Co-preparation of Proanthocyanidin Nanoliposomes by Reverse Evaporation-Ultrasonic Microwave Synergistic Preparation and Its Stability and Antioxidant Activity Analysis by Hongtao REN, Ning ZHOU, Qiuying YU, Chong YUAN, Kexin HU, Junwei LI, Linlin CHEN, Na WANG

“…The results showed that the optimal preparation conditions were proanthocyanidin concentration of 0.6 mg·mL−1, lecithin-to-cholesterol mass ratio of 7:1, rotary evaporation temperature of 45 ℃, ultrasound power of 180 W, microwave power of 200 W, and microwave time of 83 seconds. …”
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Exploring Machine Learning Classification of Movement Phases in Hemiparetic Stroke Patients: A Controlled EEG-tDCS Study by Rishishankar E. Suresh, M S Zobaer, Matthew J. Triano, Brian F. Saway, Parneet Grewal, Nathan C. Rowland

“…Data preprocessing included z-score normalization and frequency band power binning. Results: In chronic stroke participants who received active tDCS, the classification accuracy for hold vs. reach phases increased from pre-stimulation to the late intra-stimulation period (72.2% to 75.2%, <i>p</i> < 0.0001). …”
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Nursing Stress and Thought Control in a Multiperspectival Interpretive Phenomenological Analyses from the United Kingdom, United States and Switzerland by Yumna Ali, Syeda Farhana Kazmi

“…It is essential for nurses to practice mindfulness, meditation, thought control, and stress relief processes to work optimally. …”
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Optimized Energy Management Strategy for an Autonomous DC Microgrid Integrating PV/Wind/Battery/Diesel-Based Hybrid PSO-GA-LADRC Through SAPF by AL-Wesabi Ibrahim, Jiazhu Xu, Abdullrahman A. Al-Shamma’a, Hassan M. Hussein Farh, Imad Aboudrar, Youssef Oubail, Fahad Alaql, Walied Alfraidi

“…Hybrid particle swarm optimizer (PSO) and a genetic algorithm (GA) combined with active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) (PSO-GA-ADRC) are developed to regulate both the frequency and amplitude of the AC bus voltage via a load-side converter (LSC) under various operating conditions. …”
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Design and Application of Bidirectional Converter Based on DAB for Hydrogen Energy Dual-source Locomotive by LUO Pan, RAO Peinan, ZHOU Fengwu, ZHANG Xiaoyong, ZHOU Shuai, ZHANG Qing

“…This paper describes the main circuit design and control strategy of a 440 kW bi-directional isolated DC/DC converter, innovatively proposes a design method of energy storage inductor, which takes the minimum of the peak current of inductor as the optimization objective.The feasibility of the design is verified through principle simulation and test. …”
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Acute Effects of Isometric Conditioning Activity with Different Set Volumes on Countermovement Jump Performance in Highly Trained Male Volleyball Players by Jakub Jarosz, Dawid Gawel, Izabella Socha, Paulina Ewertowska, Michal Wilk, Danny Lum, Michal Krzysztofik

“…Results: The results showed a significant interaction between CMJ height (<i>p</i> = 0.002) and relative peak power (<i>p</i> = 0.004) with the three-set condition. …”
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Research on Ship Heave Motion Compensation Control Under Complex Sea State Environment Based on Improved Reinforcement Learning by ZHANG Qin, ZHOU Jingyi, WANG Xingyue, HU Xiong

“…Through iterative updates of these networks, the system continually learns and optimizes its control strategies, culminating in the generation of self-learning optimal control actions. …”
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Evaluation of Mechanical Properties and Micro-Mechanism of Alkali-Activated Material with CG Under Ultrasonic Treatment from a Fractal Perspective by Xiancai Zhang, Zhuo Lv, Hu Huang, Ruihang Li, Qingming Qiu, Yunchao Huang

“…This represents a 28.8% enhancement compared to non-sonicated controls. Ultrasonic treatment effectively disperses agglomerated particles, fully activates CG reactivity, promotes the formation of cementitious phases, improves pore-filling effects, and optimizes the internal pore structure of the material. …”
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An Aerodynamic Method for the Analysis of Isolated Horizontal-Axis Wind Turbines by Christian Masson, Idriss Ammara, Ion Paraschivoiu

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A Study on the Effects of Gluteal Muscle Activation on the Electromyography of Lower Limb Muscles in Young Male Patients With Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome by Wu Yue, Ren Shuang, Huang Hongshi, Ao Yingfang, Gou Bo

“…Methods Our study was a randomized controlled clinical trial study from June 2020 to December 2021, included 18 young male patients with PFPS, randomly divided into two groups: the gluteus activation group (GAG) and control group (CON), with nine cases in each group. …”
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Energy resilience enhancement against grid outages for a zero-emission hotel building via optimal energy management of onshore and offshore energy storages by Haojie Luo, Sunliang Cao

