Synergistic enhancement of hydrophobic dental adhesives: autonomous strengthening, polymerization kinetics, and hydrolytic resistance by Burak Korkmaz, Erhan Demirel, Qiang Ye, Qiang Ye, Anil Misra, Anil Misra, Candan Tamerler, Candan Tamerler, Candan Tamerler, Paulette Spencer, Paulette Spencer, Paulette Spencer

“…Our group has been developing self-strengthening adhesives with improved chemical and mechanical characteristics. This paper reports a self-strengthening adhesive formulation that resists hydrolysis-mediated degradation by providing intrinsic reinforcement of the polymer network through synergistic stimulation of free-radical polymerization, sol-gel reaction, and hydrophobicity. …”
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Chiral Pesticides in Soil and Water and Exchange with the Atmosphere by Terry F. Bidleman, Andi D. Leone, Renee L. Falconer, Tom Harner, Liisa M.M. Jantunen, Karin Wiberg, Paul A. Helm, Miriam L. Diamond, Binh Loo

“…The enantiomers of chiral pesticides are often metabolised at different rates in soil and water, leading to nonracemic residues. This paper reviews enantioselective metabolism of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in soil and water, and the use of enantiomers to follow transport and fate processes. …”
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Pouvoir politique et pouvoir religieux. L’exploitation de la Sanusiyya au sein de la Libye indépendante (1951-1958) by Carlotta Marchi

“…Based on the examination of European archival sources, this paper aims to reconstruct the process of metamorphosis and exploitation of the Sanusiyya within the United Kingdom of Libya from 1951 to 1958, as well as to study its causes and consequences and its role as instrument of political legitimisation within the reign. …”
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Does completion of radical hysterectomy improve oncological outcomes of women with clinical early-stage cervical cancer and intraoperative detection of nodal involvement?: protocol... by Hui Xu, Qing Liu, Yu Xu, Yi Du, Ai Zheng, Cui Hu, Ya Jia, Qianwen Zhang, Yue-Dong He, Shuang-Shuang Cui, Yong Tian, Lin Ran, Fengmei Ke

“…Introduction The management of women with clinical early-stage cervical cancer and lymph node involvement detected intraoperatively is heterogeneous and controversial. This paper presents the protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis regarding the management of this specific population of patients. …”
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Sprachpraxis im Migrationskontext – Sprachprofile am Beispiel Albanisch sprechender Migranten und Migrantinnen der dritten Generation in Deutschland und der Schweiz by Naxhi Selimi, Naxhi Selimi

“…Abstract (English) This paper presents data-based language profiles that have been developed in an interdisciplinary multi-method approach. …”
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Performance of sewage sludge reuse in the manufacturing of fired bricks by K. Moulato, M. Ammari, L. Ben Allal

“…The use of urban sludge as raw material in the manufacture of clay bricks not only reduces the amount of sludge but also transforms it into useful materials. This paper studies the physicochemical, geotechnical, mineralogical, mechanical, and environmental characterizations of earth bricks with the objective of evaluating the performance of the sewage sludge and eventually studying its consistency with natural clay to produce brick samples. …”
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Perbandingan Kinerja Inception- Resnetv2, Xception, Inception-v3, dan Resnet50 pada Gambar Bentuk Wajah by Fitriana Masruroh, Bayu Surarso, Budi Warsito

“…Deep learning is becoming a trend in the field of computer vision because it gives the best results than the previous method. This paper attempts to present a comparison of the performance of face classification with four deep learning architectures Xception, ResNet50, InceptionResNet-v2, Inception-v3. …”
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Intelligent prediction method of virtual network function resource capacity for polymorphic network service slicing by Julong LAN, Di ZHU, Dan LI

“…Objectives:With the emergence and development of new network structures such as polymorphic network,the demand for network resource capacity is becoming more and more diverse.It is very difficult to adjust the distribution of virtual network functions (VNFs) carried on network slices for on-demand,dynamic and efficient resource capacity matching.This paper uses a data-driven VNF resource capacity prediction method to explore the pre-deployment of VNFs carried on network slices. …”
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Diagnóstico de partida para diseñar un modelo de proyecto que permita implantar el proceso de inteligencia empresarial en las empresas del grupo de diseño e ingeniería de la constr... by Julio García, José A Macías

“…Cuba represents a leading sector of Design and Construction Engineering Companies for the implementation of this new Cuban Management and Business Administration System, seeking to diversify services in the national and international construction market. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the use of different tools, such as the expertise calculation index procedure, orientation and information interviews, surveys, category correlation and focus groups, which allowed the diagnosis of initial data situation on the project approach for the implementation of such a process. …”
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Intercellular Mitochondrial transfer: Therapeutic implications for energy metabolism in heart failure by Huan He, Weiwei Huang, Zigang Pan, Lingjun Wang, Zhongqi Yang, Zixin Chen

