The Evaluation of Spatial Allocation and Sustainable Optimization Strategies for Sports Venues in Urban Planning Based on Multi-Source Data: A Case Study of Xi’an by Dongxu Xiong, Chenxi Shao, Rui Zhang

“…These strategies aim to optimize the distribution of public sports venues in Xi’an to improve fairness and operational efficiency in service delivery while promoting sustainable urban development.…”
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Does education sculpt healthcare choices? Exploring factors influencing healthcare utilization among female youths in eight low and lower-middle-income countries. by Md Nahid Hassan Nishan, Khadiza Akter, Afroza Sharmin, Tazmin Akter Tithi, M Z E M Naser Uddin Ahmed

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Emphasizing the global commitment to universal health coverage, this research addresses geographical variations and challenges faced by young females across low and lower-middle-income countries. …”
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Design of a Beamforming Tri-Band Rectifier for RF Energy Harvesting by Saeed Abdollahi, Ahmad Bakhtafrouz, Mohsen Maddahali

“…This rectifier consists of a novel tri-band Butler matrix with asymmetric hybrid couplers as the beamforming network to maintain high gain harvesting while ensuring proper spatial coverage. Additionally, a tri-band rectifying circuit utilizing a new single branch impedance matching network has been designed to convert RF power to DC at three frequency bands. …”
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Adherence to Repeat Screening Completion for Colorectal Cancer Using the Multi-Target Stool DNA Test: Real-World Analysis of Patients from Federally Qualified Health Centers by Mallik Greene, Timo Pew, Jorge Zapatier, Juliana Vanessa Rincón López, Paul Limburg, Martha Duarte

“…Patients with 2 or more prior successful tests had a numerically shorter mean time to test return compared to those with only 1 prior successful test. Conclusions: While repeat screening adherence was generally high across patient demographic categories, there were significant differences by type of insurance coverage and number of prior successful mt-sDNA screenings.…”
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Advancements in Virtual Bioequivalence: A Systematic Review of Computational Methods and Regulatory Perspectives in the Pharmaceutical Industry by Nasser Alotaiq, Doni Dermawan

“…Results: Our findings indicate that PBPK modeling significantly enhances the prediction of pharmacokinetic profiles, optimizing dosing regimens, while minimizing the need for extensive clinical trials. …”
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Harnessing the Unique Nature of Evanescent Waves: Optimizing FOEW LSPR Sensors with Absorption-Focused Nanoparticle Design by Omar Awad, AbdulRahman Ghannoum, Patricia Nieva

“…An analytical adsorption kinetics model based on diffusion transport further predicted that smaller nanoparticles yield higher surface coverage, a result validated through atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging. …”
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Proof-of-Concept of a Monopulse Antenna Architecture Enabling Radar Sensors in Unmanned Aircraft Collision Avoidance Systems for UAS in U-Space Airspaces by Javier Ruiz Alapont, Miguel Ferrando-Bataller, Juan V. Balbastre

“…In this ConOps, the Remain Well Clear (RWC) and CA functions are treated separately: RWC is the responsibility of ground-based U-space services, while CA is implemented as an airborne safety net using onboard equipment. …”
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Silk Fibroin/DegraPol: A Biohybrid Polymer for Biodegradable Electrospun Cardiovascular Substitutes by Benjamin W. Thimm, Maximilian Grab, Nikolaus Thierfelder, Robin Smith, Peter Zilla, Jaco Theron, Deon Bezuidenhout

“…In vitro, cocultured human endothelial and fibroblast cells achieved confluent coverage, pore infiltration, and expression of vWF and CD31, indicating a hospitable microenvironment for endothelialization and remodeling. …”
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Evaluating Synergies between Electric Vehicles and Photovoltaics: A Comparative Study of Urban Environments by Renos Rotas, Petros Iliadis, Nikos Nikolopoulos, Ananias Tomboulides

“…Cases 2 and 3 result in a 44% and 59% reduction in annual energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and charging costs in Berlin, while in Los Angeles, the reductions are 67% and 98%. …”
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Nomophobia and University Business Students’ Burnout in Online Learning: Mediating effect of Fear of Missing Out by Gangaram Biswakarma, Basu Dev Lamichhane, Deepika Neupane, Keshav Subedi

“…The study found a significant relationship between Nomophobia, FoMO, and SBO, where Nomophobia affects FoMO and SBO, while FoMO notably impacts SBO's academic efficacy. …”
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Challenges Faced by Community Health Officers and Beneficiary Satisfaction Related to Telemedicine Services at Health and Wellness Centers: A Mixed-method Study from a Block of Wes... by Sinjita Dutta, Sreetama Chakrabarti, Mausumi Basu, Sukanta Manna

