Thermal analysis and multi-objective optimization of equal-area microfluidic cooling systems by Yucheng Wang, Antong Bi, Yue Yao, Weiting Chen, Kaiyu Chen, Shenxin Yu, Jiangang Yu, Chao Wang, Wei Li, Shaoxi Wang

“…Four distinct microchannel designs were selected to explore how variations in structure impact thermal management efficiency. …”
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Vocal constraints on song amplitude in star finches Bathilda ruficauda by Hana Goto, Masayo Soma, Ayumi Mizuno, Henrik Brumm

“…This suggests that the frequency-amplitude correlation is a more general phenomenon in bird vocalisations, independent of the overall source amplitude of a species. While the evolution of birdsong is often viewed as constrained by neural costs and body size, or selective pressures from predators and social aggression, our results emphasise the importance of understanding phonetic features as well. …”
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Health education interventions for individuals with visual or hearing impairment: a scoping review by Sohyun Jin, Geumbo Ko, Youngshin Song

“…Abstract Background Visual impairment refers to a deficiency in one or more functions of the visual system, while hearing impairment refers to a loss of auditory function, defined either by its impact on communication and daily activities or by clinical thresholds of hearing ability. …”
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Quantifying degradation in animal acoustic signals with the R package baRulho by Marcelo Araya‐Salas, Erin E. Grabarczyk, Marcos Quiroz‐Oliva, Adrián García‐Rodríguez, Alejandro Rico‐Guevara

“…Abstract Animal acoustic signals are shaped by selection to convey information based on their tempo, intensity, and frequency. …”
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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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Growth Toxic Effects of Metal Nanoparticles on Bacillus subtilis and Vibrio parahaemolyticus by Shiyu CHEN, Bin XIA, Lin ZHU, Shuang LI, Qiufen LI, Xuemei SUN, Wei DAI

“…Concurrently, organic colloids from natural sources, dust aerosols from volcanic eruptions, and other metal nanoparticles also widely exist in nature which can be transferred directly or indirectly into the ocean through sewage dumping, air subsidence, and surface runoff, thereby threatening marine environments. …”
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Biodegradation of S-Triazine Herbicides Under Saline Conditions by <i>Paenarthrobacter ureafaciens</i> PC, a New Halotolerant Bacterial Isolate: Insights into Both the Degradative... by Chunqing Fu, Yifan Jiang, Bingwen Xu, Xinmei Fu, Liang Tan, Mei Jin

“…The optimal conditions for the metabolism and growth of the strain PC were identified as follows: yeast extract as the additional carbon source with the concentration of ≥0.1 g/L, NaCl concentration of ≤30.0 g/L, initial pH of 7.0, temperature of 35.0 °C, and shaking speed of ≥160 rpm. …”
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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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A co-feeding strategy of formate and H2 for methanogens – Enhancing growth parameters and methane production by Björn Sabel-Becker, Nicolas Patrick Jost, Anne-Kristin Kaster, Dirk Holtmann

“…In this study, formate served as an energy and carbon source for methane production with a formatotrophic mixed culture. …”
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ROS and cGMP signaling modulate persistent escape from hypoxia in Caenorhabditis elegans. by Lina Zhao, Lorenz A Fenk, Lars Nilsson, Niko Paresh Amin-Wetzel, Nelson Javier Ramirez-Suarez, Mario de Bono, Changchun Chen

“…The ability to detect and respond to acute oxygen (O2) shortages is indispensable to aerobic life. …”
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Regulation of xanthine dehydrogensase gene expression and uric acid production in human airway epithelial cells. by Ryan D Huff, Alan C-Y Hsu, Kristy S Nichol, Bernadette Jones, Darryl A Knight, Peter A B Wark, Philip M Hansbro, Jeremy A Hirota

