Obtaining phthalate substituted post-consumer polyethylene terephthalate and its isothermal crystallization by K. A. Kirshanov, A. Yu. Gervald, R. V. Toms, A. N. Lobanov

“…The study aimed to analyze the simultaneous glycolysis and interchain exchange reactions of PET in the presence of the oligoethylene phthalate modifier with hydroxyl end groups and the study of isothermal crystallization of poly(ethylene phthalate-co-terephthalates) with different phthalate contents obtained in this way.Methods. …”
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Using the aeromagnetic data for mapping the basement depth and contact locations, at southern part of Tihamah region, western Yemen by Marwan A. Al-Badani, Yahia M. Al-Wathaf

“…Moreover that, two depth methods were applied, analytic signal (AS) and source parameter imaging (SPI). …”
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Detection of <i>Aspergillus flavus</i> in Figs by Means of Hyperspectral Images and Deep Learning Algorithms by Cristian Cruz-Carrasco, Josefa Díaz-Álvarez, Francisco Chávez de la O, Abel Sánchez-Venegas, Juan Villegas Cortez

“…These toxins, produced by fungi like <i>Aspergillus flavus</i> in figs, are often detected late through invasive methods or visual inspection. Since Spain, particularly Extremadura, is a key fig producer, alternative detection methods are essential to preventing aflatoxins in the food chain. …”
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GaitCSF: Multi-Modal Gait Recognition Network Based on Channel Shuffle Regulation and Spatial-Frequency Joint Learning by Siwei Wei, Xiangyuan Xu, Dewen Liu, Chunzhi Wang, Lingyu Yan, Wangyu Wu

“…However, existing gait recognition methods predominantly rely on single-modal data, which demonstrates insufficient feature expression capabilities when confronted with complex factors in real-world environments, including viewpoint variations, clothing differences, occlusion problems, and illumination changes. …”
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Trust and Acceptance Challenges in the Adoption of AI Applications in Health Care: Quantitative Survey Analysis by Janne Kauttonen, Rebekah Rousi, Ari Alamäki

“… BackgroundArtificial intelligence (AI) has potential to transform health care, but its successful implementation depends on the trust and acceptance of consumers and patients. …”
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Exploring the role of metabolomics in kidney transplantation: a systematic review of the literature by Cezar Valeriu Băluţă, Cezar Valeriu Băluţă, Luminiţa Voroneanu, Luminiţa Voroneanu, Ionuţ Nistor, Ionuţ Nistor, Lucian Siriteanu, Lucian Siriteanu, Andreea Simona Covic, Andreea Simona Covic, Raluca Erika Irimie-Băluţă, Raluca Erika Irimie-Băluţă, Mehmet Kanbay, Adelina Vasilica Miron, Adelina Vasilica Miron, Adrian Constantin Covic, Adrian Constantin Covic

“…By integrating data from numerous studies, we have detected possible new biomarkers that might transform the method we screen kidney transplant recipients.…”
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Targeted Delivery of Bortezomib Using Retinoid-Based Nanoparticle: Modulating Liver Fibrosis through the TGF-β1/Smad3 Pathway by Samaneh Siapoush, Mohammad Rahmati, Morteza Milani, Behzad Hatami, Nosratollah Zarghami, Abbas Ebrahimi-Kalan, Mohammad Reza Zali, Kaveh Baghaei

“…Purpose: Hepatic stellate cells (HSCs) play a crucial role in fibrosis progression. we have developed a targeted delivery approach using A-functionalized nanoparticles for bortezomib (BTZ) specifically for activated HSCs in a mouse model of liver fibrosis. Methods: The emulsion solvent evaporation method was used to form nanoparticles (NPs) targeted with vitamin A. …”
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Green Synthesised Carbon Nanodots Using the Maillard Reaction for the Rapid Detection of Elemental Selenium in Water and Carbonated Beverages by Arjun Muthu, Duyen H. H. Nguyen, Aya Ferroudj, József Prokisch, Hassan El-Ramady, Chaima Neji, Áron Béni

“…However, the detection of Se⁰ in real samples remains challenging as current analytical methods are time-consuming, labour-intensive, and often unsuitable for rapid analysis. …”
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Sustainable synthesis of bakuchiol-mediated gold nanoparticles for drug delivery against bacterial strains and tumor microenvironments, and its in silico target proteins identifica... by Pooja Mishra, Tabrez Faruqui, Sheeba Khanam, Mohd Khubaib, Irfan Ahmad, Mohd Saeed, Salman Khan

