Harnessing polydiacetylene (PDA): A review of structural mechanics and infectious disease detection by Soumendu Patra, Harshita Shand, Sayan Ghosal, Suvankar Ghorai

“…These biosensors can also be functionalized with particular capture agents, such as antibodies or nucleic acid probes, to selectively bind and detect the target analytes. …”
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Highly Efficient Biphoton Generation from Thin Dense Atomic Ensemble by Heewoo Kim, Hansol Jeong, Han Seb Moon

“…Strongly correlated bright biphotons are generated via spontaneous four‐wave mixing from a dense atomic ensemble based on the 6S1/2–6P3/2–6D5/2 transition of 133Cs. Biphoton source achieves a detected biphoton count rate of 100 kilo‐counts per second, a heralding efficiency of 15%, and a maximum normalized crosscorrelation function value of 100 between the signal and idler photons, despite the low detector efficiency of a silicon avalanche photodetector being less than 25% at 917 nm. …”
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Potential and Observed Supply–Demand Characteristics of Medical Services: A Case Study of Nighttime Visits in Shenzhen by Xiaojie Wu, Zhengdong Huang, Xi Yu

“…Hospital selection patterns are essential for evaluating medical accessibility and optimizing resource management. …”
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Distribution‐Based Model Evaluation and Diagnostics: Elicitability, Propriety, and Scoring Rules for Hydrograph Functionals by Jasper A. Vrugt

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Ti3C2Tx@Pt nanocomposite based colorimetric and electrochemical dual-mode platform for glucose detection by Xuming Sun, Mingyan Zhang, Jinlong Chang, Linyan Xie, Qiongqiong Ren, Wenshuai Jiang, Zhen Jin, Shiqi Pan, Xiuli Yang, Wu Ren

“…Glucose is the main source of energy in cellular metabolism and is essential for normal cellular function and growth. …”
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ChiMSource improves the accuracy of studies on novel amino acid sequences by predicting alternative sources of mass spectrometry-derived peptides by Umut Çakır, Noujoud Gabed, Ali Yurtseven, Igor Kryvoruchko

“…Here, we present a highly flexible program that predicts alternative chimeric and non-chimeric sources of peptides detected by MS proteomics.…”
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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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An optimization method of multiscale storage tank target detection introducing an attention mechanism by Wenjia Sun, Chunchun Hu, Nianxue Luo, Qiansheng Zhao

“…As containers for chemical storage, storage tanks are potential sources of hazards. Conducting target detection for hazard risk analysis is essential. …”
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YOLOX-LS: Strong Gravitational Lenses Detection in the DECaLS with Deep Learning by Yangyang Liu, Liangping Tu, Jianxi Li, Jiawei Miao, Gengqi Lin, Chenying Zhao

“…We apply the YOLOX algorithm as the basic framework and improve it by selecting the optimal optimizer, activation function, attention mechanism, and loss function. …”
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Investigation of a novel membrane-base coupled process for the selective concentration of mineral ions from deep seawater by Jianhua Zhu, Li Zhang, Jinzhen Huang, Sawen Liu, Guoqiang Lu, Jie Ren, Sheng He

“…Deep seawater, characterized by low temperature, high purity, and a rich content of beneficial elements, has significant potential as a health resource. Developing a technology to selectively concentration of mineral ions from deep seawater is crucial for obtaining a functional deep seawater mineral solution. …”
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Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic on School Dropout in Selected Primry Schools in Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Sibo, Dusabe Chris Jackson

“…The study focused on the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic on school dropout in selected primary schools in the Nyarusiza sub-county Kisoro district. …”
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A New Modeling Method for Meteorological Information of Regional Distributed Photovoltaic Power Generation Based on Multi‐Source Information Fusion by Yuhang Wang, Dengxuan Li, Wenwen Ma, Xi Zhang, Honglu Zhu

“…Precise meteorological information is the foundation for achieving these functions. However, DPV sites are typically scattered with small installed capacities and generally lack dedicated weather stations. …”
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Genome-Wide Association Analysis and Genomic Selection for Growth Traits in Grass Carp (<i>Ctenopharyngodon idella</i>) by Yuxuan Chen, Qiaozhen Yu, Wenyao Lv, Tao Sheng, Lang Gui, Junqiang Qiu, Xiaoyan Xu, Jiale Li

