Antibacterial and Antifungal Properties of Cassava Starch, Xanthan Gum and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Coating Solution for Banana (Musa acuminate) Preservation by Hajar Nadya, Abdul Malek Nur Syazwani, Rosman Nurfarhana, Yaacob Ilyanie Hj., Razali Nur Amirah Syazwani, Sardi Noor Baity, Tan Eddie Ti Tjih, Asli Noor Asnida

“…Bananas are a nutritious energy source and a raw material for various products. However, their short shelf life poses a challenge, driven partly by microbial infection. …”
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Newton Type Iteration for Tikhonov Regularization of Nonlinear Ill-Posed Problems in Hilbert Scales by Monnanda Erappa Shobha, Santhosh George

“…The error estimates obtained under a general source condition on x0-x^ (x0 is the initial guess and x^ is the actual solution), using the adaptive scheme proposed by Pereverzev and Schock (2005), are of optimal order. …”
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Electromagnetic emission mechanism analysis and filtering research for traction system in urban rail transit vehicle by YANG Deyong, ZHU Bingquan

“…Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed optimization method was verified by external radiation emission tests using trains.…”
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Antiparasitic and Antifungal Activities of Cetyl-Maritima, a New <i>N</i>-Cetyl-Modified Maritima Derivative by Ibrahim S. Al Nasr, Jingyi Ma, Tariq A. Khan, Waleed S. Koko, Imen Ben Abdelmalek, Rainer Schobert, Wendy van de Sande, Bernhard Biersack

“…Exemplarily, we synthetically optimized the fragrance 4-(4,8-dimethyl-3,7-nonadienyl)-pyridine, a.k.a. …”
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Interbrain synchronization in classroom during high-entropy music listening and meditation: a hyperscanning EEG study by Junling Gao, Hang Kin Leung, Kin Cheung (George) Lee, Chun Chi Poon, Gan Huang, Junhao Liao, Bonnie Wai Yan Wu, Thuan Quoc Thach, Rainbow Tin Hung Ho, Hin Hung Sik

“…IntroductionSocial interaction is a vital source of human development, yet neuroscientific research delineating its neural correlates in large groups is scarce. …”
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Image Processing Technique for Enhanced Combustion Efficiency of Wood Pellets by Thomas Gasperini, Andrea Pizzi, Lucia Olivi, Giuseppe Toscano, Alessio Ilari, Daniele Duca

“…This paper, whilst evaluating the effect of pellet length on combustion efficiency, proposes a pending-patented dimensional image processing method (DIP) for assessing pellet length. DIP allows the dimensional data of grouped and stacked pellets to be obtained by exploiting the shadows produced by pellets when exposed to a light source, assuming that different-sized pellets produce different shadows. …”
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Fat grafting: Lipofragmentation X Liposuction by Flavio Henrique Mendes, Fausto Viterbo, Elenice Deffune, Maria Aparecida Custódio Domingues, Marjorie Assis Golim, José Marcos Gabas, Renan Roldi Rossoni;, Helga Caputo Nunes

“…Introduction: Aiming to obtain autogenous and injectable lipografts from resected tissues in dermolipectomies, this study proposes a new method for harvesting and processing adipose tissue through a specific fragmenting device. …”
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Random Dissemination Algorithm of Stete-Updating Message for Distributed Virtual Environments of P2P Architecture by Tao Li, Hua Hu, Haiyang Hu

“…With the aim at optimizing view consistency in P2P distributed virtual environments, a random broadcasting algorithm for distributing state-updating message among users was proposed. …”
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Design and Evaluation of a Portable Pinhole SPECT System for ¹⁷⁷Lu Imaging: Monte Carlo Simulations and Experimental Study by Georgios Savvidis, Vasileios Eleftheriadis, Valentina Paneta, Eleftherios Fysikopoulos, Maria Georgiou, Efthimis Lamprou, Sofia Lagoumtzi, George Loudos, Paraskevi Katsakiori, George C. Kagadis, Panagiotis Papadimitroulas

“…A minification of 1:5, spatial resolution of 1.0 cm, and sensitivity of 5.2 Cps/MBq at 10 cm distance source-to-collimator distance were assessed and confirmed. …”
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Study on Dust Hazard Levels and Dust Suppression Technologies in Cabins of Typical Mining Equipment in Large Open-Pit Coal Mines in China by Xiaoliang Jiao, Wei Zhou, Junpeng Zhu, Xinlu Zhao, Junlong Yan, Ruixin Wang, Yaning Li, Xiang Lu

“…Cabins of mining equipment (electric shovels, haul trucks, drills) exhibit unique micro-environmental contamination due to dual-source pollution (external infiltration and internal secondary dust generation), posing severe health risks to miners. …”
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Exploring the gastric cancer care pathway in South Africa by Anishka Ramadhar, Juliana Kagura, Mazvita Muchengeti, Cameron Gaskill, Natasha Khamisa

