Study of thermal performance of a solar collector-based hydraulic system by A. A. Gladenko, A. V. Zinovyeva, V. I. Karagusov

“…For low-rise detached buildings such as cottages and rural houses, hydraulic systems are more promising due to the greater heat capacity of water or non-freezing liquids compared to air. This paper discusses experimental and computational studies of the radiation life support system carried out in 2018–2021. …”
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Litostratigrafia spodnotriasových súvrství Západných Karpát by Mário Olšavský

“…., it is necessary to re-evaluate the knowledge of Lower Triassic sedimentary sequences and their internal content. This paper presents a view of the lithostratigraphic division of the Lower Triassic in the Western Carpathians. …”
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Merger and Acquisition as Drivers of Financial Performance by Padam Bahadur Lama, Prem Bahadur Budhathoki, Rita Subedi, Janga Bahadur Hamal, Mukund Kumar Chataut, Samjhana Thapa

“…The findings of this study provide a benchmark for professionals, bankers, and policymakers to adopt strategic fit to enhance the financial performance of banks pursuing merger and acquisition strategies. This paper contributes to the existing literature by assessing the status of pre-merger and post-merger concerning financial performance.…”
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Investigation of marine corrosion characteristics of 10CrNiCu steel subjected to stress fields using an improved 3D cellular automata modeling by Lin Hua, Zhiyuan Hu, Wenwei Wu, Zhiyuan Mei, Meiguang Cao, Ligang Peng, Cong Liu

“…Concurrently, based on actual marine corrosion data from the South China Sea, this paper proposes an improved 3D cellular automata modeling method that accounts for the effects of biological attachment, aiming to simulate the actual marine corrosion processes of steel accurately. …”
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Evaluation of Fructooligosaccharides and Inulins as Potentially Health Benefiting Food Ingredients by HPAEC-PED and MALDI-TOF MS by Chiara Borromei, Maria Careri, Antonella Cavazza, Claudio Corradini, Lisa Elviri, Alessandro Mangia, Cristiana Merusi

“…This paper describes the complementarity of high-performance anion exchange chromatography coupled with pulsed electrochemical detection (HPAEC-PED) and matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) to evaluate commercial available fructans (fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and inulins), having different degrees of polymerization (DP) which are usually employed by food industry as functional ingredients either for their prebiotic properties or as a fat replacer, giving a fat-like mouth feel and texture. …”
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High Frequency Response of Volatile Memristors by Ioannis Messaris, Alon Ascoli, Ahmet S. Demirkol, Vasileios Ntinas, Dimitrios Prousalis, Ronald Tetzlaff

“…Based on these insights, this paper presents analytical equations characterizing the response of the NbO2‐Mott memristor to high‐frequency voltage inputs, demarcating regions in the state space where distinct initial conditions lead to various asymptotic oscillatory behaviors. …”
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Analysis of spatio-temporal fungal growth dynamics under different environmental conditions by Liselotte De Ligne, Guillermo Vidal-Diez de Ulzurrun, Jan M. Baetens, Jan Van den Bulcke, Joris Van Acker, Bernard De Baets

“…Fortunately, more automated ways of measurement are gaining momentum due to the availability of cheap imaging and processing equipment and the development of dedicated image analysis algorithms. In this paper, we use image analysis to assess the impact of environmental conditions on the growth dynamics of two economically important fungal species, Coniophora puteana and Rhizoctonia solani. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Data Transformation Techniques on the Performance and Interpretability of Software Defect Prediction Models by Yu Zhao, Zhiqiu Huang, Lina Gong, Yi Zhu, Qiao Yu, Yuxiang Gao

“…However, SDP methods designed in the past research rarely consider the impact of data transformation methods, simple but commonly used preprocessing techniques, on the performance and interpretability of SDP models. Therefore, in this paper, we investigate the impact of three data transformation methods (Log, Minmax, and Z-score) on the performance and interpretability of SDP models. …”
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Extraction of Nickel Oxide from Spent Catalyst for Environmentally Safe Disposal by Fakhri H. Ibraheem, Heavn E. Mahmood, Dunya I. Salih, Jafar M. Smil, Hawbash S. Ahamad, Fatin A. Salih

“…Tens of tons are disposed of annually from oil and gas companies in Iraq. The paper aims to determine the kinds and amounts of toxic materials carried by the nickel oxide sulfur bed spent catalyst and then submit the suitable treatment methods, such as leaching by water, base solution, and acid solution. …”
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A Survey on Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface for Physical Layer Security of Next-Generation Wireless Communications by Ravneet Kaur, Bajrang Bansal, Sudhan Majhi, Sandesh Jain, Chongwen Huang, Chau Yuen

“…One of the promising technologies for 6G wireless communication is the reconfigurable intelligent surface (RIS) concept that is proposed to successfully deal with increasing security threats by smartly controlling the wireless channel conditions. This survey paper presents a detailed literature review on RIS-assisted physical layer security (PLS) for next-generation wireless communications. …”
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Assessment of fire blight resistance in apple clonal rootstocks using molecular markers by I. N. Shamshin, M. V. Maslova, N. V. Drenova, M. L. Dubrovsky, O. V. Parusova

“…The degree of rootstock damage by fire blight affects the resistance of the variety–rootstock combination. The paper presents a study on marking quantitative trait loci (QTL) of resistance to fire blight Erwinia amylovora in clonal apple rootstock.Materials and methods. …”
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Patient satisfaction with a clinically integrated sleep apnea care model vs. the current sleep care paradigm by Gregory D. Salinas, Wendy Cerenzia, Brandon Coleman, Frances Thorndike, Samantha Edington, Heidi Riney

