New Approaches to Rural Development in Russia by Eugenia V. Serova, Alexey S. Naumov, Renata G. Yanbykh

“…It focuses on the main issues the countryside faces at the national level and also reveals regional differences in rural development. …”
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Nanoparticle tools for maximizing oral drug delivery by D.M. Cahyani, A.S. Mubarok, B.S. Hariawan, I. Amalina, P. Drake, T. Parumasivam, R.K. Sahu, M.A.S. Rijal, R. Sari, A. Miatmoko

“…Despite the many advantages of nanoparticle drug formulations, they also have several limitations, such as complicated manufacturing processes, nanotoxicity, and stability issues. In this article, we provide a comprehensive description of nanoparticle tools for maximizing oral drug delivery.…”
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Epitope-imprinted biomaterials with tailor-made molecular targeting for biomedical applications by Youlu Diao, Jia Gao, Yue Ma, Guoqing Pan

“…., proteins and nucleic acids), enables to target the entire molecule through recognizing partial epitopes exposed on it, greatly expanding the applicability and simplifying synthesis process of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). …”
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An agent-based model facilitating stakeholder engagement in management of estuaries along the Texas Gulf Coast (USA) by Hsiao-Hsuan Wang, Paulami Banerjee, Chara J. Ragland, William E. Grant, Tarla R. Peterson

“…We describe an agent-based model purposed for social learning, which was developed by stakeholders, with the technical assistance of professional modelers, to facilitate stakeholder involvement in modeling issues related to the development of an adaptive environmental management plan for the Texas Gulf Coast (USA) estuaries. …”
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TOD Zoning Planning: Floor Area Ratio Attenuation Rate and Center Migration Trajectory by Tiefeng Chai, Feng Lu, Jing Gao, Xin Deng, Rui Gao, Qingsong He

“…Studies have confirmed, however, that the current land structure between zones displays a high degree of homogeneity. There are several issues shown here, such as blurred station boundaries, spatial confusion, and a deviation of the TOD center. …”
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A Review of Cutting-Edge Sensor Technologies for Improved Flood Monitoring and Damage Assessment by Yixin Tao, Bingwei Tian, Basanta Raj Adhikari, Qi Zuo, Xiaolong Luo, Baofeng Di

“…These monitoring processes evolved from early ground-based observations relying on in situ sensors to high-precision, high-resolution, and high-coverage monitoring by airborne and remote sensing sensors. …”
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Overcoming challenges to access ecological function: a marine soft-bottom perspective by A. Martins, M. Di Domenico, Y. Costa, F. Barros

“…To achieve this, we review recent articles on functional ecology on marine sediments and identified two main issues. First, the absence of a clear definition of terms. …”
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Breaking New Ground in Monocular Depth Estimation with Dynamic Iterative Refinement and Scale Consistency by Akmalbek Abdusalomov, Sabina Umirzakova, Makhkamov Bakhtiyor Shukhratovich, Azamat Kakhorov, Young-Im Cho

“…In this paper, we propose the Dynamic Iterative Monocular Depth Estimation (DI-MDE) framework, which integrates an iterative refinement process with a novel scale-alignment module to address these issues. …”
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Research on the Improvement of BEM Method for Ultra-Large Wind Turbine Blades Based on CFD and Artificial Intelligence Technologies by Shiyu Yang, Mingming Zhang, Yu Feng, Haikun Jia, Na Zhao, Qingwei Chen

“…To tackle this challenge, this research focuses on the low accuracy issues of the traditional Blade Element Momentum theory (BEM) in predicting the aerodynamic performance of wind turbine blades. …”
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Biocompatible low-voltage electrothermal actuators with biological operational temperature range by Adéla Slavíková, Benjamin C. Baker, Marcos Villeda-Hernandez, Annabel Coekin, Julia Kwasniewska, Tim Good, Mina Aleemardani, Heidi Snethen, James P. K. Armstrong, Charl F. J. Faul

“…Bio35 is synthesized using a one-pot, solvent-free process with Epikote 828, poly(propyleneglycol) bis (2-amino-propyl-ether) (PPG), and 1,4-diamino-diphenyl-sulfone (DDS). …”
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Real-time cooperative voltage regulation strategy of distribution network based on approximate dynamic programming by Jingjing Gu, Mingyu Guo, Ruijie Li, Jihe Xu, Yanyi Ye, Zhizhong Hu, Shichang Cui

