Soil fauna promote litter mixture effects on nitrogen release but not carbon or phosphorus during decomposition in a subtropical forest by Pengpeng Dou, Dunmei Lin

“…Overall, the litter mixtures exhibited limited non-additive effects on litter mass loss and C release, with significant negative selection effects that offsetting the weak complementarity effects. …”
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Effect of 3D printing settings on the mechanical properties and biocompatibility of polymeric materials used for 3D direct printing of orthodontic aligners by Marco Migliorati, Sara Drago, Martina Lenzuni, Alessandra Marrella, Paolo Giannoni, Alberto Lagazzo

“…Overall, this study underscores the role of printer type and material selection in optimizing the performance of direct 3D-printed aligners, highlighting key factors for future advancements in the field of dental materials and additive manufacturing technologies.…”
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Fenugreek Polysaccharide Gum as a Depressant in the Flotation Separation of Gold Ore with a High Content of Clay Minerals by Qingqing Xing, Pingtian Ming, Xiaohui Wang, Fei Li, Zhen Wang, Kaile Zhao

“…The effect of fenugreek polysaccharide gum (FGM) upon the flotation separation of arsenopyrite (representative of Au-bearing minerals) and pyrophyllite (a typical gangue mineral) was investigated; its industrial potential was verified through actual ore flotation and pilot plant testing. Additionally, the selective inhibition mechanism of FGM on pyrophyllite was elucidated. …”
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Self-healing properties of carbon nanotube filled natural rubber/bromobutyl rubber blends by H. H. Le, S. Hait, A. Das, S. Wiessner, K. W. Stoeckelhuber, F. Boehme, Uta Reuter, K. Naskar, G. Heinrich, H.-J. Radusch

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High-Performance Dielectric Modulated Epitaxial Tunnel Layer Tunnel FET for Label-Free Detection of Biomolecules by Kunal Aggarwal, Avinash Lahgere

“…Although the proposed biosensor shows almost the same selectivity, the proposed DM ETL-TFET biosensor does not need a complex fabrication process flow, hence, reducing the fabrication cost. …”
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The inducible role of autophagy in cell death: emerging evidence and future perspectives by Xiangliang Huang, Hao Yan, Zhifei Xu, Bo Yang, Peihua Luo, Qiaojun He

“…Additionally, this review highlights the need for better manipulation of autophagy activation or inhibition in different pathological contexts, depending on clinical purpose.…”
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Deformation-Induced Electromagnetic Reconfigurable Square Ring Kirigami Metasurfaces by Xuanqing Fan, Zijian Pan, Yunfan Zhu, Min Li, Yunpeng Ma, Yuhang Li

“…Inspired by mechanical metastructures capable of switching between multistable configurations under repeated deformation, we propose a planar kirigami frequency selective surface (FSS) that enables mechanical control of its resonant frequency. …”
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Artificial Visual System for Stereo-Orientation Recognition Based on Hubel-Wiesel Model by Bin Li, Yuki Todo, Zheng Tang

“…Stereo-orientation selectivity is a fundamental neural mechanism in the brain that plays a crucial role in perception. …”
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Reduced Inter-Element Interference mmWave MIMO Antenna and Its Application in WBAN by Jawad Ahmad, Mohammad Hashmi

“…The proposed approach employs a combination of defective ground structures (DGS) and frequency-selective surfaces (FSS) to achieve effective isolation enhancement. …”
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Molecularly imprinted poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospinning membrane for enhancive endocrine disruptor adsorption and efficient dye removal by photodegradation by Xing-han Wang, Luo-lin Deng, Ke-yu Long, Tian-mi Wang, Ling-ling Yan, De-yu Tang, Qing-han Zhou

“…Herein, we synthesized a molecularly imprinted MOF/PVDF electrospinning nanofibrous membrane, which is designed for selective adsorption of bisphenol A (BPA), photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB), and efficient inhibition against bacteria in treating wastewater. …”
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Cardioprotective effects of the estrogen receptors modulators in the conditions of experimental acute myocardial infarction by K. V. Levchenko, S. V. Gorbachova

