Increased imaging ligand hydrophilicity and improved pharmacokinetic properties provides enhanced in vivo targeting of fibroblast activation protein by Radhika Narain, Ian Nessler, Paul L. Richardson, Jamie E. Erickson, Yuzhen Wang, Jacqueline Ferri, Heather L. Knight, Shaughn H. Bryant, Lucy A. Phillips, Liang Zhang, Soumya Mitra

“…The impact of these modifications on cell surface binding affinity was assessed using an overexpressing cell line. …”
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Rational Design of a Truncated β-Galactosidase from Bacillus sp. and Its Application in the Synthesis of Lacto-N-neotetraose by Jianyu WANG, Zhixuan XIANG, Dan LIU, Zhengqiang JIANG, Qiaojuan YAN

“…Moreover, mBsGal95-D efficiently synthesizes LNnT using lactose and LNT2, showing great potential for various applications.…”
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Bandgap engineering in graphene oxide (GO) via integrating DFT calculations with atmospheric-pressure microplasma (AMP) treatment for optoelectronic applications by A. Qadoos, Muhammad Rashid, M.N. Naeem, Zhenyi Jiang, Muhammad Moin, Mehrunisa Babar

“…This research proposes a novel technique for efficient GO reduction to comprehend plasma reduction processes and highlight GO potential for optoelectronic applications.…”
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Nudging in the nursing home: A qualitative interpretive study by Anne Helene Mortensen, Dagfinn Nåden, Dag Karterud, Vibeke Lohne

“…Social media abstract: Experienced caregivers in nursing homes effectively use nudging to guide care routines, resulting in efficient care and better interactions.…”
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Divergent Mechanisms of H2AZ.1 and H2AZ.2 in PRC1-Mediated H2A Ubiquitination by Xiangyu Shen, Chunxu Chen, Amanda E. Jones, Xiaokun Jian, Gengsheng Cao, Hengbin Wang

“…In vitro ubiquitination assays indicate that H2AZ.1-containing nucleosomes serve as more efficient substrates for PRC1-mediated ubiquitination compared to those containing H2AZ.2. …”
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Carboxyethylsilanetriol-Functionalized Al-MIL-53-Supported Palladium Catalyst for Enhancing Suzuki–Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction by Yucang Liang, Xin Ning, Yanzhong Zhen

“…The application of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) has attracted increasing attention in organic synthesis. The modification of MOFs can efficiently tailor the structure and improve the property for meeting ongoing demand in various applications, such as the alteration of gas adsorption and separation, catalytic activity, stability, and sustainability or reusability. …”
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Identification of a key nucleotide influencing Cas12a crRNA activity for universal photo-controlled CRISPR diagnostics by Tian Tian, Hongrui Xiao, Xinyi Guo, Yuxin Chen, Zhiqiang Qiu, Ting Zhang, Meiyu Chen, Weiwei Qi, Peige Cai, Meng Cheng, Xiaoming Zhou

“…Photo-regulation strategies provide an ideal solution to suppress undesired CRISPR cleavage while maintaining detection efficiency. However, existing photo-controlled CRISPR diagnostic methods face limitations in universality, cost, and detection efficiency. …”
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Rethinking the modernization of pressurized networks: Lessons from a case study in the Gharb (Morocco) by Abla Kettani, Ricardo Aliod, Marcel Kuper, Abdelilah Taky, Sami Bouarfa, Ali Hammani

“…Irrigation modernization aims to improve water efficiency and reduce energy costs while ensuring the long-term sustainability of irrigation systems. …”
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The Conceptual Principles of Evaluating the Economic Potential of Agricultural Enterprises by Krasnorutskyy Oleksiy O., Marenych Tetiana H., Kalchenko Mykola M., Sherstiuk Oleksandr V.

