How prepared is Nigeria digital payment for health workers? A landscape analysis by Folashayo Peter Adeniji, David Ayobami Adewole, Segun Bello, Elizabeth Ekirapa, Juliet Aweko, Vincent Michael Kiberu, Charles Opio, Peter Waiswa, Olufunmilayo Ibitola Fawole

“…Conclusion Digital payment system is being utilized, accepted and would be beneficial for payments for the Nigerian healthcare system. …”
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Impact of Correlation and Pointing Error on Secure Outage Performance Over Arbitrary Correlated Nakagami-<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$m$</tex-math></inline-formula>... by Sheikh Habibul Islam, A. S. M. Badrudduza, S. M. Riazul Islam, Fardin Ibne Shahid, Imran Shafique Ansari, Milton Kumar Kundu, Heejung Yu

“…We derive novel closed-form expressions for secrecy outage probability (SOP) and strictly positive secrecy capacity (SPSC) considering heterodyne detection (HD) and intensity modulation with direct detection (IM/DD) techniques in order to examine the impact of atmospheric scintillation, pointing error, fading, and correlation on the system&#x0027;s secrecy performance. …”
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Low Voltage Ride-Through Capability of Grid-Connected PV Systems: A Comparative Study of Grid-Following and Grid-Forming Converters Under Current Limits by Zainab M. Almesri, Hussain A. Hussain, Rashad M. Kamel

“…A detailed model of the overall grid-connected PV system is first developed, including the PV array with its parameters extracted from the datasheet, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) algorithm, power converter topology, modulation technique, converter control structure (GFM or GFL), and the filter. …”
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Gear Classification in Skating Cross-Country Skiing Using Inertial Sensors and Deep Learning by Antonio Pousibet-Garrido, Aurora Polo-Rodríguez, Juan Antonio Moreno-Pérez, Isidoro Ruiz-García, Pablo Escobedo, Nuria López-Ruiz, Noel Marcen-Cinca, Javier Medina-Quero, Miguel Ángel Carvajal

“…The aim of this current work is to identify three different gears of cross-country skiing utilizing embedded inertial measurement units and a suitable deep learning model. …”
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Exatidão de posicionamento de um receptor GPS, operando sob diferentes coberturas vegetais Evaluation of the accuracy of positioning a GPS receiver operating under different vegeta... by Rubens Angulo Filho, Carlos A. Vettorazzi, Gabriel A. Sarries

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Preclinical B cell depletion and safety profile of a brain‐shuttled crystallizable fragment‐silenced CD20 antibody by Vanessa L. Schumacher, Solen Pichereau, Juliana Bessa, Juergen Bachl, Sylvia Herter, Felix C. Weber, Johannes Auer, Anja Kipar, Michael Winter, Martina Stirn, Michael B. Otteneder, Kevin Brady, Anne Eichinger‐Chapelon, Adrian Roth, Nadine Stokar‐Regenscheit, Nicole Clemann, Shanon Seger, Claudia Senn, Juliane Hönig, Cordula Jany, Elisa Di Lenarda, Alain C. Tissot, Christian Klein, H.‐Christian vonBüdingen, Robert Mader, Mohammed Ullah, Niels Janssen, Eduard Urich

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Phosphorus-solubilizing fungi promote the growth of Fritillaria taipaiensis P. Y. Li by regulating physiological and biochemical reactions and protecting enzyme system–related gene... by Yueheng Wang, Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan, Yuhan Wang, Jiaqi Lang, Mingyan Ye, Qingqiu Liu, Qiang Ma, Nong Zhou

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Comprehensive evaluation of new sorghum varieties and their light-simple and efficient production technology: a case study of Ji Niang No. 2 by Meng Liu, Huijing Liu, Han Zhang, Wenqing Zhao, Yu Zhao, Zhi Zheng, Shunguo Li

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Integrating artificial neural networks, multi-objective metaheuristic optimization, and multi-criteria decision-making for improving MXene-based ionanofluids applicable in PV/T sol... by Tao Hai, Ali Basem, As’ad Alizadeh, Kamal Sharma, Dheyaa J. jasim, Husam Rajab, Abdelkader Mabrouk, Lioua Kolsi, Wajdi Rajhi, Hamid Maleki, Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh

“…The outputs of MOPSO revealed that the Pareto points dispersed a broad range of MXene MFs (0-0.4%). …”
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Quantum PSO-Based Optimization of Secured IRS-Assisted Wireless-Powered IoT Networks by Abid Afridi, Iqra Hameed, Insoo Koo

