Improved Path Planning and Controller Design Based on PRM by Shengjin Chen, Guangyong Yang, Guanghai Cui, Shang Yi, Lihuang Wu

“…By dynamically adjusting the PRM sampling points, the success rate of path detection is improved. The Improved PRM (IPRM) algorithm demonstrates better performance in terms of shorter path generation compared to the original PRM, RRT* and Bi-RRT algorithms. …”
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Effect of Forest Species Canopy on the Accumulation of Toxic Metals in the Soil Within and Around Macedonia Airport, Northern Greece by Ioannis Mousios, Marianthi Tsakaldimi, Evangelia Gkini, Theocharis Chatzistathis, Petros Ganatsas

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Characterization of Biocalcium Microparticles from Saltwater Crocodile (<i>Crocodylus porosus</i>) Bone and Their Potential for Enhancing Fish Bologna Quality by Theeraphol Senphan, Natthapong Mungmueang, Supatra Karnjanapratum, Sutee Wangtueai, Akkasit Jongjareonrak, Suthasinee Yarnpakdee

“…Saltwater crocodile (SC; <i>Crocodylus porosus</i>) bone, an underutilized by-product, can be converted into high-value bio-calcium (Biocal), serving as a potential source of calcium and minerals. This study aimed to produce SC bone Biocal as functional gel enhancer for fish bologna development and to increase calcium intake. …”
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Brain network for small-scale features in active touch by Saeed Babadi, Roger Gassert, Vincent Hayward, Marco Piccirelli, Spyros Kollias, Theodore E. Milner

“…An important tactile function is the active detection of small-scale features, such as edges or asperities, which depends on fine hand motor control. …”
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Bridge Damage Localization Through Response Reconstruction with Multiple BP-ANNs Under Vehicular Loading by Xuzhao Lu, Chenxi Wei, Limin Sun, Wei Zhang

“…Damage detection is a critical aspect of bridge health monitoring. …”
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Analysis of microsatellite and single nucleotide polymorphism within transcriptomic database in Cymbidium ensi folium by Li Xiaobai, Xiang Lin, Luo Jie, Qin Dehui, Sun Chongbo

“…Owing to the lack of its genomic resource, the development and application of molecular marker is still limited. …”
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A Framework for sizing, designing, and testing of Electrical Power System for nanosatellites: A case study of a 3U university Cubesat by Youssef El Hachimi, Amina Daghouri, Hassane Mahmoudi, Abdelaali Ouhammam, Soumia El Hani

“…Because a CubeSat’s Electrical Power System (EPS) must endure the hostile space environment, which includes radiation, temperature fluctuations, and electrostatic discharge, its dependability is essential to the mission’s success. Based on real-world mission experience, this study presents the first organized paradigm that addresses the whole CubeSat EPS development lifecycle, including sizing, design, integration, and qualification. …”
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Consumers’ acceptance and willingness to pay for enriched foods: Evidence from a choice experiment in Italy by Concetta Nazzaro, Marcello Stanco, Anna Uliano, Giuseppe Marotta

“…In particular, consumers are showing an increasing interest in food innovation and towards foods capable to produce health benefits, such as enriched foods, which can be considered as functional foods. As consumer acceptance is crucial to the success of food innovation, this study aims to investigate consumers’ acceptance for two innovative enriched foods: extra virgin olive oil enriched with longchain Omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA), and a lutein-enriched durum wheat pasta. …”
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A statistical framework for analysis of trial-level temporal dynamics in fiber photometry experiments by Gabriel Loewinger, Erjia Cui, David Lovinger, Francisco Pereira

“…Finally, we provide an open-source package and analysis guide for applying our framework.…”
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The Role of Observation Scales, Trait Correlations, and Competitive Regimes in Community Assembly Patterns by Matthias Rohr, Wilfried Thuiller, Loïc Chalmandrier, Tamara Münkemüller

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Technology of automated video observation of a drogue-sensor basket in the problem of autonomous aerial refueling by A. V. Gaidenkov, M. I. Kanevskiy, A. S. Ostrovskiy, O. I. Ganyak, N. Yu. Chizhov

“…The choice of the algorithm for the functioning of the synthetic vision system is substantiated. …”
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YOLOv11-ND: A Method for Identifying Traffic Targets in Nighttime Urban Environments by Danyang Zhu, Hao Zhou, Yunlong Gao, Yongjuan Wang

