Cell wall modulation by drought and elevated CO2 in sugarcane leaves by Alexandre Junio Borges Araujo, Amanda Pereira de Souza, Débora Pagliuso, Mauro de Medeiros Oliveira, Bruno Viana Navarro, Adriana Grandis, Marcos Silveira Buckeridge

“…Combined eCO2 and drought treatments amplified specific modifications, such as enhanced fucosylation of xyloglucan (XG) and potential MLG expansion, both linked to stress adaptation. …”
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Enhancing Above-Knee Prosthetic Design for Inclusive Workplaces: Ergonomic Considerations in Manual Material Handling by Khoirul Muslim, Adinda Shafira, Rifko Rahmat Kurnianto, Sandro Mihardi, Auditya Purwandini Sutarto

“…Observed lateral lean and impact-related knee extension suggest three priority modifications: (1) add socket adduction within an ischial-containment design to improve femoral stabilisation, (2) increase knee-swing friction to soften terminal impact, and (3) fit dual-keel feet to cushion heel strike. …”
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Optimization of cashew nut shell biodiesel production with industrial waste catalysts and butanol additives for ecofriendly CRDI engine applications by Senthilkumar Duraisamy, Jayant Giri, Thota S S Bhaskara Rao, Mohammad Kanan, Rajayokkiam Manimaran

“…Engine performance improvements were achieved with specific modifications, including 4° CA timing retardation, 15% split injection, and a 20% exhaust gas recirculation rate when using CSLB blends. …”
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Nanoarchitectonics with cetrimonium bromide on metal nanoparticles for linker-free detection of toxic metal ions and catalytic degradation of 4-nitrophenol by Akash Kumar, Raja Gopal Rayavarapu

“…CTAB-Au nanospheres demonstrated limited heavy metal ion detection capability but exhibited remarkable efficiency in degrading 94.37% of 4-NP within 1 min. …”
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An Optimal Probiotic Carrier: Multiple Steps Toward Selection and Application in Kombucha by Tara Budimac, Lato Pezo, Olja Šovljanski, Dragoljub Cvetković, Teodora Cvanić, Anja Vučetić, Aleksandra Ranitović

“…Sensory evaluation highlighted that while enriched kombucha exhibited slight modifications in texture and acidity, overall consumer acceptability remained high. …”
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Regulation of biotransformation systems and ABC transporters by benznidazole in HepG2 cells: involvement of pregnane X-receptor. by Juan P Rigalli, Virginia G Perdomo, Marcelo G Luquita, Silvina S M Villanueva, Agostina Arias, Dirk Theile, Johanna Weiss, Aldo D Mottino, María L Ruiz, Viviana A Catania

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>Modifications in the activity of biotransformation and transport systems by BZL may alter the pharmacokinetics and efficiency of drugs that are substrates of these systems, including BZL itself.…”
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Sensitivity analysis and optimization of heat transfer in the time-reliant magnetohydrodynamic bioconvective flow of radiative couple-stress hybrid nanofluid through a squeezing ch... by Seetalsmita Samal, Surender Ontela

“…Examining the system's efficiency by evaluating the entropy produced in the flow process is another noteworthy part of this research. …”
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A Novel Exploration Stage Approach to Improve Crayfish Optimization Algorithm: Solution to Real-World Engineering Design Problems by Harun Gezici

“…In order to compensate these shortcomings, this study proposes an Improved Crayfish Optimization Algorithm (ICOA) that designs the competition stage with three modifications: (1) adaptive step length mechanism inversely proportional to the number of iterations, which enables exploration in early iterations and exploitation in later stages, (2) vector mapping that increases stochastic behavior and improves efficiency in high-dimensional spaces, (3) removing the X_shade parameter in order to abstain from early convergence. …”
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Framework for Cement Plants Assessment Through Cement Production Improvement Measures for Reduction of CO₂ Emissions Towards Net Zero Emissions by Esraa Khalil, Mohamed AbouZeid

“…The assessment identified a potential CO₂ reduction of 20–30% through targeted improvements, highlighting that even well-established cement plants have opportunities for emissions reduction and efficiency enhancement. This study advances existing assessment methodologies by providing an adaptable, data-driven, systematic, and scalable tool that enhances decision-making, strategic modifications, and resource allocation for achieving NZE targets. …”
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A Numerical Study of the Sealing and Interstage Pressure Drop Characteristics of a Four-Tooth Three-Stage Brush Combination Seal by Chao Gu, Yingqun Ma, Wei Zhao, Xiuming Sui, Bin Hu, Qingjun Zhao