“…This study provides the first comprehensive SNP resource for grass carp growth traits with different dietary treatments, bridging GWAS and genomic prediction to accelerate marker-assisted selection. …”
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A genome-wide metabolic QTL analysis in Europeans implicates two loci shaped by recent positive selection. by George Nicholson, Mattias Rantalainen, Jia V Li, Anthony D Maher, Daniel Malmodin, Kourosh R Ahmadi, Johan H Faber, Amy Barrett, Josine L Min, N William Rayner, Henrik Toft, Maria Krestyaninova, Juris Viksna, Sudeshna Guha Neogi, Marc-Emmanuel Dumas, Ugis Sarkans, MolPAGE Consortium, Peter Donnelly, Thomas Illig, Jerzy Adamski, Karsten Suhre, Maxine Allen, Krina T Zondervan, Tim D Spector, Jeremy K Nicholson, John C Lindon, Dorrit Baunsgaard, Elaine Holmes, Mark I McCarthy, Chris C Holmes

“…Two of the three hit regions lie within haplotype blocks (at 2p13.1 and 10q24.2) that carry the genetic signature of strong, recent, positive selection in European populations. Genes NAT8 and PYROXD2, both with relatively uncharacterized functional roles, are good candidates for mediating the corresponding mQTL associations. …”
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Metal and metal oxide nanomaterials for heavy metal remediation: novel approaches for selective, regenerative, and scalable water treatment by David B. Olawade, David B. Olawade, David B. Olawade, Ojima Z. Wada, Bamise I. Egbewole, Oluwaseun Fapohunda, Abimbola O. Ige, Sunday Oluwadamilola Usman, Olawale Ajisafe

“…The review identifies several promising nanomaterials, such as graphene oxide, carbon nanotubes, and metal-organic frameworks, which exhibit high surface areas, tunable surface chemistries, and excellent adsorption capacities. Surface functionalization with specific functional groups (e.g., carboxyl, amino, thiol) significantly enhances the selectivity for target heavy metal ions. …”
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Optimizing Hyperspectral Desertification Monitoring Through Metaheuristic-Enhanced Wavelet Packet Noise Reduction and Feature Band Selection by Weichao Liu, Jiapeng Xiao, Rongyuan Liu, Yan Liu, Yunzhu Tao, Tian Zhang, Fuping Gan, Ping Zhou, Yuanbiao Dong, Qiang Zhou

“…We applied Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) to fine-tune the Wavelet Packet (WP) decomposition levels, thresholds, and wavelet basis function, ensuring optimal spectral decomposition and reconstruction. …”
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Evolutionary search algorithm for learning activation function of an artificial neural network by Yurshin Viacheslav

“…Neural networks require careful selection of activation functions to optimize performance. …”
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Source-load coordinated optimal scheduling strategy considering solar thermal biomass utilization under integrated demand response incentives by ZHANG Yewei, WEN Zhong, WANG Can, NI Zhi, YAN Wenwen, HU Chuanbao

“…Secondly, on the load side, both price-based and substitution-based demand responses are introduced to improve the low-carbon performance of the IES through source-load coordinated optimization. Then, a liquid storage carbon capture system and a tiered carbon tax mechanism are introduced in the IES to enhance the system's low-carbon economic benefits, establishing an objective function to maximize the system's total revenue. …”
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Effect and mode of action of different doses and sources of zinc in weaning pigs using a meta-analytical and systematic review approach by Diana Luise, Clara Negrini, Federico Correa, Paolo Trevisi

“…A total of 309 articles were identified from a literature research from 2001 to 2021; 85 were selected. Articles were divided in 3 datasets to evaluate: 1) the effects of ZnO doses (ZnO database); 2) the efficacy of ZnO on infection models (challenge database); 3) the effect of different Zn sources (special Zn database). …”
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Enterococcus faecalis strains derived from wild bird provide protection against Clostridium perfringens challenge in locally-sourced broilers by Gerui Zhang, Ainul Zahra, Tianrui Yang, Qiyu Guo, Yan Sun, Yuhang Zhang, Yupeng Gao, Yuxi Zhang, Mingyue Wang, Jingshuo Gong, Haibin Huang, Zhannan Wang, Chunfeng Wang, Yanlong Jiang

“…IntroductionNecrotic enteritis (NE), caused by Clostridium perfringens, has seen a surge in chicken populations recently due to the ban on antibiotic growth promoters in feed.MethodsIn this research, screening and identification of probiotics with strong antagonistic ability against C. perfringens from 34 wild bird fecal isolates, followed by analysis of probiotic characteristics and carbon source metabolic activity. Strains exhibiting favorable antagonistic activity against C. perfringens were subsequently employed in vivo study to evaluate their protective efficacy against C. perfringens challenge in locally-sourced broilers.ResultsThe results showed that Enterococcus faecalis strains YL-EF25 and YL-EF32 were selected based on their ability to inhibit the growth and biofilm formation of C. perfringens. …”
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