Characterizing lead-rich particles in Beijing's atmosphere following coal-to-gas conversion: insights from single-particle aerosol mass spectrometry by X. Lian, X. Lian, Y. Xu, F. Liu, L. Peng, X. Hu, G. Tang, X. Dao, H. Guo, L. Wang, B. Huang, C. Cheng, L. Li, G. Zhang, X. Bi, X. Wang, Z. Zhou, M. Li

“…<p>Coal-to-gas (CTG) policies are important energy transformation strategies for addressing air pollution issues, but how well they improve atmospheric lead (<span class="inline-formula">Pb</span>) pollution remains poorly understood. …”
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Toward a Secure 5G-Enabled Internet of Things: A Survey on Requirements, Privacy, Security, Challenges, and Opportunities by Shams Forruque Ahmed, Md. Sakib Bin Alam, Shaila Afrin, Sabiha Jannat Rafa, Samanta Binte Taher, Maliha Kabir, S. M. Muyeen, Amir H. Gandomi

“…This study investigates the benefits and issues associated with 5G-enabled IoT, including its privacy and security concerns as well as the technology drivers that enable its various layers. …”
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Life Cycle Assessment of Methanol Production from Municipal Solid Waste: Environmental Comparison with Landfilling and Incineration by Cristiano Queiroz Cerqueira, Electo Eduardo Silva Lora, Lidiane La Picirelli de Souza, Márcio Montagnana Vicente Leme, Regina Mambeli Barros, Osvaldo José Venturini

“…Inadequate waste management strategies play a significant role in exacerbating environmental challenges, such as increased greenhouse gas emissions, resource depletion, and other adverse ecological impacts. These issues are aggravated by the global rise in municipal solid waste (MSW) generation, surpassing the rate of population growth. …”
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Assessment of a Top and Bottom Cooling Strategy for Prismatic Lithium-Ion Cells Intended for Automotive Use by Said Madaoui, Bartlomiej Guzowski, Roman Gozdur, Zlatina Dimitrova, Nicolas Audiot, Jocelyn Sabatier, Jean-Michel Vinassa, Franck Guillemard

“…As a result, it supports an even aging process of batteries, ensuring their longevity and optimal performance.…”
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Photocatalytic and surface consequences of thermal treatments on Pt nanoparticles onto carbon nitrides during CO2-to-CO conversion by S. Vaquero-Vílchez, P. Nimax, E. Valtierra-Martinez, I. Ayesta, I. Agirrezabal-Telleria

“…Thermally coupled gas phase photocatalysis can address these issues by lowering reaction temperatures and improving process efficiency. …”
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Unlocking Modulation Rule of Heterointerface Engineering Induced D‐Band Center on Polysulfides Conversion in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries by Wenbin Li, Ni Wang, Jingjie Pei, Dongyan Li, Guiqiang Cao, Ruixian Duan, Jingjing Wang, Xifei Li

“…Abstract MOF‐derived heterostructures have been widely utilized as S hosts to address the three issues faced by the sulfur (S) cathode in lithium–sulfur batteries. …”
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Simulation analysis of stress-strain performance for a lightweight X-ray pulsar detection telescope frame structure by Qingyong Zhou, Qingyong Zhou, Zhiqiang Huang, Bin Xu, Yaohu Lei, Jianguo Lei, Hang Zhao, Chaojing Ye, Likuan Zhu

“…Focusing on the safety design issues faced by the lens frame structure of a pulsar detection telescope independently designed by the research group during space operation, this paper constructed a simulation model using Altair Inspire software. …”
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Recyclability of vernacular adobes with high chalk content in the context of sustainable construction by Guillaume Polidori, Adrien Aras-Gaudry, Fabien Beaumont, Fabien Bogard, Sébastien Murer, Ouahcene Nait-Rabah, Christophe Bliard, Gilles Fronteau, Erwan Hamard

“…During the recycling process, the bricks underwent dry crushing, wetting, mixing, molding, and drying. …”
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Oriented SAR Ship Detection Based on Edge Deformable Convolution and Point Set Representation by Tianyue Guan, Sheng Chang, Yunkai Deng, Fengli Xue, Chunle Wang, Xiaoxue Jia

“…By integrating edge deformable convolution with backbone networks, we learn the correlations between discontinuous target blocks in SAR images. This process effectively suppresses speckle noise while capturing the overall offset characteristics of targets. …”
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The relationship between ageism, loneliness, and anxiety in widowed older adults: cognitive function as a moderator in the mediated model by Haohui Shen, Guoliang Pan, Mengge Zhang, Xiuwen He, Mingyang Yao, Yilong Yang

“…ObjectiveAs the global population ages and traditional family support structures decline, mental health issues—particularly anxiety—among widowed older adults have become increasingly prevalent. …”
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The value of hydroclimatic teleconnections for snow-based seasonal streamflow forecasting in central Asia by A. Umirbekov, A. Umirbekov, M. D. Peña-Guerrero, M. D. Peña-Guerrero, I. Didovets, H. Apel, A. Gafurov, D. Müller, D. Müller, D. Müller

