STRATEGIC INNOVATION IN INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MICROECONOMICS OF SMALLAND MEDIUM-SCALE ENTERPRISES by S. Zappala

“…The article concludes that the study of the experience of functioning and development of small Italian enterprises objectively showed that small and medium business activity should be focused on implementation of new technologies and manufacture of new products - of a higher quality and at a lesser cost thus ensuring their competitiveness, strengthening their positions in the market, providing expected gains. …”
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Fabrication and characterization of corn starch based bioplastic for packaging applications by Md. Arefin Kowser, Hanif Mahmud, Mohammad Asaduzzaman Chowdhury, Nayem Hossain, Juhi Jannat Mim, Safiul Islam

“…The prepared bioplastic samples can be utilized as a developing substitute for traditional polymers in packaging made of bio-sourced materials due to their wide availability, biodegradability, easy processing, and good antimicrobial and barrier properties.…”
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Production of Bacterial β-Galactosidase Using Wastes of Dairy Industry by Safaa Salah El-Din Taha, Osama Abd El-Hamid Ibrahim, Einas Hamed El-Shatoury, Amany Mohamed El-Deeb, Hayam Abd El-Naby Sayed

“…A peak β-galactosidase activity of 5.523 U/ ml was recorded at a pH 7, a lactose concentration of 4.6 %, UF-cheese permeate serving as a carbon source, 2 % potassium nitrate (KNO₃) as a nitrogen source, an inoculum size of 5%, and incubated at 37 ºC for 24 h. …”
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Use ATCCfinder to identify commercially available American Type Culture Collection strains based on sequence queries by Samuel I. Koehler, Earl A. Middlebrook, Blake T. Hovde, Erik R. Hanschen

“…ATCCfinder efficiently accesses, queries, and summarizes ATCC resources, identifying purchasable strains homologous to historical sequences, functional genes, operons, and other genetic components.…”
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GEANT4 Simulation of Proton Beam Properties from a Cyclotron Accelerator at King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital by Piyanud Thongjerm, Ekkachai Kongmon, Khwanjira Tangpong, Phalakorn Khwansungnoen, Sarinrat Wonglee, Weerawat Pornroongruengchok, Nantanat Chailanggar

“…This information can be used to guide the desired LET_d position by utilizing the R₈₀ depth position.…”
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A semi-analytical model for flow regime diagnosis in multi-fractured horizontal wells within deep coalbed methane reservoirs by Chang-qing Liu, Zhao-biao Yang, He-qing Chen, Guo-xiao Zhou, Yu-hui Liang, Jun-yu Gu, Yu-qiang Wang, Cun-lei Li, Ben-ju Lu, Shuai-long Feng, Jia-nan Wang

“…In this study, a “dual-porosity and dual-phase” model, which incorporates free and adsorptive gas, coal quality and excess adsorption, has been proposed to better understand gas flow dynamics during extraction from deep coal seams with multi-fractured horizontal wells. Utilizing Laplace transformation and the Gaver-Stehfest numerical inversion method, combined with boundary elements and point-source functions, a semi-analytical solution is derived. …”
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Transforming Bone Tunnel Evaluation in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Introducing a Novel Deep Learning System and the TB-Seg Dataset by Ke Xie, Mingqian Yu, Jeremy Ho-Pak Liu, Qixiang Ma, Limin Zou, Gene Chi-Wai Man, Jiankun Xu, Patrick Shu-Hang Yung, Zheng Li, Michael Tim-Yun Ong

“…Evaluating bone tunnels is crucial for assessing functional recovery after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction. …”
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Visualization of four-dimensional X-ray absorption fine structure data using a virtual reality system by Haruo Igarashi, Daiki Kido, Yutaka Ishii, Yasuhiro Niwa, Atsushi Okamoto, Masao Kimura

“…X-ray spectromicroscopy is extensively utilized for nondestructive mapping of chemical states in materials. …”
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mbctools: A User-Friendly Metabarcoding and Cross-Platform Pipeline for Analyzing Multiple Amplicon Sequencing Data across a Large Diversity of Organisms by Barnabé, Christian, Sempéré, Guilhem, Manzanilla, Vincent, Millan, Joel Moo, Amblard-Rambert, Antoine, Waleckx, Etienne

“…It provides functions for various tasks such as dereplication, clustering, chimera detection, and taxonomic assignment. …”
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Context-Aware Gene Embedding Pipeline (CGEP): An Accessible, Regulatory-Region-Inclusive Embedding Framework for Interpretable Disease-Agnostic Prediction by Twaha Ahmed Minai, Zubair Ahmed Shaikh, Asim Imdad Wagan, M. Kamran Azim, Syed Muhammad Muaz, Muhammad Shoaib Siddiqui

