Membrane Vesicles of Group B Streptococcus Disrupt Feto-Maternal Barrier Leading to Preterm Birth. by Manalee Vishnu Surve, Anjali Anil, Kshama Ganesh Kamath, Smita Bhutda, Lakshmi Kavitha Sthanam, Arpan Pradhan, Rohit Srivastava, Bhakti Basu, Suryendu Dutta, Shamik Sen, Deepak Modi, Anirban Banerjee

“…In this work, we demonstrate that GBS produces membrane vesicles (MVs) in a serotype independent manner. These MVs are loaded with virulence factors including extracellular matrix degrading proteases and pore forming toxins. …”
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The Effects of Construction Techniques and Geometrical Properties on the Dynamic Behavior of Historic Timber Minarets in Sakarya, Turkey by M. Bilal Bağbancı, Özlem Köprülü Bağbancı

“…Therefore, they are sensitive to lateral loads, and earthquakes and strong winds may cause damage to these structures. …”
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BIONIC DESIGN OF THE MOVING JOINTS FOR GECKO BASED ON LINKAGE CONFIGURATION (MT) by ZHAO Jing, Lü Bo, ZHANG RuiNing, WANG ChaoHui, ZHANG JiaYou

“…The results of static analysis show that the bionic joint under different load-bearing environments（such as flat ground, hang upside down, vertical wall） can meet the design requirements of strength and stiffness. …”
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SPIKA: an energy-efficient time-domain hybrid CMOS-RRAM compute-in-memory macro by Khaled Humood, Yihan Pan, Grahame Reynolds, Mohammed Mughal, Shiwei Wang, Alexander Serb, Themis Prodromakis

“…In this work, we introduce SPIKA, a novel RRAM-based ML accelerator implemented in 180nm CMOS technology. The design features a 64×128 crossbar array, supports 4-bit inputs, ternary weights, and 5-bit outputs. …”
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District-energy Planning Method based on Energy Bus System in Hot Summer and Cold Winter Areas by Meng Hua, Wang Hai, Long Weiding

“…Because of the simultaneously decoupled thermal features of the presented EBS configuration, both energy sources and users are capable of adjusting their thermal devices flexibly according to their own local loads. …”
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OPERATIONAL PLANNING IMPROVEMENT OF ENTERPRISES GOODS’ CARRIAGE BY SMALL SHIPMENTS IN THE CITIES by A. Kh. Tolebayeva, E. E. Vitvitskiy

“…The practice necessity in all aspects of operational planning, taking into account the features of the private cargo companies’ modern transport and the state of the economy, determines the research relevance in this sphere. …”
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The Poetics of Secondary in the Coordinates of Confessional Modality of French Novel in the First Half of the XXth Century by Anastasia Stetsenko

“…Ontological background of the twentieth-century contributed the conditions which made a French novel strive for the genre of confession. One of the main features which denotes the renewal of confessional poetics in French novel is the intensification of “secondary” elements semantics. …”
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A High Gain Two-Winding Switched Coupled-Inductor Network by Mehran Moslehi Bajestan, Saeed Sharifi, Mohammad Ali Shamsinejad

“…By employing a two-winding SCL within the impedance network, the proposed topology offers high voltage gains with relatively low shoot-through current and low total voltage stress on switching devices. Other prominent features of the proposed topology can be mentioned as low total voltage stress on the switching devices, continuous dc-input current, and common ground among the input dc-voltage source and the load-side. …”
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ON SOME ISSUES OF LEGAL REGULATION OF CARGO TRANSPORTATION BY ROAD TRANSPORT by PANFILOV NIKITA

“…Conclusions: the need to pay special attention in the contract of carriage of goods to the carrier regarding the application of sanctions policy, revision of the degree of severity of sanctions for non-compliance with the rules of carriage, including for bad faith performance of obligations by the carrier, stricter control of carriers' compliance with the rules of operation of vehicles, expediency of increasing the threshold of permissible cargo load without the need to obtain a permit, taking into account an individual approach to the consideration of the features of running parts. …”
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Strata Caving and Gob Evolution Characteristic in Longwall Mining by Weidong Pan, Xinyuan Li, Zhining Zhao

