Minerals in edible insects: A review of content and potential for sustainable sourcing by Mingxing Lu, Chenxu Zhu, Sergiy Smetana, Ming Zhao, Haibo Zhang, Fang Zhang, Yuzhou Du

“…In response to the rapid increase in world population and subsequent demands for food, edible insects represent an alternative food source for humans that is rich in proteins, amino acids and minerals. …”
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Advanced technologies in InGaN micro-LED fabrication to mitigate the sidewall effect by Zhiyuan Liu, Haicheng Cao, Xiao Tang, Tingang Liu, Yi Lu, Zixian Jiang, Na Xiao, Xiaohang Li

“…Abstract The size of InGaN micro-LEDs is continuously decreasing to meet the demands of various emerging applications, especially in tiny micro-displays such as AR/VR. …”
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Prevalence and severity of academic burnout in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic by Rosa Seperak-Viera, Manuel Fernández-Arata, Sergio Dominguez Lara

“…Background: Academic burnout (AB) is an insidious process characterized by the feeling of emotional exhaustion due to the demands of academic life. Despite its impact on people's health, its prevalence has not yet been reported in Peru. …”
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A Lightweight Laser Chip Defect Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv7-Tiny by HU Wei, ZHAO Jumin, LI Dengao

“…In this study, a lightweight laser chip defect detection algorithm based on an improved YOLOv7-Tiny is proposed, aiming at addressing the high computational and parameter demands of deep learning applications in defect detection. …”
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Optimizing Credit Card Fraud Detection: A Genetic Algorithm Approach with Multiple Feature Selection Methods by Sunil Kumar Patel, Devina Panday

“…In today’s cashless society, the increasing threat of credit card fraud demands our attention. To protect our financial security, it is crucial to develop robust and accurate fraud detection systems that stay one step ahead of the fraudsters. …”
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Perception in context of Chinese and Japanese: the role of language proficiency by Sa Lu, Rongxia Ren, Ting Guo, Xiaoyu Tang

“…DiscussionThese results indicate that as language proficiency increases, bilinguals appear to adaptively enhance phonetic perception when faced with different control demands in single-language and mixed-language contexts.…”
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Enhancing Interpretability of Neural Compact Models: Toward Reliable Device Modeling by Chanwoo Park, Hyunbo Cho, Jungwoo Lee

“…Neural Compact Models (NCMs) have emerged as a crucial tool to meet the stringent demands of Design-Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) and to overcome the complexities and prolonged development cycles encountered in traditional compact model creation. …”
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The Job Satisfaction of Finnish Nursing Staff: The Development of a Job Satisfaction Scale and Survey Results by Tarja Kvist, Raija Mäntynen, Pirjo Partanen, Hannele Turunen, Merja Miettinen, Katri Vehviläinen-Julkunen

“…The greatest satisfaction was derived from motivating factors associated with the work; the least, from the job's demands. Respondents who considered their working units to provide an excellent quality of care reported the highest job satisfaction in every subarea (P<.0001). …”
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Current status and potential of bacteriocin-producing lactic acid bacteria applied in the food industry by Qingping Liang, Wei Zhou, Siyuan Peng, Ziyu Liang, Zhemin Liu, Changliang Zhu, Haijin Mou

“…Bacteriocins produced by LAB have attracted the attentions for application in the food industry as natural food bio-preservatives because of their antimicrobial activity against the food spoilage and pathogenic bacteria. With the increasing demands of consumers for more healthier food and investigations on natural food preservatives, the bioactivity of bacteriocins allows them to give the application values to the bacteriocin-producing LAB. …”
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Intelligent and Adaptive Web Data Extraction System Using Convolutional and Long Short-Term Memory Deep Learning Networks by Sudhir Kumar Patnaik, C. Narendra Babu, Mukul Bhave

“…Data are crucial to the growth of e-commerce in today’s world of highly demanding hyper-personalized consumer experiences, which are collected using advanced web scraping technologies. …”
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Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy for a Rendu-Osler-Weber Disease Patient with Recurrent Severe Epistaxis: A Case Report by Maximilian Niyazi, Marco-Domenico Caversaccio, Patrick Dubach, Andreas Geretschläger, Andreas Arnold, Claus Belka, Daniel M. Aebersold, Norbert M. Blumstein