“…Conclusion: A MDT approach for optimal treatment and patient care may be the best method for prolonged life. …”
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Adeno-Associated Virus-Engineered Umbilical Cord-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Overexpressing Human sFlt-1 for Anti-Angiogenesis by Ewa Yee-Wa Choy, Chee-Onn Leong, Soon-Keng Cheong, Khong-Lek Then, Kong-Yong Then

“…Umbilical cord-derived MSCs are an attractive cell source due to their easy accessibility and potential for genetic modification. …”
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Suitability of Frozen Pleural Fluid Pellets for Next‐Generation Sequencing‐Based Driver Gene Testing in Non‐Small Cell Lung Cancer by Kazuki Nakashima, Kohei Otsubo, Yuko Tsuchiya‐Kawano, Hironori Mikumo, Eiji Iwama, Eiji Harada, Isamu Okamoto

“…ABSTRACT Background Driver gene alterations are increasingly being identified, and multiplex genetic tests have become essential for determining the optimal treatment method for advanced non‐small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Genotypic and Environmental Impacts on Vicine and Convicine Concentrations in Faba Beans by Pankaj Maharjan, Aaron C. Elkins, Jason Brand, Samuel C. Catt, Simone J. Rochfort, Joe F. Panozzo

“…High concentrations of vicine and convicine (v-c) in faba beans can trigger favism in susceptible humans, posing a significant barrier to the broader adoption of faba beans as a food source. While plant breeding and various post-harvest processing methods have been adopted to reduce v-c levels, there is limited understanding of how agronomic practices may assist in reducing v-c levels. …”
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Probabilistic Operation of the Microgrids Including Active Loads and Distributed Generation Constrained to Flexibility and Reliability Indices by Hosein Hasan Shahi, Mehdi Nafar, Mohsen Simab

“…The Pareto optimization based on the weighted sum method is then incorporated to obtain a single-objective model. …”
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Comparative Study of Free Amino Acid Profiles in Underground Organs of Several Species of the Genus Rumex During Different Phases of the Vegetation Cycle by A. M. Poluyanov, U. A. Matvienko, A. Yu. Sokolova, A. E. Savelyeva, N. A. Durnova, N. V. Bobkova

“…Therefore, understanding the dynamics of bioactive compound accumulation in plants throughout their phenological phases of development is critical to optimizing their potential health benefits.Aim. To compare qualitative composition and dynamics of AA accumulation in the underground organs of four representatives of the Rumex genus: R. confertus, R. crispus L., R. obtusifolius L., R. aquaticus L. of three different vegetative phases.Materials and methods. …”
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Geological technological innovations and contributions in the exploration and development of the Shenfu coalfield by Limin FAN

“…ProspectsThe geological technological innovation targets of the Shenfu coalfield will undoubtedly include investigating sedimentary environments using high-resolution survey methods, constructing large transparent geological models, reducing mine water production through source control for deep coal seam mining, and achieving aquifer structure protection and ecological restoration under high-intensity coal mining.…”
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Can Peritumoral Radiomics Based on MRI Predict the Microvascular Invasion Status of Combined Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Cholangiocarcinoma Before Surgery? by Guo L, Huang C, Hao P, Jia N, Zhang L

“…Then, the Python open-source platform was used for radiomics analysis. Mutual information and recursive elimination methods were used to select the optimal features. …”
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Comparison of different magnetic resonance cholangiography techniques in living liver donors including Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced T1-weighted sequences. by Sonja Kinner, Verena Steinweg, Stefan Maderwald, Arnold Radtke, Georgios Sotiropoulos, Michael Forsting, Tobias Schroeder

“…Aim of this study was to compare T2-weighted (T2w) and Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced T1-weighted (T1w) magnetic resonance cholangiography (MRC) techniques in the evaluation of PLLDs.<h4>Materials and methods</h4>30 PLLDs underwent MRC on a 1.5 T Magnetom Avanto (Siemens, Erlangen, Germany) using (A) 2D T2w HASTE (Half Fourier Acquisition Single Shot Turbo Spin Echo) fat saturated (fs) in axial plane, (B) 2D T2w HASTE fs thick slices in coronal plane, (C) free breathing 3D T2w TSE (turbo spin echo) RESTORE (high-resolution navigator corrected) plus (D) maximum intensity projections (MIPs), (E) T2w SPACE (sampling perfection with application optimized contrasts using different flip angle evolutions) plus (F) MIPs and (G) T2w TSE BLADE as well as Gd-EOB-DTPA T1w images without (G) and with (H) inversion recovery. …”
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Vision Transformer-Based Unhealthy Tree Crown Detection in Mixed Northeastern US Forests and Evaluation of Annotation Uncertainty by Durga Joshi, Chandi Witharana

“…By comparing the performance of traditional convolutional neural network (CNN) models (U-Net and DeepLabv3+) with a state-of-the-art Vision Transformer (SegFormer), we aimed to determine the optimal approach for detecting unhealthy tree crowns (UTC) using a publicly available data source. …”
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