Care needs of children with chronic illnesses from the perspectives of children, parents, and nurses: a Q methodology approach by Emine Güneş Şan, Rukiye Çelik, Naime Altay

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A Comprehensive Review of Multi-Port DC/DC Converters for The Off-Grid System Integration with Renewable Energy Resources by Ruaa M. Al-dalawi, Ayad Al-Dujaili, Daniel A. Pereira

“…The isolated MPC is more effective than the non-isolated ones in terms of isolation between the input power stage and output but has some drawbacks such as the high cost, and large size of the high-frequency transformer (HFT). In this review paper, a high-efficiency voltage-regulator/battery energy storage system (VR-BESS) was presented as a multi-port DC-DC converter for the standalone PV (photovoltaic) array. …”
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An assembled molecular signaling map of interleukin-24: a resource to decipher its multifunctional immunoregulatory role in pathophysiological conditions by Anjana Aravind, Vineetha Shaji, Mukhtar Ahmed, Shobha Dagamajalu, Manavalan Vijayakumar, Thottethodi Subrahmanya Keshava Prasad, Rajesh Raju, Rajesh Raju

“…The antitumor and immunoregulatory properties of IL-24 support its application as a therapeutic agent in a vast array of pathological conditions. …”
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MPJ-SPARK Integration-Based Technique to Enhance Big Data Analytics in High Performance Computing Environments by Sakhr A. Saleh, Maher A. Khemakhem, Fathy E. Eassa

“…MPJ-Spark enables a single application to execute concurrently across multiple Spark drivers, thereby improving parallelization and resource management. …”
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ST-YOLO: A defect detection method for photovoltaic modules based on infrared thermal imaging and machine vision technology. by Hanfei Xie, Baoxi Yuan, Chengyu Hu, Yujie Gao, Feng Wang, Chunlan Wang, Yuqian Wang, Peng Chu

“…Additionally, the Triplet Attention mechanism is incorporated, significantly enhancing detection accuracy without substantially increasing model parameter computations. Experiments on a self-built photovoltaic array infrared defect image dataset show that ST-YOLO, compared to the baseline YOLOv8s, achieves a 15% reduction in model weight, a 2.9% improvement in Precision, and a 1.4% increase in mAP@0.5. …”
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Dual-Polarization, Tunable Breaking Window in the Polarization Conversion Pass Band in a Terahertz Dirac Semimetal-Based Metamaterial by Jianxing Zhao, Jianlin Song, Yao Zhou, Ruilong Zhao, Jianhong Zhou

“…We propose a planar THz hybrid bulk Dirac semimetal (BDS)-metal metamaterial which consists of a hybrid BDS-metal array on a dielectric layer and a back metallic mirror. …”
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Molecularly imprinted polymers and metal-organic framework-based nanomaterial sensors for food and beverage analysis and safety–A review by Favour Ezinne Ogulewe, Akeem Adeyemi Oladipo, Mustafa Gazi

“…This review examines the integration of MIPs and MOFs in electrochemical and fluorescence sensors for food analysis, detailing sensing mechanisms, performance factors, and electrode coating advancements. A significant portion of this review is dedicated to exploring the application of MIP and MOF-based sensors for the detection of a wide array of contaminants in food matrices, encompassing antibiotics, hormones, pesticides, mycotoxins, heavy metals, pathogenic microorganisms, food additives, and allergens. …”
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Tomato seed extract promotes health of the gut microbiota and demonstrates a potential new way to valorize tomato waste. by Jenni Firrman, Adrienne Narrowe, LinShu Liu, Karley Mahalak, Johanna Lemons, Pieter Van den Abbeele, Aurélien Baudot, Stef Deyaert, Yanfang Li, Yuanhang Yao, Liangli Yu

“…These findings provide a novel application for TSE harvested from tomato pomace and demonstrate the potential to further valorize tomato waste products.…”
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A precise ultra high frequency partial discharge location method for switchgear based on received signal strength ranging by Jiajia Song, Jinbo Zhang, Xinnan Fan

