Generation Capacity Expansion Considering Hydrogen Power Plants and Energy Storage Systems by Hernan Gomez-Villarreal, Miguel Canas-Carreton, Rafael Zarate-Minano, Miguel Carrion

“…Additionally, the capacity installed of electrolyzers is over 2.5 times higher than that of H2 power units.…”
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An interpretable and transparent machine learning framework for appendicitis detection in pediatric patients by Krishnaraj Chadaga, Varada Khanna, Srikanth Prabhu, Niranjana Sampathila, Rajagopala Chadaga, Shashikiran Umakanth, Devadas Bhat, K. S. Swathi, Radhika Kamath

“…Appendicitis is medically diagnosed using urine, blood, and imaging tests. In recent times, Artificial Intelligence and machine learning have been a boon for medicine. …”
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Electron Acceleration by Multiple Fast Fermi Reflections at Earth’s Bow Shock by Y. Y. Liu, J. B. Cao, C. M. Liu, Y. T. Song, D. K. Hu

“…Eventually, these electrons undergo fast Fermi reflection several times and gain substantial energies. The spacecraft observation of accelerated electrons is reproduced with a numerical method based on the reflection model. …”
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APOE4 and sedentary lifestyle synergistically impair neurovascular function in the visual cortex of awake mice by Silvia Anderle, Orla Bonnar, Joseph Henderson, Kira Shaw, Andre M. Chagas, Letitia McMullan, Alexandra Webber, Kirsty McGowan, Sarah L. King, Catherine N. Hall

“…Exercise dose-dependently overall improves neurovascular function, with an increased impact of exercise apparent after longer exposure times. Several haemodynamic measures show a larger beneficial effect of exercise in APOE4 vs. …”
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Review of the Urinary Schistosomiasis Control in Morocco (1960–2018) by A. Balahbib, F. Amarir, S. Bouhout, M. Rhajaoui, E. Adlaoui, A. Sadak

“…Similarly, recent national studies conducted on children and the snail reservoir hosts have indicated that no human and molluscs are currently infected with Schistosoma haematobium. Actually, timely investigation and management of imported cases has been implemented to prevent the reintroduction of the disease. …”
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A meta-analysis of the effect of protein synthesis inhibitors on rodent fear conditioning by Carneiro, Clarissa F. D., Amorim, Felippe E., Amaral, Olavo B.

“…Our analyses identified some well-established moderators, such as intervention timing and reexposure duration. However, other factors proposed as boundary conditions for reconsolidation, such as memory age and training strength, were not associated with effect size. …”
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Construction and Evaluation of a Subcutaneous Splenic Injection Port for Serial Intraportal Vein Cell Delivery in Murine Disease Models by Toshio Miki, Chika Takano, Irving M. Garcia, Brendan H. Grubbs

“…Human placental stem cell transplantations were performed one week following this port construction and repeated three times. Cell distribution was analyzed by quantifying human DNA using human Alu-specific primers. …”
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Improving Cognitive Function after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Clinical Trial on the Potential Use of the Semi-Immersive Virtual Reality by Rosaria De Luca, Maria Grazia Maggio, Giuseppa Maresca, Desiree Latella, Antonino Cannavò, Francesca Sciarrone, Emanuele Lo Voi, Maria Accorinti, Placido Bramanti, Rocco Salvatore Calabrò

“…Each treatment session lasted 60 minutes and was repeated three times a week for 8 weeks. All of the patients were evaluated by a specific psychometric battery before (T0) and immediately (T1) after the end of the training. …”
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Load-Bearing Characteristics of Large-Diameter Rock-Socketed Piles Based on Ultimate Load Tests by Xueying Liu, Xiaoyu Bai, Mingyi Zhang, Yonghong Wang, Songkui Sang, Nan Yan

“…The test results showed that the three test piles were damaged under maximum loading, the Q-s curve exhibited a steep drop, the pile compression was around 1.2 times the pile diameter, and the bearing capacity of a single pile did not meet the design requirements. …”
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The Strong Protective Effect of Circumcision against Cancer of the Penis by Brian J. Morris, Ronald H. Gray, Xavier Castellsague, F. Xavier Bosch, Daniel T. Halperin, Jake H. Waskett, Catherine A. Hankins

“…Even more relevant globally is protection from cervical cancer, which is 10-times more common, being much higher in women with uncircumcised male partners. …”
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Phenotypic Resistance of (MRSA) Clinical Isolates to Some Macrolide Antibiotic Groups by Ali Yaseen, Jaleel Samanje, Qahtan Adnan Rasheed, Rafah Sabah Barrak, Afraa Brahim

