Formaldehyde in Alcoholic Beverages: Large Chemical Survey Using Purpald Screening Followed by Chromotropic Acid Spectrophotometry with Multivariate Curve Resolution by Julien A. Jendral, Yulia B. Monakhova, Dirk W. Lachenmeier

“…In the first step, samples are qualitatively screened using a simple colorimetric test with the purpald reagent, which is extremely sensitive for formaldehyde (detection limit 0.1 mg/L). 210 samples (41%) gave a positive purpald reaction. …”
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Influences of Mg Doping on the Electrochemical Performance of TiO2 Nanodots Based Biosensor Electrodes by M. S. H. Al-Furjan, Kui Cheng, Wenjian Weng

“…The density and size of TiO2 nanodots were obviously changed with Mg doping. The sensitivity of 2% Mg doped TiO2 nanodots based biosensor electrode increased to 1377.64 from 897.8 µA mM−1 cm−2 and its KMapp decreases to 0.83 from 1.27 mM, implying that the enzyme achieves higher catalytic efficiency due to better affinity of the enzyme with the Mg doped TiO2. …”
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Loader Bucket Working Angle Identification Method Based on YOLOv5s and EMA Attention Mechanism by Xuedong Zhang, Bo Cui, Zhaoxu Wang, Wangting Zeng

“…Initially, a small target detection head, utilizing YOLOv5s, was designed to enhance sensitivity towards target recognition. The EMA attention mechanism was introduced to increase the recognition rate of the target area and the positioning accuracy of the target frame, effectively differentiating the background area from the target area. …”
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Seismic Fragility Assessment of an Isolated Multipylon Cable-Stayed Bridge Using Shaking Table Tests by Yutao Pang

“…Numerous studies have concluded that the cable-stayed bridges are sensitive to earthquakes because they possess low damping characteristics and high flexibility. …”
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Construindo pontes: a construção de pontes de palito de picolé no ensino básico como incentivo à inserção no ensino superior by Ariel Miranda de SOUZA, Isabella Marcossi Biagioni Baeta CARREIRA, Érika ADAMS, Karen Pereira OLIVEIRA, André Martins CAPANEMA, Mariana Palma LIMA, Beatryz Cardoso MENDES, Leonardo Gonçalves PEDROTI, José Maria Franco de CARVALHO

“… É de suma importância incentivar os alunos de escolas públicas a conhecerem e continuarem os estudos no ensino superior, visto que muitos deles, ao concluírem o ensino básico, sentem-se desmotivados ou incertos sobre a continuação de sua educação. …”
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Passivation of substrates with hydrogen to reduce the number of electron traps in the buffer layer at the contact of silicon with Ba1-xSrxTiO3 by Dmitry A. Belorusov, Evgeniy I. Goldman, Galina V. Chucheva, Mikhail S. Afanasyev, Vladimir A. Pilipenko, Alina V. Semchenko

“…The capacities of the test specimens have proven to be low sensitive to hydrogen saturation of the wafers. This is accounted for by long-term heating of the silicon wafers at 500–600 °C during ferroelectric deposition. …”
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Ergonomic Status of Sugarcane Harvester Operators by Farzad Khalili, Afshin Marzban, Mahmoud Ghaseminejad, Abdollah Hayati

“…The average of three indices of thermal sensation, perceived exertion of activity, and perceptual strain index were estimated as 4.40, 9.21, and 8.86, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Strategic Noise Maps Arising from Urban Traffic by Şafak Hengirmen Tercan, Gökhan Yaman

“…According to this; 5.4% of the population of Gaziantep is exposed to traffic noise levels above the critical levels determined during the day, 8.2% in the evening and 7.5% at night. Sensitive areas, 201 schools and 95 hospitals, are located in these noise areas and are exposed to traffic noise levels.…”
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The Potential of Virtual Reality for Inducing Neuroplasticity in Children with Amblyopia by María B. Coco-Martin, David P. Piñero, Luis Leal-Vega, Carlos J. Hernández-Rodríguez, Joaquin Adiego, Ainhoa Molina-Martín, Dolores de Fez, Juan F. Arenillas

“…Several clinical researches on this issue have been conducted, showing the potential of promoting visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, and stereopsis improvement. Indeed, several systems have been evaluated for amblyopia treatment including the use of different commercially available types of head mounted displays (HMDs). …”
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Adaptive Cruise Control Utilizing Noisy Multi-Leader Measurements: A Learning-Based Approach by Ying-Chuan Ni, Victor L. Knoop, Julian F. P. Kooij, Bart van Arem

“…Nevertheless, measurements collected from the second leader may be comparatively inaccurate given the limitations of current state-of-the-art sensor technology. This study adopts deep reinforcement learning to develop ACC controllers that besides the input from the first leader exploits the additional information obtained from the second leader, albeit noisy. …”
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The Tensions between Ukuthwasa and Labour Laws in South Africa: A Human Rights-Based Approach by Stewart Lee Kugara, Melisa Mutsa Chawaremera

