Pig tongue soft robot mimicking intrinsic tongue muscle structure by Yuta Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Nabae, Megu Gunji, Gen Endo, Koichi Suzumori

“…The results confirmed characteristic tongue motions, such as tip extension, flexion, and lateral bending, as well as stiffness changes during actuation, suggesting the potential for this soft robot to serve as a platform for academic and engineering studies.…”
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The specific heat loss combined with the thermoelastic effect for an experimental analysis of the mean stress influence on axial fatigue of stainless steel plain specimens by G. Meneghetti, M. Ricotta, B. Atzori

“…The use of the Q parameter to analyse the experimental results led to the definition of a scatter band having constant slope from the low- to the high-cycle fatigue regime. …”
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An effective feature selection approach based on hybrid Grey Wolf Optimizer and Genetic Algorithm for hyperspectral image by Yiqun Shang, Minrui Zheng, Jiayang Li, Xinqi Zheng

“…., Indian Pines, KSC, and Botswana) demonstrate that GWOGA outperforms state-of-the-art algorithms, achieving higher classification accuracy with fewer selected bands. The results highlight GWOGA’s robustness, generalizability, and potential for real-world applications in HSI FS.…”
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The potential of short-wave infrared hyperspectral imaging and deep learning for dietary assessment: a prototype on predicting closed sandwiches fillings by Esther Kok, Aneesh Chauhan, Michele Tufano, Edith Feskens, Guido Camps

“…We explored the applicability of hyperspectral imaging and machine learning for dietary assessment of home-prepared meals, by building a proof-of-concept, which automatically detects food ingredients inside closed sandwiches.MethodsIndividual spectra were selected from 24 hyperspectral images of assembled closed sandwiches, measured in a spectral range of 1116.14 nm to 1670.62 nm over 108 bands, pre-processed with Standard Normal Variate filtering, derivatives, and subsampling, and fed into multiple algorithms, among which PLS-DA, multiple classifiers, and a simple neural network.ResultsThe resulting best performing models had an accuracy score of ~80% for predicting type of bread, ~60% for butter, and ~ 28% for filling type. …”
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FASQuiC: Flexible Architecture for Scalable Spin Qubit Control by Mathieu Toubeix, Eric Guthmuller, Adrian Evans, Antoine Faurie, Tristan Meunier

“…The architecture can produce programmable combinations of ramps, frequency combs, and arbitrary waveform generation (AWG) at 5 GS/s, with a worst-case digital feedback latency of 76.8 ns. The field-programmable gate array (FPGA)-based system is highly configurable and takes advantage of bitstream switching to achieve the high flexibility required for scalable calibration. …”
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Enhancing the Spatial Resolution of Sentinel-2 Images Through Super-Resolution Using Transformer-Based Deep-Learning Models by Alireza Sharifi, Mohammad Mahdi Safari

“…Experimental results demonstrate superior performance, achieving a peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR) of 33.52 dB, structural similarity index (SSIM) of 0.862, and signal-to-reconstruction error ratio (SRE) of 36.7 dB on Sentinel-2 RGB bands. …”
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Design, Manufacture and Evaluation of Oat De-Husking Machine by Kaumars Merikhi, Hekmat Rabbani, sohbat Bahraminejad

“…To prevent the lower belt from bending, a tray is installed under the lower belt. …”
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Corrosion behavior of Shape Memory Alloy in NaCl environment and recovery maintenance in Cu-Zn-Al sysytem by Andrea Brotzu, Barbara De Filippo, Stefano Natali, Laura Zortea

“…These alloys show great potential, finding several applications in medicine and in different types of industry sectors (aerospace, architecture, automotive etc.). …”
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Caranan fibers (Mauritiella armata) and new reinforcements of polyester composites with natural fibers functionalized with graphene oxide and their application potential by Luciano Monteiro Almeida, Alisson Clay Rios da Silva, Felipe Perissé Duarte Lopes, Noan Tonini Simonassi, Sérgio Neves Monteiro, Verônica Scarpini Candido

“…For the evaluation of Raman spectroscopy after the functionalization process, the presence of the D, G, and 2D bands was evident. The SEM indicated the main failure mechanisms that led the composite to fracture: porosities, river marks, fiber pull-out.…”
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Optimal sizing model of battery energy storage in a droop-controlled islanded multi-carrier microgrid based on an advanced frequency droop model by Abouzar Samimi, Mehdi Nikzad, Adel Zakipour

