Energy Saving and Pollutant Emission Reduction by Adding Hydrogen in a Gasoline-fueled Engine by Yuan-Chung Lin, Sheng-Lun Lin, Syu-Ruei Jhang, Kang-Shin Chen, Chaio-Wen Su, Chien-Er Huang

“…Abstract Pollution reduction related to combustion engines is considered to be an important issue around the world. Hydrogen as an additive energy has been utilized for alternative fuel since it need not require any modification. …”
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Improving the Performance of Answers Ranking in Q&A Communities: A Long-Text Matching Technique and Pre-Trained Model by Siyu Sun, Yiming Wang, Jiale Cheng, Zhiying Xiao, Daqing Zheng, Xiaoling Hao

“…The contributions are as follows: Designing a new framework to process long-text data by filtering the noise and developing the TR-BERT to optimize the issue of answer ranking in the Q&A community. …”
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Relation Learning Using Temporal Episodes for Motor Imagery Brain-Computer Interfaces by Xiuyu Huang, Shuang Liang, Yuanpeng Zhang, Nan Zhou, Witold Pedrycz, Kup-Sze Choi

“…For practical motor imagery (MI) brain-computer interface (BCI) applications, generating a reliable model for a target subject with few MI trials is important since the data collection process is labour-intensive and expensive. In this paper, we address this issue by proposing a few-shot learning method called temporal episode relation learning (TERL). …”
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Microbial community assembly across agricultural soil mineral mesocosms revealed by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing dataNCBI SRA by Daniel Lee, Fernanda C C Oliveira, Richard T. Conant, Minjae Kim

“…While recognized that mineral-associated organic matter (MAOM) in soils is mainly formed through microbial activity, our understanding of microbial-derived MAOM formation processes remains limited due to the complexity of the soil environment. …”
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Delay optimisation of Gradient-Doped Nd: YAG laser ceramics via active mixing of Direct ink writing by Yuhan Yang, Haohao Ji, Mengmeng Xie, Dewen Wang, Wenhao Zhou, Jian Zhang, Yu Liu, Shiwei Wang, Zheng Wang

“…Direct ink writing (DIW) is an effective method for fabricating gradient-doped structures. However, the delay issue during component switching significantly affects rare-earth ion concentration distribution in the samples, which includes delivery delay and transitional delay. …”
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Multi-Paragraph Machine Reading Comprehension with Hybrid Reader over Tables and Text by Sanghyun Cho, SeongReol Park, Hye-Lynn Kim, Jung-Hun Lee, JoongMin Shin, Hyuk-Chul Kwon

“…The training process infuses knowledge for tabular data into a pre-trained model while retaining its original weights from pre-training. …”
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Enhancing the Digital Inheritance and Development of Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage Paper-Cutting Through Stable Diffusion LoRA Models by Mengge Dai, Yuhao Feng, Runqi Wang, Jungho Jung

“…The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) was employed to categorize the cultural value of paper-cutting, selecting four core elements: “Spring Festival”, “Chinese Zodiac”, “Women”, and “Birds and Flowers”. …”
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Enhanced Prediction and Evaluation of Hydraulic Concrete Compressive Strength Using Multiple Soft Computing and Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms by Tianyu Li, Xiamin Hu, Tao Li, Jie Liao, Lidan Mei, Huiwen Tian, Jinlong Gu

“…In the subsequent stage, the lightweight gradient boosting tree (LightGBM) model and the metaheuristic-based optimization algorithm are combined to integrate information from base models. This process identifies the primary factors affecting concrete compressive strength. …”
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Factors negatively affecting quality of life in geriatric patients: review by Marcinkowski, Krzysztof, Muras, Mateusz, Michalik, Maciej, Lorenc, Tomasz, Mikszta, Natalia, Mikszta, Jakub, Marcinkowska, Julia, Kantor, Karolina

“…Introduction: The aging process is accompanied by a variety of challenges that significantly impact the quality of life and overall well-being of older adults. …”
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MolAttnNet: A Predictive Model for Organic Drug Solubility Based on Graph Convolutional Networks and Transformer-Attention by Chenxu Wang, Yijun Feng, Zhejie Xu, Xiaohui Xu, Bangguo Peng

“…Furthermore, interpretability analysis confirms the model’s reliability in feature extraction and decision-making processes. The proposed framework provides a practical approach for drug solubility prediction and contributes to computational drug discovery methodologies.…”
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Efficient Fault Diagnosis of Elevator Cabin Door Drives Using Machine Learning with Data Reduction for Reliable Transmission by Jakub Gęca, Dariusz Czerwiński, Bartosz Drzymała, Krzysztof Kolano

