Design and Experiment of Assistive Mechanism for Adjustment of Transrectal Ultrasound Probe by Jin-Gang Jiang, Hui Zuo, Yong-De Zhang, Zhi-Yuan Huang, Xiao-Wei Guo, Yong Xu

“…During the operation, the doctor needs to manually adjust the ultrasound probe for repeated adjustments, which is difficult to ensure the efficiency, accuracy, and safety of the operation. This paper presents a passive posture adjusting mechanism of transrectal ultrasound probe. …”
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Design and Efficiency Optimization of Distributed Laser Wireless Power Transmission Systems Through Centralized Scheduling and Current Regulation by Liangrong Sun, Jinsong Kang, Yunfeng Bai, Pengjia Jin

“…This paper presents an efficiency optimization method for laser wireless power transmission (LWPT) system, focusing on the coordination and control of multiple laser diodes. …”
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A Novel Audio Copy Move Forgery Detection Method With Classification of Graph-Based Representations by Beste Ustubioglu, Gul Tahaoglu, Arda Ustubioglu, Guzin Ulutas, Muhammed Kilic

“…The rapid advancement of digital environments has led to an increase in multimedia forgery, particularly in the realm of audio, which leads to significant threats to the reliability of digital evidence. This paper presents a novel method to detect audio copy-move forgery, a type of manipulation where segments of an audio file are duplicated and moved to different locations within the same file. …”
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Hybrid LLC and Full Bridge Paralleled Converter With Variable-Frequency Plus Phase-Shift Control for Wide Voltage Gain Range Application by Fangfang Chen, Wenguang Chen, Bo Hu

“…LLC converters are attractive with their ability of enable to achieve soft switching, but there is a trade-off between voltage gain and efficiency in wide voltage regulation range applications. In this paper, a novel hybrid LLC and full-bridge (FB) converter is proposed for wide voltage gain applications. …”
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Grid frequency regulation through virtual power plant of integrated energy systems with energy storage by Tao Xu, Rujing Wang, He Meng, Mengchao Li, Yu Ji, Ying Zhang, Jianli Zhao, Jiani Xiang

“…A three‐stage optimal scheduling model of IES‐VPP that fully considers the cycle life of energy storage systems (ESSs), bidding strategies and revenue settlement has been proposed in this paper under the modified PJM frequency regulation market framework to motivate the aggregated resources to respond to the frequency regulation market actively. …”
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VOF Calculations of Countercurrent Gas-Liquid Flow in a PWR Hot Leg by M. Murase, A. Tomiyama, I. Kinoshita, Y. Utanohara, Chihiro Yanagi, T. Takata, A. Yamaguchi

“…We improved the computational grid and schemes in the VOF (volume of fluid) method with the standard 𝑘−𝜀 turbulent model in our previous study to evaluate CCFL (countercurrent flow limitation) characteristics in a full-scale PWR hot leg (750 mm diameter), and the calculated CCFL characteristics agreed well with the UPTF data at 1.5 MPa. In this paper, therefore, to evaluate applicability of the VOF method to different fluid properties and a different scale, we did numerical simulations for full-scale air-water conditions and the 1/15-scale air-water tests (50 mm diameter), respectively. …”
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Regenerative Medicine as an Emergent Cluster in Tampere Region by Tuomo Heinonen, Francisco Javier Ortega-Colomer

“…The first aim of this paper is to show how some obstacles eventually impede the proper development of these emergent clusters. …”
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Ambient wing cistern: History, anatomy, imaging and approaches: An overview by Mohamed R. Emara, Alkawthar M. Abdulsada, Abdulaziz S. Alayyaf, Hussein A. Baban, Hala A. Al-Hchaimi, Mustafa Ismail, Samer S. Hoz

“…Results: 836 results were obtained, after exclusion of unrelated engineering articles and veterinary papers, only 60 papers remained. Ambient wing, retrothalamic, retropulvinar & intercommunicant cisterns were mentioned within the related 60 articles but none of them explained it as a whole research entity independently. …”
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Cryptanalysis of hyperchaotic S-box generation and image encryption by Mohammad Mazyad Hazzazi, Gulraiz, Rashad Ali, Muhammad Kamran Jamil, Sameer Abdullah Nooh, Fahad Alblehai

“…With its thorough research, the paper contributes to the current discussion on cryptographic security by providing theoretical understandings and practical solutions to improve digital communication and data security in an era of rising cyber dangers and ubiquitous connectivity.…”
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Provision of veterinary services in livestock holdings in the Russian Federation by M. A. Shibayev, A. S. Oganesyan, A. Selyanin, A. V. Belchikhina, I. M/ Klinovitskaya, A. K. Karaulov

“…On the contrary there are multiple cases of lack of veterinary care in the farms for rearing cattle, small ruminants, fur animals. The paper highlights the mechanisms for the implementation of tasks assigned to the state veterinary service in terms of the organization of planned preventive and diagnostic veterinary measures in large pig breeding establishments. …”
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Leveraging Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Swahili Language Conversation Systems by Edmund V. Ndimbo, Qin Luo, Gimo C. Fernando, Xu Yang, Bang Wang

