Extraction, determination, dietary and environmental risks assessment of phthalate acid esters in bottled water, liquor, and surface water by Jinyang Bai, Zongliang Niu, Yanling Ma, Mengge Ma, Xiaowen He, Zhuhua Tang, Yingying Wen

“…An accurate, rapid, and efficient method called salting-out assisted liquid-liquid extraction (SALLE) combined with gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) for the determination of 16 phthalic acid esters (PAEs) in bottled water, liquor and surface water samples was developed. …”
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Deteksi Covid-19 pada Citra Sinar-X Dada Menggunakan Deep Learning yang Efisien by Novanto Yudistira, Agus Wahyu Widodo, Bayu Rahayudi

“…The memory required by each CNN architecture to perform one detection is linearly related to the number of parameters where ShuffleNet only requires GPU memory of 0.646 GB or 0.43 times that of ResNet50, 0.2 times of EfficientNet, and 0.53 times of FullConv. …”
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Spiking Neural Networks Optimized by Improved Cuckoo Search Algorithm: A Model for Financial Time Series Forecasting by Panke Qin, Yongjie Ding, Ya Li, Bo Ye, Zhenlun Gao, Yaxing Liu, Zhongqi Cai, Haoran Qi

“…Financial Time Series Forecasting (TSF) remains a critical challenge in Artificial Intelligence (AI) due to the inherent complexity of financial data, characterized by strong non-linearity, dynamic non-stationarity, and multi-factor coupling. …”
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A circularly polarized metantenna for 5G and RF energy harvesting applications by Bikash Ranjan Behera, Harikrishna Paik, Mohammed H. Alsharif, Peerapong Uthansakul, Monthippa Uthansakul

“…Initially, we consider a linearly polarized (LP) printed monopole antenna at Stage 1. …”
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Learning Quantum States and Unitaries of Bounded Gate Complexity by Haimeng Zhao, Laura Lewis, Ishaan Kannan, Yihui Quek, Hsin-Yuan Huang, Matthias C. Caro

“…Given that states and unitaries appearing in nature are of bounded gate complexity, it is natural to ask if efficient learning becomes possible. In this work, we prove that to learn a state generated by a quantum circuit with G two-qubit gates to a small trace distance, a sample complexity scaling linearly in G is necessary and sufficient. …”
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Near-Field Direct Writing Based on Piezoelectric Micromotion for the Programmable Manufacturing of Serpentine Structures by Xun Chen, Xuanzhi Zhang, Jianfeng Sun, Rongguang Zhang, Xuanyang Liang, Jiecai Long, Jingsong Yao, Xin Chen, Han Wang, Yu Zhang, Jiewu Leng, Renquan Lu

“…However, existing fabrication methods, such as electrospinning and lithography, face significant challenges in producing microscale serpentine structures that are cost-effective, efficient, and controllable. These methods often struggle with achieving precise control over fiber morphology and scalability. …”
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Predicting cellular responses to complex perturbations in high‐throughput screens by Mohammad Lotfollahi, Anna Klimovskaia Susmelj, Carlo De Donno, Leon Hetzel, Yuge Ji, Ignacio L Ibarra, Sanjay R Srivatsan, Mohsen Naghipourfar, Riza M Daza, Beth Martin, Jay Shendure, Jose L McFaline‐Figueroa, Pierre Boyeau, F Alexander Wolf, Nafissa Yakubova, Stephan Günnemann, Cole Trapnell, David Lopez‐Paz, Fabian J Theis

“…We envision CPA will facilitate efficient experimental design and hypothesis generation by enabling in silico response prediction at the single‐cell level and thus accelerate therapeutic applications using single‐cell technologies.…”
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Application of Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting the Dynamic Stiffness of Rail Pads Based on Static Stiffness and Operating Conditions by Isaac Rivas, Jose A. Sainz-Aja, Diego Ferreño, Víctor Calzada, Isidro Carrascal, Jose Casado, Soraya Diego

“…The vertical stiffness of railway tracks is crucial for ensuring safe and efficient rail transport. Rail-pad dynamic stiffness is a key component influencing track performance. …”
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Variational autoencoder-based model improves polygenic prediction in blood cell traits by Xiaoqi Li, Elena Kharitonova, Minxing Pang, Jia Wen, Laura Y. Zhou, Laura Raffield, Haibo Zhou, Huaxiu Yao, Can Chen, Yun Li, Quan Sun

“…However, conventional PRS calculation methods that rely on linear models are limited in their ability to capture complex patterns and interaction effects in high-dimensional genomic data. …”
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The use of the skylight polarization gradient in young sandhopper’s orientation by A. Ugolini, Y. Yamahama, T. Hariyama, L. Mercatelli

“…The bowl was covered by a blue gelatin filter with a grey filter and a linear polarizing filter positioned under the blue one in such a way as to occupy half of the upper surface of the Plexiglas bowl to create a linear polarization gradient. …”
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Accurate estimation of permeability reduction resulted from low salinity water flooding in clay-rich sandstones by Xiaojuan Zhang, Muntadher Abed Hussein, Tarak Vora, Anupam Yadav, Asha Rajiv, Aman Shankhyan, Sachin Jaidka, Mehul Manu, Farzona Alimova, Issa Mohammed Kadhim, Zainab Jamal Hamoodah, Fadhil Faez, Ahmad Khalid

