Use of Simulation for Pre-Training of Drone Pilots by Alexander Somerville, Timothy Lynar, Keith Joiner, Graham Wild

“…This study investigates the effectiveness of simulator-based training systems in enhancing human drone piloting skills and performance. …”
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Preparation of novel luminescent nanomicelles responsive to neutrophils and their imaging application in mouse burn model by HU Tao, GUO Jiawei, ZHANG Jianxiang

“…Finally, a small animal imaging system was utilized to examine the imaging capability of nanomicelle LHP NM in a mouse burn model to analyze the correlation between luminous intensity and number of recruited neutrophil in order to evaluate the effectiveness of luminous nanomicelles for monitoring early inflammatory response and diagnosing burn depth in a mouse burn model. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Corporate Cash Holdings and Speed of Adjustment by Abbas Aflatooni, Mohammad Khatiri, Farzad Eivani

“…The analysis used observations from 159 firms from 2008 to 2022, applying Generalized Least Squares (GLS) regression and the system Generalized Method of Moments (system-GMM) while controlling for industry and year effects. …”
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Selective Separation of Scandium in Acidic Water Using Carboxyl Functionalized Covalent Phosphonitrile Polymers by Yu BAI, Ayinuer WUSHUER, Lei OUYANG, Lijin HUANG, Qin SHUAI

“…BACKGROUNDScandium (Sc) is widely used due to its excellent properties such as high melting point, high boiling point, low density, and good stability. …”
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A Typical Meteorological Year Generation Based on NASA Satellite Imagery (GEOS-I) for Sokoto, Nigeria by Olayinka S. Ohunakin, Muyiwa S. Adaramola, Olanrewaju M. Oyewola, Richard L. Fagbenle, Fidelis I. Abam

“…Computer simulation of buildings and solar energy systems are being used increasingly in energy assessments and design. …”
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GNSS-denied geolocalization of UAVs using terrain-weighted constraint optimization by Fushan Yao, Chaozhen Lan, Longhao Wang, Hongfa Wan, Tian Gao, Zijun Wei

“…It does not require loop closure, allowing for re-localization after positioning failures. Additionally, we utilized thermal infrared images to demonstrate the system’s performance in night-time conditions. …”
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Analysis of Outage Probability and Average Bit Error Rate of Parallel-UAV-Based Free-Space Optical Communications by Sheng-Hong Lin, Jin-Yuan Wang, Xinyi Hua

“…Recently, free-space optical (FSO) communication systems utilizing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) relays have garnered significant attention. …”
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Frequency stability analysis of power grid during photovoltaic generation in Hail region (Arabia Saudi) by Omar Kahouli

“…A detailed model provincial power network is built using MATLAB/Simulink to assess the effects of large-scale penetration of RES on frequency stability. Two important points that will distinguish our study from the other studies that use droop control inverters and battery systems are the same model.…”
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Optimized Offloading in Vehicular Edge Computing: A Game Theoretic Analysis by Abdelkarim Ait Temghart, Mbarek Marwan, Mohamed Baslam

“…By leveraging nearby Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) resources, VEC enhances data processing speed and reliability for applications like autonomous driving, real-time traffic management, and infotainment systems. The proposed solution models a multi-user non-cooperative computation offloading game in vehicular MEC networks, where each vehicle adjusts its offloading probability based on factors like distance to the MEC access point, communication model, and competition for resources. …”
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Neonatal pose estimation in the unaltered clinical environment with fusion of RGB, depth and IR images by Alex Grafton, Joana M. Warnecke, Maxwell Li, Eric He, Lynn Thomson, Kathryn Beardsall, Joan Lasenby

“…Abstract Visual monitoring of pre-term infants in intensive care is critical to ensuring proper development and treatment. Camera systems have been explored for this purpose, with human pose estimation having applications in monitoring position, motion, behaviour and vital signs. …”
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Genomic and secretomic analyses of Blastobotrys yeasts reveal key xylanases for biomass decomposition by Jonas Ravn, Amanda S. Ristinmaa, Scott Mazurkewich, Guilherme B. Dias, Johan Larsbrink, Cecilia Geijer

“…Abstract Xylanolytic enzyme systems in ascomycetous yeasts remain underexplored, despite the presence of yeasts in various xylan-rich ecological niches. …”
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A Radar-Based Concept for Simultaneous High-Resolution Imaging and Pixel-Wise Velocity Analysis for Tracking Human Motion by Johanna Braunig, Simon Heinrich, Birte Coppers, Christoph Kammel, Vanessa Wirth, Marc Stamminger, Sigrid Leyendecker, Anna-Maria Liphardt, Ingrid Ullmann, Martin Vossiek

