Micropower Impulse Radar: A Novel Technology for Rapid, Real-Time Detection of Pneumothorax by Phillip D. Levy, Tracey Wielinski, Alan Greszler

“…The technology employs ultra wide band pulses over a frequency range of 500 MHz to 6 GHz and a proprietary algorithm analyzes return echoes to determine if a pneumothorax is present with no user interpretation required. …”
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The illusion of limitlessness: Engaging Cornel du Toit’s perspective on transhumanism and being by Benson O. Igboin

“…This article analysed Du Toit’s arguments and concedes with him that religion has its place even in a supposedly ultra-techno-deterministic world. It does this by deploying the theory of incompleteness and mobility – that both humans and technology are incomplete in themselves, and evolving. …”
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Green synthesis of nano-copper oxide using Sargassum sp. functionalized in cellulose acetate membrane for dye adsorption by U. Yanuhar, H. Suryanto, M. Amin, J.S. Binoj, I. Casuarina

“…Nano-copper oxide was characterized using ultra violet-visual spectroscopy, scanning electron microscope - energy dispersive spectroscopy, x-ray diffraction, and fourier transform infrared techniques. …”
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Development of Simple Analytical Method for B-Group Vitamins in Nutritional Products: Enzymatic Digestion and UPLC-MS/MS Quantification by Quang Huy Nguyen, Anh Quoc Hoang, Thi My Hanh Truong, Thi Diu Dinh, Thi Thuy Le, Thi Huyen Trang Luu, Viet Chien Dinh, Thi Minh Thu Nguyen, Thi Trang Vu, Thi Anh Huong Nguyen

“…The validated method was successfully applied to analyze vitamin B concentrations in different nutritional products like ultra-heat-treated milk, powdered milk, and nutritional powder. …”
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Pinpointing Defects in Grounding Grids with Multistatic Radars by Rodrigo M. S. de Oliveira, Pedro G. B. Maia

“…The objective is to determine the fault position in the structure by injecting an ultra-wideband pulse (Gaussian monocycle) at one of the corners of the grid and analyzing the transient signals obtained at two sensors and at the transceiver. …”
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Thin-walled effect of microstructure of third-generation single crystal superalloy DD9 by YANG Wanpeng, LI Jiarong, LIU Shizhong, ZHAO Jinqian, WANG Xiaoguang, YANG Liang, WANG Rui, CHEN Qiao

“…The microstructure and thin-walled effect of different samples （double-wall ultra-cooling turbine blades， combined cooling turbine blades， investment casting thin-walled specimen， and round bar specimen） of the third-generation single crystal superalloy DD9 are investigated by optical microscope， field emission scanning electron microscope， and electron probe apparatus. …”
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Coupling Cu2O clusters and imine-linked COFs on microfiltration membranes for fast and robust water sterilization by Shijia Luo, Jinglin Gao, Congcong Yin, Yanqiu Lu, Yong Wang

“…Furthermore, these anchored Cu2O clusters significantly optimize electron transport within the ultra-thin layer of TbPa, thereby enhancing the performance of the membrane in generating reactive oxygen species (ROS). …”
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Angular Distributions and Polarization of Fluorescence in an XUV Pump–XUV Probe Scheme by Cristian Iorga, Viorica Stancalie

“…This work provides theoretical calculations of fluorescence angular distribution and polarization within an XUV pump–XUV probe scheme designed for determining ultra-short lifetimes of highly charged heavy ions. …”
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Analytical protocol for measuring micro-molar quantities of sulfur volatile species in experimental high pressure and temperature fluids by Arianna Secchiari, Luca Toffolo, Sandro Recchia, Simone Tumiati

“…We present an innovative methodology for measuring ultra-low amounts of sulfur volatiles (H2S and SO2) generated during experimental runs at high pressure and temperature conditions of 3 GPa and 700 °C. …”
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Research on the Evolution Mechanism of Partial Discharge Signals for Arcing Faults in Transformers by Chenlei Han, Keli Gao, Wenzhi Chang, Bo Qi, Jiangang Bi, Shuai Yuan, Meng Huang, Tingyu Gao

“…During the experiment, the ultra-high frequency (UHF) electromagnetic PD signal excited by arc discharge demonstrated good continuity, yet the amplitude of the pulse signal was low. …”
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Mean arrival time distributions of extensive air showers at ultrahigh energies by I. F. Hussein, A. A. Al-Rubaiee, A. F. Mkhaiber

