Exploring Anharmonicity-induced high thermoelectric performance in α-In2X3 (X=S, Se) monolayers by Victor José Ramirez Rivera, Fredy Mamani Gonzalo, Maurício Jeomar Piotrowski, Efracio Mamani Flores

“…This ab initio study, based on density functional theory, investigates the thermoelectric properties of α-In2S3 and α-In2Se3 monolayers, through a detailed analysis of phonon modes, revealing that these materials exhibit low group velocities in acoustic (ZA, TA, LA) and optical modes, short phonon lifetimes, and high Grüneisen parameters, suggesting strong anharmonicity, especially at low frequencies. …”
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Adsorptive Removal of Azo Dye New Coccine Using High-Performance Adsorbent-Based Polycation-Modified Nano-Alpha Alumina Particles by Thi Hai Yen Doan, Hong Anh Pham, Ngoc Huyen Nguyen, Thi Dung Le, Thanh Binh Nguyen, Thanh Son Le

“…The NCC adsorptive removal kinetic was also affirmed by the FT-IR spectra, based especially on the changes of functional group stretch vibrations of −SO3− group in the NCC molecules and −N+(CH3)3 group in the PVBTAC molecules. …”
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Review of Fault Detection and Diagnosis Methods in Power Plants: Algorithms, Architectures, and Trends by Camelia Adela Maican, Cristina Floriana Pană, Daniela Maria Pătrașcu-Pană, Virginia Maria Rădulescu

“…Combining a thematic and quantitative approach, this article aims to support researchers, engineers, and decision-makers in developing more robust, scalable, and transparent diagnostic systems for power generation infrastructure.…”
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Economic policy of Eastern European countries in the field of energy in the context of global challenges by S. Bogachov, A. Kirizleyeva, O. Mandroshchenko, S. Shahoian, Y. Vlasenko

“…The calculated indicators of the level of energy efficiency of the energy system of Ukraine until 2035 based on the use of blockchain technology proved that the level of energy intensity of Gross domestic product should be reduced by more than half (53.57 %).CONCLUSION: As a conclusion, the developed model of the system of management of distribution of energy resources in the country using blockchain technology will contribute to decentralization of energy transactions, generation and supply of energy based on renewable and traditional sources, will allow to solve the problem of significant distance between renewable energy sources and industrial centers (its main consumers).…”
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Reprogrammed immuno-metabolic environment of cancer: the driving force of ferroptosis resistance by Sramana Bhowmick, Saptak Banerjee, Viji Shridhar, Susmita Mondal

“…The reprogrammed metabolism section further comprehends the functional role of lipids, iron and glucose metabolism against ferroptosis defense separately. …”
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Exploring the Gut Microbiota–Retina Axis: Implications for Health and Disease by Nicola Schiavone, Giulia Isoldi, Sara Calcagno, Elisabetta Rovida, Emiliano Antiga, Carolina Vieira De Almeida, Matteo Lulli

“…Accumulating scientific evidence now supports the concept of a gut–retina axis, underscoring the significant role of microbiota disruption in generating various retinal pathologies. This review comprehensively investigates gut microbiota composition, functional dynamics, and dysbiosis-induced alterations, with specific focus on retinal interactions in age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and retinal artery occlusion. …”
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StimEMG: An Electromyogram Recording System With Real-Time Removal of Time-Varying Electrical Stimulation Artifacts by Jiashun Zhao, Rui Yuan, Henry Shin, Run Ji, Yang Zheng

“…A closed-loop Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) system that incorporates electromyogram (EMG) signal feedback provides more effective assistance to paralytic patients in maintaining and recovering their motor abilities. …”
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NSC-derived extracellular vesicles-mediates neuronal plasticity enhancement in vascular dementia via transferring miR-210 by Qunwen Pan, Yan Wang, Zhi Xiang, Yulan Yin, Yuyan Deng, Kesheng Xiao, Xiaobing Xu, Yahong Wang, Ganwen Deng, Xiaoxia Wang, Wangtao Zhong, Xiaotang Ma

“…Through a series of in vivo and in vitro gain- and loss-of-function experiments, we demonstrated that hypoxic NSC-EVs were more effective than normoxic NSC-EVs in improving cognitive function, increasing neuronal survival, enhancing synaptic plasticity and dendritic spine density, and reducing neuronal ROS production and apoptosis in the cortex and hippocampus of VD mice. …”
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Transcriptional Sequencing and Gene Expression Analysis of Various Genes in Fruit Development of Three Different Black Pepper (Piper nigrum L.) Varieties by Choy Yuen Khew, Jennifer Ann Harikrishna, Wei Yee Wee, Ee Tiing Lau, Siaw San Hwang

