Wafer‐Scale Synthesis of Topological Insulator Sb2Te3 Thin Films by Ali Shafiei, Ahmad Fathi Hafshejani, Rehab M. G. Ahmed, Alessio Lamperti, Emanuele Longo, Lorenzo Locatelli, Christian Martella, Alessandro Molle, Graziella Tallarida, Carlo Zucchetti, Claudia Wiemer, Massimo Longo, Roberto Mantovan

“…Furthermore, comprehensive information on the variability of the functional properties of Sb2Te3 thin films with their morphological, chemical, and structural properties, as probed by scanning electron microscopy, X‐ray diffraction/reflectivity, atomic force microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, time‐of‐flight secondary ion mass spectrometry, and energy‐dispersive X‐ray analyses is reported. …”
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Design Interleaved Full Bridge Circuit DC-DC Converter With Fuel Cell Power Source On Hybrid Trains by Taufik Iqbal Miftaks, Muhammad Azis Muslim, Mochammad Rusli

“…SMC is a type of non-linear control that functions functionally to control variable structures. …”
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Bioactive compounds from tropical fruit by-products: Extraction, characterization and therapeutic potential by Niza Otero-Guzman, Ricardo Andrade-Pizarro

“…However, there are several challenges associted with the efficient extraction and accurate characterization of these compounds, including the complexity of plant matrices, variability in compound polarity, and the need for scalable, eco-friendly methods that preserve their bioactivity. …”
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Dual-Stream Enhanced Deep Network for Transmission Near-Infrared Dorsal Hand Vein Age Estimation with Attention Mechanisms by Zhenghua Shu, Zhihua Xie, Xiaowei Zou

“…Simultaneously, another deep residual network is leveraged to strengthen the representation ability on subtle dorsal vein textures. Moreover, variable activation functions and pooling layers are integrated into the respective streams to enhance the nonlinearity modeling of the dual-stream model. …”
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A Novel Multi-Dynamic Coupled Neural Mass Model of SSVEP by Hongqi Li, Yujuan Wang, Peirong Fu

“…Steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP)-based brain—computer interfaces (BCIs) leverage high-speed neural synchronization to visual flicker stimuli for efficient device control. While SSVEP-BCIs minimize user training requirements, their dependence on physical EEG recordings introduces challenges, such as inter-subject variability, signal instability, and experimental complexity. …”
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Improving Monitoring of Indoor RF-EMF Exposure Using IoT-Embedded Sensors and Kriging Techniques by Randa Jabeur, Alaa Alaerjan

“…These networks consist of numerous sensor nodes, often deployed in challenging terrains where maintenance is difficult. Efficient monitoring approaches are essential to maximize the functionality and lifespan of each sensor node, thereby improving the overall performance of the WSN. …”
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Finite Difference/Fractional Pertrov–Galerkin Spectral Method for Linear Time-Space Fractional Reaction–Diffusion Equation by Mahmoud A. Zaky

“…The Pertrov–Galerkin spectral method is adapted using non-smooth generalized basis functions to discretize the spatial variable, and the L1 scheme on a non-uniform graded mesh is used to approximate the Caputo fractional derivative. …”
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An enhanced buck-boost converter for photovoltaic diagnosis application: Accurate MPP tracker and I-V tracer by Yassine Chouay, Mohammed Ouassaid

“…In normal operation, the converter is controlled by neural network (NN) controller to efficiently extract maximum power point (MPP). However, in the event of a system failure, the converter automatically transitions to variable load mode to capture different points on the current-voltage (I-V) curve. …”
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Seasonal and diurnal freeze–thaw dynamics of a rock glacier and their impacts on mixing and solute transport by C. Louis, L. J. S. Halloran, C. Roques

“…<p>Rock glaciers play a vital role in the hydrological functioning of many alpine catchments. Here, we investigate seasonal and daily freeze–thaw cycles of the previously undocumented Canfinal rock glacier (RG) located in the Val d'Ursé catchment (Bernina Range, Switzerland) and the RG's influence on the dynamics of the hydrogeological system. …”
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Analysis of Hydrological and Meteorological Conditions in the Southern Baltic Sea for the Purpose of Using LNG as Bunkering Fuel by Ewelina Orysiak, Jakub Figas, Maciej Prygiel, Maksymilian Ziółek, Bartosz Ryłko

