C3-methylation of imidazopyridines via C(sp2)-H activation using magnetic Cu-MOF, and DMSO as solvent and Methyl source by Firouz Matloubi Moghaddam, Parisa Yaqubnezhad Pazoki, Atefeh Jarahiyan, Bagher Aghamiri

“…This approach offers an efficient and reliable method for the methylation of imidazopyridines, showcasing excellent compatibility with various functional groups, high site selectivity, and outstanding product yields. …”
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Host selection is not a universal driver of phyllosphere community assembly among ecologically similar native New Zealand plant species by Anya S. Noble, Jaber Abbaszadeh, Charles K. Lee

“…Abstract Background A growing body of evidence demonstrates that host-associated microbial communities of plant leaf surfaces (i.e. the phyllosphere) can influence host functional traits. However, it remains unclear whether host selection is a universal driver of phyllosphere community assembly. …”
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The Advanced Role of Carbon Quantum Dots in Nano-Food Science: Applications, Bibliographic Analysis, Safety Concerns, and Perspectives by Abdul Majid, Khurshid Ahmad, Liju Tan, Waqas Niaz, Wang Na, Li Huiru, Jiangtao Wang

“…This article discussed the sources, fabrication methods, advantages, and limitations of CQDs as a sensing for the detection of food contaminants. …”
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User preference–based QoS-aware service function placement in IoT-Edge cloud by Briytone Mutichiro, Younghan Kim

“…We formulate the service function placement at the edge problem. We employ user service request patterns in terms of user preference and service selection probability to model service placement. …”
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Solvent-free valorization of sugarcane bagasse fibers into nitrogen-doped microporous carbons: Efficient contenders for selective carbon dioxide capture by Urooj Kamran, Nasir Shezad, Soo-Jin Park, Kyong Yop Rhee, Shujie You, Farid Akhtar

“…Melamine and KOH were used as a nitrogen-doping source and an activator, respectively. The specimen (SBF-BC-KM0.5), prepared with optimized melamine loading, possessed efficient textural features, including a specific surface area (SSA) of 1138 m² g⁻¹ , a micropore volume of 0.396 cm³ g⁻¹ , high concentration of ultra-micropores (<0.6 nm) (89 %) and high content of pyrrolic-N functionality (35 %). …”
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Methods of Additive Manufacturing for Dental Co-Cr Alloys: Systematic Review by Evan Hussain Alwan, Sabiha Mahdi Kanaan

“…Qualities of additive aspects of production such component design flexibility, part complexity, light- weighting, component consolidation, and functional design are generating specific interest in the additive fabrication of metal for use in automotive, marine, oil & gas, and aerospace industries during powder bed fusion, each layer of the powder bed is only partially fused employing a laser or electron beam as an energy source, the recent and most promising additive manufacturing technologies utilized to produce intricate, low-volume, tiny metallic parts. …”
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Investigating the utilization of biomaterials and bioengineering methods in developing functional cardiac tissue for heart repair by Omar Elsaka

“…The primary purpose of the present research is to examine the use of biomaterials and bioengineering methods to create functioning cardiac tissue. Techniques for tissue maturation, scaffold design, cell sources, and biomaterial selection are important subjects. …”
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Smart Fault Detection, Classification, and Localization in Distribution Networks: AI-Driven Approaches and Emerging Technologies by Jianxian Wang, Hazlie Mokhlis, Nurulafiqah Nadzirah Mansor, Hazlee Azil Illias, Agileswari K. Ramasamy, Xingyu Wu, Siqi Wang

“…However, with nations worldwide actively pursuing carbon neutrality and emission peak goals, sustainable energy sources such as solar and wind are increasingly penetrating distribution networks, posing significant challenges to conventional fault detection, classification, and localization techniques due to bidirectional power flows, dynamic fault currents, and rising network complexity. …”
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Effect of Cs atoms adsorption on the work function of the LaB6 (100) surface by Huaqing Zheng, Xin Zhang, Jun Hu, Yuhong Xu, Guangjiu Lei, Sanqiu Liu, Heng Li, Zilin Cui, Yiqin Zhu, Xiaolong Li, Xiaoqiao Liu, Shaofei Geng, Xiaochang Chen, Haifeng Liu, Xianqu Wang, Hai Liu, Jun Cheng, Changjian Tang

“…These results provide some reference for the selection of fusion plasma gird materials and the production of hydrogen negative ion sources for neutral beam injection.…”
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Brain tumor detection through image fusion using whale optimization and edge preserving filter by Bhattiprolu Nagasirisha, Venkatesh Munagala, Ramakrishna Reddy Eamani, Mocherla Venkata Srikanth, Asileti Suneel Kumar, Varre Venkata Kanaka Durga Prasad