“… Antimicrobial resistance is one of the most significant global threats to human health in recent times, and it limits the achievement of several of the sustainable development goals. …”
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Integrated Pest Management of Wireworms in Potatoes: Use of Tolerant Varieties to Implement Damage Prevention by Furlan Lorenzo, Bona Stefano, Benvegnù Isadora, Cacitti Valentina, Govoni Fausto, Parisi Bruno

“…The percentages of tubers damaged (any symptom) or with at least one ordinary/large hole was up to five times lower than in the commercial varieties. Glycoalkaloids and the caffeic acid content in tubers are considered to be the main cause of lower appetibility to wireworms.…”
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Early Identification of Traumatic Durotomy Associated with Atlantooccipital Dislocation May Prevent Retropharyngeal Pseudomeningocele Development by Robert S. Qiu, Mina G. Safain, Max Shutran, Alejandra M. Hernandez, Steven W. Hwang, Ron I. Riesenburger

“…To our knowledge this has been reported only five times previously. We present the case of a 60-year-old man involved in a motor vehicle accident who suffered an atlantooccipital dislocation and C5-C6 three-column injury. …”
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Study of electroinductive disk sensor of electric field strength by S. V. Biryukov

“…In comparison with known sensors, with the same error, the proposed sensor has a spatial measurement range approximately five times larger. This approach to the selection of sensitive elements allows us to design sensors with the best metrological characteristics.…”
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Strong, tough and aqua-degradable poly(glycolic acid)/poly (butyleneadipate-co-terephthalate) composites achieved by interfacial regulation by Chao Ma, Mintao Zhu, Min Gong, Liang Zhang, Dongrui Wang, Xiang Lin

“…Specifically, the increased grafting density of molecular chains revealed from the blend melt viscoelasticity was proposed to be responsible for the greatly enhanced toughness, resulting in an elongation at break of ∼90.45% and a toughness of 49.65 MJ/m3 which were dozens of times higher than PGA itself. Such blend is well capable of incorporating of CFs, showing an ultimate tensile strength ∼135 MPa whereas remaining ductility and aqua-degradability. …”
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Utilization of Okara as a Culture Medium by Membrane Concentration Process for High Oil Production by Oleaginous Yeast, <i>Lipomyces starkeyi</i> by Hiroya Taki, Kentaro Mine, Mana Miyamoto, Jiro Seto, Shinji Matsuo, Kazuo Kumagai, Hideto Matsuyama

“…Using NF (nanofiltration) membrane concentration, oil production increased 1.69 and 1.44 times compared to the unconcentrated extract solution (added 90% (v/v) in the culture medium) and yeast extract (added 5% (w/v) in the culture medium), respectively. …”
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Applying the carbon materials in TSVs array for enhancing heat transfer performance of three-dimensional integrated circuits by Peng Xu, Huan Huang, Songjie Zhao, Xiushan Liu, Fa Zou, Chao Li, Jun Ai, Hui Liu

“…Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the processor runtime and memory footprint of our proposed model are 46.938 and 6.771 times lower than COMSOL simulation model, and the maximum error between them is not exceeding 3 %.…”
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Respiratory Motion Compensation Using Diaphragm Tracking for Cone-Beam C-Arm CT: A Simulation and a Phantom Study by Marco Bögel, Hannes G. Hofmann, Joachim Hornegger, Rebecca Fahrig, Stefan Britzen, Andreas Maier

“…Long acquisition times lead to image artifacts in thoracic C-arm CT. …”
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A Strategy for the Production of Single-Cell Proteins by the Efficient and Continuous Fermentation of Hydroxide Bacteria Under Gas Fermentation by Shuai Fu, Longyu Gou, Ke Long, Lanchai Chen, Dingrong Cai, Yue Lu

“…The daily yield of continuous fermentation is 1.63 times that of batch fermentation. These efforts are aimed at improving the efficiency and safety of gas fermentation.…”
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The immunity-promoting activity of porcine placenta in mice as an immunomodulator for functional foods by Zhiwei Zhou, Dan Wang, Wei Liu, Lang He, Pengkuan Liang, Junli Hao, Qun Sun

“…The qPCR analysis disclosed that the porcine placenta powder enhanced mice immunity via promoting the expression of Th1 cytokines of interleukin-2 (IL-2) and IFN-γ, especially the former, by almost 8 times in the spleens of male mice, while inhibited Th2 cytokines of IL-4 and IL-10. …”
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