Plant extracellular vesicles: A promising bionic medicine platform for disease treatment and drug delivery by Jichun Yang, Yuhan Wang, Yunqian Fu, Sitong Wang, Yao Luo, Xin Cui, Chenyu Sun, Jianing Ji, Jiaxi Mo, Yang Wang, Yilin Liu, Xinghong Hu, Xiaohui Chen, Yimin Jia, Yang Luo

“…Abstract Plant extracellular vesicles (PEVs) are nanoscale vesicles secreted by plant cells with intact membrane architecture, which encapsulate a diverse array of biomolecules, including lipids, proteins and RNA. …”
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Novel Hypomorphic Mutation in FANCD2 Gene Observed in a Fetus with Multiple Congenital Anomalies by Radoslava Vazharova, Svetlana Vragaleva, Violeta Dimitrova, Samuil Ivanov, Lubomir Balabanski, Maxim Malinov, Draga Toncheva

“…Nuchal fold thickness was 5 mm and there was a single umbilical artery. After termination of pregnancy, SNP array genotyping and next-generation sequencing of targeted candidate-genes were performed trying to clarify the etiology of the fetal polymalformative syndrome. …”
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Sustainable Cutting Environment Evaluation for Drilling of Aluminum A380 Foam Produced by Semisolid Recycling by Igor Ćulum, Sonja Jozić, Dražen Bajić, Marijana Kalajžić

“…In this research paper, a twofold contribution to sustainability is made through the efficient application of a workpiece, obtained by recycling waste in the form of metal chips, and the machining of the obtained workpiece by using alternative cooling techniques comparing them to cutting fluids. …”
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SFDformer: a frequency-based sparse decomposition transformer for air pollution time series prediction by Zhenkai Qin, Zhenkai Qin, Baozhong Wei, Caifeng Gao, Xiaolong Chen, Hongfeng Zhang, Cora Un In Wong

“…Importantly, this technique effectively reduces computational complexity from O(L2) to O(L⁡log⁡L).ResultsEmpirical findings substantiate that this methodology yields notably superior predictive accuracy relative to conventional models across a diverse array of real-world datasets.DiscussionThis advancement not only offers an efficacious resolution for PM2.5 prediction tasks but also paves the way for innovative research and application prospects in the realm of complex time series modeling.…”
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A Reconfigurable 1x2 Photonic Digital Switch Controlled by an Externally Induced Metasurface by Alessandro Fantoni, Paolo Di Giamberardino

“…This work reports the design of a 1x2 photonic digital switch controlled by an electrically induced metasurface, configurated by a rectangular array of points where the refractive index is locally changed through the application of an external bias. …”
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A spatial-frequency patching metasurface enabling super-capacity perfect vector vortex beams by Zhipeng Yu, Xinyue Gao, Jing Yao, Zhiyuan Wang, Tianting Zhong, Yuzhi Shi, Bo Li, Puxiang Lai, Xiangping Li, Qinghua Song

“…Abstract Optical vortices, featured with an infinite number of orthogonal channels of orbital angular momentum, have demonstrated marvelous potentials in optical multiplexing and associated applications. However, conventional vortex beams with global phase modulation approach usually possess a single topological charge (TC) and a uniform radial distance with the donut-shaped intensity, leaving unlimited spatial intensity information unexplored. …”
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Source-dependent variations in chitin: a comparative study on Antarctic krill, white shrimp and crayfish by Chenyi Yang, Xiaoyun Chen, Zuman Chen, Yadong Zhao, Ruizhi Yang, Yu Xia, Qinyi Zeng, Yanhong He, Hao Lan

“…Chitin, the second most abundant biopolymer in nature after cellulose, has a diverse array of applications in the pharmaceutical, medical, agricultural, textile, cosmetic, wastewater treatment, and food industries. …”
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Can ferroelectric tunnel junction be a game changer as eNVM and in neuromorphic hardware? by Sayani Majumdar

“…Large-scale integration of FTJs in memory arrays is required to fully understand the game-changing potential of this technology.…”
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FPGA Implementations for Data Encryption and Decryption via Concurrent and Parallel Computation: A Review by Abdulmajeed Adil Yazdeen, Subhi R. M. Zeebaree, Mohammed Mohammed Sadeeq, Shakir Fattah Kak, Omar M. Ahmed, Rizgar R. Zebari

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A Spatial Sigma-Delta Approach to Mitigation of Power Amplifier Distortions in Massive MIMO Downlink by Yatao Liu, Mingjie Shao, Wing-Kin Ma

“…Assuming a uniform linear array (ULA) at the BS, the idea is to apply a Sigma-Delta (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\Sigma \Delta$</tex-math></inline-formula>) modulator to spatially shape the PA distortions to the high-angle region. …”
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A Feedback Analytic Algorithm for Maximal Solar Energy Harvesting of InP Stepped Nanocylinders by Dan Wu, Zhiyang Lu, Jing Tan, Tao Lin, Yajing Liu, Kai Wang

