Encapsulation Process and Dynamic Characterization of SiC Half-Bridge Power Module: Electro-Thermal Co-Design and Experimental Validation by Kaida Cai, Jing Xiao, Xingwei Su, Qiuhui Tang, Huayuan Deng

“…This approach integrates in-depth electro-thermal simulation (LTspice XVII/COMSOL Multiphysics 6.3) with micro/nano-packaging processes (sintering/bonding). …”
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Navigating Ecological–Economic Interactions: Spatiotemporal Dynamics and Drivers in the Lower Reaches of the Jinsha River by Zhongyun Ni, Yinbing Zhao, Jingjing Liu, Yongjun Li, Xiaojiang Xia, Yang Zhang

“…The lower reaches of the Jinsha River, serving as a vital ecological barrier in southwestern China and playing a crucial role in advancing targeted poverty alleviation efforts, remain underexplored in terms of the coupling between ecological and economic development, creating a gap in understanding the region’s sustainable development potential. …”
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A machine learning-based approach for constructing a 3D apparent geological model using multi-resistivity data by Jordi Mahardika Puntu, Ping-Yu Chang, Haiyina Hasbia Amania, Ding-Jiun Lin, M. Syahdan Akbar Suryantara, Jui-Pin Tsai, Hwa-Lung Yu, Liang-Cheng Chang, Jun-Ru Zeng, Lingerew Nebere Kassie

“…A key contribution of this work is the rigorous harmonization of these data sets, ensuring consistent resistivity values across different methods before constructing the 3D resistivity model, addressing a gap in previous studies that typically handled these data sets separately, either building models individually or comparing results side-by-side without fully integrating the data. …”
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Deep learning analysis of long COVID and vaccine impact in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): development of a risk calculator in a multicentric study by Ahmed Shaheen, Nour Shaheen, Long COVID Collaboration Study Group in the LMICs, Sheikh Shoib, Sheikh Shoib, Fahimeh Saeed, Mudathiru Buhari, Vishal Bharmauria, Vishal Bharmauria, Oliver Flouty

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Sustainable Geothermal Energy: A Review of Challenges and Opportunities in Deep Wells and Shallow Heat Pumps for Transitioning Professionals by Tawfik Elshehabi, Mohammad Alfehaid

“…Shallow systems utilize near-surface thermal gradients, hydrology, and soil conditions for efficient heat pump operations. …”
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Non-invasive monitoring of microcirculation dynamics in hypovolemic shock: a novel application of diffuse correlation spectroscopy by Hiroki Matsushita, Koki Kurono, Mikie Nakabayashi, Kei Sato, Hidetaka Morita, Yuki Yoshida, Masafumi Fukumitsu, Kazunori Uemura, Toru Kawada, Masashi Ichinose, Yumie Ono, Keita Saku

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Cross-survey Image Transformation: Enhancing SDSS and DECaLS Images to Near-HSC Quality for Advanced Astronomical Analysis by Zhijian Luo, Shaohua Zhang, Jianzhen Chen, Zhu Chen, Liping Fu, Hubing Xiao, Wei Du, Chenggang Shu

“…We proposed a hybrid model called Pix2WGAN, which integrates the pix2pix framework with the Wasserstein generative adversarial network with gradient penalty to convert low-quality observational images into high-quality counterparts. …”
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Identification of Priority Areas for Ecological Restoration at a Small Watershed Scale: A Case Study in Dali Prefecture of Yunnan Province in China by Qiyuan Zhou, Qiuping Zhu, Yu Feng, Jinman Wang

“…A spatial analysis revealed an east-to-west gradient in ecosystem service distribution, where eastern regions consistently exhibited lower values compared to central and western areas. …”
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What drives weight status among female university students? A machine learning analysis of sociodemographic, dietary, and lifestyle determinants by Radwan Qasrawi, Radwan Qasrawi, Abir Ajab, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Leila Cheikh Ismail, Ayesha Al Dhaheri, Sharifa Alblooshi, Razan Abu Ghoush, Stephanny Vicuna Polo, Malak Amro, Suliman Thwib, Ghada Issa, Haleama Al Sabbah

“…This study addresses that gap by applying machine learning to a wide range of behavioral, dietary, and demographic data. …”
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Artificial intelligence in vaccine research and development: an umbrella review by Rabie Adel El Arab, May Alkhunaizi, May Alkhunaizi, Yousef N. Alhashem, Alissar Al Khatib, Munirah Bubsheet, Salwa Hassanein, Salwa Hassanein

“…Quality assessments were performed using the ROBIS and AMSTAR 2 tools to evaluate risk of bias and methodological rigor.ResultsAmong the 27 reviews, traditional machine learning approaches—random forests, support vector machines, gradient boosting, and logistic regression—dominated tasks from antigen discovery and epitope prediction to supply‑chain optimization. …”
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Climate change-induced shifts in the ecological niches of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) and Vitellaria paradoxa CF Gaertn, two species of agroforestry parks in Benin, West Africa by Chaffra Charles Yabi, Jacques Idohou Kadjogbé Ayena, Séverin Biaou, Serge Adomou, Thierry Dèhouégnon Houehanou, Gérard Nounagnon Gouwakinnou