“…Quantitative data were collected using predesigned, pretested, prestructured schedules by face-to-face interview, while one focus-group discussion was conducted among CHOs for qualitative data. …”
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Outage-Constrained Beamforming for Two-Tier Massive MIMO Downlink with Pilot Reuse by Guozhen Xu, An Liu, Wei Jiang, Haige Xiang, Wu Luo

“…Based on the mixed CSI, we formulate a downlink transmit beamforming problem of minimizing the total power consumption while satisfying the quality of service (QoS) requirements with outage constraints. …”
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Vibrator Rack Pose Estimation for Monitoring the Vibration Quality of Concrete Using Improved YOLOv8-Pose and Vanishing Points by Bingyu Ren, Xiaofeng Zheng, Tao Guan, Jiajun Wang

“…Monitoring the actual vibration coverage is critical for preventing over- or under-vibration and ensuring concrete’s strength. …”
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Production of Bioadsorbents via Low-Temperature Pyrolysis of Exhausted Olive Pomace for the Removal of Methylene Blue from Aqueous Media by Safae Chafi, Manuel Cuevas-Aranda, Mª Lourdes Martínez-Cartas, Sebastián Sánchez

“…Kinetic studies showed that MB adsorption followed a pseudo-second-order model, while equilibrium data at 30 °C were best described by the Langmuir isotherm (<i>R</i>² = 0.999; <i>SE</i> = 4.25%), suggesting monolayer coverage and strong adsorbate–adsorbent affinity. …”
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Liquid Lens Optical Design for Adjustable Laser Spot Array for the Laser-Based Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of Vocal Fold Oscillations by Benjamin Haas, Rose Mary, Kristian Cvecek, Clemens Roider, Michael Schmidt, Michael Döllinger, Marion Semmler

“…The first liquid lens controls the spot divergence in the observation plane, while the second liquid lens adjusts the zoom factor. …”
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Ultrasound-guided acupuncture therapy in Korea: advancing traditional practices with new technology by Sang-ho Lee, You Suk Youn, Min Chul Kim, Junghum Sun, Donghyon Ha, Tae-Hun Kim

“…Ultrasound-guided acupuncture involves inserting a needle to a precise depth to reach targeted tissue while applying manual techniques based on ultrasound-guided injection therapy principles. …”
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Optimizing navigation and chemical application in precision agriculture with deep reinforcement learning and conditional action tree by Mahsa Khosravi, Zhanhong Jiang, Joshua R. Waite, Sarah E. Jones, Hernan Torres Pacin, Arti Singh, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Asheesh Kumar Singh, Soumik Sarkar

“…The framework employs a hierarchical decision-making structure with conditional action masking, where high-level actions guide the robot's exploration, while low-level actions optimize its navigation and efficient chemical spraying in affected areas. …”
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Adsorptive removal of fluoride from water using hydroxyapatite synthesized from marine shell waste by Shantanu Singh, Gokulakrishnan Murugesan, Ramesh Vinayagam, Thivaharan Varadavenkatesan, Raja Selvaraj

“…EDS determined a Ca/P molar ratio of 1.6, while XRD analysis confirmed a hexagonal crystalline lattice with a crystallite diameter of 32.18 nm. …”
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Oral Health Needs Assessment of Pregnant Women/Mothers in Berkeley: A Mixed-Methods Approach by Karen Raju, Baharak Amanzadeh, Karen Sokal-Gutierrez

“…A community focus group further explored dental service utilization, and content analysis identified themes.Results Overall, 43% of women reported dental problems during pregnancy. While 80% of the women reported that their prenatal medical provider recommended a prenatal dental visit and 75% knew that their health insurance covered dental visits, 41% did not have a prenatal dental visit. …”
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Optimizing Urban Thermal Environments Through 2D/3D Landscape Pattern Analysis: A Machine Learning-Driven Approach for the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration by Haoshan Zhou, Ruci Wang, Hao Hou, Bin Xie, Tangao Hu

“…The results show the following: (1) during the study period, over 90% of the region experienced strong or extreme heat stress, and 76.8% of the area exhibited a rising UTCI trend, with an average increase of 0.09 °C per year; (2) forest coverage exceeding 50% reduced the UTCI by approximately 2.5 °C, and an increased water area lowered the UTCI by around 1.5 °C, while highly clustered cropland intensified the UTCI by about 1.5 °C; and (3) a moderate increase in building height and shape complexity improved ventilation and shading, reducing the UTCI by roughly 0.5 °C. …”
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