Profiling heavy metals distribution in surface sediments from the perspective of coastal industrial structure and their impacts on bacterial communities by Lei Jin, Lei Ding, Yao Zhang, Tiejun Li, Qin Liu

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A lightweight algorithm for steel surface defect detection using improved YOLOv8 by Shuangbao Ma, Xin Zhao, Li Wan, Yapeng Zhang, Hongliang Gao

“…Firstly, GhostNet is utilized as the backbone network in order to reduce the number of model parameters and computational complexity. …”
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Characteristics and Evaluation of Living Shorelines: A Case Study from Fujian, China by Xingfan Li, Shihui Lin, Libing Qian, Zhe Wang, Chao Cao, Qi Gao, Jiwen Cai

“…To further enhance coastal vitality, region-specific approaches are recommended, emphasizing rational resource utilization, optimization of ecological and economic values, and the establishment of a sustainable evaluation framework. …”
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Synthesis of aluminum oxide nanoparticles using seeds of Carica papaya and evaluation of it for antimicrobial, antioxidant, and photocatalysis activity by Indrani Laskar, Rajib Saha

“…The results of the FTIR study confirmed the existence of various chemicals and functional groups in the 500–4000 cm−1 range. EDX results revealed that it included 68% aluminum and 22% oxygen established the high purity of the AlONPs. …”
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Integrated decision support system for optimizing time and cost trade offs in linear repetitive construction projects by Ahmed Gouda Mohamed, Ali Hassan Ali, Ahmed Adel Abdelhady

“…These findings highlight practical gains in resource utilization and scheduling efficiency. This study presents a structured, comparative analysis of GA and PSO within the LOB-based TCT framework, providing a replicable methodology for optimizing schedules in linear repetitive projects. …”
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Potentially suitable geographical area for Pulsatilla chinensis Regel under current and future climatic scenarios based on the MaxEnt model by Yanan Wu, Lanmeng Yan, Hongjian Shen, Rui Guan, Qianqian Ge, Ling Huang, Emelda Rosseleena Rohani, Jinmei Ou, Rongchun Han, Rongchun Han, Xiaohui Tong, Xiaohui Tong

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Establishing national food priority in Saudi Arabia: developing a priority matrix for food by Ghadir Fallata, Omar Alhumaidan, Haya Alomran, Nahla Bawazeer, Randah Alqurashi

“…Additionally, it will provide a crucial resource for research in agriculture, nutrition, and public health. …”
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SurfaceVision: An Automated Module for Surface Fault Detection in 3D Printed Products by Laukesh Kumar, Manoj Kumar Satyarthi

“…This paper introduces SurfaceVision, an automated system for surface fault detection in 3D printed products, leveraging the ResNet-18 architecture as the backbone. Our framework utilizes a combination of contrastive learning and multi domain loss function to identify and classify defects with high accuracy. …”
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A novel approach for predicting microbe-disease associations by bi-random walk on the heterogeneous network. by Shuai Zou, Jingpu Zhang, Zuping Zhang

“…Since the microbiome has a significant impact on human health and disease, microbe-disease associations can be utilized as a valuable resource for understanding disease pathogenesis and promoting disease diagnosis and prognosis. …”
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Named entity recognition for bacterial Type IV secretion systems. by Sophia Ananiadou, Dan Sullivan, William Black, Gina-Anne Levow, Joseph J Gillespie, Chunhong Mao, Sampo Pyysalo, Balakrishna Kolluru, Junichi Tsujii, Bruno Sobral

“…Classifying research publications based on biological processes, cellular components, molecular functions, and microorganism species should improve the precision and recall of literature searches allowing researchers to keep up with the exponentially growing literature, through resources such as the Pathosystems Resource Integration Center (PATRIC, patricbrc.org). …”
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Epidemiology and regional variance of traumatic peripheral nerve injuries in Sweden: A 15-year observational study. by Martin Magnéli, Michael Axenhus

