Dealloying of Quasi-High Entropy Alloys: Fabrication of Porous Noble Metals/Metal Oxides by Ziying Meng, Jun Zhou, Chunling Qin, Zhifeng Wang

“…Porous noble metals with micro prism array structure and porous noble metal PdO/Ag₂O/NiO oxides with nano “ligament/pore” structure are obtained by constant potential dealloying and free dealloying, respectively. …”
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The Gut Mycobiome for Precision Medicine by Islam El Jaddaoui, Sofia Sehli, Najib Al Idrissi, Youssef Bakri, Lahcen Belyamani, Hassan Ghazal

“…The human gastrointestinal tract harbors a vast array of microorganisms, which play essential roles in maintaining metabolic balance and immune function. …”
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Cranial radiation disrupts dopaminergic signaling and connectivity in the mammalian brain by Die Zhang, Riya Thomas, Thanh Thai Lam, Ines Veselinovic, David R. Grosshans

“…Abstract Cognitive impairment is a common and challenging side effect of cranial radiation therapy for brain tumors, though its precise mechanisms remain unclear. …”
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Electrochemical micromachining of galvanized iron sheets: process optimization and performance evaluation by Nadanasabapathi Sivashankar, Kadhiresan Santhanam, Shikandar Prasad, Mamidala Jawahar, Rajasekaran Thanigaivelan

“… Electrochemical micromachining (ECMM) is a promising non-traditional technique for fabricating micro-features on conductive materials with high precision and minimal thermal effects. This study focuses on the ECMM of galvanized iron (GI) sheets using sodium nitrate (NaNO3) as the electrolyte. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Multi-Module Retinal Devices for Artificial Vision Applications by Kuang-Chih Tso, Yoshinori Sunaga, Yuki Nakanishi, Yasuo Terasawa, Makito Haruta, Kiyotaka Sasagawa, Jun Ohta

“…Artificial retinal devices require a high-density electrode array and mechanical flexibility to effectively stimulate retinal cells. …”
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Necessary Conditions for Earthly Life Floating in the Venusian Atmosphere by Jennifer J. Abreu, Alyxander R. Anchordoqui, Nyamekye J. Fosu, Michael G. Kwakye, Danijela Kyriakakis, Krystal Reynoso, Luis A. Anchordoqui

“…We also comment on the effect of cosmic ray showers on the evolution of aerial microbial life.…”
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High isolation 16-port massive MIMO antenna based negative index metamaterial for 5G mm-wave applications by Alya Ali Musaed, Samir Salem Al-Bawri, Wazie M. Abdulkawi, Khaled Aljaloud, Zubaida Yusoff, Mohammad Tariqul Islam

“…The antenna's performance in terms of isolation, gain, and efficiency has been significantly improved by utilizing the proposed unique double and epsilon negative (DNG/ENG) metamaterials. The array elements are positioned on top of a Rogers RT5880 substrate, with ENG metamaterial unit cells interposed in between to mitigate coupling effects. …”
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Strictosamide and mitraphylline inhibit cancer cell motility by suppressing epithelial-mesenchymal transition via integrin α4-mediated signaling by Mücahit Varlı, Kyungha Lee, Tran The Bach, Tran Duc Binh, Hangun Kim, Kyo Bin Kang

“…Together, present study is the first report highlighting the cell motility-suppressive effects of strictosamide and mitraphylline. Our results suggested the potential applicability of strictosamide and mitraphylline for the prevention of metastasis.…”
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Non-invasive and fully two-dimensional quantitative visualization of transparent flow fields enabled by photonic spin-decoupled metasurfaces by Qingbin Fan, Peicheng Lin, Le Tan, Chunyu Huang, Feng Yan, Yanqing Lu, Ting Xu

“…Here, we present an approach for achieving flow field visualization by harnessing the synergistic effects of a dielectric metasurface array endowed with photonic spin-decoupled capability. …”
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Frequency-comb-steered ultrawideband quasi-true-time-delay beamformer for integrated sensing and communication by Mian Wang, Wenxin Zhang, Zeyu Ren, Shangyuan Li, Xiaoping Zheng, Xiaoxiao Xue

“…Here, we report a frequency-comb-steered photonic quasi-TTD beamforming approach that eliminates delay lines by leveraging frequency-diverse arrays and photonic microwave mixing arrays. This enables squint-free beamforming and continuous beam steering for widely used linear frequency modulation (LFM) waveforms, effectively delivering infinite spatial resolution. …”
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Short-Wave Near-Infrared Spectrometer for Alcohol Determination and Temperature Correction by Qingbo Fu, Jinming Wang, Guannan Lin, Hui Suo, Chun Zhao

