Performance Assessment of a Piezoelectric Vibration Energy Harvester for Hybrid Excitation with Varying Cross Sections by Bartłomiej Ambrożkiewicz, Zbigniew Czyż, Vikram Pakrashi, Jakub Anczarski, Paweł Stączek, Andrzej Koszewnik, Mirosław Wendeker, Grzegorz Litak

“…A combination of vibrational excitation from a shaker and airflow is considered the source from which energy is harvested. Varied excitation frequencies and airflow velocities across five different masses were considered, each defining the natural frequency of the system. …”
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Simulation Analysis of Water Resource Scheduling in Nansu River Based on Coupled Water Quality-Quantity Model by HOU Xiang-dong, ZHAO Xiang-ling

“…Conducting research on water quality and quantity in rivers that flow through urban areas and serve functions such as water supply and irrigation, and implementing rational scheduling, is of significance for ensuring a healthy aquatic ecosystem and enhancing the well-being of local residents. …”
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Identifying Disinformation on the Extended Impacts of COVID-19: Methodological Investigation Using a Fuzzy Ranking Ensemble of Natural Language Processing Models by Jian-An Chen, Wu-Chun Chung, Che-Lun Hung, Chun-Ying Wu

“…To enhance performance, we implemented an ensemble learning strategy that incorporated a reparameterized Gompertz function, which assigned fuzzy ranks based on each model’s prediction confidence for each test case. …”
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The State of the Art Electricity Load and Price Forecasting for the Modern Wholesale Electricity Market by Vasileios Laitsos, Georgios Vontzos, Paschalis Paraschoudis, Eleftherios Tsampasis, Dimitrios Bargiotas, Lefteri H. Tsoukalas

“…The high penetration of renewable energy sources and the formation of competitive prices for utilities play a critical role in the wider economic development. …”
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Characterizing cell-type spatial relationships across length scales in spatially resolved omics data by Rafael dos Santos Peixoto, Brendan F. Miller, Maigan A. Brusko, Gohta Aihara, Lyla Atta, Manjari Anant, Mark A. Atkinson, Todd M. Brusko, Clive H. Wasserfall, Jean Fan

“…Application of such technologies offers the opportunity to delineate cell-type spatial relationships, particularly across different length scales, and enhance our understanding of tissue organization and function. To quantify such multi-scale cell-type spatial relationships, we present CRAWDAD, Cell-type Relationship Analysis Workflow Done Across Distances, as an open-source R package. …”
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AnVILWorkflow: A runnable workflow package for Cloud-implemented bioinformatics analysis pipelines [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Sean Davis, Marcel Ramos, Michael C. Schatz, Kai Gravel-Pucillo, Levi Waldron, Sehyun Oh, Martin Morgan, Vincent Carey

“…AnVILWorkflow simplifies the setup of the cloud computing environment, input data formatting, workflow submission, and retrieval of results through intuitive functions. We demonstrate the utility of AnVILWorkflow for three use cases: bulk RNA-seq analysis with Salmon, metagenomics analysis with bioBakery, and digital pathology image processing with PathML. …”
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A Robust InSAR-DEM Block Adjustment Method Based on Affine and Polynomial Models for Geometric Distortion by Zhonghua Hong, Ziyuan He, Haiyan Pan, Zhihao Tang, Ruyan Zhou, Yun Zhang, Yanling Han, Jiang Tao

“…To mitigate this problem, this study employs affine models and polynomial function models to refine the relative planar precision and elevation accuracy of the DEM. …”
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Diagnosis and management of a giant retroperitoneal hematoma compressing the femoral nerve, following an ultrasound-guided lumbar sympathetic block: a case report by Yan Bai, Xinqiao Zhou, Lingqing Zeng, Xiaokai Zhou, Zhuqing Rao, Cunming Liu, Yinbing Pan, Xiaodi Sun

“…Once imaging supports the diagnosis, immediate digital subtraction angiography (DSA) could be utilized to identify the bleeding source and conduct embolization.…”
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Presenting a model of political behavior based on the theory of shadow management in the public sector with a hybrid method by Ghorbanali Khazaei Pool, davood kiakojouri, Mohammad Javad Tghipourian

“…The statistical population of the study includes scientific articles, academic theses, and books; 167 sources were examined, and ultimately 51 sources identified through a purposeful method of metasynthesis, components related to power, politics, and political behavior based on shadow management, were finally approved for analysis. …”
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Versatile graceful degradation framework for bio-inspired proprioception with redundant soft sensors by Taku Sugiyama, Kyo Kutsuzawa, Dai Owaki, Elijah Almanzor, Fumiya Iida, Mitsuhiro Hayashibe

