Production of Monodisperse Oil-in-Water Droplets and Polymeric Microspheres Below 20 μm Using a PDMS-Based Step Emulsification Device by Naotomo Tottori, Seungman Choi, Takasi Nisisako

“…Step emulsification (SE) is renowned for its robustness in generating monodisperse emulsion droplets at arrayed nozzles. However, few studies have explored poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS)-based SE devices for producing monodisperse oil-in-water (O/W) droplets and polymeric microspheres with diameters below 20 µm—materials with broad applicability. …”
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A Power-Efficient 0.5668 TOPS/W Digital Logic Accelerator Implemented Using 40-nm CMOS Process for Underwater Object Recognition Usage by Chua-Chin Wang, Shih-Heng Luo, Hsin-Che Wu, Ralph Gerard B. Sangalang, Chewn-Pu Jou, Harry Hsia, Lan-Chou Cho

“…DNN (deep neural network) and CNN (convolution neural network) have been widely used in real-time artificial intelligent (AI) applications, particularly image or video recognitions, because they have been proved physically in many occasions. …”
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mAb Das-1 recognizes 3'-Sulfated Lewis A/C, which is aberrantly expressed during metaplastic and oncogenic transformation of several gastrointestinal Epithelia. by Jeffrey W Brown, Koushik K Das, Vasilios Kalas, Kiron M Das, Jason C Mills

“…The epitope recognized by mAb Das-1 was determined by affinity to a comprehensive glycan array and validated by inhibition of a direct ELISA.…”
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Discovery of a pan anti-SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibody with highly efficient infected cell killing capacity for novel immunotherapeutic approaches by Daouda Abba Moussa, Mario Vazquez, Christine Chable-Bessia, Vincent Roux-Portalez, Elia Tamagnini, Mattia Pedotti, Luca Simonelli, Giang Ngo, Manon Souchard, Sebastien Lyonnais, Myriam Chentouf, Nathalie Gros, Soledad Marsile-Medun, Heiko Dinter, Martine Pugnière, Pierre Martineau, Luca Varani, Manel Juan, Hugo Calderon, Mar Naranjo-Gomez, Mireia Pelegrin

“…These findings highlight the potential of non-neutralizing mAbs in providing immune protection against emerging infectious diseases. Our work reveals a pan-SARS-CoV-2 mAb effective in targeting infected cells and demonstrates the proof-of-concept for the potential application of CAR-T cell therapy in combating SARS-CoV-2 infections. …”
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Semi-active radar systems for critical facilities monitoring and protection by A. V. Barkhatov, V. I. Veremjev, A. A. Golovkov, V. M. Kutuzov, V. N. Malyshev, O. G. Petkau, N. S. Stenjukov, M. S. Shmyrin

“…The advantages of semi-active radar systems, the possibility of coherent processing with a large accumulation time in com.bination with the digital formation of the directional diagrams of the receiving antenna arrays, as well as prospects of application systems semi-active radar for the protection of important sites and monitoring areas, including the detection and orbital support of ground, surface and aerial objects. …”
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Low-Rank Adaptation of Pre-Trained Large Vision Models for Improved Lung Nodule Malignancy Classification by Benjamin P. Veasey, Amir A. Amini

“…Inspired by LoRA&#x0027;s success in the field of Natural Language Processing, we hypothesized that such an adaptation technique can significantly improve classification performance, parameter efficiency, and training speed for the novel application of lung image cancer diagnostic. <italic>Methods:</italic> Utilizing two comprehensive lung nodule datasets, NLSTx and LIDC, which together encompass a diverse array of biopsy- and radiologist-confirmed lung CT scans, our rigorous experimental setup demonstrates that LoRA-adapted models markedly surpass traditional fine-tuning methods. …”
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FUNDAMENTALS OF INDEX STRUCTURISATION OF NXN-COMBINATORY CONFIGURATIONS by I. P. Kadiev, P. A. Kadiev

“…Objectives The aim of the research was to develop a new approach to the configuration formation from the elements of nxn-arrays of sets by the permutations of their elements based on the requirement to order the structures of rows and columns according to the index characteristic.Methods. …”
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FPGA-Based Design of an Intelligent On-Chip Sensor Network Monitoring and Control Using Dynamically Reconfigurable Autonomous Sensor Agents by Sani Abba, Jeong-A Lee

“…The proposed design technique and framework will assist network engineers and system designers by providing flexible and efficient real-time monitoring and control design of large and complex on-chip sensor networks and remote-sensing applications.…”
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The occurrence and comparative analysis of bacterial vaginosis and its association with urinary tract infections among pregnant women in a tertiary care hospital of Western Uttar P... by Khilika Sethi, Naila Begum, Aysha Aymen