“…Then, to boost the fusion ability of multi-scale features, the HS-FPN network structure is adopted in the neck section. This improves the detection performance. Lastly, the model is optimized using the Focaler-GIoU loss function to further enhance the detection performance. …”
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Three Years of High-contrast Imaging of the PDS 70 b and c Exoplanets at Hα with MagAO-X: Evidence of Strong Protoplanet Hα Variability and Circumplanetary Dust by Laird M. Close, Jared R. Males, Jialin Li, Sebastiaan Y. Haffert, Joseph D. Long, Alexander D. Hedglen, Alycia J. Weinberger, Katherine B. Follette, Daniel Apai, Rene Doyon, Warren Foster, Victor Gasho, Kyle Van Gorkom, Olivier Guyon, Maggie Y. Kautz, Jay Kueny, Jennifer Lumbres, Avalon McLeod, Eden McEwen, Clarissa Pavao, Logan Pearce, Laura Perez, Lauren Schatz, Judit Szulágyi, Kevin Wagner, Ya-Lin Wu

“…Starlight scattering off the front edge of these dusty CPDs is the likely source of the bright compact continuum light detected within ∼30 mas of both planets in our simultaneously obtained continuum 668 nm filter images. …”
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Battery Management System: Threat Modeling, Vulnerability Analysis, and Cybersecurity Strategy by Shravan Murlidharan, Varsha Ravulakole, Jyothi Karnati, Hafiz Malik

“…Unauthorized access or tampering with the BMS can disrupt its fault response mechanisms, jeopardizing system performance and associated resources. Key cybersecurity strategies include intrusion detection systems (IDS), crypto-based authentication, secure firmware updates, and hardware-based security mechanisms such as trusted platform modules (TPMs). …”
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A Novel Method for 3D Lung Tumor Reconstruction Using Generative Models by Hamidreza Najafi, Kimia Savoji, Marzieh Mirzaeibonehkhater, Seyed Vahid Moravvej, Roohallah Alizadehsani, Siamak Pedrammehr

“…We introduce a second GAN model with a novel loss function that significantly improves tumor detection accuracy. …”
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Effect of Acupuncture on the Expression of Heme Oxygenase 1 and Inflammatory Factors in Rats with Intracerebral Hemorrhage by CHEN Qiuxin, KONG Ying, YU Tingting, ZHANG Yu, LIU Peng, ZHANG Xin

“…The Berderson scoring method was used to determine the animal success model, and rats with a score of 1-3 were included in the experiment. …”
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Microbial community structure and diversity of endophytic and rhizosphere of Cypripedium species in Changbai Mountains by Yuze Shan, Xi Lu, Shizhuo Wang, Hao Cong, Qi Wang, Jiahui Yu, Yiting Xiao, Nan Jiang, Lifei Chen, Yunwei Zhou

“…The diversity of rhizosphere fungi was higher than the diversity of endophytic fungi, C. shanxiense had the highest fungal community richness within four Cypripedium species and predicted that endophytic bacteria had reductive citrate cycle, 3-hydroxypropionate bicycle, and other functions. These endophytes comprise unique Cypripedium plants' microbial community structure in Changbai Mountain (China), providing a direction for further protecting wild Cypripedium resources. …”
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Resting-State fMRI Reveals the Neural Correlates of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Vascular Cognitive Impairment by Liu Q, Xiao K, Wan P, Zou Q

“…In neurodegenerative conditions, rs-fMRI has successfully characterized alterations in functional networks and identified potential biomarkers of cognitive impairment. …”
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Electroencephalography derived connectivity informing epilepsy surgical planning: Towards clinical applications and future perspectives by Giulia Salvatici, Giovanni Pellegrino, Marco Perulli, Alberto Danieli, Paolo Bonanni, Gian Marco Duma

“…The EEG has benefited significantly from technological advancement across the last decades. Firstly, electrical source imaging (ESI) allows the reconstruction of electrical activity detected by EEG at the cortex level; secondly, functional connectivity (FC) allows the assessment of functional dependencies across brain areas. …”
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Comparison of Nutritional and Bioactive Component in Graded Highland Barley Flour by Chongyu LI, Bin DANG, Falin ZHANG, Xijuan YANG

“…To elucidate the chemical composition differences and processing applications of three types flour fractions produced in highland barley milling, a comparative analysis of their nutritional and functional components was conducted in this study. The results showed that there were significant differences (P<0.05) in the content of nutritional and functional components among the three graded flours of highland barley. …”
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