A novel speaker verification approach featuring multidomain acoustics based on the weighted city-block Minkowski distance by Khushboo Jha, Sumit Srivastava, Aruna Jain

“…Parameters are computed based on the confusion matrix, template matching distance functions, dynamic acoustic conditions, and additive white Gaussian noise. …”
Get full text

Time-variant Granger causality analysis for intuitive perception collision risk in driving scenario: an EEG study by Zhe Wang, Jialong Liang, Shang Shi, Peng Zhai, Lihua Zhang, Lihua Zhang

“…Intuition is a rapid and unconscious cognitive process that is widely utilized in driving scenario. The current study examines the neural mechanisms behind intuitive driving by performing a time-varying Granger causality analysis on source-domain EEG data. …”
Get full text

Development of a Fifteen-Minute City Index Using Walkability Scores and Age-Classified Population: The Case of Pasig City, Metro Manila, Philippines by Carlo Angelo R. Mañago, Marielle G. Nasalita, Cesar V. Saveron, Ynah Andrea D. Sunga, Alexis Richard C. Claridades

“…This study presents an in-depth yet replicable approach using open-source data, considering facilities in each social function based on necessity of each age group, as well as utilizing pedestrian walkability as an impedance. …”
Get full text

A deep learning-based reconstruction model for 3D sound speed field combining underwater vertical information by Hongchen Li, Yuhang Liu, Ming Li, Penghao Wang, Yuhang Zhu, Kefeng Mao, Xi Chen

“…The model utilizes multi-source satellite remote sensing data and CMEMS temperature-salinity reanalysis data, simultaneously incorporating sea surface environmental factors (SST, SLA, and EKE) and underwater information (average density) as inputs. …”
Get full text

The Characterization of Peach Pomace and the Influence of Its Incorporation on the Chemical Composition of Biscuits by Maria Mandache, Carmen Mihaela Topală, Loredana Elena Vijan, Sina Cosmulescu

“…The present paper aimed to evaluate the total bioactive compound content in peach pomace and biscuits fortified with various concentrations of peach pomace (5%, 10%, and 15%), with a view to utilizing this valuable by-product in functional foods. …”
Get full text

Comprehensive evaluation of the properties of camel bone gelatin: impact of the duration of pre-treatment and extraction by Meriem Imelhayene, Abdelkader Adamou, Samira Becila, Ayad Redjeb, Dahia Saidj, Abdelhakim Senoussi, Dimitris Sarris, Eleni Naziri

“…Results: Physicochemical, microscopic and functional properties of the extracted gelatin were evaluated. …”
Get full text

A new stochastic multi-objective model for the optimal management of a PV/wind integrated energy system with demand response, P2G, and energy storage devices by Hossein Faramarzi, Navid Ghaffarzadeh, Farhad Shahnia

“…The proposed method enhances flexibility and ultimately increases system stability while maintaining diversity in energy sources. Additionally, the utilization of equipment such as various storage devices and P2G enhances system resilience, reducing load fluctuations and improving resource utilization. …”
Get full text

The effect of fuel prices on agri-food sector output in Ghana by Ramatu Ussif, Jamal Mohammed, Ussif Abdul-Aziz Sirin

“…Annual time-series secondary data spanning from 1980 to 2020 were utilized, sourced from the World Development Indicators and the US Energy Information Administration. …”
Get full text

A self‐propagating, barcoded transposon system for the dynamic rewiring of genomic networks by Max A English, Miguel A Alcantar, James J Collins

“…We first use the platform to study the impact of transposon functionalization on the evolution of parallel Escherichia coli populations toward diverse carbon source utilization and antibiotic resistance phenotypes. …”
Get full text

Droughts and windstorms due to climate change increase variability in species and trait composition of a subtropical monsoon evergreen broadleaf forest in China by Wenjing Chen, Lei Liu, Daijun Liu, Josep Penuelas, Guoyi Zhou, Zhen Yu, Anchi Wu, Zhurong Wu, Langqin Hua

Get full text

Comparison of Nutritional and Bioactive Component in Graded Highland Barley Flour by Chongyu LI, Bin DANG, Falin ZHANG, Xijuan YANG

“…Overall, coarse bran of highland barley could be utilized for the development of foods rich in dietary fiber, amino acids, minerals, and polyphenolic compounds, while fine bran can serve as a source material for β-glucan extraction. …”
Get full text

Single Mutation in <i>iolT1</i> in <i>ptsG</i>-Deficient <i>Corynebacterium glutamicum</i> Enables Growth Boost in Xylose-Containing Media by Katharina Hofer, Lynn S. Schwardmann, Jung-Won Youn, Volker F. Wendisch, Ralf Takors

