CureSCi Metadata Catalog-Finding and harmonizing studies for secondary analysis of hydroxyurea discontinuation in sickle cell disease. by Xin Wu, Jeran Stratford, Karen Kesler, Cataia Ives, Tabitha Hendershot, Barbara Kroner, Ying Qin, Huaqin Pan

“…<h4>Results</h4>The CureSCi Metadata Catalog provided a platform to efficiently find relevant studies and design a harmonization strategy to prepare data for secondary analysis. …”
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Learning to Score: A Coding System for Constructed Response Items via Interactive Clustering by Lingjing Luo, Hang Yang, Zhiwu Li, Witold Pedrycz

“…In this paper, we propose an interactive coding system called ASSIST to efficiently score student responses with expert knowledge and then generate an automatic score classifier. …”
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GLFFNet: Global–Local Feature Fusion Network for High-Resolution Remote Sensing Image Semantic Segmentation by Saifeng Zhu, Liaoying Zhao, Qingjiang Xiao, Jigang Ding, Xiaorun Li

“…Meanwhile, in order to utilize global information efficiently, we propose a multi-scale feature refinement (MSFR) module to reduce the loss of details during global feature extraction. …”
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Dynamically Tunable Multidimensional Feature Focusing and Diffusion Networks for Water Surface Debris Detection by Chong Zhang, Jie Yue, Jianglong Fu

“…Furthermore, a Focal-Diffuse Feature Pyramid Network (FD-FPN) was introduced to accurately capture and integrate key feature information through focused feature fusion techniques while utilizing cross-scale diffusion analysis to efficiently transfer and enhance feature information across different scales. …”
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Skeletal changes in patients with mandibular prognathism after mandibular set back and bimaxillary surgery: A comparative cephalometric study by Sinobad Vladimir, Strajnić Ljiljana, Sinobad Tamara

“…Using the computer program “Dr. Ceph”, 30 linear and angular skeletal variables were analyzed on each radiograph. …”
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Real-time monitoring of hydrogen composite pressure vessels using surface-applied distributed fiber optic sensors by Christos Karapanagiotis, Mathias Breithaupt, Eric Duffner, Marcus Schukar

“…Based on our results, we are confident that DFOS can enhance safety and facilitate the transition from time-consuming periodic inspections to more efficient, machine learning-based predictive maintenance.…”
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Screening method of cellulose-producing fungi based on chromogenic enzyme reaction by MA Xuekun, XIE Yanping, WANG Juan, LIU Gang

“…This work provides an easy and efficient method for screening cellulase-producing fungi.…”
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Simultaneous Quantification of Limonin, Two Indolequinazoline Alkaloids, and Four Quinolone Alkaloids in Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) Benth by HPLC-DAD Method by Pei-ting Zhang, Bi-yan Pan, Qiong-feng Liao, Mei-cun Yao, Xin-jun Xu, Jin-zhi Wan, Dan Liu, Zhi-yong Xie

“…A simple and efficient HPLC-DAD (225 nm) method was developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of limonin and six key alkaloids (evodiamine, rutaecarpine, 1-methyl-2-undecyl-4(1H)-quinolone, evocarpine, 1-methy-2-[(6Z,9Z)]-6,9-pentadecadienyl-4-(1H)-quinolone, and dihydroevocarpine) in Evodia rutaecarpa (Juss.) …”
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Thermodynamic Characteristics of the Ion-Exchange Process Involving REMs of the Light Group by Olga V. Cheremisina, Maria A. Ponomareva, Yulia A. Mashukova, Nina A. Nasonova, Maria D. Burtseva

“…The study considers the use of anion- and cation-exchange resins with different functional groups for efficient and environmentally safe REM separation. …”
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A Distributed Detection Method for Quality-related Faults in Complex Non-stationary Industrial Processes by Jie DONG, Daye LI, Yanmei WEI, Kaixiang PENG, Hui YANG

“…It can effectively reduce the interference of operators, improve work efficiency, and avoid the waste of resources caused by false alarms. …”
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Associations among blood heavy metals, neurofilament light chains and cognition function in US adults: NHANES 2013–2014 by YuYan Zhou, YaKun Wang, ChunFang Qiu, YuXuan Man, XiaoNian Zhu, ShengKui Tan, HuaiCai Zeng, XueFeng Guo, ZhengBao Zhang

