Humidity Sensing in Graphene-Trenched Silicon Junctions via Schottky Barrier Modulation by Akeel Qadir, Munir Ali, Afshan Khaliq, Shahid Karim, Umar Farooq, Hongsheng Xu, Yiting Yu

“…This novel structure comprises suspended graphene bridging etched trenches on a silicon substrate, creating both free-standing and substrate-contacting regions of graphene that enhance water adsorption sensing. …”
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Unraveling the role of copper intercalation and doping on NiTe2 to enhance electrochemical performances by Rajkumar Sokkalingam, Manikandan Krishnan, K.J. Sankaran, Arumugam Sonachalam, Arjun Kumar Bojarajan, Sambasivam Sangaraju

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Smart Plant Pot Robot with IoT Integration for Indoor Ornamental Plants Care by Hestin Nalurita Halawa, Ratna Aisuwarya

“…The primary goal is to create a system capable of monitoring plant conditions and providing watering assistance, utilizing line tracking for transporting potted plants to sunlight exposure spots. …”
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Forecasting Electricity Production in a Small Hydropower Plant (SHP) Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) by Dawid Maciejewski, Krzysztof Mudryk, Maciej Sporysz

“…Four AI methods were chosen to create predictive models: two types of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) and Radial Base Functions (RBFs), and two types of decision trees methods, Random Forest (RF) and Gradient-Boosted Decision Trees (GBDTs). …”
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Evaluating the Possibility of Replacing Non-Wood Core in the Make of Wooden Sandwich Panel to Reduce the Consumption of Wood Resources, Preserve the Environment and Human Health by Pantea Omrani, Hosein Rangavar, Afshin Rahmati Tula Rud-e Pain

“…On the other hand, due to the very high physical and mechanical properties of cross-linked polyethylene foam, its use in the core of a wood sandwich panel creates a wide variety of functionalities for the made sandwich panels. …”
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Use of Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis of Second Trimester Amniotic Fluid to Assess Preterm Births by Kristin M. Power, Javier E. Sanchez-Galan, Gary W. Luskey, Kristine G. Koski, David H. Burns

“…In conclusion, the 2nd trimester AF samples showed distinct differences in metabolomic profiles between patients delivering preterm as compared to those at term in functional groups related to proteins, carbohydrates, fats, polyols, and water.…”
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Marine Fouling Release Performance of Amphiphilic Carboxybetaine Perfluoropolyether Methacrylate Polymer Coatings by Florian Koschitzki, Onur Özcan, Robin Wanka, Marc Krisam, Axel Rosenhahn

“…A variety of polymer compositions containing fluorophilic perfluoropolyether (PFPE) urethane dimethacrylate and zwitterionic carboxybetaine methacrylate (CBMA) are in situ copolymerized across a broad concentration range and anchored to chemically functionalized substrates by grafting‐through polymerization. …”
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Structural, surface, and theoretical investigation of hydrophobic-modified nanodiamond powders by Nazerke Kydyrbay, Mergen Zhazitov, Muhammad Abdullah, Tolagay Duisebayev, Yerbolat Tezekbay, Anuar Aldongarov, Mirat Karibayev, Nurxat Nuraje, Olzat Toktarbaiuly

“…Characterization techniques like Raman spectroscopy, XRD, SEM, FTIR, and water contact angle measurements confirmed the structural integrity and efficient functionalization of the functionalized NDs. …”
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Electrochemical exfoliation of graphite using aqueous ammonium hydrogen carbonate solution and the ability of the exfoliated product as a hydrogen production electrocatalyst suppor... by Ryuichi Maekawa, Hirooki Kajiwara, Yuto Washiyama, Yasushi Nishikawa, Naoto Kuwamura, Toshinori Okura, Yuta Nishina, Hideki Hashimoto

“…There is an increasing desire to find new and improved methods to create unique exfoliated products with excellent functionality. …”
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ACCDW-YOLO: an effective detection method for small-sized pests and diseases in navel oranges by Kai Wang, Youliang Chen, Hanzheng Sun

