Beta-Glucans in Biotechnology: A Holistic Review with a Special Focus on Yeast by Nirmal Sarkar, Atharva Anand Mahajan, Sagarjyoti Pathak, Prakriti Seth, Ankita Chowdhury, Indrilla Ghose, Shrimanti Das, Rajanyaa Chowdhury, Aishi Bera, Anuvab Dey, Anushka Dutta, Ipsita Majumder, Subhrojyoti Ghosh, Ramya Lakshmi Rajendran, Prakash Gangadaran

“…Beta-glucans (β-glucans) are polysaccharides with significant biological activity, widely recognized for their immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, and metabolic health benefits. Among various sources, yeast-derived β-(1 → 3), (1 → 6)-glucans have gained particular attention due to their potent bioactivity and diverse applications in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and functional foods. …”
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Transmissive Refractive Index Sensing Based on Frequency-Sensitive Responses of Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystals by Xulin Lin, Haiwen Fang, Lin Wang, Guo Ping Wang, Xunya Jiang

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Supply chain management and optimization in transportation logistics by Saoussen Krichen

“…In addition, the efficient planning of activities can be profitable for product development, sourcing, logistics and all flows that can link those activities. …”
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ENHANCEMENT OF SENSOR PANEL TACTILE TOUCH INTERFACE by Oleksandr Karpin, Zinovii Liubun, Vasyl Mandziy, Oleh Tereshchuk, Nestor Hotsiy

“…The proposed classification algorithm exhibits satisfactory accuracy in identifying the two signals within a minimal timeframe and requires minimal computational resources. Therefore, it can be employed cost-effectively to enhance the functionality of touch panels. …”
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Problems of optimizing the energy consumption of households in the tasks of improving the energy efficiency of the housing sector by G. G. Grebenuk, S. M. Nikishov, A. A. Krygin, L. A. Sereda

“…The creation of optimization methods will make it  possible to reduce payments for utilities in a short time, and in  general for the industry, will help reduce the consumption of various  resources and improve the ecological state of the region. …”
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Exploring Dynamic Mechanisms of Spatial Production and Transformational Development in Urban Villages: A Case Study of Gaopu Village in Xiamen City, China by Xiao Ming, Yin Chenyu, Li Xueping, Yang Sisheng

“…The transformation of Gaopu Village offers important insights for other urban villages: to achieve benign and autonomous development, it is necessary to explore and fully utilize intrinsic resources, particularly cultural resources, and construct a transformation mechanism where internal and external dynamics mutually reinforce and synergize each other. …”
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Design and Development of a Local-First Collaborative 3D WebGIS Application for Mapping by Bohua Wang, Qiansheng Zhao, Di Zeng, Yibin Yao, Chunchun Hu, Nianxue Luo

“…This paper outlines the design methodology and system prototype for the local-first WebGIS application, utilizing open-source software and libraries throughout the development process. …”
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Refined prognostication of pathological complete response in breast cancer using radiomic features and optimized InceptionV3 with DCE-MRI by Satyabrata Pattanayak, Tripty Singh, Rishabh Kumar

“…To optimize the model’s performance, we experimented with different combinations of loss functions, optimizer functions, and activation functions. …”
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Grid-Based Hole Recovery Mechanism Using Virtual Force in Hybrid WSNs by Kuo-Feng Huang, Shih-Jung Wu

“…Sensor nodes are typically empowered with scarce energy resources and limited computing functionality in wireless sensor networks. …”
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Geocoding and Development of a Web-Based Water Distribution Geospatial Information System for Ilorin Metropolitan City, Kwara State Nigeria by Oseni Taiwo Amoo, Habib Adedayo Salami, Olayinka Gafar Okeola, Abayomi Sunday, Taofeeq Sholagberu Abdulkadir, Adebayo Wahab Salami

“…Moreso, the proper functioning of water supply systems (WSS) relies on the expertise and experience of field workers who rely on information from maps or field surveys, whose processes and mapping methods are labour-intensive, time-consuming, and are done relatively infrequently. …”
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The physicochemical and antioxidant activity of Realfood’ hydrolysed bird nest (RHBN) by Muhamad Nur Ghoyatul Amin, Gatot Soegiarto, Laksmi Wulandari

