Application and Performance Analysis of Hollow Cores in Lightweight Design of Induction Coil Sensor by Huxing Huang, Shiyong Huang, Liqing Zhou, Zhigang Yuan, Kui Jiang, Qiyang Xiong, Rentong Lin, Hongyan Tan

“…Numerous finite element simulations, low-noise amplification circuit designs, and systematic tests are conducted in this study to effectively demonstrate the feasibility of replacing solid cores with hollow ones for achieving lightweight magnetic core designs. …”
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Adaptive Multi-Radar Anti-Bias Track Association Algorithm Based on Reference Topology Features by Shaoming Wei, Xuan Zhou, Jun Wang, Rui Pang, Xueqing Li, Qiang Liu

“…The multi-radar adaptive RET algorithm employs the Optimal Sub-Pattern Assignment (OSPA) metric, which is corrected for offset bias, to measure the distance among RETs, thus generating an association cost matrix. …”
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YOLOv8-MSP-PD: A Lightweight YOLOv8-Based Detection Method for Jinxiu Malus Fruit in Field Conditions by Yi Liu, Xiang Han, Hongjian Zhang, Shuangxi Liu, Wei Ma, Yinfa Yan, Linlin Sun, Linlong Jing, Yongxian Wang, Jinxing Wang

“…To address these challenges, we propose YOLOv8-MSP-PD (YOLOv8 with Multi-Scale Pyramid Fusion and Proportional Distance IoU), a lightweight model built on an enhanced YOLOv8 architecture. We replace the backbone with MobileNetV4, incorporating unified inverted bottleneck (UIB) modules and depth-wise separable convolutions for efficient feature extraction. …”
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Acute Coronary Syndrome during the Pandemic New Coronavirus Infection by O. M. Drapkina, A. Ya. Kravchenko, A. V. Budnevskiy, A. V. Kontsevaya, E. S. Ovsyannikov, E. S. Drobysheva

“…The purpose of the review is to clarify the possible pathogenetic links between COVID-19 and acute coronary syndrome (ACS), taking into account which will help to optimize the management of patients with comorbid  pathology. …”
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GPT- 4 as a virtual fitness coach: a case study assessing its effectiveness in providing weight loss and fitness guidance by Guanchong Li, Hansen Li, Yuqin Su, Yun Li, Sijia Jiang, Guodong Zhang

“…Conclusions GPT-4 shows promise as a virtual fitness coach but cannot fully replace human coaches due to technological limitations. …”
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YOLOv7-DWS: tea bud recognition and detection network in multi-density environment via improved YOLOv7 by Xiaoming Wang, Xiaoming Wang, Zhenlong Wu, Guannan Xiao, Guannan Xiao, Chongyang Han, Cheng Fang

“…First, we make a series of improvements to the YOLOv7 algorithm, including decouple head to replace the head of YOLOv7, to enhance the feature extraction ability of the model and optimize the class decision logic. …”
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Effect of temperature and time on purity, morphology and phase transformations of silica from rice husk by Md. Tariqul Islam, Md. Faruk Hossen, Md. Kudrat-E-Zahan, Md. Ali Asraf, C.M. Zakaria, Hayatullah, Md Shohel Rana

“…Rice husk (RH) is an excellent silica source and can replace conventional silica sources. In this work, Thermal and chemical treatment methods to synthesize silica from rice husks. …”
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Tailoring precipitation behavior of carbonitrides in high manganese-aluminum steels via microalloying elements by Erkang Liu, Wentao Wu, Youliang Zhao, Xin Tan, Shuxu Nie, Qingzhi Yan, Min Xia, Hongyan Guo, Manchao He, Changchun Ge

“…Titanium preferentially combines with carbon and nitrogen, replacing detrimental AlN inclusions with refined Ti(C,N) particles. …”
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Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Lightweight Medium/High Entropy Alloys—A Review by Fainah Madewu, Nicholus Malatji, Mxolisi Brendon Shongwe, Tawanda Marazani, Lehlogonolo Rudolf Kanyane

“…While these alloys show great promise as replacements for conventional materials, further research and development are needed to fully exploit their potential.…”
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AMC-Based Miniaturized Waveguide With Reconfigurable Pass-Bands Below Cut-Off Frequency and Quasi-TEM Mode by Vikrant Singh, Maryam Khodadadi, Mohsen Khalily, Rahim Tafazolli, Ahmed A. Kishk

