Digitalized Optical Sensor Network for Intelligent Facility Monitoring by Esther Renner, Lisa-Sophie Haerteis, Joachim Kaiser, Michael Villnow, Markus Richter, Torsten Thiel, Andreas Pohlkötter, Bernhard Schmauss

“…Temperature measurements of a packaged FBG sensor fiber were performed with a portable demonstrator, illustrating the system’s robustness and the comprehensive data processing stream from sensor value formation to the cloud. …”
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Identifying stress reduction factors in built environment through medical staff involvement by Tanut Waroonkun, Karn Wejaphikul, Supuck van der Hoeven, Jutamat Chotirat, Nitchakarn Pittayaporn

“…AHP ranking findings illustrate that acoustics, privacy, and accessibility were issues of concern for both out-patient ward medical staff. …”
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Visible Light Photodegradation of Methyl Orange Using α-Fe2O3 Nanoparticles Synthesized via Solvothermal Method in Presence of PVP by َaliakbar Dehno Khalaji, Elham Sadat Zeinoddin, Ali Ghorbani Khorshidi, Ahmad Ghaffari

“…The photocatalytic examinations illustrated that the degradation of MO follows Langmuir kinetic model with the rate constant (k) of 0.01374 and 0.02689 min-1, respectively.…”
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Unveiling nature’s antidiabetic potential in Berberis orthobotrys seeds for alloxan-induced diabetic rats by Ali Imran Abid, Hira Muzammel, Mohsin Javed, Muhammad Muntazir Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Ammar Zidan, Fadi Jaber, K. K. Mujeeb Rahman, Ali Bahadur, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Saad, Ayed A. Dera, Yousif A. Asiri, Abd-ElAziem Farouk, Salman Aloufi

“…Abstract To illustrate the anti-diabetic properties of Berberis orthobotrys seeds was the aim of the current study. …”
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Object-to-Manipulation Graph for Affordance Navigation by Xinhang Song, Bohan Wang, Liye Dong, Gongwei Chen, Xinyun Hu, Shuqiang Jiang

“…Experimental results on AI2-THOR simulator illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach, which achieves significant gains of 14.0% and 11.7% (on success rate and Success weighted by Path Length (SPL), respectively) over the baseline model.…”
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Why Do Consumers Buy Organic? Exploring Motivations and Socio-Economic Patterns by Dominika Jakubowska, Małgorzata Grzywińska-Rąpca, Mariola Grzybowska-Brzezińska

“…This study contributes to consumer behavior theory and practical applications by offering a framework that integrates altruistic-egoistic and hedonic motives, as well as pro-environmental, pro-health, and hedonic attitudes, illustrating their roles in shaping organic food purchasing decisions and highlighting the interplay between these motivations and socio-economic characteristics.…”
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Methodology of a hierarchical and automated failure analysis and its advantages by Levent Ergün, Roman Müller Hainbach, Stefan Butzmann

“…We then explain a new workflow that utilizes this approach. To illustrate its application, we provide a demonstrative example. …”
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Modelling Eco-Driving Support System for Microscopic Traffic Simulation by Johan Olstam, Viktor Bernhardsson, Charisma Choudhury, Gerdien Klunder, Isabel Wilmink, Martijn van Noort

“…A set of verification simulations used to illustrate the effect of the combination of the ecoDriver system and drivers’ compliance to the advices are also presented.…”
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IDHOCNET: A Novel ID Centric Architecture for Ad Hoc Networks by Shahrukh Khalid, Athar Mahboob, Choudhry Fahad Azim, Aqeel Ur Rehman

“…In this paper we present IDHOCNET which is a novel implementation of service provisioning and application development framework in the ad hoc context. We illustrate a number of implemented features of the architecture which include IP address autoconfiguration, identification of nodes by using real world identifiers, IP based services support in ad hoc networks, and a new class of application known as ID based application. …”
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A screening setup to streamline in vitro engineered living material cultures with the host by Krupansh Desai, Shrikrishnan Sankaran, Aránzazu del Campo, Sara Trujillo

“…ELM cytotoxicity on murine fibroblasts and human monocytes was studied by adding ELM supernatants and measuring cell membrane integrity and live/dead staining, respectively, proving ELM cytocompatibility. Our work illustrates a simple setup to streamline the screening of compatible environmental conditions of ELMs with the host.…”
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A spatial accessibility framework for mapping the mismatch between wood supply and demand across Europe by Anita Poturalska, Ossi Kotavaara, Terhi Ala-Hulkko

