Near-Infrared Electronically-Controlled Variable Attenuator for W-Band Frequency Range by Suren Gigoyan, Mohammad-Reza Nezhad-Ahmadi

“…The compact and robust structure of the attenuator makes it ideal for emerging millimeter-wave (mm-wave) and low-terahertz (THz) wireless communication systems and phased array applications. It is worth mentioning that the designed attenuator can also function as an mm-THz modulator. …”
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The use of Apple smartwatches to obtain vital signs readings in surgical patients by Shadi Alzahrani, Mohammed Nadershah, Mohammed Alghamdi, Razan Baabdullah, Mohammed Bayoumi, Othman Bawajeeh, Abdulrhman Alghamdi, Amr Bayoumi

“…Abstract Wearable devices, such as Apple smartwatches, have been widely used for medical and healthcare purposes. Although they provide a wide array of applications, such as heart rate and oxygen saturation determination, only a few studies have demonstrated the reliability and accuracy of these devices. …”
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MicroRNA Expression Profiling to Identify and Validate Reference Genes for the Relative Quantification of microRNA in Rectal Cancer. by Anne Haahr Mellergaard Eriksen, Rikke Fredslund Andersen, Niels Pallisgaard, Flemming Brandt Sørensen, Anders Jakobsen, Torben Frøstrup Hansen

“…<h4>Results</h4>From the miRNA profiling experiment, miR-645, miR-193a-5p, miR-27a and let-7g were identified as stably expressed, both in malignant and stromal tissue. …”
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Validated UHPLC Methods for Melatonin Quantification Reveal Regulatory Violations in EU Online Dietary Supplements Commerce by Celine Vanhee, Cloë Degrève, Niels Boschmans, Yasmina Naïmi, Michael Canfyn, Eric Deconinck, Marie Willocx

“…Melatonin, available in the EU as a prescription or over-the-counter medicine, depending on the country, is also permitted in dietary supplements with country-specific limits. …”
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Synthesis of <i>N</i>-Flurbiprofen-Substituted 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroisoquinolines by Diyana Dimitrova, Stanimir Manolov, Iliyan Ivanov, Dimitar Bojilov

“…THIQ-based compounds, whether natural or synthetic, showcase a wide array of biological activities, demonstrating efficacy against diverse infectious pathogens and neurodegenerative disorders. …”
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Engineered platelet-derived exosomal spheres for enhanced tumor penetration and extended circulation in melanoma immunotherapy by Jian Zhao, Xinyan Lv, Qi Lu, Kaiyuan Wang, Lili Du, Xiaoyuan Fan, Fei Sun, Fengxiang Liu, Zhonggui He, Hao Ye, Jin Sun

“…To address these challenges, we developed a novel concept termed exosomal spheres. This approach involved incorporating platelet-derived exosomes shielded with phosphatidylserine (PS) and linked via pH-sensitive bonds for drug delivery applications. …”
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Prediction and optimization of surface quality and material removal rate in wire-EDM cutting of tungsten–copper alloy (W70Cu30) by Abdullah Eaysin, Muhammad Ali Zinnah, Md. Nayem, Hosney Ara Begum, Md.Injamamul Haque Protyai, Salahuddin Ashrafi, Adib Bin Rashid

“…The Taguchi L16 orthogonal array was employed to design experiments with 16 square samples, each representing a unique combination of process parameters to identify optimal machining settings. …”
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Advances in the pilot point inverse method: Où En Sommes-Nous maintenant? by White, Jeremy, Lavenue, Marsh

“…Herein, we provide an update to de Marsily’s paper entitled “Four Decades of Inverse Problems in Hydrogeology” [De Marsily et al., 2000], but with a particular focus on the incredible adoption and advancement of de Marsily’s PPM and related inverse techniques over the last twenty years in the field of predictive groundwater modeling.Much has been written about the vast array of inverse techniques developed by researchers and practitioners since the 1960s. de Marsily’s PPM, like many methods developed in the late 70s and early 80s, structured its approach to parameterization to overcome many of the challenges of applying inverse methods to real world problems, namely, limited head and transmissivity data relative to the number of unknowns to be estimated, measurement errors, inferred covariance structures of the state variables, and limited computational resources. …”
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Assessing the utility of genomic selection to breed for durable Ascochyta blight resistance in chickpea by Zibei Lin, Yongjun Li, Adnan Riaz, Shimna Sudheesh, Shahin Yazdifar, Judith Atieno, Sara Blake, Janine Croser, Joshua Fanning, Matthew J. Hayden, Sukhjiwan Kaur

“…Plants were genotyped with the Illumina multispecies pulse 30K SNP array, resulting in 23,239 high‐quality SNPs distributed across the genome. …”
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Preliminary Investigation of GC–MS Profiling and Antibacterial Activities of Different Solvent Extracts From Litchi chinensis Sonn. Seed by Samia Sharmin, Ali Ahsan Muzahid, Md. Mohibul Islam, Mst. Sarmina Yeasmin, Amit Kumar Dey, Md. Jasim Uddin, G. M. Masud Rana, Jaytirmoy Barmon, Safaet Alam, Md. Nurul Huda Bhuiyan, Nazim Uddin Ahmed

“…GC–MS analysis revealed a diverse array of chemical compounds, with 34, 35, and 25 compounds identified in the n-hexane, n-hexane–chloroform (2:1), and methanol extracts, respectively. …”
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Antioxidant Capacity and Phenolic Profile of Defatted Seed Powder Derived from Organically Grown Vine Crops by Daniela GITEA, Manuel Alexandru GITEA, Andrei-Flavius RADU, Manuela Bianca PASCA, Simona Gabriela BUNGAU, Delia Mirela TIT

