Active Control of Bound States in the Continuum in Toroidal Metasurfaces by Fedor V. Kovalev, Andrey E. Miroshnichenko, Alexey A. Basharin, Hannes Toepfer, Ilya V. Shadrivov

“…Through heating thin film patches of vanadium dioxide integrated into a metasurface comprising gold split‐ring resonators on a sapphire substrate, remarkable control over the amplitude and frequency of quasi‐BIC resonances is achieved due to their high sensitivity to losses present in the system. …”
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A Small Robot to Repair Asphalt Road Potholes by Salvatore Bruno, Giuseppe Cantisani, Antonio D’Andrea, Giulia Del Serrone, Paola Di Mascio, Kristian Knudsen, Giuseppe Loprencipe, Laura Moretti, Carlo Polidori, Søren Thorenfeldt Ingwersen, Loretta Venturini, Marco Zani

“…Central to this system is a 3D printer capable of extruding a novel cold-asphalt mixture, specifically designed for patching road surfaces. The printer is mounted on a small robot that autonomously navigates to potholes, while the human operator controls the operation from a secure location outside the traffic area. …”
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Enhancement of quantum coherence in solid-state qubits via interface engineering by Wing Ki Lo, Yaowen Zhang, Ho Yin Chow, Jiahao Wu, Man Yin Leung, Kin On Ho, Xuliang Du, Yifan Chen, Yang Shen, Ding Pan, Sen Yang

“…We present interfacial engineering via oxygen termination and graphene patching, extending shallow NV coherence to over 1 ms, approaching the T1 limit. …”
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Prevalence and characterization of Burkholderia gladioli in Iran, from bacterial dry rot of saffron corms (Crocus sativus L.) by Mahmoud-Reza KARIMI-SHAHRI, Mohammad ZAKIAGHL

“….), but a bacterial disease continues to threaten saffron production, causing severe flower failure, rot on flowering tubes, delayed vegetative growth, premature yellowing of leaves, bare patches in saffron farms, reddish-brown lesions in the germination zones of roots, and rot of saffron corms. …”
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Silicone breast prosthesis explant: breast reconstruction using the crossed flap technique by Ognev Meireles Cosac, Tristão Maurício de Aquino, José Carlos Daher, Marcela Santos Vilela, Diogo Borges Pedroso

“…It uses the crossing of parenchymal patches of the superior pedicle, one medial and one lateral, as described by Sperli. …”
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Classification of SD-OCT Volumes Using Local Binary Patterns: Experimental Validation for DME Detection by Guillaume Lemaître, Mojdeh Rastgoo, Joan Massich, Carol Y. Cheung, Tien Y. Wong, Ecosse Lamoureux, Dan Milea, Fabrice Mériaudeau, Désiré Sidibé

“…Our study concludes that the 3D features and high-level representation of 2D features using patches achieve the best results. However, the effects of preprocessing are inconsistent with different classifiers and feature configurations.…”
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A Low-Profile Broadband Circularly Polarized Metasurface Antenna Aperture Coupled by Shorted Annular-Ring Slot by Shuangbing Liu, Lixia Yang, Qian Chen, Xianliang Wu

“…The metasurface radiator, formed by a 5 × 5 array of square patches, has a microstrip line fed at its bottom through a shorted annular-ring slot centered on the ground plane. …”
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AI and Smart Devices in Cardio-Oncology: Advancements in Cardiotoxicity Prediction and Cardiovascular Monitoring by Luiza Camelia Nechita, Dana Tutunaru, Aurel Nechita, Andreea Elena Voipan, Daniel Voipan, Ancuta Elena Tupu, Carmina Liana Musat

“…AI-driven techniques, including machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL), enhance risk stratification, optimize treatment decisions, and support personalized care for oncology patients at cardiovascular risk. Wearable ECG patches, biosensors, and AI-integrated implantable devices enable continuous cardiac surveillance and predictive analytics. …”
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Changes in Seagrass Landscape Configuration in a Caribbean Reef Lagoon Indicate an Ecosystem Shift After Repeated Disturbances by S. Valery Ávila-Mosqueda, Brigitta I. van Tussenbroek, Joaquín Rodrigo Garza-Pérez

“…Through time, the spatial configuration of the seagrass meadows presented a new self-organized configuration linked to spatial fragmentation, an increase in the number of patches but a decrease in size, and changes in vegetation communities, indicating a shift in ecosystem state. …”
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Strategic mangrove restoration increases carbon stock capacity by Sebrian M. Beselly, Mick van Der Wegen, Johan Reyns, Uwe Grueters, Jasper T. Dijkstra, Dano Roelvink

