Thermal performance analysis of gas turbine power plant using soft computing techniques: a review by Ravindra S. Surase, Ramakrishna Konijeti, Ramchandra P. Chopade

“…Gas turbines are pivotal in electricity generation and industry, prized for their efficiency and flexibility in meeting diverse power needs. …”
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Sequential Monte Carlo Squared for online inference in stochastic epidemic models by Dhorasso Temfack, Jason Wyse

“…Effective epidemic modeling and surveillance require computationally efficient methods that can continuously update parameter estimates as new data becomes available. …”
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Naturally occurring 2D semiconductor with antiferromagnetic ground state by Barbara Pacakova, Bera Lahtinen-Dahl, Alexsandro Kirch, Hanna Demchenko, Veslemoy Osmundsen, Chloe A. Fuller, Dmitry Chernyshov, Dominika Zakutna, Caetano R. Miranda, Steinar Raaen, Jon Otto Fossum

“…Abstract The natural clay mineral vermiculite has been overlooked as a promising candidate for scalable production of large aspect ratio 2D wide band-gap semiconductors. We combine here efficient methods for vermiculite delamination, which provides single nanosheets of ~1 nm thickness. …”
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An enhanced YOLOv8 model for accurate detection of solid floating waste by Juxing Di, Kaikai Xi, Yang Yang

“…Integrated with the Efficient Multiscale Attention (EMA) module, it significantly improves the model’s ability to extract features of small float ing objects. …”
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Exploring the hydrophobic effects of quaternary ammonium copolymers on corrosion of casing and tubing steel in acidic solution. by Ghadeer Mubarak, Chandrabhan Verma, Mohammad A Jafar Mazumder, Imad Barsoum, Akram Alfantazi

“…By encouraging improved adsorption onto metal surfaces and creating a more powerful barrier against corrosive chemicals, the hydrophobic property of corrosion inhibitors raises inhibition efficiency and decreases corrosion rates. This work aims to synthesize and describe three quaternary ammonium-based copolymers (AMCs) with different hydrophobic qualities and investigate their ability to inhibit P110 CS corrosion in 15% HCl, which is helpful for casing and tubing. …”
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Wastewater treatment in tropical, vertical up-flow constructed wetlands with selected macrophytes species: A preliminary analysis by Muhammedziyad Geleto, MihretDananto Ulsido, YohannesSeifu Berego

“…Each of the three plant species has a peculiar ability to trap potential impurities. Cyperusexaltatus, for instance, is significantly efficient (α < 0.05) in reducing turbidity, minimizing PO43− and NO3−, and sequestrating it in the biomass as compared with the other two macrophytes. …”
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A feature-based approach for atlas selection in automatic pelvic segmentation. by Guoping Shan, Xue Bai, Yun Ge, Binbing Wang

“…Accurate and efficient automatic segmentation is essential for various clinical tasks such as radiotherapy treatment planning. …”
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RCLT-Net: An Indoor Panoramic Room Layout Estimation Framework Based on Consecutive Dilated Convolutions and Transformer by Qiucheng Sun, Zhengkai Deng, Jinlong Zhu

“…Additionally, we introduce the Local-Global Feature Interaction Shifting Window Transformer, which significantly improves the Transformer model&#x2019;s ability to extract features by fostering robust interactions between local and global features, enabling more flexible and efficient feature representation. …”
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Adeno-Associated Virus Vectors in Retinal Gene Therapy: Challenges, Innovations, and Future Directions by Jiayu Huang, Jiajun Li, Xiangzhong Xu, Keran Li

“…Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors have emerged as the leading platform for retinal gene therapy due to their favorable safety profile, low immunogenicity, and ability to mediate long-term transgene expression within the immune-privileged ocular environment. …”
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A delve into the exploration of potential bacterial extremophiles used for metal recovery by A.S. Deshpande, R. Kumari, A. Prem Rajan