“…It is characterized by a shift in the vaginal microbiota, where Lactobacillus species are diminished and replaced by a diverse array of anaerobic bacteria. …”
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Fine mapping genetic variants affecting birth weight in sheep: a GWAS of 3007 individuals using low-coverage whole genome sequencing by Ran Li, Yuheng Bai, Maqiang Zhao, Xinyue Zhang, Haiyan Wang, Bo Feng, Shuo Zhang, Huanhuan Zhang, Gang Ren, Xihong Wang, Yu Jiang

“…Abstract Background Birth weight is a critical economic trait in livestock production. …”
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Estimating Poisson's Ratio and Young's Modulus of the Outer Fruit Shell of Corn Grain by A. G. Pastukhov, S. F. Vol'vak

“…It was proved that for a more comprehensive application of the Hertzian elastic contact theory when modeling the processes of threshing corn cobs, it is necessary to know the Poisson's ratio and Young's modulus for the outer fruit shell of grain. …”
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Express Analysis of the Structural and Electronic Properties of Nanomaterials Using Big Data, Large Language Models and Generative Artificial Intelligence by N. A. Shymanski, A. V. Baglov, Kh. B. Musaev, O. N. Ruzimuradov, L. S. Khoroshko

“…The conceptual solution in the form of a cross-platform software application with an advanced search generation capability for applying this approach to working with scientific data arrays is described. …”
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Genomic Insights and Comparative Analysis of Novel <i>Rhodopseudomonas</i> Species: A Purple Non-Sulfur Bacterium Isolated from Latex Rubber Sheet Wastewater by Chollachai Klaysubun, Nattarika Chaichana, Sirikan Suwannasin, Kamonnut Singkhamanan, Thunchanok Yaikhan, Duangporn Kantachote, Rattanaruji Pomwised, Monwadee Wonglapsuwan, Komwit Surachat

“…The genome of <i>Rhodopseudomonas</i> sp. P1 contains a diverse array of genes involved in carbon and nutrient cycling, pollutant biodegradation, and metal resistance, all of which are crucial for its survival in the complex wastewater environment. …”
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Recent Developments in Reconfigurable and Multiband Antenna Technology by N. Haider, D. Caratelli, A. G. Yarovoy

“…A comparative analysis of various reconfigurable and multiband antenna concepts is presented. …”
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Design and Analysis of a Novel Graphene-Assisted Silica&#x002F;Polymer Hybrid Waveguide With Thermal&#x2013;Optical Phase Modulation Structure by Cheng Qiu, Yu-Bing Wang, Yong-Yi Chen, Yu-Xin Lei, Li Qin, Li-Jun Wang

“…This proposed structure is compatible with current complementary metal&#x2013;oxide&#x2013;semiconductor power supply standard and has very large design robustness. It shows great application potential on low-power optical switch, modulator and polymer thermal&#x2013;optical phase arrays.…”
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Generation of Monoclonal Antibodies against Immunoglobulin Proteins of the Domestic Ferret (Mustela putorius furo) by Greg A. Kirchenbaum, Ted M. Ross

“…Collectively, these MαF-Ig mAb offer advancement compared to the existing portfolio of polyclonal anti-ferret Ig detection reagents and should be applicable to a wide array of immunologic assays including the identification of antibody-secreting cells by FCM.…”
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Speed curve analysis-based determination of additional resistance to train motion from undercarriage generators by I. O. Lobytsin, I. A. Pankov, V. V. Fedin, N. A. Baranov, K. I. Shvedin, S. O. Litvintsev

“…The algorithm developed by the authors would find its application in the systems of calculation, analysis and planning of fuel and energy resources consumption.…”
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Experimental investigation of wire EDM on squeeze cast Al6351/Gr/SiC hybrid metal matrix composites: A Taguchi–GRA-based optimization framework by Sneha H. Dhoria, K. Venkata Subbaiah, V. Durga Prasada Rao, Ramachandran Thulasiram, Karthikeyan A, Abhijit Bhowmik, A. Johnson Santhosh

“…In addition, scanning electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction analyses were conducted to further characterize the machined surfaces. This study provides a systematic approach to improving WEDM efficiency for advanced MMCs, contributing to enhanced precision and performance in industrial applications.…”
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Cross-Hybridization of Closely Related Genes on High-Density Macroarrays by N.A. Miller, Q. Gong, R. Bryan, M. Ruvolo, L.A. Turner, S.T. LaBrie

“…Fragments of genes from five protein families were arrayed onto nylon filters. The filters were subsequently hybridized with a 33P-labeled probe prepared from a pool of synthetic mRNA transcripts containing a representative of each protein family. …”
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Evaluation of utilization of amplified blastocoel fluid DNA gel electrophoresis band intensity as an additional minimally invasive approach in embryo selection: A cross-sectional s... by Fattaneh Khajehoseini, Zahra Noormohammadi, Poopak Eftekhari-Yazdi, Hamid Gourabi, Reza Pazhoomand, Shirzad Hosseinishenatal, Masood Bazrgar

“…The presence of DNA in the blastocoel cavity of human blastocysts is assumed to be a consequence of common preimplantation chromosomal abnormalities. …”
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