“… Grape seeds derived from winemaking pomace represent a significant waste stream with potential for valorization due to their rich phenolic content. …”
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Simultaneous multigene integration in Aspergillus fumigatus using CRISPR/Cas9 and endogenous counter-selectable markers by Luis Enrique Sastré-Velásquez, Natalia Mach, Birte Mertens, Alexander Kühbacher, Petra Merschak, Alex Dallemulle, Lukas Lechner, Clara Baldin, George Diallinas, Fabio Gsaller

“…Abstract Background The discovery of CRISPR/Cas9 and its subsequent accessibility in daily research initiated a new era in genome editing. This game-changing genetic instrument enabled a vast array of challenging applications requiring site-specific genome engineering as well as applications involving the equipment of cells with additional genetic traits. …”
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Enhanced Percolation Effect in Sub‐100 Nm Nanograting Structure for High‐Performance Bending Insensitive Flexible Pressure Sensor by Jae‐Soon Yang, Min‐Ho Seo, Min‐Seung Jo, Kwang‐Wook Choi, Jae‐Shin Lee, Myung‐Kun Chung, Bon‐Jae Koo, Jae‐Young Yoo, Jun‐Bo Yoon

“…Furthermore, the sub‐100 nm nanostructured pressure sensor effectively reduces bending strain to 0.175 times that of flat substrates, ensuring stable performance even at a 2.5 mm radius of curvature. This highly reliable flexible pressure sensor array enables real‐time pressure mapping and human artery pulse monitoring, making it highly suitable for tactile and wearable sensing applications.…”
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Taguchi Parametric Optimization of Theobroma Cocoa-Derived Magnetite Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Pegylation, and Magnetic Hyperthermia Potential by Mohamed Abdelsamea, O. M. Lemine, Emma Ziezie Ziezie, Mohd Tarmizi, Norazalina Saad, Huey Fang Teh, Ahmad Kamil Mohd Jaaffar, Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim, Che Azurahanim Che Abdullah

“…Magnetite nanoparticles (MNPs) have shown excellent heating responses under magnetic excitation, making them ideal for hyperthermia applications. Using cocoa bean shell (CBS) extract as a bio-reducing and stabilizing agent, we implemented the Taguchi optimization method with an L9 orthogonal array. …”
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Mitigating Antibiotic Resistance: The Utilization of CRISPR Technology in Detection by Xuejiao Zhang, Zhaojie Huang, Yanxia Zhang, Wen Wang, Zihong Ye, Pei Liang, Kai Sun, Wencheng Kang, Qiao Tang, Xiaoping Yu

“…Antibiotics, celebrated as some of the most significant pharmaceutical breakthroughs in medical history, are capable of eliminating or inhibiting bacterial growth, offering a primary defense against a wide array of bacterial infections. …”
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Deep Learning‐Based 3D Microseismic Event Direct Location Using Simultaneous Surface and Borehole Data by Yuanyuan Yang, Omar M. Saad, Tariq Alkhalifah

“…In such long‐term projects, surface arrays provide a large aperture for accurate epicenter location but struggle with poor event depth estimation and low signal‐to‐noise ratio; while borehole arrays deliver better signal quality and enhanced depth estimation, but have severely limited aperture and azimuthal ambiguity for epicenter location. …”
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Deep learning in oral surgery for third molar extraction: empirical evidence and original model by Deyan Neychev, Ralitsa Raycheva, Nadezhda Kafadarova

“…The application of artificial neural networks in medical science has made it possible to obtain an independent, objective assessment as a consequence of the application of preemptive analgesia. …”
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Thin‐film event‐based vision sensors for enhanced multispectral perception beyond human vision by Kexin Li, Xiaoting Wang, Yi Wu, Wenjie Deng, Jing Li, Jingjie Li, Yuehui Zhao, Zhijie Chen, Dezhen Yang, Songlin Yu, Yongzhe Zhang

“…With a thin‐film sensor array, these spiking signals accurately extract fingerprint edge features even under low‐light conditions, benefiting from high sensitivity to minor luminance variations. …”
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Sixteen-Pixel NbN Nanowire Single Photon Detector Coupled With 300-&#x03BC;m Fiber by Qi Chen, Biao Zhang, Labao Zhang, Rui Ge, Ruiying Xu, Yang Wu, Xuecou Tu, Xiaoqing Jia, Danfeng Pan, Lin Kang, Jian Chen, Peiheng Wu

“…This paper describes a 4&#x00A0;&#x00D7;&#x00A0;4 NbN SNSPD array (16 pixels) and optical coupling with a 300-&#x03BC;m-diameter multimode fiber using beam compression technology. …”
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Antioxidant properties and bioactivity of three marine microalgae on human cancer cell lines by Helen Herbert, Rachel Parkes, Maria Elena Barone, Adam McDonnell, Sabrina Picciotto, Giorgia Adamo, Angela Paterna, Mauro Manno, Antonella Bongiovanni, Nicolas Touzet, Eva Campion

“…Marine microalgae offer significant potential as sustainably cultivable microorganisms for the biorefining of a diverse array of functional metabolites. In this study, three species of marine microalgae, Tetraselmis chuii Butcher CCAP 66/21B (Chlorophyte), Phaeodactylum tricornutum Bohlin CCAP 1052/1 (Diatom) and Amphidinium carterae Hulburt CCAP 1102/8 (Dinoflagellate), were batch cultivated and their biomass retrieved for analysis in terms of pigment and fatty acid composition as well as bioactivity potential. …”
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