“…This has been achieved by using sidewalls composed of reconfigurable artificial magnetic conductors (AMC), optimized to operate at 3.51 GHz and 4.37 GHz. By replacing the metal sidewalls with an AMC structure, a TEM mode can be sustained within the confined space enclosed by the waveguide structure, which otherwise would not exist in a conventional metal waveguide. …”
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Mechanical Properties of Sisal/Cattail Hybrid-Reinforced Polyester Composites by Silas M. Mbeche, Paul M. Wambua, David N. Githinji

“…Due to environmental and energy conservation concerns, a thrust towards low-cost lightweight materials has resulted in renewed interest in the development of sustainable materials that can replace nonbiodegradable and environmentally unfriendly materials in reinforced composites. …”
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Thermal performance customization of polyimide films by nanocomposite engineering with Al2O3 and ZnO nanoparticles by Ahmad Raza Ashraf, Zareen Akhter, Muhammad Asim Farid, Leonardo C. Simon, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Faizan Nazar

“…The fascinating properties of polyimide films, such as outstanding thermal stability, chemical/radiation resistance, excellent mechanical strength, and a low dielectric constant, can be further optimized by inorganic fillers, making them potential candidates for replacing metals/ceramics in modern technologies. …”
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Effects on characteristics of plasma disruption mitigation using shattered pellet injection with different shatter tubes on EAST by L. Li, J.S. Yuan, S.B. Zhao, Y.M. Duan, H.D. Zhuang, D.L. Chen, A. Ti, W. Xia, S.T. Mao, F.D. Wang, T.H. Shi, J.H. Yang, B. Zhang, M. Huang, Y. Chen, G.Z. Zuo, J.S. Hu

“…These findings provide critical insights for optimizing ITER’s SPI strategy by balancing radiation homogeneity, electromagnetic load management, and MHD stability.…”
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Research on the Mechanical Behavior of External Composite Steel Bar Under Cyclic Tension-Compression Loading by Xiushu Qu, Jialong Yang, Hongmeng Liu, Kexin Sun

“…Relocating embedded reinforcement to external positions enables replaceability of energy dissipation components. And the configuration of external energy dissipation components is the primary factor influencing their energy dissipation capacity. …”
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Dibutyl sebacate as PVC ecoplasticizer—economic synthesis and functional properties by Anna Tracz, Sławomir Boncel, Ewa Pankalla, Anna Chrobok

“…We demonstrate a scalable DBS synthesis achieving approximately 100% yield under optimized conditions (90°C, 15 mol% triethylamine-sulfuric(VI) acid catalyst, 4 : 1 BuOH to sebacic acid ratio, 2 h). …”
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Analyzing the Strength, Durability and Microstructural Characteristics of Econcrete Incorporating Waste Printed Circuit Boards (WPCBs) as Coarse Aggregate by Pothinathan S.K.M., Mukilan K., Prem Kumar R., Christopher Gnanaraj S.

“…Additionally, sulfate and chloride resistance were assessed at 56 days to study the e-concrete durability. To optimize the rheological and mechanical properties, the research introduces two supplementary materials B233 (1.5% of cement weight) and silica fume (11% of binder weight). …”
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Unraveling the Crystallization, Mechanical, and Heat Resistance Properties of Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) Through the Introduction of Stereocomplex Crystallites by Min Qiao, Tao Zhang, Jing Jiang, Caiyi Jia, Yangyang Li, Xiaofeng Wang, Qian Li

“…Poly(butylene adipate-co-terephthalate) (PBAT) is a promising degradable polymer for replacing non-degradable traditional plastics to mitigate pollution. …”
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Exploring the mechanisms of enhanced piezoelectric properties in (K,Na)NbO3 single crystals by Da Huo, Biao Wang, Jinhui Fan, Kai Li, Yang Liu, Xudong Qi, Limei Zheng

“…(K,Na)NbO3 (KNN)-based piezoelectric materials are candidates for replacing Pb-based materials. However, the piezoelectric properties of existing KNN-based single crystals are still inferior to those of Pb-based relaxor ferroelectric single crystals. …”
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Investigation of mechanical properties and hydration of low-carbon magnesium and calcium-rich waste powder geopolymer paste by Changming Li, Xudong Yang, Dongyang Jia, Shunbo Zhao, Guanfeng Liu, Yaozong Wang, Wanjiao Li, Wenyu Song

“…When the slag incorporation reached 40 %, the specimen demonstrated optimal performance with a compressive strength of 27.8 MPa. …”
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Small Target Detection Algorithm for UAV Aerial Images Based on Improved YOLOv7-tiny by ZHANG Guanghua, LI Congfa, LI Gangying, LU Weidang

“…Finally, the coupled detection head of YOLOv7-tiny is replaced with a more efficient decoupled head, which separates feature channels for localization and classification tasks and enhances both classification and localization accuracy. …”
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