Grape Seed Procyanidin Extract Improves Insulin Production but Enhances Bax Protein Expression in Cafeteria-Treated Male Rats by Lídia Cedó, Anna Castell-Auví, Victor Pallarès, Mayte Blay, Anna Ardévol, Montserrat Pinent

“…In a previous study, the administration of a grape seed procyanidin extract (GSPE) in female Wistar rats improved insulin resistance, reduced insulin production, and modulated apoptosis biomarkers in the pancreas. Considering that pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic parameters in females are different from these parameters in males, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of GSPE on male Wistar cafeteria-induced obese rats. …”
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Ship Velocity Estimation in Airborne Along-Track Interferometric SAR Imagery Based on the Fractional Fourier Transform by Chao Chen, Yan Li, Kuihua Huang, Yonghong Long, Linlin Zhang, Kewei Ouyang

“…The fractional Fourier transform (FrFT) is a generalization of the classical Fourier transform and is well-known as a useful tool to estimate the chirp rate of linear frequency-modulated (LFM) signals. Motion compensation is critical to moving target imaging. …”
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Study of dynamics and rigidity of multifunctional coating of protective element of aircraft by A. V. Kupryashov

“…The researcher conducted the simulation using the Femap with NX Nastran software package, The result of the modal analysis is the values and patterns of natural and secondary vibration modes of the multifunctional coating of the protective element of the aircraft using a special module the author has determined the distribution of effective modal masses in tabular form, Also, as a result of calculations, the author of the article obtained the value of the structural rigidity of the protective coating, The results presented in this work allow us to analyze the behavior of protective systems and structural elements of an aircraft with a multifunctional coating applied to the outer surface in real operating conditions, The design team can use the research results of this article in order to increase the efficiency of the development of a new structures and structures of a composite coating for multifunctional purposes, protective elements and materials for space technology…”
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Radial self-accelerating acoustic beam for three-dimensional helical motion of microparticles by Di-Chao Chen, Jing Hao, Da-Jian Wu, Ying Cheng, Xiao-Jun Liu

“…It is found that the number of main lobes, rotational speed, and initial position of the TRSAB can be modulated by simply changing the number of arms, initial radius, and relative angle of the two sets of spirals. …”
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Micro-Doppler-Based Space Target Recognition with a One-Dimensional Parallel Network by Lixun Han, Cunqian Feng

“…Meanwhile, time-varying micro-Doppler (m-D) frequency shifts induce frequency modulations on the target echo, which can be referred to as the m-D effect. m-D features are widely used in space target recognition as it can reflect the physical attributes of the space targets. …”
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Immunomagnetic Separation of Salmonella Typhimurium Based on Microfluidic Chip by JIN Yan, WANG Jingyi, CHENG Jianing, YU Lemin, ZHANG Bichen, ZHANG Yibo, XU Tongyu

“…The system consisted of a microfluidic chip, a microcontroller, and an electromagnetic separation and mixing module, which had the functions of electromagnetically driven mixing and magnetic separation. …”
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Experiences of engineering thermodynamics students during online learning: Lessons for post-pandemic by Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim, Sogo Mayokun Abolarin, Temi Olatunji Scott, Johnson Ayodele Opateye, Maxwell Emmanuel Uduafemhe, Obafemi Oyelakin Olatunji

“…A total of 100 students offering the Engineering Thermodynamics module participated in the surveys and responded to the questionnaire. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Shading Effect on the Characteristics of a Large-Scale Grid-Connected PV Power Plant in Northwest China by Yunlin Sun, Siming Chen, Liying Xie, Ruijiang Hong, Hui Shen

“…In this paper, a shading simulation model for PV modules is established and its reliability is verified under the standard testing condition (STC) in laboratory. …”
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The Application of Supervised Machine Learning Algorithms for Image Alignment in Multi-Channel Imaging Systems by Kyrylo Romanenko, Yevgen Oberemok, Ivan Syniavskyi, Natalia Bezugla, Pawel Komada, Mykhailo Bezuglyi

