Study on Discrete Null-Field Equation Methods for Bounded Simply Connected Domains: Better Locations of Source Nodes by Li-Ping Zhang, Zi-Cai Li, Hung-Tsai Huang, Ming-Gong Lee, Alexander L. Kazakov

“…The development of algorithms based on the NFE lags far behind that of the traditional boundary element method (BEM). Some progress has been made by following the MFS, and reported in this paper. …”
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A Study on Material Removal Rate in Powder-Mixed Electro-Discharge Machining Utilizing Integrated Experimental and Computational Fluid Dynamics Analysis by Nguyen Huu-Phan, V.S. Ganachari, Shailesh Shirguppikar, P.B. Gavali, S.S. Deshmukh, P.S. Jadhav, L. Selvarajan, Nguyen Duc-Toan, M.V. Pachore

“…Its capability to fashion blind slots and intricate features in conductive materials, otherwise challenging to fabricate using traditional methods, underscores its significance in modern manufacturing. …”
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Herbicide and irrigation management options in conventionally-tilled wheat: deciphering water and energy budgeting, and grain and monetary output in north-Indian plains by S. K. Verma, Chandra Bhushan, Sudhir Kumar Rajpoot, Richa Chaudhary, Ramawatar Meena, Sanjeev K. Kashyap, Vijay Pratap, P K. Jaysawal, S. B. Singh, Ram K. Singh, Deepak K. Yadav

“…The objective of this study was to assess the impacts of traditional irrigation regimens (IRs) and herbicide application on wheat crops. …”
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Cytoplasmic genetic diversity of potato varieties bred in Russia and FSU countries by Т. A. Gavrilenko, N. S. Klimenko, N. V. Alpatieva, L. I. Kostina, V. A. Lebedeva, Z. Z. Evdokimova, O. V. Apalikova, L. Y. Novikova, O. Yu. Antonova

“…Male sterility in potato is little studied since traditional breeding is based  on the vegetative reproduction of highly heterozygous tetraploid varieties. …”
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Application of 3D Printing Technology in the Mechanical Testing of Complex Structural Rock Masses by Yingjie Xia, Qingkun Meng, Chuanqing Zhang, Ning Liu, Zhenxing Zhao, Jun Chen, Gao Yang

“…In this study, through a comprehensive review of the technical progress, equipment situation, application fields, and challenges of the use of 3DP technology, the following conclusions were obtained: (1) 3DP technology has advantages over traditional rock mass specimen preparation techniques, and the verification of test results using 3D printed samples shows that the 3DP has broad application prospects in geotechnical engineering. (2) The combination of 3DP and other advanced techniques can be used to achieve the accurate reconstruction of complex structural rock masses and to obtain the mechanical and failure characteristics of the same rock mass structure under different mechanical boundary conditions. (3) The development of 3DP materials with high strength, high brittleness, and low ductility has become the major bottleneck in the application of 3DP in geotechnical engineering. (4) 3D printers need to meet the high precision and large size requirements while also having high strength and long-term printing ability. …”
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MP-LLAVRec: an agricultural product recommendation algorithm based on LLAVA and user modal preference by Peishan Li, Peishan Li, Peishan Li, Lutao Gao, Lutao Gao, Lutao Gao, Lilian Zhang, Lilian Zhang, Lilian Zhang, Lin Peng, Lin Peng, Lin Peng, Chunhui Bai, Chunhui Bai, Chunhui Bai, Linnan Yang, Linnan Yang, Linnan Yang

“…However, the following three problems still exist in the traditional agricultural product recommendation domain: (1) the problem of missing modalities made it difficult for consumers to intuitively and comprehensively understood the product information; (2) most of them relied on shallow information about the basic attributes of agricultural products and ignored the deeper associations among the products; (3) they ignored the deeper connections among individual users and the intrinsic associations between the user embedding and the localized user representation in different modalities, which affected the accuracy of user modeling and hindered the final recommendation effect.MethodsTo address these problems, this paper innovatively proposed an agricultural product recommendation algorithm based on LLAVA and user behavioral characteristics, MP-LLaVRec(Modal Preference - Large Language and Vision Recommendation). …”
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Response of plant life forms and soil physical properties to near-natural restoration measures in alpine grassland, Tibetan plateau by Guoxing He, Guoxing He, Xiaoni Liu, Xiaoni Liu, Yali Li, Yali Li, Tong Ji, Tong Ji

