Foaming of Bio-Based PLA/PBS/PBAT Ternary Blends with Added Nanohydroxyapatite Using Supercritical CO₂: Effect of Operating Strategies on Cell Structure by Pei-Hua Chen, Chin-Wen Chen, Tzu-Hsien Chan, Hsin-Ying Lin, Ke-Ling Tuan, Chie-Shaan Su, Jung-Chin Tsai, Feng-Huei Lin

“…SEM imaging revealed that the (2T-2P, stepwise ΔP) strategy produced a bimodal cell structure featuring small cells ranging from 105 to 164 μm and large cells between 476 and 889 μm. …”
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Lightweight grading segmentation network for powdery mildew based on model pruning and knowledge distillation by Yuheng Li, Lisha Ye, Yu Zhang, Lijuan Zhou, Qian Chen

“…Our contributions are fourfold: First, we establish a high-performance baseline, PMSeg, which integrates a Mixed Aggregation Network (MANet) and a Channel-wise Cross Fusion Transformer (CCFT) to significantly enhance sensitivity to small targets and multi-scale feature extraction. Second, to achieve on-device feasibility, we systematically compress PMSeg into light-PMSeg through a novel combination of slimming pruning and knowledge distillation (KD), which restores performance after parameter reduction. …”
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Thermal performance and applications of Bauhinia Vahlii fiber-reinforced epoxy composites with porcelain Filler: Development and characterization by Thandavamoorthy Raja, Yuvarajan Devarajan, Jayant Ku Nath, Raghavendra Rao P S, Bhumika, Snehal Trivedi, Krishna Kumar Shukla

“…C4 exhibited remarkable mechanical properties, featuring a tensile strength of 42 MPa, compressive strength of 46 MPa, flexural strength of 43 MPa, and an impact strength of 15.92 kJ/m2, hence providing durability for high-stress applications. …”
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YOLO-MECD: Citrus Detection Algorithm Based on YOLOv11 by Yue Liao, Lerong Li, Huiqiang Xiao, Feijian Xu, Bochen Shan, Hua Yin

“…This modification not only enhances feature extraction capabilities and detection accuracy for citrus fruits but also achieves a significant reduction in model parameters. …”
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Seismic Behavior of Bahareque Walls Under In-Plane Horizontal Loads by Karol Cristancho, Iván Fernando Otálvaro, Daniel M. Ruiz, Natalia Barrera, Jesús D. Villalba-Morales, Yezid A. Alvarado, Orlando Cundumí

“…Pseudo-static tests were conducted on five wall prototypes, featuring various configurations of guadua and wood frameworks, both with and without soil infill. …”
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Data-driven framework for prediction of mechanical properties of waste glass aggregates concrete by Kennedy C. Onyelowe, Shadi Hanandeh, Viroon Kamchoom, Ahmed M. Ebid, Hamza Imran, Miguel Angel Duque Vaca, Greys Carolina Herrera Morales, Nestor Ulloa, Krishna Prakash Arunachalam

“…The study evaluates these models based on their ability to predict compressive strength (Fc), tensile strength (Ft), density, and slump using key statistical performance indicators such as SSE, MAE, MSE, RMSE, accuracy, R2, and KGE. …”
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Lightweight YOLOv8s-Based Strawberry Plug Seedling Grading Detection and Localization via Channel Pruning by CHEN Junlin, ZHAO Peng, CAO Xianlin, NING Jifeng, YANG Shuqin

“…However, through meticulous fine-tuning, the model's feature expression capabilities were restored, compensating for the information loss caused by pruning. …”
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Research progress and prospects of biodegradable Zn–Fe alloys by Zhangzhi SHI, Shanpeng ZHAO, Kewei GAO, Zhe XUE, Shenglian YAO, Yingzhi CHEN, Jin ZHANG, Luning WANG

“…During the solidification of Zn–Fe alloy melts, the {110} twining plane serves as the preferred growth interface, causing FeZn13 to feature regular shapes within the Zn matrix. FeZn13 exhibits a hardness of 208 HV, about 4 times that of pure Zn, but has an ultimate compressive strain of just 0.5%, indicating brittleness typical of intermetallics. …”
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