“…To foster reproducibility, we provide open-source access to the entire pipeline, including modular scripts for data curation, embedding generation, and model training. …”
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CD105+ fibroblasts support an immunosuppressive niche in women at high risk of breast cancer initiation by Eric G. Carlson, Jennifer C. Lopez, Yukiko Yamaguchi, Jackson Gibson, Saul J. Priceman, Mark A. LaBarge

“…Abstract Background Aging is the greatest risk factor for breast cancer, and although epithelial cells are the source of carcinomas, epithelial changes alone do not fully explain cancer susceptibility. …”
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Creating custom 3D printing material colors using optical modeling of waste plastic by Kimia Aghamohammadesmaeilketabforoosh, Joshua Givans, Morgan Woods, Joshua Pearce

“…Traditional 3D printing is limited by a narrow range of filament colors, and even multi-color printing heads can utilize only a limited number of colored filaments among the available options. …”
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FPGA-accelerated SpeckleNN with SNL for real-time X-ray single-particle imaging by Abhilasha Dave, Cong Wang, James Russell, Ryan Herbst, Jana Thayer

“…The new implementation, while reducing the parameter count to 64.6K (a 98.8% reduction), focuses on maintaining the model's essential functionality for real-time operation, achieving an accuracy of 90%. …”
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Lack of Amino Acid Alterations Within the Cochlear Nucleus and the Auditory Cortex in Acoustic Trauma-Induced Tinnitus Rats Using In Vivo Microdialysis by Shanshan Yuan, Huey Tieng Tan, Paul F. Smith, Yiwen Zheng

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Tinnitus is a debilitating auditory disorder commonly described as a ringing in the ears in the absence of an external sound source. Sound trauma is considered a primary cause. …”
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First De Novo genome assembly and characterization of Gaultheria prostrata by Yan-Jun Lin, Xiao-Ya Ding, Yi-Wei Huang, Yi-Wei Huang, Lu Lu

“…(Ericaceae), a type of evergreen shrub, known as a natural source of methyl salicylate, possesses rich germplasm resources, strong habitat adaptability, significant ornamental value, and noteworthy pharmacological activities. …”
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Analysis and Optimization of Operating Modes of Mini-CHP on Local Fuels in Conditions of Surplus Electric Power Capacities in the Unified Energy System of Belarus. Part 1 by R. S. Ignatovich, V. A. Sednin, Ye. S. Zuyeva

“…During the study, an analysis of the functioning of the ORC-installation Turboden 14 CHP ORC-installation operating as part of a mini-CHP using LFT was carried out. …”
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Automated Recipe Generation AI Tool from Food Images using Machine Learning. Approach for Ingredient Extraction and Cooking Instructions by Lwamaza, Eddy, Nuwasiima, Happy

“…It outlines the systematic approach taken to analyze user needs, define functional and non-functional requirements, and develop a robust system architecture. …”
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Development and Analysis of a Non-Resonant Wide-Band Tri-Axial Electromagnetic Energy Harvester by Hamid Khan, Farid Ullah Khan

“…Moreover, the harvester is utilized with various other home appliances, including washing machine, kitchen blender, and domestic water pump. …”
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Producing mixed linked xylooligosaccharides from red algae biomass through single-step enzymatic hydrolysis by Michelle Teune, Christoph Suster, Yannick Wolf, Nils Michels, Henrieke Mieth, Thorben Döhler, Daniel Bartosik, Joris Krull, Jan-Hendrik Hehemann, Thomas Schweder, Christian Stanetty, Uwe T. Bornscheuer

“…Abstract Background The red alga Palmaria palmata is a rich source of sugar compounds, particularly mixed-linkage xylans present in the cell walls of the algae. …”
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Integrating voltammetry and substrate-enhanced luminescence for noninvasive glucose sensing by Gabriel López-Peña, Ana Pallarés Vilar, Aida Jaafar, Silvia Simón-Fuente, Antonio Arranz, Maria Ribagorda, Miguel Manso-Silván, Emma Martín Rodríguez

“…The sensor incorporates NaGdF4:20% Yb3+, 2% Er3+ nanoparticles (YbEr-NPs) immobilized on a PSi substrate functionalized with a phenylboronic ester molecule. The YbEr-NPs enable luminescence-based sensing, exploiting the sensitivity of Er3+ ions to the OH vibrational groups present in D-glucose. …”
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