A perfect islet: reviewing recent protocol developments and proposing strategies for stem cell derived functional pancreatic islets by Sujitha Sali, Leen Azzam, Taraf Jaro, Ahmed Ali Gebril Ali, Ali Mardini, Omar Al-Dajani, Shahryar Khattak, Alexandra E. Butler, Juberiya M. Azeez, Manjula Nandakumar

“…Nevertheless, challenges remain in generating fully functional and mature β cells from hPSCs. This review underscores the significant efforts made by researchers to optimize various differentiation protocols aimed at enhancing the efficiency and quality of hPSC-derived pancreatic islets and proposes methods for their improvement. …”
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Finding order in measuring disorders: Measurement Uncertainty of Thyroid Function Tests at a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India by Asis Bhattacharya, Kasturi Mukherjee, Arkajit Dasgupta, Debi Mallick, Mousumi Mukhopadhyay

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Obstacle Avoidance of Surface Agent Formation Based on Streamline Traction at Fixed-Time by Yiping Liu, Yameng Niu, Jianqiang Zhang, Weihao Tao

“…The marine environment is highly complex and variable, featuring obstacles such as islands, buoys, and vessels. …”
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Efficient cooling capability in microchannel heat sink reinforced with Y-shaped fins: Based on artificial neural network, genetic algorithm, Pareto front, and numerical simulation by Xiang Ma, Ali Basem, Pradeep Kumar Singh, Rebwar Nasir Dara, Ahmad Almadhor, Amira K. Hajri, Raymond Ghandour, Barno Abdullaeva, H. Elhosiny Ali, Samah G. Babiker

“…Microchannel heat sinks play a vital role in modern technology due to the increasing demand for efficient thermal management in compact electronic devices. …”
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Optimal Dynamics Control in Trajectory Tracking of Industrial Robots Based on Adaptive Gaussian Pseudo-Spectral Algorithm by Jing Zhang, Xiaokai Zhu, Te Chen, Guowei Dou

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Improvements of particle filter optimization algorithm for robust optimization under different types of uncertainties by Éva Kenyeres, Alex Kummer, János Abonyi

“…The results verify that the proposed method is able to find robust optimums efficiently under parameter and decision variable uncertainties, as well.…”
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Evaluating the Functionality of a Field-Based Test Battery for the Identification of Risk for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: An Exploratory Factor Analysis by Charis Tsarbou, Nikolaos I. Liveris, Sofia A. Xergia, George Papageorgiou, Vasileios Sideris, Giannis Giakas, Elias Tsepis

“…(1) Background: A parsimonious test battery is deemed necessary to efficiently assess the functional performance of athletes avoiding redundant measurements. …”
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Automated extraction of functional biomarkers of verbal and ambulatory ability from multi-institutional clinical notes using large language models by Levi Kaster, Ethan Hillis, Inez Y. Oh, Bhooma R. Aravamuthan, Virginia C. Lanzotti, Casey R. Vickstrom, Brain Gene Registry Consortium, Christina A. Gurnett, Philip R. O. Payne, Aditi Gupta

“…Conclusions LLMs are effective at extracting functional biomarkers from EHR data and broadly generalizable across variable note-taking practices and institutions. …”
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Stochastic Fracture Analysis Using Scaled Boundary Finite Element Methods Accelerated by Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and Radial Basis Functions by Xiaowei Shen, Haowen Hu, Zhongwang Wang, Xiuyun Chen, Chengbin Du

“…Numerical examples of cracks in homogeneous and bimaterial plates are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness and reliability of the proposed method, where the crack inclination angles are set as uncertain variables. It is also found that the larger the scale of the problem, the more advantageous the proposed method is.…”
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Mitochondrial respiratory chain and Krebs cycle enzyme function in human donor livers subjected to end-ischaemic hypothermic machine perfusion. by Hamid Abudhaise, Jan-Willem Taanman, Peter DeMuylder, Barry Fuller, Brian R Davidson