“…Along with this, individual methodologies have a number of modifications and varieties, which creates additional difficulties in their identification and use. …”
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Light modulates plant-derived extracellular vesicle properties: a photosensitive-responsive nanodelivery system by Yu Lu, Wenyu Zhang, Peiyuan Zeng, Yuqian He, Xiaolu Hua, Yan Liu, Jianbo Wu

“…Prolonged exposure (15 min) reduced efficiency (~ 50%), likely due to excessive ROS-induced membrane destabilization. …”
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The A3C Algorithm With Eligibility Traces of Energy Management for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles by Dingyi Guo, Guangyin Lei, Huichao Zhao, Fang Yang, Qiang Zhang

“…The proposed Asynchronous Advantage Actor-Critic Eligibility Traces (A3CET) algorithm incorporates these modifications and shows a significant improvement in fuel efficiency. …”
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MSCSO: A Modified Sand Cat Swarm Algorithm for 3D UAV Path Planning in Complex Environments with Multiple Threats by Zhengsheng Zhan, Dangyue Lai, Canjian Huang, Zhixiang Zhang, Yongle Deng, Jian Yang

“…We successfully apply these modifications to UAV path planning scenarios in complex environments. …”
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Identifying and suppressing Cr3Ni2 σ-phase via transition layer design for reliable titanium–steel bimetal fabrication in laser directed energy deposition by Yuyan Wang, Yayun Lu, Yue Zhao, Jiguo Shan, Aiping Wu, Yueliang Lu

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Energetic Analysis of Passive Solar Strategies for Residential Buildings with Extreme Summer Conditions by Stephanny Nogueira, Ana I. Palmero-Marrero, David Borge-Diez, Emin Açikkalp, Armando C. Oliveira

“…Given the rising cooling demands due to climate change, optimizing energy efficiency in buildings is essential. Using the Trace 3D Plus v6.00.106 software, typical residential buildings for each country were simulated to assess various passive solutions, such as building orientation, wall and roof modifications, glazing optimization options, window-to-wall ratio (WTWR) reduction, shading, and natural ventilation. …”
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An Improved Marriage in Honey-Bee Optimization Algorithm for Minimizing Earliness/Tardiness Penalties in Single-Machine Scheduling with a Restrictive Common Due Date by Pedro Palominos, Mauricio Mazo, Guillermo Fuertes, Miguel Alfaro

“…This study evaluates the efficiency of a swarm intelligence algorithm called marriage in honey-bee optimization (MBO) in solving the single-machine weighted earliness/tardiness problem, a type of NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem. …”
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Chromium adsorption capacity from tannery wastewater on thermally activated adsorbent derived from kitchen waste biomass by Md. Abul Hashem, Maimona Wadud Mim, Nujhat Noshin, Modinatul Maoya

“…The capability of Cr adsorption and Cr removal efficiency was 3164.46 mg/g and 99.32%, correspondingly, at a pH of 7.2. …”
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An Experimental Study of the Influences of Lacquer Thinner Addition to Gasoline on Performance and Emissions of a Spark Ignition Engine by Ahmet Uyumaz, Ali Batuhan Kilmen, Murat Kaş

“…The influences of lacquer thinner were observed on the engine torque, thermal efficiency, specific fuel consumption (SFC) and HC, CO and CO2 emissions. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Computer Vision by Zhihan Cheng, Yue Wu, Yule Li, Lingfeng Cai, Baha Ihnaini

“…Perturbation-based techniques, such as RISE, assess feature importance through input modifications without accessing internal model details. …”
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Performance assessment of a cogeneration system in a sugar cane factory using energy and exergy analysis by Mostafa Abouelsoud, Mohamed Y. Khalil, Ramadan Hefny Ali, Hussein M. Maghrabie

“…Moreover, the overall energy and exergy efficiencies are 87.15 % and 66.45 %, respectively. To address inefficiencies, two modifications were proposed: replacing mechanical turbines in RJP process with direct current (DC) motors, boosting power output by 5500 kW, providing 2000 kW for grid export, and saving 163,200 $ annually; and reducing bagasse moisture by 42 % using flue gas waste heat, increasing boiler exergy efficiency by 3.82 % and overall system efficiency by 3.38 %, saving 29,376 tons of bagasse annually, valued at 763,776 $. …”
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A Constant-Pressure Air Storage Operation Strategy for an Isothermal Compressed Air Energy Storage System Based on a Linear-Drive Liquid Piston by Yan Cui, Tong Jiang, Zhengda Chen

“…It demonstrates that under operational conditions of 1 MPa of low pressure and 5 MPa of storage pressure, the system achieves an efficiency of 74.0% when the low-pressure equipment and liquid piston exhibit efficiencies of 85% and 90%, respectively. …”
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