“…Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy is highly effective and the gold standard treatment for sleep apnea; however, traditionally fragmented sleep healthcare has resulted in low levels of treatment adoption and adherence. A recent white paper analysis of traditional health plan claims found that a comprehensive model significantly outperformed traditional health plans with higher rates of adoption (80 vs. 49%), adherence (62 vs. 25%), and persistence (53 vs. 11%) to CPAP therapy, which resulted in lower total healthcare costs. …”
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Advanced Path Planning for UAV Swarms in Smart City Disaster Scenarios Using Hybrid Metaheuristic Algorithms by Mohammed Sani Adam, Nor Fadzilah Abdullah, Asma Abu-Samah, Oluwatosin Ahmed Amodu, Rosdiadee Nordin

“…Swarm UAVs, operating as mobile aerial base stations (MABS), offer a transformative solution for bridging connectivity gaps in environments where the traditional infrastructure has been compromised. This paper presents a novel hybrid path planning approach combining affinity propagation clustering (APC) with genetic algorithms (GA), aimed at maximizing coverage, and ensuring quality of service (QoS) compliance across diverse environmental conditions. …”
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Study on Mechanical Performance of Prestressed UHPFRC U-Beam Bridges by Mengying Liu, Eugen Brühwiler, Fengkun Cui, Yue Xu

“…Furthermore, prestressed U-shaped UHPFRC beams are rarely reported in the existing research. This paper explores the flexural behavior of prestressed ultrahigh-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) beam bridge having unique design and the material properties of prestressed reinforcement combined with UHPFRC. …”
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Research status and thinking on the application of moxibustion therapy in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy (艾灸疗法在肿瘤化疗患者中的应用研究现状与思考)... by MEI Yuwei (梅雨薇), ZHANG Mi (张秘), Li Yingjie (李迎杰), WANG Xue (王雪), WANG Zhihao (王志豪)

“…Chemotherapy is a common treatment for cancer, but the impact of side effects on the quality of life of patients is also the main problem that needs attention. This paper summarized the research status of moxibustion therapy in treatment of chemotherapy-related adverse reactions such as digestive tract reaction, peripheral neuropathy and bone marrow suppression, and provided reference for improvement of efficacy, safety and normalization of moxibustion therapy in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. …”
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The Principal Leadership in Developing Inclusive Education for Diverse Students by Shinta Setia, Pwee Leng, Yurillah Endah Mauliate, Dian Ekowati, Dwi Ratmawati

“…Originality/value – This study contributes to leadership research in the context of secondary school education, which has undergone a transformation from the previously students tend to be homogeneous because they are based on standardized academic qualification, nowadays students at schools have more diverse social backgrounds as a result of the implementation of the zoning system in Indonesia. The findings of this paper can be used as a tool. a guide for policy makers and educational planners regarding zoning system in Indonesia. …”
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Glucose Metabolic Brain Network Differences between Chinese Patients with Lewy Body Dementia and Healthy Control by Danyan Chen, Jiaying Lu, Hucheng Zhou, Jiehui Jiang, Ping Wu, Qihao Guo, Jingjie Ge, Huiwei Zhang, Kuangyu Shi, Chuantao Zuo

“…Compared to the HC group, the DLB group showed several regions of strengthened connection with IFGoperc.R; these regions were located in the prefrontal cortex and regions of weakened connection were located in the occipital cortex. The results of this paper may help physicians to better understand and characterize DLB patients.…”
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Research Progress on Carotenoids Compositions and Stability of Lycium barbarum L. by Bo JIN, Lu LU, Jia MI, Lutao ZHANG, Qing LUO, Zhangbin CHE, Siyu WANG, Youlong CAO, Yamei YAN

“…Therefore, it is of great significance to understand the stability of carotenoids of Lycium barbarum L. to promote the comprehensive utilization of colored food matrix. This paper briefly reviews the carotenoids compositions of Lycium barbarum L., focusing on the effects of processing methods (drying, mechanical crushing, fermentation, etc.), food antioxidants (vitamin C, citric acid, vitamin E) and environmental factors (light, storage temperature, oxygen, etc.) on the stability of Lycium barbarum L. carotenoids. …”
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Efficacy of Lurasidone in First-Episode Psychosis: Patient Phenotypes, Dosage, and Recommendations from an Expert Panel by Miquel Bernardo, Marina Díaz Marsá, Ana González-Pinto, Manuel Martín Carrasco, Víctor Pérez Sola, Pilar Alejandra Sáiz, Eduard Vieta, Marta Torrens, Celso Arango, Benedicto Crespo-Facorro

“…The efficacy and tolerability of lurasidone have been demonstrated in both antipsychotic-naïve and previously treated patients. Areas Covered This paper provides a review and commentary regarding the use of lurasidone in patients with FEP. …”
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DNA-encoded dynamic hydrogels for 3D bioprinted cartilage organoids by Ziyu Chen, Hao Zhang, Jingtao Huang, Weizong Weng, Zhen Geng, Mengmeng Li, Jiacan Su

“…This endows the hydrogels with viscoelasticity, printability, cell recognition, and stimuli responsiveness. This paper elaborates on strategies to encode bioink via DNA, emphasizing the regulation of predictable dynamic properties and the resulting interactions with cell behavior. …”
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