“…Furthermore, Bak-GNPs were synthesized using bakuchiol and characterized by various techniques such as UV-visible spectroscopy, dynamic light scattering (DLS), zeta potential transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and their potential against pathogens and lung and liver cancers.ResultsGNAI3 emerged as the most promising target, with a binding energy of −7.5 kcal/mol compared to PTGER3’s −6.9 kcal/mol, different characterization techniques revealed the successful synthesis of Bak-GNPs. …”
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Fmoc-FF Nanogel-Mediated Delivery of Doxorubicin and Curcumin in Thyroid Cancer Cells by Enrico Gallo, Giovanni Smaldone, Luca Cimmino, Mariantonia Braile, Francesca Maria Orlandella, Neila Luciano, Antonella Accardo, Giuliana Salvatore

“…<b>Methods:</b> Nα-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-diphenylalanine (Fmoc-FF) peptide-based NGs loaded with DOX and CUR were formulated using the solvent-switch method. …”
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Clarithromycin-Loaded Albumin-Based Nanoparticles for Improved Antibacterial and Anticancer Performance by Walhan Alshaer, Shrouq Alsotari, Nour Aladaileh, Alaa Rifai, Aya Khalaf, Baidaa AlQuaissi, Bushra Sabbah, Hamdi Nsairat, Fadwa Odeh

“…This study investigates the potential anticancer and antibacterial activities of developed CLA-loaded bovine serum albumin nanoparticles (CLA-BSA NPs), designed with optimized physicochemical properties to enhance drug delivery. <b>Methods</b>: The CLA-BSA NPs were synthesized using the desolvation method, followed by drug loading. …”
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ANF-Net: A Refined Segmentation Network for Road Scenes with Multiple Noises and Various Morphologies of Cracks by Xiao Hu, Qihao Chen, Xiuguo Liu, Gang Deng, Cheng Chi, Bin Wang

“…Simulations are conducted using three publicly available crack datasets, and the proposed method is compared with mainstream segmentation models. …”
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Silica Synthesis from Mount Semeru Volcanic Ash as a Nickel Heavy Metal Adsorbent by Raden Darmawan, Sri Rachmania Juliastuti, Bagas Hardiatmoko, Aulia Defriana, Fitria Nur Laily

“…The silica gel adsorbent was made using the sol-gel method with different amounts of NaOH (1.0 M, 2.0 M, 3.0 M, and 4.0 M) and acid catalysts (acetic and hydrochloric acid). …”
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Wildlife substitution equivalents based on metabolisable energy for calculating stocking densities on Southern African wildlife ranches by CA Shepstone, N van Rooyen, MW van Rooyen, J du P Bothma, REJ Burroughs

“…These methods are extrapolated from mean linear transformations of the different physiological states and sexes of the different types of herbivores. …”
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Tumor-derived exosomes and their application in cancer treatment by Afsaneh Javdani-Mallak, Seyed Javad Mowla, Mona Alibolandi

“…Methods PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar were methodically explored for articles estimating the dual functions of TDEs and their potential applications as new therapeutic targets and drug delivery vehicles for the transportation of anti-cancer drugs and immune-modulating compounds. …”
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Application of spectral characteristics of electrocardiogram signals in sleep apnea by Jiayue Hu, Liu Yang, Xintong Zhao, Haicheng Wei, Jing Zhao, Miaomiao Li

“…BackgroundElectrocardiogram (ECG) signals contain cardiopulmonary information that can facilitate sleep apnea detection. Traditional methods rely on extracting numerous ECG features, which is labor-intensive and computationally cumbersome.MethodsTo reduce feature complexity and enhance detection accuracy, we propose a spectral feature-based approach using single-lead ECG signals. …”
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Identifying Big Five Personality Traits through Controller Area Network Bus Data by Yameng Wang, Nan Zhao, Xiaoqian Liu, Sinan Karaburun, Mario Chen, Tingshao Zhu

“…Data were collected from 92 participants who were asked to drive a car along a pre-defined 15 km route. Using statistical methods and the discrete Fourier transform, some time-frequency features related to driving were extracted to establish models for identifying participants’ Big Five personality traits. …”
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Trends and Prospects in Educational Modernisation: A Hermeneutic Approach by A. F. Zakirova, Ye. N. Volodina

“…In addition, non-standard methods and research techniques such as metaphorical modelling, biographical method and interpretational techniques were used.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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Research of application of DFT-modulated filter bank in systems with significant spectral component amplification by N. S. Sanko, M. I. Vashkevich

“…There is a description of analysis / synthesis method based on short-time Fourier transform (STFT), which is used in most systems of speech information processing. …”
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Esquema de discretização Flux-Spline aplicado à secagem, em meio poroso capilar Flux-Spline discretization scheme applied to drying in capillary porous media by Paulo C. Oliveira, José L. Lima

“…The results of numerical simulation of the equations system formed by Luikov equations showed a good performance of the scheme in comparison to the Central Difference Scheme and Generalised Integral Transform Technique method.…”
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