“…Nevertheless, soft sensors are fragile and are susceptible to various damage sources in such environments. Some researchers have utilized redundant configuration, where healthy sensors compensate instantaneously for lost ones to maintain proprioception accuracy. …”
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A Joint Optimization Model for Energy and Reserve Capacity Scheduling With the Integration of Variable Energy Resources by M. Wajahat Hassan, Thamer Alquthami, Ahmad H. Milyani, Ashfaq Ahmad, Muhammad Babar Rasheed

“…Although, the dispatch of alternate energy along with conventional resources has become increasingly important in the new utility environment. However, recent studies based on the uncertainty and worst-case scenario-oriented robust optimization methodology reveal the perplexities associated with renewable energy sources (RES). …”
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A Scale-Aware and Discriminative Feature Learning Network for Fine-Grained Rigid Object Recognition by Yangte Gao, Chenwei Deng, Liang Chen, Zicong Zhu

“…The code and dataset will be open source in the future.…”
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A Lightweight Transformer Model for Defect Detection in Electroluminescence Images of Photovoltaic Cells by Yang Yang, Jing Zhang, Xin Shu, Lei Pan, Ming Zhang

“…To ensure solar panels function well, efficient and accurate defect detection of PV modules is essential. …”
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Design and Implementation of a Low-Cost Controlled-Environment Growth Chamber for Vegetative Propagation of Mother Plants by Jacqueline Guerrero-Sánchez, Carlos Alberto Olvera-Olvera, Luis Octavio Solis-Sánchez, Ma. Del Rosario Martínez-Blanco, Manuel de Jesús López-Martínez, Celina Lizeth Castañeda-Miranda, Genaro Martin Soto-Zarazúa, Germán Díaz-Flórez

“…The design features a removable tray that serves as a support for the mother plant, an observation window covered by a movable dark acrylic that prevents the passage of external light, and a vertical structure that facilitates optimal space utilization and ergonomic access. Functionality was conducted using a <i>Stevia rebaudiana</i> Bertoni mother plant maintained for 30 days under monitored conditions. …”
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Exploring the Therapeutic Potential, Ethnomedicinal Values, and Phytochemistry of <i>Helianthus tuberosus</i> L.: A Review by Ruvimbo Faith Tapera, Xavier Siwe-Noundou, Leshweni Jeremia Shai, Shoeshoe Mokhele

“…The Jerusalem artichoke has been utilized for various applications, including its use as a functional food source, a reservoir of bioactive compounds, and a raw material to produce biofuels. …”
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The Modified Sparrow Search Algorithm with Brown Motion and Levy Flight Strategy for the Class Integration Test Order Generation Problem by Chongyang Jiao, Qinglei Zhou, Wenning Zhang, Chunyan Zhang

“…Using the overall stubbing complexity as a fitness function to evaluate different class test sequences, experiments are conducted on open-source Java systems, and the experimental results demonstrate that the MSSA generates test orders with lower stubbing cost in a shorter time than other novel intelligent algorithms. …”
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Detection and classification of hypertensive retinopathy based on retinal image analysis using a deep learning approach by Bambang Krismono Triwijoyo, Ahmat Adil, Muhammad Zulfikri

“…Methods: This research utilizes secondary data, specifically a retinal image dataset from the open-source Messidor database. …”
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A Fusion Method Based on Physical Modes and Satellite Remote Sensing for 3D Ocean State Reconstruction by Yingxiang Hong, Xuan Wang, Bin Wang, Wei Li, Guijun Han

“…This study developed an operational-oriented lightweight framework for three-dimensional ocean state reconstruction by integrating multi-source observations through a computationally efficient multivariate empirical orthogonal function (MEOF) method. …”
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A Case Report of Obstructive Shock from an Esophageal Bolus Leading to Left Atrial Compression by Sharmin Kalam, Sergio Marquez, Emmelyn J. Samones, Tammy Phan, Vi Am Dinh

“…Follow-up ultrasound showed improvement of compression and cardiac function. Conclusion: In evaluation of acute shock, multiple etiologies must be considered. …”
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HippoUnit: A software tool for the automated testing and systematic comparison of detailed models of hippocampal neurons based on electrophysiological data. by Sára Sáray, Christian A Rössert, Shailesh Appukuttan, Rosanna Migliore, Paola Vitale, Carmen A Lupascu, Luca L Bologna, Werner Van Geit, Armando Romani, Andrew P Davison, Eilif Muller, Tamás F Freund, Szabolcs Káli

“…Anatomically and biophysically detailed data-driven neuronal models have become widely used tools for understanding and predicting the behavior and function of neurons. Due to the increasing availability of experimental data from anatomical and electrophysiological measurements as well as the growing number of computational and software tools that enable accurate neuronal modeling, there are now a large number of different models of many cell types available in the literature. …”
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