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Interplay between the gut microbiome and typhoid fever: insights from endemic countries and a controlled human infection model by Philip M. Ashton, Leonardos Mageiros, James E. Meiring, Angeziwa Chunga-Chirambo, Farhana Khanam, Sabina Dongol, Happy Banda, Abhilasha Karkey, Lorena Preciado-Llanes, Helena Thomaides-Brears, Malick Gibani, Nazmul Hasan Rajib, Nazia Rahman, Prasanta Kumar Biswas, Md Amirul Islam Bhuiyan, Sally Kay, Kate Auger, Olivier Seret, Nicholas R. Thomson, Andrew J. Pollard, Stephen Baker, Buddha Basnyat, John D. Clemens, Christiane Dolecek, Sarah J. Dunstan, Gordon Dougan, Robert S. Heyderman, Virginia E. Pitzer, Firdausi Qadri, Melita A. Gordon, Kathryn E. Holt, Thomas C. Darton, STRATAA Study Group

“…Transmission between people occurs through ingestion of contaminated food and water, particularly in settings with poor water and sanitation infrastructure, resulting in over 10 million illnesses annually. …”
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Smart Leather Using Thermoresponsive Cholesteric Liquid Crystals in Surface Finishing by Cosmin-Andrei Alexe, Carmen Gaidau, Ioana Rodica Stanculescu, Cristina Burducea, Viorel Cîrcu

“…In the competition between natural and synthetic products, intelligent surface properties bring added value to the former and create high tech materials. The chromatic transition properties responsive to various external stimuli have become not only of great aesthetic value but also a first step toward smart sensor functions, for thermal, pressure or environmental toxicity warning. …”
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Development of auxetic shoulder straps for sport backpacks with improved thermal comfort by Bianca Eleonora, Parisi Mariafederica, Colombo Daniel, La Fauci Giuseppe, Dotti Francesca, Ferri Ada, Colonna Martino

“…First, EVA foam samples were cut using water jet technology to create different auxetic geometries. …”
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Development of a Guava Jelly Drink with Potential Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammation, Neurotransmitter, and Gut Microbiota Benefits by Hai-Ha Nguyen, Jintanaporn Wattanathorn, Wipawee Thukham-Mee, Supaporn Muchimapura, Pongsatorn Paholpak

“…Juice from the cultivar with the highest potential was selected and mixed with mint and honey syrups, pomelo-derived dietary fiber, ascorbic acid, agar, water, and fruit puree (pear/apple/orange) to create three guava jelly drink formulations. …”
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Enhancing soil health and crop productivity through spatial variability analysis in precision agriculture by Fatemeh Moemeni, Aliashraf Amirinejad

“…After the growing season, manual harvesting of rapeseed allowed for the quantification of biological yield. To create pedotransfer functions (PTF) for estimating bulk density (BD) and saturated hydraulic conductivity (Kfs), multiple regression analysis was utilized. …”
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DEVELOPING A RECIPE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR MAKING GLUTEN-FREE DESSERTS FOR PATIENTS WITH CELIAC DISEASE by T. Brykova

“…Therefore, it is necessary to create high quality gluten-free food products, which are not inferior to traditional analogues in terms of organoleptic, structural and mechanical properties. …”
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Bacterial Diversity Associated with Terrestrial and Aquatic Snails by Konstantinos Apostolou, Canella Radea, Alexandra Meziti, Konstantinos Ar. Kormas

“…Snails are evolutionary old animals, with complex ecophysiological roles, living in rich microbial habitats such as soil and sediments or water. In order to create a stepping stone for future snail microbiome studies, in this literature review, we combined all the available knowledge to date, as documented in scientific papers, on any microbes associated with healthy and diseased terrestrial and aquatic snail species from natural and farmed populations. …”
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Sanitary, hygienic, and welfare aspects of keeping Pomeranian Spitz in a breeding private kennel by N. Yu. Krempa, O. V. Kozenko, B. V. Gutyj, S. S. Popadiuk, M. A. Ivakhiv

“…Regarding the quality characteristics of the water, it was established that it fully meets the standard. …”
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The Effect of Wet and Dry Heating Process and Wheat Flour Particle Sizes on Dough Rheology and Staling of Bread by Mohammad Fazli Rad, Jafar Milani, Sepide Haghighat

“…The nutritional importance of wheat flour is due to the presence of gluten proteins that create viscoelastic properties. Gluten as a protein inhibits the staleness of bread. …”
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Characterization of hydrogeological units and hydrodynamics of a section of the aquifer system in the city of Cartago, Costa Rica by Ramírez-Granados Pablo Ignacio

“…In some sectors, this confinement results in water upwelling, creating artesian conditions. Flow directions were predominantly oriented from north to south, following the surface gradient, although variations in flow direction highlighted the complexity and interconnectivity of the units. …”
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