. Inspired by the progressive properties of the non-Newtonian Casson fluid and its applied significance in the rheological modeling and heat transfer characteristics of different dynamic fluids, there is limited knowledge of their response in the mixed convective flow, particularly when influenced by factors like thermal radiation, joule heating, and thermal relaxation time. …”
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Early Detection of Verticillium Wilt in Cotton by Using Hyperspectral Imaging Combined with Recurrence Plots by Fei Tan, Xiuwen Gao, Hao Cang, Nianyi Wu, Ruoyu Di, Jingkun Yan, Chengkai Li, Pan Gao, Xin Lv

“…Then, the one-dimensional spectral curve was transformed into two-dimensional recurrence plots to enhance the detail differences in the original spectral curve of cotton plants in various states. …”
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Breast Cancer Survivors’ Diet and Physical Activity Preferences and Barriers: How COVID-19 Changed the Intervention Landscape by Xin Chen, Chungyi Chiu, Helen Hoi Ting Cheung, Sylvia L Crowder, Xi Chen, Linda Trinh, Anna E Arthur

“…Our study aims to examine BCS’ perceptions toward diet and exercise combined. Given the transformative impact of COVID-19, there is a crucial need for insights in the post-pandemic era to address the distinct challenges faced by BCS in maintaining their health and well-being. …”
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Organomineral fertilizer based on wood ash in bean cultivation in acidic tropical soil by Rackel Danielly de Souza Alves, Edna Maria Bonfim-Silva, Tonny José Araújo da Silva, Jakeline Rosa de Oliveira, Jholian Maicon Ribeiro-Santos, Luana Aparecida Menegaz Meneghetti

“…The nodulation capacity of cowpea plants was reduced when lime was applied (V = 30% and 60%) and fertilized with wood ash and organomineral. Conclusion: The transformation of wood ash into organomineral fertilizer proved to be a promising step in converting a solid waste into a commercially viable agricultural fertilizer. …”
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Incorporation of kiwifruit peel improved the property of carboxymethyl cellulose-gum Arabic active film and its effects on the quality of beef sausages by Evans Frimpong Boateng, Ziyi Yang, Jian Zhang, Lei Zhou, Lujuan Xing, Wangang Zhang

“…The scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) of CG-KPE films revealed an enhanced micrograph. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) evidenced the intramolecular interaction between KPE and CG and the improved thermal stability of film matrix. …”
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Synchronous Occurrence of Splenic Pleomorphic Mantle Cell Lymphoma and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma with Overexpression of BCL1 Protein by Dominik Dabrowski, Roberto F. Silva, Michael Constantinescu, Rodney E. Shackelford, Nestor Dela Cruz, Eric X. Wei

“…This is an important feature that distinguishes MCL pathologically from two of its closest entities in the differential diagnosis: chronic lymphocytic leukemia and DLBCL, the latter of which mantle cells cannot transform into. The lymphoproliferation revealed IGH/CCND1 translocation by FISH, but the esophageal adenocarcinoma only showed CCND1 aneuploidy without break-apart signals. …”
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Seasonality of host-seeking Ixodes ricinus nymph abundance in relation to climate by Hoch, Thierry, Madouasse, Aurélien, Jacquot, Maude, Wongnak, Phrutsamon, Beugnet, Fréderic, Bournez, Laure, Cosson, Jean-François, Huard, Frédéric, Moutailler, Sara, Plantard, Olivier, Poux, Valérie, René-Martellet, Magalie, Vayssier-Taussat, Muriel, Verheyden, Hélène, Vourc’h, Gwenaël, Chalvet-Monfray, Karine, Agoulon, Albert

“…Tick data were log-transformed and grouped between years so as to obtain seasonal variations for a typical year. …”
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A Resource-Efficient Multi-Entropy Fusion Method and Its Application for EEG-Based Emotion Recognition by Jiawen Li, Guanyuan Feng, Chen Ling, Ximing Ren, Xin Liu, Shuang Zhang, Leijun Wang, Yanmei Chen, Xianxian Zeng, Rongjun Chen

“…First, Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) is applied to extract five brain rhythms, i.e., delta, theta, alpha, beta, and gamma, from EEG signals, followed by the acquisition of multi-entropy features, including Spectral Entropy (PSDE), Singular Spectrum Entropy (SSE), Sample Entropy (SE), Fuzzy Entropy (FE), Approximation Entropy (AE), and Permutation Entropy (PE). …”
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Optimization of corrosion resistance of AZ31 Mg alloy through hydration-driven interaction between quinolin-8-ol and plasma electrolytic oxidation-formed MgO layer by Mosab Kaseem, Talitha Tara Thanaa, Ananda Repycha Safira, Alireza Askari, Arash Fattah-alhosseini

