Amine functionalized magnetic resorcinol formaldehyde as a green and reusable nanocatalyst for the Knoevenagel condensation by Paria Dehghani, Dawood Elhamifar, Shiva Kargar

“…Characterization through FT-IR, EDX, PXRD, and TGA confirmed successful surface modification while preserving the crystalline structure of Fe3O4. The VSM analysis demonstrated excellent superparamagnetic properties, and SEM and TEM images revealed spherical particles for the designed nanocatalyst. …”
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Effect of a multimodal analgesia strategy on remifentanil daily consumption in mechanically ventilated adult ICU patients: study protocol for a randomised, placebo-controlled, doub... by Thibault Mura, Jean-Yves Lefrant, Remy Widehem, Camille Nicolet, Violaine Delannoy, Laurie Barthelemi, Ian Soulairol, Claire Roger

“…However, no recommendation about drugs or protocol has been formulated. The aim of the Opioid-Free Analgesia in Intensive Care Unit study is to assess the feasibility of a standardised multimodal analgesia strategy and its benefits following the impact of remifentanil sparing in ICU patients.Methods and analysis 50 mechanically ventilated adult patients will be recruited in a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, feasibility trial. …”
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Effects of desulfurized gypsum on shrinkage behavior of alkali-activated slag (AAS) and hybrid alkali-activated cement (HAC) by Lili Xue, Zhenkun Ni, Zhengning Zhou, Zuhua Zhang, Houren Xiong, Hao Wang, Xifeng Zhuge, Hongfei Liu

“…This study reports the use of desulfurized gypsum (DSG) to mitigate the shrinkage problem of two typical alkali-activated materials (AAMs), i.e. alkali-activated slag (AAS) and hybrid alkali-activated cement (HAC). …”
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Methods of Calculating Moisture Discharge Characteristics of Insulators by Shevchenko S., Danylchenko D., Hanus R., Radohuz S., Tomashevskiy R., Makhonin M., Potryvai A.

“…The article discusses methods for calculating the moisture discharge voltage of insulators under various operating conditions (pollution, humidity, etc.) to identify patterns of environmental influence on operational characteristics, as well as to improve the reliability and safety of power grids. The main aim of the study is to compare two approaches to calculating the moisture discharge characteristics of insulators: the classical method based on the Tepler formula and an alternative approach that utilizes generalized parameters. …”
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The Fast and Accurate Method of Tuning of SISO Controllers Using Seven Performance Indexes by Stopakevych A.О., Stopakevych О.A.

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Assessing the Complexity of Potential Bicycle Interference on Vehicles on Urban Road Segments by Shihan Wang, Ying Ni, Jianqiang Li

“…Studies show that driving mixed with bicycles is also a great challenge for autonomous vehicles (AVs), and it is necessary to consider the interference of bicycles when selecting public roads for testing. …”
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Electrospun polyvinylpyrrolidone fibers with cobalt ferrite nanoparticles by Vinicio J. Cevallos, Sarah Briceño, Guillermo Solorzano, Jules Gardener, Alexis Debut, Raúl Dávalos, Werner Bramer-Escamilla, Gema González

“…Magnetic properties were measured using vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). PVP fibers showed an average diameter of 3.74μm with a resistance of 121.58 GΩ and 2.22μm and 1.20 GΩ with the incorporation of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles. …”
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The Short-Term Wind Power Forecasting by Utilizing Machine Learning and Hybrid Deep Learning Frameworks by Sunku V.S., Namboodiri V., Mukkamala R.

“…Statistical validation was also performed using the Diebold-Mariano test to establish significant differences in performance. …”
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Experimental Studies of Hydrogen Sulfide Adsorbents Based on Sludge from a TPP Water Treatment Plant by Filimonova A.A., Vlasova A.Yu., Kamalieva R.F.

“…The significance of the results obtained lies in the fact that the proposed desulfurization method is not only economically feasible, but also environmentally beneficial due to the reuse of station waste. …”
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Heme alters biofilm formation in Mycobacterium abscessus by Hadia Aftab, Jessica Samudio, Grace Wang, Lily Le, Rajesh K. Soni, Rebecca K. Donegan

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Effective adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue using natural serpentine/magnetite nanocomposites: Isotherm and kinetic study by Amtul Basit, Zahida Yaqoob, Aliya Zahid, Shaista Ali, Beenish Shoukat, Abdul Khaliq, Muhammad Tajammal Chughtai, Rahila Batul, Muhammad Atiq Ur Rehman, Syed Wilayat Husain

