Enabling beam-scanning antenna technologies for terahertz wireless systems: A review by Dongze Zheng, Geng-Bo Wu, Zhi Hao Jiang, Wei Hong, Chi Hou Chan, Ke Wu

“…While producing a scannable highly-directive antenna beam proves to be indispensable in the period of microwaves, the significance of such functionality is more critical in the THz era, considering that THz waves have more intractable challenges such as the severity of free-space propagation losses, the susceptibility to atmospheric environments, and the unavailability of efficient signal sources. …”
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Characterization and Evolutionary Analyses Reveal Differential Selection Pressures on <i>PGIc</i> and <i>PGIp</i> During Domestication in Castor Bean by Jiayu Guo, Lanxin Jiang, Anmin Yu, Bing Han, Aizhong Liu

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Global Trends and Empirical Metrics in the Evaluation of Code Smells and Technical Debt: A Bibliometric Study by Ronald Henry Diaz Arrieta, Byron Leoncio Diaz Monroy, Luis Javier Castillo Heredia, Alexandra Gabriela Valenzuela Cobos

“…Among the critical factors that affect these attributes are code smells, indicators of structural deficiencies in the source code, which, although they do not directly affect functionality, significantly increase technical debt and maintenance costs. …”
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Lipoprotein N-terminal modification in Bacillus: a new paradigm for extracellular acetylation and species-dependent Toll-like receptor 2 immunomodulation by Gloria Komazin, Rachel M. Wigmore, Aditi M. Ranade, Amena A. Rizk, John H. Gardiner, Timothy C. Meredith

“…While Ac-LP biosynthetic pathway genes appear to be universally conserved in all Bacillus spp., those associated with pathogenic lineages have often lost function. In B. anthracis strains, LhaT has been inactivated by insertion of poly-tyrosine runs of variable length that favors chemotype conversion to lyso-LP and evasion of TLR2 detection. …”
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A mmWave JCAS System for Real-Time High-Data Rate Communication and RADAR Sensing by Markus Petri, Nebojsa Maletic

“…This paper presents a real-time millimeter-wave (mmWave) joint communication and sensing (JCAS) system, supporting bi-directional data communication with up to 5.8 Gbit/s coded data rate as well as mono-static radio detection and ranging (RADAR) with a range resolution of 6.7 cm and up to 2.1 kHz sensing rate. …”
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Performance Analysis of Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface-Assisted Underwater Wireless Optical Communication Systems by Qi Zhang, Dian-Wu Yue, Xian-Ying Xu

“…In the RIS-assisted UWOC systems with intensity modulation and direct detection (IM-DD), we apply the approximate distribution of the sum of Gamma-Gamma random variables to derive the probability density function (PDF) of the instantaneous received signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) for the first time. …”
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Retracted: Wuju Opera Cultural Creative Products and Research on Visual Image Under VR Technology by Yahong Wang, Xiaobing Hu

“…The VR-Platform platform is used to establish a virtual three-dimensional landscape planning scene, and the roaming function can be realized by making cameras and adding collision detection. …”
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Presenting a model of political behavior based on the theory of shadow management in the public sector with a hybrid method by Ghorbanali Khazaei Pool, davood kiakojouri, Mohammad Javad Tghipourian

“…The statistical population of the research includes scientific articles, academic theses, and books selected by examining 167 sources, and finally 51 sources identified using a purposeful method of meta-synthesis were approved for analysis. …”
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The role of oxygenation in kidney and liver machine perfusion by M. S. Novruzbekov, A. G. Balkarov, E. Yu. Anosova, I. V. Dmitriev, Yu. A. Anisimov, N. S. Zhuravel, E. V. Klychnikova, A. S. Bogdanova, B. I. Yaremin

“…All currently available methods of preservation of donor organs are aimed at maximizing the complete preservation of the functional state of the graft from the moment of its removal to implantation and reperfusion in the recipient's body.Aim. …”
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The challenge of triple intestinal parasite infections in immigrants—A call for comprehensive differential diagnosis by Emmanuel Edwar Siddig, Ayman Ahmed

“…This case highlights the necessity of heightened awareness, early detection, and effective management of parasitic infections to enhance public health efforts and minimize the spread of these diseases. …”
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Spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of milk tea stores in Wuhan based on sDNA and OPGD models. by Wentao Yang, Xinrui Zhan, Dinghui Liu, Huade Zhu

