Label-Free Detection of Human Serum Using Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Based on Highly Branched Gold Nanoparticle Substrates for Discrimination of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Xiaowei Cao, Zhenyu Wang, Liyan Bi, Jie Zheng

“…Then, HGNP substrates with good reproducibility, uniformity, and high SERS effect were fabricated by the electrostatically assisted (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane-(APTES-) functionalized silicon wafer surface-sedimentary self-assembly method. …”
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Doped Titanium Dioxide Films Prepared by Pulsed Laser Deposition Method by Juguang Hu, Huabin Tang, Xiaodong Lin, Zhongkuan Luo, Huiqun Cao, Qiwen Li, Yi Liu, Jinghua Long, Pei Wang

“…The main results are (1) PLD method is versatile for preparing oxide material or complex component films with excellent controllability and high reproducibility. (2) Anatase nitrogen-doped TiO2 films were prepared at room temperature, 200°C, and 400°C by PLD method using novel ceramic target of mixture of TiN and TiO2. …”
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Versatility of Chitosan-Based Biomaterials and Their Use as Scaffolds for Tissue Regeneration by José Carlos Viana Ribeiro, Rodrigo Silveira Vieira, Iracema Matos Melo, Vilana Maria Adriano Araújo, Vilma Lima

“…However, the absence of clinical studies in humans, the inadequate experimental designs, and the lack of information concerning chitosan’s characteristics limit the reproducibility and relevance of studies and the clinical applicability of chitosan.…”
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Pushing boundaries in the measurement of language attitudes: Enhancing research practices with the L’ART Research Assistant app by Florian Breit, Marco Tamburelli, Ianto Gruffydd, Lissander Brasca

“…This benefits the research community by enhancing consistency and comparability within and across studies and by improving replicability and reproducibility. We discuss technical and methodological considerations behind the app and illustrate its use with a brief case study of language attitudes across three European communities whose regional/minority languages receive radically different degrees of socio-political recognition: Lombard (Italy), Moselle-Franconian (Belgium), and Welsh (UK). …”
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On-site quantitative detection of fentanyl in heroin by machine learning-enabled SERS on super absorbing metasurfaces by Yingkun Zhu, Haomin Song, Ruiying Liu, Yunyun Mu, Murali Gedda, Abdullah N. Alodhay, Lei Ying, Qiaoqiang Gan

“…This architecture facilitates significant electromagnetic field enhancement, over 2.19 × 107, ensuring high sensitivity, uniformity, and reproducibility. Our method precisely captured SERS signals across a detection range of 1–100 μg/mL in fentanyl solutions, fentanyl-heroin mixtures, and fentanyl-spiked saliva, demonstrating its versatility and practical utility. …”
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Induction vacuum smelting of Co-Al-W superalloys - optimizing the feedstock based on the alloy's chemical composition, elemental segregation, and slag formation by Mikuszewski T., Tomaszewska A., Moskal G., Migas D., Witala B.

“…This technical variant required accurate temperature control of the molten alloy, which did not ensure complete reproducibility. The disadvantage of this process was a relatively high slag formation. …”
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CUPRAC Voltammetric Determination of Antioxidant Capacity in Tea Samples by Using Screen-Printed Microelectrodes by Alina Elena Trofin, Lucia Carmen Trincă, Elena Ungureanu, Adina Mirela Ariton

“…This preliminary demonstration was focused on the analysis of tea infusions, due to the simplicity and reproducibility of the samples’ preparations involved. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of original fluorinated bis-cyclic carbonates and xanthates from a fluorinated epoxide by Alaaeddine, Ali, Ladmiral, Vincent, El Malti, Wassim, Haydar, Lolwa, Caillol, Sylvain, Améduri, Bruno

“…Then, the optimized conditions were tried in the cycloaddition of CX2 with 2-(trifluoromethyl)oxirane (TFEO) for reproducibility, leading to the corresponding products in high yields. …”
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Spectrophotometric Determination of p-Nitrophenol under ENP Interference by Hui Xia, Wenjing Zhang, Zhijie Yang, Zhenxue Dai, Yuesuo Yang

“…Further results demonstrated that the proposed novel method had good accuracy and reproducibility even in high-salinity natural water bodies such as groundwater and surface water. …”
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An Investigation of the Domain Gap in CLIP-Based Person Re-Identification by Andrea Asperti, Leonardo Naldi, Salvatore Fiorilla