“…However, interregional transport needs to be included in the analysis to fully meet European demand. This illustrates how provisioning ES spatial flow can be effectively incorporated in evaluation of ES mismatches. …”
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Recruiting for Epigenetic Research: Facilitating the Informed Consent Process by Nancy Jallo, Debra E. Lyon, Patricia Anne Kinser, Debra Lynch Kelly, Victoria Menzies, Colleen Jackson-Cook

“…Easy to understand illustrations of the epigenetic process provided a basis for active engagement and encouraged individual questions.…”
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A magnetorheological clutch for efficient automotive auxiliary device actuation by F. Bucchi, P. Forte, F. Frendo, R. Squarcini

“…Several clutch preliminary studies done to choose the clutch geometry and the magnetic field supply are illustrated. The final choice consisted in an MR clutch with permanent magnet, which satisfied size, torque and fail-safe specifications. …”
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Attenuated cadmium and arsenic enrichment in rice by co-application of organic composting and chemical fertilization by Kai-ye Li, Yu-jie Xiong, Jia-cheng Fu, Xiao-song Tian, Chensheng Lu

“…Abstract A pot experiment was conducted on arsenic (As) and cadmium (Cd) co-contaminated soil to discern the influence of varying proportions of pig manure compost (PM) vis-à-vis chemical fertilizers (NPK) on the mitigation of Cd and As absorption by rice. Our findings illustrated that by increasing the PM proportions from 25 to 100%, it manifested a statistically significant reduction in the mobilized fractions of Cd, accounting for up to 77% reduction in soil CaCl2-Cd concentrations. …”
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Freshwater fungi in the karst plateau wetlands from Guizhou Province, China: taxonomic novelties in Melanommataceae (Pleosporales) by Ling-Ling Liu, Yong-Xiang Liu, Ya-Ya Chen, Jiu-Lan Gou, Feng Chi, Yi Liu, Xiao-Feng Gu, Quan-Quan Wei, Meng Zhang, Zuo-Yi Liu, Si Zhou

“…The descriptions, illustrations, and notes of the novel taxa are provided along with an updated phylogenetic tree of Melanommataceae. …”
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PhysioDroid: Combining Wearable Health Sensors and Mobile Devices for a Ubiquitous, Continuous, and Personal Monitoring by Oresti Banos, Claudia Villalonga, Miguel Damas, Peter Gloesekoetter, Hector Pomares, Ignacio Rojas

“…Two exemplary use cases for health assessment and sports training are presented to illustrate the capabilities of the PhysioDroid. Next technical steps include generalization to other mobile platforms and health monitoring devices.…”
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The Impact of Variable Inlet Mixture Stratification on Flame Topology and Emissions Performance of a Premixer/Swirl Burner Configuration by P. Koutmos, G. Paterakis, E. Dogkas, Ch. Karagiannaki

“…Comparisons with Large Eddy Simulations, performed with an 11-step global chemistry, illustrated the flame front interaction with the vortex formation region under the influence of the variable inlet mixture stratifications. …”
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Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: A Rare Manifestation of Alport Syndrome by Amornpol Anuwatworn, Prince Sethi, Kelly Steffen, Orvar Jonsson, Marian Petrasko

“…Percutaneous coronary angioplasty was performed and her symptoms improved. This case illustrates that SCAD may be a manifestation of AS patients with chest pain.…”
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Enhancer regulatory networks globally connect non-coding breast cancer loci to cancer genes by Yihan Wang, Daniel A. Armendariz, Lei Wang, Huan Zhao, Shiqi Xie, Gary C. Hon

“…Comparative studies illustrate subtype specific functions between enhancers in ER + and ER − cells. …”
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Integrating Technology Acceptance Model With UTAUT to Increase the Explanatory Power of the Effect of HCI on Students’ Intention to Use E-Learning System and Perceive Succes... by Fareed Al-Sayid, Gokhan Kirkil

“…The proposed hypotheses were tested by multi-linear regression. The results illustrated that the main predictors of students’ success (SS) are behaviour intention, ease of use, usefulness, visual design, and learner interface interactivity which explained 53.6% of perceived success in using the system. …”
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