“…To obtain accurate delay times, however, a very high sampling rate is needed, which requires expensive hardware and greatly limits its application. …”
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Simultaneous Optimization of Delamination and Thrust Force during Drilling of GFRP Laminate with a Core Drill by E-PIV Method by Jalumedi Babu, M. Venkata Ramana, Dubba Vivek, C. H. Sathyadev Reddy

“…Aeronautical applications are permanently improving because of the excellent mechanical capabilities of glass-fiber-reinforced polymers (GFRP). …”
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MAFONN-EP: A Minimal Angular Feature Oriented Neural Network based Emotion Prediction system in image processing by L.B. Krithika, G.G. Lakshmi Priya

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Promoting the development and approval of new traditional Chinese medicines in China: a pooled analysis of data from 2013 to 2024 by Xiaohong Long, Jie Zhang, Li Yang

“…Post-reform, there has been a gradual increase in the number of new TCMs, with a notably significant rise in ancient classic formulas. …”
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Design of A Flexible Liquid Metal Tactile Sensor Based on Finite Element Analysis for Pressure and Motion Detection by Zhou Zhao, Xiaoyang Zou, Jing Zhang, King Wai Chiu Lai

“…In practical applications, the sensor enables high‐precision monitoring of various human movements, whereas sensor arrays can effectively detect force distributions across different objects. …”
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Design of a Multi-Node Data Acquisition System for Logging-While-Drilling Acoustic Logging Instruments Based on FPGA by Zhenyu Qin, Junqiang Lu, Baiyong Men, Shijie Wei, Jiakang Pan

“…This system increases sampling density and data accuracy, leading to a more comprehensive collection of formation information. …”
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Acceptability of the use of health related quality of life measurements for decision-making in healthcare science in Vietnam: a qualitative study by Hoang Van Minh, Lars Lindholm, Giang Bao Kim, Vu Quynh Mai, Sun Sun, Klas-Göran Sahlén

“…The interviewees included members of the Vietnamese pharmacoeconomic council and public-health professionals from a diverse array of regions of Vietnam. The data collection involved obtaining verbal consent, warm-up discussions and interviews conducted via Zoom, with subsequent verification by interviewees. …”
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Rapid retrieval of soil moisture using a novel portable L-band radiometer in the Hulunbeier Prairie, China by Shaoning Lv, Derek Houtz, Shiyuan Li, Yin Hu, Jing Zhang, Dongli Wu, Lei Jin, Jun Wen

“…This research endeavor innovatively employed a Portable L-band Radiometer (PoLRa), leveraging microstrip patch array antenna technology, to facilitate portable and cost-effective soil moisture monitoring within the context of the Hulunbeier Prairie Experiments in China. …”
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Reliable smart models for estimating frictional pressure drop in two-phase condensation through smooth channels of varying sizes by M. A. Moradkhani, S. H. Hosseini, Mengjie Song, A. Abbaszadeh

“…The truthfulness and applicability of the models were explored through an array of statistical and visual analyses, and the results affirmed the obvious superiority of the newly proposed approaches over the literature correlations. …”
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Material Sensing with Spatial and Spectral Resolution Based on an Integrated Near-Infrared Spectral Sensor and a CMOS Camera by Ben Delaney, Sjors Buntinx, Don M. J. van Elst, Anne van Klinken, René P. J. van Veldhoven, Andrea Fiore

“…We showcase its application in plastic classification, a key functionality in sorting and recycling systems. …”
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Board level BGA and CSP Underfill – diagnostic methods and the potential of using a tensile test and subsequent optical microscopy by Zbyněk Plachý, Anna Pražanová, Attila Géczy, Karel Dušek

“…Reducing the dimensions of Ball Grid Array (BGA) and Chip Scale Package (CSP) components in electronics design and manufacturing presents challenges similar to packages with flip-chips during temperature cycling. …”
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Unlocking the potential of green synthesis: biogenic silver nanoparticles enhance biomass and bioactive chemicals in Ricinus communis Callus by Abdel-Rhman Z. Gaafar, Ahmed A. Qahtan, Abdulrahman A. Alatar

“…Noteworthy is the revelation that increasing concentrations of silver NPs acted as catalysts for heightened plant growth and enriched physiological parameters. Moreover, the application of silver nitride elicited a profound amplification in both biomass and antioxidant enzyme activities within plant cells. …”
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