“…For V. paradoxa, this scenario predicted significant habitat loss for the northern and central subgroups, while the southern subgroup demonstrated habitat expansion along altitudinal gradients. The more severe SSP-5–8.5 scenario predicted extensive habitat loss for both species. …”
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Unravelling Metazoan and Fish Community Patterns in Yujiang River, China: Insights from Beta Diversity Partitioning and Co-Occurrence Network by Yusen Li, Dapeng Wang, Yuying Huang, Jun Shi, Weijun Wu, Chang Yuan, Shiqiong Nong, Chuanbo Guo, Wenjian Chen, Lei Zhou

“…However, traditional survey methods often fail to comprehensively capture species diversity, particularly for low-abundance taxa. Moreover, studies integrating both metazoan and fish communities at fine spatial scales remain limited. …”
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Explainable Self-Supervised Dynamic Neuroimaging Using Time Reversal by Zafar Iqbal, Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, Usman Mahmood, Qasim Zia, Zening Fu, Vince D. Calhoun, Sergey Plis

“…Saliency maps were generated using Integrated Gradients (IG) to provide post hoc explanations for pretraining, while Earth Mover’s Distance (EMD) quantified the temporal dynamics of salient features in the downstream tasks. …”
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Mechanism of Influence of Spatial Perception on Residents’ Emotion in Child-Friendly Urban Streets of Fuzhou City by Shaofeng CHEN, Zhengyan CHEN, Yuhan XU, Zheng DING

“…Focusing on Fuzhou, a national pilot city for child-friendly initiatives, the research addresses a critical gap in urban planning literature: The lack of empirical evidence linking micro-scale street design to the emotional dynamics of children and their caregivers. …”
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Temperature-induced corrosion of the TRIGA 2000 research reactor tank liner in long-term normal operation by Veri Trisnawan, Prasetyo Basuki, Hakimul Wafda, Yayat Supriyatna, Djoko Hadi Prajitno, Maykel Manawan, Roziq Himawan, Deddy Kurniadi

“…However, prolonged exposure induces degradation, threatening structural integrity and operational safety. While prior studies have emphasized radiation and water chemistry in aluminum corrosion of reactor core components, corrosion phenomena outside the core, especially those influenced by local temperature gradients are remain insufficiently understood. …”
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Edge-Assisted Label-Flipping Attack Detection in Federated Learning by Nourah S. AlOtaibi, Muhamad Felemban, Sajjad Mahmood

“…In LFA, malicious clients deliberately mislabel local data, causing the global model to misclassify certain classes, thus undermining its integrity. Although centralized detection methods have been explored, there is a notable gap in addressing LFA within the decentralized Client-Edge-Cloud architecture, which is crucial for FL systems. …”
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Protist communities are correlated with abiotic soil factors, but not resources, prey, or predators along a subalpine secondary succession by Ajuan Zhang, Anton M. Potapov, Ruyi Luo, Yan Zhang, Wei Qiang, Bing Liu, Xueyong Pang

“…Moreover, higher trophic levels within protist communities showed greater sensitivity to succession, indicating functional restructuring in soil micro-food webs during ecosystem development. This integrative perspective enhances our understanding of soil protist communities, highlighting the interactions between abiotic and biotic factors that shape belowground ecosystems across environmental gradients.…”
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Study on the Driving Performance and Influencing Factors of Multi-Electrothermal Co-Actuation Devices Considering Application Environments by Yujuan Tang, Zihao Guo, Yujiao Ding, Xinjie Wang

“…Electrothermal actuators, with their simple structure, small size, strong anti-interference ability, and easy integration, have emerged as a promising solution for micro-drive technology. …”
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Thermal-mechanical coupled stress prediction of printed circuit heat exchanger in the supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle by Junlin Chen, Wenhai Du, Keyong Cheng, Xunfeng Li, Xiulan Huai, Jiangfeng Guo, Pengfei Lv, Hongsheng Dong

“…This study addresses a critical gap in the thermal-mechanical stress assessment of PCHE for SCO2 Brayton cycles by developing novel quantitative models to predict equivalent stresses at semicircular channel tips. …”
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Geovisual explainable AI for understanding frozen ground in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau urban region by Chuan Chen, Yeming Lao, Jihui Fan, Lingbo Liu, Youjia Liang, Liqiu Meng

“…Existing research, however, is limited to mapping and predicting frozen ground distribution, lacking exploration of the direct and indirect driving factors that influence it. To address this gap, we propose a framework that integrates geovisualization, causal discovery, and explainable artificial intelligence (XAI). …”
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