Green Extraction of Phenolic Compounds from <i>Aronia melanocarpa</i> Using Deep Eutectic Solvents and Antioxidant Activity Investigation by Maja Molnar, Martina Jakovljević Kovač, Lidija Jakobek, Lovro Mihajlović, Valentina Pavić

“…This study highlights how tailoring DES formulations can optimize the extraction of target compounds while accounting for the solvent’s intrinsic properties. …”
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Pore-Scale Investigation on the Plugging Behavior of Submicron-Sized Microspheres for Heterogeneous Porous Media with Higher Permeability by Yafei Liu, Jingwen Yang, Tianjiang Wu, Yanhong Zhao, Desheng Zhou, Shun Liu

“…This experimental work provides a better understanding on the plugging behavior of microspheres and could be employed as a reference for screening and optimizing the microsphere flooding process for profile control in heterogeneous reservoirs.…”
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Effect of Infrared Drying on the Drying Kinetics and the Quality of Mango ( Mangifera indica ) Powder by Phuoc-Bao-Duy Nguyen, Thi-Van-Linh Nguyen, Thi-Thuy-Dung Nguyen

“…Higher temperature and maltodextrin content, along with reduced total soluble solid content, resulted in improved quality of the mango powder. Furthermore, the optimal drying conditions for mango powder were found as 11°Brix, 80°C, and 9% maltodextrin content, which could ensure the highest retention of total phenolics (59.874%), retention of reducing sugars (71.044%), total acidity (10.141%), and retention of DPPH radical scavenging activity (65.051%). …”
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Increased Chemokine Production is a Hallmark of Rhesus Macaque Natural Killer Cells Mediating Robust Anti-HIV Envelope-Specific Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity by Junsuke Nohara, Tyler Evangelous, Madison Berry, Whitney Beck, Sarah Mudrak, Shalini Jha, R. Keith Reeves, Kevin J. Wiehe, Justin Pollara, Georgia Tomaras, Todd Bradley, Guido Ferrari

“…Conclusion: The quality and quantity of receptor engagement are important determinants of achieving an optimal level of the RMNK response. …”
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Effects of sound absorbing facades on the acoustical quality in different simulated inner courtyard situations by Eggenschwiler Kurt, Jansohn Tilljan, Blau Matthias, Schäffer Beat

“…Residential perimeter blocks can shield traffic noise, but the acoustical quality may be sub-optimal in the inner courtyards. This study investigated how effective sound-absorbing facade surfaces and balcony soffits as well as an absorbing floor (lawn) influence the acoustical quality in inner courtyards. …”
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Inorganic Solid‐State Electrolytes for Solid‐State Sodium Batteries: Electrolyte Design and Interfacial Challenges by Dongsoo Lee, Ashok Kumar Kakarla, Seho Sun, Patrick Joohyun Kim, Junghyun Choi

“…This review explores the fundamental principles and strategies to optimize SSSB performance by addressing issues related to ISEs and their interfaces, emphasizing that many interfacial challenges are intrinsically linked to ISE properties. …”
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A Modular and Scalable Approach to Hybrid Battery and Converter Integration for Full-Electric Waterborne Transport by Ramon Lopez-Erauskin, Argiñe Alacano, Aitor Lizeaga, Giuseppe Guidi, Olve Mo, Amaia Lopez-de-Heredia, Mikel Alzuri

“…The proposed system is realized with modular DC-DC converters, which do not require complex design and control or a high number of components and combine high-power (HP) and high-energy (HE) battery cells to optimize the energy and power requirements of vessel operations without oversizing the energy storage system. …”
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Controlling the formation of microstructure at the melt-pool boundaries during directed energy deposition of aluminum alloy with a modified continuous growth restriction factor by Shanshan Xu, Bo Yin, Jiale Wang, Liquan Jin, Yu Yin, Zhenhua Li, David H. StJohn, Petro Pavlenko, Yueling Guo

“…Understanding the formation of solidified microstructures adjacent to the fusion boundary of a melt pool can provide valuable insights for optimizing process parameters and achieving the desired microstructure in directed energy deposition (DED). …”
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Research on Multi-Channel Spectral Prediction Model for Printed Matter Based on HMSSA-BP Neural Network by Dandan Fan, Hongwu Zhan, Fang Xu, Yifei Zou, Yankang Zhang

“…Second, Hybrid Multi-strategy Sparrow Search Algorithm (HMSSA) is constructed to optimize BPNN, which combines Tent mapping, step size phased control, and chaotic cosine transform factor. …”
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Catalytic epoxidation of unsaturated fatty acids in palm stearin via in situ peracetic acids mechanism by Norin Hafizah Rahim, Mohd Jumain Jalil, Nabisab Mujawar Mubarak, Intan Suhada Azmi, Gnanasambandam Anbuchezhiyan