“…It also gives an insight into the general process and mechanism of Bioleaching, the study of which will pave way for developing better and efficient industrial bioleaching operations.…”
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Video Analysis and Frame Prediction Based on Improved Object Detection and ConvGRU by Xijuan Wang, Ru Chen

“…In summary, the designed video analysis and frame prediction methods have achieved efficient and high-quality video processing. This study can effectively enhance the ability of video analysis and frame prediction, promote the innovation and development of video analysis technology, and accelerate the development of intelligent video applications.…”
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Real time obstacle motion prediction using neural network based extended Kalman filter for robot path planning by Najva Hassan, Abdul Saleem P.K

“…The extended Kalman filter's ability to predict an error-free path is impacted by the measurement noise covariance matrix employed. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis and treatment of lacrimal disorders: challenges and opportunities by PENG Xintong, LI Guangyu

“…Recent studies have indicated that with the advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, particularly in machine learning and deep learning, AI demonstrates significant potential in the early screening, accurate diagnosis, and personalized treatment of lacrimal disorders. AI has the ability to provide more precise disease identification and treatment strategies through efficient image analysis, multimodal data fusion, and deep learning algorithms. …”
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Modified vaginal lactobacilli expressing fluorescent and luminescent proteins for more effective monitoring of their release from nanofibers, safety and cell adhesion by Spase Stojanov, Tina Vida Plavec, Špela Zupančič, Aleš Berlec

“…The recombinant proteins influenced the growth of the bacteria, but not their ability to produce hydrogen peroxide. Survival of lactobacilli in nanofibers immediately after electrospinning varied among species. …”
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The Production of Industrial-Grade Oxygen from Air by Pressure Swing Adsorption by Cynthia Chin, Zykamilia Kamin, Mohd Hardyianto Vai Bahrun, Awang Bono

“…One of the competitive technologies for producing this high-purity oxygen from the air is through pressure swing adsorption (PSA), which has the advantages of low cost and energy while being highly efficient. Also, PSA is a simple and flexible system due to its ability to start up and shut down more rapidly since its operation occurs at ambient temperature, which is enabled through the use of adsorbents to bind and separate the air molecules. …”
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BLTTNet: feature fusion based on BiLSTM-Transfomer-TCN for prediction of remaining useful life of aircraft engines by Yixu Yang, Xiaoying Su, Chaoyong Wang, Hongxi Liu, Kunhao Fu, Tao Xie, Zishuo Zhang

“…In this study, we propose a RUL prediction network named BLTTNet with enhanced feature extraction ability to address these difficulties. We utilize the efficient implicit feature extraction capability of BiLSTM to represent high-dimensional features. …”
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Increased Antioxidant Performance of Lignin by Biodegradation Obtained from an Extract of the Mushroom <i>Pleurotus eryngii</i> by Tania Petraglia, Tiziana Latronico, Antonietta Pepe, Aniello Crescenzi, Grazia Maria Liuzzi, Rocco Rossano

“…The biocompatibility of the products of lignin biodegradation and their ability to scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) were also tested on the astrocytic cell line DI-TNC1. …”
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Seasonal forecasting of Pan-Arctic sea ice with state space model by Wei Wang, Weidong Yang, Lei Wang, Guihua Wang, Ruibo Lei

“…Deep learning models, while more computationally efficient, often have difficulty managing seasonal variations and uncertainties when dealing with complex sea ice dynamics. …”
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”Being ill was the easy part”: exploring cancer survivors’ reactions to perceived challenges in engaging with primary healthcare by Lars Garpenhag, Anders Halling, Susanna Calling, Linn Rosell, Anna-Maria Larsson

“…Participants believed that cancer survivors who lack the ability to express themselves, or sufficient drive, risk missing out on necessary care due to the necessity of being an active patient. …”
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The Property Graph Data Format (PGDF) by Renzo Angles, Sebastian Ferrada, Ignacio Burgos

“…The expressiveness of PGDF is defined by its ability to represent a wide range of property graph features. …”
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