On-Chip Beam Splitting Strategies Based on SWG Assisted Directional Coupler for 850 nm Optical Coherence Tomography - A Numerical Study by Yue Dong, Jinye Yang, Yin Xu, Bo Zhang, Yi Ni

“…Meanwhile, the SWG period can be manipulated to match the center wavelength between BS and light source so that the wavelength mismatching induced resolution degradation is effectively mitigated. …”
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Multi-wavelength optical information processing with deep reinforcement learning by Qiuquan Yan, Hao Ouyang, Zilong Tao, Meili Shen, Shiyin Du, Jun Zhang, Hengzhu Liu, Hao Hao, Tian Jiang

“…In systems based on dispersion compensating fiber, micro-ring resonator array, and Mach-Zehnder interferometer array that use multi-wavelength optical carriers as the light source, the DRC method enables the completion of the corresponding signal processing functions within 21 iterations. …”
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Who Leads Trends on Q&A Platforms? Identifying and Analyzing Trend Discoverers by Yongning Li, Lun Zhang, Ye Wu, Tianlan Wei

“…Q&A platforms are vital sources of information but often face challenges related to their high ratios of passive to active contributors, which can impede knowledge construction and information exchange on the platforms. …”
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Safety and Probiotic Evaluation of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum CHEN1 and Its Metabolic Analysis of Soymilk Oligosaccharides by Zhina CHEN, Shiyi CAO, Linlin YIN, Mengyuan SHAO, Tao YE, Zhangrui XU, Xiaochen HUANG

“…The genetic characteristics of the strain were analyzed through genome sequencing and functional annotation. Phenotypic experiments, including hemolytic activity assays, detection of harmful metabolites, antibiotic susceptibility testing, tolerance experiments, hydrophobicity, and autoaggregation assays were conducted to evaluate its safety and probiotic potential. …”
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An Improved Fitting Method for Predicting the Zernike Coefficient–Wavelength Curves by Fang Wang, Qiyuan Zhang, Haoyu Wang, Dayong Zhu, Huaikang Zhu, Wenxin Jia, Sen Han

“…Broadband transmitted wavefront measurement is a detection method that uses transmitted wavefronts at a few specific wavelengths though a function of Zernike coefficients and wavelength to predict other transmitted wavefronts at any wavelength within a certain range. …”
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Iterative approach for photonic crystal devices design by Pavel V. Mokshin, Dimitriy L. Golovashkin, Vladimir S. Pavelyev

“…The proposed approach differs from known general-purpose optimization methods (e.g., genetic algorithm or gradient procedures) by using diffraction pattern information at different frequencies while optimizing an element designed to operate at the selected wavelength. The design of functional PhC structures with expected characteristics (for example, waveguides) for a certain wavelength (albeit given by a monochromatic radiation source) is described. …”
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Spontaneous blinking and brain health in aging: Large-scale evaluation of blink-related oscillations across the lifespan by Sujoy Ghosh Hajra, Jed A. Meltzer, Prerana Keerthi, Chloe Pappas, Allison B. Sekuler, Cam-CAN Group, Careesa Chang Liu

“…Crucially, these age-related differences were not observed in the behavioral measures of task performance such as reaction time and accuracy, suggesting that blink-related neural responses during the target detection task are more sensitive in capturing aging-related brain function changes compared to behavioral measures alone. …”
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Vitamin K1 and K2: Biochemistry, Clinical Significance, and Therapeutic Potential in Human Healt by Michał Wycik, Michał Szczupak, Anna Maria Modzelewska

“… Vitamin K, encompassing phylloquinone (K1) and menaquinones (K2), is essential not only for coagulation but also for various extra-hepatic functions. This review summarizes current knowledge on the biological roles, absorption mechanisms, clinical relevance, and therapeutic implications of vitamins K1 and K2, with particular emphasis on their functions beyond hemostasis. …”
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Spectral Properties of Suprathermal Protons Associated with Interplanetary Shocks from WIND/STICS Data by Johann Rubens Mejia-Ott, Brent M. Randol

“…“Suprathermal” designates energies above the bulk, “thermal” solar wind, including inner-source pickup ions, cometary ions, solar energetic particles, and suprathermal tail particles. …”
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O systemach sztucznej inteligencji w kontekście praw człowieka w orzecznictwie Europejskiego Trybunału Praw Człowieka by Martyna Kaczmarczyk

“…Artificial intelligence can be a source of invaluable help for humans, support, facilitation, and convenience; on the other hand, it can pose many threats to basic values such as human rights, human dignity, democracy or the rule of law. …”
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Identification and Characterization of Microsatellites in Expressed Sequence Tags and Their Cross Transferability in Different Plants by Shamshad ul Haq, Rohit Jain, Meenakshi Sharma, Sumita Kachhwaha, S. L. Kothari

