Feasibility of Proton Range Estimation with Prompt Gamma Imaging in Proton Therapy of Lung Cancer: Monte Carlo Study by Elham Rohollahpour, Hadi Taleshi Ahangari

“…Subjects and Methods: The proton pencil beam source was defined as a function of the tumor size to encompass the tumor volume. …”
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Research and Application of A Comprehensive Monitoring Platform for Coal Conveyor Gallery Based on Multi-Dimensional Information Fusion by CUI Xiaohui, MA Xiaodong, LIU Mingsheng, CHEN Xiaodong, ZHANG Hanqing

“…It encompasses functions such as accessing multi-source heterogeneous data, load balancing, intelligent analysis, and decision fusion based on multiple data models. …”
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Knowledge Graph Representation Learning Model Based on Capsule Network and Information Fusion by Chu Zhao, Gilja So, Rui Chen

“…Although knowledge representation learning based on knowledge graph can obtain entity structure and relational embedding, it lacks semantic information utilization of entity description text. In addition, with the increase of the scale of the knowledge graph, the categories and quantities of entities and relationships, as well as the content and sources of entity descriptions, the correspondence between the textual descriptions of entities and the triplet structure information becomes more difficult to obtain. …”
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Fiscal Sustainability in Iran A Markov-Switching Fiscal Regime Change and Time-Varying Parameter Models Approach by Hossein Aghilifar, Khosrow Piraei, Hashem Zare, Mehrzad Ebrahimi

“…The objective of this research is to assess Iran's government fiscal sustainability and its influential factors by employing annual data of Iran's economy from 1971 to 2022 and by utilizing constant parameter fiscal reaction functions including linear and non-linear models, time-varying parameter fiscal reaction function, Markov-switching fiscal regime change model and fiscal reaction function including control variables. …”
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Probiotic Fermentation of Defatted Cottonseed Meal for Sustainable Foods and Non-Food Applications by Zhanqiang Yan, Tian Li, Gen Zou, Xiaoling Zhang, Lingbo Qu, Yongjun Wei

“…Strategies for enhancing the utilization of DCSM as a protein source are systematically evaluated, including physical, chemical, and biological methods used to eliminate or reduce antinutritional components. …”
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Haplotype Analysis of the GL7/GW7/SLG7 Gene and Its Application in Improving the Grain Quality of Three-Line Hybrid Rice by Duo Xia, Peizhou Xu, Shuqin Zheng, Le Xue, Yuejiao Yin, Zhuchen Yao, Sikai Ding, Yusen Lai, Yipei Wang, Xiaoding Ma, Xianjun Wu, Hao Zhou

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Assessment of the Spatiotemporal Evolution Characteristics and Driving Factors of Ecological Vulnerability in the Hubei Section of the Yangtze River Economic Belt by Shuai Wu, Guanzhong Zeng, Jie Sun, Xiaohuang Liu, Xuanhui Li, Qinghua Zeng, Shijie Gu

“…From 2010 to 2023, the water source conservation function zone demonstrated a significant decline in <i>EVI</i>, while the remaining zones showed a gradual upward trend in <i>EVI</i>. …”
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A bibliometric study on Sordariales fungi covering genetic diversity, ecological interactions and biotechnological applications by N.F. Wulandari, A.R. Syam, L. Alhamd, B. Gunadi, Yosmaniar , E. Widjaja, B.N. Utomo, S. Wahyuwardani, R. Widiastuti, T. Kadarini, D. Safar

“…Fermentation and enzymes showcase their metabolic diversity and biotechnological potential. Plant-root related function reveals significant linkages between Sordariales and plant-root functions. …”
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WearMoCap: multimodal pose tracking for ubiquitous robot control using a smartwatch by Fabian C. Weigend, Neelesh Kumar, Oya Aran, Heni Ben Amor

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Discovery of insect Blaps rhynchopetera Fairmaire extracts with anti-tyrosinase activity and anti-melanin deposition by Lamei Zhang, Kaixun Cao, Xizhe Yang, Shengwen Zhou, Shengwen Zhou, James Mwangi, James Mwangi, Chengye Wang, Yifan Chen, Yifan Chen, Chengchen Zhang, Ziyi Wang, Min Zhao, Lei Shi, Qiumin Lu

“…BackgroundBlaps rhynchopetera Fairmaire is a medicinal insect that has been used for a long time by minority ethnic groups in Yunnan, China, due to its immunomodulatory function. However, its potential applications in cosmetics have not been reported.MethodsIn vitro experiments were used to verify whether the extracts of B. rhynchopetera Fairmaire (EBR) have the effect of inhibiting TYR activity and eliminating melanin deposition. …”
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Research progress on in-situ catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of lignin by ZHAO Yuying, ZHAN Jiahui, HU Rui, LUO Gang, ZHANG Shicheng*

