TIG Welding of EN AW-6082 Al Alloy: A Comparative Analysis of Filler Rods on Microstructural and Mechanical Performance by Bandar Alzahrani, Mohamed M. Z. Ahmed, Mohamed I. A. Habba, Ramy A. Fouad, Yousef G. Y. Elshaghoul, Elshafey Ahmed Gadallah

“…Butt-welded samples with a single V-groove joint configuration were prepared using optimized welding parameters. The welded samples were subjected to visual inspection, microstructural analysis, hardness testing, tensile testing, and impact toughness evaluation. …”
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Catalytic Ozonation of Phenolic Wastewater: Identification and Toxicity of Intermediates by Mahdi Farzadkia, Yousef Dadban Shahamat, Simin Nasseri, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Mitra Gholami, Ali Shahryari

“…The results showed that the highest catalytic potential was achieved at optimal neutral pH and the removal efficiency of phenol and COD is 98.5% and 69.8%, respectively. …”
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A Novel Air-to-Ground Communication Scheme for Advanced Big Data Collection in Smart Farming Using UAVs by Georgios A. Kakamoukas, Thomas D. Lagkas, Vasileios Argyriou, Sotirios K. Goudos, Panagiotis Radoglou-Grammatikis, Stamatia Bibi, Panagiotis G. Sarigiannidis

“…This paper proposes a novel Air-to-ground, Energy-awaRe, mission-Oriented protocol, leveraging Fuzzy Logic (AERO-FL), to enhance UAV cooperation and optimize network performance in deterministic scanning operations. …”
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Medical staff planning for field hospital deployments: the START hospital by F. Javier Martin-Campo, M. Teresa Ortuño, Berta Ruiz-Gonzalez

“…Compromise programming is used to provide a Pareto optimal solution, which is compared with solutions provided by Goal programming. …”
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Production of a Complementary Food: Influence of Cowpea Soaking Time on the Nutritional, Antinutritional, and Antioxidant Properties of the Cassava-Cowpea-Orange-Fleshed Potato Ble... by Abiola Folakemi Olaniran, Clinton Emeka Okonkwo, Omorefosa Osarenkhoe Osemwegie, Yetunde Mary Iranloye, Yemisi Tokunbo Afolabi, Omokolade Oluwaseyi Alejolowo, Charles Obiora Nwonuma, Toluwanimi Esther Badejo

“…Six (6) hours of soaking showed no significant difference in the nutritional composition of the flour samples compared with 9 hours. The soaking length optimizes the health and nutrient-promoting factors in the various blend samples while also reaffirming cowpeas as a viable biofortification option for use in complementary food production.…”
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Revealing the Impact of Depth and Surface Property Variations on Infrared Detection of Delamination in Concrete Structures Under Natural Environmental Conditions by Chongsheng Cheng, Dequan Chen, Shuai Shao, Ri Na, Haonan Cai, Hongwen Zhou, Bo Wu

“…These findings contribute to a better understanding of the optimal detection window and present a new approach to quantifying delamination at different time windows. …”
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Sex and stature estimations from dry femurs of Northeastern Thais: Using a logistic and linear regression approach by Worrawit Boonthai, Chanasorn Poodendaen, Juthamas Kamwong, Piyanan Sangchang, Suthat Duangchit, Sitthichai Iamsaard

“…Results: Results showed significant sexual dimorphism across all measured parameters, with FHD being the best predictor of sex (correction rate, 88.5 %). The optimized multivariate model achieved the highest accuracy (91.0 %). …”
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Effects of various manufacturing parameters and test temperature and crosshead displacement rate on the peel resistance of UHMWPE composites by Omar Banabila, Noora Alahmed, Rubayea Alameri, Rafael Santiago, Kamran A. Khan, Wesley J. Cantwell

“…This study attempts to optimize the processing cycle and performance of UHMWPE composites in applications requiring reliable delamination resistance.…”
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Matlab/Simulink simulation model of photo-diesel power supply system with intelligent control by B. V. Lukutin, D. I. Muravyev

“…With the help of the proposed model, it is possible to analyze and optimize the technical and economic indicators of DC power plants with the priority of the PPS contribution: reducing the consumption of diesel fuel and carbonation of the air reducing the cost of 1 kWh for the remote consumer and controlling the switching in the power plants as per logical conditions. …”
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Exploring green synthesis of parietin-mediated silver nanoparticles using γ-ray induced Xanthoria parietina foliose extracts for antibacterial potential by Sikander Ali, Alisha Moazzam, Saima Shahzad Mirza, Majid Mahmood, Sibtain Ahmed, Muhammad Usman Ahmad, Gildardo Rivera, Akhtar Rasool Asif, Muhammad Arshad, Mirza Imran Shahzad, Kaynat William, Sundas Sharif

“…Different parameters were optimized to extract parietin, viz. suspending 1.5 g biomass of lichen in 15 mL methanol and incubating it for 45 min at 37 °C. …”
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The Role of AChE in Swimming Behavior of Daphnia magna: Correlation Analysis of Both Parameters Affected by Deltamethrin and Methomyl Exposure by Qing Ren, Ruibin Zhao, Cheng Wang, Shangge Li, Tingting Zhang, Zongming Ren, Meiyi Yang, Hongwei Pan, Shiguo Xu, Jianping Zhu, Xun Wang

