Experimental Investigation on IceBreaking Resistance and Ice Load Distribution for Comparison of Icebreaker Bows by Xuhao Gang, Yukui Tian, Chaoge Yu, Ying Kou, Weihang Zhao

“…The analysis reveals that bow geometry profoundly influences icebreaking efficiency: the stem angle governs the proportion of bending failure during vertical ice penetration, while the flare angle modulates circumferential failure modes along the hull-ice interface. …”
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SCRED-Distillation: Improving Low-Dose CT Image Quality via Feature Fusion and Mutual Learning by Yanqing Wang, Xinru Zhan, Wanquan Liu, Yingying Li, Kexin Guo, Huafeng Wang

“…This approach synergistically integrates the global contextual awareness of Transformer architectures with the efficiency and regularization benefits of Knowledge Distillation. …”
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Average direct cost of peripherally inserted central catheterization by nurses in hospitalized patients: a cost estimate by Maithê Gomes Lima Zandonadi, Danielly Negrão Guassú Nogueira, Amanda Salles Margatho do Nascimento, Paula Buck de Oliveira Ruiz, Natália Marciano de Araújo Ferreira, Suellen Karina de Oliveira Giroti, Flávia Meneguetti Pieri

“…The key challenge is promoting lasting changes in the behavior of managers who carry out administrative functions in healthcare institutions, where proper budget management directly affects the allocative efficiency of resources and the quality of care.…”
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Real-Time Long-Wave Infrared Semantic Segmentation With Adaptive Noise Reduction and Feature Fusion by Haejun Bae, Dong-Goo Kang, Minhye Chang, Kye Young Jeong, Byung Cheol Song

“…The proposed method demonstrates state-of-the-art performance in both accuracy and efficiency on multiple datasets, including KERInha and SODA. …”
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Two Methods for Detecting PCM Residues in Vegetables Based on Paper-Based Sensors by Jiazheng Sun, Shiling Li, Xijun Shao, Mingxuan Fang, Heng Zhang, Zhiheng Zhu, Xia Sun

“…This dual-method approach enables rapid screening of negative samples with gold test strips, followed by accurate quantitative analysis of positive samples using fluorescent test strips, thereby enhancing efficiency and addressing diverse detection needs. …”
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Oxygen vacancy-rich engineering-optimized molybdenum trioxide microbelts for room-temperature ppb-level trimethylamine detection by Kaidi Wu, Zhijie Xu, Kaichun Xu, Jinyong Xu, Yifan Luo, Marc Debliquy, Chao Zhang

“…Furthermore, a portable device was developed for quantitative TMA monitoring, enabling rapid and nondestructive detection of fish freshness. …”
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THE SCIENTIFIC APPROACH OF DETERMINATION POULTRY GRADE AND POULTRY PRODUCTS by V. N. Makhonina, V. P. Agafonychev

“…The new approach of the definition types of meat poultry and poultry products increases the range of foods allowed by the introduction in the recipe of sausage stuffing alternative sources of raw materials of animal and vegetable origin, adequate and balanced protein composition that is a definite contribution to the solution of the problem of providing the population with goods of high quality and enhance production efficiency.…”
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Chitosan nanogels enriched with granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating growth factor promote odontoblastic differentiation in human dental pulp stem cells in vitro by Bahar Asheghi, Khatereh Asadi, Ahmad Gholami, Maryam Enteghad, Seyedeh Saba Sadeghi, Negin Firouzi

“…The physicochemical characterization confirmed that the GM-CSF/CNgs were prepared. The loading efficiency was 82.9 ± 2. Significant biocompatibility and no apparent nuclear fragmentation upon exposure to GM-CSF/CNgs and CNgs were observed. …”
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Enhancing investor attractiveness in Sri Lanka's apparel sector through environmental and social sustainability goals: A gap analysis by Chinthaka Kularatne, Shashini Yapa, Gbenga Wilfred, Sathsara Panchali

“…Results: The study reveals significant gaps between prevailing sustainability practices and customer auditing expectations, particularly in areas of energy efficiency, greenhouse gas emissions, and water management. …”
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Application of VUV/Sulfite Defluorination System for the Simple Detection of Perfluoroalkyl Substances by Shiyong Tao, Yilin Chen, Xiao Mei, Luyao Jin, Feng Wu, Jing Xu

“…Higher pH and sulfite dosage facilitated the reaction, while competing ions could suppress the defluorination efficiency. Based on the optimized defluorination conditions for individual PFAS, the potential of fluoride release amount, as an indirect quantification indicator, was further assessed. …”
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Advancing Tumor Budding Detection With Fourier Ptychography Microscopy by Yiyan Su, Ruiqing Sun, Yajing Wang, Yanfeng xi, Shaohui Zhang

