Designing a bedside table of wood furniture waste based on TRIZEE methodology by Sari Diana Puspita, Hartini Sri, Azzahra Faradhina, Hamdi Makhrul, Arsiwi Pramudi

“…Environmental issues have become an important consideration to be included in business operations. …”
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Self-stigma in alcohol dependence scale: development and validity of the short form by Sophia Rieckhof, Anya Leonhard, Stephanie Schindler, Juliane Lüders, Nicole Tschentscher, Sven Speerforck, Patrick W. Corrigan, Georg Schomerus

“…Discussion The SSAD-SF is a valid instrument for measuring the process of self-stigmatization in people with AUD. …”
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Drying characteristics of white radish slices under heat pump — Low-temperature regenerative wheel collaborative drying by Junhai Yan, Weinan Han, Ben Wei, Yin Liu, Long Gao, Longji Wang, Song Wang, Mingru Zhu, Ziheng Huo

“…To address the issues of low efficiency, high energy consumption, and poor quality associated with traditional food drying methods, this study proposes a heat pump–low-temperature regeneration wheel collaborative drying system. …”
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Analyzing Ecological Environmental Quality Trends in Dhaka Through Remote Sensing Based Ecological Index (RSEI) by Md. Mahmudul Hasan, Md Tasim Ferdous, Md. Talha, Pratik Mojumder, Sujit Kumar Roy, Md. Nasim Fardous Zim, Most. Mitu Akter, N M Refat Nasher, Fahdah Falah Ben Hasher, Martin Boltižiar, Mohamed Zhran

“…Landsat 5 TM and 8 OLI/TIRS images were processed on Google Earth Engine (GEE), with principal component analysis (PCA) applied to determine RSEI. …”
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Parameter optimization and mechanism analysis of pepper spring-tooth drum picking device based on DEM by Jiaxuan Yang, Jin Lei, Xinyan Qin, Shiguo Wang, Yang Liu, Chengfu Wang

“…To address the issues of unclear mechanisms and poor harvesting quality in mechanized pepper harvesting, a simulation model based on the discrete element method (DEM) is developed to analyze the harvesting process and optimize key parameters. …”
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Tire aging: A state-of-the-art review by Pietro Stabile, Gianpiero Mastinu, Massimiliano Gobbi, Perla Bardini

“…Tire aging is a complex process driven by several environmental and mechanical factors. …”
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Hyaluronic acid as a versatile building block for the development of biofunctional hydrogels: In vitro models and preclinical innovations by Noémie Petit, Yu-yin Joanne Chang, Franz Acker Lobianco, Tom Hodgkinson, Shane Browne

“…In vitro, HyA-based hydrogels can support the development of models to understand fundamental processes in health and mechanisms behind disease progression, serving as highly tuneable extracellular matrix mimetics. …”
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A new approach to MADM problem using interval-valued hesitant Fermatean fuzzy Hamacher operators and statistical variance by Xiuqin Ma, Xuli Niu, Hongwu Qin, Dong Ren, Siyue Lei, Kexin Tang

“…However, a lot of uncertainty is involved in assessing the WECC level, which presents serious and intricate difficulties for the related multiple- attribute decision-making (MADM) processes. The interval-valued hesitant Fermatean fuzzy set (IVHFFS) is a powerful tool for handling uncertainty in MADM issues. …”
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Optimization of secondary air system for enhanced combustion efficiency and CO2 emission reduction in 1000MW boilers by Tianlong Wang, Chaoyang Wang, Huibo Yan, Zhiqiang Liu, Shuai Ma

“…The original design of the secondary air ducts led to significant imbalances in air volume and pressure, resulting in issues such as furnace wall overheating and inefficient combustion. …”
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ParaU-Net: An improved UNet parallel coding network for lung nodule segmentation by Yingqi Lu, Xiangsuo Fan, Jinfeng Wang, Shaojun Chen, Jie Meng

“…Existing methods often inadequately address these issues, highlighting the need for a more effective solution. …”
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Explainable machine learning to quantify the value of proximal remote sensing in latent energy flux estimation by Srishti Gaur, Guler Aslan-Sungur (Rojda), Andy VanLoocke, Darren T. Drewry