“…Compared to the conventional frequency droop characteristic, the utilized AFDM can reduce the total EPC while a broader range of power/frequency control capabilities of the BESS is achieved to regulate the frequency in a desired band. Furthermore, the paper examines the impact of the AFDM on the selection of battery technology.…”
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The prediction of X2B6 monolayers with ultrahigh carrier mobility by Xiuzhi Du, Zhaoming Huang

“…Two-dimensional (2D) materials present novel electronic and catalytic performances, showing a promising application as nano-device. In this investigation, a family of 2D material, X2B6 (X = K, Na and Rb), is predicted with puckered crystal structure by elemental mutation method. …”
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Detection of petrochemicals using photonic crystal fiber (PCF) in terahertz domain by Md. Anowar Kabir, Md. Selim Hossain, Ashik Muhammed Arman, Md. Al-Amin, Shuvo Sen

“…The performance of the proposed sensor has been statistically analyzed in the frequency band of 1.0 to 3.0 THz. Pure petrol, kerosene, and diesel are poured into the hexahedron core hole. …”
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A Lightweight Human Activity Recognition Method for Ultra-wideband Radar Based on Spatiotemporal Features of Point Clouds by Yongkun SONG, Tianxing YAN, Ke ZHANG, Xian LIU, Yongpeng DAI, Tian JIN

“…Low-frequency Ultra-WideBand (UWB) radar offers significant advantages in the field of human activity recognition owing to its excellent penetration and resolution. …”
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A Study on the Influence of the Conglomerate Mesostructure on Fracture Failure Behavior Based on Discrete Element Method by Yu Yan, Shiyuan Li

“…Conglomerate specimens exhibiting different mesostructures tend to diversify the possible modes of destruction of the conglomerate. ② A fluctuation is noticed at peak load under the fracture toughness test. …”
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Wideband and High-Efficiency SIW Cavity-Backed Magneto-Electric Dipole Antenna Array by Guang Sun, Yi Liu, Taolin Liu, Hu Yang

“…The measured −10 dB impedance bandwidth of the proposed 4 × 4 antenna array is 30% (12.75–17.25 GHz) with its gain being 18.2–20.9 dBi within the entire band. The measured maximum aperture efficiency of the antenna array is 94% at 14.92 GHz. …”
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A Nonlinear Hybrid Algorithm for Retrieving Land Surface Temperatures From Chinese Atmospheric Environment Monitoring Satellite Thermal Infrared Data by Yichao Li, Hang Zhao, Kun Li, Jian Zeng, Qiongqiong Lan, Qijin Han, You Wu, Yonggang Qian

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Optical properties of Eu3+ doped calcium sodium bismuth borosilicate glasses via melt quenching method by Nakka Praveenkumar, K.V. Madhuri, Anju Babu, D.V. Krishna Reddy

“…We looked at fluctuations in the optical characteristics of Eu3+ ions using the UV-Vis-NIR spectra. Emission bands in the visible range of 540–740 nm are apparent in luminescence spectra. …”
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Nucleic Acid-based Identification of Major Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Viruses in the Jammu Region of India by Ram Narayan Sharma Ram, Devinder Sharma, Biswajit Brahma, Pradeep Kumar Kumawat, Sharad Kumar Meena

“…The samples taken from all four districts were found to contain illness. Clear and distinct bands with molecular sizes of roughly 110, 122, and 119 bp for IAPV, KBV, and SBV were formed by primer pairs of various viruses. …”
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A Novel Linear Sparse Array with Reconfigurable Pixel Antenna Elements by Ming Li, Haiping Wei, Jiahao Zhao, Qingchang Tao, Zheng You

“…Specifically, an RPA with simultaneous polarization and pattern reconstruction capabilities, consisting of the driven patch and the parasitic pixels on the same layer of dielectric substrate, is firstly designed, which can work in several operation modes corresponding to steerable beam directions θ=0°;θxoz=25°, 45°;θyoz=15° with two circular polarizations in X-band. Cross-slot coupling feed is used to improve polarization reconstruction capability and reduce the complexity of hybrid reconstruction topology optimization. …”
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Solid-State 13C NMR Spectroscopy Applied to the Study of Carbon Blacks and Carbon Deposits Obtained by Plasma Pyrolysis of Natural Gas by Jair C. C. Freitas, Daniel F. Cipriano, Carlos G. Zucolotto, Alfredo G. Cunha, Francisco G. Emmerich

“…The 13C CP/MAS NMR spectra of a number of plasma blacks produced in the N2 plasma reactor showed two resonance bands, broadly identified as associated with aromatic and aliphatic groups, with indication of the presence of oxygen- and nitrogen-containing groups in the aliphatic region of the spectrum. …”
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