Pilot Study Comparing the In Vitro Response of Circulating Monocytes to <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> Swollen Conidia in Patients with Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease and Healthy... by Claire Kenny, Charles Oliver Morton, Eibhlin Conneally, Ann Atzberger, Anthony Davies, Hermann Einsele, Juergen Loeffler, Thomas R. Rogers

“…We found that there was no statistically significant difference in their ability to phagocytose <i>A. fumigatus</i> conidia, and while there was a trend in their reduced ability to kill conidia, this was not significant when compared to the ability of volunteers’ monocytes to do so. …”
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Synthesis and characterization of a quaternary composite based on RGO/MWCNTs/choline chloride + malonic acid for methyl orange dye adsorption by Zainab Hussein Abd Al-khuder, Faiq F. Karam

“…The results also showed that the adsorption kinetics study of methyl orange dye is of the pseudo-second order, and its surface adsorption ability was tested by reactivating it after each use by washing it with distilled water, and it was found that it has the ability to adsorption after the activation process with the same efficiency, then a decrease occurs in its surface adsorption ability.…”
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Optimizing Superior Seed Bunches: A New Approach to Artificial Pollination with Machine Learning Models by Yabani Yabani, Retna Astuti Kuswardani

“…This shows the model's ability to predict production results with minimal error. …”
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Mechanism research of type I reactive oxygen species conversion based on molecular and aggregate levels for tumor photodynamic therapy by Youqin Xu, Yili Xie, Qing Wan, Jianwen Tian, Jing Liang, Jianlong Zhou, Mu Song, Xinke Zhou, Muzhou Teng

“…On the level of designing aggregates of PS‐based polymeric nanoparticles, bovine serum albumin could improve largely the generation efficiency of superoxide anion. Due to the satisfactory ROS efficiency and better biocompatibility, synthetic PSs showed excellent photodynamic therapy outcomes in vitro/vivo.…”
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Regulating three-layer full carbon electrodes to enhance the cell performance of CsPbI3 perovskite solar cells by Bingcheng Yu, Jiangjian Shi, Yiming Li, Shan Tan, Yuqi Cui, Fanqi Meng, Huijue Wu, Yanhong Luo, Dongmei Li, Qingbo Meng

“…Based on this full-carbon electrode, inorganic CsPbI3 perovskite solar cells exhibit >19% certified efficiency which is the highest result among carbon-based CsPbI3 devices. …”
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RSNet: Compact-Align Detection Head Embedded Lightweight Network for Small Object Detection in Remote Sensing by Qing Dong, Tianxin Han, Gang Wu, Baiyou Qiao, Lina Sun

“…These findings confirm RSNet’s ability to balance high detection accuracy with computational efficiency, making it highly suitable for real-time applications on resource-constrained platforms such as satellite-based remote sensing systems or edge computing devices used in remote sensing applications.…”
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A robust approach to satellite image encryption using chaotic map and circulant matrices by Shamsa Kanwal, Saba Inam, Asghar Ali Shah, Halima Iqbal, Anas Bilal, Muhammad Usman Hashmi, Raheem Sarwar

“…Comprehensive testing against various attacks including correlation, histogram, chi‐square, NPCR, PSNR, UACI, SSIM, key space and key sensitivity analysis confirms the scheme's robustness, efficiency and speed. These findings verify the scheme's ability to come across the most stringent encryption and decryption standards, making it an effective solution for securing sensitive satellite image data.…”
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Stabilization of the Bio-Oil Organic Phase via Solvent-Assisted Hydrotreating, Part 1: Investigating the Influence of Various Solvents by Manqoba Shezi, Manish Sakhakarmy, Sushil Adhikari, Sammy Lewis Kiambi

“…METH demonstrated high efficiency (74.8%) in stabilizing bio-oil, attributed to its strong hydrogen-donating capability. …”
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Development and evaluation of drug-loaded niosomes fabricated by flow chemistry: A novel vortex tube reactor approach by Kampanart Huanbutta, Kittipat Suwanpitak, Possawee Ponlakorn, Phatsawi Sonkongdang, Isariya Kongklai, Kunlathida Luangpraditkun, Tistaya Semangoen, Tanikan Sangnim

“…Continuous flow technology has been increasingly applied in the fabrication of nanoparticle drug delivery systems due to its ability to provide enhanced process control, scalability, and improved uniformity in particle size. …”
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Full-waveform Small-footprint LiDAR Multi-target Echo Waveform Lightweight Detection by Spatio-temporal Coupling Models by Zhen XIAO, Yanfeng GU, Yanze JIANG, Xian LI

“…Small-footprint full-waveform Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) exhibits significant application potential owing to its high penetration capability and ability to capture complete echo data. However, the efficient and accurate processing of massive echo signals remains a crucial challenge for practical use, particularly in advancing waveform decomposition technology. …”
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Multi-UAV assisted air-to-ground data collection for ground sensors with unknown positions by Cheng Yiran, Dong Yangrui

