Determination of Hydraulic Properties of a Large Self-Propped Hydraulic Fracture in the Geothermal Research Borehole Horstberg Z1 in the Northwest German Basin by Reinhard Jung, Alireza Hassanzadegan, Torsten Tischner

“…The fitting procedure yielded a transmissivity of the self-propped fracture in claystone that is more than ten times lower than the transmissivity of self-propped fractures in granite as observed in HDR/EGS systems (Hot-Dry-Rock/Enhanced Geothermal Systems). …”
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Bacterial Isolation from Natural Grassland on Nitrogen-Free Agar Yields Many Strains Without Nitrogenase by Amrit Koirala, Nabilah Ali Alshibli, Bikram K. Das, Volker S. Brözel

“…It is unclear whether these isolates have highly effective uptake systems or nitrogen reduction systems that are not closely aligned with known nitrogenase families. …”
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Smart Cities, Smarter land Use? Unveiling the efficiency gains from China’s digital urban transformation by Zhenyu Zhuo, Jiashuo Ye, Yu Wang, Hao Chen, Bin Liang

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Flexible substrate based wideband polarization converter with extremely high polarization conversion ratio by Ismail Hossain, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Norsuzlin Mohd Sahar, Abdulwadoud A. Maash, Haitham Alsaif, Mohamed S. Soliman, Md Samsuzzaman

“…Radar, antenna, and communications systems, as well as other cross-polarization converters, can utilize the transmitted wave's very high polarization purity result.…”
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Model Predictive Control in Multilevel Inverters Part II: Renewable Energies and Grid Applications by Margarita Norambuena, Andres Mora, Cristian Garcia, Jose Rodriguez, Mokhtar Aly, Fernanda Carnielutti, Javier Pereda, Cristian Castillo, Zhenbin Zhang, Venkata Yaramasu, Luca Tarisciotti, Yafei Yin

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Biotechnological methods as a tool for efficient sugar beet breeding by T. P. Zhuzhzhalova, E. O. Kolesnikova, E. N. Vasilchenko, N. N. Cherkasova

“…A close association between morphological and physiological changes in in vitro cultured organs and tissues, on the one hand, and breeding traits, on the other hand, which allows the development of experimental systems for non-amphimictic plant reconstruction is shown. …”
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A Simple Separation Method of the Protein and Polystyrene Bead-Labeled Protein for Enhancing the Performance of Fluorescent Sensor by Hye Jin Kim, Dong-Hoon Kang, Seung-Hoon Yang, Eunji Lee, Taewon Ha, Byung Chul Lee, Youngbaek Kim, Kyo Seon Hwang, Hyun-Joon Shin, Jinsik Kim

“…The microholes were fabricated by microelectromechanical systems (MEMS). The separation between the protein and the PS beads was demonstrated by comparing the average intensity of fluorescence (AIF) by each molecule. …”
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Deep learning-based encryption scheme for medical images using DCGAN and virtual planet domain by Manish Kumar, Aneesh Sreevallabh Chivukula, Gunjan Barua

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Allogenic faecal microbiota transplantation for antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in critically ill patients (FEBATRICE)-Study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial... by Ivana Cibulkova, Veronika Rehorova, Hana Soukupova, Petr Waldauf, Monika Cahova, Jan Manak, Martin Matejovic, Frantisek Duska

“…We will exclude patients with ongoing sepsis, need of systemic antibiotics, or those after recent bowel surgery or any other reason that prevents the FMT. …”
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Differential impact of lifestyle factors on 2-hour glucose values in individuals with type 2 diabetes: potential for more personalized interventions by Hanno Pijl, Tim Snel, Tanja Krone, Regina J M Kamstra, Hannah M Eggink, Albert A de Graaf, Iris M de Hoogh

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Reliability of the Cutting Alignment Scoring Tool (CAST) to Assess Trunk and Limb Alignment During a 45-Degree Side-Step Cut by Lauren S Butler, Eryn K Milian, Amie DeVerna, Kevin Latz, Henry B Ellis, Alexa R Martinez, Kristin Hayden, Christian Gerstenkorn, Sara C Carpenito, Charles W Wyatt, Dai Sugimoto

“…However, the reliability of qualitative scoring systems to evaluate cutting movements is understudied. …”
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Map Floodwater Radar Imagery using Machine Learning Algorithms by Thanh-Nghi Doan, Duc-Ngoc Le-Thi

“…This information strengthens early warning systems, evaluates risks, and guides effective relief efforts. …”
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NMT-translation – basic models, quality assessment by I. A. Borunov

“…The texts of translations of specialized literature in various fields and publicistic texts on relevant topics made with the help of NMT systems were studied using contextual analysis methods, as well as structural-semantic and comparative-semantic methods. …”
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Experimental Aerosol Inoculation and Investigation of Potential Lateral Transmission of Mycobacterium bovis in Virginia Opossum (Didelphis virginiana) by Karla A. Fenton, Scott D. Fitzgerald, Steve Bolin, John Kaneene, James Sikarskie, Rena Greenwald, Konstantin Lyashchenko

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Molecular Dynamics Study on Crystallization Patterns in Tunnel Drainage Pipes in Alkaline Geological Environments by Xiangge Chen, Jie Zhou, Xuefu Zhang, Wenbing Yu, Shiyang Liu, Hongyi Liu, Yuhan Xiao

“…In the alkaline geological environment, crystallization blockage of tunnel drainage systems is a common engineering problem and it is difficult to treat. …”
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Recent Advances in Sharding Techniques for Scalable Blockchain Networks: A Review by Brandon Liew Yi Quan, Nur Haliza Abdul Wahab, Arafat Al-Dhaqm, Ahmad Alshammari, Ali Aqarni, Shukor Abd Razak, Koh Tieng Wei

“…Sharding in blockchain is a solution that aims to address these issues through various types of sharding techniques, such as network, transaction, or state sharding, along with the various types of networks and systems. The general definition of sharding is the partitioning of the network into subsets known as shards, which allows them to validate transactions in parallel, resulting in performance and scalability improvements of the existing network. …”
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Preparation of Zwitterionic Sulfobetaines and Study of Their Thermal Properties and Nanostructured Self-Assembling Features by Yenglik Amrenova, Arshyn Zhengis, Arailym Yergesheva, Munziya Abutalip, Nurxat Nuraje

“…Such insights are essential for tailoring polymer properties for targeted applications in filtration membranes, drug delivery systems, and solid polymer electrolytes, where thermal stability and self-assembly play crucial roles.…”
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Transition from irrigation with untreated wastewater to treated wastewater and associated benefits and risks by Benjamin J. Heyde, Melanie Braun, Leila Soufi, Kathia Lüneberg, Sara Gallego, Wulf Amelung, Katharina Axtmann, Gabriele Bierbaum, Stefanie P. Glaeser, Elisabeth Grohmann, René Arredondo-Hernández, Ines Mulder, Dipen Pulami, Kornelia Smalla, Christiane Zarfl, Christina Siebe, Jan Siemens

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Nutritional profile and food safety of raw and value-added food products of sorghum and millets in sub–Saharan Africa and South Asia by Tafadzwa J. Musidzaramba, Brighton M. Mvumi, Loveness K. Nyanga, Irene Kadzere, Milka Kiboi, Makhosi Mahlangu, Gracious Chingoma, Mgciniwethu Mazula, Lesley Macheka

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Epidemiology of retinal vein occlusions: state-of-the-art by L.K. Moshetova, S.А. Usharova, S.V. Simonova, K.I. Turkina

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Keywords</b>: retinal vein occlusion, epidemiology, systemic vascular disorders, risk factors, retinal vessels.…”
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