Get full text

Characteristics and evolution of chemical structural differences between vitrain and durain during anaerobic microbial degradation by Dan LI, Yuan BAO, Fengyin XU, Xiangrong LIU, Yiliang HU, Xiaojing WANG

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques were utilized for analyzing changes in functional group structures as well as microcrystalline structural evolution at different stages (I, II, III) of degraded coals. …”
Get full text

Uncertainty management in multiobjective electric vehicle integrated optimal power flow based hydrothermal scheduling of renewable power system for environmental sustainability by Susanta Dutta, Siddhartha Ghosh, Tushnik Sarkar, Provas Kumar Roy, Chandan Paul, Ruba Abu Khurma, Mohd Asif Shah, Saurav Mallik

“…Secondly, renewable energy sources such as wind-solar-EV are integrated with the aforesaid systems for lowering fuel cost, emission, active power loss (APL), aggregated voltage deviation (AVD), voltage stability index (VSI) and also cost, emision, APL, AVD, VSI are reduced simultaneously considering different cases for multi-objective functions.Proposed sine-cosine algorithm (SCA) embedded with quasi-oppositional based learning (QOBL), known as QOSCA is used to balance the exploration and exploitation ability in order to overcome shortcomings and provide global optimal solutions. …”
Get full text

MAIT cells launch a rapid, robust and distinct hyperinflammatory response to bacterial superantigens and quickly acquire an anergic phenotype that impedes their cognate antimicrobi... by Christopher R Shaler, Joshua Choi, Patrick T Rudak, Arash Memarnejadian, Peter A Szabo, Mauro E Tun-Abraham, Jamie Rossjohn, Alexandra J Corbett, James McCluskey, John K McCormick, Olivier Lantz, Roberto Hernandez-Alejandro, S M Mansour Haeryfar

“…Accordingly, they upregulate lymphocyte-activation gene 3 (LAG-3), T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-3 (TIM-3), and/or programmed cell death-1 (PD-1), and acquire an anergic phenotype that interferes with their cognate function against Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli; vi) MAIT cell hyperactivation and anergy co-utilize a signaling pathway that is governed by p38 and MEK1/2. …”
Get full text

Polyhydroxyalkanoate production during electroactive biofilm formation and stabilization in wetland microbial fuel cells for petroleum hydrocarbon bioconversion by Lanmei Zhao, Mengxue Sun, Can Lyu, Long Meng, Jian Liu, Bo Wang

“…During the early phase, the dual-function bacteria, such as Pseudomonas, Bacillus, Acinetobacter and Desulfosarcina, prioritized electron transfer and bioelectricity production using available carbon sources. …”
Get full text

Linolenic acid-enriched supercritical carbon dioxide extract from seeds of Phyllanthus emblica L., a functional food with quorum quenching and anti-biofilm action, rescues Caenorha... by Acharya Balkrishna, Nem Kumar Ngpoore, Saurabh Bhatti, Yash Varshney, Manisha Kabdwal, Pardeep Nain, Rishabh Dev, Savita Lochab, Anurag Varshney

“…The study is the first comprehensive analysis, positioning PeSSO as a functional food with promising anti-microbial efficacy; and advocating the effective utilization of P. emblica seeds for their therapeutic benefits.…”
Get full text

Machine-learning models for Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis using neuroimaging data: survey, reproducibility, and generalizability evaluation by Maryam Akhavan Aghdam, Serdar Bozdag, Fahad Saeed, Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…To better understand the landscape, we surveyed the major preprocessing, data management, traditional machine-learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) techniques used for diagnosing AD using neuroimaging data such as structural magnetic resonance imaging (sMRI), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and positron emission tomography (PET). …”
Get full text

Adult age differences in the integration of values for self and other by Lena Pollerhoff, Anne Saulin, Marcel Kurtz, Julia Stietz, Xue-Rui Peng, Grit Hein, Anita Tusche, Philipp Kanske, Shu-Chen Li, Andrea M.F. Reiter

Get full text

Integrating PROSPECT-D physics and adversarial domain adaptation resnet for robust cross-ecosystem plant traits estimation by Hui Zhang, Haoxuan Su, Tie Shen, Guangyao Sun, Qi Wang

“…Plant functional traits, including chlorophyll content (CHL), equivalent water thickness (EWT), and leaf mass per area (LMA), are critical indicators for assessing ecosystem functioning, functional diversity, and their roles in the Earth system. …”
Get full text