“…<p>Due to the long memory of snow processes, statistically based seasonal streamflow prediction models in snow-dominated catchments can successfully leverage, but also typically rely on, snowpack estimates. …”
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Fine-Grained Extraction of Coastal Aquaculture Ponds From Remote Sensing Images Using an Edge-Supervised Multi-task Neural Network by Jian Qi, Min Ji, Fengxiang Jin, Jianran Xu, Hanyu Ji, Juan Wang

“…This network facilitates the supervised extraction process by modeling pond boundaries and the distances from internal points to these boundaries. …”
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From High-resolution Remote Sensing to Tower-mounted Video Surveillance System: Dual Feature Image Matching-Based Precise Positioning Method in Complex Suburban Areas by Y. Chen, Z. Tang, Z. Wen, B. Chang, Z. Zhang, P. Wei, D. Li

“…Through the processes of geo-referencing, dual-feature image matching, homography transformation and geographic coordinate computation, the proposed DFMC overcomes the challenges of high-precision matching between wide-angle video images and RS images, facilitating the projection of any point coordinates from the pixel coordinate system of TVS frames to the projected Cartesian coordinate system of RS ortho-images. …”
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Challenges and opportunities for real-world evidence in clinical oncology—a view from the UK: proceedings of a national workshop by M. Craddock, C. Dempsey, D. Abdulwahid, J.P.C. Baldwin, K. Banfill, A. Carver, A. Chaturvedi, S. Cheeseman, G.W. Cowell, M. Daly, A. Dekker, S.R. Dubash, S. Duffield, I. Fornacon-Wood, M.A.C. Garcia, P. Goodley, H. Green, R.J. Holley, S. Ingram, S. Jones, J. Kennedy, A. Lighterness, C.K. McGarry, O. McLaughlin, R. Mir, B.W. Papiez, D.E.J. Snelling, S. Theophanous, S. Warren, K. Zucker, G. Price, C. Faivre-Finn

“…Potential solutions include streamlining information governance processes, training staff in data science skills, and demonstrating clinical benefit. …”
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Bridging immunization gaps: lessons from Zambia’s 2024 measles–rubella supplementary immunisation activity by Moses Mwale, Penelope Masumbu, Peter Jay Chipimo, Patrick Sakubita, Andrew Phiri, Kennedy Matanda, Kelvin Mwangilwa, Andrea Carcelen, Simon Mutembo, Freddie Masaninga, Jackob Sakala, Peter Clement Lugala

“…Despite achieving high overall coverage, several challenges emerged: funding delays, logistical constraints in remote areas, and data quality issues. Key lessons include the necessity of timely funding disbursement, strengthened cold chain infrastructure, and rigorous data verification processes. …”
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Machine learning for handover decision with mobile edge computing in 6G mobile network: a survey by Soule Issa Loutfi, Ibraheem Shayea, Ufuk Tureli, Ayman A. El-Saleh, Waheeb Tashan, Ramazan Caglar

“…The case becomes more critical with the implementation of Mobile Edge Computing (MEC), which will lead to making the handover decision process more challenging due to its characterization and high requirements. …”
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Application of Machine Tool Thermal Error Compensation in Digital Twin-based System by MA Chi, LI Minging, LIU Jialan, HE Jialong, HUA Chunlei, WANG Liang

“…However, even such methods are sensitive to problems like collinearities among temperature variables, manual parameter tuning, and limited real-time compensation capabilities. To address these issues, the application of thermal error compensation in the digital twin-based system is studied. …”
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Integrated wellbore-surface pressure control production optimization for shale gas wells by Xingyu Zhou, Liming Zhang, Ji Qi, Yanxing Wang, Kai Zhang, Ruijia Zhang, Yaqi Sun

“…Shale gas wells often face challenges in maintaining continuous and stable production due to their coexistence with high- and low-pressure wells within the same development block, which leads to issues involving mixed-pressure flows. Traditional pipeline optimization methods used in conventional gas well blocks fail to address the unique needs of shale gas wells, such as the precise planning of airflow paths, pressure distribution, and compression. …”
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Key Elements and Implementation Paths of Comprehensive Land Development for Local-dominated Railway Construction Projects by DONG Min, ZHENG Xinming, ZHOU Peng, SHI Zhao, YANG Ze, GAO Yuan

“…[Result & Conclusion] The key elements for local railway investment entities to promote the implementation of comprehensive land development of railways are as follows: the support policies issued by local governments should be operable, the design of project planning schemes be rational, and the construction of project development models be innovative. …”
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False data injection attack dataset for classification, identification, and detection for IIoT in Industry 5.0Zenodo by A K M Ahasan Habib, Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Rosilah Hassan, Shayla Islam, Huda Saleh Abbas

“…The new Industry 5.0 era of interaction and accessibility has been brought about by the widespread use of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) devices, however, it also has uncovered several security issues, with False Data Injection (FDI) attacks being a significant concern. …”
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