“…Latent energy (LE) flux is traditionally estimated using process-based models which rely on vegetation parameters that change during the growing season. …”
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Climate Change and Cities of Lithuania: Threats, Problems and Prerequisites for Solution by Evaldas Ramanauskas, Arūnas Bukantis, Liucijus Dringelis, Giedrius Kaveckis, Gintė Jonkutė-Vilkė

“…To address these issues, this paper reviews the climate change projections, emerging threats and hazards in Lithuania and their potential impacts on the country’s cities and highlights the main challenges in preparing for these growing threats. …”
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Exploration of Salak Peel Extract Activities for Cosmeceutical Applications and Its Encapsulation in Ethosomes Using Green Method by Supreeda Tambunlertchai, Raweewan Thiramanas, Yodsathorn Wongngam, Pimnipa Yodkrahom, Sornsawan Batthong, Kunat Suktham, Suvimol Surassmo, Udom Asawapirom, Duangporn Polpanich

“…Encapsulation technology was employed to alleviate these issues. In this work, we presented a simple method to prepare ethosome-encapsulated salak peel extract using green solvents (ethanol and water). …”
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Pyramid Wavefront Sensor Using a Discrete Modulated Operation Method by Lu Chen, Kainan Yao, Jianli Wang, Dianbing Chen, Mingda Ge, Zhiqiang Xu, Dongbo Che

“…However, incorporating a conventional modulated PWFS into an AOS presents several challenges, including complex optical pathways, intricate alignment procedures, and issues related to deviation in the exit pupil image. …”
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Peri-Implant Bone Stability Around Tapered Implant Prosthetic Connection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Comparing Different Cone Morse and Conometric Implants Angle Contact... by Iris Alla, Antonio Scarano, Bruna Sinjari, Edit Xhajanka, Felice Lorusso

“…Background/Objectives: Internal implant–abutment connection has been proposed to increase interface stability and reduce biological and prosthetic issues. The aim of the present investigation was to evaluate the influence of the implant abutment conical angle on marginal bone loss and mechanical complications. …”
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A Compressed Sequence Tag Index for Fast Peptide Retrieval and Efficient Storage in Protein Identification Search Engines by Xiaoyu Xie, Yuyue Feng, Piyu Zhou, Di Zhang, Lijin Yao, Haipeng Wang

“…Proteins regulate various cellular processes and are of great biological interest. The protein search engine is a crucial tool in proteomics research, used to analyze high-throughput tandem mass spectrometry data and to identify protein sequence information. …”
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Evaluating the Impact of Clinical Mastitis on Ovarian Morphometry and the Effectiveness of the Synchronisation Protocol in Dairy Cows by Gabija Lembovičiūtė, Greta Šertvytytė, Ramūnas Antanaitis, Vytuolis Žilaitis, Walter Baumgartner, Arūnas Rutkauskas

“…Inflammatory processes within the body have been hypothesised to be causative agents of various health complications, including reproductive issues. …”
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A framework for researching African food systems by Julian May, Frans Swanepoel, Claire Helen Quinn, Melody Mentz-Coetzee, Elizabeth Mkandawire, Andrew John Dougill

“…Applications of the framework in research, teaching and policy spheres has demonstrated its wide relevance and applicability to addressing complex issues across the African food system.…”
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Big data generation platform for battery faults under real-world variances by Daniel Luder, Praise Thomas John, Paul Busch, Martin Börner, Wenjiong Cao, Philipp Dechent, Elias Barbers, Stephan Bihn, Lishuo Liu, Xuning Feng, Dirk Uwe Sauer, Weihan Li

“…Variations included are, for example, the manufacturing quality, temperatures, aging processes, road conditions, state of charge, and fault severity. …”
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PolSAR-SFCGN: An End-to-End PolSAR Superpixel Fully Convolutional Generation Network by Mengxuan Zhang, Jingyuan Shi, Long Liu, Wenbo Zhang, Jie Feng, Jin Zhu, Boce Chu

“…Addressing the above issues, this study proposes an end-to-end fully convolutional superpixel generation network for PolSAR images. …”
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