Deep Learning Integrating Scale Conversion and Pedo‐Transfer Function to Avoid Potential Errors in Cross‐Scale Transfer by Peijun Li, Yuanyuan Zha, Yonggen Zhang, Chak‐Hau Michael Tso, Sabine Attinger, Luis Samaniego, Jian Peng

“…Here, we investigate uncertainties in cross‐scale transfer and develop an approach that avoids them. The proposed method uses the convolutional neural network (CNN) as a cross‐scale transfer approach to directly map soil/landscape static properties to soil hydraulic parameters across different spatial scales. …”
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Exploring the nutritional profiles and dietary value of indigenous fish species from the Mathabanga River in Bangladesh by Mohajira Begum, Farzana Mim, Md. Selim Reza, Lailatul Ferdousi, Md. Sabir Hossain, Farha Matin Juliana, Md. Rakibul Hasan, Supriya Ahmed, Md. Zia Uddin Al Mamun, Md. Sujan Hossen, Rahima Akter Sathee, Ayan Goshwami

“…The study aimed to address the pervasive issue of inadequate nutrition in Bangladesh by analyzing eight distinct fish species, a pivotal step toward developing fish powder as a promising dietary supplement for nutritional enhancement. …”
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Engineering graded microstructures in a Ti alloy through high-cycle laser rescanning in powder bed fusion – Laser beam by V. Leviandhika, F. D'Elia, V. Shtender, P. Mellin, C. Persson, U. Wiklund

“…A two-step strategy was applied, combining powder mixing and laser rescanning. …”
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Aerodynamics Caused by Rolling Rates of a Small-Scale Supersonic Flight Experiment Vehicle with a Cranked-Arrow Main Wing by Kazuhide Mizobata, Koji Shirakata, Atsuya Honda, Keisuke Shiono, Yukiya Ishigami, Akihiro Nishida, Masaaki Miura

“…A small-scale supersonic flight experiment vehicle is being developed at Muroran Institute of Technology as a flying testbed for verification of innovative technologies for high-speed atmospheric flights, which are essential to next-generation aerospace transportation systems. …”
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4,6-Disubstituted pyrimidine-based microtubule affinity-regulating kinase 4 (MARK4) inhibitors: synthesis, characterization, in-vitro activity and in-silico studies by Ashanul Haque, Khalaf M. Alenezi, Mohd. Saeed Maulana Abdul Rasheed, Md. Ataur Rahman, Saleha Anwar, Shahzaib Ahamad, Dinesh Gupta

“…The drug-likeness feature and toxicity of the molecules were evaluated using QikProp and other tools.ResultsCompounds were synthesized following a multi-step approach and characterized using multi-nuclear magnetic resonance (1H/13C-NMR) and mass spectrometry. …”
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A hybrid genetic slime mould algorithm for parameter optimization of field-road trajectory segmentation models by Jiawen Pan, Caicong Wu, Weixin Zhai

“…Field-road trajectory segmentation (FRTS) is a critical step in the processing of agricultural machinery trajectory data. …”
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Interfacial ion-electron conversion enhanced moisture energy harvester by Puying Li, Yajie Hu, Haiyan Wang, Tiancheng He, Huhu Cheng, Liangti Qu

“…This moisture energy harvester manifests the great potential for miniaturized flexible electronics and presents a crucial step towards practical applications of moisture energy harvest.…”
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Visual tracking of a moving target in 360-degree virtual reality: Analysis of the effects on attention and mood by T. Sellner, P. Ehmann, J. Spielmann, F. Gogolla, A. Rösgen, J. Mayer, M. A. Schoenfeld, M. A. Schoenfeld, H. Flor

“…A pursuit training was developed for the Helix-Arena. In this study, we evaluate the effectiveness of the pursuit training in the Helix-Arena compared to a control group [CG, training on a personal computer (PC)] in 34 healthy participants. …”
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100-Day Mission for Future Pandemic Vaccines, Viewed Through the Lens of Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) by Yodira Guadalupe Hernandez-Ruiz, Erika Zoe Lopatynsky-Reyes, Rolando Ulloa-Gutierrez, María L. Avila-Agüero, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Jessabelle E. Basa, Frederic W. Nikiema, Enrique Chacon-Cruz

“…This ambitious goal is outlined as an essential first step in improving pandemic preparedness worldwide. …”
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Novel method to measure track irregularity based on multiple MEMS-IMU and geometric constraint by Yan Wang, Shibin Wei, Lin Li, Jiyou Fei, Fei Yang, Peng Dai

“…Subsequently, an adaptive federal Kalman filter (AFKF) is developed to fuse the multiple local MEMS-IMUs information into the global filter, which can adaptive adjustment each MEMS-IMU sub-filter fusion factor and feedforward factor to obtain the highly estimation accuracy for track irregularity. …”
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Reducing endotoxin contamination in chitosan: An optimized purification method for biomedical applications by Majed Ghattas, Anik Chevrier, Dong Wang, Mohamad-Gabriel Alameh, Marc Lavertu

“…Despite its widespread use, data on endotoxin levels in commercially available chitosan remain limited, potentially contributing to inconsistent immunological outcomes.In this study, we developed a simple four-step purification process that effectively reduces endotoxin levels without altering key chitosan properties, namely the degree of deacetylation (DDA) and molar mass (MW). …”
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Explainable, federated deep learning model predicts disease progression risk of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by Juan I. Pisula, Doris Helbig, Lucas Sancéré, Oana-Diana Persa, Corinna Bürger, Anne Fröhlich, Carina Lorenz, Sandra Bingmann, Dennis Niebel, Konstantin Drexler, Jennifer Landsberg, Roman Thomas, Katarzyna Bozek, Johannes Brägelmann

