Developing an efficient algorithm for robust school bus routing with heterogeneous fleet by Mohamad Ali Movafaghpour

“…Each scenario is generated in order to make the last found optimal solution into an infeasible one as much as possible.Findings: Experimental results show that deploying this novel algorithm for generating extreme scenarios, efficiently produces diverse scenarios. …”
Get full text

Geometry-Based Synchrosqueezing S-Transform with Shifted Instantaneous Frequency Estimator Applied to Gearbox Fault Diagnosis by Xinping Zhu, Wuxi Shi, Zhongxing Huang, Liqing Shi

“…This paper introduces a novel geometry-based synchrosqueezing S-transform (GSSST) for advanced gearbox fault diagnosis, designed to enhance diagnostic precision in both planetary and parallel gearboxes. …”
Get full text

Do PPAR-Gamma Agonists Have a Future in Parkinson's Disease Therapy? by Anna R. Carta, Augusta Pisanu, Ezio Carboni

“…Specific targeting of immune functions contributing to neuroinflammation either directly (central) or indirectly (peripheral) may represent a novel therapeutic approach for disease modifying therapies in PD.…”
Get full text

Bioinformatics exploration of identified garlic-derived antimicrobial peptides: a food-based approach to quorum sensing inhibition in foodborne pathogens by Mahmoud Dahab, Mohammed Aladhadh

“… The growing frequency of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms requires novel antimicrobial methods. Quorum Sensing (QS), a bacterial communication system, is critical for controlling virulence factors and biofilm development, contributing to many foodborne bacteria' pathogenicity. …”
Get full text

Matched serum- and urine-derived biomarkers of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. by Tadeja Kuret, Igor Sterle, Rok Romih, Peter Veranič

“…Systemic levels of MMP9 can therefore mirror the local pathology within the bladders of IC/BPS patients, and MMP9 may prove to be a useful target for the development of novel therapeutic interventions. Utilizing a comprehensive panel of both urine and serum biomarkers, identified here, holds promise for disease detection in IC/BPS patients.…”
Get full text

CO2 adsorption on microporous metal–organic frameworks unravelled by high-resolution X-ray computed tomography by Diponker Karmoker, Jorge Martinez-Garcia, Damian Gwerder, Benjamin Fumey, Andreas Borgschulte, Philipp Schuetz

“… The continuous increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration has triggered global warming and climate change. Strong policies and novel, cost-effective CO2 control methods have been developed to mitigate these issues over the last years. …”
Get full text

Enhanced Fluid Mixing in Microchannels Using Levitated Magnetic Microrobots: A Numerical Study by Ali Anil Demircali, Abdurrahim Yilmaz, Huseyin Uvet

“…This study introduces a numerical analysis of a novel microrobotic mixing system with a levitated propeller robot, driven by magnetic fields, within a Y-shaped microchannel with a square cross-section (500 × 500 μm). …”
Get full text

Monkeypox: Origin, Transmission, Clinical Manifestations, Prevention, and Therapeutic Options by Sajal Kumar Halder, Arafin Sultana, Mahbubul Kabir Himel, Aparna Shil

“…By identifying the distinct forms of monkeypox and exploring potential treatment options, this work contributes to the ongoing battle against MPXVs and the management of this novel viral disease. To stop the propagation of monkeypox, greater research and communication are needed to provide stronger treatments and effective vaccinations.…”
Get full text

Keratoconus disease classification with multimodel fusion and vision transformer: a pretrained model approach by Shokufeh Yaraghi, Toktam Khatibi

“…Objective Our objective is to develop a novel keratoconus image classification system that leverages multiple pretrained models and a transformer architecture to achieve state-of-the-art performance in detecting keratoconus.Methods and analysis Three pretrained models were used to extract features from the input images. …”
Get full text

Application of RSSD-OCYCBD Strategy in Enhanced Fault Detection of Rolling Bearing by Xiaolong Wang, Guiji Tang, Yuling He

“…The results manifest this novel strategy has praisable advantages on weak characteristic extraction and intensification.…”
Get full text

