Potentiality of Antibacterial Gels for the Prophylactic Coating of Hernia Repair Prosthetic Materials by Bárbara Pérez-Köhler, Selma Benito-Martínez, Celia Rivas-Santos, Verónica Gómez-Gil, Francisca García-Moreno, Gemma Pascual

“…This study assessed the in vitro response of two antibacterial gels made of 1% carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) functionalized with an antiseptic (chlorhexidine, CHX) or an antibiotic (rifampicin, RIF), developed for the coating of polypropylene (PP) meshes for hernia repair. …”
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Q-learning-based exponential distribution optimizer with multi-strategy guidance for solving engineering design problems and robot path planning by Fengbin Wu, Shaobo Li, Junxing Zhang, Liya Yu, Xuan Xiong, Libang Wu

“…The QMEDO’s performance was verified on the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Congress on Evolutionary Computation (CEC) 2020 and 2022 test functions. The results underscore that QMEDO demonstrates significant overall effectiveness, robustness, and convergence superiority. …”
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Supervised Learning of Depth Estimation From Imperfect Rectified Stereo Laparoscopic Images of Liver Surface by Chongan Zhang, Ziyi Jin, Xiaoyue Liu, Yuelong Liang, Xiao Liang, Peng Wang, Xiujun Cai, Xuesong Ye

“…This method uses structured light reconstruction for depth estimation. which includes deformable convolution modules, vertical disparity correction weights, and edge-enhanced loss functions. A dataset is created for laparoscopic liver depth images, and the ACVNet++ algorithm is tested on this dataset. …”
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Master your practice! A quantitative analysis of Device and system handling training to enable competent interactions with intelligent voice assistants by Maximilian Baumann, André Markus, Jan Pfister, Astrid Carolus, Andreas Hotho, Carolin Wienrich

“…Users often have a superficial understanding of the full range of functions IVAs can be used for and how to use them effectively. …”
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Design and Evaluation of a Crosslinked Chitosan-Based Scaffold Containing Hyaluronic Acid for Articular Cartilage Reconstruction by Salim Hamidi, Mickael Maton, Feng Hildebrand, Valérie Gaucher, Cédric Bossard, Frédéric Cazaux, Jean Noel Staelens, Nicolas Blanchemain, Bernard Martel

“…Finally, cytotoxicity tests displayed no toxicity. In conclusion, MDo-crosslinked CHT and CHT:HA scaffolds exhibit enhanced stability, functionality, and mechanical performance, making them promising for cartilage tissue engineering.…”
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Soil health of bananas cultivated in Ribeira River Valley – the major producing region of Brazil by Cavalieri-Polizeli Karina Maria Vieira, da Silva Anderson Lucas, Cremonesi Marcus, Lima Juliana Domingues, Cipriano Patriciani Estela, Cherubin Maurício Roberto, Rozane Danilo Eduardo

“…Chemical, physical and biological indicators are essential to reflect the soil functioning capacity and its quality. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the soil health and quality of banana crops compared with natural forests. …”
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TIM4+macrophages suppress the proinflammatory response to maintain the chronic alveolar echinococcosis infection by Liang Wang, Liang Wang, Yumei Liu, Yuyu Ma, Xuan Zhou, Xuan Zhou, Maidinaimu Aibibula, Xue Zhang, Hui Zhao, Jinping Zhou, Fengming Tian, Fengming Tian, Xiumin Ma

“…Histological, genetic, and serological tests were employed to evaluate Tim-4 and inflammatory cytokine expression. …”
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Performance and variability analysis of ALD-grown wafer scale HfO2/Ta2O5-based memristive devices for neuromorphic computing by Sanjay Kumar, Sanjay Kumar, Deepika Yadav, Spyros Stathopoulos, Themis Prodromakis

“…Furthermore, the fabricated devices efficiently perform the synaptic functionalities in terms of potentiation (P) and depression (D), paired-pulse facilitation (PPF), and paired-pulse depression (PPD), with a least value of nonlinearity (NL) factor of 0.43 in synaptic response, which is close to the ideal value of NL in biological synapses. …”
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Impact of Two-population α-particle Distributions on Plasma Stability by Mihailo M. Martinović, Kristopher G. Klein, Rossana De Marco, Daniel Verscharen, Roberto Bruno, Raffaella D’Amicis

“…The velocity distribution functions (VDFs) characterizing kinetic particle behavior are commonly represented as a sum of anisotropic bi-Maxwellians. …”
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Sustainable water treatment: Fruit waste-derived ethanol extract for SiO₂ surface modification and enhanced methylene blue adsorption by Rasim Omanović, Amira Čopra-Janićijević, Sabina Begić, Maja Đekić, Jasmina Sulejmanović

“…Based on calculated values for specific error parameters, such as the correlation coefficient (R2) and statistical functions: Chi-square test (χ2), normalized deviation (ND) and normalized standard deviation (NSD)), the pseudo-second-order and Freundlich isotherm models best describe the MB adsorption process using the SiO2-G-70 %-RT adsorbent. …”
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An Internet of Things Ecosystem for Atmospheric Water Generators by Francesco Gaggini, Rafael Natalio Fontana Crespo, Matteo Calo, Vincenzo Maria Gentile, Alberto Macii, Edoardo Patti