“…Abstract Predicting cancer patient disease progression is a key step towards personalized medicine and secondary prevention. …”
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Bioactive bacterial nanocellulose membranes for non-surgical debridement and infection prevention in burn wound healing by Urška Jančič, Isabella Nacu, Liliana Verestiuc, Fiorenza Rancan, Selestina Gorgieva

“…Novel bioactive bacterial nanocellulose (BnC) membranes were developed for effective, non-surgical debridement and infection-prevention in burn wound healing. …”
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Global Coffea arabica variety trials reveal genotype-by-environment interactions in resistance to coffee leaf rust (Hemileia vastatrix) by Jorge C. Berny Mier y Teran, Solene Pruvot-Woehl, Solene Pruvot-Woehl, Catherine Maina, Santos Barrera, James Mwita Gimase, Brahim Banda, Albertino Meza, Nathan Aliel Kachiguma, Nathan Aliel Kachiguma, Elijah K. Gichuru, Julio Alvarado, Julio Alvarado, Suresh Kumar, Jonny Alonso Castillo, Beatriz Moreno Lopez, Ariana Karina Román Ruíz, Ari Wibowo, Never Mwatsiya, Jeena Devasia, Divya Kallingapuram Das, Edgardo Alpizar, Melanie Bordeaux, Miftahur Rizqi Akbar, Piet van Asten, Jean Baptiste Kayigamba, Paul Mulemangabo, Godfrey Sseremba, Benit Mate, Hans Alexander Méndez Mendoza, Simon Martin Mvuyekure, Simon Martin Mvuyekure, Jane Jerono Cheserek, Rosalío López Morgado, Chemutai Job Alunga, Nayani Suryprakash Rao, Samson Tarusenga, Tania Humphrey, Christophe Montagnon

“…Identifying highly resistant varieties, as well as environments where these varieties perform similarly, is a crucial step in breeding programs.MethodsAn international, multi-institutional effort involved the evaluation of 29 varieties, developed by different breeding programs in coffee-producing countries across the globe, for CLR severity under field conditions at 23 sites in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.ResultsThe results showed that both the genotype and genotype-by-site interaction were highly significant, indicating that resistance to coffee leaf rust depends not only on the genetic makeup but also varies between sites. …”
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A colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay (c-LAMP) for rapid detection of Pythium insidiosum by Thanawat Sridapan, Chalisa Jaturapaktrarak, Thidarat Rujirawat, Atisak Jiaranaikulwanich, Chompoonek Yurayart, Theerapong Krajaejun

“…To address this, a colorimetric loop-mediated isothermal amplification assay (c-LAMP) using hydroxynaphthol blue dye as a color indicator has been developed. This method utilized a one-step closed-tube system under a single temperature reaction to detect P. insidiosum, minimizing DNA carry-over contamination and eliminating the need for expensive tools. …”
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Rapid detection of volatile fatty acids in biogas slurry using near-infrared spectroscopy combined with optimized wavelength selection and partial least squares regression by Honglin Wang, Jinming Liu, Pengfei Li, Chong Tan

“…This study employs near-infrared spectroscopy combined with partial least squares regression (PLSR) and proposes a multi-step optimization strategy to develop rapid detection models for acetic acid, propionic acid, and total acid content. …”
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Assistive Artificial Intelligence in Epilepsy and Its Impact on Epilepsy Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries by Nabin Koirala, Shishir Raj Adhikari, Mukesh Adhikari, Taruna Yadav, Abdul Rauf Anwar, Dumitru Ciolac, Bibhusan Shrestha, Ishan Adhikari, Bishesh Khanal, Muthuraman Muthuraman

“…We then explore the socioeconomic impact, treatment gaps, and efforts made to mitigate these issues. Taking this step further, we examine recent AI-related developments and their potential as assistive tools in clinical application in LMICs, along with proposals for future directions. …”
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Improved Algorithm to Detect Clandestine Airstrips in Amazon RainForest by Gabriel R. Pardini, Paulo M. Tasinaffo, Elcio H. Shiguemori, Tahisa N. Kuck, Marcos R. O. A. Maximo, William R. Gyotoku

“…This work presents an enhancement to a previously developed landing strip detection algorithm tailored for the Amazon biome. …”
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Tetraethylammonium Cation Activates Fe for Selective Electroreduction of CO2 to Oxalate by Rohan Sartape, Rohit Chauhan, Venkata S. R. P. Yadavalli, Ishita Goyal, Ishaku Amos, Yancun Qi, Vamsi V. Gande, Abdul M. Sarkar, Ksenija D. Glusac, Meenesh R. Singh

“…At optimal cation concentrations, the developed eCO2R system achieves 25 mA cm−2 of current density and Faradaic Efficiencies up to 75% toward oxalate. …”
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The assessment and management of pain in the demented and non-demented elderly patient by D C Andrade, J W V Faria, P Caramelli, L Alvarenga, R Galhardoni, S R D Siqueira, L T Yeng, M J Teixeira

“…Chronic diseases, such as depression, cardiovascular disease, cancer and osteoporosis have a higher prevalence in aged individuals and increase the risk of developing chronic pain. The presence of pain is known to be associated with sleep disorders in these patients, as well as functional impairment, decreased sociability and greater use of the health system, with consequent increase in costs. …”
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