“…IntroductionNear-natural restoration measures enhance the stability of plant life forms in degraded grasslands, facilitating the natural succession of plant communities.MethodsIn this study, we investigated the effects of three natural restoration measures on the alpine meadows of the northeastern Tibetan Plateau: banned grazing (BG), rest grazing (RG), traditional grazing (TG), and continuous grazing (CG). …”
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Artificial Intelligence in Cardiac Surgery: Transforming Outcomes and Shaping the Future by Vasileios Leivaditis, Eleftherios Beltsios, Athanasios Papatriantafyllou, Konstantinos Grapatsas, Francesk Mulita, Nikolaos Kontodimopoulos, Nikolaos G. Baikoussis, Levan Tchabashvili, Konstantinos Tasios, Ioannis Maroulis, Manfred Dahm, Efstratios Koletsis

“…AI demonstrated superior predictive capabilities in risk stratification, with machine learning models outperforming traditional scoring systems in mortality and complication prediction. …”
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Assessing the neuroprotective potential of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil in a 6-hydroxydopamine rat model of Parkinson's disease by Aracely Janneth Naranjo-Viteri, Matías Jávega Cometto, Matías Caverzan, Leandro Gabriel Champarini, María Paula Zunino, Rogelio E. Abburra, Claudia B. Hereñú, Rosana Crespo

“…Introduction: Essential oil (EO) of eucalyptus has been commonly used as a traditional Chinese medicine to treat illnesses such as influenza, dysentery and eczema, and it is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry. …”
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Effect of triple-frequency sono-germination and soaking treatments on techno-functional characteristics of barley by Tabussam Tufail, Huma Bader Ul Ain, Jawad Ashraf, Muhammad Safiullah Virk, Zahoor Ahmed, Mokhtar Dabbour, Tawfiq Alsulami, Suleiman Althawab, Bin Xu

“…This research aimed to evaluate the effect of triple-frequency ultrasound treatment (TFUT), germination (GE), and traditional soaking (TS) methods on the nutritional and techno-functional properties of two different barley varieties, including ZQ2000 and XMLY22. …”
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Life after prostate cancer diagnosis: protocol for a UK-wide patient-reported outcomes study by David H Brewster, Victoria Cairnduff, Eila Watson, Amy Downing, Adam W Glaser, Penny Wright, William Cross, Conan Donnelly, Anna Gavin, Carol Rivas, Richard Wagland, Peter Selby, Luke Hounsome, Therese Kearney, Rebecca Mottram, Majorie Allen, Oonagh McSorley, Hugh Butcher, Paul Kind, James W H Catto, Dyfed Huws, Emma McNair, Lauren Matheson, Johana Nayoan, Mike Horton, Jessica Corner, Julia Verne

“…To ensure detailed understanding of issues of importance, qualitative interviews will be undertaken with a sample of men who complete the survey across the UK (n=∼150) along with a small number of partners/spouses (n=∼30).Ethics and dissemination The study has received the following approvals: Newcastle and North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee (15/NE/0036), Health Research Authority Confidentiality Advisory Group (15/CAG/0110), NHS Scotland Public Benefit and Privacy Panel (0516-0364), Office of Research Ethics Northern Ireland (16/NI/0073) and NHS R&D approval from Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Using traditional and innovative methods, the results will be made available to men and their partners/spouses, the funders, the NHS, social care, voluntary sector organisations and other researchers.…”
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Thermostable terahertz metasurface enabled by graphene assembly film for plasmon-induced transparency by Xiaotian Huang, Bohan Zhang, Weijia Han, Jiageng Bai, Wei Qian, Zhe Wang, Daping He, Yi Xiong, Wei Zhu, Shengxiang Wang

“…Therefore, it is urgent to find new materials with high-conductivity and excellent high-temperature resistance to replace traditional micro-nano metal structures. Herein, we have proposed and fabricated a thermally stable graphene assembly film (GAF), which is calcined at ultra-high temperature (~ 3000 ℃) during the reduction of graphite oxide (GO). …”
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Periplanta americana extract regulates the Th17/Treg cell balance via Notch1 in ulcerative colitis by Yanqiu Zheng, Yanqiu Zheng, Huibiao Li, Shiyu Qi, Fan Xiao, Jinbin Song, Shiyin Liu, Xinlin Chen, Yanwu Li, Muyuan Chen

