Damage-tolerant mechanical metamaterials designed by fail-safe topology optimization by Yukun Zheng, Wenke Qiu, Xuxi Liu, Zhou Huang, Liang Xia

“…Mechanical metamaterials are celebrated for their remarkable properties and advances in additive manufacturing, yet their damage tolerance in aerospace and other demanding environments remains underexplored despite their lightweight and high-strength design. …”
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Bilingual Education Programs in Primary Education: What Do Parents Think? by Martina Soledad Ramírez-Orduña, Daniel Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Francisco Javier Batista-Espinosa, Laura Barboyon Combey

“… Bilingual education programs are increasingly being implemented during mandatory schooling to meet to the educational and labor demands of a globalized world. For these programs to be successful, they must be implemented effectively and supported by all stakeholders. …”
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Machine learning-enhanced gesture recognition through impedance signal analysis by Huynh Hoang Nhut, Diep Quoc Tuan Nguyen, Dinh Minh Quan Cao, Tran Anh Tu, Dang Nguyen Chau, Phan Thien Luan, Tran Trung Nghia, Ching Congo Tak Shing

“…Gesture recognition is a crucial aspect in the advancement of virtual reality, healthcare, and human-computer interaction, and requires innovative methodologies to meet the increasing demands for precision. This paper presents a novel approach that combines Impedance Signal Spectrum Analysis (ISSA) with machine learning to improve gesture recognition precision. …”
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Immediate Patient Satisfaction with Dental Esthetics After Endodontic and Prosthodontic Treatment of Dental Dyschromia by Adrian Jantea, Sorin Gheorghe Mihali, Dan Lolos, Anca Tudor, Roxana Oancea, Liliana Porojan

“…<b>Methods:</b> A total of 104 patients, including 43 men and 61 women, underwent treatment using lithium disilicate restorations for esthetic zones and zirconium oxide restorations for regions with higher occlusal demands. Patient satisfaction was evaluated through a post-treatment questionnaire, classifying responses as either “satisfied” or “dissatisfied”. …”
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Online Identification Method for Mechanical Parameters of Dual-Inertia Servo System by Bo Wang, Runze Ji, Chengpeng Zhou, Kai Liu, Wei Hua, Hairong Ye

“…In order to satisfy the demands of low-speed and high-torque applications, rotary table servo systems are typically applied with a reduction gear and gearbox, causing transmission system limit loop oscillation and reducing the system’s transmission accuracy. …”
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EEG-Based Measurement for Detecting Distraction in Coal Mine Workers by Yuan Kuang, Shuicheng Tian, Hongxia Li, Chengwei Yuan, Lei Chen

“…In the high-attention-demanding environment of underground coal mines, distraction is a major cause of unsafe behavior and decreased safety performance. …”
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Beyond the icebox: modern strategies in organ preservation for transplantation by Kidus Haile Yemaneberhan, Minseok Kang, Jun Hwan Jang, Jin Hee Kim, Kyeong Sik Kim, Ho Bum Park, Dongho Choi

“…Continued innovation is necessary to meet the growing demands of transplantation and save more lives.…”
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Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy for Monitoring Extravirgin Olive Oil Bioactive Components by C. Camerlingo, M. Portaccio, I. Delfino, M. Lepore

“…The determination of chemical composition is a demanding task in order to fully characterize this precious food product, ensure its quality, and prevent fraudulent practices. …”
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Enhancing work-life balance through physical and recreational activities by Andreia TĂRCĂIET, Raluca BUHAȘ

“…Barriers to balance included limited time, stress, and professional demands, which adversely affect physical and mental health, interpersonal relationships, and job performance. …”
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STEPNet: A Spatial and Temporal Encoding Pipeline to Handle Temporal Heterogeneity in Climate Modeling Using AI: A Use Case of Sea Ice Forecasting by Sizhe Wang, Wenwen Li, Chia-Yu Hsu

“…The learning pipeline is designed for flexibility and extendibility, enabling easy integration of different encoders to process diverse data characteristics and meet computational demands. A series of ablation studies and comparative experiments were conducted to validate the effectiveness of our architecture design and the superior performance of the proposed STEPNet model compared to other AI solutions and numerical models.…”
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Starting from Scratch: Experiences from Developing the First Vascular Anastomotic Training Program in North Macedonia Using the Porcine Thigh as a Simulation Model by Eleonora O.F. Dimovska, Gordana Georgieva, Blagoja Srbov, Boro Dzonov, Goran Stevanovski, Sofija Pejkova

