An Open Test Case for High-Speed Low-Pressure Turbines: The SPLEEN C1 Cascade by Gustavo Lopes, Loris Simonassi, Samuel Gendebien, Antonino Federico Maria Torre, Marios Patinios, Nicolas Zeller, Ludovic Pintat, Sergio Lavagnoli

“…These findings provide a validated experimental platform for studying complex flow interactions in high-speed low-pressure turbines, supporting future turbine design and efficiency advancements.…”
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Amazon Web Service–Google Cross-Cloud Platform for Machine Learning-Based Satellite Image Detection by David Pacios, Sara Ignacio-Cerrato, José Luis Vázquez-Poletti, Rafael Moreno-Vozmediano, Nikolaos Schetakis, Konstantinos Stavrakakis, Alessio Di Iorio, Jorge J. Gomez-Sanz, Luis Vazquez

“…Furthermore, our approach capitalizes on the synergistic capabilities of AWS and Google Cloud to fortify our defenses against data loss and ensure operational resilience. Our goal is to demonstrate the effectiveness of a cloud environment in addressing complex and interdisciplinary challenges, particularly in the field of object analysis using spatial imagery.…”
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C3DGS: Compressing 3D Gaussian Model for Surface Reconstruction of Large-Scale Scenes Based on Multiview UAV Images by Jiating Qian, Yiming Yan, Fengjiao Gao, Baoyu Ge, Maosheng Wei, Boyi Shangguan, Guangjun He

“…To address this challenge, we propose C3DGS that compresses 3D Gaussian model and ensures the quality of surface reconstruction of large-scale scenes in the face of heavy computational costs. …”
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Assessing the Sensitivity and Efficiency of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) for High-Concentration Cadmium Detection in Cocoa Powder by Juan Molina M., Raquel Pincay, Víctor Santos, José Luis González, María Fernanda Trujillo Guerrero, Diego Díaz Pace, César Costa-Vera

“…LIBS is confirmed as a rapid and versatile analytical tool for Cd detection and quantification in complex food matrices, with potential applications in field-based and industrial monitoring systems.…”
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Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: a realist review by Joy Duxbury, Alina Haines-Delmont, John Baker, Peter Baker, Gary Bourlet, Elaine Craig, James Ridley, Rachel Whyte, Beth Morrison, Michaela Thomson, Anthony Tsang, Tella Lantta

“…Conclusion This review highlights that settings providing care for people with a LD are complex care environments, and thus reducing the use of RP is likely to require complex interventions, involving different stakeholders and approaches as our programme theory suggests. …”
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Innovative Damage Assessment of Endodontic Instruments Based on Digital Image Stacking by Raúl Argüello-Sánchez, Ivette Alejandra Calderón-Alday, Antonio Hernández-Morales, Benjamín Gonzalo Rodríguez-Méndez, Diego Medina-Castro, Régulo López-Callejas, Carlo Eduardo Medina-Solís

“…Background/Objectives: The damage assessment of dental instruments, such as endodontic files, is crucial to ensure patient safety and treatment quality. Conventional scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been the gold standard for this purpose; however, its limited accessibility and complex sample preparation protocols hinder its routine use in clinical settings. …”
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AP-PointRend: An Improved Network for Building Extraction via High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images by Bowen Zhu, Ding Yu, Xiongwu Xiao, Jian Shen, Zhigao Cui, Yanzhao Su, Aihua Li, Deren Li

“…We also designed an image merging method to eliminate seams, ensure the recall rate, and improve the extraction accuracy. …”
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Combining a McGrath Video Laryngoscope and C-MAC Video Stylet for the Endotracheal Intubation of a Patient with a Laryngeal Carcinoma Arising from the Anterior Side of the Epiglott... by Richard L. Witkam, Jörgen Bruhn, Nico Hoogerwerf, Rebecca M. Koch, Lucas T. van Eijk

“…Introduction: Difficult airway management is a critical challenge in anesthesia, often necessitating advanced techniques to ensure patient safety. A patient presented with a malignant lesion on the epiglottis, significantly altering the airway anatomy. …”
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SpaceX Starship SN10 Prototype Safety Analysis: A Case Study on Organization’s Needs Management by Joel Carlos Vieira Reinhardt, Mariana Freitas Dewes, Odair Lelis Gonçalez, Carlos Henrique Netto Lahoz

“…It emphasizes the importance of a systemic approach to mitigating hazards in complex space program management. This article proposes a new approach to addressing security issues that adds the management of security-related organizational needs to systemic engineering analysis. …”
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Refined insights into Africa's plant-soil diversity interplay by Ndiye M. Kebonye, Pegah Khosravani, Zibanani Seletlo, Thomas Scholten

