Revolutionizing Batteryless IoT Systems to Enhance Nonlinear Energy Harvesting Using RIS Active and Passive Elements by Shakil Ahmed, Ahmed E. Kamal, Mohamed Y. Selim, Saifur Rahman Sabuj, Masanori Hamamura

“…The innovative component of our work is the utilization and strategic application of RIS panels that benefit from the advantages of active and passive components synergism to solve thermal noise issues and optimize signal reflection and transmission. An advanced optimization mechanism is developed based on mixed-integer nonlinear programming: an enabling approach between performance efficiency and maximum service utilization. …”
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Design and Optimization of a Multiband Extra Wideband Ring Patch Antenna for 5G mm-Wave Communication at 28/60/80 GHz Using MLPNN based K-fold cross validation method by Sellak Lahcen, Khabba Asma, Amadid Jamal, Chabaa Samira, Ibnyaich Saida, Zeroual Abdelouhab

“…Simulation results demonstrate that the MLPNN-optimized antenna achieves superior performance metrics, including a low reflection coefficient, efficient radiation patterns, and a wide bandwidth of 13.2 GHz at 28 GHz and an extended bandwidth of 53 GHz spanning from 47 GHz to 100 GHz. …”
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Doppler effects in UAV‐to‐vehicle multipath channels under 6D mobility by Junwei Bao, Zhuangzhuang Cui, Yang Miao, Qiuming Zhu, Kai Mao, Boyu Hua

“…Abstract Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) empowered vehicular networks are capable of providing flexible radio access, efficient data transmission, and secure driving operation. …”
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The effect of band offsets of absorption layer on CNTS / ZnS / ZnO solar cell by SCAPS-1D by Hardan T. Ganem, Ayed N. Saleh

“… The ZnO/ZnS/ CNTS solar cell was studied using SCAPS-1D simulation. The cell efficiency was 9.38% and to improve the cell a back reflection layer (BSL) was added, so the conversion efficiency increased to 10.65% and we entered buffer layers, thus the cell structure became ZnO / Buffer / CNTS the conversion efficiency increased to 10.78%. …”
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Dynamically Cyclic Fe2+/Fe3+ Active Sites as Electron and Proton-Feeding Centers Boosting CO2 Photoreduction Powered by Benzyl Alcohol Oxidation by Ben Lei, Gaofeng Zhou, Zhongyou Gong, Chao Liu, Ying Zhou, Vitaliy P. Guro, Yanjuan Sun, Jianping Sheng, Fan Dong

“…More importantly, in situ attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry spectroscopy, with isotope labeling of Deuteron-benzyl alcohol and 13CO2, confirmed that proton transfer from the hydroxyl group generates reactive protons at the Fe2+/Fe3+ site, enabling efficient CO2 photoreduction through subsequent protonation steps. …”
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WiPy-RT: A Fast Ray Tracing Modeling Platform for RIS-Assisted Wireless Channels by Mohammadreza Farashahi, Boon-Chong Seet, Xue Jun Li

“…This GPU-accelerated simulator excels in simulating first-order diffraction and multi-reflection (up to 6 orders of reflection) ray tracing scenarios, while being capable of modeling RIS behavior with large-scale unit cell arrays. …”
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An Online Location Method for Local Defects in Power Cables Based on Electromagnetic Coupling Injection by Haoran LIU, Kai ZHOU, Yuhao WANG, Rong LI, Yao FU, Xianjie RAO

“…In order to solve the shortcoming that the existing frequency domain reflection method can only locate and detect cable defects in offline situations, this paper proposes an online cable defect location method based on frequency domain reflection method and electromagnetic coupling technology. …”
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Analysis of Pyramidal Surface Texturization of Silicon Solar Cells by Molecular Dynamics Simulations by Hsiao-Yen Chung, Chiun-Hsun Chen, Hsin-Sen Chu

“…This MD model can potentially be used to predict the efficiency promotion in any optical reflection-absorption cases.…”
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Geophysical exploration to assess leachate percolation and aquifer protectivity within hydrogeological units at a major open dump in Eket, Nigeria by Ndifreke I. Udosen, Aniekan M. Ekanem, Nyakno J. George

“…Measures of the Dar-Zarrouk indices and electrical reflection co-efficient indicated that the highly heterogenous region had moderate aquifer protective capacity and moderate aquifer potentiality. …”
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A low-complexity M-shaped reconfigurable intelligent meta-surface for mitigating pathloss in wireless systems by Maira Khafagy, Sherief Fathi, Ahmed Magdy