“…Weeenhance existing AWG machines with IoT functionalities, allowing for remote monitoring and control of a fleet of units. …”
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In vitro antitumor capacity of extracts obtained from the plants Plukenetia volubilis (Sacha inchi) and Moringa oleifera in gastric cancer [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 ap... by Javier Soto, Sara Robledo, Victoria Ospina, Javier Murillo, Denny Cardenas, Natalia Arbelaez, Jose Vargas

“…Moringa oleifera and Plukenetia volubilis (Sacha inchi) have been reported to enhance various biological functions, including antitumor and antiproliferative activity. …”
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Mathematical modeling of sorption isotherms and the thermodynamic properties of vacuum-dried and freeze-dried Barhi dates by Mohamed Fikry, Saleh Al-Ghamdi, Bandar Alfaifi, Mansour N. Ibrahim, Nashi Alqahtani, Muhammad Umar, Kitipong Assatarakul

“…These thermodynamic parameters were effectively modeled as functions of Xe, indicating that both adsorption and desorption were nonspontaneous processes. …”
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MSPO: A machine learning hyperparameter optimization method for enhanced breast cancer image classification by Haonan Li, Vijay Govindarajan, Tan Fong Ang, Zaffar Ahmed Shaikh, Amel Ksibi, Yen-Lin Chen, Chin Soon Ku, Ming Chern Leong, Fatiha Hana Shabaruddin, Wan Zamaniah Wan Ishak, Lip Yee Por

“…Based on the original Parrot Optimizer, MSPO integrates several strategies, including Sobol sequence initialization, nonlinear decreasing inertia weight, and a chaotic parameter to enhance global exploration ability and convergence steadiness. Tests using the CEC 2022 benchmark functions reveal that MSPO surpasses leading algorithms regarding optimization precision and convergence rate. …”
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Implementation of a Neural Network for Adaptive PID Tuning in a High-Temperature Thermal System by Juan Carlos Almachi, Ramiro Vicente, Edwin Bone, Jessica Montenegro, Edgar Cando, Salvatore Reina

“…Implemented on an 18 kW retrofitted Blue-M furnace, the system was characterized by second-order transfer functions for heating and forced convection cooling. …”
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Single cell metabolic phenome and genome via the ramanome technology platform: Precision medicine of infectious diseases at the ultimate precision? by Jian Xu, Jianzhong Zhang, Yingchun Xu, Yi‐Wei Tang, Bo Ma, Yuzhang Wu

“…Because it resolves heterogeneity for both the metabolic phenome and genome, targets functions, can be automated, and is orders‐of‐magnitude faster while cost‐effective, SCIVVS is a new technological and data framework to diagnose and treat bacterial and fungal infections in various clinical and disease control settings.…”
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Lumped parameter modeling and experimental characterization of pressure effects in a roller-type peristaltic pump with neoprene tubing for dialysis machines. by Carlo Carotenuto, Federico Ferrari, Stefano Salerno, Federico Bernabei, Wassim Lababidi, Luca Montorsi, Massimo Milani

“…Dialysis machines are vital devices for individuals with chronic kidney diseases, functioning as artificial kidneys to purify blood by removing waste and excess fluid. …”
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Microbial community shifts drive biodegradable microplastic inhibition of seed germination in plateau wetlands by Hong Xiang, Jia-Xian Luo, Hao-Ran Bao, Xiao-Long Sun, Hao-Qin Xiong

“…This study elucidates the mechanistic role of microplastic (MPs)-induced microbial shifts in suppressing soil seed bank functionality within plateau wetlands. A greenhouse soil pot experiment was designed to examine the impact of varying MPs particle sizes and concentrations. …”
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Molecular Docking and In Vitro Studies of Synthesized Oxadiazole Derivatives as Urease Inhibitors by Kamran Mehdi, Obaid-ur-Rahman Abid, Saqib Khan, Is Helianti, Muhammad Ikhlas Abdjan, Aleesha Aleesha, Muhammad Ali, Naseer Ahmed

“…They were also examined to determine whether they could prevent urease from functioning.  Molecular docking was done with AutoDock Vina, and the findings were visualized in Discovery Studio. …”
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Development of a compact cavity BPM for real-time monitoring of clinical proton beams at HUST-PTF by Jiqing Li, Yuexin Lu, Jiapeng Li, Jian Wang, Zhengzheng Liu, Oleg Meshkov, Jinfeng Yang, Kuanjun Fan

“…In addition to enabling online beam position monitoring without disturbing the beam path, which ensures real-time beam orbit feedback correction with submillimeter stability (± 0.5 mm).DiscussionIn addition to monitoring beam positions for precise control of the beam orbit, the BPMs could serve additional functions to enhance proton therapy—such as enabling beam energy verification through the phase of the BPM signal.…”
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