Prediction of thickening efficiency of olefin copolymers and kinematic viscosities of the blended base oils by determining intrinsic viscosities of the copolymers in cyclohexane by M.S. Negi, K. Naresh Kumar, Anil Bhardwaj, G.S. Kapur, S.S.V. Ramakumar

“…These correlation studies enable prediction of performance of olefin copolymer in blended base oil based on an easily and quickly measurable intrinsic viscosity parameter, leading to faster screening of large number of olefin copolymers for their utility as viscosity index improver in lubricants, in a short span of time with limited resources.…”
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Chemical Composition and Antioxidant Properties of Peels of Five Pumpkin (<i>Cucurbita</i> sp.) Species by Małgorzata Stryjecka

“…By-products from the fruit and vegetable processing industry represent a substantial source of bioactive compounds, which can be extracted and utilized in the development of functional foods or nutraceuticals, thereby contributing to sustainable nutrition and waste valorization. …”
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Estimation of Positive‐, Negative‐, and Zero‐Sequence Current and Voltage Phasors of UIPC VSCs for Short‐Circuit Faults in Transmission Lines by Babak Bahadori, Ali Nahavandi, Mahyar Abasi

“…ABSTRACT FACTS devices, functioning as controlled series voltage and parallel current source converters in transmission lines, can enhance network flexibility. …”
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Identification of multiple power quality disturbances in hybrid microgrid using deep stacked auto-encoder based bi-directional LSTM classifier by Ravi Kumar Jalli, Lipsa Priyadarshini, P.K. Dash, Ranjeeta Bisoi

“…In recent years microgrid technology has created widespread interest for the integration of renewable energy sources into main utility grid to supply clean energy to the end users. …”
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Direct numerical simulation study of multi-dispersed particle-bubble turbulent collision frequency based on the lattice boltzmann method by Xuesong YANG, Dongqin CHEN, Yunlin WANG, Zhe LI, Yaowen XING, Xiahui GUI

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COVID-19 infection may reduce serum testosterone levels and increase the risk of erectile dysfunction: A two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Ting Wang, Chao Li, Jinbo Song

“…Purpose: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection may affect serum hormones levels and male sexual function. This study aims to provide evidence for the causal relationship between COVID-19 infection, serum testosterone levels and the risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) using a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) approach. …”
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從工具示能性與關係行動主體之觀點 探討偏鄉教育系統賦能策略之研究 Investigating the Construction of Empowerment Action Models in Remote Educational Systems Through the Lenses of Tool Affordance and Relational Age... by 陳佩英 Peiying Chen, 洪琴雯 Chin-Wen Hung

“…The input of appropriate external professional resources could develop reciprocal and trusting social capital. …”
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Prediction of future runoff in the Lancang River Basin based on CMIP6 under climate change by Kaidong Lu, Tingting Cui, Yintang Wang, Yong Liu, Xieyao Ma

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Apparent and standardized ileal digestibility of calcium in wheat and soybean meal for growing quail chicks using direct method by Sima Heydari, Mahmoud Ghazaghi, Mohammad Rokouei, Mehran Mehri

“…Calcium (Ca) is necessary for bone health and metabolic functions in poultry, however, the extent to which it can be utilized varies among feed ingredients. …”
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Measurement and Evaluation of Social Resilience Indicators in the Historical Neighborhoods of Tabriz City (Case Study: Sorkhab Neighborhood of Tabriz) by Leila Rahimi, Mahta Choobineh

“…In the analysis section, SPSS software was utilized, employing one-way variance and sample t-test methods to examine the impacts of gender, age, and education on the three functional, social, and cultural dimensions. …”
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STAR-YOLO: A High-Accuracy and Ultra-Lightweight Method for Brain Tumor Detection by Liyan Sun, Linxuan Zheng, Zhiguo Xiao, Yi Xin, Linqing Jiang

“…It also integrates SimAM, a parameter-free attention mechanism, and utilizes ShapeIoU as the localization loss function. …”
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Fe-bearing magnesium silicate glasses for potential supplementary cementitious applications by Chuqing Jiang, Hellen Silva Santos, Juho Yliniemi, Johan Lindén, D. D. Ramteke, Mirja Illikainen, Christopher Cheeseman, Paivo Kinnunen

“…However, their global supply is insufficient to meet the growing market demand for cement and concrete, being essential to develop alternative SCMs based on abundant waste streams and low-cost resources. Fe-bearing Mg-based glasses are promising candidates with the potential to utilize high-volume feedstocks rich in Fe and Mg, but their effectiveness relies on deep understanding of the relationship between glass composition, reactivity, and pozzolanic properties. …”
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Habitat Distributions and Abundance of Four Wild Herbivores on the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau: A Review by Tian Qiao, Chiwei Xiao, Zhiming Feng, Junzhi Ye

“…However, in recent years, the primary challenge has shifted from wildlife protection to balancing the human and wildlife interests within the constraints of limited resources. In the future, we should focus on enhancing the ecological functions of habitats to achieve harmonious coexistence between humans and nature, as well as establishing a scientific compensation mechanism to mitigate human–wildlife conflicts. …”
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Microalgae-Based Food Additives for Improved Shelf Life and Nutritional Value by Khadija El-Moustaqim, Jamal Mabrouki, Mohammed Benchrifa, Driss Azdem, Driss Hmouni

“…It has been demonstrated that microalgal bioactive chemicals have beneficial health effects, including cardiovascular protection, antihypertensive, anti-obesity, antioxidative, and anticancer properties. However, the functional food industry has encountered numerous challenges in utilizing microalgal biomass due to species diversity, biomass variations, and cultivation parameters. …”
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Biochar amendment mitigates negative effects of controlled irrigation on paddy soil structure: Insights from micro-pore network analysis by Jiazhen Hu, Shihong Yang, Wim M. Cornelis, Qian Huang, Suting Qi, Zewei Jiang, Haonan Qiu, Yi Xu

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A Lightweight Citrus Object Detection Method in Complex Environments by Qiurong Lv, Fuchun Sun, Yuechao Bian, Haorong Wu, Xiaoxiao Li, Xin Li, Jie Zhou

“…Finally, the minimum-point-distance-based IoU (MPDIoU) loss function is utilized to optimize the boundary return mechanism, which speeds up model convergence and reduces the redundancy of bounding box regression. …”
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Analysis of Progress in Data Mining of Scientific Literature Using Large Language Models by CAI Yiran, HU Zhengyin, LIU Chunjiang

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A Mutual Information Constrained Multitask Learning Method for Very High-Resolution Building Segmentation by Yongchuang Wu, Yingchun Wang, Hui Yang, Peng Zhang, Yanlan Wu, Biao Wang

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Sorghum elemental content response to altered nitrogen input timing and drought stress by Benjamin D. Duval, Jamie Martin, Bonnie Frey, Mark A. Marsalis

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Welfare Effects of Food Tariff Changes on Urban and Rural Households by Samaneh Khalili Malekshahi, Mohammad Ghahremanzadeh, Azadeh Falsafian

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