Assessment of different genotyping markers and algorithms for distinguishing Plasmodium falciparum recrudescence from reinfection in Uganda. by Mwesigwa, Alex, Golumbeanu, Monica, Jones, Sam, Cantoreggi, L. Sara, Musinguzi, Benson, Nankabirwa, I. Joaniter, Bikaitwoha, Everd Maniple, Kalyango, N. Joan, Karamagi, Charles, Plucinski, Mateusz, Nsobya, L. Samuel, Nsanzabana, Christian, Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline

“…Discrepancies in recrudescence classification between match-counting and Bayesian algorithms highlight the need for standardized PCR correction practices…”
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Planar Dual-Band Monopole Antenna with an Extended Ground Plane for WLAN Applications by Ayman S. Al-Zayed, V. A. Shameena

“…In both bands, the proposed antenna exhibits good impedance match, moderate gain (approximately 2 dBi), and sustainable omnidirectional-like radiation patterns in both principal planes. …”
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On the Forced Response of Harmonically and Partially Mistuned Bladed Disks. Part II: Partial Mistuning and Applications by Marc P. Mignolet, Wei Hu, Ioan Jadic

“…This series of two papers focuses on the determination and clarification of the characteristics of the forced response of bladed disks that exhibit a mistuning pattern that is either harmonic or partial. …”
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On the Forced Response of Harmonically and Partially Mistuned Bladed Disks. Part I: Harmonic Mistuning by Marc P. Mignolet, Wei Hu, Ioan Jadic

“…This series of two papers focuses on the determination and clarification of the characteristics of the forced response of bladed disks that exhibit a mistuning pattern that is either harmonic or partial. …”
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Short Circuit Fault Detection against High Thermal Background Using a Two-Level Scheme Based on DoG Filter by Xin Li, Yonggang Li, Hongqiu Zhu, Renchao Wu, Can Zhou

“…The two-level detection method in this paper is applied in a copper electrolysis plant and exhibits superiority in locating short circuits and avoiding miss detection.…”
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Macro–Microscopic Mechanical Study of Clay–Structure Interface Shear Behavior Using Direct Shear Testing and DEM Simulation by Tingting Sun, Jingnan Yang, Kuang Shi, Shufeng Lin, Jixing Yang

“…The test results indicated that the shear interfaces exhibited the same failure mode under various conditions, and the peak and residual strengths showed a strong positive correlation with roughness. …”
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Impact of Randomized Soil Properties and Rock Motion Intensities on Ground Motion by Ayele Chala, Richard Ray

“…However, the variability in the number of records used to conduct site response has no significant impact on ground response if the records closely match the target spectrum. Incorporating the multiple sources of variabilities can reduce uncertainty when conducting ground response simulations.…”
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Explicit scheme based on integral transforms for estimation of source terms in diffusion problems in heterogeneous media by André José Pereira de Oliveira, Luiz Alberto da Silva Abreu, Diego Campos Knupp

“…The solutions of the inverse problem exhibit optimal performance, even with noisy input data and sources with abrupt discontinuities. …”
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Managing football infrastructure objects after World Cup 2018: foreign experience and Russian perspectives by Sh. M. Ramazanov

“…Culturally recreational use is about holding exhibitions, concerts, forums and conferences as well as citywide festivals, corporate and public events. …”
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Combustion Synthesis Porous Nitinol for Biomedical Applications by H. Aihara, J. Zider, G. Fanton, T. Duerig

“…The resulting product can be tailored to closely match the stiffness of cancellous bone to minimize stress shielding. …”
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Effect of moisture content variation on dielectric properties of various plant leaves at microwave frequencies by Pratipal D. Chauhan, Deepak H. Gadani, Vipin A. Rana

“…The measured values of $$\varepsilon$$ ε ′ and $$\varepsilon$$ ε ″ for the leaves were compared with the values calculated using Debye–Cole dual dispersion dielectric model and are found to match very well.…”
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NEMS generated electromechanical frequency combs by Sasan Rahmanian, Hamza Mouharrar, Rana Abdelrahman, Masoud Akbari, Yasser S. Shama, Kevin Musselman, David Muñoz-Rojas, Skandar Basrour, Eihab Abdel Rahman