“…This study synthesized peracetic acid as the oxidizing agent by combining hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid, adjusting molar ratios relative to palm stearin. The optimal relative conversion oxirane (RCO) percentage reached 43.06% at 70 °C, 200 rpm stirring speed, and 0.8 g of catalyst. …”
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Selection of appropriate probiotic yeasts for use in dairy products: a narrative review by Sanaz Kazemi, Aziz Homayouni-Rad, Hossien Samadi Kafil, Vahideh Sarabi-aghdam, Payam Zeynolabedini, Bahareh pour Agha, Sevda Allah Madadi

“…It aims to shed light on their health effects while addressing the challenges associated with selecting the appropriate probiotic yeast to optimize the enhancement of dairy products. Graphical Abstract…”
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Examining priorities and investments made through the Global Financing Facility for maternal and newborn health: a sub-analysis on quality by Meghan Bruce Kumar, Mary Kinney, Joël Kiendrébéogo, Donat Shamba, Joy E. Lawn, Peter Waiswa

“…The GFF is at the forefront of investing in MNH globally and provides an important opportunity to explicitly link health systems investments and quality interventions within the MNH continuum of care for optimal impact.…”
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Multi-target personnel tracking algorithm for coal mine based on improved YOLOv7 and ByteTrack by Pengcheng QU, Jingzhao LI, Zechao LIU

“…Then, Soft-NMS is introduced in the decoding stage of object detection to optimize the detection accuracy of the model in personnel overlapping scenario. …”
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Experimental Study of Reinforcing Broken Gangues by Colloid Cement Slurry by Xin Lyu, Ke Yang, Qiang Fu, Zhen Wei, Shuai Liu

“…A colloid component proportion of 23.33% is the optimal choice, which has an obvious reinforcement effect on the broken gangue.…”
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Valorization and recycling of packaging belts and post-consumer PET bottles in the manufacture of sand concrete by Yasmina Biskri, Mohammed Benzerara, Laidi Babouri, Ouided Dehas, Redjem Belouettar

“…The main objective of our work is to contribute to optimize the formulation of sand concrete as part of the recovery of waste, which is harmful to the environment given its bulky and unattractive nature, it is waste plastic. …”
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Emerging insights into intravital imaging, unraveling its role in cancer immunotherapy by Minfeng Yang, Shiqiang Hou, Yao Chen, Hongzhao Chen, Minjie Chu, Song-Bai Liu

“…Comprehension of intricate interactions between the tumor microenvironment (TME) and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is crucial for optimizing and improving immunotherapies. Currently, several experimental strategies are available to monitor this complexity but most of them fail to facilitate real-time monitoring of the immune response such as cellular phagocytosis and cytolysis. …”
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Near‐surface permafrost extent and active layer thickness characterized by reanalysis/assimilation data by Zequn Liu, Donglin Guo, Wei Hua, Yihui Chen

“…GLDAS‐CLSMv20 is overall optimal in terms of comprehensive performance in characterizing both present‐day near‐surface permafrost extent and active layer thickness change. …”
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Triple Negative Breast Cancer in Pregnancy and Postpartum: Two Case Reports in Hispanic Women by Ruchi Upadhyay, Qurat-Ul-Ain Butt, Abraham Hamaoui, Cassandra Henderson, Sydney McCalla, Hamid Gilak

“…Triple negative breast cancer, during pregnancy or postpartum, poses a unique challenge and requires a multidisciplinary team to optimize treatment for these women.…”
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A lightweight multi scale fusion network for IGBT ultrasonic tomography image segmentation by Meng Song, Zhaoba Wang, Youxing Chen, Ya Li, Yong Jin, Bei Jia

“…LMFNet adopts a deep U-shaped encoder-decoder architecture, with the backbone designed using inverted residual blocks to optimize feature transmission while maintaining model compactness. …”
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UV Index for Public Health Awareness Based on OMI/NASA Satellite Data at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia by Abdullah Addas, Mahmoud Ragab, Ahmad Maghrabi, S. M. Abo-Dahab, Eman F. El-Nobi

“…The ultraviolet index (UVI) is used to help avoid the negative effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation on humans and to optimize individual exposure. There is limited ground measurement of solar UV radiation, but satellite Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMIs) satellite products with a spatial resolution of 1°×1° can be used to create UV index climatology at local noon time. …”
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