Effects of Nitrogen Addition on Leaf Functional Traits of Dominant Species in Bayanbulak Grassland, Xinjiang, China by Xiaoyu Ding, Junjie Liu, Yao Wang, Juan Wang, Chao Liu, Mengtian Qin, Yujiao Xu, Yonggang Ma, Jianjun Yang, Zhonglin Xu

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Integrated Machine Learning and Region Growing Algorithms for Enhanced Concrete Crack Detection: A Novel Approach by Wenxuan Yao, Hui Li, Yanlin Li

“…Firstly, the regression method learns the image features of the dataset and the specific region growth threshold, and the regression function is trained by using the open-source dataset to determine the region growth threshold using the characteristics of the images included in the tests. …”
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Abstract 260: TCD Bubble test as a Screening tool for detection of Patent Foramen Ovale in Stroke by Danish Ahammed PK, Paul Alapatt, Aiswarya Raj, Ashraf VV, Shafeed Mattummal

“…Results TCD Bubble test was detected to be positive in 36 patients and negative in 27 patients. …”
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Feature engineering for fault detection and diagnosis in Power Transmission Lines using a tree-based approach by Hassan N. Noura, Zaid Allal, Ola Salman, Khaled Chahine

“…The Power Transmission Line (PTL) is a pivotal infrastructure in the efficient distribution of electrical power, connecting the source generating stations to end-point consumers. …”
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Diagnostic Ability and Capacity of Optical Coherence Tomography-Angiography to Detect Retinal and Vascular Changes in Patients with Fibromyalgia by Elena Garcia-Martin, Alvaro Tello, Elisa Vilades, Javier Perez-Velilla, Beatriz Cordon, Diego Fernandez-Velasco, Javier Garcia-Campayo, Marta Puebla-Guedea, Maria Satue

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Detection and classification of hypertensive retinopathy based on retinal image analysis using a deep learning approach by Bambang Krismono Triwijoyo, Ahmat Adil, Muhammad Zulfikri

“…These gap factors make the research on hypertensive retinopathy urgent since it requires an early detection model to improve treatment accuracy and prevent heart attacks and strokes before they happen. …”
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Looking at the Distant Universe with the MeerKAT Array: The H i Mass Function in the Local Universe by Amir Kazemi-Moridani, Andrew J. Baker, Marc Verheijen, Eric Gawiser, Sarah-Louise Blyth, Danail Obreschkow, Laurent Chemin, Jordan D. Collier, Kyle W. Cook, Jacinta Delhaize, Ed Elson, Bradley S. Frank, Marcin Glowacki, Kelley M. Hess, Benne W. Holwerda, Zackary L. Hutchens, Matt J. Jarvis, Melanie Kaasinen, Sphesihle Makhathini, Abhisek Mohapatra, Hengxing Pan, Anja C. Schröder, Leyya Stockenstroom, Mattia Vaccari, Tobias Westmeier, John F. Wu, Martin Zwaan

“…This new method tracks the recovery of sources in mass bins different from those in which they were injected and incorporates a Poisson likelihood in the forward modeling process, allowing it to correctly handle uncertainties in bins with few or no detections. …”
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Engineered Magnetic-Functionalized Carbon Xerogels for Sustainable Arsenic Removal: Bridging Adsorption Efficiency with Regenerability by Sasirot Khamkure, Prócoro Gamero-Melo, Audberto Reyes-Rosas, Alejandro Zermeño-González, José Luis Álvarez-Cruz, Elim Albiter Escobar, Gabriela Eleonora Moeller-Chávez, Victoria Bustos-Terrones

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The availability and functionality of medical equipment and the barriers to their use at comprehensive specialized hospitals in the Amhara region, Ethiopia by Alem Endeshaw Woldeyohanins, Nigatu Mihretu Molla, Abibo Wondie Mekonen, Abrham Wondimu

“…Eight (n = 8) comprehensive specialized hospitals in the Amhara region were selected purposefully and included in this study. The data used to assess the availability and functionality of medical equipment items (n = 78) listed by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health that are supposed to be available in all of the comprehensive specialized hospitals were collected from 29 May to 18 June 2023. …”
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The structural and functional brain alternations in tobacco use disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Longyao Ma, Longyao Ma, Qiuying Tao, Qiuying Tao, Jinghan Dang, Jinghan Dang, Jieping Sun, Jieping Sun, Xiaoyu Niu, Xiaoyu Niu, Mengzhe Zhang, Mengzhe Zhang, Yimeng Kang, Yimeng Kang, Weijian Wang, Weijian Wang, Jingliang Cheng, Jingliang Cheng, Yong Zhang, Yong Zhang

