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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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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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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Reinforcement Learning-Driven Secrecy Energy Efficiency Maximization in RIS-Enabled Communication Systems by Akram Y. Sarhan, Osamah A. Abdullah, Hayder Al-Hraishawi, Faisal S. Alsubaei

“…This study explores the use of physical layer security (PLS) to facilitate secure communications in RIS-assisted networks, tackling the important issues of safeguarding sensitive information while also addressing limited energy resources. …”
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Spatial Downscaling of Sea Level Anomaly Using a Deep Separable Distillation Network by Senmin Shi, Yineng Li, Yuhang Zhu, Tao Song, Shiqiu Peng

“…As a result, their accuracy and structural consistency are suboptimal. To address these issues, we propose a Deep Separable Distillation Network (DSDN) that integrates Depthwise Separable Distillation Blocks (DSDB) and a Landmask Contextual Attention Mechanism (M_CAMB) to achieve efficient and accurate spatial downscaling. …”
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A multi-objective improved horse herd optimizer based on convex lens imaging for stochastic optimization of wind energy resources in distribution networks considering reliability a... by Fude Duan, Ali Basem, Dheyaa J. Jasim, Mahdiyeh Eslami, Mustafa Okati

“…This enhancement utilizes mirror imaging based on convex lens principles to address issues of premature convergence. Additionally, the decision-making process is designed to identify the final fuzzy solution among the non-dominant solutions within the Pareto front set. …”
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Butterfly magnetoreception based neighbour awareness strategy protocol for autonomous aerial vehicles by Janjhyam Venkata Naga Ramesh, C. Dastagiraiah, Suraya Mubeen, W. Deva Priya, M. Kameswara Rao, B. H. K. Bhagat Kumar

“…However, navigating through high-density obstacle environments poses substantial challenges due to process overheads, dynamic environmental conditions, and scalability issues. …”
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Hyaluronidase: structure, mechanism of action, diseases and therapeutic targets by Jiamin Lu, Zheng Zhao, Lingli Pan, Hui Wu, Shibing Wang, Xiangmin Tong, Shenghao Wu

“…By modulating ECM composition and cellular signaling pathways, HAase plays a pivotal role in diverse biological processes, including wound healing, tissue regeneration, and tumor progression. …”
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Land Surface Modeling as a Tool to Explore Sustainable Irrigation Practices in Mediterranean Fruit Orchards by O. Dombrowski, C. Brogi, H.‐J. Hendricks Franssen, V. Pisinaras, A. Panagopoulos, S. Swenson, H. Bogena

“…Abstract Irrigation strongly influences land‐atmosphere processes from regional to global scale. Therefore, an accurate representation of irrigation is crucial to understand these interactions and address water resources issues. …”
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Sustainable fashion transition towards net-zero future: A review of digital and material innovations, policies and regulatory framework by Benjamin Tawiah, Erin Cho, Emmanuel A. Ofori, Minyoung Suh, Bin Fei

“…The fashion industry has long been linked to complex social and environmental issues like labour exploitation, resource depletion, and carbon emissions. …”
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A Learning Emotion Recognition Model Based on Feature Fusion of Photoplethysmography and Video Signal by Xiaoliang Zhu, Zili He, Chuanyong Wang, Zhicheng Dai, Liang Zhao

“…The ability to recognize learning emotions facilitates the timely detection of students’ difficulties during the learning process, supports teachers in modifying instructional strategies, and allows for personalized student assistance. …”
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A survey on detection and localisation of false data injection attacks in smart grids by Muhammad Irfan, Alireza Sadighian, Adeen Tanveer, Shaikha J. Al‐Naimi, Gabriele Oligeri

“…FDI attacks can affect the (internal) state estimation process—critical for smart grid monitoring and control—thus being able to bypass conventional Bad Data Detection (BDD) methods. …”
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Priority Roles of Stakeholders for Overcoming the Barriers to Implementing Education 4.0: An Integrated Fermatean Fuzzy Entropy-Based CRITIC-CODAS-SORT Approach by Roselyn Gonzales, Rose Mary Almacen, Gamaliel Gonzales, Felix Costan, Decem Suladay, Lynne Enriquez, Emily Costan, Nadine May Atibing, Joerabell Lourdes Aro, Samantha Shane Evangelista, Fatima Maturan, Egberto Selerio, Lanndon Ocampo

“…Findings suggest the lack of collaboration, apprehensive stakeholders, cybersecurity threats, health issues, and cost as crucial barriers to the HEI. The sorting process yields 13 high-priority roles, encompassing those within the influence of the government (i.e., cybersecurity awareness, allocation of necessary funds, designing more aligned curricula, and streamlining the basic education agenda), university management (i.e., investing in efficient technologies and forging extensive stakeholder collaboration), human resource function (i.e., implementing periodic skills training for educators), and educators (i.e., engaging in continuous learning about cybersecurity threats, integrating awareness of applicable laws against cyberbullying, devising alternative cost-efficient teaching strategies, taking part in initiatives to improve curricula, efficient preparation of learning materials, and participating in skills development initiatives). …”
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Wide-Area Power System Generation-Transmission-Storage Coordinated Planning Method Based on Multiple Flexibility Constraints and Time-Series Simulation by Dawei REN, Jinyun XIAO, Jinming HOU, Ershun DU, Chen JIN, Yuanbing ZHOU

“…The capacity of renewable-energy power supply, power grid interconnection, and energy storage in the target level year was optimized, and the analysis process of generation-transmission-storage coordinated optimization planning is summarized. …”
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Extraction and characterization of nanocellulose from bemban fibre for cement-based composite by Cut Rahmawati, Muhammad Faisal, Roslidar, Fitriani, Jawad Ahmad, Intan Muliana

“…The utilization of natural fibers in composite cement faces issues due to the presence of lignin and hemicellulose, which hinder the strength of the fibers as reinforcements. …”
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Genetically-encoded temperature indicators for thermal biology by Tetsuichi Wazawa, Ryohei Ozaki-Noma, Lu Kai, Shun-ichi Fukushima, Tomoki Matsuda, Takeharu Nagai

“…Temperature crucially affects molecular processes in living organisms and thus it is one of the vital physical parameters for life. …”
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Climate change, migration, and health: Development of a case-based workshop for immigrant and refugee health professionals by Eleanor H. Emery, Tess Wiskel, Kimberly Humphrey, Gaurab Basu

“…Immigrant and refugee health professionals are well positioned to understand the issues at the intersection of climate change, forced migration, and health, and to participate in the development of solutions to this crisis. …”
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