“…Large-scale distributed renewable energy in the distribution network can result in reliability issues such as exceeding voltage limits and overloading power lines. …”
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An Integrated Planning Methodology for a Just Climatic Transition in Rural Settlements by Jorge Rodríguez-Álvarez, María Amparo Casares-Gallego, Emma López-Bahut, María de los Ángeles Santos Vázquez, Henrique Seoane Prado, Javier Rocamonde-Lourido

“…The energy generation capacity will be used as a catalyst to address the most pressing issues and to improve living conditions in rural areas. …”
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Revolutionizing Batteryless IoT Systems to Enhance Nonlinear Energy Harvesting Using RIS Active and Passive Elements by Shakil Ahmed, Ahmed E. Kamal, Mohamed Y. Selim, Saifur Rahman Sabuj, Masanori Hamamura

“…For this challenge, we propose a thorough process model that describes channel gains, develops a nonlinear energy harvesting, and identifies device-to-device communication schemes without violating information causality. …”
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Least to Most Range (LMR): A Novel Consistent Weighting Multicriteria Method Applied to Green Supplier Selection by Vinicius Moretti, Everton L. Melo, Joao Carlos Colmenero

“…Multicriteria decision-making models (MCDM) aim to reduce the complexity of decision-making by using mathematical and algorithmic procedures to guide the process. Given the various issues and complexities that current methods for weighting criteria present; this study aims to develop a new subjective multicriteria method for criteria weighting applied in Green Supplier Selection (GSS). …”
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Sliding Mode Repetitive Control Based on the Unknown Dynamics Estimator of a Two-Stage Supply Pressure Hydraulic Hexapod Robot by Ziqi Liu, Bo Jin, Junkui Dong, Qingyun Yao, Yinglian Jin, Tao Liu, Binrui Wang

“…As the foundation for the steady locomotion of HHRs, it is imperative to realize high-precision joint position control to improve the robustness under external disturbances during the walking process and to complete the attitude control task. …”
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Proactive Complaint Management in Public Sector Informatics Using AI: A Semantic Pattern Recognition Framework by Marco Esperança, Diogo Freitas, Pedro V. Paixão, Tomás A. Marcos, Rafael A. Martins, João C. Ferreira

“…Leveraging real-world interaction logs from a public sector agency, the system harmonizes heterogeneous complaint narratives, uncovers latent issue patterns, and enables early detection of technical and usability problems. …”
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Exergoeconomics in energy systems: Evaluating technological and economic costs of an AHT by Lailani Álvarez, Mayra Harumi Bello-Guadarrama, Nancy Isamar Ortega-Mojica, Arianna Parrales, José Alfredo Hernández-Pérez, Javier Delgado-Gonzága, David Juárez-Romero

“…An approach to addressing the above issues is to conduct an exergoeconomic analysis of the energy systems implemented during operations to maximize resource use. …”
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Effects of the UV Filter Octocrylene and Its Degradation Product Benzophenone on Pacific Oyster (<i>Magallana gigas</i>) Larvae: A Call for Reassessment of Environmental Hazards by Ana Carvalhais, Romina Lippa, Isabel Benta Oliveira, Gaetano Di Lorenzo, Cláudia Mieiro, Mário Pacheco

“…Octocrylene (OC), an organic ultraviolet (UV) filter, and its breakdown product benzophenone (BP) are commonly found in aquatic environments, but their impact on keystone processes determining the success or failure of the early life stages of marine organisms remains underexplored. …”
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Age-specific ASPECTS atlas of Chinese subjects across different age groups for assessing acute ischemic stroke by Qi Sun, Guan Wang, Jinzhu Yang, Yimo Zhou, Yuliang Yuan, Yan Huang, Ziyu Fu

“…More importantly, 10 ASPECTS regions can be obtained during this process. We develop an automated ASPECTS region mapping pipeline and collect an independent dataset to validate our atlas. …”
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COMPARISON OF EXPONENTIALLY WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGE CONTROL CHART WITH HOMOGENEOUSLY WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGE CONTROL CHARTS AND ITS APPLICATION by Erna Tri Herdiani, Mustabsyirah Mustabsyirah

“…These findings align with recent literature and demonstrate practical significance for quality control: the HWMA chart would enable earlier detection of process issues, allowing for quicker corrective actions in manufacturing. …”
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