Impact of irregularities on seismic fragility of reinforced concrete structures by Kshithij G. Raj, S. Roopanjali, P. Akshatha

“…Abstract Earthquakes are a significant cause of damage to buildings and pose a serious threat to human life, particularly when structures have irregularities which affect their ability to resist seismic forces. …”
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Incidence and Pattern of Mandibular Impacted 3rd Molars and Their Relationship with the Mandibular Canal in Population of Jizan Province of Saudi Arabia: A Retrospective Radiograph... by Ahtesham A. Qurishi, B. M. Rudagi, Ahmad Mustafa, Saiid E. M. Beshir, Mohammad M. Bakri, Ali Abdel H A A Hassan, Asma A. Hezam

“…Introduction: Impacted mandibular third molars pose challenges in dental practice, often requiring surgical intervention. …”
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Synthetic micropollutants in the water supply infrastructure of the City of Krakow, Poland by Monika Ochmańska, Małgorzata Cimochowicz-Rybicka, Dominika Łomińska-Płatek, Tadeusz Bochnia

“…The tests will be continued at three-month intervals to capture any changes in water parameters as well as a possible risk of higher concentrations occurring during hydrological drought. …”
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Directional Overcurrent Protection Design for Distribution Network: CIGRE European Medium-Voltage Benchmark Network by Le Nam Hai Pham, Veronica Rosero-Morillo, Francisco Gonzalez-Longatt

“…The complexity of considering multiple aspects in the protection system design can pose challenges for operators in configuring their settings. …”
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Dynamic Multiphysics Simulation of the Load-Following Behavior in a Typical Pressurized Water Reactor Power Plant by Ivan Panciak, Aya Diab

“…Such a process introduces strong interdependencies between thermal–hydraulic and neutron–kinetic parameters, coupled with the three-dimensional movement of Control Element Assemblies (CEAs) and Xenon dynamics, which pose safety challenges due to shifts in core power distribution. …”
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Investigation of the effect of dredging activity on surface intake seawater use for RO desalination plants: Shahid Beheshti, Chabahar Bay, Iran by Maryam Sazmand, Mir Mahdi Zahedi

“…Abstract Surface seawater intakes are popular method in most of seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants which pose fouling-sensitive membranes. Seawater characteristics, especially those near ports, and residential and commercial areas, can be strongly affected by climatic conditions, topology, and human activities such as dredging, fishing, sea traffic, and sewage discharge and consequently are related to the designed pretreatment method and its cost. …”
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Research on Kinematic Calibration and Trajectory Tracking of the Dual-Robot Collaborative Grinding and Polishing System by Wenduan Yan, Luwei Xu, Yifang Sun, Hongjie Xu, Zhifei Ji

“…By establishing a dual-robot pose constraint model, this study innovatively integrates the “handshake” method with the seven-point calibration approach, achieving enhanced spatial mapping accuracy between the base coordinate system and tool coordinate system. …”
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Production of Alpha Amylase from Banana Peel Using Aspergillus niger by Ibrahim Khan, Mir Sadiq Shah

“… Background: Various chemicals and dyes used in paper production are xenobiotic in nature and pose significant environmental concerns. Objective: In this study, a fungal strain was isolated from contaminated paper mill effluent and identified as Aspergillus niger through standard microbiological and morphological analyses. …”
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Autoclave reactor synthesis of upconversion nanoparticles, unreported variables, and safety considerations by Rebecca McGonigle, Jodie Glasgow, Catriona Houston, Iain Cameron, Christian Homann, Dominic J. Black, Robert Pal, Lewis E. MacKenzie

“…Ultimately, using unsuitable autoclave equipment can pose a severe physical hazard and may breach legal safety requirements. …”
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Hydropower Development in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe: A Comprehensive Review by Sebastian Naranjo-Silva

