Robust Beamforming for Superdirective Antenna Arrays and Experimental Validations by Mengying Gao, Haifan Yin, Liangcheng Han, Jingcheng Xie

“…The improvement in communication performance achieved by the OC-QCLS algorithm is demonstrated through its superior average spectral efficiency. Furthermore, an eight-dipole superdirective antenna array prototype with 0.20λ element spacing operating at 1.6 GHz is built, and real-world experiments validate the proposed method. …”
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Experimental synthesis of size-controlled TiO2 nanofillers and their possible use as composites in restorative dentistry by Dipika V. Raorane, Ramesh S. Chaughule, Suhas R. Pednekar, Anushree Lokur

“…The aim of this work was to obtain an efficient protocol with a green, fast and facile way to synthesize TiO2 NPs and its application as fillers for enhancement of desired dental properties of light curing dental composites.A comparative study comprised the fabrication of light curing restorative composite materials with incorporating different fillers with varying wt%, varying resin material composition, to determine optimal dental restoration by focusing on the physical properties of dental materials. …”
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Comparing the costs and detectability of bobcat using scat‐detecting dog and remote camera surveys in central Wisconsin by John D. J. Clare, Eric M. Anderson, David M. MACfarland, Brian L. Sloss

“…ABSTRACT Determining cost‐effective field methods for detecting carnivores is critical for effective survey and monitoring studies. …”
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STUDY OF A FLOWING-TYPE HEAT TRANSFER INTENSIFIER USED AS PART OF A THERMOELECTRIC SEA WATER DESALINATION SYSTEM by Sh. A. Yusufov, A. R. Bazaev, B. A. Bilalov

“…The proposed method of using additional heat sinks on the heat-absorbing side of the device and additional heat sources on the fuel side determines the need for a new mathematical model that differs from the known mathematical models describing heat transfer in the heat transfer flowing-type intensifier.Results The analysis of modelling results shows that a significant contribution to the temperature field of heat conductors is made when considering the heat transfer over the heat channels. …”
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Detection of circulating tumor cells in hepatocellular carcinoma using antibodies against asialoglycoprotein receptor, carbamoyl phosphate synthetase 1 and pan-cytokeratin. by Jun Li, Lei Chen, Xiaofeng Zhang, Yu Zhang, Huiying Liu, Bin Sun, Linlin Zhao, Naijian Ge, Haihua Qian, Yefa Yang, Mengchao Wu, Zhengfeng Yin

“…The current approach obtained a higher recovery rate of HepG2 cells and more CTC detection from HCC patients than the previous method. Using the current method CTCs were detected in 89% of HCC patients and no CTCs were found in the other test subjects.…”
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Desiccation of hemp seeds by high temperature micronization by S. V. Zverev

“…In several cases, it is necessary to use heat treatment of cereal products to reduce moisture, inactivate some enzymes, increase storability and processing efficiency. One of the methods for heat treatment is high-temperature micronization — heating in a flow of infrared radiation. …”
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VIS-NIR-SWIR spectroscopic mapping for classification of hydrothermal-metasomatic alterations on the flanks of the Stolbovoe uranium deposit (Eastern Cis-Sayan) by E. N. Karmanov, N. V. Ledeneva, V. A. Rassulov, A. V. Tomashev

“…This study confirmed the efficiency of the method applied for the diagnostics of all varieties of clayey (kaolinite, montmorillonite) and fine micaceous (phengite, sericite, paragonite and their illite varieties) minerals, as well as carbonates (dolomite, ankerite, siderite) and chlorites in the rock in situ or in samples without preliminary sample preparation.Conclusions. …”
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Individual Identification of Holstein Cows from Top-View RGB and Depth Images Based on Improved PointNet++ and ConvNeXt by Kaixuan Zhao, Jinjin Wang, Yinan Chen, Junrui Sun, Ruihong Zhang

“…To identify cows more accurately and efficiently, a novel individual recognition method based on the using anchor point detection and body pattern features from top-view depth images of cows was proposed. …”
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Design of C-band 9 MeV Small Focus Standing Wave Electron Linear Accelerating Structure by LI Shilin, YANG Jinghe, FAN Yuxuan, WANG Bo, YANG Yu, LEI Han

“…The physical design of the accelerating structure was carried out by the combination of RF phase focusing method and electrostatic focusing method, the beam dynamics simulation design was carried out by Superfish and Parmela, and then the whole tube cavity chain was determined by equivalent circuit analysis and CST electromagnetic field simulation. …”

Pengelolaan Arsip Personal Berbasis Digital Dengan Pendekatan Records Continuum Model Di IAIN Curup by Oktafian Histori, Yeti Tamala Anggraini

“… This study aims to determine how personal archives are managed at IAIN Curup including the challenges and practices implemented. …”
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The ability to assess the state of the fundus in patients with lens opacities of varying intensity, including patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, using quantitative analysis of... by L. A. Mineeva, L. I. Balashevich, A. A. Kozhukhov, L. B. Shubin, A. V. Kabanov, C. Passaglia, D. Richards, B. Madow