“…Our findings underscore the importance of standardized benchmarks and systematic evaluations for enhancing reproducibility and guiding future research. This work contributes to a deeper understanding of the domain gap in re-id, while highlighting pathways for improving model robustness and generalization in diverse, real-world scenarios.…”
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Comparison of Two Different Scheimpflug Devices in the Detection of Keratoconus, Regular Astigmatism, and Healthy Corneas by David Finis, Bernhard Ralla, Maria Karbe, Maria Borrelli, Stefan Schrader, Gerd Geerling

“…Both devices show almost perfect reproducibility in healthy subjects. However, pachymetry and keratometry values of the two devices should not be used interchangeably.…”
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Distribution, Size, and Shape of Abdominal Aortic Calcified Deposits and Their Relationship to Mortality in Postmenopausal Women by Melanie Ganz, Marleen de Bruijne, Erik B. Dam, Paola Pettersen, Morten A. Karsdal, Claus Christiansen, Mads Nielsen

“…We analysed inter-/intraobserver reproducibility and predictive ability of mortality after 8-9 years via Cox regression leading to hazard ratios (HRs). …”
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Bioimpedance as an alternative tool for subjective, visual scoring of a prevalent ham quality defect by Abie Sisay Mebre, Suliga Paweł, Egelandsdal Bjørg, Münch Daniel

“…However, the lack of suitable instrument-based methods makes the detection of PSE-like defects difficult, and subjective methods typically suffer from poorer reproducibility. The objective of this study was to establish how subjective visual evaluation correlates with electrical impedance spectroscopy and with traditional quality parameters. …”
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Dysplasia in Ulcerative Colitis by RH Riddell

“…Dysplasia is used as a marker bur has many problems including those of sampling, reproducibility and management. The risk in patients with colitis is unclear particularly in those with left-sided or distal ulcerative colitis. …”
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Law of conservation-guided neural network with gradient aggregation for improved energy efficiency optimization in industrial processes by Santi Bardeeniz, Chanin Panjapornpon, Moonyong Lee

“…Compared to network architecture modification approaches, the proposed model provided higher reliability and reproducibility in energy efficiency predictions. Moreover, the model successfully identified energy inefficiencies, resulting in a 4.21 % reduction in energy consumption and a corresponding 377.35 tons of carbon emissions reduction.…”
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Adaptation of the sulfophosphovanillin method of analysis of total lipids for various biological objects as exemplified by <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by M. A. Eremina, N. E. Gruntenko

“…The advantages of this method compared to traditional gravimetric and chromatographic methods of analysis are the use of a small amount of biological material, lack of need for complex manipulations with the sample, its high sensitivity, reproducibility and simplicity of implementation with a minimum set of equipment. …”
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High‐Precision Drop‐on‐Demand Printing of Charged Droplets on Nonplanar Surfaces with Machine Learning by Shaheer Mohiuddin Khalil, Shahzaib Ali, Vu Dat Nguyen, Dae‐Hyun Cho, Doyoung Byun

“…These challenges include ink flow due to gravity, precise ink deposition, and reproducibility. This study introduces an innovative method for highly accurate DoD material jetting on nonplanar 3D conductive surfaces, enabling precise production and trajectory control of charged droplets. …”
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Characterization of preclinical models to investigate spinal cord stimulation for neuropathic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dave Mugan, Quoc C. Vuong, Birte E. Dietz, Ilona Obara

“…In summary, our review characterizes the critical components of preclinical SCS models and provides recommendations to improve reproducibility and translatability, thereby advancing the scientific foundation for SCS research.…”
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Comparison of speech intelligibility in a real and virtual living room using loudspeaker and headphone presentations by Schütze Julia, Kirsch Christoph, Kollmeier Birger, Ewert Stephan D.

“…Virtual acoustics enables hearing research and audiology in ecologically relevant and realistic acoustic environments, while offering experimental control and reproducibility of classical psychoacoustics and speech intelligibility tests. …”
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Different keratoconus definitions can lead to substantial prevalence disparities in population-based studies by Hasan Shabani, Bart T. H. van Dooren, Magda A. Meester-Smoor, Annette A. J. M. Geerards, Caroline C. W. Klaver, Wishal D. Ramdas

“…Using this proposed definition, 72 participants (2.71%, 95%CI: 2.16–3.40%) had suspected keratoconus, while 10 participants (0.38%, 95%CI: 0.20–0.69%) had manifest keratoconus. To assess reproducibility, two specialists independently applied the proposed definition, with a substantial inter-observer agreement (Kappa = 0.74). …”
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