“…While these nations have made substantial commitments to hydropower, climate-induced shifts in hydrological patterns, particularly increased drought risk, pose serious challenges to energy security and sustainability. …”
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Multi-Source Fusion Algorithms for Satellite Image Resolution Enhancement in Urban Land Cover Mapping of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Ha Tran Phuong, Ha Tuan Cuong

“…Mediumto low-resolution satellite images often pose challenges in accurately delineating specific urban features. …”
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Microbial decolorization of anthraquinone dyes: batch and continuous treatment systems - a mini-review by Swati Sambita Mohanty, Arvind Kumar

“…These dyes in wastewater pose a serious environmental threat due to their complex structure and resistance to traditional degradation methods. …”
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Extreme Wind Speed Prediction Based on a Typhoon Straight-Line Path Model and the Monte Carlo Simulation Method: A Case for Guangzhou by Zhike Lu, Xinrui Zhang, Junling Hong, Wanhai Xu

“…The southeastern coastal region of China has long been affected by typhoon disasters, which pose significant threats to the safety of offshore structures. …”
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An AutoML-Powered Analysis Framework for Forest Fire Forecasting: Adapting to Climate Change Dynamics by Shuo Zhang, Mengya Pan

“…Wildfires pose a serious threat to ecosystems and human safety, and with the backdrop of global climate change, the prediction of forest fires has become increasingly important. …”
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Production of Alpha Amylase from Banana Peel Using Aspergillus niger by Ibrahim Khan, Mir Sadiq Shah

“… Background: Various chemicals and dyes used in paper production are xenobiotic in nature and pose significant environmental concerns. Objective: In this study, a fungal strain was isolated from contaminated paper mill effluent and identified as Aspergillus niger through standard microbiological and morphological analyses. …”
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AutoPVPrimer: A comprehensive AI-Enhanced pipeline for efficient plant virus primer design and assessment. by Abozar Ghorbani, Mahsa Rostami, Elham Ashrafi-Dehkordi, Pietro Hiram Guzzi

“…Plant viruses pose a significant threat to global agriculture and require efficient tools for their timely detection. …”
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YOLO11m-SCFPose: An Improved Detection Framework for Keypoint Extraction in Cucumber Fruit Phenotyping by Huijiao Yu, Xuehui Zhang, Jun Yan, Xianyong Meng

“…To address the issues of low efficiency and large errors in traditional manual cucumber fruit phenotyping methods, this paper proposes the application of keypoint detection technology for cucumber phenotyping and designs an improved lightweight model called YOLO11m-SCFPose. Based on YOLO11m-pose, the original backbone network is replaced with the lightweight StarNet-S1 backbone, reducing model complexity. …”
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A metaverse laboratory setup for interactive atom visualization and manipulation with scanning probe microscopy by Zhuo Diao, Hayato Yamashita, Masayuki Abe

“…In order to accommodate both the visualization and input of SPM data in a virtual environment and the physical interaction with SPM-related equipment in the laboratory, the system incorporates a virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) framework to enable seamless switching between these two environments. Utilizing the pose-tracking capabilities in AR, users can intuitively interact with virtual interface elements and three-dimensional objects through physical hand gesture input to control SPM parameters and probe positioning. …”
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Genetic diversity and distinction of Enterococcus faecium and Enterococcus lactis in traditional Montenegrin brine cheeses and salamis by Beatriz Daza Prieto, Nadja Raicevic, Aleksandra Martinovic, Johann Ladstätter, Ivana Zuber Bogdanovic, Anika Schorpp, Anna Stoeger, Robert L. Mach, Werner Ruppitsch, Werner Ruppitsch, Werner Ruppitsch, Adriana Cabal

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Utility of artificial intelligence in a binary classification of soft tissue tumors by Jing Di, Caylin Hickey, Cody Bumgardner, Mustafa Yousif, Mauricio Zapata, Therese Bocklage, Bonnie Balzer, Marilyn M. Bui, Jerad M. Gardner, Liron Pantanowitz, Shadi A. Qasem

“…Soft tissue tumors (STTs) pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges due to their rarity, complexity, and morphological overlap. …”
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