“…A computer quantitative image analysis method originally developed to determine the opacities of the vitreous body can be used to analyze fundus images of patients with different stages of cataract when processing original images from a fundus camera. …”
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Investigation of cell development and tissue structure network based on natural Language processing of scRNA-seq data by Suwen Wei, Yuer Lu, Peng Wang, Qichao Li, Jianwei Shuai, Qi Zhao, Hai Lin, Yuming Peng

“…This multi-scale analysis includes mapping cell states in vector space to reveal developmental trajectories, quantifying cell similarity using Euclidean distance, and constructing inter-tissue relationship networks from aggregated cell vectors. Conclusions This method offers a computationally efficient approach for analyzing scRNA-seq data by constructing embedding representations similar to those used in large language model pre-training, but without requiring high-performance computing clusters. …”
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Research on Anti-Rollover Coordinated Control Strategy of Electric Forklift by Yuefei Yang, Jingbo Wu, Zhijun Guo

“…A forklift dynamics simulation model with integrated centroid position is constructed, the stability of the forklift is judged by the phase plane area division method, the upper controller, including the active steering controller, and the differential brake controller are designed, the control weight coefficient of the active steering controller and the differential brake controller in different control domains is determined through the coordination controller, so as to obtain the required additional rear wheel rotation angle and additional yaw torque, and the braking force distribution controller exerts braking force to the wheel according to the additional yaw torque. …”
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Large Language Model Enhanced Particle Swarm Optimization for Hyperparameter Tuning for Deep Learning Models by Saad Hameed, Basheer Qolomany, Samir Brahim Belhaouari, Mohamed Abdallah, Junaid Qadir, Ala Al-Fuqaha

“…The proposed LLM-enhanced PSO method addresses the difficulties of efficiency and convergence by using LLMs (particularly ChatGPT-3.5 and Llama3) to improve PSO performance, allowing for faster achievement of target objectives. …”
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Optimization of CO2 water-alternating-gas injection parameters based on an improved hunger game search algorithm by WU Gongyi, SUN Yuxin, SUN Xiaofei, JI Hongming, ZHANG Yanyu

“…Traditional reservoir numerical simulation methods for determining optimal injection parameters are time-consuming, labor-intensive, and costly, and may be unfeasible in large oilfields with complex multi-well injection parameter combinations. …”
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Bead beating demonstrates enhanced bacterial detection in kidney stone culture compared to traditional mortar-pestle processing by Tyler A. On, Farhan Anwar, Austin L. Chien, Chiu-Hsieh Hsu, Gayatri Vedantam, William D. Lainhart, David T. Tzou

“…Further studies should evaluate the clinical implications of these findings and determine whether BB-based stone culture processing and subsequent culture results correlate with postoperative infection outcomes.IMPORTANCEThis study provides a rapid and standardized method for kidney stone culture using bead beating, which significantly improves microbial detection compared to traditional mortar-pestle techniques. …”
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Development, calibration and validation of weighing lysimeters for measurement of evapotranspiration of crops by William Fenner, Rivanildo Dallacort, Cleonir A. Faria Junior, Paulo S. L. de Freitas, Tadeu M. de Queiroz, Adalberto Santi

“…ABSTRACT The evapotranspiration process is critical to studies on the water balance and water demand of crops and can be determined by several methods. A widely-used method, despite its high installation costs, is weighing lysimeters, which consists of a box over a balance connected to a load cell that monitors variations in the soil-water-plant-atmosphere system. …”
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Mucilage Extracted from Dragon Fruit Peel (Hylocereus undatus) as Flocculant for Treatment of Dye Wastewater by Coagulation and Flocculation Process by Oanh Thi Hoang Le, Le Nhat Tran, Van Thi Doan, Quang Van Pham, Anh Van Ngo, Huan Huu Nguyen

“…So far, the most simple method for treatment of this type of wastewater has been coagulation and flocculation. …”
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Electrochemical studies on the corrosion behaviour of Aluminium in an alkaline medium by Palanichamy Satyabama, Nellainayagam Narendran, Karuyppiah Bavithra Devi, Thiruppathi Raja Uma Sankareswar, Anita Nilavan, Susai Rajendran, Caslav Lacnjevac

“…Corrosion of Aluminum metal at pH 10 has been controlled by dicarboxylic acids such as oxalic acid (OA) and adipic acid (AA).The Inhibition efficiency (IE) has been determined by the classical weight loss method. …”
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Experimental Investigations on Leakages in Positive Displacement Machines by Hitesh H. Patel, Vikas J. Lakhera

“…The flow coefficients are determined by comparing the experimental values obtained in an experimental test rig and the flow rates obtained from the isentropic nozzle equation. …”
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