Compact ultra-wide band two element vivaldi non-uniform slot MIMO antenna for body-centric applications by Sahar Saleh, Tale Saeidi, Nick Timmons, Bader Alali, Faroq Razzaz, Ayman A. Althuwayb

“…The novelty of this work is investigating different positions for the two compact UWB Vivaldi nonuniform Antennas (VNSAs) to get better performance with smaller sizes, wider impedance matching BW, and lower mutual coupling (MC) where side by side at an angle of 180ᵒ is determined to be the best configuration. …”
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Bacteriostatic Activity and Resistance Mechanism of <i>Artemisia annua</i> Extract Against <i>Ralstonia solanacearum</i> in Pepper by Tiantian Du, Weiping Zhu, Chenning Zhang, Xiaomin Liang, Yinghua Shu, Jingyun Zhou, Mengyu Zhang, Yuxuan He, Jincai Tu, Yuanjiao Feng

“…Plant-derived pesticides exhibit advantages of high efficiency and broad spectrum when compared to traditional chemical pesticides. …”
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Dose–response study of a fenugreek-based antibiotic alternative in Bábolna Tetra-SL chicks (1–42 days old) with mixed bacterial infections by Ádám Kerek, Ádám Kerek, Ábel Szabó, Péter Ferenc Dobra, Krisztina Bárdos, Krisztina Bárdos, Bettina Paszerbovics, Zsófia Bata, Viviána Molnár-Nagy, Ákos Jerzsele, Ákos Jerzsele, László Ózsvári, László Ózsvári

“…A total of 270 chicks were randomly assigned to 18 groups (15 birds per group) and subjected to six different treatment groups in three replicates: fenugreek at 1×, 10×, and 100× doses, an antibiotic-treated group (enrofloxacin), a positive control group (infection only), and a negative control group (no infection or treatment). …”
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Preparation of Hollow Nanocarbon Spheres Supported Bismuth and Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO₂ to Formic Acid by REN Mingye, Han Shihao, HU Jingbing, ZHAO Kun, GAO Pan, YANG Shaoxia

“…This study on the electrochemical CO₂ reduction for producing formic acid over the Bi₂O₃@HCS-2 catalysts provides a contribution for the synthesis of high-efficiency Bi-based nanocatalysts.…”
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Research advances in the molecular regulatory mechanisms of fruit coloration in fruit trees by MA Shurui, CHI Fumei, SONG Yang

“…Under the combined action of internal and external hormones, the efficiency of pigment accumulation can be significantly improved. …”
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Uso de recursos y costes sanitarios en largas supervivientes de cáncer de mama (CONCEPT-COSTS) by Cristina Valcárcel Nazco, Benjamín Rodríguez Díaz, David Abbad Gómez, Carmen Guirado Fuentes, Francisco Estupiñán Romero, Enrique Bernal Delgado, María Sala Serra

“…Conclusions: This study identified the costs of healthcare pathways in long-term breast cancer survivors and suggests that the methodology used could help healthcare professionals allocate resources more efficiently.…”
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Experiment of double grits scribing 2D SiCf/SiC composite by Jinzhu GUO, Yao LIU, Youzhe WANG, Dong WANG

“…The order of scratching force obtained under different surfaces and scratching directions is FSS0 > FWS45 > FSS90 > FWS0. …”
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Modeling sunflower yield and soil water–salt dynamics with combined fertilizers and irrigation in saline soils using APSIM and deep learning by Qingfeng Miao, Dandan Yu, Haibin Shi, Zhuangzhuang Feng, Weiying Feng, Zhen Li, José Manuel Gonçalves, Isabel Maria Duarte, Yuxin Li

“…Using the APSIM model, we simulated crop growth and soil moisture under different organic fertilizer application ratios in mildly to moderately saline soils. …”
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Effect of TiH2 addition on grinding performance of Cu3Sn intermetalliccompound diamond wheels by Keqiao HE, Shuaipeng CHEN, Xiyue KANG, Yuehui HE

“…For the precision grinding of high hardness and high wear-resistant materials, superhard material grinding wheels are required to possess high processing efficiency and durability. Intermetallic compound bond diamond grinding wheels have the wear resistance of metal grinding wheels and the self-sharpness of ceramic grinding wheels simultaneously, but they still lacks of sharpness or shape retention when machining hard and brittle materials at high loads and high speeds. …”
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Analyzing Relationship between Urban Form and Disaster Resilience at Tehran Metropolis Neighborhoods by ESfandiar Zebardast, Mohammad mehdi Azizi, Elnaz baghernejhad

“…The results of this analysis show that different urban form components have various and even contrasting influences on resilience. …”
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Warum sind Enzyme Makromoleküle? by P.L. Luisi