“…The behavior responses of D. magna in DM (13.36 μg/L and 33.40 μg/L) and MT (19.66 μg/L and 49.15 μg/L) suggested that recovery behavior in the adjustment phase was crucial, and behavior homeostasis provided them with an optimal way to achieve a wider tolerance against environmental stress. …”
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Strontium–Alix interaction enhances exosomal miRNA selectively loading in synovial MSCs for temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis treatment by Wenxiu Yuan, Jiaqi Liu, Zhenzhen Zhang, Chengxinyue Ye, Xueman Zhou, Yating Yi, Yange Wu, Yijun Li, Qinlanhui Zhang, Xin Xiong, Hengyi Xiao, Jin Liu, Jun Wang

“…Here, we developed an optimized system that boosts the yield of SMSC-derived exosomes (SMSC-EXOs) and improves their miRNA profiles with an elevated proportion of beneficial miRNAs, while reducing harmful ones by pretreating SMSCs with Sr. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Spinal Levobupivacaine: Hyperbaric Compared with Isobaric Solution by Vimolluck Sanansilp, Travuth Trivate, Phakaporn Chompubai, Shusee Visalyaputra, Pattipa Suksopee, Ladda Permpolprasert, Benno von Bormann

“…Hyperbaric levobupivacaine seems to be suitable, but the optimal dosage needs further investigation.…”
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CyberUnits Bricks: An Implementation Study of a Class Library for Simulating Nonlinear Biological Feedback Loops by Johannes W. Dietrich, Nina Siegmar, Jonas R. Hojjati, Oliver Gardt, Bernhard O. Boehm

“…We compared several programming languages that are commonly used in biomedical research (S in the R implementation and Python) or that are optimized for speed (Swift, C++ and Object Pascal). …”
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Current biomarkers of prostate cancer by I. A. Aboian, E. N. Fedotova, A. N. Shevchenko, S. M. Pakus, A. Yu. Maximov, E. V. Filatova, I. A. Khomutenko, Е. F. Komarova, N. K. Guskova

“…There fore, it is very important to develop diagnostic markers that can be used to determine prostate cancer at an early stage of development, assess the possible progression of the disease and prescribe optimal therapy. Significant progress has been made in the discovery of biomarkers for prostate cancer. …”
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Applying Hybrid Deep Learning Models to Assess Upper Limb Rehabilitation by Sheng Miao, Zitong Liu, Dezhen Wang, Xiang Shen, Nana Shen

“…The proposed method is designed to help healthcare professionals monitor the patient’s rehabilitation progress and develop an optimal rehabilitation program for the patient. The method uses a monocular camera to capture video data from the patient’s upper limb rehabilitation training, utilizes Faster R-CNN and HRNet to recognize the human body position and upper limb bone key point information, and then builds a long short-term memory (LSTM) neural network model incorporating the ProbSparse Self-Attention mechanism to evaluate the rehabilitation training movements. …”
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IL-7 Induces an Epitope Masking of γc Protein in IL-7 Receptor Signaling Complex by Tae Sik Goh, Yuna Jo, Byunghyuk Lee, Geona Kim, Hyunju Hwang, Eunhee Ko, Seung Wan Kang, Sae-Ock Oh, Sun-Yong Baek, Sik Yoon, Jung Sub Lee, Changwan Hong

“…The conformational change in γc upon IL-7 binding may contribute not only to forming the functional IL-7 signaling complex but also to optimally regulating the expression of IL-7Rα.…”
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Weather Conditions (with Focus on UV Radiation) Associated with COVID-19 Outbreak and Worldwide Climate-based Prediction for Future Prevention by Lucian Sfîcă, Mihai Bulai, Vlad-Alexandru Amihăesei, Constantin Ion, Marius Ștefan

“…Based on Hubei analysis, a presumed optimal weather frame was set in order to identify other world regions with similar weather characteristics. …”
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Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication Channel Estimator Based on Gate Recurrent Unit by Jun-Han Wang, He He, Kosuke Tamura, Shun Kojima, Jaesang Cha, Chang-Jun Ahn

“…This study provides a useful reference for optimizing neural networks and thus improving the performance of channel estimators.…”
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Removal of cyanobacterial harmful algal blooms (HABs) from contaminated local park lake using Ganoderma lucidum mycelial pellets by Zarimah Mohd Hanafiah, Anggita Rahmi Hafsari, Malini Elango, Zul Ilham, Febri Doni, Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar, Yusufjon Gafforov, Yong Jie Wong, Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud, Nor Hidayah Ismail, Mohd Yusmiaidil Putera Mohd Yusof, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar

“…Our results demonstrate that G. lucidum can effectively remove up to 93.70 % of cyanobacteria (measured as chlorophyll-a absorbance), 75.28 % of chemical oxygen demand (COD), and 92.09 % of total suspended solids (TSS) under optimal conditions: an initial pH of 4, 1 % fungal volume (w/v), 48 h of contact time, and 100 rpm agitation at room temperature. …”
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