“…Configuring planting in multiple patches proves beneficial to mangrove biomass development, expansion, and sediment accumulation. …”
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The Relief of Unilateral Painful Thoracic Radiculopathy without Headache from Remote Spontaneous Spinal Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak by Byung-chul Son, Sang-woo Ha, Si-hoon Lee, Jin-gyu Choi

“…Computed tomography myelography showed a spontaneous lumbar spinal CSF leak at L2-3 and repeated lumbar epidural blood patches significantly alleviated chronic, positional, and lower thoracic radiculopathic pain. …”
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High-strength mechanically gradient hydrogels via physical crosslinking for tendon-mimetic tissue repair by He Zhu, Cheng Wang, Yican Yang, Hongwei Ma, Xiaoli Fan, Yang Zhang, Ziyi Dai, Rong Cai, Kai Qian

“…This mechanical gradient is crucial for applications such as rotator cuff and Achilles tendon repair patches, which prevent stress shielding and ensure uniform stress distribution, addressing the stress concentration issues common in traditional repairs. …”
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Combined Use of Non-Destructive Analysis Techniques to Investigate Ancient Bronze Statues by Loredana Luvidi, Annalaura Casanova Municchia, Eleni Konstantakopoulou, Noemi Orazi, Marco Ferretti, Giovanni Caruso

“…Specifically, thermographic analysis has highlighted the presence of many patches of different size used for emending superficial cast defects, weldings used to connect parts separately cast to the main structure, cracks, and defects located in the bronze thickness. …”
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Chilblains with CGRP monoclonal antibody treatment of chronic migraine: A case report and literature review by Bradley Torphy, Melody Smith, Christopher Medrano, Freesia Tokunaga, Sait Ashina, Shivani Lamba

“…Background Chilblains, characterized by swollen patches and blistering on peripheral extremities, commonly co-occur with Raynaud's Phenomenon. …”
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Interpretable Machine Learning to Forecast SEP Events for Solar Cycle 23 by Spiridon Kasapis, Lulu Zhao, Yang Chen, Xiantong Wang, Monica Bobra, Tamas Gombosi

“…Abstract We use machine learning methods to predict whether an active region (AR) which produces flares will lead to a solar energetic particle (SEP) event using Space‐Weather Michelson Doppler Imager (MDI) Active Region Patches (SMARPs). This new data product is derived from maps of the solar surface magnetic field taken by the MDI aboard the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory. …”
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Pansharpening Remote Sensing Images Using Generative Adversarial Networks by Bo-Hsien Chung, Jui-Hsiang Jung, Yih-Shyh Chiou, Mu-Jan Shih, Fuan Tsai

“…For the experiment, original LR MS and HR PAN satellite images were partitioned into smaller patches, and the GAN model was validated using an 80:20 training-to-testing data ratio. …”
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Enhancing Cybersecurity in Energy IT Infrastructure Through a Layered Defense Approach to Major Malware Threats by Dojin Ryu, Seunghuk Lee, Sumi Yang, Jaeyeong Jeong, Yongjoon Lee, Dongkyoo Shin

“…Key recommendations include immediate vulnerability patching, improved international cooperation, stronger legal frameworks, enhanced cybersecurity education, and the establishment of a unified command structure. …”
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Non-Invasive Wearables in Inflammation Monitoring: From Biomarkers to Biosensors by Tingting Wu, Guozhen Liu

“…Subsequently, we review three popular types of non-invasive wearable biosensors for inflammation monitoring (microneedle patches, flexible electronic skins, and textile-based sensors). …”
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Microneedles loaded with PD-L1 inhibitor and doxorubicin GelMA hydrogel for melanoma immunochemotherapy by Muzhou Teng, Litian Zhang, Yitao Fan, Meimei Fu, Zhijia Li

“…To improve therapeutic efficacy, we developed a hydrogel incorporating both the PD-L1 inhibitor and doxorubicin, crosslinked into microneedle-shaped patches. Anti-melanoma efficacy was assessed via in vitro and in vivo experiments. …”
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Large-vocabulary forensic pathological analyses via prototypical cross-modal contrastive learning by Chen Shen, Chunfeng Lian, Wanqing Zhang, Fan Wang, Jianhua Zhang, Shuanliang Fan, Xin Wei, Gongji Wang, Kehan Li, Hongshu Mu, Hao Wu, Xinggong Liang, Jianhua Ma, Zhenyuan Wang

“…Pre-trained and validated on a large multi-center dataset comprising over 16 million high-resolution image patches, 2, 228 vision-language pairs from post-mortem whole slide images, gross key findings, and 471 unique diagnostic outcomes, SongCi demonstrates superior performance over existing multi-modal models and computational pathology foundation models in forensic tasks. …”
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