Exploring Convective Drying Behavior of Hydroxide Sludges Through Micro-Drying Systems by Azeddine Fantasse, Sergio Luis Parra-Angarita, El Khadir Lakhal, Ali Idlimam, El Houssayne Bougayr, Angélique Léonard

“…The drying of hydroxide sludge is a critical step in its valorization process in drinking water treatment plants (WWTPs), due to the high energy requirements associated with this operation. …”
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On the utility function of experiments in fundamental science by Tommaso Dorigo, Michele Doro, Max Aehle, Muhammad Awais, Nicolas R. Gauger, Rafael Izbicki, Jan Kieseler, Ann B. Lee, Luca Masserano, Federico Nardi, Alexander Shen, Luis Recabarren Vergara

“…For that purpose, we consider two use cases in particle physics research and one in astro-particle physics; in the latter case we show, using a recently developed optimization software, how the precise definition of a multi-target utility function may enable a significant increase of its value above that offered by human-designed detector layouts.…”
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Mechanical Agitation-Assisted Transmembrane Drug Delivery by Magnetically Powered Spiky Nanorobots by Xiaojia Liu, Zihan Xu, Yanan Che, Zichang Guo, Dongdong Jin, Qianqian Wang, Ning Liu, Xing Ma, Zhilu Yang

“…Breaking through cell membrane barriers is a crucial step for intracellular drug delivery in antitumor chemotherapy. …”
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Accelerated dynamic light sheet microscopy: unifying time-varying patterned illumination and low-rank and sparsity constrained reconstruction by Marco Tobia Vitali, Alessia Candeo, Andrea Farina, Paolo Pozzi, Alessia Brix, Andrea Bassi, Teresa M Correia

“…Our approach represents a step forward in enhancing the temporal resolution of LSFM for studying fast biological dynamics.…”
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Detection of Lineage IV Peste Des Petits Ruminants Virus by RT-qPCR Assay via Targeting the Hemagglutinin Gene by Jiao Xu, Qinghua Wang, Jiarong Yu, Yingli Wang, Huicong Li, Lin Li, Jingyue Bao, Zhiliang Wang

“…Moreover, a lineage IV strain was the only confirmed strain in Europe and Asia. In this study, a one-step Taqman quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) assay for lineage IV PPRV was established by targeting the hemagglutinin (H) gene. …”
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The Use of Multicolor Flow Cytofluorometry in White Blood Cell Differential: HematoFlow Conception by SA Lugovskaya, FA Dyukov, EV Naumova, Yu Bugrov, AI Kostin

“…Aim. To develop reference intervals for white blood cell subpopulations in peripheral blood using Cytomics FC500 flow cytometer and CytoDiffTM reagent (Beckman Coulter). …”
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Facile preparation of CoNiS/MXene/polypyrrole electrocatalyst with mischcrystal-amorphous interfaces for hydrogen evolution reaction by Hongxiang Li, Ying Su, Tong Guo, Han Zheng, Bo Sun, Chunhua Yu, Jun Cao, Qiaoling Li, Weimeng Si

“…Electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) offers a sustainable pathway for clean hydrogen production, while the developing of non-Pt catalysts with high activity and durability remains challenging. …”
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Eco-Friendly Extraction to Enhance Antioxidants and Nutritional Value in <i>Arthrospira platensis</i> by Massimo Milia, Viviana Pasquini, Piero Addis, Alberto Angioni

“…However, efficiently extracting its bioactive compounds poses challenges. This study aimed to develop an eco-innovative method to enhance Spirulina’s antioxidant and nutritional values. …”
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Identifying ADME-related gene signature for immune landscape and prognosis in KIRC by single-cell and spatial transcriptome analysis by Hongyun Wang, Feizhou Li, Qiong Wang, Xinyuan Guo, Xinbing Chen, Xinrong Zou, Jun Yuan

“…Then, an ADME-related prognostic signature (ARPS) was developed by the bulk RNA-seq analysis. The ARPS, created through Cox regression, LASSO, and stepAIC analyses, identified eight ARGs that stratified patients into high-risk and low-risk groups. …”
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Flow Control of Flow Boiling Experimental System by Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) Improved Single Neuron PID by Yan Li, Miao Qian, Daojing Dai, Weitao Wu, Le Liu, Haonan Zhou, Zhong Xiang

“…In the present study, to address the issue of flow rate instability in the flow boiling experimental system, a flow rate adaptive control system is developed using a single-neuron PID adaptive algorithm, enhanced with the whale optimization algorithm (WOA) for parameter tuning. …”
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Detecting 3D Salinity Anomalies from Soil Sampling Points: A Case Study of the Yellow River Delta, China by Zhoushun Han, Xin Fu, Jianing Yu, Hengcai Zhang

