Fabrication of Highly Porous Alumina-Based Ceramics with Connected Spaces by Employing PMMA Microspheres as a Template by Kazutaka Kamitani, Takeo Hyodo, Yasuhiro Shimizu, Makoto Egashira

“…In this method, porous structure, for example, pore diameter, shape (open or closed), and mechanical properties, could be controlled by varying the particle size of PMMA microspheres and its concentration in alumina-based slurries. …”
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Study on the coupling role and forecasting of energy-economy-environment triple system based on system dynamics approach, taking Inner Mongolia autonomous region as an example by Hongtao Zhu, Yue Zhu, Bo Hu, Yongfeng Qiao, Luxia Liu

“…Therefore, Inner Mongolia should optimize its industrial structure, promote high-tech and low-carbon industries, improve energy efficiency, develop renewable energy, and strengthen pollution control and carbon emission management to achieve sustainable development across its economy, energy, and environment.…”
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An Improved Harmony Search Algorithm for Power Distribution Network Planning by Wei Sun, Xingyan Chang

“…We set up a mathematical model of distribution network structure planning, whose optimal objective function is to get the minimum annual cost and constraint conditions are overload and radial network. …”
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From source to sink: the path to efficient energy harvesting with LEDs and displays by Andrea De Iacovo, Gaetano Assanto, Lorenzo Colace

“…While LEDs are usually designed to maximize their performance in terms of light emission, they share the same materials and basic structure with solar cells. This similarity suggests to exploit LEDs in photovoltaic mode to be operated for harvesting energy from light in the environment. …”
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Simulation Study of Sensitivity Performance of MEMS Capacitive Bending Strain Sensor for Spinal Fusion Monitoring by Muhammad Irsyad Abdul Mokti, Inzarulfaisham Abd Rahim

“…This study evaluates the sensitivity of microelectromechanical system (MEMS) capacitive bending strain sensor with a double layer cantilever designed to meet the requirements of spinal fusion monitoring. The cantilever structure of the sensor consists of two parallel substrate plates which constitute the electrodes, attached to an anchor made of silicon dioxide. …”
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Language Teacher Identity in a Non-Native Context: The case of Teachers of English Language in Ghana by Joyce Anku

“… The study investigated how English language teachers in Ghana construct their identities as teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ESL teachers who were selected through purposive sampling. …”
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Exploring the Sobre Vote-buying in Rural Villages: The Lived Experiences of Poor Voters in the Philippines by Graham Naz, Bryan Fruto

“…This study explores the lived experiences of poor voters from rural areas on sobre vote-buying, the most prevalent type in the province. Semi-structured interviews were conducted by purposively selecting participants who experienced sobre vote-buying. …”
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Adaptive coordinated control for an under-actuated airplane–tractor system with parameter uncertainties by Pengjie Xu, Weining Huang, Tianrui Zhao, Wei Zhang, Tongwei Lu, Guiyan Qiang, Lin Zhang, Yanzheng Zhao

“…Next, an adaptive control structure is introduced to handle system parameters uncertainties via the unconstrained variable. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of a flux switching wound field machine using a response surface-based multi-level design approach by Chiweta E. Abunike, Milad Dowlatshahi, Aliakbar Jamshidi Far, Ogbonnaya I. Okoro, Sumeet S. Aphale

“…The proposed methodology targets key performance metrics namely, high torque, efficiency, power factor, and low torque ripple through a structured sensitivity analysis categorized into non-sensitive, mild-sensitive, and strong-sensitive levels. …”
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Effect of Ground Motion Orientation on Seismic Responses of an Asymmetric Stress Ribbon Pedestrian Bridge by Yi Zhang, Wuchuan Pu, Qishuo Zhang, Kaiwen Liu, Hua Dong

“…A typical double-span asymmetric stress ribbon pedestrian bridge was introduced as a prototype, and nonlinear time history analysis was performed to investigate the effect of ground motion orientation on the structural responses. Non-pulse-type and pulse-type ground motions were considered, and the influence of vertical ground motions was investigated. …”
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Dynamic Property Analysis of Orthotropic Bridge Deck with Local Fatigue Crack by Zhao Li, Jiarui Zhang, Yaoyang Zhu, Jianwei Tu