“…Microsurgical reconstruction constitutes a fundamental part of plastic and reconstructive surgery. It demands high dexterity and intricate technical skills. …”
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TOPS-speed complex-valued convolutional accelerator for feature extraction and inference by Yunping Bai, Yifu Xu, Shifan Chen, Xiaotian Zhu, Shuai Wang, Sirui Huang, Yuhang Song, Yixuan Zheng, Zhihui Liu, Sim Tan, Roberto Morandotti, Sai T. Chu, Brent E. Little, David J. Moss, Xingyuan Xu, Kun Xu

“…The ever-increasing data capacity and network scale place substantial demands on underlying computing hardware. In parallel with the successes and extensive efforts made in electronics, optical neuromorphic hardware is promising to achieve ultra-high computing performances due to its inherent analog architecture and wide bandwidth. …”
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Manufacturing high-performance flexible sensors via advanced patterning techniques by Xiaokun Qin, Bowen Zhong, Hao Xu, Joshua A Jackman, Kaichen Xu, Nam-Joon Cho, Zheng Lou, Lili Wang

“…Sensors play an important role in information perception during the age of intelligence, particularly in areas such as environmental monitoring and human perception. To meet the huge demands for information acquisition in the whole society, the development of elaborated sensor structures using patterned manufacturing technology is important to improve the performance of sensors. …”
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Solu: a cloud platform for real-time genomic pathogen surveillance by Timo Saratto, Kerkko Visuri, Jonatan Lehtinen, Irene Ortega-Sanz, Jacob L. Steenwyk, Samuel Sihvonen

“…The existing pipelines often require the user to set up and manage their own infrastructure and are not designed for continuous surveillance that demands integration of new and regularly generated sequencing data with previous analyses. …”
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Reproducibility of BiliCare™ Transcutaneus Bilirrubin Meter in Mexican Newborns by David Oldak, Gabriela García, Estela E. Gonzalez, Enver Aillon, Juan C. Falcon, Ernesto Ayala, Bernardo Oldak

“…Newborn hyperbilirubinemia is considered a worldwide health problem that demands medical evaluation. Noninvasive transcutaneous bilirubin (TcB) has been used as a screening method with different devices but there has not been any evaluation of reproducibility of the same brand devices. …”
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Patterns of variations in lipid molecular profile during larval development of red king crab, Paralithodes camtschaticus, and Japanese mitten crab, Eriocheir Japonica by Ekaterina Ermolenko, Tatyana Sikorskaya, Valeria Grigorchuk, Tigran Gevorgyan, Svetlana Rodkina, Elena Bizikashvili, Sergey Maslennikov

“…The obtained results indicate different demands for PUFA in P. camtschaticus and E. japonica, which can be taken into account when selecting optimum diets. …”
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IP Controller Design for Uncertain Two-Mass Torsional System Using Time-Frequency Analysis by Jing Cui, Jiayu Ye, Zhongyi Chu

“…With the development of industrial production, drive systems are demanded for larger inertias of motors and load machines, whereas shafts should be lightweight. …”
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The impact of corporate social responsibility on cybersecurity behavior: The crucial role of organizationally-prescribed perfectionism by Byung-Jik Kim, Julak Lee

“…Drawing on theories of social identity, social exchange, and the job demands-resources model, we postulate that CSR influences cybersecurity behavior in employees in a positive way, first through psychological safety and then through job stress as a sequential mediator. …”
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Institutional Transformations of Higher Education: Key Gaps and New Practices. by L. V. Konstantinova, E. S. Titova, A. M. Petrov

“…Institutional transformations of higher education in Russia are currently being carried out under the influence of geopolitical factors and a set of gaps between the demands of modern society and the established institutional characteristics of higher education. …”
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Joint Resource Allocation for V2X Sensing and Communication Based on MADDPG by Zhiyong Zhong, Zhangyou Peng

“…Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) technology is essential for enhancing spectrum efficiency and reducing resource overhead. However, this also demands a more intelligent and efficient resource allocation framework for next-generation vehicular networks. …”
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