“…In addition, SERM can limit oxidative and nitrosyl stresses development, leading to a decrease in the concentration of homocysteine and nitrotirozine in the heart. …”
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Fixation Time for Competing Beneficial Mutations and Their Genomic Footprint by Wolfgang Stephan

“…At neutral sites between the two linked selected loci, an excess of intermediate-frequency variants may occur when interference is strong, i.e.…”
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Predicting the risk of heart failure after acute myocardial infarction using an interpretable machine learning model by Qingqing Lin, Qingqing Lin, Wenxiang Zhao, Wenxiang Zhao, Hailin Zhang, Hailin Zhang, Wenhao Chen, Sheng Lian, Qinyun Ruan, Qinyun Ruan, Zhaoyang Qu, Zhaoyang Qu, Yimin Lin, Yimin Lin, Dajun Chai, Dajun Chai, Dajun Chai, Dajun Chai, Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaoyan Lin, Xiaoyan Lin

“…The performance evaluation of the prediction model was carried out on the training set and the testing set, utilizing metrics including AUC (Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve), calibration plot, and decision curve analysis (DCA). In addition, we used the Shapley Additive Explanations (SHAP) value to determine the importance of the selected features and interpret the optimal model.ResultsA total of 1220 AMI patients were included and 244 (20%) patients developed HF during follow-up. …”
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Tribological Analysis of PETG Fire-Retardant Samples Manufactured by FFF by Moises Batista, Francisco de Paula Rodriguez-Gonzalez, Gabriela Rodriguez-Garcia, Javier Garcia-Fernandez, Juan Manuel Vazquez-Martinez

“…Additive manufacturing via Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) has enabled the development of functional components with customized mechanical properties. …”
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Predicting temporomandibular disorders in adults using interpretable machine learning methods: a model development and validation study by Yuchen Cui, Fujia Kang, Xinpeng Li, Xinning Shi, Han Zhang, Xianchun Zhu

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Smart 3D-printed facades: a review of innovations, materials, and sustainable performance by Dan-Radu Baraboi, Luminița Maria Scutaru, George Dragomir, Alin Ionuț Brezeanu, Răzvan Calotă, Mihaela Pavel, Gabriel Năstase

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Automated Detection of Micro-Scale Porosity Defects in Reflective Metal Parts via Deep Learning and Polarization Imaging by Haozhe Li, Xing Peng, Bo Wang, Feng Shi, Yu Xia, Shucheng Li, Chong Shan, Shiqing Li

“…This framework introduces the SNWD (Selective Network with attention for Defect and Weathering Degradation) Loss function, which combines the SIOU Angle Loss with the NWD distribution sensing characteristics. …”
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Development of recipes for poultry snacks and their quality assessment by I. V. Asfondyarova, A. A. Abutalimova, V. A. Demchenko

“…Petersburg the consumer market is dominated by a range of snack products made from pork and beef with a large number of additives that are not always wholesome for a consumer. …”
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3D-Printed Lightweight Foamed Concrete with Dispersed Reinforcement by Magdalena Rudziewicz, Adam Hutyra, Marcin Maroszek, Kinga Korniejenko, Marek Hebda

“….% improved material flowability and minimized structural defects during printing. Fiber selection, in addition to its impact on mechanical properties, plays a crucial role in determining overall process efficiency. …”
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Effect of Superstoichiometric Bismuth Addition on the Structure and Dielectric Characteristics of the Solid Solutions (1−<i>x</i>)BiFeO₃-<i>x</i>BaTiO₃ by Nikita A. Boldyrev, Egor S. Esin, Lidia A. Shilkina, Svetlana I. Dudkina, Alexander V. Nagaenko, Larisa A. Reznichenko

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