Evaluation of a Portable Handheld Heterochromatic Flicker Photometer in Measuring Macular Pigment Optical Density by Pinakin Gunvant Davey, Richard B. Rosen, Joshua J. Park, Frank Spors, Dennis L. Gierhart

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Macular pigment optical density (MPOD) is an important clinical biomarker for ocular conditions like macular degeneration, diabetic eye disease, and digital eye strain. …”
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Computational framework for bioinspired, mechanically programmable soft robots actuated by negative pressure by Dominik Gau, Lukas Freitag, Petra Mela

“…Finally, we apply the framework to build a soft walking robot capable of cheetah-like locomotion, which we characterize in terms of walking speed as a function of actuation vacuum and frequency. …”
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Effect of a Band-Gap Gradient on the Radiative Losses in the Open-Circuit Voltage of Solar Cells by Sevan Gharabeiki, Francesco Lodola, Tilly Schaaf, Taowen Wang, Michele Melchiorre, Nathalie Valle, Jérémy Niclout, Manha Ali, Yucheng Hu, Gunnar Kusch, Rachel A. Oliver, Susanne Siebentritt

“…The radiative open-circuit voltage loss in a solar cell occurs because the absorptance spectrum near the band gap shows a gradual increase rather than a sharp step-function-like transition. This broadening effect has been attributed to band-gap fluctuations and/or to Urbach tails. …”
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Neisseria meningitidis regulates P-glycoprotein transporter activity in brain endothelial cells via sphingosine 1–phosphate receptor 1 by Fatemeh Nosratabadi, Leo M. Endres, Fabian Schumacher, Heike Claus, Burkhard Kleuser, Brandon J. Kim, Alexandra Schubert-Unkmeir

“…Methods We employed induced pluripotent stem cell-derived brain-like endothelial cells (iBECs) as an in vitro BECs model due to their human-like morphology and expression of junctional proteins and MDR transporters. iBECs were exposed to various N. meningitidis strains, isogenic mutants, heat-inactivated bacteria, conditioned media, or purified capsule polysaccharide (CPS). …”
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Analysis of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D genomic action in human enteroids and colonoids reveals multiple regulatory effects of vitamin D in human intestinal physiology by Zachary K. Criss, Kali Deans-Fielder, James C. Fleet, Sylvia Christakos, Noah Shroyer

“…In differentiated cultures vitamin D induced genes were enriched for functions like regulation of barrier function through regulation of Rho GTPases and metabolism of lipids while vitamin D downregulated genes in Un groups were enriched for activities like water transport. …”
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HMGB1 Mediates Microglia-Astrocyte/Neuron Crosstalk and Pyroptosis by the TLR4/NF-κB Pathway in Multiple Sclerosis by Yang Feng, Liang Wang, Zhuofeng Mao, Weiping Wang

“…Additionally, western blot (WB) analysis was performed to further elucidate the mechanisms involved. …”
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Advancing Predictive Healthcare: A Systematic Review of Transformer Models in Electronic Health Records by Azza Mohamed, Reem AlAleeli, Khaled Shaalan

“…This systematic study seeks to evaluate the use and impact of transformer models in the healthcare domain, with a particular emphasis on their usefulness in tackling key medical difficulties and performing critical natural language processing (NLP) functions. …”
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Sustainable carbon-rich materials from algae and biomass: Synthesis, characterisation, and applications by Shintu Varghese, Peter Ralph, Unnikrishnan Kuzhiumparambil

“…The high demand for sustainable, high-performance materials has spotlighted carbon-rich materials derived from algae and other biomass sources. …”
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Elite Tennis Players with a Weak Rotator Cuff: The Paradox of Infraspinatus Atrophy - A Clinical Commentary and Practical Approach by Yannick Lambrecht, Leon Philipp Knoche, Lukas Höller

“…Structured progression in strength training and workload management is essential to prepare the shoulder for high-impact movements like serving. Further research is needed to investigate the relationship between IA and athletic performance, including serve speed and injury risk. …”
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Advanced intrusion detection in internet of things using graph attention networks by Aamir S. Ahanger, Sajad M. Khan, Faheem Masoodi, Ayodeji Olalekan Salau