“…This article addresses the issue of the elevator cabin door drive system failure diagnosis. …”
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Internal Perspectives on Visual Identities in Higher Education: A Case Study of Top-Ranked Universities in Indonesia [version 2; peer review: 3 approved] by Luqman Lee, Rabendra Yudistira Alamin, Syarifa Hanoum, Ellya Zulaikha, Putri Dwitasari

“…Background The neglect of visual identity (VI) at the organizational level within higher education institutions (HEIs) has become a critical issue, while previous studies over the past decade has focused on HEI branding and reputation. …”
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Retaining Short‐Term Variability Reduces Mean State Biases in Wind Stress Overriding Simulations by Matthew T. Luongo, Noel G. Brizuela, Ian Eisenman, Shang‐Ping Xie

“…Abstract Positive feedbacks in climate processes can make it difficult to identify the primary drivers of climate phenomena. …”
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Screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip in Greece: current practice and future perspectives by Konstantinos Chlapoutakis, Stylianos Kolovos, Eleni Pippidi, Rozalia Dimitriou, Nikolaos Skoulikaris, Maria Raissaki

“…Screening for developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in Greece is being performed according to the guidelines issued by the Institute of Child Health in 2015. Screening strategies include universal clinical screening and selective (based on clinical findings or risk factors) sonographic screening. …”
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Dual-Domain Multi-Task Learning-Based Domain Adaptation for Hyperspectral Image Classification by Qiusheng Chen, Zhuoqun Fang, Shizhuo Deng, Tong Jia, Zhaokui Li, Dongyue Chen

“…However, existing methods overlook bringing similar cross-domain samples closer together in the feature space to achieve the indirect transfer of source domain classification knowledge. To overcome this issue, we propose a Multi-Task Learning-based Domain Adaptation (MTLDA) method. …”
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Research on 3D Building Individualization Technology Based on Spatial Constraints by Z. Liu, L. Huo, T. Shen, F. Kong

“…Traditional building footprint extraction methods primarily rely on geometric features or texture information, but in densely built or occluded urban environments, achieving ideal extraction results is often difficult. To address this issue, this paper proposes a 3D building footprint extraction method based on spatial constraints. …”
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A Trihybrid Approach for Enhancing Crude Oil Recovery Using Effervescent‐Tablet‐Based Nanofluids by Naser Ali, Husain Bahzad, Nawaf F. Aljuwayhel, Shikha A. Ebrahim, Abbas T. Hamoud, Hussain Al‐Mazidi, Huda B. Al‐Naser, Mohammad A. Al‐Attar, Sohaib Kholosy, Ayas Al‐Zanki, Mohammad Banyan, Mumayaz Alenezi

“…Abstract While nanofluids can contribute enormously to enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in the upstream sector, conventional nanofluids are produced using complex equipment and expertise, which is somewhat limiting. To address this issue, herein, the use of effervescent‐tablet‐based nanofluids for EOR is reported. …”
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Gresilient Supplier Evaluation and Selection under Uncertainty Using a Novel Streamlined Full Consistency Method by Mohammad Hashemi-Tabatabaei, Maghsoud Amiri, Mehdi Keshavarz-Ghorabaee

“…The proposed method streamlines traditional FUCOM processes to solve decision-making problems in deterministic and uncertain environments. …”
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Participants’ and caregivers’ experiences of a multidisciplinary programme for healthy lifestyle change in Aotearoa/New Zealand: a qualitative, focus group study by Yvonne C Anderson, Cameron C Grant, Tami L Cave, Cervantée E K Wild, José G B Derraik, Wayne S Cutfield, Paul L Hofman, Esther J Willing, Ken J Taiapa, Tania Domett

“…Across these domains, four key themes emerged from the focus groups for participants and their caregivers relating to their experience: knowledge-sharing, enabling a family to become self-determining in their process to achieve healthy lifestyle change; the importance of connectedness and a family-based programme; the sense of a collective journey and the importance of a nonjudgemental, respectful welcoming environment. …”
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A Bearing Fault Diagnosis Method Combining Multi-Source Information and Multi-Domain Information Fusion by Tao Sui, Yixiang Feng, Sitian Sui, Xueran Xie, Hui Li, Xiuzhi Liu

“…These methods often fail to provide comprehensive and stable fault information, thereby affecting the diagnostic performance. To address this issue, this paper introduces a multi-source and multi-domain information fusion method for the fault diagnosis (M2IFD) of bearings, integrating an attention mechanism to enhance the diagnosis process. …”
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