Plectranthias raki (Teleostei, Serranidae), a new species of perchlet from mesophotic coral ecosystems of the Maldives by Bart Shepherd, Hudson T. Pinheiro, Ahmed Najeeb, Claudia R. Rocha, Luiz A. Rocha

“…This discovery adds to a strong body of research highlighting the novel biodiversity of mesophotic ecosystems, especially in locations like the Indian Ocean, where few prior ichthyological surveys have been conducted.…”
Get full text

An Autonomous Packet Transmission Strategy for Opportunistic Wireless Sensor Networks by Hakki Soy, Özgür Özdemir, Mehmet Bayrak

“…In this system model, we concentrate on the single-beam opportunistic communication and propose two novel packet transmission schemes that can perform multiuser diversity gain based on the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and the normalized SNR (NSNR) measurements at the sensor nodes with single antenna. …”
Get full text

Fluxless Direct Soldering of Transparent Conductive Oxides (TCOs) to Copper by Lung-Chuan Tsao, Cheng-Kai Li, Yu-Kai Sun, Shih-Ying Chang, Tung-Han Chuang

“…Due to the combined advantages of low cost, good soldering properties, and appropriate melting temperature range, novel Sn8Zn3Bi1Mg active solder was developed for direct soldering of transparent conductive oxide (TCO) ceramic targets with oxygen-free copper at 200°C in air. …”
Get full text

Solar Cells Produced by Diamond Wire Sawn Multicrystalline Silicon Wafer by Using Additive-Assisted Acidic Texturization by Jie Sun, Yan Zuo, Runguang Sun, Lang Zhou

“…A novel additive-assisted acidic etching method is proposed to improve the etched morphology of the diamond wire sawn (DWS)-processed multicrystalline silicon (mc-Si) wafers. …”
Get full text

Motor-Less Robotic Gripper: Driving Mechanism by Robotic Manipulator Movement by Toshihiro Nishimura, Kosei Ueno, Tetsuyou Watanabe

“…This paper proposes a novel robotic gripper capable of antipodal grasping without requiring motors in its structure. …”
Get full text

Loss Architecture Search for Few-Shot Object Recognition by Jun Yue, Zelang Miao, Yueguang He, Nianchun Du

“…In this paper, we investigate the problem of designing an optimal loss function for few-shot object recognition and propose a novel few-shot object recognition system that includes the following three steps: (1) generate a loss function architecture using a recurrent neural network (generator); (2) train a base embedding network with the generated loss function on a training set; (3) fine-tune the base embedding network using the few-shot instances from a validation set to obtain the accuracy and use it as a reward signal to update the generator. …”
Get full text

Complete Whole-Genome Sequence of Streptomyces sp. MUM 178J, a Potential Anti-Vibrio Agent by Ke-Yan Loo, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Kah-Ooi Chua, Priyia Pusparajah, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee, Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan

“… Streptomyces sp. is a group of filamentous, Gram-positive bacteria notoriously known for their capabilities in producing bioactive compounds that have been used as novel drugs and lead in drug development. The Streptomyces sp. …”
Get full text

A Comparative Study between Conventional Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise and Virtual Reality-based Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmo... by Sridhar Shirodkar, Medha Deo

“…We propose the use of a novel VR-based approach as a respiratory biofeedback to improve breathing patterns in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients, decrease their work of breathing, and improve breathing control. …”
Get full text

Primary scalar hair in Gauss–Bonnet black holes with Thurston horizons by Luis Guajardo, Julio Oliva

“…Abstract In this work, we construct novel asymptotically locally AdS $$_5$$ 5 black hole solutions of Einstein–Gauss–Bonnet theory at the Chern–Simons point, supported by a scalar field that generates a primary hair. …”
Get full text

Preparation and Heavy Metal Ions Chelating Properties of Multifunctional Polymer-Grafted Silica Hybrid Materials by Luciana Sartore, Kamol Dey

“…In this research work, novel hybrid materials based on multifunctional polymers and silica were developed and investigated in view of possible employment as sorbents for removal of heavy metal ions from water in presence of various ions. …”
Get full text