“…Various techniques such as Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), and Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) have been employed for the characterization. …”
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A novel approach to intraoperative diagnosis of primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease by Nethrani Sameera Wijesekara Pathirana, Hasitha Udayakumara, A S K Banagala, M R Sumanatilleke, A V T Damayanthi, S R Constantine, G W Katulanda, Z T M Thowfeek, T Sasikanth, S Pathmanathan

“…Furthermore, preoperative efforts in localisation in the form of adrenal venous sampling (AVS) failed. However, the diagnosis of PPNAD was confirmed using an intraoperative frozen section and macroscopy, and the patient underwent bilateral adrenalectomy during the same surgery. …”
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Scheme for Processing Mainline Gas at Gas Distribution Stations Using Regenerative Heat Exchangers by Baranov A.Yu., Kravchenko Yu.A., Kravchenko D.V., Baranov M.V.

“…The article presents the results of a study on optimization of the natural gas purification and dry-ing process in the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at gas distribution stations (GDS). The aim of the work is to reduce energy costs at a small-scale natural gas liquefaction plant. …”
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Structural, morphological and biological assessment of magnetic hydroxyapatite with superior hyperthermia potential for orthopedic applications by Smrithi Saroj, U. Vijayalakshmi

“…All the characteristic bands were confirmed using FT-IR which also further proved the existence of A-type carbonated apatite. …”
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LOCALITY AND STEREOTYPICAL CONCEPTS AS PREDICTORS OF VOTING ATTITUDES AMONG PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ADULT NIGERIAN EMPLOYEES by CHRISTIAN OGBOGU UGOCHUKWU, JACOB IGO, CASMIR NNAEMEKA NWANKWO, BASSY JOHN-JIREH

“…Locality as an established place one resides, and stereotype originally demoted a solid metallic printing plate containing stock image that is difficult to change once cast was measured with Gender Stereotype Scale (GSS) developed by Sekhar & Parameswari (2020), and voting attitude as the consistent manner of feeling and beliefs of how a person views the electoral process that predispose one to act in a certain way during voting was measured using Attitude to Voting Scale (AVS) developed by Obiechina (2009). Two hypotheses was formulated and tested, two hundred and six (206), (volunteered (62) and drawn (144)) participants using accidental and convenience sampling technique from eight states within four geo-political regions (East, South, West and North) of the country (Anambra, Abia, Cross River, Bayelsa, Ondo, Oyo. …”
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Enhancing Mixed Traffic Flow Safety via Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Trajectory Planning with a Reinforcement Learning Approach by Yanqiu Cheng, Chenxi Chen, Xianbiao Hu, Kuanmin Chen, Qing Tang, Yang Song

“…This study presents a reinforcement learning modeling approach, named Monte Carlo tree search-based autonomous vehicle safety algorithm, or MCTS-AVS, to optimize the safety of mixed traffic flow, on a one-lane roadway with signalized intersection control. …”
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Progress on responsive neurostimulation in treatment of drug⁃resistant epilepsy by FAN Xiu⁃liang, BAI Yu⁃tong, YANG An⁃chao, ZHANG Kai

“…It also explores the technical challenges and discusses future development directions. …”
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Repeatability and Agreement of Central Vault for Implantable Collamer Lens Obtained by the Tomey OA-2000 Biometer and Spectralis OCT by Hao Wu, Zuocheng Wang, Pengfei Wang, Yifei Meng, Zengying Wang, Yuhong Xue, Bohua Jiang, Shuaixi Pan, Zhipeng Yan

“…The mean difference between measurements for Tomey OA-2000 and ASM-OCT with 95% limits of agreement (LoAs) was −38.94 to 53.44 μm. …”
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Boiling of Subcooled Liquid in a Flat Minichannel with a Graphene Coating by Kochkin D.Yu., Arkhipov V.E., Korepanova E.M., Zaitsev D.V.

“…The most important result is that the graphene coating provides a greater number of vaporization sites compared to the original copper without graphene, but does not have a significant effect on the heat transfer coefficient and boiling curves. It was also found that the graphene coating is unsta-ble on the copper surface and is almost completely destroyed during boiling for several tens of minutes. …”
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Detecting Subtle Cyberattacks on Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles: A Machine Learning Approach by Tianyi Li, Mingfeng Shang, Shian Wang, Raphael Stern

“…With the emergence of vehicles featuring advanced driver-assistance systems like adaptive cruise control (ACC) and additional automated driving functionalities, there has arisen a heightened potential for cyberattacks targeting these automated vehicles (AVs). While overt attacks that lead to collisions are more conspicuous, subtle attacks that slightly modify driving behaviors can cause widespread impacts, including increased congestion, fuel consumption, and crash risks without being easily detected. …”
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