“…Mitochondrial transfer is emerging as a promising and precisely regulated therapeutic strategy for treating metabolic disorders. This paper specifically reviews the characteristics of mitochondrial energy metabolism across different types of HF and explores the modes and mechanisms of mitochondrial transfer between different cell types in the heart, such as cardiomyocytes, fibroblasts, and immune cells. …”
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DRAFTS: A Deep-learning-based Radio Fast Transient Search Pipeline by Yong-Kun Zhang, Di Li, Yi Feng, Chao-Wei Tsai, Pei Wang, Chen-Hui Niu, Hua-Xi Chen, Yu-Hao Zhu

“…Traditional search algorithms are often inefficient, time-consuming, and generate a high number of false positives. In this paper, we present DRAFTS , a deep-learning-based radio fast transient search pipeline. …”
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Enhancing R&D&i through standardization and certification: the case of the Spanish construction industry Mejorando la I+D+i mediante la normalización y la certificación: el caso de... by Eugenio Pellicer, Víctor Yepes, Christian Correa, Germán Martínez

“…The link between standardization and innovation remains a significant knowledge gap in the construction management field. In this paper, the international state of affairs regarding standardization and certification of R&D&i activities is described, highlighting the innovative characteristics of the Spanish standards UNE 166000. …”
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Response of Tree Seedlings to a Combined Treatment of Particulate Matter, Ground-Level Ozone, and Carbon Dioxide: Primary Effects by Valentinas Černiauskas, Iveta Varnagirytė-Kabašinskienė, Ieva Čėsnienė, Emilis Armoška, Valda Araminienė

“…The main objectives of this paper were to evaluate the seedling stem growth response and the biochemical response of seedling foliage to pollutant exposure. …”
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Study of the Influence of Thermal Annealing of Ga-Doped ZnO Thin Films on NO₂ Sensing at ppb Level by Benjamin Paret, Richard Monflier, Philippe Menini, Thierry Camps, Yohann Thimont, Antoine Barnabé, Lionel Presmanes

“…In this paper, the sensitivity to sub-ppm NO₂ concentration of 50 nm thick Ga-doped ZnO (GZO) films grown by RF magnetron sputtering is studied. …”
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Pharmacological and Toxicological Threshold of Bisammonium Tetrakis 4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)pyridinium Decavanadate in a Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance by Samuel Treviño, Alfonso Díaz, Eduardo Sánchez-Lara, Víctor Enrique Sarmiento-Ortega, José Ángel Flores-Hernández, Eduardo Brambila, Francisco J. Meléndez, Enrique González-Vergara

“…However, mechanisms of action and toxicological threshold have been tackled poorly so far. In this paper, our purposes were to evaluate the metabolic activity on dyslipidemia and dysglycemia, insulin signaling in liver and adipose tissue, and toxicology of the title compound. …”
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Power Transmission for Millimeter-Wave Indoor/Outdoor Wearable IoT Devices Using Grounded Coplanar Waveguide-Fed On-Body Antenna by Fuad Erman, Slawomir Koziel, Alhareth Zyoud, Leifur Leifsson, Ubaid Ullah, Shaker Alkaraki

“…This paper presents for the first-time evaluation of wireless power transmission (WPT) for sustainable low-powered Internet of Things (IoT) devices in realistic indoor/outdoor scenarios using empirical propagation models at 28 GHz. …”
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VECTOR: Velocity-Enhanced GRU Neural Network for Real-Time 3D UAV Trajectory Prediction by Omer Nacar, Mohamed Abdelkader, Lahouari Ghouti, Kahled Gabr, Abdulrahman Al-Batati, Anis Koubaa

“…This paper addresses the challenge of predicting 3D trajectories for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in real-time, a critical task for applications like aerial surveillance and defense. …”
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Design and Analysis of Microstrip Patch Antennas to Support the Implementation of Smart Ports by M. Basuki Rahmat, Yuning Widiarti, Eko Setijadi, Azlina Idris, Aina Julia, Shipun Anuar Hamzah, K S H Putri

“…This article explains antenna design and analysis to support Dedicated Short-Range Communications (DSRC) in smart ports. This paper designs, simulates, and analyzes a microstrip patch antenna (MPA) for wireless applications. …”
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Control de la tenacidad de los hormigones reforzados con fibras usando el ensayo de doble punzonamiento (ensayo barcelona) Quality control of fiber reinforced concretes by mean of... by Sergio Carmona Malatesta, Antonio Aguado de Cea, Climent Molins Borrell, Manuel Cabrera Contreras

“…This test requires smaller specimens, with a high specific surface of fracture, allowing to obtain values representative of strength and toughness of materials, with considerably less dispersion than other experimental methodologies. This paper presents the results of different experimental campaigns, which validate the use of Barcelona test as a suitable methodology to systematic characterization FRC in works.…”
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Prospects for Gamma-Ray Emission from Magnetar Regions in CTAO Observations by M. F. Sousa, R. Costa Jr., Jaziel G. Coelho, R. C. Dos Anjos

“…In particular, the study shows that the CXOUJ1714−3810 and SwiftJ1834−0846 magnetar regions can be observed by the full southern and northern CTAO arrays in just 5 hr of observation, with mean significances above 10 σ and 30 σ , respectively. This paper discusses the regions analyzed, presents key results, and concludes with insights drawn from the study.…”
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