Effect of Polymer Network Architecture on Adsorption Kinetics at Liquid–Liquid Interfaces: A Comparison Between Poly(NIPAM-co-AA) Copolymer Microgels and Interpenetrating Network M... by Galina A. Komarova, Elena Yu. Kozhunova, Rustam A. Gumerov, Igor I. Potemkin, Irina R. Nasimova

“…Understanding the adsorption features of polymer microgels with different chemical compositions and structures is crucial in studying the mechanisms of respective emulsion stabilization. …”
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Effects of molybdenum to growth parameters and lipid content of two algae in Scenedesmaceae taxa by Celal Caner, Dilara Erdaği, Büşranur Şeker, Hüseyin Altundağ, Gizem Çeti̇n, Hatice Tunca

“…Molybdate, an oxidized form of molybdenum, facilitates molybdenum to be taken into cell, and thus to be included as a cofactor in the structure of enzymes necessary to ensure homeostasis. …”
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Together throughout the year: seasonal patterns of bacterial and eukaryotic microbial communities in a macrotidal estuary by Vincent Hervé, Jérôme Morelle, Josie Lambourdière, Pascal Jean Lopez, Pascal Claquin

“…To date, the taxonomy of the microbial diversity present in this anthropized estuary remains elusive and the drivers of the microbial community structure are still unknown. Results The metabarcoding analysis of 147 samples revealed both a high bacterial and eukaryotic diversity, dominated by Proteobacteria, Bacteriodota, Actinobacteriota and Bacillariophyta, Spirotrichea, Dinophyceae, respectively. …”
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Evidence for a Specific Diabetic Cardiomyopathy: An Observational Retrospective Echocardiographic Study in 656 Asymptomatic Type 2 Diabetic Patients by Isabelle Pham, Emmanuel Cosson, Minh Tuan Nguyen, Isabela Banu, Isabelle Genevois, Patricia Poignard, Paul Valensi

“…SMI, obesity, and poor glycemic control contribute to structural and functional LV abnormalities.…”
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Silver-blend hydroxyapatite bio-ceramics for enhanced photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue by Manoj V. Junnarkar, Prateek V. Sawant, Mahadev A. Parekar, Avadhut V. Kardile, Ashish B. Thorat, Ramakant P. Joshi, Ravindra U. Mene

“…X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and scanning electron microscope (SEM)/energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) are used to analyze the structural, functional, morphological, and elemental properties of the samples. …”
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Service innovation in telecommunication: The path to customer loyalty through enhanced customer satisfaction by Manoj Kumar Chaudhary, Dinesh Mani Ghimire, Madan Dhungana, Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary, Madhav Adhikari, Shubhechchha Thapa

“…Based on a sample of 245 telecom customers, this study investigates how innovative service offerings lead to higher satisfaction levels and, in turn, greater customer loyalty. This study uses structural equation modeling (SEM) and a quantitative research approach to examine the association between customer satisfaction, customer loyalty, and service innovation in Nepal’s telecom industry. …”
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A Study of the Laws of Abnormal Gas Emissions and the Stability Controls for Coal Mine Walls in Deeply Buried High-Gas Coal Seams by Anying Yuan, Hao Hu, Qiupeng Yuan

“…For this reason, in view of the specific problems of gas emissions caused by unstable rib spalling in coal mine walls, comprehensive research methods were adopted in this study, in order to conduct an in-depth examination of micropore structure parameters, gas desorption, diffusion laws, and coal stability levels. …”
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Degenerated vision, altered lipid metabolism, and expanded chemoreceptor repertoires enable Lindaspio polybranchiata to thrive in deep-sea cold seeps by Yujie Yan, Inge Seim, Yang Guo, Xupeng Chi, Zhaoshan Zhong, Dantong Wang, Mengna Li, Haining Wang, Huan Zhang, Minxiao Wang, Chaolun Li

“…These proteins, characterized by their conserved 3D structures, may enhance the organism’s ability to detect chemical cues in chemosynthetic ecosystems, facilitating rapid settlement in suitable environments. …”
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Experience of Kenyan researchers and policy-makers with knowledge translation during COVID-19: a qualitative interview study by Edwine Barasa, Benjamin Tsofa, Mike English, Sassy Molyneux, Dorcas Mwikali Kamuya, Fatuma Hassan Guleid, Alex Njeru, Joy Kiptim, Emelda Okiro, David Kariuki

“…Data were collected from March 2021 to August 2021.Analysis A thematic analysis approach was adopted using a predetermined framework to develop a coding structure consisting of the core thematic areas. Any other theme that emerged in the coding process was included.Results Both groups reported that the KT activities increased evidence availability and accessibility, enhanced policy-makers’ motivation to use evidence, improved capacity to use research evidence and strengthened relationships. …”
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Additive-manufactured ceramics for dental restorations: a systematic review on mechanical perspective by Yuqing Lu, Anouk van Steenoven, Amanda Maria de Oliveira Dal Piva, João Paulo Mendes Tribst, Li Wang, Li Wang, Cornelis J. Kleverlaan, Albert J. Feilzer, Albert J. Feilzer

