Development and validation of microwave-assisted extraction for phenolic compound profiling in diverse oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) sourced from various geographical regions by M Umar Harun, Miguel Palma, Widiastuti Setyaningsih

“…This study aimed to develop and validate a microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) method for profiling phenolic compounds in a diverse selection of oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus spp.) sourced from multiple geographical regions. Using the Box-Behnken design and response surface methodology, three primary factors—solvent composition (0–30 % methanol in water), solvent-to-sample ratio (10:1–20:1 mL g−1), and temperature (40–70 °C)—were optimized. …”
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Numerical Study of Integrating Thermal Insulation Local Bio-Sourced Materials into Walls and Roofs for Thermal Comfort Improvement in Buildings in a Tropical Climate by Kokou Dowou, Yawovi Nougbléga, Kokou Aménuvéla Toka, Komi Apélété Amou

“…Thermal insulation is a reliable strategy for achieving optimal thermal comfort in built environments and is among the most effective energy-saving measures. …”
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An All-Fiber Supercontinuum Source With 30.6-W High-Power and Ultrawide Spectrum Ranging From 385 nm to Beyond 2400 nm by Xin Zou, Jifang Qiu, Xiaodong Wang, Zi Ye, Chang Sun, Tingwu Ge, Jian Wu

“…An all-fiber high power, blue-enhanced supercontinuum generation in a piece of uniform photonic crystal fiber pumped by a picosecond Yb-doped master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) is experimentally demonstrated. The MOPA source is seeded by an actively dissipative soliton mode-locked Yb-doped fiber laser with a fundamental repetition rate of approximately 15.33 MHz and a large chirp. …”
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Low Temperature Growth of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Pt Catalysts under Low Ethanol Pressure by Alcohol Gas Source Method by Hiroki Kondo, Naoya Fukuoka, Takahiro Maruyama

“…Growth of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) was carried out on SiO2/Si substrates with Pt catalysts at 400, 450, and 700°C under various ethanol pressures using an alcohol gas source method in a high vacuum, and the grown SWNTs were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Raman spectroscopy. …”
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Improvement of fuel economy and efficiency in a modified parallel hybrid electric vehicle architecture with wind turbine device: Effect of the external energy source by Maxim Idriss Meli Tametang, Pavell Leandry Lekeufack Tameze, Guy Bertrand Tchaya, David Yemele

“…Application of Pontryagin’s Minimum Principle yields the optimal control law, revealing that this supplementary energy source extends engine operation in pure electric driving mode, thereby reducing fuel consumption. …”
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Fast Physical Random Bit Generation Based on a Broadband Chaotic Entropy Source Originated From a Filtered Feedback WRC-FPLD by Xi Tang, Guang-Qiong Xia, Can Ran, Tao Deng, Xiao-Dong Lin, Li Fan, Zi-Ye Gao, Gong-Ru Lin, Zheng-Mao Wu

“…Taking the broadband chaotic output from a weak-resonant-cavity Fabry–Perot laser diode (WRC-FPLD) under filtered feedback as a chaotic entropy source, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a scheme for generating fast physical random bits (PRBs) at a rate up to 240 Gbits/s. …”
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An innovative approach to monitoring non-point source pollution at a field scale: online monitoring system for continuous cropping with a serial pipeline by Peipei FENG, Gaofei YIN, Qingyi ZHU, Tongyang LI, Bin XI, Xiaoyuan XU, Huiqing JIAO, Hongda WEN, Lingling HUA, Wenchao LI

“…Non-point source (NPS) pollution has been the major cause of water quality degradation. …”
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Sustainable Protein Sources: Functional Analysis of <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> Hydrolysates and Attitudes of Consumers in Poland and Spain Toward Insect-Based Foods by Marcelina Maciejewska, Anna Dąbrowska, Marina Cano-Lamadrid

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Mapping global yields of four major crops at 5-minute resolution from 1982 to 2015 using multi-source data and machine learning by Juan Cao, Zhao Zhang, Xiangzhong Luo, Yuchuan Luo, Jialu Xu, Jun Xie, Jichong Han, Fulu Tao

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Fermented Deproteinized Alfalfa Juice Modified with Fly Ash Filtrate as an Alternative Nutrient Source for Winter Wheat (<i>Triticum aestivum</i> L.) by Péter Makleit, Andrea Kovács Balláné, Nóra Bákonyi, Éva Domokos-Szabolcsy, Gábor Miklós Fári, Szilvia Veres

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The Mechanism of Street Spatial Form on Thermal Comfort from Urban Morphology and Human-Centered Perspectives: A Study Based on Multi-Source Data by Fei Guo, Mingxuan Luo, Chenxi Zhang, Jun Cai, Xiang Zhang, Hongchi Zhang, Jing Dong

