Cost-Effective Photoacoustic Imaging Using High-Power Light-Emitting Diodes Driven by an Avalanche Oscillator by Alberto Prud’homme, Frederic Nabki

“…Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is an emerging modality that merges optical and ultrasound imaging to provide high-resolution and functional insights into biological tissues. This technique leverages the photoacoustic effect, where tissue absorbs pulsed laser light, generating acoustic waves that are captured to reconstruct images. …”
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Ruthenium Thrifting – Computation Insights in NH3 Decomposition Onto Ru Single Atom Catalyst CeO2  by Nomcebo P. Motsa, Daniel A. Oduma, Cecil N.M. Ouma, Eni Oko, Michael O. Daramola

“…Specifically, it examines the effectiveness of Ru supported on cerium oxide (CeO2) in the form of single-atom catalysts (SACs) using density functional theory (DFT). The obtained results are compared with those of the pristine Ru(111) surface slab. …”
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Multifunctional inks in aerosol jet printing: performance, challenges, and applications by Rawan Elsersawy, Arafater Rahman, Chowdhury Sakib-Uz-Zaman, Mohammad Abu Hasan Khondoker

“…Whereas various reviews so far discussed the basic principles of AJP and its comparison with other printing techniques, the present article goes further to discuss different types of functional inks being utilized in AJP, including conductive, dielectric, semiconducting, and biological inks. …”
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Deploying Android-Based Smart RSUs with YOLOv8 and SAHI for Enhanced Traffic Management by Mohammed F. Rashad, Qutaiba I. Ali

“…Future research will integrate functionalities like pedestrian detection and vehicle tracking to further enhance smart transportation systems. …”
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Multianalytical investigation reveals psychotropic substances in a ptolemaic Egyptian vase by Davide Tanasi, Branko F. van Oppen de Ruiter, Fiorella Florian, Radmila Pavlovic, Luca Maria Chiesa, Igor Fochi, Chiaramaria Stani, Lisa Vaccari, Dale Chaput, Giorgio Samorini, Alberto Pallavicini, Sabrina Semeraro, Anastasia Serena Gaetano, Sabina Licen, Pierluigi Barbieri, Enrico Greco

“…We successfully identified the presence of various functional, bioactive, psychotropic, and medicinal substances, shedding light on the diverse components of a liquid concoction used for ritual practices in Ptolemaic Egypt. …”
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Evaluation of tungsten influx rate using line emissions from W5+ ions in EAST tokamak by Fengling Zhang, Darío Mitnik, Ling Zhang, Runjia Bao, Wenmin Zhang, Shigeru Morita, Yunxin Cheng, Ailan Hu, Chengxi Zhou, Jihui Chen, Xiaobin Ding, Yinxian Jie, Haiqing Liu

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Heterogeneous III-V/Si micro-ring laser array with multi-state non-volatile memory for ternary content-addressable memories by Stanley Cheung, Yanir London, Yuan Yuan, Bassem Tossoun, Yiwei Peng, Yingtao Hu, Thomas Van Vaerenbergh, Di Liang, Chong Zhang, Geza Kurczveil, Raymond G. Beausoleil

“…These non-volatile lasers are used to demonstrate optical ternary content-addressable memories (O-TCAM) which can find utility in fast memory search and in-memory computing functions necessary for various machine learning algorithms. …”
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Modelling wire-arc-additive manufacturing for joining by forming applications by Viegas João M. A., Rosado Pedro M. S., Sampaio Rui F. V., Pragana João P. M., Bragança Ivo M. F., Silva Carlos M. A., Martins Paulo A. F.

“…This work examines material deposition through wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM) to create functional elements on conventional wrought sheets, which are subsequently plastically deformed using conventional metal forming operations. …”
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Enhancing epidemic preparedness: a data-driven system for managing respiratory infections by Moslem Sarani, Katayoun Jahangiri, Manoochehr Karami, Mohammadreza Honarvar

“…Methods This research utilized a structured three-phase approach to design a respiratory infections (RIs) management dashboard. …”
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Microwave-assisted Deep Eutectic Solvent Extraction of Xinjiang Wild Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. Polysaccharides and Analysis of Its Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities by Linghe ZHANG, Hao XIE, Maimaiti NUER

“…These findings indicate the promising in vitro antioxidant and antibacterial properties of cherry plum polysaccharides and provide a theoretical foundation for their development and utilization as functional products.…”
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Wearable MXene-enhanced organic Bio-FET paper patch for glucose detection in sweat with pH and temperature calibration by Milad Farahmandpour, Zoheir Kordrostami

