The Influence of Calcium Ions and pH on Fluoride Release from Commercial Fluoride Gels in an In Vitro Study by Paweł J. Piszko, Michał Kulus, Aleksandra Piszko, Jan Kiryk, Sylwia Kiryk, Julia Kensy, Agata Małyszek, Mateusz Michalak, Wojciech Dobrzyński, Jacek Matys, Maciej Dobrzyński

“…Fluoride gels are widely used in dental prophylaxis due to their proven ability to prevent demineralization and promote remineralization of hard dental tissues. …”
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The influence of the experimental composition of disinfection preparations based on polyhexamethyleneguanidine and nanoaquachelates of metals on test cultures of microorganisms by I. V. Romazan, I. B. Turko

“…When developing a new and effective disinfectant, the existing microbial composition and the ability of microorganisms to form biofilms should be considered. …”
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Design, construction and efficiency analysis of bagasse-based charcoal packed horizontal lab-scale wetland for the removal of antibiotic-resistant bacteria by Misbah Batool Aslam, Talmeez U. R. Rehman, Amina Farrukh Alavi, Abdul Haleem, Abdul Haq, Safia Ahmed, Wasim Sajjad, Mohammed Bourhia, Ousman B. Mahamat, Khalid S. Almaary, Mahwish Ali

“…Biochar was selected as the substrate medium due to its high adsorption capacity and ability to support microbial communities that contribute to contaminant degradation. …”
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A novel device-free Wi-Fi indoor localization using a convolutional neural network based on residual attention by Mashael Maashi, Alanoud Al Mazroa, Shoayee Dlaim Alotaibi, Asma Alshuhail, Muhammad Kashif Saeed, Ahmed S. Salama

“…This improvement demonstrates the model’s ability to handle complex indoor environments and proves its practical applicability in real-world scenarios.…”
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Optimization the preparation of whey protein from pasteurized liquid milk using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Network Model by Md. Anwar Hossain, Kanika Mitra, Md. Munnaf Hossen, Shammi Akhter

“…The signal-to-noise ratio is measured with acceptable precision. The model's ability to generate the predicted answers with a high degree of confidence was suggested by the overall desirability (D-value) of 1.00 with solution one. …”
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The Safety Engineering of Sodium-Ion Batteries Used as an Energy Storage System for the Military by Agnieszka Iwan, Krzysztof A. Bogdanowicz, Robert Pich, Agnieszka Gonciarz, Jacek Miedziak, Ireneusz Plebankiewicz, Wojciech Przybyl

“…Technical, engineering, and ecological aspects were analyzed to find the optimal solution for using Na-ion batteries for military purposes. …”
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The transformative power of telemedicine in delivering effective neurosurgical care in low and middle-income countries: A review by Pearl Ohenewaa Tenkorang, Wireko Andrew Awuah, Krishitha Meenu Mannan, Subham Roy, Princess Afia Nkrumah Boateng, Olivia Asiedu, Marjidah Tahiru, Arjun Ahluwalia, Nana Osei Owusu Bediako, Kwadwo Darko

“…Teleneurosurgery offers a crucial solution to these challenges, improving access to specialized care and enhancing patient outcomes in resource-constrained settings. …”
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Use of Retrieval-Augmented Large Language Model for COVID-19 Fact-Checking: Development and Usability Study by Hai Li, Jingyi Huang, Mengmeng Ji, Yuyi Yang, Ruopeng An

“…Traditional fact-checking methods, though effective, are time-consuming and resource-intensive, limiting their ability to combat misinformation at scale. Large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 offer a more scalable solution, but their susceptibility to generating hallucinations—plausible yet incorrect information—compromises their reliability. …”
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Techno-economic feasibility of green hydrogen production using hybrid solar-wind energy systems in Oman by Ahmed Al Makky, Hasan A. Kanjo, Mena Maurice Farag, Abdul-Kadir Hamid, Mousa Hussein, Tareq Salameh

“…The transition to renewable energy sources is critical for mitigating the environmental impacts of fossil fuels, and green hydrogen has emerged as a promising solution for sustainable energy storage and utilization. …”
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Impacts of Thermal Activation on Physical Properties of Coal Gangue: Integration of Microstructural and Leaching Data by Wangtao Fan, Yuan Chen, Runxia Zhang, Xiaoguang Chen, Jin Li, Zhaolin Gu, Jianyun Wang

“…The Si and Al in 800 °C calcined coal gangue exhibited a high leaching ability in alkalinity solution; leachable Al reached 106.4 mg/kg, while leachable Si reached 86.1 mg/kg after 48 h of dynamic leaching.…”
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Few-shot crop disease recognition using sequence- weighted ensemble model-agnostic meta-learning by Junlong Li, Quan Feng, Junqi Yang, Jianhua Zhang, Jianhua Zhang, Sen Yang

