Development of High-Resolution Proton Transfer Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer and its Application in Continuous Fixed-Point Monitoring of Atmospheric VOCs by Zhong-jun ZHAO, Han-lu YUE, Xing GUO, Fu-long DENG, Xing-liang HE, Cheng-lin LI, Yun-hai XU, Yan-ting YANG, Yi-xiang DUAN

“…This instrument utilized a hydrated ion molecule-ion reactor as an efficient ionization source, achieving soft ionization with the limit of detection below 0.005 nmol/mol for various VOCs, and sensitivity reaching thousands of counts per nmol/mol. …”
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Needle‐Plug/Piston‐Based Modular Mesoscopic Design Paradigm Coupled With Microfluidic Device for Point‐of‐Care Pooled Testing by Baobao Lin, Bao Li, Wu Zeng, Yulan Zhao, Huiping Li, Yin Gu, Peng Liu

“…Using this approach, an ultra‐sensitive nucleic acid detection system is developed with a limit of detection of ten copies of SARS‐CoV‐2 per mL. …”
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3D‐AJP: Fabrication of Advanced Microarchitected Multimaterial Ceramic Structures via Binder‐Free and Auxiliary‐Free Aerosol Jet 3D Nanoprinting by Chunshan Hu, Sanjida Jahan, Bin Yuan, Rahul Panat

“…First, 3D ceramic photocatalysts improve water purification performance, achieving a 400% increase in photocatalytic efficiency compared to bulk ceramics. Second, we develop a highly sensitive Her2 biomarker sensor for breast cancer detection, achieving a 22‐second response time and a record‐low detection limit of 0.0193 fm. …”
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NEUROINFLAMMATION IN CRITICAL CARE: MECHANISMS AND PROTECTIVE ROLE OF HYPOTHERMIA by Evgeniy V. Grigoriev, Dmitriy L. Shukevich, Georgiy P. Plotnikov, Maria V. Khutornaya, Anna V. Tsepokina, Artem S. Radivilko

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Chip-Scale Aptamer Sandwich Assay Using Optical Waveguide-Assisted Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Megan Makela, Dandan Tu, Zhihai Lin, Gerard Coté, Pao Tai Lin

“…The observed Raman spectral features were identified and assigned to the complex vibrational modes associated with different reporters. …”
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Automated Identification and Analysis of Cracks and Damage in Historical Buildings Using Advanced YOLO-Based Machine Vision Technology by Kui Gao, Li Chen, Zhiyong Li, Zhifeng Wu

“…Future advancements could include combining semantic segmentation networks (e.g., U-Net) with attention mechanisms to further refine detection accuracy in complex scenarios.…”
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Application of Multiple Deep Learning Architectures for Emotion Classification Based on Facial Expressions by Cheng Qian, João Alexandre Lobo Marques, Auzuir Ripardo de Alexandria, Simon James Fong

“…EfficientNet V2 and ResNet50 emerged as top performers, achieving high accuracy and stable convergence using compound scaling and residual connections, enabling them to capture complex emotional features with minimal overfitting. …”
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Implementation of automation tools for test analysis in the Radiotherapy Quality Assurance Programs by João Guilherme Rivera Santiago, Laura Furnari, Marcus Vinicius Saad de Paula Rodrigues, Victor Augusto Bertotti Ribeiro

“…The increasing complexity of techniques used in radiotherapy demands a quality assurance program that evolves to ensure efficient quality control of equipment and associated devices. …”
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Hybrid subnet-based node failure recovery formal procedure in wireless sensor and actor networks by Hamra Afzaal, Nazir Ahmad Zafar, Fahad Alhumaidan

“…In this article, an efficient, localized, hybrid failure detection and recovery algorithm is proposed which assumes planned deployment of nodes. …”
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Laser-cooled ^{137}BaF molecules for measuring nuclear-spin-dependent parity violation by Felix Kogel, Tatsam Garg, Marian Rockenhäuser, Tim Langen

“…Our results pave the way for efficient state preparation, detection, and cooling in precision measurements using this species and other similar species.…”
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The necessity of the Black Sea region transport structure improvement by L.V. Nazarova