“…The southern Baltic Sea is characterized by highly variable weather conditions, particularly in autumn and winter, when storms, strong westerly winds, and temporary sea ice formation disrupt maritime operations. …”
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Seq2scFv: a toolkit for the comprehensive analysis of display libraries from long-read sequencing platforms by Marianne Bachmann Salvy, Luca Santuari, Emanuel Schmid-Siegert, Nikolaos Lykoskoufis, Ioannis Xenarios, Bulak Arpat

“…With its versatile and standalone functionality, we anticipate that the implementation of Seq2scFv tools in antibody discovery pipelines will efficiently expedite the full characterization of display libraries and potentially facilitate the identification of high-affinity antibody candidates.…”
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On the Nonlinear Forced Vibration of the Magnetostrictive Laminated Beam in a Complex Environment by Nicolae Herisanu, Bogdan Marinca, Vasile Marinca

“…The nonlinear differential equations were studied using an original, explicit, and very efficient technique, namely the optimal auxiliary functions method (OAFM). …”
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Flexible imputation toolkit for electronic health records by Alireza Vafaei Sadr, Jiang Li, Wenke Hwang, Mohammed Yeasin, Ming Wang, Harold Lehmann, Ramin Zand, Vida Abedi

“…Pympute’s core algorithm, Flexible, intelligently selects the optimal imputation method for each variable based on its characteristics. Pympute offers a comprehensive suite of functionalities. …”
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Research and Design of an Active Light Source System for UAVs Based on Light Intensity Matching Model by Rui Ming, Tao Wu, Zhiyan Zhou, Haibo Luo, Shahbaz Gul Hassan

“…Extensive qualitative and quantitative experiments confirm that the UAV active light source system based on light intensity matching proposed in this paper effectively enhances the effectiveness and robustness of vision-based tracking for multi-UAVs, particularly in complex and variable environments. This research provides an efficient and computationally effective solution for vision-based multi-UAV systems, further enhancing the visual tracking capabilities of multi-UAVs under complex conditions.…”
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Land-Cover Semantic Segmentation for Very-High-Resolution Remote Sensing Imagery Using Deep Transfer Learning and Active Contour Loss by Miguel Chicchon, Francisco James Leon Trujillo, Ivan Sipiran, Ricardo Madrid

“…We assessed the U-Net-scSE, FT-U-NetFormer, and DC-Swin architectures, incorporating transfer learning and active contour loss functions to improve performance on semantic segmentation tasks. …”
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Agronomic Information Extraction from UAV-Based Thermal Photogrammetry Using MATLAB by Francesco Paciolla, Giovanni Popeo, Alessia Farella, Simone Pascuzzi

“…Nowadays, these sensors can be integrated as payloads on unmanned aerial vehicles, providing high spatial and temporal resolution, to deeply understand the variability of crop and soil conditions. However, few commercial software programs, such as PIX4D Mapper, can process thermal images, and their functionalities are very limited. …”
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Strain-specific properties and T cells regulate the susceptibility to papilloma induction by Mus musculus papillomavirus 1. by Alessandra Handisurya, Patricia M Day, Cynthia D Thompson, Michael Bonelli, Douglas R Lowy, John T Schiller

“…Thus, the functional cooperation of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells is required to protect this strain. …”
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Weather Phenomena Monitoring: Optimizing Solar Irradiance Forecasting With Temporal Fusion Transformer by Xinyang Hu

“…The proposed model decomposes the raw solar irradiance sequence into intrinsic mode functions using VMD and optimizes the TFT using the variable screening network and GRU-based encoder-decoder. …”
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Optimizing Constrained Engineering Optimization Problems Using Improved Mountain Gazelle Optimizer by Vu Hong Son Pham, Nghiep Trinh Nguyen Dang, Van Nam Nguyen

“…A comprehensive analysis was conducted using 12 functions from the CEC 2022 benchmark suite, and the algorithm was applied to five engineering problems, including the design of an I-beam, pressure vessel, three-bar truss, cantilever beam, and tension spring. …”
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Nonlinearity Estimation and Compensation for Accurate PMSM Modeling and Voltage Prediction by Beichen Ding, Yuting Lu, Chunyan Lai, Weiwen Peng, Kaide Huang, Guodong Feng

“…Specifically, the offsets to the base model are modeled using nonlinear functions with variable coefficients to compensate saturation and core loss effect, which can achieve better accuracy without changing the model structure. …”
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