“…This systematic review aimed to update the latest advances in additive manufacturing of restorative ceramics with a focus on their mechanical properties.MethodsThis systematic review was structured using the 5-step methodology based on the research question: what are the mechanical properties of additive-manufactured restorative ceramics in comparison with subtractive manufacturing? …”
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Foliar application of humic liquid extract from vermicompost improves garlic (Allium sativum L.) production and fruit quality by D. M. Balmori, C. Y. A. Domínguez, C. R. Carreras, S. M. Rebatos, L. B. P. Farías, F. G. Izquierdo, R. L. L. Berbara, Andrés Calderín García

“…At 125 days after planting, the plants were collected, and growth and production parameters were determined: quantity of garlic cloves, fresh and dry bulb, diameter of garlic cloves and bulb, as well as parameters of fruit quality including caliber, firmness, acidity, brix, pungency, carbohydrate and protein contents. Results The structure of HS in HEVC is composed mainly of carbohydrates and peptides as well as lignin fragments, explaining the stimulus effects on plant metabolism. …”
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Evaluating the governance and preparedness of the Lebanese health system for the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study by Rasha Hamra, Marianne Moussallem, Anna Zein-El-Din, Alissar Rady, Michèle Kosremelli Asmar, Ibrahim R Bou-Orm

“…Objectives This study aimed to assess the capacities and governance of Lebanon’s health system throughout the response to the COVID-19 pandemic until August 2020.Design A qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews.Setting Lebanon, February–August 2020.Participants Selected participants were directly or indirectly involved in the national or organisational response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon.Results A total of 41 participants were included in the study. …”
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Dynamic recrystallization and mechanical behavior of Mg alloy AZ31: Constraints from tensile tests with in-situ EBSD analysis by Boissonneau, Gaëtan, Tommasi, Andréa, Barou, Fabrice, Lopez-Sanchez, Marco Antonio, Montagnat, Maurine

“…This long incubation period is followed by acceleration of DRX, with faster grain boundary migration allowing for development of a DRX-necklace structure, whose spatial heterogeneity controls the final strain localization at strains > 60%. …”
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ADMNet: adaptive deformable convolution large model combining multi-level progressive fusion for Building Change Detection by Liye Mei, Haonan Yu, Zhaoyi Ye, Chuan Xu, Cheng Lei, Wei Yang

“…Second, we utilize a large model semantically driven to enhance model context awareness and construct long-range feature dependencies from multi-scale edge information, which are then integrated with locally adaptive edge structure features to achieve accurate edge localization. …”
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Enterococcus durans SL70, a Novel Exopolysaccharide Producer from Traditional Sourdough Fermentation of Einkorn (Triticum monococcum L. ssp. monococcum) by Berna Genc, Seyda Merve Karatas, Merve Tuğçe Tunç

“…This anionic heteropolysaccharide had, in addition to the carbohydrate backbone, a protein structure that did not contain nucleic acid. The carbohydrate backbone consisted of mannose, glucose, rhamnose, arabinose, xylose and galactose. …”
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Integrated high-precision real scene 3D modeling of karst cave landscape based on laser scanning and photogrammetry by Congyuan Zhang, Jianping Chen, Ping Li, Sipeng Han, Jie Xu

“…By combining ground-based and aerial remote sensing techniques, and based on 3D laser scanning and photogrammetry, we have successfully constructed a real scene 3D model of the internal structure of a karst cave with a precision better than 4 cm. …”
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Perspectives of push-pull-mooring effects on a desire for switching to alternative crops among tobacco farmers in Thailand: A qualitative study by Chakkraphan Phetphum, Artittaya Wangwonsin, Atchara Prajongjeep, Saksin Simsin

“…This study aims to provide insight into why tobacco farmers desire to switch to alternative crops and the support required for a successful transition. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 34 tobacco farmers expressing a desire to transition to other crops in two communities in Thailand. …”
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Functional Connectivity and MRI Radiomics Biomarkers of Cognitive and Brain Reserve in Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment Prediction—A Study Protocol by Hanna Maria Dragoș, Adina Stan, Livia Livinț Popa, Roxana Pintican, Diana Feier, Nicu Cătălin Drăghici, Dragoș-Cătălin Jianu, Diana Chira, Ștefan Strilciuc, Dafin F. Mureșanu

“…Brain reserve refers to the brain’s structural capacity to compensate for damage, with markers like hippocampal atrophy and white matter lesions indicating reduced reserve. …”
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Performance Evaluation and Optimization of 3D Gaussian Splatting in Indoor Scene Generation and Rendering by Xinjian Fang, Yingdan Zhang, Hao Tan, Chao Liu, Xu Yang

“…Firstly, utilizing a self-collected dataset, a comprehensive comparison was conducted among COLLI-SION-MAPping (abbreviated as COLMAP (V3.7), an open-source software based on Structure from Motion and Multi-View Stereo (SFM-MVS)), Context Capture (V10.2) (abbreviated as CC, a software utilizing oblique photography algorithms), Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF), and the currently renowned 3DGS algorithm. …”
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ASD-YOLO: a lightweight network for coffee fruit ripening detection in complex scenarios by Baofeng Ye, Baofeng Ye, Renzheng Xue, Renzheng Xue, Haiqiang Xu, Haiqiang Xu

“…Firstly, a new dot product attention mechanism (L-Norm Attention) is designed to embed attention into the head structure, which enhances the ability of the model to extract coffee fruit features. …”
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