“…The second direction occurs when the LSPD has been already developed, so, its main purpose becomes the permanent monitoring of its state and providing necessary adjustments. The complex of qualitative and quantitative parameters, that reflect the efficiency of supply chains are also developed by the author. …”
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Optimal Band Configuration for the Roof Surface Characterization Using Hyperspectral and LiDAR Imaging by Prakash Nimbalkar, Anna Jarocinska, Bogdan Zagajewski

“…The classification result shows that ANN and SVM classifiers outperform whereas SAM performed poorly in roof characterization. The band selection method worked efficiently than the transformation methods. …”
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A paradigm shift in simulating affinity maturation to elicit broadly neutralizing antibodies by Fahsai Nakarin, Kayla G. Sprenger

“…This review reassesses affinity-based selection models and proposes a new paradigm that integrates multifactorial processes, including stochastic B cell decisions within GC dynamics, antigen extraction efficiency influenced by probabilistic bond rupture, and avidity-driven BCR binding alterations and representations on multivalent antigens. …”
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Field programmable silicon microring WDM transceiver leveraging monolithically integrated phase-change materials by Xing Yang, Shihuan Ran, Ziquan Li, Liangjun Lu, Yu Li, Ngon Phu Wai, MingHua Zhang, Guo-Qiang Lo, Jianping Chen, Linjie Zhou

“…These advancements position Sb2Se3-integrated MRRs as a promising solution for large-scale, energy-efficient photonic transceivers in next-generation optical communication systems.…”
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Federated learning-based fault location and identification in hybrid AC/DC distribution systems considering bidirectional power flow by Zhonggen Xu, Lin Jiang

“…However, these systems present complex challenges for fault detection and localization due to the diversity of AC and DC fault characteristics and their intricate operational behavior. …”
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Application of spectral characteristics of electrocardiogram signals in sleep apnea by Jiayue Hu, Liu Yang, Xintong Zhao, Haicheng Wei, Jing Zhao, Miaomiao Li

“…BackgroundElectrocardiogram (ECG) signals contain cardiopulmonary information that can facilitate sleep apnea detection. Traditional methods rely on extracting numerous ECG features, which is labor-intensive and computationally cumbersome.MethodsTo reduce feature complexity and enhance detection accuracy, we propose a spectral feature-based approach using single-lead ECG signals. …”
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ILN-YOLOv8: A Lightweight Image Recognition Model for Crimped Wire Connectors by Xiaojian Zhou, Jicheng Kan, Nur Fatin Liyana Mohd Rosely, Xu Duan, Jiajing Cai, Zihan Zhou

“…Additionally, the Efficient Local Attention(ELA) attention mechanism is introduced into the Cryptographic Service Provider(CSP) bottleneck with 2 convolutions(C2F) module in the Backbone, improving feature localization accuracy without increasing network complexity. …”
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Retrospective study on NIPT or NIPT plus combined with ultrasound in screening fetal chromosomal abnormalities by Meilin Chen, Peisong Chen, Siyang Yu, Lu Ai, Xuegao Yu, Ruizhi Wang, Jinghai Yan, Shaobin Lin

“…False negatives were more prevalent in standard NIPT, particularly for SCA, MMS, and RAT, emphasizing its limitations for detecting complex chromosomal abnormalities. NIPT plus, when combined with ultrasound, offers significant improvements in the detection of rare chromosomal abnormalities like SCA, MMS, and RAT, while maintaining high detection rates for common trisomies. …”
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Nanosecond Ferroelectric Switching of Intralayer Excitons in Bilayer 3R-MoS_{2} through Coulomb Engineering by Jing Liang, Yuan Xie, Dongyang Yang, Shangyi Guo, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Jerry I. Dadap, David Jones, Ziliang Ye

“…Here, we demonstrate that these materials enable nanosecond ferroelectric switching in the complex refractive index, substantially modulating their linear optical responses. …”
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Prediction Method and Characteristics of Static Acoustic Scattering for Marine Composite Propellers by Suchen XU, Zilong PENG, Fulin ZHOU, Xuhong MIU, Huicheng KE

“…The overall scattered sound field of the target is determined by solving the reflection coefficients of each surface element. To enhance computational efficiency, the scattered sound field of a complete composite propeller is ingeniously predicted by cloning mesh topology from a single propeller blade, taking advantage of the rotation symmetry characteristics of the composite propeller. …”
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