“…These results indicate several candidate genes related to the development of flower and fruit in black pepper and provide a resource for future functional analysis and potentially for future crop improvement.…”
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Challenges in developing a split drive targeting dsx for the genetic control of the invasive malaria vector Anopheles stephensi by Mireia Larrosa-Godall, Joshua X. D. Ang, Philip T. Leftwich, Estela Gonzalez, Lewis Shackleford, Katherine Nevard, Rob Noad, Michelle A. E. Anderson, Luke Alphey

“…Urgent efforts are required to develop novel and more efficient strategies for targeted vector control. …”
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Enablers and Barriers to Medication Self-Management in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Qualitative Study Using the COM-B Model by Li H, Li Y, Wang J, Zhang Y, Ben S

“…The barriers include low medication literacy, aging of body functions, changes in living habits, the impact of work, limited medical resources, misguided beliefs about medication, and emotional response. …”
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A New PWM Technique With Single Phase Switched-Capacitor High-Gain Multilevel Inverter for Photovoltaic Applications by Oorappan G. Murugan, Sivaraman Pandarinathan, S. A. Lakshmanan, C. Dhanamjayulu, S. M. Muyeen

“…Offering an appealing substitute, Flat Pulse Width Modulation (FPWM) technique provide reduced device switching frequencies compared to traditional continuous PWM approaches. This feature generates more voltage and helps to reduce the switching losses in the converter. …”
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Quercetin‐Driven Akkermansia Muciniphila Alleviates Obesity by Modulating Bile Acid Metabolism via an ILA/m6A/CYP8B1 Signaling by Jiaqi Liu, Youhua Liu, Chaoqun Huang, Chuan He, Tongyudan Yang, Ruiti Ren, Zimeng Xin, Xinxia Wang

“…Enrichment of A. muciniphila leads to generate more indole‐3‐lactic acid (ILA) to upregulate the expression of 12α‐hydroxylase (CYP8B1) via fat mass and obesity‐associated protein (FTO)/ N6‐methyladenosine (m6A)/YTHDF2 manner, thereby facilitating cholesterol converts to cholic acid (CA). …”
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Research on Modeling Method of Gas Turbine Inlet Pressure Loss by Yunfeng JIN, Chao LIU, Gaofeng DENG, Yunlong GUAN, Xin TIAN, Haizhou HUANG, Dongxiang JIANG

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multi-objective mathematical model for optimizing the collection and recycling of urban waste under conditions of uncertainty(The subject of study : Karaj city) by Mohsen Bijanpoor, Reza Ehtesham Rasi, Davood Gharakhany

“…The objective functions include an economic function to minimize investment costs and a social objective function to maximize the amount of recycling. …”
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Comparing acute versus AIDS ART initiation on HIV-1 integration sites and clonal expansion by Jun Wang, Nan Xiao, Zhengnong Zhu, Haiyan Qiao, Fang Zhao, Lukun Zhang, Jizhou Gou, Mengji Lu, Yun He, Hongzhou Lu, Qian Li

“…The early intervention helps slow the progress of clonal expansion of infected cells, reducing the formation of stable and persistent reservoirs, and ultimately posing fewer barriers to achieving a functional cure.…”
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Circulating Current Suppression in Modular Multilevel Converters Based on Hybrid Model Predictive Control by Xin Gu, Wenxuan Zhao, Guozheng Zhang, Xuqing Yao, Xuefeng Jin, Wei Chen, Chen Li

“…Finally, the output of the resonance controller is used to correct the duty cycles, which are then compared with the PWM triangular carrier to generate more switching actions that suppress the circulating current. …”
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Effect of Indenter Angle on Bearing Performance of Coal and Accompanying Rocks Under Point Load and Characterization of Mechanical Parameters by Qian Wang, Yujiang Zhang, Delong Cui, Guorui Feng, Yunlou Du, Shuai Zhang, Haojie Cheng, Zhengjun Zhang

“…The ultimate invasion depth upon reaching the failure load decreased as a quadratic function as the indenter angle increased. Under the load of indenter points at different angles, all samples underwent splitting failure along the loading axis. …”
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Addressing ORPD problem in a standard IEEE power network accompanied with RESs and FACTs appliances by COMMKE under volatile load scenarios by Susanta Dutta, Tushnik Sarkar, Chandan Paul, Sabbir Reza Tarafdar, Provas Kumar Roy, Ghanshyam G. Tejani, Seyed Jalaleddin Mousavirad

“…To make this comparison more lucid, statistical records are produced, box plots are presented, error bar plots are used and moreover one way ANOVA test has been performed over the results generated through the different optimization approaches.…”
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Optimization Methodology for Meningioma and Acoustic Neuroma Detection Model Based on DCGAN by CHEN Jingcong, RAN Fengwei, ZHANG Haowei, LIU Ying

“…This paper proposes a DCGAN (deep convolutional generative adversarial networks) with improved loss function for data augmentation of meningioma and acoustic neuroma detection models to address the issues of scarce medical image datasets, imbalanced number of categories, and poor imaging quality. …”
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