Innate Immune Sensors and Gastrointestinal Bacterial Infections by Georgina L. Hold, Indrani Mukhopadhya, Tom P. Monie

“…Identifying and understanding the nature of these interactions is a key step towards obtaining a clearer picture of microbial pathogenesis. …”
Get full text

Dynamic Performance Improvement Using Model Reference Adaptive Control of Photovoltaic Systems under Fast-Changing Atmospheric Conditions by Yves Abessolo Mindzie, Joseph Kenfack, Voufo Joseph, Urbain Nzotcha, Dieudonné Marcel Djanssou, Raphael Mbounguen

“…However, this number of methods most often presents a high convergence speed in reaching the MPP, complexity under their implementation, power fluctuations, overshoots, and great difficulty in reaching the MPP under fast-changing atmospheric conditions, thus influencing the efficiency of PV systems. …”
Get full text

Self-Organizing Wireless Sensor Networks Solving the Coverage Problem: Game-Theoretic Learning Automata and Cellular Automata-Based Approaches by Franciszek Seredynski, Miroslaw Szaban, Jaroslaw Skaruz, Piotr Switalski, Michal Seredynski

“…LA-based agents store in their memories the current information obtained in the last <i>h</i>-time steps and only use this information to make a decision in the next time step. …”
Get full text

Nonlinear optical properties of CVD-synthesized CuS crystals by Abdulsalam Aji Suleiman, Reza Rahighi, Amir Parsi, Talip Serkan Kasirga

“…In this study, we successfully synthesized ultrathin CuS crystals, with thicknesses as low as 14 nm and lateral dimensions reaching 60 μm, using a single-step chemical vapor deposition process. …”
Get full text

Analysis of Temporal Changes of Air Pollutants Concentrations in Kocaeli, Turkey by Özer Akyürek

“…Air pollution is defined as the foreign substances in the air reaching a quantity and density above normal. Regular monitoring and analysis of air pollution is an indispensable step for the measures and policies to be taken. …”
Get full text

Modified Hydrothermal Pretreatment Conditions Enhance Alcohol Solubility of Lignin from Wheat Straw Biorefining by Tor Ivan Simonsen, Demi Tristan Djajadi, Sune Tjalfe Thomsen

“…This study demonstrates how modifying hydrothermal pretreatments with temperatures and additives enhances the lignin-rich residue’s solubility in alcohol, a key step toward its valorization in biofuel and material applications. …”
Get full text

The Bali Agreement: Implications for Development and the WTO by Christophe Bellmann

“…After five years of impasse in the moribund Doha Round of trade negotiations, the so-called “Bali package” was enthusiastically welcomed by the world’s governments and international press alike as a critical step towards restoring the credibility of the WTO as a negotiating forum. …”
Get full text

An improved termite life cycle optimizer algorithm for global function optimization by Yanjiao Wang, Mengjiao Wei

“…This strategy would prevent the original worker generation strategy from effectively balancing algorithm convergence and population diversity to reduce the risk of the algorithm in reaching a local optimum. A novel soldier generation strategy is proposed, which incorporates a step factor that adheres to the principles of evolution to further enhance the algorithm’s convergence speed. …”
Get full text

PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT DURING ARMED CONFLICTS: ECONOMIC AND INTERNATIONAL LEGAL ASPECTS by Liudmyla Golovko, Viktor Ladychenko, Olena Yara

“…It has been determined that a significant step in enhancing the international legal regulation of environmental protection during armed conflict is necessary. …”
Get full text

EVALUATION OF ERRORS CAUSED BY FALURE OF ANTENNA SYSTEM ELEMENTS INAN AERODROME AUTOMATIC RADIO DIRECTION FINDER by G. Т. Aslanov, T. G. Aslanov, R. B. Kazibekov, U. R. Tetakaev

“…Objectives The aim of the study is to develop a mathematical model for determining the direction-finding error of an aerodrome automatic direction finder (ADF), depending on the position of the defective vibrator relative to the source of radio emission.Methods To determine the direction-finding error depending on the mutual location of the defective ADF vibrator and direction finding towards the radio source, the method of Fourier series expansion of step-by-step sampling of the signal phases is used. …”
Get full text