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Modelling groundwater futures under climatic uncertainty for local policy and planning: A case of quantification of groundwater resources at sub-regional level in the Ganges basin by Syed Adil Mizan, Alok Sikka, Shreya Chakraborty, Alison Laing, Anton Urfels, Timothy J. Krupnik

“…This study looks at how future groundwater levels will be affected by climate change in relation to important functioning thresholds that are typical for aquifers that replenish periodically. …”
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Dual Function Radar and Communication Waveform Design Based on Sub-pulse Hybrid Modulation by Yu LIU, Junhao ZHANG, Xue YAO, Xianxiang YU, Guolong CUI

“…To address the low data rate issue in the design of Dual-Function Radar-Communication (DFRC) waveforms with radar detection as the primary function, this paper proposes an information modulation method for multiple sub-pulse structure waveforms called Sub-pulse Hybrid Modulation (SHM). …”
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The Process of Using Power Supply Technical Solutions for Electronic Security Systems Operated in Smart Buildings: Modelling, Simulation and Reliability Analysis by Michał Wiśnios, Michał Mazur, Sebastian Tatko, Jacek Paś, Adam Rosiński, Jarosław Mateusz Łukasiak, Wiktor Koralewski, Janusz Dyduch

“…The operational tasks of ESSs in SBs require a continuous power supply from various sources, including renewable energy sources. The authors conducted an analysis of the power supply for selected ESSs used in SBs, which enabled the development of a power supply model. …”
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Cross-Domain Communication Method Based on Load Balancing for SDNs by Xiaomao Wang, Yi Zhou, Feng Dan, Xian Yang

“…Therefore, the multi-domain control plane needs to consider more network resource states during the path selection, such as link weights, load saturation, and resource occupancy rates, in order to select the optimal paths to maximize the satisfaction of data plane requirements while maintaining network load balance. …”
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Thermonuclear Superburst of MAXI J1752−457 Observed with NinjaSat and MAXI by Amira Aoyama, Teruaki Enoto, Takuya Takahashi, Sota Watanabe, Tomoshi Takeda, Wataru Iwakiri, Kaede Yamasaki, Satoko Iwata, Naoyuki Ota, Arata Jujo, Toru Tamagawa, Tatehiro Mihara, Chin-Ping Hu, Akira Dohi, Nobuya Nishimura, Motoko Serino, Motoki Nakajima, Takao Kitaguchi, Yo Kato, Nobuyuki Kawai, (NinjaSat collaboration)

“…An uncatalogued bright X-ray transient was detected with MAXI on 2024 November 9, named MAXI J1752−457. …”
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Forecasting springtime rainfall in southeastern Australia using empirical orthogonal functions and neural networks by S. Marčelja

“…In addition to standard ocean climate indicators such as El Niño or the Indian Ocean Dipole, other typical patterns of variation are captured in terms of the temperatures of selected ocean areas. When characteristic patterns of correlation are discovered, they are included in the predictor selection in the form of expansion in terms of the empirical orthogonal functions (EOFs). …”
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A Surrogate Piecewise Linear Loss Function for Contextual Stochastic Linear Programs in Transport by Qi Hong, Mo Jia, Xuecheng Tian, Zhiyuan Liu, Shuaian Wang

“…We test our method with a binary route selection task—the simplest setting to isolate and assess the impact of our modeling approach on decision quality. …”
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Statistically Optimized Near-Field Acoustic Holography Using Prolate Spheroidal Wave Functions by Xuxin Zhang, Jingjun Lou, Jinfang Lu, Ronghua Li, Shijian Zhu

“…Near-field acoustic holography (NAH) is an effective tool for realizing accurate sound field reconstruction in three-dimensional space on the prerequisite that appropriate elementary wave functions are selected or constructed to match the characteristics of the sound sources. …”
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Characterization analyses of MADS-box genes highlighting their functions with seed development in Ricinus communis by Jing Sun, Zekun Zhou, Fanqing Meng, Mengyun Wen, Aizhong Liu, Anmin Yu, Anmin Yu, Anmin Yu

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Detection of Greenhouse and Typical Rural Buildings with Efficient Weighted YOLOv8 in Hebei Province, China by Bingkun Wang, Zhiyuan Liu, Jiangbo Xi, Siyan Gao, Ming Cong, Haixing Shang

“…However, in rural and mountainous areas, the resolution and accessibility of remote sensing satellite images from a single source are poor, making it difficult to detect greenhouses and rural buildings effectively and automatically. …”
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