“…We then examined the influencing factors by combining spatial design network analysis, optimal parameters-based geographical detection, and location-based service big data. Our results revealed the following: (1) The spatial distribution of stores was concentrated in areas with high closeness and betweenness centrality, forming a multi-core "northwest-southeast" distribution pattern with significant spatial positive correlation. (2) The stores' spatial pattern was influenced by the road network betweenness and the presence of office buildings, shopping malls, shopping centers, and tourism resources. …”
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A Fully Printable Strain Sensor Enabling Highly‐Sensitive Wireless Near‐Field Interrogation by Hassan A. Mahmoud, Hussein Nesser, Tarek M. Mostafa, Shehab Ahmed, G. Lubineau

“…Abstract Wireless, passive, and flexible strain sensors can transform structural health monitoring across various applications by eliminating the need for wired connections and active power sources. Such sensors offer the dual benefits of operational simplicity and high‐function adaptability. …”
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Making Blind Robots See: The Synergy Between Fluorescent Dyes and Imaging Devices in Automated Proteomics by Wayne F. Patton

“…Since rare proteins cannot be amplified by any type of PCR method, sensitive detection is critical to proteome projects. Fluorescence methods deliver streamlined detection protocols, superior detection sensitivity, broad linear dynamic range and excellent compatibility with modern microchemical identification methods such as mass spectrometry. …”
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Memory Mining and Spatial Transformation of Daily Landscape in Renewal of Tianjin Old City by Chunyan ZHANG, Xinyi ZHANG, Tianying HOU

“…Three novels by renowned Tianjin author Feng Jicai — Yin-Yang Eight Trigams, Three-Inch Golden Lotus, and Faces in the Crowd — are selected as primary data sources. Through text mining and semantic sentiment analysis, these works reveal three distinct emotional characteristics of daily landscapes. 1) Bustling Scenes: Positive emotional spaces, such as religious sites and venues associated with traditional artisans and eccentric figures, reflect the region’s commitment to preserving traditions and fostering a sense of collective enjoyment. …”
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Canada goose fecal microbiota correlate with geography more than host‐associated factors by Joshua C. Gil, Heather R. Skeen, Celeste Cuellar, Sarah M. Hird

“…This work also suggests that there is a minimum geographic distance, likely associated with sufficient variation in habitat, climate, and local food sources, that must be reached before significant differences in the microbiota between two populations can be detected.…”
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Strain Monitoring of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Tower Using Fiber Bragg Gratings by Bastien Van Esbeen, Valentin Manto, Damien Kinet, Corentin Guyot, Christophe Caucheteur

“…First, FBG strain sensors were glued vertically along the tower to investigate the sensors behavior as a function of their height. The maximum signal-to-noise ratio is obtained when FBGs are placed at the tower base. …”
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Biased thalamic innervation onto the distinct subregion where dopamine receptor 1 is dominantly expressed in the caudal striatum by Fuko Kadono, Jingqi Wang, Kenta Kobayashi, Fuyuki Karube, Fumino Fujiyama

“…Retrograde tracer labeling identified potential sources of subcortical glutamatergic projections. …”
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Recreational Thematic Dominants in News TV Discourse by M. A. Gladko

“…The key tasks of the research are to identify the repertoire of thematic dominants of recreation, their functional characteristics, the specifics of participation in the construction of the news text, as well as a description of the recreation scale.Methodology and sources. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Scrub Typhus and its Association with Liver Disease by Shalini Balamurugan, Reenaa Mohan, Jenifer Florence Mary, Kulkarni Sweta, Tresa Remya Athipozhi Thomas, Saranya Selvamurthy, Sanjay Pasupathy

“…The studies selected were all scrub typhus patients associated with liver diseases. …”
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Exploring Control Mechanism of Motoneuron Pools for the Forearm Antagonist Synergistic Muscles by Haoran Ren, Xinyu Jiang, Chenyun Dai

“…Therefore, we used a discharge coherence analysis of motor unit (MU) spike trains to investigate different sources of common and independent input between extensor and flexor muscle groups in different hand gestures. 14 gestures were selected, including the extension of individual and multi fingers, as well as pinch finger tasks. …”
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