Genomic prediction of genotyped and non-genotyped Jeju black cattle using single- and multi-trait methods for carcass traits by Md Azizul Haque, Eun-Bi Jang, Sepill Park, Yun-Mi Lee, Jong-Joo Kim

“…This study investigated the variance components and genomic prediction accuracy for carcase traits such as carcase weight (CWT), eye muscle area (EMA), backfat thickness (BF) and marbling score (MS) in JBC using various statistical models. We employed single-step genomic best linear unbiased prediction (ssGBLUP) and single-step Bayesian regression (SSBR) models, which utilised imputed genotypes for non-genotyped individuals. …”
Get full text

Thickness and Wavelength Optimizations of a High-Performance SPR Sensor Employing a Silver Layer and Black Phosphorus in Principal Directions by Jakub Chylek, Dalibor Ciprian, Petr Hlubina

“…Sensing parameters such as the refractive index (RI) sensitivity, the reflectance minimum, and the figure of merit (FOM) are investigated in the first step of this study as a function of the thickness of the silver layer together with the RI of a coupling prism. …”
Get full text

Robust Sliding Mode Predictive Control of Uncertain Networked Control System with Random Time Delay by Yu Zhang, Shousheng Xie, Ledi Zhang, Litong Ren

“…Subsequently, a sliding mode predictive controller is proposed with modified reaching law as its reference trajectory and the rolling optimization method is combined to provide optimal control input for each step so that chattering can be minimized. …”
Get full text

How Evaluate Quality of Life among Rural Suburbs of Uromia by vahid gholizadeh ghale aziz, yarmohammad ghasemi, hossein mehdizadeh

“…Theoretical saturation was used for reaching sample saturation (20 cases in this study). …”
Get full text

Criminal offense of trafficking in human beings: International documents, contemporary solutions in national legislations and Criminal Code of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by Nikolić-Ristanović Vesna Ž., Ćopić Sanja M.

“…Due to its high social danger and far-reaching consequences, trafficking in human beings, as a form of transnational crime, needs an all-inclusive international approach in countries of origin, transit and destination. …”
Get full text

A Case of Sexual Abuse Presenting as Recurrent Vomiting by Gurudutt Joshi, Ujjwala Deshpande, Divya Rangoonwala, Darshan Dholakiya

“…History taking in medicine is an important step and integral part towards reaching diagnosis. …”
Get full text

Peri-bronchovascular lesions in chest CT are not necessarily infective: multidisciplinary approach for other differential diagnosis with validation analysis by Ahmed Samir, Omnia Ezz Eldin, Ayman Ibrahim Baess, Dina Altarawy

“…Results This study was planned to include two major steps; the first step included a retrospective prevalence analysis regarding the clinical, radiological, laboratory, and pathological parameters of peri-bronchovascular lung diseases; this included 200 patients during the period from July 2022 to June 2024. …”
Get full text

Validation of a Simulated Commercial Plain Bagel Baking Process and Thermal Resistance Characterization of a 5-Strain Shiga Toxin-Producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> When Introduced... by Conor Hunt, Arshdeep Singh, Drushya Ramesh, Lakshmikantha H. Channaiah

“…A study was conducted to validate the plain bagel baking process as an effective kill-step in controlling Shiga toxin-producing <i>Escherichia coli</i> (STEC) in the event of pre-baking contamination originating from flour. …”
Get full text

Compatibility analysis of novel inorganic cesium perovskites with emerging charge transport layers through design optimization by Anas Ahmad, Shayan Tariq Jan, Haseeb Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Sheraz, Wajahat Ullah Khan Tareen, Teong Chee Chuah, It Ee Lee, Haider Ali

“…A second round of absorber thickness optimization was then performed, accounting for the changes induced by the previous steps. As a result, the PCE improved significantly, with the highest efficiency reaching 21.52% in the GO/CsSnI₃/CeO₂ structure. …”
Get full text

IMPROVING PREDICTION OF DEPRESSION AN ANALYTICAL COMPARISON BETWEEN HYBRID AI, MACHINE LEARNING AND DEEP LEARNING APPROACHES by Kanchapogu Naga Raju, Sachi Nandan Mohanty

“…Through the use of a comprehensive hyperparameter refining step, our research route was supported, which ensured that the ability of each model to accurately forecast was improved. …”
Get full text