“…The wearable glucose sensor utilizes a composite of copper oxide (CuO), carboxyl-functionalized multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT-COOH), and Ti₃C₂ MXene (Ti₃C₂ MXene/CuO/MWCNT) as the channel material in its FET structure, enhancing its sensitivity and performance. …”
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µID-TIMS: spatially resolved high-precision U–Pb zircon geochronology by S. Markovic, J.-F. Wotzlaw, D. Szymanowski, J. Reuteler, P. Zeng, C. Chelle-Michou

“…The accuracy and precision of <span class="inline-formula">µ</span>ID-TIMS dates for zircon of any given age depend, as for non-microsampled zircon, on the available mass of U and radiogenic Pb – both a function of sample size. Our accompanying open-source code can aid researchers in estimating the necessary microsample size needed to obtain accurate dates at precision sufficient to resolve the processes under study. …”
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Le réseau hydraulique à Pompéi (Italie) de l’époque des Samnites à Auguste (fin ive-fin ier s. av. J.-C.) by Federico Giletti

“…The monumental appearance that, in some cases, frames and marks the outcropping of the deep wells, eloquently portrays the public utility function that these wells must have had in most of the attested cases.On the basis of the research, other types of cisterns in addition to water catchment wells have been identified in the earliest phases of the city of Pompeii, such as the tunnel cistern, a type that was widespread in various contexts in the ancient Tyrrhenian from the Archaic period onwards, and the so-called cylinder or bottle cistern, also evidenced in ancient times and archaeologically documented between the 4th and 3rd centuries BC in a number of Pompeian contexts. …”
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Transmissive Refractive Index Sensing Based on Frequency-Sensitive Responses of Two-Dimensional Photonic Crystals by Xulin Lin, Haiwen Fang, Lin Wang, Guo Ping Wang, Xunya Jiang

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Pricing strategy of supply chain considering response time of extended warranty service by Xingjian Zhou, Yan Feng, Hongming Chen, Lihua Cai, Vladimir Bashkarev

“…Extended warranty services (EWS) offers avenues for new profit sources and growth opportunities. In a time-sensitive market, the response time has an important impact on the pricing of EWS and satisfying consumer utility. …”
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Geocoding and Development of a Web-Based Water Distribution Geospatial Information System for Ilorin Metropolitan City, Kwara State Nigeria by Oseni Taiwo Amoo, Habib Adedayo Salami, Olayinka Gafar Okeola, Abayomi Sunday, Taofeeq Sholagberu Abdulkadir, Adebayo Wahab Salami

“…Moreso, the proper functioning of water supply systems (WSS) relies on the expertise and experience of field workers who rely on information from maps or field surveys, whose processes and mapping methods are labour-intensive, time-consuming, and are done relatively infrequently. …”
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Causal relationship between immune cells and acute myeloid leukemia: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Fanhua Yu, Hao Jiang, Yena Gu

“…Pooled phenotypic data from 3,757 individuals in a Sardinian cohort, encompassing 731 immune cell phenotypes, were utilized. Aggregate data on AML were sourced from the FinnGen project of the Finnish Biobank. …”
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MULTI-MODEL STACK ENSEMBLE DEEP LEARNING APPROACH FOR MULTI-DISEASE PREDICTION IN HEALTHCARE APPLICATION by Bhaskar Adepu, T. Archana

“…These datasets serve two functions: improving illness prediction and examining large data reservoirs to identify previously unknown disease patterns. …”
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Maximizing Bifunctionality for Overall Water Splitting by Integrating H2 Spillover and Oxygen Vacancies in CoPBO/Co3O4 Composite Catalyst by Rinkoo Bhabal, Aniruddha Bhide, Suraj Gupta, Rohan Fernandes, Nainesh Patel

“…In the pursuit of utilizing renewable energy sources for green hydrogen (H2) production, alkaline water electrolysis has emerged as a key technology. …”
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MINN: A metabolic-informed neural network for integrating omics data into genome-scale metabolic modeling by Gabriele Tazza, Francesco Moro, Dario Ruggeri, Bas Teusink, László Vidács

“…Recently, a new framework to embed GEMs in a neural network has been introduced: these hybrid models combine the strengths of mechanistic and data-driven approaches, offering a promising platform for integrating different data sources with mechanistic knowledge. In this study, we present a Metabolic-Informed Neural Network (MINN) that utilizes multi-omics data to predict metabolic fluxes in Escherichia coli, under different growth rates and gene knockouts. …”
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