“…Common Internet of Things safety features like encryption, authentication, and access control frequently fall short of meeting their desired functions. …”
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Effects of plasma pre-treatment and polyurethane/IF-WS nanocoating on mechanical and viscoelastic properties of UHMWPE yarns by Shuangyan Wu, Avik Kumar Dhar, Yuta D Hagiya, Gajanan Bhat

“…Also, the weight of ballistic armor produced from these fibers is still very high and there is a need to improve their performance to enable the use of lighter-weight armor. …”
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Advances in Control Techniques for Rehabilitation Exoskeleton Robots: A Systematic Review by Gazi Mashud, SK Hasan, Nafizul Alam

“…Traditional approaches, like PD and PID control schemes, maintain stability, performance, and simplicity. …”
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Linking national innovation systems and innovation capacity by Mohammed El Amine Metaiche

“…The findings reveal significant disparities in innovation performance, with resource-rich countries often constrained by systemic challenges like the "resource curse," while nations such as Norway and Canada illustrate how strategic management of natural wealth drives sustainable innovation. …”
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Application of Fuzzy-RBF-CNN Ensemble Model for Short-Term Load Forecasting by Mohini Yadav, Majid Jamil, Mohammad Rizwan, Richa Kapoor

“…In spite of several research studies being performed in this field, accurate load forecasting remains an important consideration. …”
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Application of MASW, Microtremor, and Seismic Refraction Tests for Buildings in Vulnerable Communities by Gonzalo Díaz-García, Marlon Farfán-Córdova

“…By using adapted equations, the dimensions of load-bearing elements like columns are optimized, considering stiffness, mass, and local seismic conditions. …”
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From attributes to communities: a novel approach in social network generation by Muhtar Çağkan Uludağlı, Kaya Oğuz

“…We combine this system with the proximity between nodes to create more life-like communities. Our method is compared against other node-attributed social network generators in the area with using both different evaluation metrics and a real-world dataset. …”
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Effect of π-linkers in Triphenylamine-EDOT based dye sensitizers for DSSCs: A DFT approach by Pooja Kundu, Prabhakar Chetti

“…In this study, organic molecules with various π-linkers having triphenylamine (TPA) donor core and 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene (EDOT) as internal acceptor in conjugation with cyanoacrylic acid (CAA) anchoring group on the photovoltaic performance were systematically investigated. The charge transportability, stability, and optical characteristics was estimated using density functional theory (DFT) technique. …”
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Implementation of an electronic health information system using DHIS2 tracker to manage and evaluate the National cervical screening programme in Bangladesh by Ashrafun Nessa, Shekh Md Nazim Uddin, Eric Lucas, Pradip Nag, Sathishrajaa Palaniraja, Maryluz Rol, Md. Abdus Salam Khan, Muhammad Abdul Hannan Khan, Shirin Akter Begum, Romena Afroz, Noor E Ferdous, Richard Muwonge, Partha Basu

“…Our present mixed-method study aimed to perform an in-depth assessment of functioning of the new s-HIS and recommend measures to overcome the implementation challenges identified. …”
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Synergistic Mechanism of Hydroxyl Regulation and a Polyvinylpyrrolidone Surfactant in Enhancing the Catalytic Oxidation Abilities of BiOBr by Yiran Zhang, Boyuan Xuan, Jiekai Wang, Xiang Chen, Changwei Zhao, Lixia Zhao, Jing Kang

“…Density functional theory (DFT) calculations confirmed that the enhanced photooxidative performance originated from an increased surface oxygen content. …”
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COSP-RTTOV-1.0: flexible radiation diagnostics to enable new science applications in model evaluation, climate change detection, and satellite mission design by J. K. Shaw, J. K. Shaw, D. J. Swales, S. DeSouza-Machado, D. D. Turner, J. E. Kay, J. E. Kay, D. P. Schneider

“…Here, we present a flexible, computationally efficient tool called COSP-RTTOV (Cloud Feedback Model Intercomparison Project (CFMIP) Observation Simulator Package and Radiative Transfer for TOVS) for simulating satellite-like radiation fields within ESMs. Outputs from COSP-RTTOV are consistent with instrument spectral response functions, orbit sampling, and the physics of the host model. …”
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