“…The equal magnitude of the reciprocal effects between these two ecosystem components, plant and soil diversity, suggests fully connected interactions among environmental drivers, operating simultaneously in a complex biogeographic system. Taken together, our findings shed light on the fine-scale interplay between continental plant and soil diversity, providing critical knowledge for a detailed understanding of terrestrial ecosystem functioning to ensure targeted monitoring to support life. …”
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An Improved Rule-Based Energy Management System: Effective Solution to Achieve Collaborative Control of Batteries in Multi-Prosumers Community Microgrid by Jiawei Huang, Chengxiong Mao, Bin Liu, Dan Wang, Rui Gao, Bo Gu

“…To realize the proposed EMS function, an improved peer-to-peer fast settlement transaction mode is proposed, which is suitable for both the grid-connected mode and the off-grid mode, and fuzzy control is employed to manage complex real-time control problems. Additionally, a non-communication internal price transmission mechanism is proposed to ensure the EMS operates effectively even under harsh communication conditions. …”
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Head and neck dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans: Case series of extensive resections and reconstructions with literature review [version 2; peer review: 2 approved] by Sawssen Dhembri, Souhail Jbali, Mohamed Dhaha, Rim Braham, Amira Gallas, Yasmine Fertani, Alia Methnani, Ameni Amri, Skander Kedous

“…Such cases often require extensive resection and complex reconstructions. This study presents a case series of extensive dermatofibrosarcoma resections in the head and neck, focusing on the surgical margins, reconstruction strategies, recurrence rates, and adjuvant therapy. …”
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Abernethy malformation (Type II) presenting in a 6-day-old boy with Noonan syndrome: a case report by Yujuan Wang, Wei Wang, Xiaoru Wang, Xiaowei Xin, Yi Yin, Chun Zhao, Hua Jin, Youpeng Jin

“…A multidisciplinary approach that integrates genetic testing, advanced imaging, and surgical expertise is essential for optimizing outcomes in these complex cases.…”
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On the need to better integrate the social environment in research on climate change and health: recommendations and thinking tools [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved... by Lola Neufcourt, Laurence Mabile, Valériane Leroy, Matthew Chersich, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Cyrille Delpierre

“…Holistic approaches to public health such as One Health, EcoHealth or Planetary Health are well suited to tackling the considerable and complex environmental and social issues underlying climate dysregulation. …”
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On the need to better integrate the social environment in research on climate change and health: recommendations and thinking tools [version 4; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved... by Lola Neufcourt, Laurence Mabile, Valériane Leroy, Matthew Chersich, Michelle Kelly-Irving, Cyrille Delpierre

“…Holistic approaches to public health such as One Health, EcoHealth or Planetary Health are well suited to tackling the considerable and complex environmental and social issues underlying climate dysregulation. …”
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An Interpretable Dynamic Feature Search Methodology for Accelerating Computational Process of Control Rod Descent in Nuclear Reactors by Qingyu Huang, Cong Xiao, Wei Zeng, Le Xu, Jia Liu, Zhixin Pang, Yuanfeng Lin, Mengwei Zhao, Xiaobo Liu

“…The descent behavior of the control rod drive lines pertains to the intricate motion exhibited by the control rod components within the reactor during its operational lifespan, characterized by conditions of heightened irradiation, temperature, pressure, and complex fluid dynamics. The precise calculation of the control rod descent process is an integral facet of reactor structural design to ensure the safe and reliable operation of the reactor. …”
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Unsupervised Spectral Super-Resolution Guided by Spectral Sampling Priors by Xintao Zhong, Shenfu Zhang, Chenyang Lu, Xuejian Sun, Feng Shao, Weiwe Sun, Xiangchao Meng

“…However, HSI acquisition is costly and time-consuming due to specialized hardware and complex preprocessing. In addition, spectral mixing phenomena in low-resolution HSIs degrade image quality. …”
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A two-scale computational homogenization approach for elastoplastic truss-based lattice structures by Hooman Danesh, Lisamarie Heußen, Francisco J. Montáns, Stefanie Reese, Tim Brepols

“…Advancements in metal additive manufacturing have enabled the fabrication of alloy-based lattice structures with complex geometrical features, driving the need for efficient modeling frameworks. …”
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Control of electrolyte intrusion in carbon-free silver gas diffusion electrodes for electrochemical CO2 reduction by Inga Dorner, Jens Osiewacz, Philipp Röse, Barbara Ellendorff, Maximilian Röhe, Thomas Turek, Ulrike Krewer

“…Achieving high conversion rates in electrochemical CO2 reduction requires gas diffusion electrodes to ensure sufficient CO2 availability at the electrode surface. …”
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Organic and Synthetic Substitutes in Tracheal Reconstruction: A Scoping Review (2015–2025) by Ana Caroline dos Santos, Guilherme Machado Holzlsauer, João Paulo Ruiz Lucio de Lima Parra, Raí André Querino Candelária, Thamires Santos da Silva, Rodrigo da Silva Nunes Barreto, Maria Angelica Miglino

“…Tracheal defects have been the focus of research since the 19th century, but reconstructing this complex structure remains challenging. Identifying a safe, effective tracheal substitute is a key goal of surgery. …”
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