“…In this work the construction of a database that can be used to compute the arrival time of elementary particles is crucial in ultra-high energy ranges through an analytic description between the time structure and the distance distribution.…”
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Selection of cam mechanisms for driving the plunger of high-pressure pump of diesel engines using Mathcad program by A. P. Zhigadlo, Yu. P. Makushev, T. A. Polyakova, V. V. Ryndin

“…A cam with a concave profile is recommended for driving pump plungers of low-speed marine diesel engines (up to 250 min–1). To create ultra–high pressures (more than 120 MPa), the fuel supply system must be batterytype with a drive of small diameter plungers (4–6 mm) from an eccentric shaft with a special-shaped washer and electronically controlled injectors. …”
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Towards a Traceability System Based on RFID Technology to Check the Content of Pallets within Electronic Devices Supply Chain by Ignacio Angulo, Asier Perallos, Leire Azpilicueta, Francisco Falcone, Unai Hernandez-Jayo, Asier Moreno, Ignacio Julio García Zuazola

“…In this paper, in order to test the viability of its application, a first prototype of a traceability system capable of checking the content of pallets loaded with electronic devices is presented. It is based on ultra-high frequency (UHF) radio frequency identification (RFID) technology using passive tags. …”
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Microscophy Identification of Toxocara cati First Stage Larvae and Second Stage Larvae by Eny Coolfina Simarmata, Kusnoto Kusnoto, Mochamad Lazuardi, Setiawan Koesdarto, Endang Suprihati, Kuncoro Puguh Santoso

“…This study was aimed to identify the ultra structural morphology of Toxocara cati First Stage Larvae and Second Stage Larvae using Light Microscope. …”
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The party and political landscape of Austria after the 2024 National Council elections by Dmitry V. Shmelev, Egor E. Belyachkov

“…The article concludes that the main reason for the victory of the ultra-right was the attraction of a significant number of young voters to their side, as well as the failure of the federal government’s policies that contribute to the deepening of the economic crisis in the country. …”
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Atomic Ni-catalyzed cathode and stabilized Li metal anode for high-performance Li–O2 batteries by Tiansheng Bai, Jiaxian Wang, Hongqiang Zhang, Fengjun Ji, Wei Song, Shenyi Xiao, Dandan Gao, Jingyu Lu, Lijie Ci, Deping Li

“…Herein, we propose a strategy based on the ultra-low loading of atomic Ni catalysts to simultaneously boost the ORR/OER at the cathode while stabilizing the Li metal anode. …”
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Finite family groups for fermionic and leptoquark mixing patterns by Jordan Bernigaud, Ivo de Medeiros Varzielas, Jim Talbert

“…In particular, we analyze patterns de- rived when an ultra-violet flavour theory is assumed to break to global Abelian symmetries in Standard Model fermion masses and new Yukawa-like terms sourced by the leptoquark representation. …”
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Biodegradation of aflatoxin B1 by a novel mined aldo–keto reductase from Meyerozyma guilliermondii AF01 by Wan Zhang, Xiaojiao Chang, Yangying Han, Tiantian Li, Jianpeng Dou, Wen Du, Wenfu Wu, Wei Wang, Zhongjie Zhang, Changpo Sun

“…The degradation product was identified as aflatoxicol using ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry, which is the same as the degradation product of the AF01 strain. …”
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Endothelial SHANK3 regulates tight junctions in the neonatal mouse blood-brain barrier through β-Catenin signaling by Yong-Eun Kim, Minseong Kim, Sunwhi Kim, Raham Lee, Yusuke Ujihara, Esther Magdalena Marquez-Wilkins, Yong-Hui Jiang, Esther Yang, Hyun Kim, Changhoon Lee, Changwon Park, Il Hwan Kim

“…Endothelium-specific Shank3 (eShank3) knockout (KO) neonatal mice exhibit male-specific BBB-hyperpermeability, reduced neuronal excitability, and impaired ultra-sonic communications. Although BBB permeability is restored during adult age, the male mutant mice display reduced neuronal excitability and impaired sociability. …”
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Determination of Progestin Residues in Fish by UPLC-Q-TOF/MS Coupled with QuEChERS by Chunxiu Gu, Yanling Cheng, Xin Zhen, Xiaoxuan Chen, Kaowen Zhou

“…A novel method was developed for simultaneous determination of 10 progestin residues in fish by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-TOF/MS) combined with a modified quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS) method. …”
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