“…Specifically, we propose a non-line-of-sight system where a hybrid access point (H-AP) has no direct link with the users, and a secure uplink transmission scheme utilizes the jammer to combat malicious eavesdroppers. …”
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Experimental Analysis of Battery Cell Heating Through Electromagnetic Induction-Based Liquid System Considering Induction Power and Flow Rate Effects in Extreme-Cold Conditions by Alirıza Kaleli, Bilal Sungur

“…The experimental setup utilizes a closed-loop circulation system where ethylene glycol-based fluid flows through induction-heated copper tubes, ensuring efficient heat transfer to an 18650-cell battery. …”
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Disassembly of Distribution Transformers Based on Multimodal Data Recognition and Collaborative Processing by Li Wang, Feng Chen, Yujia Hu, Zhiyao Zheng, Kexin Zhang

“…The system employs an enhanced YOLOv8 model for positioning and identifying screw-fastened covers while also utilizing the STDC network for segmentation and cutting path planning of welded covers. …”
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Cross-Supervised LiDAR-Camera Fusion for 3D Object Detection by Chao Jie Zuo, Cao Yu Gu, Yi Kun Guo, Xiao Dong Miao

“…Fusing LiDAR and camera information is essential for achieving accurate and reliable 3D object detection in autonomous driving systems. Due to inherent differences between different modalities, seeking an efficient and accurate fusion method is of great importance. …”
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Experimental investigation of a powered lifting assistance device introducing direct touch between the caregiver and the care receiver by Mari Kurata, Ming Jiang, Kotaro Hoshiba, Yusuke Sugahara, Takahiro Uehara, Masato Kawabata, Ken Harada, Yukio Takeda

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The aggregate index of systemic inflammation (AISI) and the risk of all-cause, cardiovascular, and cardio-cerebrovascular mortality in congestive heart failure patients: results fr... by Xiaofang Bai, Lele Cheng, Huan Wang, Yangyang Deng, Xiaoning Tong, Wen Wen, Xiaojun Liu, Juan Zhou, Zuyi Yuan

“…Abstract Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a prevalent cardiovascular disease, with increasing incidence and mortality rates associated with aging populations and rising rates of chronic diseases. Systemic inflammatory response is recognized to play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of CHF, and the aggregate index of systemic inflammation (AISI) has garnered widespread attention as a comprehensive indicator reflecting inflammatory status in recent years. …”
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Multi-objective predictive control of cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter based grid integrated PV based distributed generation system with improved power quality features by Avismit Dutta, Roshan Pradhan, Aurobinda Panda

“…The comprehensive control scheme for CHBMLI eliminates the need for additional active power filters (APFs), which are commonly employed to enhance power quality at the grid connection point in distributed generation (DG) systems. In this paper, two different DC-DC converters are utilized to track the DC link voltage, ensuring maximum power output from the PV system. …”
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Reasoning about physical processes in buildings through component stereotypes by Ganesh Ramanathan, Simon Mayer

“…Buildings employ an ensemble of technical systems like those for heating and ventilation. Ontologies such as Brick, IFC, SSN/SOSA, and SAREF have been created to describe such technical systems in a machine-understandable manner. …”
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Non-linear model predictive control with single-shooting method for autonomous personal mobility vehicle by Rakha Rahmadani Pratama, Catur Hilman Adritya Haryo Bhakti Baskoro, Joga Dharma Setiawan, Dyah Kusuma Dewi, Paryanto Paryanto, Mochammad Ariyanto, Roni Permana Saputra

“…In addition, the results from this study have also pointed out the reliability and real-time performance of NMPC with a single-shooting method for controlling SEATER in the various tested scenarios.…”
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Federated Learning for Distributed IoT Security: A Privacy-Preserving Approach to Intrusion Detection by Chandu Gutti, Karthik Thumula, Parag Balbudhe

“…Under strong adversarial perturbations (FGSM, PGD-10, label-flip) it retains 66&#x2013;73 % accuracy, outperforming vanilla FedAvg by up to 22 percentage points. A formal convergence theorem is proved for non-IID, DP-noisy updates, and the privacy&#x2013;utility curve shows <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\lt \!…”
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Bridge Deformation Monitoring Combining 3D Laser Scanning with Multi-Scale Algorithms by Dongmei Tan, Wenjie Li, Yu Tao, Baifeng Ji

“…The bridge deck’s micro-settlement error was ±1.2 mm, and the pier inclination error was ±2.8 mm, meeting the Chinese Highway Bridge Maintenance Code (JTG H11-2004) and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) standards, and the multi-scale algorithm achieved engineering-level accuracy. Utilizing point cloud densities >500 pt/m², the M3C2 algorithm achieved a spatial resolution of 0.5 mm, enabling sub-millimeter full-field analysis for complex scenarios. …”
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