“…Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are increasingly being employed in air-to-ground communication applications due to their lightweight design, high speed, and ability to utilize low-altitude resources. Utilizing UAVs for data collection from wireless ground sensors is an efficient, convenient, and cost-effective approach. …”
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TWO-PARAMETER IRT MODEL APPLICATION TO ASSESS PROBABILISTIC CHARACTERISTICS OF PROHIBITED ITEMS DETECTION BY AVIATION SECURITY SCREENERS by A. K. Volkov, D. V. Aidarkin, A. K. Volkov

“…The main drawback is the complexity of ICAO recommendations implementation concerning taking into account of shadow x-ray image complexity factors during preparation and evaluation of prohibited items detection efficiency by aviation security screeners. Х-ray image based factors are the specific properties of the x-ray image that influence the ability to detect prohibited items by aviation security screeners. …”
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Application of Improved YOLOv8 Image Model in Urban Manhole Cover Defect Management and Detection: Case Study by Yanqiong Ding, Baojiang Han, Hua Jiang, Hao Hu, Lei Xue, Jiasen Weng, Zhili Tang, Yuzhang Liu

“…We design a lightweight dual-stream feature extraction network and use EfficientNetV2 as the backbone. By introducing the fused MBConv structure, the computational complexity is significantly reduced, while the efficiency of feature extraction is improved. …”
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Comprehensive Review on Evaporative Cooling and Desiccant Dehumidification Technologies for Agricultural Greenhouses by Fakhar Abbas, Muhammad Sultan, Muhammad Wakil Shahzad, Muhammad Farooq, Hafiz M. U. Raza, Muhammad Hamid Mahmood, Uzair Sajjad, Zhaoli Zhang

“…The results show that the MEC system effectively reduces the ambient temperature up to the ideal range while maintaining the humidity ratio, and both dehumidification systems effectively reduce the humidity level and improve evaporative cooling efficiency. The integrated systems and hybrid systems have the ability to increase energy efficiency and controlled climatic stability in greenhouses. …”
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Experimental and Computational Analysis of Surgical Mask Effectiveness Against COVID-19 in Indoor Environment by Chin Yan Suen, Helen Hoi Ling Kwok, Yuk Hang Tsui, Ka Hei Lui, Hong Hang Leung, Ka Wo Lam, Karen Pik Shuen Hung, Joseph Kai Cho Kwan, Kin Fai Ho

“…Simulation shows the reduction in overall NaCl and carbon dioxide (CO2) levels is directly proportional to the filtration efficiency and the effectiveness of reused masks is also directly proportional to the filtration efficiency. …”
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Reducing locomotive maintenance costs with intelligent software by Valeria A. Butusova, Yuriy A. Davydov, Alexey S. Kushniruk, Denis Yu. Drogolov

“…The software analyzes TRS failure/breakdown data, considering reliability and cost-efficiency parameters, to recommend optimal inter-repair mileage standards. …”
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Analysis of the Raman spectrum of high-power amplifiers of wireless communication systems by Minh Tuong Nguyen, Viktor I. Nefedov, Igor V. Kozlovsky, Alexey V. Malafeev, Kirill A. Selenya, Natalia A. Mirolyubova

“…To achieve maximum efficiency in the PAS, the operating point of its amplifying element should be near the saturation region, on the main nonlinearity of the transfer characteristic. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of comparative survey designs for helminth control programs: Post-hoc cost analysis and modelling of the Kenyan national school-based deworming program. by Mark Minnery, Collins Okoyo, Grace Morgan, Andrew Wang, Olatunji Johnson, Claudio Fronterre, Antonio Montresor, Suzy J Campbell, Charles Mwandawiro, Peter Diggle

“…However further efficiency maximization is possible when designing surveys using MBG given its improved precision and ability to optimize the balance between number of schools and sample size per school.…”
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Leaf-level physiological strategies related to productivity and plasticity of Populus in the Southeastern United States by Heidi J. Renninger, Justin J. Pitts, Jiaxin Wang

“…IntroductionPopulus and its hybrids are attractive bioenergy crops and the southeastern United States has broad ability to supply bioenergy markets with woody biomass. …”
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Advancing Mental Health Care: Intelligent Assessments and Automated Generation of Personalized Advice via M.I.N.I and RoBERTa by Yuezhong Wu, Huan Xie, Lin Gu, Rongrong Chen, Shanshan Chen, Fanglan Wang, Yiwen Liu, Lingjiao Chen, Jinsong Tang

“…Experimental results show that this application achieves a semantic-matching degree of 0.9 and an accuracy of 0.87, significantly improving assessment accuracy and the ability to generate personalized medical advice. This optimizes the allocation of medical resources, enhances diagnostic efficiency, and provides a reference for advancing mental health care through artificial-intelligence technology.…”
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