“…These findings underscore the potential of the proposed LCM-RIM design for practical deployment in future 6G networks, offering an efficient and scalable solution to address mmWave path loss in enclosed environments.…”
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Pharmacogenetics of antipsychotic-induced metabolic disturbances: state-of-the-art by R. F. Nasyrova, N. A. Sivakova, D. V. Ivashchenko, D. N. Sosin, E. E. Ershov, K. A. Sosina, L. Sh. Akhmetova, O. V. Volikova, T. Z. Beybalayeva, N. G. Neznanov

“…Use of pharmacogenetic testing improves rational therapy and contributes to the most efficient and safe therapy.…”
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STRATEGIC ALLIANCE IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: BARRIERS FACING ITS IMPLEMENTATION IN AN EMERGING MARKET by Funmilayo Iyabo BODUNDE, Ebunoluwa Akinrata, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Ayotunde Babalola

“… Construction firms over the world involve in Strategy Alliance (SA) in order to achieve efficient time-cost-quality relationship during construction process through knowledge sharing, team culture and risk management with one another. …”
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Intra-Symbol Differential Amplitude Shift Keying-Aided Blind Detector for Ambient Backscatter Communication Systems by Shuaijun Ma, Peng Wei, Sa Xiao, Jianquan Wang, Wanbin Tang, Wei Xiang

“…Ambient backscatter communications (AmBC) are a promising technology for addressing the energy consumption challenge in wireless communications through the reflection or absorption of surrounding radio frequency (RF) signals. …”
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Effect of concept mapping education on clinical decision-making in nursing students: A randomized controlled trial by Mahla Doustinouri, Fatemeh Sadeghy, Fatemeh Hatefi, Fereshteh Mallahigar, Seyyedeh Mahdiyeh Khastar

“…Concept mapping is an effective, innovative, and cost-efficient educational strategy.…”
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Artificial Intelligence and Moral intelligence by Laura Pana

“…But such an imperfect morality needs perfect instruments for its implementation: applications of special logic fields; efficient psychological (theoretical and technical) attainments to endow the machine not just with intelligence, but with conscience and even spirit; comprehensive technical means for supplementing the objective decision with a subjective one. …”
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Exploring Options for the Application of Azobenzene for Molecular Solar Thermal Energy Storage: Integration with Parabolic Trough Solar Systems by Li Zhang, Changcheng Guo, Yazhu Zhang, Haofeng Wang, Wenjing Liu, Jing Jin, Shaopeng Guo, Erdem Cuce

“…By utilizing a coated secondary reflector, the system achieved efficient reflection of ultraviolet (UV) light in the 290–490 nm range, while solid-state azobenzene enabled the conversion of photon energy into chemical energy for storage and release. …”
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Joule heating-driven ultrafast synthesis of (Fe1−xMnx)2AlB2 and its electromagnetic wave absorption properties by Yuhang Bai, Zelong Yao, Yang Yang, Jinrui Li, Jia Liu, Peipei Wang, Huiling Du, Xing Zhao, Laifei Cheng

“…Defect engineering enables the efficient management of electromagnetic parameters and the enhancement of electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption. …”
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Experimental study on the evolution of submerged artificial sandbar-beach profile under the regular waves condition by Wenliang Zhang, Junli Guo, Lianqiang Shi, Zhuocheng Liu, Qinghua Ye, Cuiping Kuang, Yu Peng, Huangzhe Qi

“…The results reveal low wave reflection in front of the sandbar, indicating that under the tested wave conditions, the sandbar primarily serves as a sediment source rather than effectively reflecting wave energy. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Backside Emitting O-Band Grating Couplers for 100-<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu$</tex-math></inline-formula>m-Thick Silicon Photonics In... by Nivesh Mangal, Jeroen Missinne, Geert Van Steenberge, Joris Van Campenhout, Bradley Snyder

“…By the use of an optimized reflector and an optimal thickness of anti-reflection coating at the backside of the chip, a <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$-$</tex-math></inline-formula>2.3 and <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$-$</tex-math></inline-formula>1.7&#x00A0;dB fiber-to-grating coupling efficiency has been measured when coupled through-substrate to a single-mode and multimode fiber, respectively. …”
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New Ray Tracing Method to Investigate the Various Effects on Wave Propagation in Medical Scenario: An Application of Wireless Body Area Network by M. J. Islam, A. W. Reza, A. S. M. Z. Kausar, H. Ramiah

“…To prove the superiority, detailed complexity analysis and calculations of reflection and transmission coefficients are also presented in this paper. …”
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