Composition and Properties of Lightweight Concrete of Variotropic Structure Based on Combined Aggregate and Microsilica by Evgenii M. Shcherban’, Sergey A. Stel’makh, Levon R. Mailyan, Alexey N. Beskopylny, Alexander L. Mailyan, Natalya Shcherban’, Andrei Chernil’nik, Diana Elshaeva

“…It was found that replacing CrS with EC improves such properties as density and thermal conductivity, and negatively affects the strength of the composite. …”
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Leveraging large language models for automated detection of velopharyngeal dysfunction in patients with cleft palate by Myranda Uselton Shirk, Catherine Dang, Jaewoo Cho, Hanlin Chen, Lily Hofstetter, Jack Bijur, Claiborne Lucas, Andrew James, Ricardo-Torres Guzman, Andrea Hiller, Noah Alter, Amy Stone, Maria Powell, Matthew E. Pontell, Matthew E. Pontell

“…By providing a reliable pretest probability, the Whisper model can serve as a triaging mechanism to prioritize patients for further evaluation, reducing diagnostic delays and optimizing resource allocation.…”
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Use of Modern Rapid Assessment Methods in Schools to Improve the Physical Health of Children Aged 10–12 Years by Viktor V. Gorelik, Svetlana N. Filippova, Igor V. Kastyro

“…The data obtained indicate that the application of modern rapid assessment methods in the educational process helps to improve the physical health and functional state as well as optimize health indices and adaptation processes of schoolchildren. …”
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Li-rich oxide micro-bricks with exposed {010} planes to construct ultrahigh-compaction hierarchical cathodes for Li-ion batteries by Yongjian Li, Tong Sun, Chenxing Yang, Yuefeng Su, Cai Liu, Xinyu Zhu, Yihong Wang, Siyuan Ma, Xinyu Wang, Yizhi Zhai, Wenlong Kang, Lai Chen, Meng Wang, Liang Zhang, Bin Wang, Qing Huang, Yibiao Guan, Feng Wu, Ning Li

“…Although lithium-rich manganese-based (LRM) cathode materials have high capacity (> ​250 ​mAh ​g−1) due to their multi-electron redox mechanisms and offer cost advantages due to their high Mn content, challenges remain before they can achieve commercialization as replacements for lithium cobalt oxides which have high volumetric energy density. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of the Addition of <i>Alphitobius diaperinus</i> Larval Powder on the Physicochemical, Textural, and Sensorial Properties of Shortbread Cookies by Sylwia Mierzejewska, Zdzisław Domiszewski, Joanna Piepiórka-Stepuk, Anna Bielicka, Arkadiusz Szpicer, Iwona Wojtasik-Kalinowska

“…In this experiment, wheat flour was partially replaced with insect powder at varying levels (10%, 20%, 30%, and 50% <i>w</i>/<i>w</i>), while butter was substituted with margarine. …”
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Enhanced plasma half-life and efficacy of engineered human albumin-fused GLP-1 despite enzymatic cleavage of its C-terminal end by Jeannette Nilsen, Kristin Hovden Aaen, Sopisa Benjakul, Fulgencio Ruso-Julve, Thomas Uwe Greiner, Daniela Bejan, Maria Stensland, Sachin Singh, Tilman Schlothauer, Inger Sandlie, Jan Terje Andersen

“…Here, we show that a branched aliphatic amino acid or methionine at position 585 of albumin is required for optimal receptor binding, which cannot be replaced to prevent enzymatic cleavage without negatively affecting FcRn engagement. …”
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Impact of Electronic Collimation on Reducing Unnecessary Patient Dose in Digital Radiography by Amir Mohammad Esmaeilian, Saeedeh Aliakbari, Payman Hejazi, Majid Jadidi

“…Background: In radiology, optimizing radiation protection is crucial, and field collimation plays a critical role in minimizing patient dose. …”
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Large electrocaloric strength in Sm/Mn co-doped BaTiO3 ceramics by Junjie Li, Zongpu Zhao, Qinyi Chen, JinLin Hou, Ruowei Yin, Jianting Li, Xing Zhang

“…Electrocaloric (EC) refrigeration, which employs ferroelectric (FE) ceramics as a working medium, is regarded as a promising green refrigeration technology that could potentially replace vapor-compression refrigeration. One of the principal considerations in EC application is the capacity to attain high EC strength near room temperature. …”
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Molybdate‐Modified NiOOH for Efficient Methanol‐Assisted Seawater Electrolysis by Zhen Li, Youbin Zheng, Wenhan Zu, Liang Dong, Lawrence Yoon Suk Lee

“…In situ leached MoO42− from the heterojunction optimizes methanol adsorption and facilitates proton migration, thereby accelerating the non‐electrochemical steps in MOR. …”
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Integrating attention mechanism and boundary detection for building segmentation from remote sensing images by Ping Liu, Yu Gao, Xiangtian Zheng, Hesong Wang, Yimeng Zhao, Xinru Wu, Zehao Lu, Zhichuan Yue, Yuting Xie, Shufeng Hao