“…Building such systems for low-resource languages like Swahili presents significant challenges due to the limited availability of large-scale training datasets. This paper proposes a Retrieval-Augmented Generation-based system to address these challenges and improve the quality of Swahili conversational AI. …”
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Large-scale mapping of plastic-mulched land from Sentinel-2 using an index-feature-spatial-attention fused deep learning model by Lizhen Lu, Yunci Xu, Xinyu Huang, Hankui K. Zhang, Yuqi Du

“…However, accurately mapping large-scale PML remains challenging due to the relatively small size and short lifespan of visible PML. In this paper, we demonstrated a large-scale PML mapping using Sentinel-2 data by combining the PML domain knowledge and the deep Convolutional Neural Network (CNN). …”
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A Multiregion Discrete-Time Epidemic Model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infections: An Optimal Control Approach by Rachid Bouajaji, Hassan Laarabi, Mostafa Rachik, Abdelhadi Abta

“…The optimal control theory, based on Pontryagin’s maximum principle, is applied thrice in this paper, for the characterizations of the vaccination, travel-blocking, and treatment controls. …”
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A Review of Climate Change and Mosquito Ecology in Constructed Wetlands: Implications for Urban Sustainability and Public Health by Bin Abd Rahim Muhamad Syafiq, Saad Noor Aida, Genasan Veera Singham A/L K., Weng Goh Hui, Kamal Nurul Hana Mokhtar, Shaharuddin Syafiq Bin

“…However, these environments also serve as breeding grounds for mosquitoes, presenting challenges for public health. This paper reviews the ecology of mosquitoes in constructed wetlands, analyzing how climatic factors influence their populations and interactions within these systems. …”
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An Improved Solar Cooling System for Date Safety and Storage under Climate of the Maghreb by Benameur Afif, Boualem Merabet, Mustafa Inc, Younes Menni, Sameer Alsharif, Ahmed Althobaiti, Ayman A. Aly

“…The performance ratio (PR) and energy losses have been analyzed by using the PVsyst software. The paper is also aimed at studying load requirements of an SE cooler of dates, designing/installing a standalone solar PV system, and modeling the refrigerant gas of the SE cooler, done with INTARCON software and SOLKANE refrigerant software program. …”
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Efficient calculation of self magnetic field, self-force, and self-inductance for electromagnetic coils with rectangular cross-section by Matt Landreman, Siena Hurwitz, Thomas M. Antonsen

“…The method is applicable to coils for which the curve center-line can have general noncircular shape, as long as the conductor width is small compared to the radius of curvature. This paper extends a previous calculation for circular-cross-section conductors (Hurwitz et al 2024 IEEE Trans. …”
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Community-Based 4-Level Intervention Targeting Depression and Suicidal Behavior in Europe: Protocol for an Implementation Project by Katharina Schnitzspahn, Kahar Abdulla, Ella Arensman, Chantal Van Audenhove, Rainer Mere, Victor Pérez Sola, Merike Sisask, András Székely, Piotr Toczyski, Ulrich Hegerl

“…Results are expected to be published in 2025. ConclusionsThis paper informs researchers, practitioners, and stakeholders on how to implement best practices in mental health promotion and evaluate their effectiveness. …”
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Beneficial Effects of Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Gestational Diabetes: Consequences in Macrosomia and Adulthood Obesity by Akadiri Yessoufou, Magloire P. Nekoua, Adam Gbankoto, Yohana Mashalla, Kabirou Moutairou

“…Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are increasingly being used to prevent cardiovascular diseases, including diabetes and obesity. In this paper, we report data on the observed effects of omega-3 PUFA on major metabolic disorders and immune system disruption during gestational diabetes and their consequences on macrosomia. …”
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A New Cardiovascular Mock Loop Driven by Novel Active Capacitance in Normal and Abnormal Conditions by Mehmet Iscan, Aydin Yesildirek

“…The hybrid mock circulatory loop (hMCL) serves as a crucial hemodynamic simulation tool, offering exceptional flexibility, controllability, and reproducibility for investigating the mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in a controlled environment, circumventing the limitations of live organism studies. This paper introduces a novel design and control strategy for hMCL, introducing a novel left ventricle volume–elastance (LVVE) equation that unifies the autoregulation of the Frank–Starling mechanism (FSM) with left ventricle contractility (LVC). …”
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COVID-19 outbreak rates and infection attack rates associated with the workplace: a descriptive epidemiological study by Yiqun Chen, Fu-Meng Khaw, Timothy Aldridge, Claire Ferraro

“…The objectives of this paper are to identify the geographical areas and industrial sectors with a high rate of outbreaks of COVID-19 and to compare infection attack rates by enterprise size and sector in England.Methods Public Health England (PHE) HPZone data on COVID-19 outbreaks in workplaces, between 18 May and 12 October 2020, were analysed. …”
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