“…We present a case of a Rendu-Osler-Weber disease patient with recurrent life threatening epistaxis demanding multiple blood transfusions despite of repetitive endoscopic laser and electrocoagulations, endovascular embolisation, septodermoplasty, and long-term intranasal dressings. …”
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Increasing the Level of Professional Competence Using a Virtual Educational Environment by V. A. Nemtinov, A. B. Borisenko, V. V. Morozov, Yu. V. Nemtinova

“…The use of web-quest technology will allow young people to shape their common understanding of the profession, realize the demands placed on professionals in this sphere, will contribute to identify their personal and professional interests and aptitudes, and will also help schoolchildren and students to make independently and consciously their professional choice This technology fosters the development of communication skills and a more intensive exchange of information in the process of learning or mastering new academic material. …”
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A Case Study on the Impacts of Connected Vehicle Technology on No-Notice Evacuation Clearance Time by Karzan Bahaaldin, Ryan Fries, Parth Bhavsar, Plaban Das

“…No-notice evacuations of metropolitan areas can place significant demands on transportation infrastructure. Connected vehicle (CV) technology, with real-time vehicle to vehicle and vehicle to infrastructure communications, can help emergency managers to develop efficient and cost-effective traffic management plans for such events. …”
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Wearable microfluidic biosensors with haptic feedback for continuous monitoring of hydration biomarkers in workers by Julia C. Spinelli, Brandon J. Suleski, Donald E. Wright, Joseph L. Grow, Gabriel R. Fagans, Maura J. Buckley, Da Som Yang, Kaitao Yang, Steven M. Beil, Jessica C. Wallace, Thomas S. DiZoglio, Jeffrey B. Model, Shirley Love, David E. Macintosh, Alan P. Scarth, Matthew T. Marrapode, Corinna Serviente, Raudel Avila, Barrak K. Alahmad, Michael A. Busa, John A. Wright, Weihua Li, Douglas J. Casa, John A. Rogers, Stephen P. Lee, Roozbeh Ghaffari, Alexander J. Aranyosi

“…Field studies conducted in physically demanding activities demonstrate the key capabilities of this platform to inform hydration interventions in highly challenging real-world settings.…”
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Employer as an Actor of Student-Centered Education: Implementation Experience by D. V. Dubrov, M. V. Kochetkov, V. Y. Steklyannikov

“…The authors dwell on the model that has been introduced in the educational process to develop hard and soft skills in students demanded by the employer. The employer compiles competency models for every training area. …”
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A State-Space Modeling Approach for Active Structural Acoustic Control by Leopoldo P.R. de Oliveira, Paulo S. Varoto, Paul Sas, Wim Desmet

“…The demands for improvement in sound quality and reduction of noise generated by vehicles are constantly increasing, as well as the penalties for space and weight of the control solutions. …”
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Experimental Study on Reasonable Horizontal Load Value on the Top of Railings of Glass Bridges or Gallery Roads in Scenic Area by Qingwen Sun, Qiushi Yan, Liqu Liu, Haowei Wang

“…However, there is a difference between the demands for a horizontal load on the top of railings in the present design specifications. …”
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Smart TV-Smartphone Multiscreen Interactive Middleware for Public Displays by Francisco Martinez-Pabon, Jaime Caicedo-Guerrero, Jhon Jairo Ibarra-Samboni, Gustavo Ramirez-Gonzalez, Davinia Hernández-Leo

“…A new generation of public displays demands high interactive and multiscreen features to enrich people’s experience in new pervasive environments. …”
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Population Balance Solution Using Fixed Point Convergence Acceleration for Steady-State Reactor Networks by Vasquez Cristian Camilo Ruiz, Lebaz Noureddine, Ramière Isabelle, Bertrand Murielle, Mangin Denis

“…Finally, the very satisfactory numerical performances open the way to simulate more complex and demanding reactor network structures.…”
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Hybrid multi-objective optimization of µ-synthesis robust controller for frequency regulation in isolated microgrids by Abdallah Mohammed, Ahmed Kadry, Maged Abo-Adma, Adel El Samahy, Rasha Elazab

“…Abstract Frequency regulation in isolated microgrids is challenging due to system uncertainties and varying load demands. This study presents an optimal µ-synthesis robust control strategy that regulates microgrid frequency while enhancing system performance and stability—a proposed fixed-structure approach for selecting performance and robustness weights, informed by subsystem frequency analysis. …”
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