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The Positive Effects of Linked Control Policy for Vessels Passing Through Locks on Air Quality—A Case Study of Yichang, China by Liwei Hou, Bowen Zhang

“…This research is the first to systematically disclose the environmental benefits of the “soft” management policy of optimizing the lock passage process, uncovering the positive influence of active ship lock passage policy on air quality, and providing a scientific basis for promoting the implementation of policies related to lock management.…”
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Functional Asymmetries and Force Efficiency in Elite Junior Badminton: A Controlled Trial Using Hop Test Metrics and Neuromuscular Adaption Indices by Mariola Gepfert, Artur Gołaś, Adam Maszczyk, Kajetan Ornowski, Przemysław Pietraszewski

“…Key performance metrics—Jump Height, Reactive Strength Index (RSI), Peak Power, and Active Stiffness—were evaluated pre- and post-intervention. …”
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A Review on Catalytic Hydrolysis of Ammonia Borane for Hydrogen Production by Qingqing Liu, Weizhao Ran, Wenfei Bao, Yuzhong Li

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Kinetic Modeling and Biological Activities of <i>Rosa canina</i> L. Pseudo-Fruit Extracts Obtained via Enzyme-Assisted Extraction by Zafeiria Lemoni, Styliani Kalantzi, Theopisti Lymperopoulou, Andromachi Tzani, Georgios Stavropoulos, Anastasia Detsi, Diomi Mamma

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Controlled optical near-field growth of individual free-standing well-oriented carbon nanotubes, application for scattering SNOM/AFM probes by Yazdanfar Payam, Heydarian Hesam, Rashidian Bizhan

“…The calculated local power densities and temperature profiles of the simulated tips, clearly demonstrate the confined heat and optimal gradient of generated temperature rise as the main factors affecting the growth. …”
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Improving Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Operational Reliability Through Cabin-Based Fuzzy Control in Costal Standalone Observation Systems in Antarctica by Jin Wang, Yinke Dou, Guangyu Zuo, Bo Fan, Yuru Xing

“…A temperature-coordinated control system leveraging a BP neural network, fuzzy logic rules, and the fuzzy-based active disturbance rejection control (Fuzzy-ADRC) strategy are proposed to ensure that the temperature of the PEMFC and cabin can reach the optimal state rapidly and that the output voltage is stable. …”
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An adaptive synchronous loop phase compensation method for enhancing grid-forming transient stability by Yang Cui, Boyu Ma, Zifeng Li, Yuting Zhao

“…Subsequently, phase compensation is applied in the active power loop to lower the active power reference value, while voltage feedback is utilized in the reactive power loop to enhance the Point of Common Coupling voltage. …”
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Characteristics and Commissioning of the Collaboration Between the Min-Yue Back-to-Back HVDC Transmission System and SVG/HAPF by Xiao LEI, Ruiwen XU, Ningmin ZHENG, Decai LI, Shicheng LIU

“…HAPF (high voltage active power filter) and SVG (static var generator), which are specially used for filtering in large-capacity HVDC projects, are configured in the Min-Yue back-to-back HVDC transmission project to meet the filtering requirements and reactive power support on both sides of the converter station respectively. …”
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Integrated operation scenarios: Chapter 6 of the special issue: on the path to tokamak burning plasma operation by Yong-Su Na, Eugenio Schuster, Robert V Budny, Andrea M Garofalo, Sang-hee Hahn, Hyun-Tae Kim, Florian Koechl, Alexei R Polevoi, Jayson Barr, Matteo Baruzzo, Devon Battaglia, Volodymyr Bobkov, Jinil Chung, Laurent Colas, Peter C de Vries, Siye Ding, Maksim Dubrov, Basilio Esposito, Federico Felici, Takaaki Fujita, Jeronimo Garcia, Xianzu Gong, Gustavo Granucci, Yuri Gribov, Kazuaki Hanada, Nobuhiko Hayashi, Walid Helou, Jörg Hobirk, Juan Huang, Shunsuke Ide, Philippe Jacquet, Jisung Kang, Andrey Kavin, Rustam Khayrutdinov, Boseong Kim, Hyun-Seok Kim, Sun Hee Kim, Youngho Lee, Ernesto Lerche, Yijun Lin, Victor Lukash, Joelle Mailloux, Anatoly Mineev, Andres Pajares Martinez, Jin Myung Park, Mireille Schneider, Joseph A Snipes, Brian Scott Victor, Min-Gu Yoo, Bin Zhang, ITPA Integrated Operation Scenario topical group

“…The key area of research involves developing IOSs that encompass tokamak physics, operation, and technology by utilizing integrated modeling and control strategies. This requires leveraging available actuators to simultaneously control plasma position and shape, MHD activities that could lead to disruptions, transport, plasma-wall interaction and power exhaust, fuel cycle, fusion burn, and tritium breeding. …”
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