“…BackgroundWhile numerous previous studies have indicated that nicotine intake results in gray matter and functional brain abnormalities in tobacco use disorder (TUD), the majority of results could not be replicated or even reversed. …”
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Enhancing Cybersecurity Through Fusion of Optimization With Deep Wavelet Neural Networks on Denial of Wallet Attack Detection in Serverless Computing by P. Renukadevi, Sibi Amaran, A. Vikram, T. Prabhakara Rao, Mohamad Khairi Ishak

“…A Denial of Wallet (DoW) attack is a cyberattack designed to drain financial resources by causing excessive charges or costs on a serverless computing or cloud platform. …”
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Using multiple scales of movement to highlight risk–reward strategies of coyotes (Canis latrans) in mixed‐use landscapes by Amy Van Scoyoc, Kendall L. Calhoun, Justin S. Brashares

“…We used resource selection functions and hidden Markov models to test whether coyote selection for anthropogenic and natural features varied by time of day or by behavioral state (resting, foraging, and traveling). …”
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Mid-Water Ocean Current Field Estimation Using Radial Basis Functions Based on Multibeam Bathymetric Survey Data for AUV Navigation by Jiawen Liu, Kaixuan Wang, Shuai Chang, Lin Pan

“…This makes unknown ocean currents a significant error source that leads to substantial cumulative positioning errors. …”
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How mindfulness-based training improves stress-related health: a selective review of randomized clinical trials comparing psychological mechanisms of action by Lara M. C. Puhlmann, Lara M. C. Puhlmann, Lara M. C. Puhlmann, Veronika Engert, Veronika Engert, Veronika Engert

“…Addressing this shortcoming, the present selective review provides an overview of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that directly contrast the effects of distinct components of mindfulness on stress-related health. …”
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Identification and characterization of Sr59-mediated stem rust resistance in a novel wheat-rye translocation T2BL·2BS-2RL by Mahboobeh Yazdani, Matthew N. Rouse, Prabin Bajgain, Tatiana V. Danilova, Ivan Motsnyi, Brian J. Steffenson, Mehran Patpour, Mahbubjon Rahmatov

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Enhanced Separation of Palladium from Nuclear Wastewater by the Sulfur-Rich Functionalized Covalent Organic Framework by Junli Wang, Chen Luo, Wentao Wang, Hui Wang, Yao Liu, Jianwei Li, Taihong Yan

“…The outcomes of this research underscore the immense potential of COFs endowed with resilient linkers and precisely engineered functional groups. Such COFs can adeptly capture metal ions with high selectivity, even in the face of severe environmental conditions, thereby paving the way for the more effective and environmentally responsible management of radioactive waste.…”
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Leader’s discourse in responding to natural disaster: an appraisal analysis by T. Thyrhaya Zein, T. Syarfina, Muhammad Yusuf

“…The leader’s discourse is utilized as research data, extracted from five selected speeches by Edy Rahmayadi retrieved from mass media official YouTube. …”
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Proteolysis and volatile compounds in Mediterranean buffalo milk blue cheese: Quality determinants and functional peptides by Federica Della Cerra, Giuseppina Garro, Rosaria Cozzolino, Sabrina De Pascale, Mariapia Esposito, Gianluca Picariello, Simonetta Caira, Andrea Scaloni, Francesca Marino, Francesco Addeo

“…This study explores the proteolytic changes and volatile organic compound (VOC) profiles occurring during the ripening of Mediterranean buffalo milk blue cheese.The main objective was to characterize bioactive peptides, casein phosphopeptides, and volatile compounds and to assess their potential implications for functional food development.Peptide profiling was conducted using nanoLC-ESI-MS/MS and MALDI-TOF-MS, while VOCs were analyzed via headspace solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME)-GC-MS.β-casein emerged as the predominant source of bioactive peptides, including sequences with predicted ACE-inhibitory, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activities. …”
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Innovative transformer neural network for wind density function estimation at different hub heights of turbine by Amit Kumar Yadav, Vibha Yadav, Walle Tilahun

“…Abstract Accurate estimation of wind power potential is important for resource assessment to install wind turbine. Weibull distribution functions (WDF) have been widely used and it is a function of wind speed (WS). …”
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Fermented Buffalo Milk with Conjugated Linoleic Acid-Producing Bacteria: Strain Selection and Functional Applications by Bruna Samara dos Santos Rekowsky, Lorena Brandão Rocha Martinez Fernandez, Katherine Gutierrez Alzate, Carini Aparecida Lelis, Marcelo Resende de Souza, Carolina Oliveira de Souza, Bruno Dutra da Silva, Carlos Adam Conte-Júnior, Carla Paulo Vieira, José Givanildo da Silva, Marion Pereira da Costa

“…Buffalo milk is a rich source of precursor fatty acids for bioactive compounds and provides an optimal environment for bacterial growth. …”
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