“…A biased voltage signal drives the electrical resonator at resonance which is set to match an integer submultiple of twice the mechanical resonator’s resonance. …”
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Autotransplantation of a Third Molar to Replace Compromised Molar With the Individual Three-Dimensional Printed Ultrasonic Osteotome: A Case Report by Cheng Bi, Wen Zhang, Bin Peng

“…A custom-designed, tooth root–shaped ultrasonic osteotome was fabricated using 3D printing technology to match the shape of Tooth #32. Tooth #19 was extracted using a minimally invasive technique. …”
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Influence of contextual factors on most demanding scenarios in under-19 professional soccer players by Rubén-Cipriano Romero-Rodríguez, Enrique Alonso-Pérez-Chao, Carlos Ribas, Daniel Memmert, Miguel-Ángel Gómez-Ruano

“…This study aimed to compare the most demanding scenarios (MDS) of under-19 professional soccer players during official matches, controlling for contextual factors such as playing position, the level of opponent teams, playing venue, match status, playing surface, pitch size, and playing status of players. …”
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Role of denoisers in simulation-based inference from graph-structured data: a case study for position inference in an astroparticle detector by Venkat Roy, Aaron Higuera, Shixiao Liang, Christina Peters, Waheed U. Bajwa, Christopher D. Tunnell

“…In many scenarios, experimental data is corrupted by noise during the data acquisition process, which is either unaccounted for in the simulator or whose strength might not match with the one set in the simulator. This deteriorates the accuracy of the inference. …”
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DNA barcoding highlights taxonomic uncertainties and cryptic lineages of São Francisco River basin fishes by Denis Bruno Santos Marques Nunes, Alany Itala Pontes, Leandro Ferreira dos Santos, Leonardo Luís Calado, Luciano Freitas Barros-Neto, Silvia Yasmin Lustosa-Costa, Sergio Maia Queiroz Lima, Uedson Pereira Jacobina

“…The BOLD platform identified 111 bins, 75 as MATCH, 32 as SPLIT, two as MERGE and two MIXTURE. …”
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Time Series Analysis of Production Decline in Carbonate Reservoirs with Machine Learning by Liqiang Wang, Mingji Shao, Gen Kou, Maoxian Wang, Ruichao Zhang, Zhengzheng Wei, Xiao Sun

“…Through model validation and comparative analysis of prediction effects, it was proven that the EP-GEP model exhibited good prediction accuracy, and the average relative error was significantly smaller than those of the traditional Arps model and existing machine learning methods. …”
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Reconfigurable Integrated Photonic Unitary Neural Networks With Phase Encoding Enabled by In-Situ Training by Shengjie Tang, Cheng Chen, Qi Qin, Xiaoping Liu

“…The experimental results match the simulations well. Our work provides insights for implementing reconfigurable IPUNNs in AI computing.…”
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Phthalazine based hydrazone as potent radical scavenger: Synthesis, spectral characterization, single crystal X-ray diffraction, DFT studies, molecular docking, ADME, antioxidant a... by Surya Uthrapathy, Balasankar Thirunavukkarasu, Kodisundaram Paulrasu, Tanzeer Ahmad Dar, Manikandan Palrasu, Morris Princey, Krishnapriya Thangaretnam, Vinoth Murali

“…Theoretical bond parameters obtained via DFT analysis closely match the experimental data, further validating the confirmation of the synthesized compound. …”
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A thermo-responsive chitosan-based injectable hydrogel for delivery of curcumin-loaded polycaprolactone microspheres to articular cartilage: in-vitro and in-vivo assessments by Farnoosh Kalantarnia, Sasan Maleki, Amir Shamloo, Kazem Akbarnataj, Sayed Navid Tavoosi

“…The degradation rate of ∼55 % over 30 days was tailored to match the timeline of cartilage repair. Additionally, polycaprolactone microspheres, prepared by solid/oil/water method, were used to enhance the bio-availability of curcumin and its sustained delivery. …”
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