“…The hydration treatment played a crucial role by converting MgO to Mg(OH)₂, significantly enhancing the surface reactivity. This transformation introduced hydroxyl groups (−OH) on the surface, which facilitated donor-acceptor interactions with the electron-accepting sites on 8HQ molecules. …”
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Leveraging genomic insights from the neglected malaria parasites P. malariae and P. ovale using selective whole genome amplification (SWGA) approach by Fathia Ben-Rached, Amit Kumar Subudhi, Chang Li, Mariah Alawi, Rohit Satyam, Sui Xu, Guoding Zhu, Raeece Naeem, Sara Mfarrej, Di Liu, Zenaida Stead, Caroline Askonas, Yaobao Liu, Jun Cao, Arnab Pain

“…This methodology constitutes a transformative tool to surmount the challenges of genomic analysis for neglected malaria parasites and can improve malaria research and control.…”
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Limit properties of rational Bézier curves with mixed weights(具有混合权函数的有理Bézier曲线的极限性质) by 魏琦文(WEI Qiwen), 刘向云(LIU Xiangyun), 吴金明(WU Jinming), 朱春钢(ZHU Chungang)

“…In this paper, we propose a new model, combining the transformation relationship between power functions and exponential functions, and then define the regular control curve of a rational Bézier curve with mixed weight functions. …”
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Biomimetic ECM nerve guidance conduit with dynamic 3D interconnected porous network and sustained IGF-1 delivery for enhanced peripheral nerve regeneration and immune modulation by Teng Wan, Qi-Cheng Li, Feng-Shi Zhang, Xiao-Meng Zhang, Na Han, Pei-Xun Zhang

“…Thus, biomimetic ECM NGCs offer a therapeutic strategy for peripheral nerve regeneration with promising clinical applications and transformation prospects to regulate immune microenvironments, promoting SC proliferation and differentiation with nerve axon growth.…”
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The Effects of Immunosuppressive Factors on Primary Dendritic Cells from C57BL/6 and CBA Mice by Vasiliy V. Kurilin, Julia N. Khantakova, Valeriy P. Tereschenko, Julia A. Lopatnikova, Irina A. Obleukhova, Sergey V. Sennikov

“…In C57Bl/6 mice, BAY 11-7082 alone had no effect on the expression of DC maturation molecules (CD80, CD86). Transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), alone and in combination with BAY 11-7082, reduced the expression of these molecules. …”
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Effects of Adipose-tissue Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells on PBMCs in Co-culture with HeLa Cell Line by Maryam Dorfaki, mahdi ghatrehsamani, fahimeh Lavi Arab, Mona Roozbehani, Majid Khoshmirsafa, Reza Falak, Fatemeh Keshavarz, Fatemeh Faraji

“…Materials and Methods: The effect of MSC cells on proliferation, apoptosis, and gene expression of the cytokines tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-&#945;), transforming growth factor beta (TGF-&#946;), interleukin (IL)-4, IL-2, and interferon-&#947; in PBMCs cultured together with HeLa cells was investigated using flow cytometry and real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR), respectively. …”
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The Role of Intravitreal Anti-VEGF Agents in Rabbit Eye Model of Open-Globe Injury by Xiao Zhao, Han Han, Yinting Song, Mei Du, Mengyu Liao, Xue Dong, Xiaohong Wang, Ferenc Kuhn, Annette Hoskin, Heping Xu, Hua Yan

“…Vitreous levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-β), and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) were significantly increased in rabbit eyes after OGI. …”
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Inactivation of the TIM complex components leads to a decrease in the level of DNA import into Arabidopsis mitochondria by T. A. Tarasenko, K. D. Elizova, V. I. Tarasenko, M. V. Koulintchenko, Yu. M. Konstantinov

“…The identification of membrane carrier proteins involved in various DNA import pathways will make it possible to use the natural ability of mitochondria to import DNA as a convenient biotechnological tool for transforming the mitochondrial genome.…”
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Expert evaluation of large language models for clinical dialogue summarization by David Fraile Navarro, Enrico Coiera, Thomas W. Hambly, Zoe Triplett, Nahyan Asif, Anindya Susanto, Anamika Chowdhury, Amaya Azcoaga Lorenzo, Mark Dras, Shlomo Berkovsky

“…These models were assessed using ROUGE, UniEval metrics, and expert human evaluation was done by clinicians comparing the generated summaries against a clinician generated summary (gold standard). The fine-tuned transformer model scored the highest when evaluated with ROUGE, while ChatGPT scored the lowest overall. …”
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