“…Understanding the incidence, trends, and anatomical distribution of such injuries is essential for targeted interventions and resource allocation.<h4>Methods</h4>This observational study utilized register-based data from the Swedish National Patient Register covering the period from 2008 to 2022. …”
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Multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm-based method for optimal placement and sizing of distributed generations and shunt capacitors in a radial distribution network by Pinank Patel, Nagaraj Patil, Ahmed Mohsen, Aditya Kashyap, Nofal Adrees Hasan, Karthikeyan A, Dhirendra Nath Thatoi, Deepak Gupta, Alireza kamranfar

“…Various technologies, such as photovoltaic cells, wind turbines, combustion engines, and fuel cells, can be utilized as DG sources, depending on geographic suitability. …”
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The heat shock transcription factors regulate response mechanisms to abiotic stresses in plants by Yu-Xiao Wang, Jian-Hong Xu

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The Interface Between Innovation and Entrepreneurship with Strategic Risks and the Budget in a Brazilian Agribusiness Company by Thiago Bruno de Jesus Silva, Carlos Eduardo Facin Lavarda

“…The study suggests that the interface between dynamic capabilities (entrepreneurship and innovation) and strategic risks fosters discussions focused on optimizing budget utility. Moreover, the budget was observed to function as an interactive environment that facilitates the exchange of information and experiences, which in turn supports the development of innovative solutions to strategic risks, such as the creation of a digital platform and the organization of field day events. …”
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Histological morphology and gene expression in the digestive system of Procambarus clarkii by Zonglin Yang, Jingjing Hao, Yufei Liu, Xugan Wu, Xiaowu Chen

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Horse chestnut starch: Structure, properties, modification and its applications-A review by Farhana Mehraj Allai, Jasia Nissar, Asima Shafi, Mehvish Bashir, Mehreen, Insha Zahoor, Tariq Ahmad Ganaie, Khalid Gul, Tehmeena Ahad

“…As the major component of horse chestnut seeds, starch is considered as a cheap and sustainable carbohydrate source in comparison to other conventional sources. …”
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New Thermoelectric Sensor Adapted to Realize an Infrared Radiations Detector by Mohammed Rahmoun, Khalid Hachami, Abdelwahad Touil, Benaissa Bellach, Mohammed Bailich, Ammar Merdani

“…The present paper deals with the design and the realization of a new thermoelectric sensor (Seebeck), sensitive to the infrared radiations emitted by different sources. The function mechanism utilizes radiative absorption phenomena, heat transfer, and thermoelectric effects. …”
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Relationship Between Landscape Character and Public Preferences in Urban Landscapes: A Case Study from the East–West Mountain Region in Wuhan, China by Xingyuan Li, Wenqing Pang, Lizhi Han, Yufan Yan, Xianjie Pan, Diechuan Yang

“…These findings provide critical insights for formulating zoning optimization plans aimed at the refined conservation and utilization of urban landscape resources, as well as offering guidance for improving landscape planning and management in the EWMR.…”
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Prediction and uncertainty analysis of pollution flux of typical chlorinated hydrocarbon contaminated sites by Hongyu YAO, Ronghui AI, Xueyuan KANG, Jichun WU, Xiaoqing SHI

“…To solve this issue, this study utilized soil and groundwater monitoring data from a typical chlorinated hydrocarbon polluted site in Changzhou, applying an upscale analytical model integrated with the flow function and coordinate transformation method. …”
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Whole Genome Analysis of Levilactobacillus brevis PL6-1 and Assessment of Its Safety and Antioxidant Activity by LI Yaxin, GU Yunjing, CHENG Weiye, WANG Xuan, ZHANG Qingyang, GONG Hansheng, JIANG Lili, LIU Wenli, LIU Xiaoping, LI Huamin

“…The findings from this study provide a significant theoretical basis for the safe application of this strain in the food industry while establishing a scientific foundation for the development and utilization of its probiotic functions.…”
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