“…The protein content and sialic acid contents are reliant on the species of the swiftlet Due to the composition of the edible bird nest, this natural product is widely utilized as functional food and nutraceuticals. Our present study aims to characterize the edible bird nest obtained from Indonesia as well as characterize the value-added product Realfood’ hydrolysed bird nest (RHBN). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Nature-Inspired Algorithms for Optimal Power Flow Problem: A Focus on Penalty-Vanishing Terms and Algorithm Performance by Gerardo Castanon, Alberto F. Martinez-Herrera, Ana Maria Sarmiento, Alejandro Aragon-Zavala, Fernando Lezama

“…Through numerical evaluations, we assess their performance across diverse objective functions, addressing complexities such as multi-fuel sources, valve point effects, and prohibited zones. …”
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Data-driven predictive models for sustainable smart buildings by Prabhu Rajaram, Gnana Swathika O․V․

“…In intelligent buildings, AI enables the analysis of vast amount of data collected from sensors and building systems, facilitating enhanced energy management, predictive maintenance, tailored comfort controls, and operational efficiencies derived from informed decisions based on operational conditions and occupant behavior trends, which aid in maximizing both functionality and sustainability of a building. Green AI is crucial for enhancing the environmental sustainability of AI systems in intelligent buildings. …”
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Eco‐Friendly Biomass‐Based Carbon Dots, Carbon Nanotubes, Graphene, and Their Derivatives for Enhanced Oil Recovery: A New Horizon for Petroleum Industry by Ruhul Amin Foisal, Prof. Dr. Abu Bin Imran, Prof. Dr. Al‐Nakib Chowdhury

“…This might completely change how oil resources are found and used.…”
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Long-Term Impacts of Invasive Meningococcal Disease on Survivors and Their Caregivers in the United States and Canada by Todd Wolynn, John B. Grimes, Sayali Nerurkar, Rachel Dawson, Katherine Galarza, Helay Hassas, Angie Upegui, David P. Greenberg, Corwin A. Robertson, Heather Entenmann, Evan Jones Mann, Liga Bennetts, Maureen P. Neary

“…Seven studies from the US and four from Canada reported on long-term outcomes of interest, including ten studies reporting clinical sequelae experienced by IMD survivors, three reporting HRQoL/social impacts, five reporting healthcare resource utilization, and four reporting direct costs. …”
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Facile Synthesis of Fluorescent Carbon Quantum Dots with High Product Yield Using a Solid-Phase Strategy by Haitao Ren, Fan Qi, Xiangbo Feng, Jiaxiang Liu, Yuzhen Zhao

“…The liquid-phase method is the most commonly utilized strategy for synthesizing fluorescent carbon quantum dots (CQDs). …”
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Multidimensional Burden of Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis in Adolescent and Adult Patients from Portugal and Greece: Results from the Global Cross-Sectional Study MEASURE-AD by Pedro Mendes-Bastos, Elisavet Lazaridou, Tiago Torres, Charalampos Aggelakopoulos, Ioannis Katsantonis, Pantelis Aronis, Dimitrios Rigopoulos, Filomena Azevedo, Felicidade Santiago, Markos Papakonstantis, Paulo Varela, Vera S. G. Ribeiro, Aikaterini Kollia, Evaggelia Papadavid

“…Methods MEASURE-AD was a global, cross-sectional observational study in adolescents and adults with moderate-to-severe AD, conducted to describe disease burden, treatment patterns, and healthcare resource utilization. Results The results concerning patients from Portugal and Greece indicate moderate-to-severe disease for most of the population with frequent disease flares. …”
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Defining the role of Hmu and Hus systems in Porphyromonas gingivalis heme and iron homeostasis and virulence by Michał Śmiga, Paulina Ślęzak, Michał Tracz, Patryk Cierpisz, Mateusz Wagner, Teresa Olczak

“…It utilizes Hmu and Hus systems for heme uptake, including HmuY and HusA hemophore-like proteins and their cognate HmuR and HusB TonB-dependent outer membrane heme receptors. …”
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Leveraging prior mean models for faster Bayesian optimization of particle accelerators by Tobias Boltz, Jose L. Martinez, Connie Xu, Kathryn R. L. Baker, Zihan Zhu, Jenny Morgan, Ryan Roussel, Daniel Ratner, Brahim Mustapha, Auralee L. Edelen

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Automatic Filling Optimization Design of Filler Bodies in Umbilical Cross-Section Based on Quasi-Physical Algorithm by YIN Xu, CAO Donghui, TIAN Geng, YANG Zhixun, FAN Zhirui, WANG Gang, LU Yucheng, WANG Hui

“…Due to the mutual constraints between functional components, the optimized cross-section will have large gap. …”
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