Unmanned-Aerial-Vehicle Trajectory Planning for Reliable Edge Data Collection in Complex Environments by Zhengzhe Xiang, Fuli Ying, Xizi Xue, Xiaorui Peng, Yufei Zhang

“…This shift imposes challenges on efficiently handling the substantial data generated at the edge, especially in extreme scenarios, where conventional data collection methods face limitations. …”
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New belief divergence measure based on cosine function in evidence theory and application to multisource information fusion by Xiaoyang Liu, Cheng Xie, Zhe Liu, Sijia Zhu

“…Abstract Multisource information fusion technology significantly benefits from using information across various sources for decision-making, particularly by leveraging evidence theory to manage uncertain information efficiently. Nonetheless, dealing with highly conflicting evidence presents a considerable challenge. …”
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Biogeochemical properties of eddies in the California Current System by Fanny Chenillat, Peter J. S. Franks, Vincent Combes

“…As they propagate westward across the shelf, cyclonic eddies efficiently transport coastal planktonic organisms and maintain locally elevated production for up to 1 year (800 km offshore). …”
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Enhancing slow sand filtration with 3D-printed eco-friendly bricks by Wathsala Benthota Pathiranage, Chloe Sharp, Yinshan Hong, Cecylia Williams, Omar Algharibeh, Anna McKnight, Clinton Williams, Hunain Alkhateb, Matteo D’Alessio

“…Although the changes in removal efficiencies were not statistically different, the sand filter with clay bricks showed the highest removal rates for turbidity (87.1 % ± 7.1), COD (55 % ± 18.6) and TOC (47 % ± 27). …”
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Advanced Design for High-Performance and AI Chips by Ying Cao, Yuejiao Chen, Xi Fan, Hong Fu, Bingang Xu

“…The design tactics for the enhanced and AI chips can be conducted from a diversity of aspects, with materials, circuit, architecture, and packaging technique taken into considerations, for the pursuit of multimodal data processing abilities, robust reconfigurability, high energy efficiency, and enhanced computing power. …”
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Extending the Transhuman Person: Religious Practices as Cognitive Technological Enhancements by Tobias Tanton

“…Therefore, as Andy Clark argues, cognitive enhancement is no longer restricted to modifications of the biological organism but is also achieved by using cognitive tools or niches that allow brain–body–world coalitions to perform more efficient or more sophisticated cognitive functions. …”
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English teachers’ pedagogical content knowledge in the implementation of learner-centered role-play: a case study of curriculum and policy reforms in China by Tebatso Namanyane, Md Mirajur Rhaman Shaoan

“…Participants demonstrated remarkable knowledge of learners from different perspectives, including their diverse abilities. Efficient application of methods of assessments, feedback, and varied teaching stratagems, including comprehensive polychromatic strategy and guided collaborative learning with technology integration in role-play sessions. …”
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The role of generative AI in writing doctoral dissertation: perceived opportunities, challenges, and facilitating strategies to promote human agency by Muhammad Shaban Rafi, Iram Amjad

“…The participants perceived that GenAI is helpful for improving writing mechanics, providing efficient feedback, augmenting thinking process, establishing argument structure, and facilitating data analysis. …”
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Fault Detection of Aircraft Control System Based on Negative Selection Algorithm by Jie Chen, Senyao Chen, Cunbao Ma, Zhengdong Jing, Qingshan Xu

“…Afterward, the hypothesis test is introduced to evaluate the detector coverage more efficiently, and the detector cover area is optimized by applying geometric mathematics in the optimization of the detector center position and radius. …”
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AFCPOA-based optimal dispatch of hybrid PV-wind DGs for voltage stability and loss reduction in radial distribution network by Sunil Ankeshwarapu

“…These findings demonstrate AFCPOA’s superior ability to handle seasonal load variability and optimize RDG integration efficiently.…”
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Applications of Artificial Intelligence in Biotech Drug Discovery and Product Development by Yuan‐Tao Liu, Le‐Le Zhang, Zi‐Ying Jiang, Xian‐Shu Tian, Peng‐Lin Li, Pei‐Huang Wu, Wen‐Ting Du, Bo‐Yu Yuan, Chu Xie, Guo‐Long Bu, Lan‐Yi Zhong, Yan‐Lin Yang, Ting Li, Mu‐Sheng Zeng, Cong Sun