“…For functional proteins, the two most important of such structural parameters are the copolymerization (from twenty different amino acid residues) and the resultant rigid folding in solution. …”
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Orchard-Wide Visual Perception and Autonomous Operation of Fruit Picking Robots: A Review by CHEN Mingyou, LUO Lufeng, LIU Wei, WEI Huiling, WANG Jinhai, LU Qinghua, LUO Shaoming

“…Improved adaptation techniques, possibly through machine learning models that can learn and adjust to different environmental conditions, are suggested as a way forward. …”
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Research on the Optimization of Dietary Energy Supply in Growing and Fattening Pigs Under a Low-Temperature Environment by Yu Zhang, Zhaoyang Qi, Guixin Qin, Hailong Jiang, Rui Han, Dongsheng Che

“…The two groups were fed diets with equal protein levels and different energy levels (a conventional diet and an energy-optimized diet); the dietary energy level was increased by 8% by adding 6% fat, and the two groups were kept at the same ambient temperature (10 ± 1 °C) all day. …”
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Melatonin Alleviates Photosynthetic Injury in Tomato Seedlings Subjected to Salt Stress via OJIP Chlorophyll Fluorescence Kinetics by Xianjun Chen, Xiaofeng Liu, Yundan Cong, Yao Jiang, Jianwei Zhang, Qin Yang, Huiying Liu

“…This research used a hydroponic setup to replicate saline stress conditions. Different endogenous levels of melatonin (MT) were established by foliar spraying of 100 μmol·L⁻¹ MT, the MT synthesis inhibitor p-CPA (100 μmol·L⁻¹), and a combination of p-CPA and MT, to investigate the mechanism by which MT mitigates the effects of salt stress on the photosynthetic efficiency of tomato seedlings. …”
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Development of an evaluation index system for inappropriate hospital admissions after colorectal cancer surgery in the context of enhanced recovery after surgery by Jianan Sun, Qing Zhang, Jingyu Ma, Dongxue Wang, Luyao Zhang, Liang He, Xuan Sun, Yuchen Guo, Yinquan Zhao, Yanpeng Xing, Haiyan Hu, Quan Wang

“…The promotion and application of the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) concept have notably reduced postoperative hospital stay durations for CRC patients and improved recovery efficiency. However, there exist significant discrepancies in the discharge criteria for CRC patients, with a lack of uniformity and specificity in the evaluation standards for postoperative hospital days across different regions and healthcare institutions. …”
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Comunicação participativa: perfil clínico de pacientes diabéticos antes e após intervenção educativa [Participatory communication: clinical profile of diabetic patients before and... by Ma Del Carmem Pérez Rodriguez, Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, Miyeko Hayashida, Simone de Godoy, Alessandra Mazzo, Paula Cristina Nogueira

“…Laboratory tests and physical examination variables showed different profiles (p<0.001). The program based on participatory communication proved to be better than the traditional method. …”
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Symptom Trajectories and Clinical Subtypes in Post–COVID-19 Condition: Systematic Review and Clustering Analysis by Mingzhi Hu, Tian Song, Zhaoyuan Gong, Qianzi Che, Jing Guo, Lin Chen, Haili Zhang, Huizhen Li, Ning Liang, Guozhen Zhao, Yanping Wang, Nannan Shi, Bin Liu

“…This knowledge gap significantly compromises the efficiency of symptom management and adversely affects patients’ quality of life. …”
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Complex program against the coccidiosis of birds to reduce the circulation of resistant forms of Eimeria spp. on the poultry ground by R. T. Safiullin, T. G. Titova, T. A. Nurtdinova

“…Residual contamination of environmental objects with oocysts Eimeria spp. and evaluation of the efficiency of Delegol Pro treatment against the endogenous stages of development of the eimeries was carried out on the next day after treatment by taking scrapings from different parts of the floor, from cracks, slits, and they were examined according to the combined Darling method. …”
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Ventilated facade system: A review by Sara Medeiros dos Santos Pizzatto, Fernando Pizzatto, Fabiano Raupp-Pereira, Sabrina Arcaro, Elidio Angioletto, Oscar Rubem Klegues Montedo

“…The ventilated facade, in addition to its aesthetic effect, improves the thermal (thermal comfort), acoustic and energy efficiency performance of the building. The ventilated facade (or facade) system (VFS) is a construction alternative using non-adhered industrialised elements. …”
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Un Nuevo Método de Identificación Basado en la Respuesta Escalón en Lazo Abierto de Sistemas Sobre-amortiguados by Luis A. Mora, Jhon E. Amaya

“…To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, 3 minimum phase and 1 non mimium phase transfer functions are used to compare the proposed method with other of identification methods found in the literature, as well as also, one model of a non-isothermal chemical reactor; establishing as efficiency index the root mean square error (RMSE) of the transient response and the frequency resposne of the identified models with respect to the original transfer functions with different signal to noise ratio (SNR) values. …”
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