“…The results show that the initiation and propagation of several typical cracks have little influence on the lower modes of the overall structure and great influence on the high-order modes of the substructure. …”
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FEDECOM: Enabling cross-border energy exchange by federating energy communities [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Zia Lennard

“…It presents an overview of the FEDECOM project's goals, structure, pilot sites, and technical innovations, including peer-to-peer trading, semantic data modeling, and a novel platform architecture.…”
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Identifying Allosteric Small-Molecule Binding Sites of Inactive NS2B-NS3 Proteases of Pathogenic <i>Flaviviridae</i> by Hovakim Grabski, Siranuysh Grabska, Ruben Abagyan

“…Virus-specific sequence and structure implications and the feasibility of multi-viral inhibitors are discussed.…”
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Experimental and Analytical Study on Deformation Behavior in Hogging Moment Regions of Composite Beams by Aiming Song, Qi Luo, Shui Wan, Zhicong Li

“…The results of an experimental and analytical study on the static and fatigue behavior in steel-concrete composite beams under the hogging moment were presented in this paper, and the structural deformation was discussed cautiously and emphatically. …”
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A Supported Nickel Phthalocyanine Complex as a Selective Catalyst for the Production of Styrene by Salah A. Hassan, Afaf A. Zahran, Fatma Z. Yehia

“…The activity was a function of the whole structure including modifications of both acid sites through different interactions and of the pore system through a penetration mechanism.…”
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CF2H-synthon enables asymmetric radical difluoroalkylation for synthesis of chiral difluoromethylated amines by Peng Liu, Yan He, Chen-Hui Jiang, Wei-Ran Ren, Ruo-Xing Jin, Ting Zhang, Wang-Xuan Chen, Xuan Nie, Xi-Sheng Wang

“…Given that optically pure difluoromethylated amines and isoindolinones are key structural motifs in bioactive compounds, this strategy offers a practical solution for the efficient synthesis of CF₂H-containing chiral drug-like molecules.…”
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Multi-project wafer runs for electronic graphene devices in the European 2D-Experimental Pilot Line project by Bárbara Canto, Martin Otto, Arantxa Maestre, Alba Centeno, Amaia Zurutuza, Bianca Robertz, Eros Reato, Bartos Chmielak, Stefanie L. Stoll, Andreas Hemmetter, Florian Schlachter, Lisa Ehlert, Sha Li, Daniel Neumaier, Gordon Rinke, Zhenxing Wang, Max C. Lemme

“…Raman spectroscopy confirmed minimal structural changes in the graphene caused by the fabrication process, while electrical measurements of two different device types verified the device specifications defined in the process design kit.…”
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Probing out-of-distribution generalization in machine learning for materials by Kangming Li, Andre Niyongabo Rubungo, Xiangyun Lei, Daniel Persaud, Kamal Choudhary, Brian DeCost, Adji Bousso Dieng, Jason Hattrick-Simpers

“…Here, we demonstrate in the materials science setting that heuristic evaluations lead to biased conclusions of ML generalizability and benefits of neural scaling, through evaluations of out-of-distribution (OOD) tasks involving unseen chemistry or structural symmetries. Surprisingly, many tasks demonstrate good performance across models, including boosted trees. …”
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Effects of Typographic Salience on the Processing and Acquisition of Reversed Subtitles by Hussein Abu-Rayyash, Shatha Alhawamdeh, Haya Alghufaily, Shima Asadi

“…However, realizing enduring collective benefit remains contingent on elevating adaptation specifications to overcome consolidation barriers tied to intrinsic structural complexities.…”
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Micro-Doppler-Based Space Target Recognition with a One-Dimensional Parallel Network by Lixun Han, Cunqian Feng

“…Moreover, we present a deep-learning (DL) model composed of a one-dimensional parallel structure and long short-term memory (LSTM). Then, we utilize this DL model to recognize time-frequency distribution (TFD) of different targets. …”
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