“…The developed method is applied to align the images in the channels of a module of a multispectral imaging polarimeter. As a result, the standard image alignment error in the polarimeter channels is reduced from 4.8 to 0.5 pixels.…”
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Engineered Bacteria for Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Using Synthetic Biology by Kai Jin, Yi Huang, Hailong Che, Yihan Wu

“…The impact of these therapies on the host's native microbiota is crucial, as engineered microbes can modulate and interact with the host's microbial environment, influencing treatment outcomes and overall health. …”
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Generation of (3, 1) Vector Signal Based on Probabilistic Shaping Technology without Precoding by Jiangnan Xiao, Xu Dong, Bo Liu, Xingxing Feng, Chuang Zhao, Jiangli Zuo

“…The PS (3, 1) photonic vector signal is generated by a radio frequency (RF) signal at 12 GHz driving a Mach–Zehnder modulator- (MZM-) based optical carrier suppression (OCS) doubling, and the PS (3, 1) photonic vector signal is not precoding. …”
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An Adaptive Photovoltaic Topology to Overcome Shading Effect in PV Systems by Mohamed Amer Chaaban, Lana El Chaar, Mahmoud Alahmad

“…The experiments are conducted using a PV system consisting of 10 PV modules located at the Petroleum Institute in the United Arab Emirates. …”
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Germ granule-mediated mRNA storage and translational control by Hoang-Anh Pham-Bui, Mihye Lee

“…RNA granules compartmentalize cellular components, selectively enriching specific factors and modulating biochemical reactions. Over recent decades, various types of RNA granules have been identified in germ cells across species, with extensive studies uncovering their molecular roles and developmental significance. …”
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Aircraft Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Based on LSTM-IDRSN by Lei Wang, Kun He, Haipeng Fu, Weixing Chen

“…This model combines a long short-term memory (LSTM) network with an improved deep residual shrinkage network (IDRSN) based on semi-soft threshold optimization. The LSTM module first extracts temporal features from the original one-dimensional vibration signals, followed by deep feature extraction via the IDRSN. …”
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Optimal metrics for evaluating reusability in web applications by Abbas ali Rezaee, Mohammad Hadi Zahedi

“…The performance evaluation of proposed optimal set of selected criteria with content management system, reusability evaluation for every software module could well be done by the developers and the testing system.…”
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Effective Lock Detectors Based on Costas Loop Output for SBPSK Mobile Communications by D. Ferramola, T. Casilli, S. Pradella, G. Giunta, D. Orlando

“…In this study, we address the problem of lock detection at the output of a Costas loop when robust modulations for bandwidth-constrained military communications are used. …”
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Design and Construct a Forest Fire Detection and Control System. by Ampumuza, Mary Viola

“…The system prototype is constructed using an Arduino microcontroller, sensors to detect temperature, smoke, and flame as well as wireless network connection modules. The experimental results justify the capability of the proposed system to detect forest fires in real-time. …”
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Multispectral Enhancement Method to Increase the Visual Differences of Tissue Structures in Stained Histopathology Images by Pinky A. Bautista, Yukako Yagi

“…On the other hand, the color of the tissue structure of interest is modified by modulating the transformed spectra with the sum of the pixel’s spectral residual-errors at specific bands weighted through an NxN weighting matrix; the spectral error is derived by taking the difference between the pixel’s original spectrum and its reconstructed spectrum using the first M dominant principal component vectors in principal component analysis. …”
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Borrelia burgdorferi Tolerance-Associated Changes in Gene Expression of Murine Macrophages by Sophia Chen, Ricki Deng, Anis Hadi, Sara Nandwana, William Ryan, John B. Presloid, R. Mark Wooten

“…Our results underscore the complexity of macrophage responses to Bb and provide a foundation for future research to develop targeted therapies aimed at modulating immune responses and improving treatment outcomes for Lyme disease patients. …”
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