“…The caved strata in the longwall gob present strain hardening behaviour and the load carrying capacity increases exponentially as a function of strain. …”
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Differential Diagnosis of the Ability to Develop the Skill of Relaxation in the Drivers of Locomotive Crews by N. V. Shcherbina

“…The accuracy of the presented groups was checked using linear qualification functions, the informativeness of the features was assessed by Fisher's F-criterion. The critical level of significance when testing statistical hypotheses is p < 0.05. …”
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Distributed Continuous Nearest Neighbors Search over Moving Objects on Wireless Sensor Networks by Chuan-Ming Liu, Chuan-Chi Lai

“…When the moving objects quickly move, the processing load on the server will be heavy due to the overwhelming data. …”
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Mechanical characterization and enhancing wear properties of Glass/Sisal/nAl2O3strengthened polymer matrix nanocomposites using hybrid optimization approach by G. Perumal, B. Deepanraj, N. Senthilkumar, K. Velavan, M. Shameer Basha

“…Numerous industries require high-performance composite materials, and glass/sisal fiber-reinforced composites are promising due to their mechanical features and ecological benefits. Composites typically limit mechanical strength, impact resistance, and extreme-condition durability. …”
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Morphofunctional characteristics of leaves and fruits in Maloideae (Rosaceae): a. Microstructure of surface tissues by T. Kh. Kumachova, A. S. Voronkov, A. V. Babosha, A. S. Ryabchenko

“…The adaxial (upper) and abaxial surfaces clearly differ not only in the features of the structure, but also in the specificity of the microrelief’s arrangement. …”
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Resilience assessment of mobile emergency generator-assisted distribution networks: A stochastic geometry approach by Chenhao Ren, Rong-Peng Liu, Wenqian Yin, Qinfei Long, Yunhe Hou

“…Finally, we derive accurate analytical expressions for the distance distribution and resilience metrics, such as coverage probability and load shedding, enabling us to explore the relationship between MEG deployment decisions, structural features, and power grid resilience. …”
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Extraction and Energy Management of Solar Photovoltaic, Fuel Cell, and Battery Systems Using a Novel Multi Port Power Converter for DC Microgrid Applications by Guguloth Nagesh, M. Venkatesh Naik, Dogga Raveendhra, Praveen Kumar Bonthagorla

“…This study presents a novel Four-Port Converter (FPC) configuration designed to extract power from photovoltaic (PV), battery, and fuel cell (FC) sources while employing an advanced EMS to manage energy distribution and meet the demand of DC loads. The proposed FPC features two unidirectional input ports to accommodate renewable energy sources (RESs) and one bidirectional port for integrating an energy storage device (ESD) within a unified configuration. …”
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A case study of optimal design and techno-economic analysis of an islanded AC microgrid by M. S. Elborlsy, R. M. Mostafa, Mohamed A. Ghalib, Shimaa Barakat, H. E. Keshta

“…The results indicate that the proposed control strategy effectively maintains system frequency and voltage amid various disturbances, improves dynamic performance, and achieves a balanced power generation and load demand. Additionally, the proposed controller demonstrates superior dynamic response, featuring reduced overshoot, undershoot, ITAE, and settling time compared to the others.…”
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Experimental Study on the Seismic Performance of Confined High Walls of Autoclaved Aerated Concrete Panels Used in Subway Stations by Xiaowei Li, Qidi Zhang, Han Bao, Yong Yao, Zhaoqiang Zhang

“…This study addresses the unique challenge of the partition walls in subway stations, featuring high height, fire prevention, and located outside the main frames, by introducing a confined autoclaved aerated concrete (AAC) panel wall system. …”
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Dynamic analysis and deploying process control of large parabolic cylinder antennas by Z. Wang, Z. Song, J. Chen, C. Chen, H. Zhang, J. Li

“…<p>The deployable parabolic cylindrical antenna, due to its large structural scale, complex transmission linkages, and multiple closed-loop constraints, endures significant differential loads on its structural components during the deployment process. …”
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Enhancing the therapeutic efficacy of gemcitabine in bladder cancer through TGF-β1 inhibition and pluronic F-127-based microsphere delivery by Yaoyao Xiong, Yangle Li, Lingxiao Chen, Minfeng Chen, Wei He, Lin Qi

“…Abstract Bladder cancer is prevalent and features significant recurrence and progression rates, necessitating effective treatment strategies. …”
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