“…A novel concept, the Local Anomaly Index (LAI), is developed to identify the candidate soil-salinity anomalies with the greatest amplitude of change. …”
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The Influence of Selected Parameters of the Mathematical Model on the Simulation Performance of a Municipal Waste-to-Energy Plant Absorber by Michał Jurczyk, Marian Banaś, Tadeusz Pająk, Krzysztof Dziedzic, Bogusława Łapczyńska-Kordon, Marcin Jewiarz

“…The research can help develop complex three-phase flow models in the absorber in the future.…”
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Integrated Atmospheric Water Generators for Building Sustainability: A Simulation-Based Approach by Lucia Cattani, Roberto Figoni, Paolo Cattani, Anna Magrini

“…The research focuses on the combined use of two different simulation tools: a commercial tool designed to study the energy balance of buildings and a custom-developed software for AWG modelling. This is the first step of a more complex procedure of software integration that is aimed to provide designers with a method to implement AWGs in the design process of buildings, both residential or industrial. …”
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D2: An LLM agent driving end-to-end visual AI modeling in energy platforms by Yu Li, Qiaoqiao Zhao, Min Hou, Quansheng Bai, Xiyan Zou, Changle Xie, Chang Shu, Boyang Ma, Zhijin Li

“…This study presents X-AI, a domain-native, agent-driven, and end-to-end modeling platform developed to support digital transformation in the energy sector. …”
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Construction and high-throughput screening of gradient nanowire coatings on titanium surface towards ameliorated osseointegration by Ruiyue Hang, Yuyu Zhao, Huanming Chen, Xiaomei Li, Runhua Yao, Yonghua Sun, Xiaohong Yao, Long Bai, Huaiyu Wang, Yong Han, Ruiqiang Hang

“…Our research pioneering developed a one-step alkali etching technique to produce a gradient nanowire coating with continuously varied dimensions on Ti surfaces, which was subsequently served as a versatile platform for high-throughput screening of optimal dimensions to enhance osseointegration. …”
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An ontology-driven knowledge graph for tourism information management [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Mayukh Bagchi, SUBHASHIS DAS

“…Background Lao Tzu, the ancient Chinese philosopher, had famously said, “a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. The modern ecosystem of tourism is extremely multi-faceted and multi-context dependent, so much so that tourists, planning on an excursion, have an entire range of queries from as basic as “Where to eat?” …”
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Histone lysine methyltransferases MLL3 and MLL4 direct gene expression to produce platelets efficiently by Guozhen Gao, Josimar Dornelas Moreira, Prosun Das, Kevin Lin, Kai Ge, Taiping Chen, Yue Lu, Margarida A. Santos

“…MLL3/4 double-deficient mice develop macrothrombocytopenia; platelets are preactive and pro-apoptotic, leading to their rapid clearance from the circulation. …”
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Continuous reuse of polyamide 12 in powder bed fusion by Aleksander Kubeczek, Michał Olejarczyk, Piotr Gruber, Arkadiusz J. Antończak

“…Although standard PBF allows for elastic production of complex parts in a single-step manufacturing process, it is materially inefficient. …”
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ENIGMA’s advanced guide for parcellation error identification (EAGLE-I): An implementation in the context of brain lesions by Evelyn Deutscher, Emily Dennis, Jake Burnett, Lyndon Firman-Sadler, Annalee L. Cobden, Michael Pink, Finian Keleher, Emma Read, Courtney McCabe, Janine Lyons, Frank G. Hillary, Elisabeth A. Wilde, Carrie Esopenko, Ekaterina Dobryakova, Andrei Irimia, Ahmed M. Radwan, Phoebe Imms, Adam Clemente, Paul Beech, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Alex Burmester, Juan F Domínguez D, Neda Jahanshad, Sophia I. Thomopoulos, Paul M. Thompson, Karen Caeyenberghs

“…Cortical parcellation is a critical step in several neuroimaging pipelines, yet even in high quality images without pathology, errors are common. …”
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Spatial networks reveal how forest cover decreases the spread of agricultural pests by Débora C. Rother, Leandro G. Cosmo, Julia Tavella, Fredric M. Windsor, Mariano Devoto, Darren M. Evans, Paulo R. Guimarães Jr.

“…We developed a spatial network approach to explore how landscape complexity, generated by forest patch cover, affects the pest spread in agricultural landscapes. …”
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