“…Results: The generalized linear models exhibited a positive correlation between blood Pb or Cd levels and sNfL (β = 0.14, 95 % CI: 0.08–0.20; β = 0.14, 95 % CI: 0.07–0.20), in total population. …”
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Design of experiments-assisted UPLC method for quantification of nitrosamine impurities in glimepiride and lobeglitazone sulfate: A green chemistry approach by KiranKumar Chagarlamudi, Venkata Kanaka Srivani Maddala, Kumaraswamy Gandla

“…The final chromatographic conditions—50 % organic phase composition, a flow rate of 0.2 mL/min, and a mobile phase pH of 2.6—ensured efficient separation and quantification of all four analytes. …”
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Design Considerations for 1.6 Tbit/s Data Center Interconnects: Evaluating IM/DD and Coherent Transmission over O-Band Transmission Window by Adrian A. Juarez, Yanjun Zhu, Xin Chen, Ming-Jun Li

“…Yet, reducing coherent transmission complexity is desirable for cost-effective and power-efficient data center applications. By exploring dual wavelength transmission and DP-16 QAM transceivers, akin to IM/DD counterparts, the feasibility of streamlining this architecture is also studied. …”
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Three‐dimensional characterization of particle morphology in natural gravel and blasted rock fragments using SfM‐MVS photogrammetry by Hongchen Liu, Zitao Zhang, Huaizhi Su, Xuedong Zhang, Jing Hu

“…Abstract This study aims to develop a high‐precision and cost‐efficient method for the three‐dimensional reconstruction of large particles in natural gravel and blasted rock fragments, utilizing Structure from Motion (SfM) and Multi‐View Stereo (MVS) techniques. …”
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A Dual-Band Dual-Polarized Antenna for Harvesting in Cellular and Digital Terrestrial Television Bands by Khatereh Nadali, Neeraj Kumar Maurya, Patrick McEvoy, Max J. Ammann

“…The proposed antenna targets efficient RF energy conversion from the most prevalent cellular frequency bands (sub-1 GHz and 1800 MHz) and sub-700 MHz Digital Terrestrial Television. …”
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Predictions of failed satellite retrieval of air quality using machine learning by E. Malina, E. Malina, J. Brence, J. Adams, J. Tanevski, J. Tanevski, S. Džeroski, S. Džeroski, V. Kantchev, K. W. Bowman

“…Depending on the instrument and algorithm, the yield of good remote soundings can be a few percent owing to interferences such as clouds, non-linearities in the retrieval algorithm, and systematic errors in the radiative transfer algorithm, leading to inefficient use of computational resources. …”
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Recurrent neural networks for aerodynamic parameter estimation with Lyapunov stability analysis by Sara Mohan George, S. S. Selvi, J. R. Raol

“…RNN-WB is based on the Hopfield neural network and relies on pre-computation of weight and bias information, applying non-linearity to the states of the network. RNN-Gradient computes direct gradients and applies non-linearity to the error. …”
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An Analytical Approximation of the Stress Function for Conical Flywheels by Miguel Garcia, Onofre Orozco-López, Jesús Uribe-Chavira, Andrés Blanco-Ortega

“…The results confirmed that the proposed analytical approach provides a reliable and efficient alternative to numerical methods in the design and optimization of conical flywheels, offering practical value for early-stage engineering analysis and reducing reliance on time-intensive simulations.…”
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Selective Consecutive Determination of Desloratadine and Montelukast Sodium in Their Pure and Binary Dosage Form Based on Pencil Graphite Electrochemical Sensors by Amir Alhaj Sakur, Dania Nashed, Imad Noureldin

“…The proposed electrodes were effectively used for analysis of DES and MON as a single dosage form and as combined pharmaceutical preparation, without any need for prior separation that was performed depending on the difference in the efficient pH range for each sensor. The proposed sensors exhibited a Nernstian equation slopes of −30.11, 27.70, (−29.16, 29.79) mv. decade−1 in the linearity range 5.00 × 10−5−1.00 × 10−2 and 1.00 × 10−5 − 1.00 × 10−2 M, respectively. …”
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Effect of Pipe Wall Wear Defects on the Flow Characteristics of Slurry Shield Discharge Pipe by Yingran Fang, Xinggao Li, Xingchun Li, Yidong Guo, Hongzhi Liu

“…The paper investigates the potential mechanism of pipe flow characteristics influenced by wear defect and provides practical guidelines for the efficient operation of a slurry shield circulating system.…”
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