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A Large Molecular Gas Reservoir in the Protocluster SPT2349−56 at z = 4.3 by Dazhi Zhou, Scott C. Chapman, Nikolaus Sulzenauer, Ryley Hill, Manuel Aravena, Pablo Araya-Araya, Jared Cathey, Daniel P. Marrone, Kedar A. Phadke, Cassie Reuter, Manuel Solimano, Justin S. Spilker, Joaquin D. Vieira, David Vizgan, George C. P. Wang, Axel Weiss

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Quantum Teleportation and Entanglement of the 5-Qubit State Over a GHZ-Like Channel by Aseel Hamad, Shareef Faiq Al-tikrity, Abdullah. H. Mohammed

“…Quantum entanglement, a phenomenon that is crucial to many different applications of quantum computation, is an essential resource for quantum computation, and the need for quantum circuits that generate entangled states is one of the ongoing needs for constructing quantum computers. …”
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Design of a Reconfigurable Pulsed Quad-Cell for Cellular-Automata-Based Conformal Computing by Mariam Hoseini, Zhou Tan, Chao You, Mark Pavicic

“…Conformal computers are systems with an exceptional ability to conform to the physical and computational needs of an application. PQ-cells, like cellular automata, are assembled into arrays, communicate with neighboring cells, and are collectively capable of general computation. …”
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Surface modification of flat cable conductors: a path to withstand the aggressive space environment by Jacob Kleiman, Zelina Iskanderova

“…A novel ion-beam surface treatment process with simultaneous surface renewal (IB/SSR) providing charge-dissipative properties to the treated surfaces was developed at ITL and successfully used for treatment of both sides of variously shaped and sized flat conductor cables (FCC) that are being used in various applications in aerospace, space and commercial programs. …”
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A fully phased octoploid strawberry genome reveals the evolutionary dynamism of centromeric satellites by Xin Jin, Haiyuan Du, Maoxian Chen, Xu Zheng, Yiying He, Andan Zhu

“…Abstract We systematically examine the application of different phasing strategies to decrypt strawberry genome organization and produce a fully phased and accurate reference genome for Fragaria x ananassa cv. …”
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A Temperature Sensing Demodulation System based on Weak Reflection Fiber Bragg Grating by CHENG Jiahui, FU Haiwei, CHEN Miao, LI Gen, XIAO Jiayue

“…In addition, the stability and repeatability of the system have been rigorously tested, further confirming its reliability and effectiveness in practical application scenarios.【Conclusion】In summary, this study successfully designed and implemented a structurally simple and cost-effective WFBG sensing demodulation system. …”
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Plasma biomarkers of amyloid, tau, astrogliosis, and axonal injury in a mixed memory clinic cohort by Helena Sophia Gleerup, Anja Hviid Simonsen, Lana Grötschel, Mathias Holsey Gramkow, Peter Høgh, Kaj Blennow, Henrik Zetterberg, Nicholas Ashton, Steen Gregers Hasselbalch

“…Participants were divided into amyloid beta positives (Aβ+) and Aβ negatives (Aβ−). Plasma phosphorylated tau (p‐tau) 181, p‐tau231, Aβ1‐42 (Aβ42), Aβ40, Aβ42/Aβ40, glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP), and neurofilament light chain (NfL) were measured by single molecule array. …”
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A Vibrotactile Belt for Measuring Vibrotactile Acuities on the Human Torso Using Coin Motors by Shaoyi Wang, Wei Dai, Lichao Yu, Yong Liu, Yidong Yang, Ruomi Guo, Yuemin Hong, Jianning Chen, Shangxiong Lin, Xingxing Ruan, Qiangqiang Ouyang, Xiaoying Wang

“…In this work, a torso-worn vibrotactile belt consisting of two crossed coin motor arrays was designed and a psychophysical study was carried out to measure the spatial, temporal, and intensity-related vibrotactile acuities of a set of human subjects wearing the designed belt. …”
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AMPEROMETRIC DETERMINATION OF PERRHENATE ANION USING A MICROSCOPIC INTERFACES BETWEEN TWO IMMISCIBLE ELECTROLYTE SOLUTIONS by L. Yu. Martynov, E. V. Lopatukhin, A. A. Astafyev, A. M. Shakhov, V. A. Nadtochenko, N. K. Zaitsev

“…Voltammetric responses associated with the simple reaction of perrhenate anions transfer across polarized micro-interfaces between two immiscible electrolyte solutions (micro-ITIES) was investigated, and their sensing applications were demonstrated. The micro-ITIES array was formed at polyethylene terephthalate membranes containing a 196 microhole array of radius 10.0±0.1 μm using a femtosecond laser. …”
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