“…Abstract Accurate estimation of permeability reduction in clay-rich sandstones during low-salinity water flooding is critical for optimizing enhanced oil recovery (EOR) strategies and ensuring efficient reservoir management. Traditional methods often rely on costly experiments or simplified empirical correlations, which struggle to capture the complex, non-linear interactions governing this phenomenon. …”
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Development and validation of a LAMP-based method for rapid and reliable detection of Xanthomonas albilineans, the causal agent of sugarcane leaf scald by Moutoshi Chakraborty, Moutoshi Chakraborty, Shamsul Arafin Bhuiyan, Shamsul Arafin Bhuiyan, Simon Strachan, Simon Strachan, Muhammad J. A. Shiddiky, Nam-Trung Nguyen, Rebecca Ford, Rebecca Ford

“…The presence of irregular symptoms makes traditional phenotypic detection difficult, and molecular methods necessitate costly equipment, labor, and extended sample-to-answer processing times.MethodsThis study introduces an innovative rapid DNA isolation method requiring no reagents, combined with an isothermal amplification-based assay for efficient detection of Xalb DNA in sugarcane xylem sap, leaf tissue, and meristematic tissue samples. …”
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Plant Traits in Spring and Winter Canola Genotypes Under Salinity by Rajan Shrestha, Qingwu Xue, Andrea Leiva Soto, Girisha Ganjegunte, Santosh Subhash Palmate, Vijayasatya N. Chaganti, Saurav Kumar, April L. Ulery, Samuel Zapata

“…Salinity stress resulted in differential responses of greater leaf mass in winter canola but more efficient leaf area production in spring canola. SLA and stem mass were highly correlated with most parameters. …”
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Longitudinal markers of cognitive procedural learning in fronto-striatal circuits and putative effects of a BDNF plasticity-related variant by Lena S. Geiger, Torsten Wüstenberg, Zhenxiang Zang, Mirjam Melzer, Stephanie H. Witt, Marcella Rietschel, Markus M. Nöthen, Stefan Herms, Franziska Degenhardt, Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg, Carolin Moessnang

“…In addition, we show that both behavioral and neurofunctional readouts were sensitive to the BDNF Val 66 Met polymorphism, suggesting less efficient learning in 66 Met-allele carriers along with protracted signal decay in frontal and striatal brain regions. …”
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First principles investigation of bandgap modulation and light matter interaction in cubic X₂ScInI₆ halide double perovskites for emerging energy applications by Muhammad Yar Khan, Muhammad Awais Jehangir, It Ee Lee, Qamar Wali, Tariq Usman, Li Xiaojie, Abdullah Al Souwaileh

“…We anticipate that our findings will aid future experimental studies on X2ScInI6 (X = K, Rb) for energy-efficient applications.…”
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Heptad green metrics and quality by design tool evaluated chromatography method for content determination of Bexagliflozin in formulation product by Satyajit Raj Nethekar, Phani Raja Kanuparthy, Leela Prasad Kowtharapu, Vishnuvardhana Kishore Polisetti, Pankaj Kumar Lahoti, Sreekantha B Jonnalagadda, Naresh Kumar Katari

“…The study created an eco-friendly, rapid, sensitive, cost-efficient, stability-assessing method for analyzing Bexagliflozin in pharmaceuticals using a RP-UPLC approach. …”
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A machine learning-based framework for predicting metabolic syndrome using serum liver function tests and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein by Bahareh Behkamal, Fatemeh Asgharian Rezae, Amin Mansoori, Rana Kolahi Ahari, Sobhan Mahmoudi Shamsabad, Mohammad Reza Esmaeilian, Gordon Ferns, Mohammad Reza Saberi, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…This framework is designed to develop a robust, scalable, and efficient predictive tool. We evaluated our approach on a large-scale cohort comprising 9,704 participants from the Mashhad Stroke and Heart Atherosclerotic Disorder (MASHAD) study, spanning 2010–2020. …”
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Hybridization Chain Reaction-Enhanced Ultrasensitive Electrochemical Analysis of miRNAs with a Silver Nano-Reporter on a Gold Nanostructured Electrode Array by Bin Wang, Huiqiang Ma, Mingxing Zhou, Xian Huang, Ying Gan, Hong Yang

“…This HCR-based e-miRchip holds great potential as a highly efficient and promising miRNA detection platform for the diagnosis and prognosis of cancer and other diseases in the future.…”
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Film mulching can alleviate soil quality decrease and produce high maize yield under different irrigation strategies by Hao Quan, Lihong Wu, Jiaming Sun, Tibin Zhang, Lianhai Wu, Kadambot H.M. Siddique, Hao Feng, Bin Wang

“…Plastic film mulching (PM) combined with irrigation is widely adopted to improve crop yields, water and nitrogen efficiency, especially in arid farming areas. Despite its benefits, the effects of this method on soil quality and its subsequent impact on crop productivity and resource efficiency have not been thoroughly investigated. …”
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Handgrip strength in elite youth football: potential for performance prediction and the moderating effects of age and maturation by Sebastian Viktor Waldemar Schulz, Lucas Wizani, Lynn Matits, Lynn Matits, Eric Schwarz, Patrick Wiedemann, Daniel Alexander Bizjak, Achim Jerg, Johannes Kirsten, Alexander-Stephan Henze

“…This makes HGS a valuable, resource-efficient tool for performance diagnostics and talent development in elite and youth football, especially in settings where extensive testing is impractical.…”
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