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The airway epithelium is a physical and immunological barrier that protects the pulmonary system from inhaled environmental insults. Uric acid has been detected in the respiratory tract and can function as an antioxidant or damage associated molecular pattern. …”
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Polymorphisms of an innate immune gene, toll-like receptor 4, and aggressive prostate cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Pei-Hsuan Weng, Yi-Ling Huang, John H Page, Jen-Hau Chen, Jianfeng Xu, Stella Koutros, Sonja Berndt, Stephen Chanock, Meredith Yeager, John S Witte, Rosalind A Eeles, Douglas F Easton, David E Neal, Jenny Donovan, Freddie C Hamdy, Kenneth R Muir, Graham Giles, Gianluca Severi, Jeffrey R Smith, Carmela R Balistreri, Irene M Shui, Yen-Ching Chen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) is one of the best known TLR members expressed on the surface of several leukocytes and tissue cells and has a key function in detecting pathogen and danger-associated molecular patterns. …”
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Intercropping and Nitrogen Fertilization Altered the Patterns of Leaf Senescence in Sorghum by Peter E. Moi, Onesmus M. Kitonyo, George N. Chemining’wa, Josiah M. Kinama

“…Effects of competition in sorghum-legume intercropping and source-sink relationships on the patterns of leaf senescence deserve further investigation.…”
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ALTERNATIVE HISTORY GENRE IN THE FINE LITERATURE. THE ROLE OF EUROPEAN MYTH IN CRYPTOHISTORICAL WRITING by Antonina V. Anistratenko.

“…The article is devoted to the Alternative History (AH) genre in fiction and function of the “European Myth” in cryptohistorical writing. …”
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A Review on Bioengineering the Bovine Mammary Gland: The Role of the Extracellular Matrix and Reconstruction Prospects by Fernando Chissico Júnior, Thamires Santos da Silva, Flávio Vieira Meirelles, Paulo Sérgio Monzani, Lucas Fornari Laurindo, Sandra Maria Barbalho, Maria Angélica Miglino

“…The success of recellularization depends on obtaining immunologically compatible scaffolds and using appropriate cell culture sources and methods to ensure tissue functionality. …”
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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

“…Afterwards, by using power spectral density (PSD) on the strain signals, three sources of tower oscillations are discovered: wind force, structure unbalance, and 1st tower mode resonance, each with its intrinsic frequency. …”
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Joint Survey Processing. III. Compact Oddballs in the COSMOS Field—Little Red Dots and Transients by Yu-Heng Lin, Andreas L. Faisst, Ranga-Ram Chary, Anton M. Koekemoer, Joseph Masiero, Daniel Masters, Vihang Mehta, Harry I. Teplitz, Gregory L. Walth, John R. Weaver

“…We present the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) G800L grism spectroscopy observation of the faint active galactic nuclei (AGN) candidates in the Cosmic Evolution Survey field at redshift of 6 selected by the point-source morphology and the photometry drop-off at 8000 Å. …”
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Standard: human liver-on-a-chip by Haitao Liu, Xu Zhang, Yaqing Wang, Min Zhang, Peng Wang, Jing Shang, Zhongqiang Li, Likun Gong, Xin Xie, Dongyang Liu, Jingbo Pi, Xinghua Gao, Xianliang Li, Wei Ding, Dianbing Wang, Yun Long, Lan Wang, Song Li, Xingchao Geng, Pingkun Zhou, Wanjin Tang, Xian’en Zhang, Chunying Chen, Shengli Yang, Jianhua Qin

“…However, the lack of standardized definitions, structural designs, cell sources, model constructions, and functional validations has posed challenges to their widespread translational applications. …”
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Bronchial asthma in children of Ukraine: medical and environmental parallels of morbidity and prevalence by O. P. Volosovets, Y. K. Bolbot, S. P. Kryvopustov, O. V. Mozyrska, M. V. Kryvopustova, M. P. Prokhorova, A. V. Kupkina

“…Over the past 25 years in Ukraine there has been 69.3% increase in prevalence and 22.9% increase in incidence of bronchial asthma among children. Predominance of detecting this pathology was in the group of children from large industrial and agro-industrial regions of the country with significant volumes of atmospheric pollutants from stationary sources of pollution.…”
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