“…Our theoretical derivations are supported by comprehensive point target simulations. To assess the performance of the proposed approach, we conducted a proof-of-concept study. …”
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A high-saturated, long-chain fatty acid ketogenic diet negatively impacts visual and motor-sensory function in a pre-clinical model of multiple sclerosis by Erin N. Capper, Erin N. Capper, Jeffrey J. Anders, Jeffrey J. Anders, Jeffrey J. Anders, Benjamin W. Elwood, Benjamin W. Elwood, Randy H. Kardon, Randy H. Kardon, Oliver W. Gramlich, Oliver W. Gramlich, Oliver W. Gramlich, Oliver W. Gramlich

“…The purpose of our study was to use functional and structural biomarkers to determine the neuroprotective effects of a KD composed of long-chain, saturated fatty acids and how the timing of its implementation impacts these biomarkers in an experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) model.MethodsEAE was induced in 80 female C57BL/6J mice by immunization with MOG35-55 and randomly assigned to stay on the standard diet or to start the KD at one of three time points (preconditioned, prophylactic, or late). Motor-sensory scores, visual acuity, OCT, electrophysiology, and histopathology were performed.ResultsIn general, our results show that a KD with long-chain, saturated fatty acids did not significantly improve visual outcomes, and that early implementation of the diet modestly exacerbated motor-sensory and visual acuity deficits despite not impacting optic nerve axonal damage, retinal ganglion cell loss, or psychomotor measurements of visual system function.DiscussionWe propose that the anti-inflammatory neuroprotective benefits of a KD are limited when saturated, long-chain fatty acids are used, and that chain length and fat saturation should be taken into account when utilizing KD as a treatment.…”
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medAL-suite: A software solution for creating and deploying complex clinical decision support algorithms by Ludovico Gennaro Cobuccio, Vincent Faivre, Rainer Tan, Alan Vonlanthen, Fenella Beynon, Emmanuel Barchichat, Alain Fresco, Quentin Girard, Sinan Ucak, Sylvain Schaufelberger, Ibrahim Evans Mtebene, Peter Agrea, Emmanuel Kalisa, Gillian A. Levine, Martin Norris, Sabine Renggli, Alix Miauton, Lisa Cleveley, Kristina Keitel, Julien Thabard, Valérie D’Acremont, Alexandra V. Kulinkina

“…Discussion The medAL-suite focused on democratized development, process-centric design, point-of-care utility, touch-screen interface, low cost, and low power consumption to contribute to sustainable digital systems in low-resource settings. …”
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Are advancements in renewable energy technologies being driven by the digital economy and financial structure? An overview of the key eight nations by Yuwen Wu, Liu Ziqi

“…The results reveal that a 1 % increase in the digital economy can lead to a 0.425 % boost in RETI development, while improvements in financial systems contribute an average of 1.396 % to RETI advancement. …”
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Business models for the Blockchain: An empirical analysis by Nitin Upadhyay

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CLU, FOS, and CXCL8 as diagnostic biomarkers for heart failure progression post-acute myocardial infarction: an integrated RNA-Seq and multi-machine learning study by Jingjing Wei, Peng Yu, Peng Yu, Yucai Hu, Lijie Qiao, Lijie Qiao, Bin Li, Bin Li, Haitao Li, Shiyang Xie, Zhengwei Dong, Aolong Wang, Yilin Zhang, Xinlu Wang, Yongxia Wang, Mingjun Zhu

“…ROC analysis validated the diagnostic efficacy of these biomarkers, with CLU exhibiting the highest AUC (0.833, 95% CI: 0.679–0.988), followed by FOS (0.809, 95% CI: 0.64–0.977) and CXCL8 (0.802, 95% CI: 0.635–0.970).ConclusionsSignificantly upregulated DEGs, including CLU, FOS, and CXCL8, might be served as novel diagnostic biomarkers for HFpAMI, and dysregulated immune infiltration hinted possible the immune system intervention point in the setting of HFpAMI.…”
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Electronic structure and thermoelectric properties of CoTiSi half-Heusler alloy: Doping overtones by A. Shukla, Sadhana Matth, Raghavendra Pal, S. S. A. Warsi, Himanshu Pandey

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Enhancing environmental monitoring of harmful algal blooms with ConvLSTM image prediction by Sung Jae Kim, Yongbok Cho

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Small RNA CjNC110 regulates the activated methyl cycle to enable optimal chicken colonization by Campylobacter jejuni by Brandon Ruddell, Alan Hassall, Orhan Sahin, Paul J. Plummer, Qijing Zhang, Amanda J. Kreuder

“…We hypothesized that the presence of a secondary system for L-met production conferred by MetAB in W7 but not IA3902 might explain the difference in both chicken colonization and L-met availability. …”
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