“…Mitochondria likely respond to variable perfusate oxygen levels by adapting their respiratory function during end-ischaemic HMP. …”
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Multi-functional PGPR Serratia liquefaciens confers enhanced resistance to lead stress and bacterial blight in soybean (Glycine max L.) by Mohamed A. El-Esawi, Hayssam M. Ali, Ashraf Atef Hatamleh, Munirah Abdullah Al-Dosary, Enas M. El-Ballat

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Augmented robustness in home demand prediction: Integrating statistical loss function with enhanced cross-validation in machine learning hyperparameter optimisation by Banafshe Parizad, Ali Jamali, Hamid Khayyam

“…Sustainable forecasting of home energy demand (SFHED) is crucial for promoting energy efficiency, minimizing environmental impact, and optimizing resource allocation. …”
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Cost-effective medium optimization and functional enhancement of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 22F for industrial-scale probiotic production in swine feed by Nay Zin Myo, Ratchnida Kamwa, Benjamas Khurajog, Pawiya Pupa, Wandee Sirichokchatchawan, David J. Hampson, Nuvee Prapasarakul

“…Background and Aim: Industrial-scale probiotic production requires economically viable media formulations that do not compromise strain functionality. This study aimed to develop a cost-effective medium for cultivating Lactiplantibacillus plantarum 22F (L22F), a probiotic candidate isolated from swine feces, while evaluating its industrial viability and functional metabolic profile. …”
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Econometric predictive model for assessing the functional state of students during the examination period: a cross-sectional exploratory pilot study by I. S. Knyazhev, L. V. Karaulova, O. V. Reztsov, A. P. Spitsin

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Novel Data-Driven PDF Modeling in FGM Method Based on Sparse Turbulent Flame Data by Guihua Zhang, Jiayue Liu, Yuxin Wu, Guangxi Yue

“…The Flamelet Generated Manifold (FGM) method is widely employed in turbulent combustion simulations due to its high accuracy and computational efficiency. However, the model’s ability to capture turbulent combustion interactions is limited by the shape of the presumed probability density function (PDF) of the mixture fraction and progress variable. …”
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ENERGY MANAGEMENT POLICY SELECTION IN SMART GRIDS: A CRITIC-CoCoSo METHOD WITH Lq*q -rung ORTHOPAIR MULTI-FUZZY SOFT SETS by Mahalakshmi Pethaperumal, Vimala Jayakumar, Dragan Pamucar, S Rajareega, Tamil Vizhi Mariappan

“…This evolution demands an advanced energy management system capable of handling the variability of renewable resources, uncertainties in electric vehicle performance, fluctuating electricity prices, and dynamic load conditions. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Investigation the Inhibitory Impact of Thiosemicarbazide Derivative toward the Corrosion of Mild Steel in Acidic Media by Nafeesa J. Kadhim, Muna Sarhan Sando, Farah Saadoon Jaafar, Iman M .M. Hasan

“…Then the corrosion inhibition capability of (HMHC) was studied on mild steel in an acidic medium by weight loss technique within variables [temperature, inhibitor concentration, and time]. …”
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Software-Defined Workpiece Positioning for Resource-Optimized Machine Tool Utilization by Robin Ströbel, Yannik Probst, Louisa Hutt, Jürgen Fleischer

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Different dry-wet pulses favor different functional strategies: A test using tropical dry forest tree species. by Flor Vega-Ramos, Lucas Cifuentes, Fernando Pineda-García, Todd Dawson, Horacio Paz

“…In many terrestrial habitats, plants experience temporal heterogeneity in water availability both at the intra and inter annual scales, creating dry-wet pulse scenarios. This variability imposes two concomitant challenges for plants: surviving droughts and efficiently utilizing water when it becomes available, whose responses are closely interconnected. …”
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Method and Algorithm for Processing Large Volume Images by O. N. Andreichuk, N. I. Listopad

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