Elevated aminopeptidase N affects sperm motility and early embryo development. by Amena Khatun, Md Saidur Rahman, Do-Yeal Ryu, Woo-Sung Kwon, Myung-Geol Pang

“…Our results demonstrated that the supplementation of recombinant APN in sperm culture medium significantly increased APN activity, and subsequently altered motility, hyperactivated motility, rapid and medium swimming speeds, viability, and the acrosome reaction of mouse spermatozoa. …”
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Vibration Reduction Effect of Steel Spring Floating Slabs under Water Immersion Conditions by YUAN Dehao, ZHANG Hongliang, YANG Lin, ZHOU Yu, NIU Xiaoli

“…The isolator stiffness and train speed affecting the vibration reduction performance of the water-immersed floating slab under train load action is analyzed. …”
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Numerical Study on the Explosive Separation of Pyrotechnic Cutter by Shihui Xiong, Yaokun Ye, Yanhua Li, Yuquan Wen

“…As the distance increases, the difference between the initial cutting speed and the maximal speed of the cutter gradually decreases and effectively disappears for a distance of 8.5 mm. …”
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A Hybrid Security Framework for Train-to-Ground (T2G) Communication Using DOA-Optimized BPNN Detection, Bayesian Risk Scoring, and RL-Based Response by Chaoyuan Sun, Weijiao Zhang, Peng Sun, Hui Wang, Chunhui Yang

“…With the widespread adoption of wireless communication technologies in modern high-speed rail systems, the Train-to-Ground (T2G) communication system for Electric/Diesel Multiple Units (EMU/DMU) has become essential for train operation monitoring and fault diagnosis. …”
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Assessment of mass characteristics of a wheeled chassis when designing a preventive suspension system by Malinovsky M.P., Tarichko V.I., Chikina A.K.

“…To achieve a preventive nature of the action by predicting longitudinal and lateral vibrations, brake pedal travel and fuel supply sensors, as well as a steering shaft speed sensor, are used. …”
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THE AERODYNAMIC CHRACTERISTICS CALCULATION METHODOLOGY OF TWO-SHELL PARAGLIDERS by V. V. Ovchinnicov, Yu. V. Petrov

“…A two-shell paraglider is a soft wing, the form of which is supported by the high-speed pressure in the stream and it is a complex aeroelastic system. …”
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DC Bus Overcurrent Protection Scheme in Metro DC Traction Power Supply System Based on Boolean Logic Calculation by LIU Yuxing, ZHENG Chunchun, LAI Peixin, XIE Jinlian, XIE Yuehai, LIU Yajie

“…It meets the requirements for protection reliability and speed, offering a DC bus protection solution that integrates low cost, high reliability, and simple implementation. …”
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Vibration Control of Tower Structure with Multiple Cardan Gyroscopes by Haoxiang He, Xin Xie, Wentao Wang

“…The multiple cardan gyroscope has two rotational degrees of freedom, which can generate strong moments to constrain the two horizontal orthogonal deflections if the rotor operates in high speeds, so the structural dynamic responses can be decreased. …”
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Features of ignition and combustion of low-grade coal mixed with pyrolysis liquid by K. V. Slyusarskiy, A. K. Asilbekov

“…It was found that an increase in the concentration of the additive in the mixture leads to a stable decrease in the ignition delay times, while the amount of gas-phase products formed varied additively with respect to the composition of the mixture. …”
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Temporal and spatial variation of PM2.5 in Antananarivo, the capital city of Madagascar by Mbolanjara Hélène Andriamamonjy, Zo Rakotomavo, Linda Geiser, Lovanomenjanahary Marline

“…Wind speed exhibits weak negative correlation with PM2.5, consistent with its role in particle dispersion. …”
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Photoalignment and photopatterning: New liquid crystal technology for displays and photonics by V. G. Chigrinov