“…In-situ catalytic HDO of lignin can be an alternative strategy. It utilizes solvents or lignin′s functional groups as hydrogen sources. …”
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Study on the peak shaving operation of cascade hydropower stations based on the plant-wide optimal curve by Fengshuo Liu, Kui Huang, Xuanyu Shi, Longqing Zhao, Yangxin Yu, Xueshan Ai, Xiang Fu

“…This study proposes a novel method to enhance RES and hydropower utilization through: 1) Establishing a plant-wide optimal output-water level-outflow relationship curve based on the output-head-flow relationship and the flow-head loss and outflow-tailwater level relationship curves for each unit; 2) Developing a short-term peak shaving model for cascaded hydropower stations that incorporates wind and PV power which defines minimum coefficient of variation of residual load as objective functions, and improving discrete differential dynamic programming successive approximation (DDDPSA) method to solve it; 3) Analyzing the peak shaving capacity of the cascade hydropower station by varying water consumption for power generation. …”
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Sustainable power solutions for next-generation medical devices by Ye Liang, Chi Zhang, Rubing Lin, Junqing Lin, Jishizhan Chen

“…Each technique is evaluated for its potential to provide a sustainable power source for IMDs and wearables, highlighting distinctive advantages such as dual functionality, enhanced penetration capabilities, access to inexhaustible energy reservoirs from bodily movements, and the biochemical conversion of glucose into electrical energy. …”
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Teredinibacter turnerae secretome highlights key enzymes for plant cell wall degradation by Lyle Ijssel P. De Guzman, Renato C. Carpina, Joan Catherine A. Chua, Eizadora T. Yu

“…Our results show that T. turnerae E7MBN exhibits minimal enzyme secretion across various carbon sources, where secretomes mostly display similar functional profiles. …”
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Feasibility and case studies on converting small hydropower stations to pumped storage by Yangqing Dan, Qingyue Chen, Daren Li, Wenhuan Bai, Weiming Zhou, Anyu Yang, Jia Yang

“…Abstract Hydropower, as a controllable energy source, plays a crucial role in supporting essential functions such as peak shaving, frequency regulation, and load reserve within modern power systems, thereby enhancing the overall economic efficiency and safety of these systems. …”
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Hybrid Deep Neural Network Optimization with Particle Swarm and Grey Wolf Algorithms for Sunburst Attack Detection by Mohammad Almseidin, Amjad Gawanmeh, Maen Alzubi, Jamil Al-Sawwa, Ashraf S. Mashaleh, Mouhammd Alkasassbeh

“…The strength of DNNs is derived from their ability to model complex functions and to improve detection engines through deeper architecture. …”
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Impacts of land use on soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in the Eastern Qilian Mountains. by Shizhen Xu, Chunli Wang, Junju Zhou, Haihua Shan, Bingxing Li, Wei Shi, Dongxia Zhang, Guofeng Zhu, Xuemei Yang, Wei Wei, Haiyan Ma

“…The dynamics and balance of soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus significantly affect soil microbial activity and plants' nutrient absorption and utilization. Understanding how different land-use types and climate fluctuations influence soil carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus forms the basis for regional land-use optimization, scientific management, and enhancement of ecosystem service functions.This paper continuously collected soil samples from forestland, grassland, and cropland in the Binggou River Basin on the northern slope of the eastern section of the Qilian Mountains during 2018-2019. …”
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Irrigation Water Salinity Affects Solute Transport and Its Potential Factors Influencing Salt Distribution in Unsaturated Homogenous Red Soil by Zhuoqi Zhang, Wangxing Yao, Yukun Huang, Xi Jiang, Zhentao Gao, Shaomin Chen, Shuai Tan

“…As a promising alternative water source to alleviate irrigation water scarcity in red soil regions in southern China, low-quality water could enhance regional water resource utilization and promote sustainable agriculture. …”
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Polyphosphate-enriched algae fertilizer as a slow-release phosphorus resource can improve plant growth and soil health by Jiahong Yu, Bingbing Luo, Yujie Yang, Suna Ren, Lei Xu, Long Wang, Xianqing Jia, Yiyong Zhu, Keke Yi

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Enhancing grid frequency regulation in low inertia modern multi‐area power systems using cascaded non‐integer control approaches with BESS‐based virtual inertia by Tushar Kanti Roy, Amanullah Maung Than Oo

“…Abstract In modern power systems, the integration of inverter‐based renewable energy sources has significantly reduced system inertia, leading to heightened frequency fluctuations and potential instability within multi‐area interconnected microgrids. …”
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