“…BackgroundPeriplanta americana extract (PAE), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) from Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, has been used to treat ulcerative colitis (UC), various types of wounds and ulcers, infantile malnutrition, palpitation, asthma, and so on. …”
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Seasonal Variation in Chemical Composition and Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activity of Essential Oil from <i>Cinnamomum cassia</i> Leaves by Yanrong Cheng, Ying Fu, Dingze Gu, Yan Huang, Yongqi Lu, Yujie Liu, Xiulan Li, Xinyue Yao, Xinxuan Zhang, Wanying Jian, Peiwei Liu, Hong Wu, Yanqun Li

“…<i>Cinnamomum cassia</i> has been extensively utilized in traditional medicine systems worldwide. The essential oil (EO) content and composition are influenced by various external and internal factors, such as climate and harvest season, making it vital to determine the optimal harvest period for high-quality EO production. …”
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Application of Internet Plus nursing services in the management of chronic diseases among the elderly (“互联网+护理服务”在老年慢性病患者管理中的应用) by LI Jiao (李娇), CAI Miaomiao (蔡苗苗)

“…With the increasingly significant aging trend of China's population, the number of patients with chronic diseases is constantly rising, and the characteristics of chronic diseases determine that most of the treatment and rehabilitation time is spent in the family and community, and traditional nursing services have been difficult to adapt to the changes in patients' needs. …”
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A Reliable Medium for Monitoring Atmospheric Deposition near Emission Sources by Using Snow from Agricultural Areas by Jiayang Liu, Zaijin Sun, Wenkai Lei, Jingwen Xu, Qian Sun, Zhicheng Shen, Yixuan Lyu, Huading Shi, Ying Zhou, Lan Zhang, Zefeng Wu, Yuepeng Pan

“…Atmospheric deposition is an important source of heavy metal in soil and the use of dust collection cylinders is a traditional monitoring method. This method has limitations in agricultural areas because polluted soil particles may become resuspended and eventually deposited into these cylinders, leading to overestimates in the amount of atmospheric deposition in soil. …”
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A novel “lateral approach short axis in-plane” technique vs. conventional “short-axis out-of-plane approach” for ultrasound-guided internal jugular vein access: a prospective rando... by Michal Kalina, Patricia Vargová, Adéla Bubeníková, Roman Škulec, Vladimír Černý, David Astapenko

“…According to the guidelines, real-time ultrasound navigation is recommended. Traditional techniques pose several disadvantages, such as suboptimal needle visualization. …”
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In vitro and molecular docking evaluation of black sesame seeds' anti-prostate cancer and antioxidant activity processed by nine steaming nine drying by Glennielyn D. Magdamit, Cheng-Yang Hsieh, Mon-Juan Lee, Kathlia A. De Castro-Cruz, Samantha Franchette B. Austria, Beatrice D. Sipat, Steven Kuan-Hua Huang, Po-Wei Tsai

“…This study explores the traditional processing technique of nine cycles of steaming and drying, which enhances the bioactive potential of these seeds. …”
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Opioid-free versus opioid-based anesthesia in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a single-center, randomized, controlled trial by Hanane Barakat, Linda Gholmieh, Jessy Abou Nader, Vanda Yazbeck Karam, Obey Albaini, Mohamad El Helou, Rony Al Nawwar

“…This study aims to investigate the efficacy of opioid-free anesthesia (OFA) compared to traditional opioid-based anesthesia (OBA) in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. …”
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Drying kinetic for moisture content prediction of peels Tahiti lemon (Citrus latifolia): Approach by machine learning and optimization - genetic algorithms and nonlinear programmin... by Maressa O. Camilo, Romero F. Carvalho, Ariany B.S. Costa, Esly F.C. Junior, Andréa O.S. Costa, Robson C. Sousa

“…This neural network model outperformed traditional empirical and semi-empirical models, demonstrating superior performance metrics (R2 > 0.9979, MSE 〈 0.0002 and SSR < 0.0012 for endocarp and R2 〉 0.9989, MSE < 0.0001 and SSR < 0.0008 for epicarp) when tested against validation data.…”
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