Field Testing of a Smart Geomat Based on Fiber Optic Sensors and Sensor Fusion for Levee Monitoring by Manuel Bertulessi, Francesca Ceccato, Francesco Ioli, Federico Barbieri, Livio Pinto, Paolo Simonini, Giovanni Menduni

“…ABSTRACT Real‐time monitoring of the functionality of river embankments, especially during flood events, is an increasingly important topic in the new scenario outlined by climate change. …”
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CdiA Effectors from Uropathogenic Escherichia coli Use Heterotrimeric Osmoporins as Receptors to Recognize Target Bacteria. by Christina M Beck, Julia L E Willett, David A Cunningham, Jeff J Kim, David A Low, Christopher S Hayes

“…These findings suggest that self-recognition and kin selection are important functions of CDI.…”
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In vitro differentiation of common lymphoid progenitor cells into B cell using stromal cell free culture system by Pan Yang, Xiaoling Chen, Hao Wen, Meiling Yu, Haili Yu, Li Wang, Liang Gong, Lintao Zhao

“…However, the complex nature of operations and the intrinsic variability of stromal cell functionality, which can be influenced by factors such as radiation exposure or contamination, pose considerable challenges to their wider application. …”
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Optimizing urban energy flows: Integrative vehicle-to-building strategies and renewable energy management by Jian Hern Yeoh, Kai-Yun Lo, I-Yun Lisa Hsieh

“…The optimization tasks are handled using the Sequential Least Squares Programming (SLSQP) algorithm, which is well-suited for managing quadratic objective functions, nonlinear constraints, and bounded variables. …”
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Internal Control Systems and Quality Service Delivery: A Case Study of Kabale Municipal Council. by Ahimbisibwe, Laban Isaac

“…Recommendations encouraged that procurement personnel and accounting officers be given training on the need and value of having functional internal control systems as well as enabling other organizational members to adopt the currently available internal controls for effective and efficient service delivery while areas for further improvement suggested that research be carried out to in other public entities to determine how internal control affects service delivery.…”
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Determinants of growth differentiation factor 15 plasma levels in outpatients with peripheral arterial disease by Emma Skau, Philippe Wagner, Jerzy Leppert, Johan Ärnlöv, Pär Hedberg

“…Results: The multivariable analysis identified independent relations of GDF-15 with several of the included variables (adjusted R2 = 0.48). Diabetes (beta coefficient [β] of 0.37, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 0.25 to 0.50), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (β = −0.22, 95% confidence interval [CI]: −0.34 to −0.09), and physical activity (β = −0.16, 95% CI: −0.25 to −0.06) had the strongest associations. …”
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Classification of traffic accidents’ factors using TrafficRiskClassifier by Wei Sun, Lili Nurliyana Abdullah, Fatimah binti Khalid, Puteri Suhaiza binti Sulaiman

“…Furthermore, the TrafficRiskClassifier model delineates a functional nexus between accident risk and variables such as weather, road conditions, and personal factors, employing a polynomial regression approach. …”
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Concomitant generation of hydrogen during carbon dioxide storage in ultramafic massifs- state of the art with implications to decarbonization strategies by Mahmoud Leila, Randy Hazlett, Paul Mathews George, Isabelle Moretti, Zhaksylyk Kabashev, Milovan Fustic

“…Mineral trapping of CO₂ recently emerged as one of the most efficient and lowest-risk approaches for long-term CO₂ sequestration. …”
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Stability analysis of the inner dump with inclined base considering anti-slip pillar by Li MA, Xinyu JIN, Qifeng ZHANG, Kaisheng JIANG, Mengbo LI, Yan HU

“…Taking the angle of inclination of the basement stratum and the discharge height of the soil disposal site as the variables for research, it was obtained that the angle of inclination of the basement stratum α or the height of the soil disposal H and the slope stability coefficient Fs were negatively correlated with the inverse proportionality function, the angle of inclination of the basement stratum had a greater influence on the slope stability, and the height of the discharge height of the soil disposal site had a second greater influence on the stability of the slope. …”
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Bottom-up Biomaterial strategies for creating tailored stem cells in regenerative medicine by Brenda Cruz-Gonzalez, Ellie Johandes, Dominique Gramm, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Donny Hanjaya-Putra, Donny Hanjaya-Putra