“…The design relied on a tungsten lamp enhanced by light emitting diodes, a fixed grating monochromator and a linear CCD array. The main advantages were high optical resolution and an optimized signal-to-noise ratio (0.24 nm and 500, resp.) in the whole wavelength range of 650 to 1100 nm. …”
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Methylation of Promoter Regions of Genes of the Human Intrauterine Renin Angiotensin System and Their Expression by Shane D. Sykes, Carolyn Mitchell, Kirsty G. Pringle, Yu Wang, Tamas Zakar, Eugenie R. Lumbers

“…The expression and degree of methylation of the prorenin receptor (ATP6AP2), angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE), angiotensin II type 1 receptor (AGTR1), and two proteases that can activate prorenin (kallikrein, KLK1, and cathepsin D, CTSD) were measured by qPCR and a DNA methylation array. There was no effect of gestation or labour on the methylation of RAS genes and CTSD. …”
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Experimental Study on Ultimate Tensile Strength and Impact Energy of Al-2024 Friction Stir-Welded Joints by Muhammad Waqas Hanif, Feroz Haider, Muhammad Jawad, Asad Ali, Asif Imran

“…A total of nine experiments, using the L9 orthogonal array as part of the Taguchi method, were performed to determine the significance of the process parameters. …”
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An Experimental Evaluation Based on Direction Finding Specification for Indoor Localization and Proximity Detection by Michele Girolami, Fabio Mavilia, Francesco Furfari, Paolo Barsocchi

“…Although RSS-based (received signal strength) techniques have been extensively studied, they suffer of a number of side-effects mainly caused by the complexity of radio propagation in indoor environments. …”
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Coupling Schemes in Terahertz Planar Metamaterials by Dibakar Roy Chowdhury, Ranjan Singh, Antoinette J. Taylor, Hou-Tong Chen, Weili Zhang, Abul K. Azad

“…We present a review of the different coupling schemes in a planar array of terahertz metamaterials. The gap-to-gap near-field capacitive coupling between split-ring resonators in a unit cell leads to either blue shift or red shift of the fundamental inductive-capacitive (LC) resonance, depending on the position of the split gap. …”
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Accelerating AI-powered digital innovation through “APSS'': A novel methodology for sustainable business AI transformation by Denia Kanellopoulou, George Giannakopoulos, Vangelis Karkaletsis

“…The rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) brings forth an array of challenges and concerns that might hinder adoption and prevent the seizing of innovation opportunities. …”
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Planting Design and Wayfinding for University Campus: Space Syntax as a Landscape Design Assessment Tool by Masoomeh Charousaei, Mohsen Faizi, Mehdi Khakzand

“…Results reveal a significant effect of planting configurations and wayfinding on syntactic measures across the three proposals. …”
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A Novel Hermite Interpolation-Based MPPT Technique for Photovoltaic Systems Under Partial Shading Conditions by Chuanlai Yuan, Juntao Xia, Fengyuan Huang, Peng Zhao, Lingshuang Kong

“…The proposed MPPT is applied to a photovoltaic system comprised of a photovoltaic array and a boost chopper. The feasibility and effectiveness of the proposed HPO algorithm are validated through a comparison with INC and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) methods. …”
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From inflammation to immune regulation: The dual nature of dietary lectins in health and disease by Emadeldin H.E. Konozy, Makarim Elfadil M. Osman

“…Beans, vegetables, fruits, and mushrooms offer a delightful array of fragrances and an abundance of nutrients, including essential vitamins, minerals, protein rich in vital amino acids, and omega-3 fatty acids. …”
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SFDformer: a frequency-based sparse decomposition transformer for air pollution time series prediction by Zhenkai Qin, Zhenkai Qin, Baozhong Wei, Caifeng Gao, Xiaolong Chen, Hongfeng Zhang, Cora Un In Wong

“…Importantly, this technique effectively reduces computational complexity from O(L2) to O(L⁡log⁡L).ResultsEmpirical findings substantiate that this methodology yields notably superior predictive accuracy relative to conventional models across a diverse array of real-world datasets.DiscussionThis advancement not only offers an efficacious resolution for PM2.5 prediction tasks but also paves the way for innovative research and application prospects in the realm of complex time series modeling.…”
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