“…This study highlights the need for a more sensitive and inclusive approach to managing cultural practices in corporate environments. …”
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Deeper response predicts better outcomes in high-risk-smoldering-myeloma: results of the I-PRISM phase II clinical trial by Omar Nadeem, Michelle P. Aranha, Robert Redd, Michael Timonian, Sophie Magidson, Elizabeth D. Lightbody, Jean-Baptiste Alberge, Luca Bertamini, Ankit K. Dutta, Habib El-Khoury, Mark Bustoros, Jacob P. Laubach, Giada Bianchi, Elizabeth O’Donnell, Ting Wu, Junko Tsuji, Kenneth C. Anderson, Gad Getz, Lorenzo Trippa, Paul G. Richardson, Romanos Sklavenitis-Pistofidis, Irene M. Ghobrial

“…MRD-negativity (10-5 sensitivity) predicted a 5-year biochemical PFS of 100% versus 40% in MRD-positive patients (p = 0.051), demonstrating that deep responses significantly improve time to progression. …”
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Electrochemical Skin Conductance May Be Used to Screen for Diabetic Cardiac Autonomic Neuropathy in a Chinese Population with Diabetes by Tianyi He, Chuan Wang, Anju Zuo, Pan Liu, Ruxing Zhao, Wenjuan Li, Li Chen, Xinguo Hou

“…And the optimal cut-off values of ESCs, sensitivities, and specificities were 76 μS, 76.7%, and 75.6% for hands and 75 μS, 80.0%, and 60.0% for feet, respectively. …”
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Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Sirtuins: Important Targets in Hearing Loss by Lingjun Zhang, Zhengde Du, Shusheng Gong

“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are mainly derived from mitochondria, and oxidative stress induced by ROS contributes to cochlear damage as well as mitochondrial DNA mutations, which may enhance the sensitivity and severity of hearing loss and disrupt ion homeostasis (e.g., Ca2+ homeostasis). …”
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Multiplex Evaluation of Influenza Neutralizing Antibodies with Potential Applicability to In-Field Serological Studies by Eleonora Molesti, Edward Wright, Calogero Terregino, Rafat Rahman, Giovanni Cattoli, Nigel J. Temperton

“…Retroviral pseudotypes bearing influenza haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) envelope glycoproteins represent a flexible platform for sensitive, readily standardized influenza serological assays. …”
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Effect of Vaccination and Culling on the Dynamics of Rabies Transmission from Stray Dogs to Domestic Dogs by Demsis Dejene Hailemichael, Geremew Kenassa Edessa, Purnachandra Rao Koya

“…The next-generation matrix technique is used to compute the effective reproductive amount, and also, each parameter is subjected to sensitivity analysis. The equilibrium point free from disease is discovered, demonstrating that it was asymptotically steady locally and globally. …”
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Effects of different microplastics on the physicochemical properties and microbial diversity of rice rhizosphere soil by Sheng Lai, Sheng Lai, Sheng Lai, Cunzhong Fan, Ping Yang, Ping Yang, Yuanyuan Fang, Yuanyuan Fang, Lanting Zhang, Lanting Zhang, Minfei Jian, Guofei Dai, Guofei Dai, Jutao Liu, Jutao Liu, Huilin Yang, Liqin Shen, Liqin Shen

“…Furthermore, microplastics reduced the soil bacterial diversity index and altered the community structure of dominant bacterial species, with DOC content and FDA hydrolase being the main factors influencing the soil bacterial community. Bacteria were most sensitive to PLA, and the stability of the bacterial microbial network structure decreased, although aging reduced the negative impact of PLA on the bacterial community. …”
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Upgrade of a variable temperature scanning tunneling microscope for nanometer-scale spectromicroscopy by B. Cirera, A. Sáez-Coronado, D. Arribas, J. Méndez, A. Sagwal, R. de Campos Ferreira, M. Švec, P. Merino

“…Moreover, we use the tunability of the gap plasmon distribution to observe intense anti-Stokes signals of C60, highlighting the spectral sensitivity of the system. This upgrade opens new possibilities for studying surface chemistry, catalysis, and molecular electronics at state-of-the-art spatial and spectral resolutions using accessible SPM systems. • Portable lens holder • In-situ adjustable position • Nanometer-scale vibrational spectroscopy…”
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Metabolic Basis for Thyroid Hormone Liver Preconditioning: Upregulation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Signaling by Luis A. Videla, Virginia Fernández, Pamela Cornejo, Romina Vargas

“…In this context, adenosine-monophosphate- (AMP-) activated protein kinase (AMPK) constitutes an intrahepatic energy sensor regulating physiological energy dynamics by limiting anabolism and stimulating catabolism, thus increasing ATP availability. …”
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HPLC method with monolithic column for simultaneous determination of irbesartan and hydrochlorothiazide in tablets by Alanazi Amer M., Abdelhameed Ali S., Khalil Nasr Y., Khan Azmat A., Darwish Ibrahim A.

“…A simple, sensitive and accurate HPLC method with high throughput has been developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of irbesartan (IRB) and hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) in combined pharmaceutical dosage forms. …”
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