“…This review systematically examines AI‐enabled breakthroughs across four major therapeutic platforms: small‐molecule drug design, protein binder discovery, antibody engineering, and nanoparticle‐based delivery systems. It highlights AI's ability to achieve >75% hit validation in virtual screening, design protein binders with sub‐Ångström structural fidelity, enhancing antibody binding affinity to the picomolar range, and optimize nanoparticles to achieve over 85% functionalization efficiency. …”
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Exploring perceived quality of life in long-term methadone-dependent patients: a qualitative study by Seyed Hamzeh Hosseini, Farnaz Fendereski, Fereshteh Yazdani, Zeinab Hamzehgardeshi

“…(a) improved physical efficiency and (b) improved mental efficiency; (ii) satisfaction with having a meaning in life, comprised of two categories, i.e., (a) hope for the future and (b) new beginnings in life; (iii) positive self-perception, made up of four main categories of (a) Increased Confidence and Self-Acceptance, (b) Positive Self-Acceptance and Improved Self-Image, (c) Improved Decision-Making Abilities, and (d) More Effective Coping with Stressful Situations; (iv) satisfaction with perceived social capital, consisting of two categories, namely, (a) strong social support and (b) no worry of the stigma of substance use; (v) growth in marital satisfaction, with two main categories of (a) increased libido and (b) effective communication with one’s spouse; and (vi) physical-mental exhaustion caused by MMT, containing three categories, i.e., (a) fear of physical harm induced by MMT, (b) stigma and discrimination due to MMT, and (c) financial hardship following MMT. …”
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Extracellular DNA is essential for maintaining Bordetella biofilm integrity on abiotic surfaces and in the upper respiratory tract of mice. by Matt S Conover, Meenu Mishra, Rajendar Deora

“…We have previously shown that by adopting a biofilm mode of existence in vivo, the gram negative bacterial pathogens Bordetella bronchiseptica and Bordetella pertussis are able to efficiently colonize and persist in the mammalian respiratory tract. …”
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INFORMATION, KEY ELEMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND AUDIT IN THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY by NELUTA MITEA

“…In a knowledge society, the advantage of nations will not result from their natural resources, nor to the cheap labor, but from their ability to valorize the intellectual potential and to use efficiently the information. …”
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Predicting and comparing transcription start sites in single cell populations. by Shiwei Fu, Wei Vivian Li

“…It employs a Binomial generalized linear mixed model to accurately and efficiently detect differential TSS usage. We demonstrate the utility of scTSS through its application in analyzing transcriptional initiation from single-cell data of two distinct diseases. …”
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Current status of recombinant duck enteritis virus vector vaccine research by Wen-Feng Jia, An-Ping Wang, Zhi Wu, Xin-Nuo Lei, Yu-Ting Cheng, Shan-Yuan Zhu

“…It includes the biological characteristics of DEV and its advantages and limitations as a vaccine vector, methods for constructing recombinant DEV, the technical platform for efficiently building recombinant DEV, factors affecting the immune protection efficacy of recombinant DEV, and the application of recombinant DEV in vaccine development. …”
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THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN BUSINESS by Arjant TOPANICA

“…The manager uses the most adequate forms to face the competition more efficiently, and to be more successful in the market in increasing the organizational objectives. …”
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Beam Tracing with Refraction by Marjan SIKORA, Ivo MATELJAN, Nikola BOGUNOVIĆ

“…The BTR employs 2D and 3D topology in order to efficiently simulate scenes containing non-convex media. …”
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Spheronized drug microcarrier system from canola straw lignin by Liming Zhang, Antonia Svärd, Ulrica Edlund

“…Highly acetylated lignin microparticles displayed encapsulation efficiencies of 89.6% for coumarin 153% and 90.6% for ciprofloxacin. …”
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Recent Development and Application of TiO2 Nanotubes Photocatalytic Activity for Degradation Synthetic Dyes – A Review by Euis Uswatun Hasanah, Indar Kustiningsih, Slamet Slamet, Maughal Ahmed Ali Baig

“…Therefore, more design and optimization testing need to be conducted on the treatment conditions in order to reach higher removal efficiencies with lower costs. The modified physical properties by adding metal dopant, nonmetal, and sensitizer significantly enhanced photocatalysis activity. …”
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