“…Unlike conventional methods that adapt cells to pre-existing materials, this strategy prioritizes designing biomaterials from the molecular level upward to address key challenges, including differentiation variability, incomplete matching of iPSCs to somatic counterparts, functional maturity of derived cells, and survival of ECFCs/MSCs in therapeutic niches. …”
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Structural Integrity and Life Assessment of Ti-6Al-4V Orthopaedic Implants by Katarina Čolić, Svetlana M. Kostić, Simon Sedmak, Nenad Gubeljak, Aleksandar Grbović

“…In X-FEM, the finite element space is enriched with discontinuity functions and asymptotic functions at the crack tip, which are integrated into the standard finite element approximation using the unity division property. …”
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DC Performance Variations of SOI FinFETs with Different Silicide Thickness by Jun-Sik Yoon

“…DC parameters including threshold voltage, low-field-mobility-related coefficient, and parasitic resistance are extracted from Y-function method for the comparison of DC performance and variability, and the correlation analysis. …”
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The effectiveness of public participation through forest advisory committees: Twenty years of shifting perspectives of Local Citizens Committee members in Ontario by Lance W. Robinson, Jeff N. Robinson, Len M. Hunt

“…We clustered the survey questions to create composite variables representing seven dimensions of the functioning and effectiveness of forest advisory committees: efficiency, representation, voice, decision-making process, trust in forest managers, effectiveness, and the availability, relevance, complexity and trustworthiness of information. …”
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Dynamic pricing‐based integration for non‐cooperative ubiquitous sensing and communication network by Chao Ren, Weiheng Dai, Chao Gong, Haojin Li, Chen Sun, Yang Lu

“…The DPCRA is designed to optimize the spectrum efficiency (SE) of USCN and manages resource interactions between heterogeneous devices through price variables, thereby resolving resource conflicts and deadlocks. …”
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Adoption Drivers of Intelligent Virtual Assistants in Banking: Rethinking the Artificial Intelligence Banker by Rui Ramos, Joaquim Casaca, Rui Patrício

“…The adoption of Intelligent Virtual Assistants (IVAs) in the banking sector presents new opportunities to enhance customer service efficiency, reduce operational costs, and modernize service delivery channels. …”
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Effectiveness of Single-Person Reset Fixed System for Pediatric Supracondylar Humeral Fractures: Case Series and a Meta-Analysis by Di Shen, Manman Cui, Qiang Fu, Jiajia Lu, Xiaojian Shi

“…Objective This study examined the feasibility and effectiveness of utilizing the single-person reset fixed system (RFS) for treating pediatric supracondylar humeral fractures (SHFs) to enhance surgical efficiency and reduce manpower requirements.Methods A retrospective analysis of 10 pediatric SHF cases treated with the Single-Person RF was conducted from 2022 to 2023. …”
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Quantifying Watershed Protection Potential and Determining Impact Mechanisms in the Shiyang River System Using Hybrid Land Use-Hydrology Modeling by Cao Jinjun, Ren Zhiwei, Li Haohao

“…This research provides a visual tool for evaluating the efficient use and conservation of water resources and for enhancing water source preservation functions…”
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Forecasting water quality indices using generalized ridge model, regularized weighted kernel ridge model, and optimized multivariate variational mode decomposition by Marjan Kordani, Mohsen Bagheritabar, Iman Ahmadianfar, Arvin Samadi-Koucheksaraee

“…Statistical metrics confirmed that the proposed OMVMD-GRKR model, concerning the best efficiency in the Ahvaz (R = 0.987, RMSE = 0.761, and U95% = 2.108) and Molasani (R = 0.963, RMSE = 1.379, and U95% = 3.828) stations, outperformed the OMVMD and simple-based methods such as ridge regression (Ridge), least squares support vector machine (LSSVM), deep random vector functional link (DRVFL), and deep extreme learning machine (DELM). …”
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Compositional and nutritional value of lupin cultivars: Identifying high-protein seeds for enhanced protein isolate production and phytochemical valorisation by Pau Taberner-Pibernat, Albert Ribas-Agustí, Gisela Quinteros, Gerard Sabeña, Miguel López-Gómez, Rubén Domínguez-Valencia, Ricard Bou

“…The findings revealed significant inter- and intra-species variability in protein, total dietary fibre, and fat content among the studied cultivars. …”
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Optimized Temporal Interference Stimulation Based on Convex Optimization: A Computational Study by Chao Geng, Yang Li, Long Li, Xiaoqi Zhu, Xiaohan Hou, Tian Liu

“…CVXTI accommodates various optimization objectives by incorporating different objective functions, thereby enhancing the focality of the stimulation field. …”
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