“…This study, utilizing multi-source data and focusing on urban central districts, establishes a refined index system for street spatial form and a thermal comfort prediction model based on extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) and Shapley additive explanations (SHAP). …”
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Decentralized active fault tolerant control of direct current microgrids under actuator and source disturbances using proportional integral unknown input observer by Mohammed Said Ouahabi, Said Barkat, Abdelhafid Benyounes, Toufik Rekioua, Syphax Ihammouchen, Habib Benbouhenni, Z. M. S. Elbarbary, Mohammed M. Alammar

“…Abstract This paper introduces a decentralized active fault tolerant control technique for actuator faults in a DC microgrid with load variations and source perturbations without requiring communication between distributed generators or load current measurement. …”
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Quantifying the Thermal and Energy Impacts of Urban Morphology Using Multi-Source Data: A Multi-Scale Study in Coastal High-Density Contexts by Chenhang Bian, Chi Chung Lee, Xi Chen, Chun Yin Li, Panpan Hu

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Melt Density Monitoring of Extruder Extrusion Process Based on Multi-source Data Fusion and Convolutional Long Short-term Memory Neural Network by Binbin ZHANG, Zhuyun CHEN, Fei ZHANG, Gang JIN

“…Using an independently developed multi-source sensory data acquisition device, three distinct sensor modalities, near-infrared, Raman, and ultrasound, are strategically positioned at the die head of the extruder to provide real-time data streams. …”
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Downscaling and Gap-Filling GRACE-Based Terrestrial Water Storage Anomalies in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau Using Deep Learning and Multi-Source Data by Jun Chen, Linsong Wang, Chao Chen, Zhenran Peng

“…In this study, we present a novel downscaling framework integrating temporal gap compensation and spatial refinement to a 0.25° resolution through Gated Recurrent Unit (GRU) neural networks, an architecture optimized for univariate time series modeling. Through the assimilation of multi-source hydrological parameters (glacier mass flux, cryosphere–precipitation interactions, and land surface processes), the GRU-based result resolves nonlinear storage dynamics while bridging inter-mission observational gaps. …”
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Investigating the Impact of Sensor Layout on Radiation Hardness in 25 µm Pitch Hybrid Pixel Detectors for 4th Generation Synchrotron Light Sources by Julian Heymes, Filippo Baruffaldi, Anna Bergamaschi, Martin Brückner, Maria Carulla, Roberto Dinapoli, Simon Ebner, Khalil Ferjaoui, Erik Fröjdh, Viveka Gautam, Dominic Greiffenberg, Shqipe Hasanaj, Viktoria Hinger, Thomas King, Pawel Kozłowski, Shuqi Li, Carlos Lopez-Cuenca, Alice Mazzoleni, Davide Mezza, Konstantinos Moustakas, Aldo Mozzanica, Martin Müller, Jonathan Mulvey, Jan Navrátil, Kirsty A. Paton, Christian Ruder, Bernd Schmitt, Patrick Sieberer, Dhanya Thattil, Xiangyu Xie, Jiaguo Zhang

“…With the evolution of synchrotron light sources to fourth generation (diffraction-limited storage rings), the brilliance is increased by several orders of magnitude compared to third generation facilities. …”
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Enhancing water use efficiency: Insights from hydrological variability encounter of multiple water sources and implications for terminal Lake management in arid regions by Kun Liu, Yunfei Chen, Bin Wu, Hailiang Xu, Abdul Waheed, Fan Gao, Bing He, Long Zhou, Jie Wu, Qin Zhang, Jinhao Ju

“…This study underscores the critical role of strengthening multi-source water coordination and deepening understanding the dynamics of wet-dry runoff transitions to enhance water security and optimize resource management in arid regions.…”
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A new approach for monitoring spatial and temporal changes in forest types in subtropical regions with sample migration and multi-source remote sensing data by Pengfei Zheng, Dongyang Han, Jiang Liu, Bin Xu, Panfei Fang, Shaodong Huang, Wendou Liu, Shaozhi Chen

“…Subsequently, a high-dimensional feature set was developed using multi-source data, employing classifiers like random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) to classify forests/non-forests and five forest types, with subsequent accuracy assessment. …”
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Bio-Prospecting Xylose-Utilizing, Exopolysaccharide (EPS)-Producing Bacteria and EPS Quantification through Submerged Fermentation using Xylose as the Major Carbon Source by Antia, U., Stephen, N., Umoh, V., Bassey, M., Udo, I., Adeleke, A. J.

“…Bacterial isolates capable of utilizing xylose for EPS production were obtained from various sources, showing potential for further optimization…”
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Multifactorial analysis of radiochemical purity in high-activity 177Lu-labeled theranostics: impact of precursor source, 177Lu form, and production parameters by William Hunt, Mathew Long, Usama Kamil, Sunil Kellapatha, Wayne Noonan, Peter D. Roselt, Nathan Papa, Brittany Emmerson, Michael S. Hofman, Mohammad B. Haskali

“…This study evaluates the impact of precursor sources, 177Lu forms (carrier-added (C.A) vs. non- carrier-added (N.C.A)), and radiochemical concentration on product quality. …”
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