Rapid global fitting of large fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy datasets. by Sean C Warren, Anca Margineanu, Dominic Alibhai, Douglas J Kelly, Clifford Talbot, Yuriy Alexandrov, Ian Munro, Matilda Katan, Chris Dunsby, Paul M W French

“…This approach is often considered to be prohibitively slow and/or computationally expensive but we present here a computationally efficient global analysis algorithm for the analysis of time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC) or time-gated FLIM data based on variable projection. …”
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Enhancer chip: detecting human copy number variations in regulatory elements. by Marco Savarese, Giulio Piluso, Daniela Orteschi, Giuseppina Di Fruscio, Manuela Dionisi, Francesca del Vecchio Blanco, Annalaura Torella, Teresa Giugliano, Michele Iacomino, Marcella Zollino, Giovanni Neri, Vincenzo Nigro

“…Validation experiments have demonstrated that Enhancer Chip efficiently detects duplications and deletions covering enhancer loci, demonstrating that it is a powerful instrument to detect and characterize copy number variable enhancers.…”
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Integrated analyses of copy number variations and gene expression in lung adenocarcinoma. by Tzu-Pin Lu, Liang-Chuan Lai, Mong-Hsun Tsai, Pei-Chun Chen, Chung-Ping Hsu, Jang-Ming Lee, Chuhsing Kate Hsiao, Eric Y Chuang

“…We demonstrated the reproducibility of these genes in another lung cancer study (p = 0.0034, Fisher's exact test), and showed the concordance between copy number variations and gene expression changes by elevated Pearson correlation coefficients. Pathway analysis revealed two major dysregulated functions in lung tumorigenesis: survival regulation via AKT signaling and cytoskeleton reorganization. …”
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Study of the possibility of controlling the production of low-molecular-weight heparin preparations by domestic test systems (review) by A. L. Berkovsky, E. V. Sergeeva, A. V. Suvorov

“…The data on the wide clinical use of low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) preparations are presented, necessitating the need for efficient and high-quality production of appropriate pharmaceuticals. …”
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Generating Electricity with Hydraulically Amplified Self-Healing Electrostatic (HASEL) Transducers by Isabel Hess, Stephen Chamot, Blake Boren, Patrick Musgrave

“…This study identifies hydraulically amplified self-healing electrostatic (HASEL) transducers as electricity generators, contrary to their conventional role as actuators. HASELs are soft, variable-capacitance transducers inspired by biological muscles which were developed to mimic the flexibility and functionality of natural muscle tissues. …”
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Fusion of Multimodal Audio Data for Enhanced Speaker Identification Using Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks by Aryaman Tamotia, Dhruv Shantu Karmokar, Rethi Komal, K. Khadar Nawas, A. Shahina, A. Nayeemulla Khan

“…One of the critical innovations within this design is a class of trainable activation functions that eliminate the need for traditional weight parameters, thereby providing scalable and computationally efficient solutions. …”
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Exploration of a Polygenic Risk Score for Alcohol Consumption: A Longitudinal Analysis from the ALSPAC Cohort. by Michelle Taylor, Andrew J Simpkin, Philip C Haycock, Frank Dudbridge, Luisa Zuccolo

“…We tested the association between 89 SNPs (identified from either published GWAS data or from functional literature) and repeated measures of alcohol consumption, separately in mothers (from ages 28-48) and offspring (from ages 15-21) who had ever reported drinking. …”
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ECOLOGICAL TOLERANCE OF THE SPRING BARLEY VARIETY ‘PRERIYA’ ON THE BLACKEARTH (CHERNOZEM) OF THE ROSTOV REGION by I. N. Ilinskaya, M. I. Rychkova

“…The study has found that the cultivation of the spring barley variety ‘Prerie’ is ecologically stable in a five-crop rotation sequence, the structure of which includes peas, winter wheat, sunflower and perennial grasses with subsoil plowing with the use of 1 kg/ha mineral fertilizers N90Р40К90, which provides a minimum variability in yield (10%) and the highest coefficient of environmental stability of the studied variety (0.58). …”
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Spatial-temporal Evolution and Driving Factors of Ecological Environment Quality in Weihe River Basin Based on Remote Sensing Ecological Index by Wu Mengyue, Li Yu

“…The average value of the variation coefficient of RSEI in Weihe River Basin is 0.211, showing a low fluctuation as a whole, and the low fluctuation changes are distributed in mountainous areas such as the Qinling mountains, Qianshan, Guanshan and Ziwuling mountains, mainly in areas with high ecosystem functions and relatively stable community structure. …”
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Estimation of mineral content in forages by near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy by Andrej LAVRENČIČ, Bruno STEFANON, Andrej OREŠNIK

“…On the contrary, NIRS did not estimate Na content very accurately (R2 = 0.52; coefficient of variability of cross validation (CVSECV) = 35.5%), suggesting that Na is not closely associated with organic functional groups or that the amount of the mineral is below the level of NIRS detection. …”
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Morphological and biochemical characterization of Moroccan Opuntia dillenii fruit: Natural source of bioactive compounds by Sofia ZAZOULI, Ghizlane Kabiri

“…Methods:The morphological traits, biochemical parameters, and antioxidant content of the Moroccan O. dillenii fruit fractions, namely peel, juicy pulp, and seeds, were investigated. Results: The coefficient of variation of the morphological traits oscillated between 16.03 % for fruit weight and 51.83 % for seed weight, indicating a broad level of morphological variability. …”
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Empirical Validation of a Streamlined Three-Repetition Sit-to-Stand Protocol Using MAI Motion by Yan Wen, Tanvi Verma, Jonathan P. Whitehead, Paul Lee

“…MAI Motion is a motion capture system designed to assess lower-limb biomechanics during functional movements like the sit-to-stand (STS) test. …”
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Simulation Model for Hardware-in-the-Loop Tests of the ILR-33 AMBER Rocket Control System by Dawid Cieśliński, Rafał Dziczkaniec, Jan Kierski, Cezary Szczepański, Michał Welcer

“…It permits us to simulate flight dynamics in a 6DOF environment, with consideration of the variable thrust, mass-inertia, and aerodynamics. It reproduces key functionalities of on-board computer and sensors and allows us to reproduce multiple mission scenarios. …”
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Numerical Simulation of Folding Tail Aeroelasticity Based on the CFD/CSD Coupling Method by Di Zhou, Weitao Lu, Jiangpeng Wu, Tongqing Guo, Binbin Lv, Hongtao Guo, Hongya Xia

“…The aeroelastic coupling was achieved through successive iterations of CFD and CSD computations in the time domain. An adaptive multi-functional morphing aircraft allowing tail fold motion was selected to be studied. …”
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Hydrodynamic and sensitivity analysis of a polymeric calendering process for non-Newtonian fluids with temperature-dependent viscosity by Ali Fateh, Zahid Muhammad, Farmer M., Al Taisan Nada, Faqihi Abdullah A., Souayeh Basma, Raju S. Suresh Kumar, Alam Mir Waqas

“…Additionally, using the response surface method, Nusselt number (Nu)(\text{Nu}), sheet thickness HH0\left(\phantom{\rule[-0.75em]{}{0ex}},\frac{H}{{H}_{0}}\right), and shear stress (Sxy)({S}_{xy}), simulations were carried out to investigate the influence of variable viscoelastic parameters on the response functions (Nu\text{Nu}, HH0\frac{H}{{H}_{0}}, and Sxy{S}_{xy}). …”
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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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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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