“…Analysis revealed that trinucleotide repeats (47.52%) were most abundant followed by tetranucleotide (19.77%), dinucleotide (19.01%), pentanucleotide (9.12%), and hexanucleotide repeats (4.56%). Functional annotation was done through homology search and gene ontology, and 35 EST-SSRs were selected. …”
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Analisis Kemampuan Literasi Informasi antara Anggota Ikatan Pustakawan Pelajar dan Non Anggota Pada Siswa SMAN 5 Malang Berdasarkan Model Empowering Eight by Marshanda Anta Azzarah, Adi Prasetyawan

“…Data Analysis. The primary data source is the main sample of the research obtained from the questionnaire. …”
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Metagenomic analysis reveals methanogenic and other archaeal genes in the digestive tract of invasive Japanese beetle larvae and associated soil by Helena Avila-Arias, Michael E. Scharf, Ronald F. Turco, Diego J. Jiménez, Audrey Simard, Douglas S. Richmond

“…The presence of the same archaeal features in both soil and JB midgut suggests that the JB midgut archaeome may be environmentally sourced, with more tailored selection of the archaeome occurring in the JB hindgut. …”
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Fate and risks of potentially toxic elements associated with lacustrine groundwater discharge: quantification, modeling, and biogeochemistry by Shen Qu, Juliang Wang, Keyi Zhang, Mengyu Fan, Yuanzhen Zhao, Xu Yang, Zhongli Wang, Helena I. Gomes, Rachel L. Gomes, Limin Duan, Shaogang Dong, Ruihong Yu

“…Thus, self-organizing maps (SOM) and positive matrix factorization (PMF) were employed in present work to decipher source of selected PTE (Li, V, Mn, Cr, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ba, Pb, U, Sr) in Ulansuhai Lake basin (Inner Mongolia, China). …”
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Enhancing CO2 Electroreduction Precision to Ethylene and Ethanol: The Role of Additional Boron Catalytic Sites in Cu‐Based Tandem Catalysts by Fuqing Yu, Minxing Shu, Guangyao Zhang, Qiming Yu, Hongming Wang

“…This study shows that incorporating elemental boron (B) into copper (Cu) catalysts provides additional adsorption sites for *CO intermediates, enhancing the selectivity of desirable C2+ products. Additionally, using a nickel single‐atom catalyst (Ni‐SAC) as a *CO source increases local *CO concentration and reduces the hydrogen evolution reaction. …”
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Calculation of the main operational characteristics of a tethered high-altitude ship-based system by I. I. Dawlyud

“…The long-term operation of UAVs on ships can be ensured by tethered high-altitude systems in which the power supply of engines and equipment is provided from the onboard energy source through a thin cable tether. This paper aims to select and justify the appearance of such system, as well as to calculate the required performance characteristics.Methods. …”
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Behaviour change interventions to promote physical activity in people with intermittent claudication: the OPTIMA systematic review by Ukachukwu O Abaraogu, Philippa Dall, Chris Seenan, Sarah Rhodes, Trish Gorely, Joanna McParland, Julie Brittenden, Ebuka M Anieto, Lorna Booth, Cathy Gormal, Jeremy Dearling, Candida Fenton, Sarah Audsley, Kimberley Fairer, Lindsay Bearne, Dawn A Skelton

“…Secondary outcomes: clinical-/patient-reported outcomes. Data sources Seven primary studies databases; Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Health Technology Assessment Database and Trial Registers to 31 August 2023. …”
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Landscape of extracellular small RNA and identification of biomarkers in multiple human cancers by Shoubin Zhan, Ye Xu, Botao Li, Peng Ge, Chunwu Zhang, Shengkai Zhou, Tingting Yang, Gaoli Liang, Ling Ji, Xiangbin Kong, Ping Yang, Xi Chen, Chen-Yu Zhang, Han Shen, Xu Luo, Zhen Zhou, Yanbo Wang

“…Summary: Extracellular RNAs (exRNAs) in biofluids, sourced from diverse tissues, exhibit various biological functions and diagnostic potential. …”
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Combining dopamine and glucose sensings on paper devices for the metabolic study of neurosecretion by Rémi F. Dutheil, Dabeaurard Tho, Iman Pitroipa, Raphaël Trouillon

“…Glucose, the main source of energy of the human body, and dopamine, a major neurotransmitter, are two analytes widely investigated in the study of the brain. …”
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Preparing and Analyzing Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) Library for the Mammary Tissue of Local Turkish Kivircik Sheep by Nehir Ozdemir Ozgenturk, Zehra Omeroglu Ulu, Salih Ulu, Cemal Un, Kemal Ozdem Oztabak, Kemal Altunatmaz

“…EST data in this study have provided a new source of information to functional genome studies of sheep.…”
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