“…The loss function optimizes the extraction of building boundaries in backpropagation, ensuring the integrity of building boundary extraction in the shadow part. …”
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Dietary lauric acid improves the protein utilization and muscle growth by promoting intestinal flora and glycolysis in mud crab (Scylla paramamosain) by Wenhao Zhan, Shichao Xie, Yao Deng, Hongyu Peng, Haiqing Cao, Zheng Tang, Yinqiu Tian, Yu Zhang, Tingting Zhu, Min Jin, Qicun Zhou

“…At present, the rapid development of aquaculture is restricted by the shortage of fishmeal, and it is particularly important to find ways to replace and reduce fishmeal. It is worth exploring whether feed with lower-than-normal protein requirements have adverse effects on the growth of aquatic animals. …”
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Valorization of <i>Arbutus unedo</i> L. Bark Through Chemical Composition Analysis, Liquefaction, and Bio-Based Foam Production by Luísa Cruz-Lopes, Yuliya Dulyanska, Rogério Lopes, Idalina Domingos, José Ferreira, Bruno Esteves

“…Liquefaction of bark was optimized in a PARR reactor, evaluating factors such as particle size, temperature, and time, and the best polyols were monitored by FTIR-ATR. …”
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Impact of Phosphorus Fertilization on Leaching, Accumulation, and Microbial Cycling in New Apple Orchards by Yuwen Shen, Haitao Lin, Rui Xue, Yanan Ma, Yan Song

“…As soil pH declined over time, aluminum P (Al-P) replaced calcium P (Ca-P) as the dominant inorganic P fraction, while occluded P (O-P) increased, resulting in reduced P bioavailability. …”
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Energy efficiency of cookie residue and its effects on broiler performance by Lidiane Rosa Custódio, Maria do Carmo Mohaupt Marques Ludke, Ana Carolina Ferreira dos Santos, Thaysa Rodrigues Torres, Jussiede Silva Santos, Julia da Silva Barros, Jorge Vitor Ludke, Dayane Albuquerque da Silva, Apolônio Gomes Ribeiro, Júlio Cézar dos Santos Nascimento, Carlos Bôa-Viagem Rabello, Arlei Coldebella, Lucas Rannier Ribeiro Antonino Carvalho

“…This study evaluated the energy value of cookie residue in broiler diets through a metabolism trial and determined the optimal inclusion level based on performance, carcass characteristics, and blood parameters. …”
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Liver Semantic Segmentation Method Based on Multi-Channel Feature Extraction and Cross Fusion by Chenghao Zhang, Lingfei Wang, Chunyu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Peng Wang, Jin Li

“…To address these challenges, this study proposes an improved U-Net-based liver semantic segmentation method that enhances segmentation performance through optimized feature extraction and fusion mechanisms. …”
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Lightweight DeepLabv3+ for Semantic Food Segmentation by Bastián Muñoz, Angela Martínez-Arroyo, Constanza Acevedo, Eduardo Aguilar

“…To achieve this, the state-of-the-art DeepLabv3+ model was adapted by optimizing the backbone with the lightweight network EfficientNet-B1, replacing the Atrous Spatial Pyramid Pooling (ASPP) in the neck with Cascade Waterfall ASPP (CWASPP), and refining the encoder output using the squeeze-and-excitation attention mechanism. …”
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Effects of pre- and post-transport feeding protocols on the metabolism and physiological status of veal calves by Susanne Siegmann, Luca L. van Dijk, Niamh L. Field, Gearoid Sayers, Katie Sugrue, Gerrit Gort, Cornelis G. van Reenen, Eddie A.M. Bokkers, Muireann Conneely

“…ABSTRACT: This experimental study aimed to investigate the effects of pre- and post-transport feeding protocols with varying volumes of milk replacer on metabolic and physiological variables of unweaned calves during and after long-distance transport by ferry and road. …”
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Effects of Fermented Soybean Hulls on Reproductive Performance, Blood Physiology and Immune Parameters Along with Fecal Microbiota in Sows by Xiuguo Shang, Yingjie Cui, Chaoyue Shang, Kaiguo Gao, Yujuan Chen, Yaodong Quan

“…Diets were prepared by replacing conventional soybean hulls with FSHS in equal amounts. …”
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Application of dry electrodes in supercapacitors and lithium-ion batteries by Guolei ZHANG, Keliang ZHANG, Yabin AN, Chen LI, Guanwei LIU, Xianzhong SUN, Changzhou YUAN, Kai WANG, Xiong ZHANG, Yanwei MA

“…As a promising electrode manufacturing technology, dry technology holds the potential to replace the wet process technology widely used in state-of-the-art commercial lithium-ion batteries. …”
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Vehicle detection in drone aerial views based on lightweight OSD-YOLOv10 by Yang Zhang, Xiaobing Chen, Su Sun, Hongfeng You, Yuanyuan Wang, Jianchu Lin, Jiacheng Wang

“…Compared to other YOLO series and lightweight models, OSD-YOLOv10 exhibits superior detection accuracy and lower computational complexity, achieving an optimal balance between high accuracy and low resource consumption. …”
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