“…In particular, we consider switches, controllers and polarization rotators, optical attenuators, switchable diffraction gratings, polarization image analyzers, liquid crystal lenses, and ferroelectric liquid crystal displays with increased operation speed. Conclusions. The liquid crystal photoalignment and photopatterning technology is a promising tool for new display and photonics applications. …”
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Reinventing the Trochoidal Toolpath Pattern by Adaptive Rounding Radius Loop Adjustments for Precision and Performance in End Milling Operations by Santhakumar Jayakumar, Sathish Kannan, Poongavanam Ganeshkumar, U. Mohammed Iqbal

“…The back surface of the chip structure appears rough and jagged due to the shearing action.…”
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Exploring the relationship between climate change, air pollutants and human health: Impacts, adaptation, and mitigation strategies by Gibson Owhoro Ofremu, Babatunde Yusuf Raimi, Samuel Omokhafe Yusuf, Beatrice Akorfa Dziwornu, Somtochukwu Godfrey Nnabuife, Adaeze Mary Eze, Chisom Assumpta Nnajiofor

“…To lessen the speed and severity of climate change, mitigation focuses on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Trends and Variability of PM2.5 at Different Time Scales over Delhi: Long-term Analysis 2007–2021 by Chetna, Surendra K. Dhaka, Gagandeep Longiany, Vivek Panwar, Vinay Kumar, Shristy Malik, A. S. Rao, Narendra Singh, A. P. Dimri, Yutaka Matsumi, Tomoki Nakayama, Sachiko Hayashida

“…The long-term PM2.5 concentration showed an overall small but statistically significant decreasing trend with an average decrease of −1.35 (95% CI: −2.3, −0.47) µg m−3 year−1. …”
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Feedrate Fluctuation Minimization for NURBS Tool Path Interpolation Based on Arc Length Compensation and Iteration by Xing Liu, Pengxin Yu, Haiduo Chen, Bihui Peng, Zhao Wang, Fusheng Liang

“…In the interpolation cycle, the position of the next interpolation point is required to be calculated in real-time to guide the action of the machining process. Due to the existence of the positioning error of the interpolation point, it is extremely difficult to eliminate the feedrate fluctuation, which may lead to dramatic decreases in machining quality and the driving capabilities’ saturation of each axis. …”
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Cluster of factors associated with physical frailty in community-dwelling elderly people by Saulo Vasconcelos Rocha, Manuela Alves dos Santos, Iasmim de Santana Meira Santos, Clarice Alves dos Santos, Mariana Alves dos Santos, Maria Luiza Oliveira Silva, Guilherme Eustáquio Furtado, Hector Luiz Rodrigues Munaro

“…As for sociodemographic variables, those who were older and had lower levels of education were more likely to have three or more risk factors. The development of actions that encourage a healthier lifestyle to favor the prevention and treatment of physical frailty, as well as to increase health literacy and knowledge, may reduce the problems related to this condition in older adults, mainly thinking about the next generations. …”
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Research on temporary shipping network model and optimization strategy under partial shipping network disruption by Zhiyi Ye, Xiang Yuan

“…Specifically, transportation costs decrease by 12.3 %, carbon emissions drop by 8.7 %, and congestion-induced penalties are minimized by 19.1 % through dynamic capacity allocation and multipath redundancy. …”
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Methodology for Managing Financial Resources in Credit Institutions by A. G. Mikheev

“…The current state of credit and banking sector is characterized by high competition between credit institutions, taking place in context of increasing business volatility. To maintain competitive advantages, credit institutions have constantly to new conditions - to create new services and products, to continuously enhance efficiency, to introduce innovations. …”
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Intellectual Rooms based on AmI and IoT technologies by Radhakrishnan Delhibabu, Pham Tuan Anh, Nataly Zhukova, Alexey Subbotin

“…The system's effectiveness was evaluated using simulated test data representing various patient scenarios and abnormal actions, comparing four conditions with incrementally added data sources (public camera, smartphone, sensors, and environmental objects).ResultsThe system demonstrated a significant increase in the speed of providing assistance, with an average improvement of over 25%. …”
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Corruption risks in COVID-19 vaccine deployment: lessons learned for future pandemic preparedness by Gul Saeed, Jillian Clare Kohler

“…Abstract Background During the COVID-19 pandemic corruption risks were amplified in health systems globally, increasing health inequities within and between countries. …”
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