“…We first verify the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed method with several typical pathological sections. …”
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Lightning Overvoltage Response Modeling and Protection Design for Solid State Transformer by Jiatong Zhang, Jianxiong Yu, Jie Ming, Jiajie Duan, Chushan Li

“…Compared to conventional LFT (line-frequency transformer)-isolated conversion system, SST-based uninterruptible power supply solution offers high efficiency, high power density and control flexibility, making it a competitive power supply solution. …”
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A sustainable risk assessment method for workers with disabilities: an ICT-based tool to help SMES managers by Alina Trifu, Doru Costin Darabont, Vicentiu Ciocîrlea, Iulian Madalin Ivan, Daniel Onuț Badea, Nicoleta Crăciun

“…Additionally, the tool aligns with sustainability principles by promoting inclusivity, minimizing manual processes, and supporting resource efficiency. This study addresses critical gaps in OSH practices by providing a scalable, inclusive risk assessment tool for SMEs, contributing to workplace safety and sustainability goals. …”
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On the Performance of Downlink Channel Estimation‐Based Cell‐Free Massive MIMO Systems Under Correlated Rician Fading Channels by Jiarui Li, Yao Zhang, Fengjiao Gan, Na Liu, Longxiang Yang, Hongbo Zhu

“…However, the phenomenon of channel hardening is not pronounced in cell‐free massive MIMO systems, leading to unsatisfactory spectral efficiency (SE) performance with the aforementioned decoding approach. …”
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Real-time implementation of nonlinear model predictive control for high angle of attack Maneuvers in fighter aircrafts using deep learning by Muhammad Faheem Manzoor, Joel A. Paulson, Yasir Awais Butt, Fazal-ur Rehman, Aamer Iqbal Bhatti

“…F-16 fighter aircraft to perform a high angle of attack maneuver) to check the controller efficiency. Fighter aircraft need to be able to make fast and complex maneuvers (that exploit strongly nonlinear dynamics) to be able to maintain air superiority. …”
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The Assessment of Parameters Affecting the Quality of Cord Blood by the Appliance of the Annexin V Staining Method and Correlation with CFU Assays by Teja Falk Radke, David Barbosa, Richard Charles Duggleby, Riccardo Saccardi, Sergio Querol, Gesine Kögler

“…Furthermore, CFU-assays with varied seeding density were performed in order to evaluate the applicability as a quantitative method. The results revealed that only in a narrow range reproducible clonogenic efficiency (ClonE) could be assessed, giving at least a semiquantitative estimation. …”
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PHLEBOPROTECTORS BASED ON FLAVONOIDS: DOSAGE FORMS, BIOPHARMACEUTICAL CHARACTERISTICS, TECHNOLOGICAL FEATURES by E. F. Stepanova, I. P. Remezova, A. M. Shevchenko, A. V. Morozov, V. K. Maltseva

“…With regard to the overall quantitative indicators of release, the actual numbers are quite low, which is associated with the poor water solubility of the active substances.…”
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Cloning and function analysis of ZmICE1a, a contributor to the melioration of maize kernel traits by Yifei Xiao, Liang Tu, Yulin Jiang, Pengfei Liu, Xiangyang Guo, Angui Wang, Yunfang Zhu, Xuefeng Lu, Zehui Chen, Xun Wu

“…In our previous research, a critical quantitative trait locus (QTL), qKWEI3.1, associated with kernel weight was mapped using a maize F2:3 population derived from the parental lines SCML0849 and ZNC442. …”
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Novel Species-Specific Primers Enable Accurate Detection and Quantification of Pseudomonas aeruginosa via qPCR by Chaerin Kim, Ravi Jothi, Kwang-Kyo Oh, Dong Suk Park

“…The proposed direct qPCR method offers substantial advantages for the rapid, simple, and specific detection of P. aeruginosa, enhancing the efficiency of diagnostic and monitoring processes for this pathogen in food and vegetable distribution systems.…”
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Comparison and theoretical conceptualization analysis of statistical methods used to develop heat vulnerability indices in urban areas by Thomas Lagelouze, Julia Hidalgo, Mitia Aranda, Guillaume Dumas

“…In this context, this study employs three statistical methodologies frequently used to construct HVIs on the territory of the Toulouse Métropole, France, at the census block (IRIS) scale to assess the efficiency of this type of approach for evaluating social vulnerability in urban environments considering the current theoretical conceptualization. …”
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