“…These findings validate that SWE-MAML is a highly effective solution for the few-shot recognition of crop diseases, offering a promising approach for practical deployment in agricultural settings where data scarcity is a major challenge. …”
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High‐Entropy Non‐Flammable Ionic Liquid/Dimethoxymethane Composite Electrolyte for High‐Performance Lithium‐Ion Batteries by Purna Chandra Rath, Chun‐Yen Chen, Jagabandhu Patra, Chun‐Chen Yang, Yu‐Sheng Su, Chien‐Te Hsieh, Wei‐Ren Liu, Ju Li, Jeng‐Kuei Chang

“…The effects of this solution structure on the solid‐electrolyte interphase chemistry and Li+ desolvation kinetics are examined. …”
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Peculiarities of teaching students with mosaic thinking by S. A. Polevoy, V. V. Pavlova

“…There is a need to teach students of the given field logical thinking, the ability to work in the financial and humanitarian spheres of current business. …”
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The pig pose recognition method based on pig body semantic segmentation by Nuonan Huang, Deli Zhu, Liang He, Yi Li

“…The experimental findings highlight that this method offers a promising solution for enhancing livestock management and animal health monitoring in intelligent farming applications.…”
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Understanding Patient and Physiotherapist Requirements for a Personalized Automated Smartphone Telemonitored App for Posttotal Knee Arthroplasty Rehabilitation: Qualitative Study by Eleanor Shuxian Chew, Aileen Eugenia Scully, Samanth Shi-Man Koh, Ee-Lin Woon, Juanita Krysten Miao-Shi Low, Yu-Heng Kwan, John Wei-Ming Tan, Yong-Hao Pua, Celia Ia-Choo Tan, Luke Jonathan Haseler

“…Telerehabilitation offers a solution, but existing models require significant therapist involvement and a costly setup. …”
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Bridged emulsion gels from polymer–nanoparticle enabling large-amount biomedical encapsulation and functionalization by Chuchu Wan, Si He, Quanyong Cheng, Kehan Du, Yuhang Song, Xiang Yu, Hao Jiang, Caili Huang, Jiangping Xu, Cong Ma, Jintao Zhu

“…Furthermore, emulsion gels with high encapsulation and storage ability encapsulating active sunscreen ingredients, as a proof-of-concept, outperform commercial products. …”
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DSMF-Net: Dual Semantic Metric Learning Fusion Network for Few-Shot Aerial Image Semantic Segmentation by Xiyu Qi, Yidan Zhang, Lei Wang, Yifan Wu, Yi Xin, Zhan Chen, Yunping Ge

“…Semantic segmentation of aerial images is crucial yet resource-intensive. Inspired by human ability to learn rapidly, few-shot semantic segmentation offers a promising solution by utilizing limited labeled data for efficient model training and generalization. …”
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Fuzzy Logic-Enhanced Direct Power Control for Wind Turbines with Doubly Fed Induction Generators by Karim Fathi sayeh, Salah tamalouzt, Djamel ZIANE, Brahim Deffaf, Sofia Lalouni BELAID, Youcef BELKHIER, Mohit BAJAJ, Vojtech BLAZEK

“…The simplicity and robustness of F12-DPC make it a breakthrough solution for enhancing wind energy conversion system efficiency and promoting seamless grid integration.…”
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Solvothermal synthesis of rhombic shape GdF₃:Tb³⁺ nanoparticles for biomedical applications by E. A. Kuchma, O. E. Polozhentsev, I. A. Pankin, A. N. Bulgakov, P. A. Rud, A.  V. Soldatov

“…The structure, size and morphology were determined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), the type of crystal lattice and the size of crystallites of nanoparticles were studied by X-ray diffraction (XRD), hydrodynamic size of nanoparticles, particle size distribution, ζ-potential, agglomeration of nanoparticles in colloidal solutions were determined by dynamic light scattering (DLS), the chemical composition of the nanocrystals surface was studied by Fourier-t ransform infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR), the nanoparticles ability to absorb UV radiation was analyzed by UV-visible spectroscopy (UV-vis) and X-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL).Results. …”
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Characterization of the Differences in Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) Adsorbed on Five Kinds of Microplastics Using Multiple Methods by Xianshu Fu, Xiangliang Pan, Jun Chen, Mingzhou Zhang, Zihong Ye, Xiaoping Yu

“…Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in aquatic environments, soils, and beach sediments, demonstrating a remarkable ability to adsorb dissolved organic matter (DOM). …”
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