“…Premature seal failure induced by the unevenness of interstage pressure distribution in multi-stage brush seals significantly compromises the sealing efficiency of Air-Turbo Rocket (ATR) engines operating under high-pressure (megapascal-level) differential conditions. …”
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Mechanical and Civil Engineering Optimization with a Very Simple Hybrid Grey Wolf—JAYA Metaheuristic Optimizer by Chiara Furio, Luciano Lamberti, Catalin I. Pruncu

“…The present study demonstrated that it is possible to build a very simple hybrid metaheuristic algorithm combining basic versions of classical MAs, and including very simple modifications in the optimization formulation to maximize computational efficiency. …”
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Linking gas production to microbial fuel cell output: a novel approach to assess soybean processing and selenium bioavailability by Vahid Vegari, Akbar Taghizadeh, Ali Hosseinkhani, Maghsoud Besharati, Kasim Sakran Abass, Maximilian Lackner

“…MFC voltage correlated strongly with GP (r = 0.95–0.99), validating MFCs as a dual-metric tool for assessing fermentation efficiency. Microwave processing generated the highest voltage (3241.30 mV), reflecting efficient electron transfer from disrupted fibrous structures. …”
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Circularly-polarized 28-GHz antenna for next generations of communication systems by Rania R. Elsharkawy, Khalid. F. A. Hussein, Asmaa E. Farahat

“…The peak gain of the designed antenna is 7 dBi and the radiation efficiency exceeds 90% all over the band of impedance matching. …”
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3D-Printed Lightweight Foamed Concrete with Dispersed Reinforcement by Magdalena Rudziewicz, Adam Hutyra, Marcin Maroszek, Kinga Korniejenko, Marek Hebda

“…This enhancement is attributed to microstructural modifications induced by the layer-by-layer deposition process. …”
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Low Complexity Optimized AOR Method for Massive MIMO Signal Detection by Muhammad Nauman Irshad, Muhamamd Muzamil Aslam, Rardchawadee Silapunt

“…These significant modifications amplify the efficiency of the OAOR method. …”
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Enhancing consistency in piping and instrumentation diagrams using DistilBERT and smart PID systems by F.S. Gómez-Vega, O. Acuña, Andrea C. Camargo, Jeison D. Jimenez, Sara M. Galeano, Isabella E. Franco, Laura L. Lozano, Jenifer Vásquez, Edwin Puertas

“…A structured dataset was constructed by extracting engineering design data from a SQL-based SmartPID database, monitoring all modifications and updates made throughout the design phase. …”
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Integrated ultrasensitive metabolomics and single-cell transcriptomics identify crucial regulators of sheep oocyte maturation and early embryo development in vitro by Bo Pan, JianPeng Qin, KunLin Du, LuYao Zhang, GongXue Jia, JiangFeng Ye, QiuXia Liang, QiEn Yang, GuangBin Zhou

“…Conventional metabolic analysis requires a large number of samples and is not efficiently applicable in oocytes and early embryos, thereby posing challenges in identifying key metabolites and regulating their in vitro culture system. …”
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Biomolecule-functionalized dental implant surfaces: Towards augmenting soft tissue integration by Ghazal Shineh, Leila Mamizadeh Janghour, Yiyun Xia, Jiayan Shao, Karan Gulati, Giselle C. Yeo, Behnam Akhavan

“…While surface topography modifications such as roughness, morphology, and porosity influence gingival cell behavior, passive surface modifications alone are often insufficient to promote rapid PSTI. …”
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Deep sequencing of yeast and mouse tRNAs and tRNA fragments using OTTR by Hans Tobias Gustafsson, Lucas Ferguson, Carolina Galan, Tianxiong Yu, Heather Upton, Ebru Kaymak, Zhiping Weng, Kathleen Collins, Oliver J Rando

“…Among the major classes of RNAs in the cell, tRNAs remain the most difficult to characterize via deep sequencing approaches, as tRNA structure and nucleotide modifications can each interfere with cDNA synthesis by commonly used reverse transcriptases (RTs). …”
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Emerging applications of gene editing technologies for the development of climate-resilient crops by R. L. Chavhan, S. G. Jaybhaye, V. R. Hinge, A. S. Deshmukh, U. S. Shaikh, P. K. Jadhav, U. S. Kadam, J. C. Hong

“…While CRISPR/enables targeted modifications of plant DNA, the base editors allow for direct base conversion without inducing double-stranded breaks, and the prime editors enable precise insertions, deletions, and substitutions. …”
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