Carbon Quantum Dots in Biomedical Applications: Advances, Challenges, and Future Prospects by Nadezhda A. Pechnikova, Kalliopi Domvri, Konstantinos Porpodis, Maria S. Istomina, Aleksandra V. Iaremenko, Alexey V. Yaremenko

“…ABSTRACT Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) represent a rapidly emerging class of nanomaterials with significant potential in biomedical applications due to their tunable fluorescence, high biocompatibility, and versatile functionalization. This review focuses on the recent progress in utilizing CQDs for drug delivery, bioimaging, biosensing, and cancer therapy. …”
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MediScan: A Framework of U-Health and Prognostic AI Assessment on Medical Imaging by Sibtain Syed, Rehan Ahmed, Arshad Iqbal, Naveed Ahmad, Mohammed Ali Alshara

“…However, the challenge is to provide AI-based precautions to patients and doctors for more accurate risk assessment. The proposed healthcare system aims to integrate patients, doctors, laboratories, pharmacies, and administrative personnel use cases and their primary functions onto a single platform. …”
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Effects of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the management of sleep problems in people with fibromyalgia: a multi-methods evidence synthesis by Mari Imamura, Clare Robertson, Jemma Hudson, Daniel Whibley, Lorna Aucott, Katie Gillies, Marcus Beasley, Martin J Stevens, Paul Manson, Debra Dulake, Abhishek Abhishek, Nicole KY Tang, Gary J Macfarlane, Miriam Brazzelli

“…All items were examined and systematically categorised into conceptual health domains according to the aspect they aimed to capture; however, where appropriate, items were coded to more than one domain. Domains were generated inductively from the identified individual items and were informed by terms and definitions contained in the Sleep Foundation Dictionary and the World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. …”
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A systematic mapping study for graphical user interface testing on mobile apps by Liming Nie, Kabir Sulaiman Said, Lingfei Ma, Yaowen Zheng, Yangyang Zhao

“…Their investigation reports several major findings: (1) there are relatively more studies on two topics, that is, test case generation and the automated test; (2) the most productive authors tend to collaborate and often have relatively broad research interests; (3) the functionality is the main objective of GUI testing; the model‐based approach is the most widely used.…”
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OXIDATIVE STRESS: ITS ROLE IN INSULIN SECRETION, HORMONE RECEPTION BY ADIPOCYTES AND LIPOLYSIS IN ADIPOSE TISSUE by V. V. Ivanov, Ye. V. Shakhristova, Ye. A. Stepovaya, O. L. Nosareva, T. S. Fyodorova, N. V. Ryazantseva, V. V. Novitsky

“…Brief description of adipose tissue was given as a secretory organ regulating metabolic processes in adipocytes and influencing functions of various organs and systems of the body. …”
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Generalized Dynamic Switched Synchronization between Combinations of Fractional-Order Chaotic Systems by Wafaa S. Sayed, Moheb M. R. Henein, Salwa K. Abd-El-Hafiz, Ahmed G. Radwan

“…The proposed scheme provides various functions suitable for applications such as different master-slave communication models and secure communication systems.…”
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A pH‐Sensitive Nanosized Covalent–Organic Polymer for Enhanced Tumor Photodynamic Immunotherapy by Hypoxia Relief and STAT3 Inhibition by Lei Lei, Wenbin Dai, Jinchao Zhao, Angfeng Jiang, Haisheng Peng, Qiao Jin, Xiaojing Li, Zhe Tang

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Symbolic Framework for Evaluation of NOMA Modulation Impairments Based on Irregular Constellation Diagrams by Nenad Stefanovic, Vladimir Mladenovic, Borisa Jovanovic, Ron Dabora, Asutosh Kar

“…The advantages of the proposed approach include intuitive symbolic modeling in a dynamic framework for NOMA signals; efficient, more accurate, and less time-consuming design flow; and generation of synthetic training data for machine-learning models that could be used for system optimization in real-world use cases.…”
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Design of a Prediction Model to Predict Students’ Performance Using Educational Data Mining and Machine Learning by Jayasree R, Sheela Selvakumari

“…In this research work, efforts have been made to identify low-performing students through the proposed Back Propagation Neural Network for Student Performance Analysis (BPNN-SPA) model, which generates more accurate, efficient, and dependable results as compared to some of the existing techniques and models. …”
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A Multi-Strategy Visual SLAM System for Motion Blur Handling in Indoor Dynamic Environments by Shuo Huai, Long Cao, Yang Zhou, Zhiyang Guo, Jingyao Gai

“…Typical SLAM systems adhere to the assumption of environment rigidity, which limits their functionality when deployed in the dynamic indoor environments commonly encountered by household robots. …”
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Autonomous Vehicle Acceptance in China: TAM-Based Comparison of Civilian and Military Contexts by Dan Wan, Ling Peng

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Medium-Term Hourly Electricity Tariff Forecasting Using Ensemble Models by Matrenin P.V., Arestova A.Yu., Antonenkov D.V.

“…Meanwhile, tariff rates of the retail market are also hourly changed for certain groups of electricity consumers. It creates more efficient electrical load regu-lation opportunities than the traditional load leveling approach. …”
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Novel mutation and severe respiratory failure in congenital disorders of glycosylation Type Ix by Betül Kılıç, Nejmiye Akkuş

“…This mutation in the STT3B gene affects the catalytic subunit of the oligosaccharyltransferase and the recipient substrate properties, which in part have the same functions in N-glycosylation. A novel homozygous mutation in the STT3B presence of c.38C > G that encodes p.S13W (p.Ser13Trp) was detected with next generation sequencing. …”
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D-BADGE: Decision-Based Adversarial Batch Attack With Directional Gradient Estimation by Geunhyeok Yu, Minwoo Jeon, Hyoseok Hwang

“…This simple yet efficient decision-based method functions similarly to a score-based attack, enabling the generation of UAPs in real-world scenarios, and can be easily extended to targeted attacks. …”
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An innovative tool for the evaluation of energy efficiency of merchant ships by Valentina Bortuzzo, Serena Bertagna, Luca Braidotti, Vittorio Bucci

“…The application of the tool to a case study of a tanker ship, designed to validate its functionality, demonstrates that the tool can effectively generate extensive data, which can be used to identify correlations between specific ship factors and GHG emissions. …”
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Transformation of the System of Training Specialists during the Transition to FSES 3++ by R. N. Bakhtizin, O. A. Baulin, R. M. Mazitov, N. A. Shaikhutdinova

“…At the same time, the so-called soft skills should become an indispensable superstructure for the formation of professional competencies, as without them it is extremely difficult to train specialists able to adapt as quickly as possible to changes in the external environment, and, in conditions of uncertainty of occupational functions in the future, they become more important than hard skills.…”
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DEVELOPMENT OF DRY-SCALE CLEANER CUM GRADER FOR STORED ONION BULBS (ALLIUM CEPA L.) by Jamel SALO, Emmanuel SICAT

“…This study sought to develop a dry-scale cleaner cum grader for stored onion bulbs to simplify operations, reduce labor costs, minimize operation losses, and generate more income for the onion farmers. The design of the machine parts was computed based on the onions' average physical (shape, size, surface area, density, colour, and weight) and mechanical (hardness, compressive strength, impact, and shear resistance) properties. …”
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Enhancing adaptive beamforming by enhanced MUSIC algorithm for urban environments in O-RAN architecture by Mustafa Mayyahi, Jordi Mongay Batalla, Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis

“…The open radio access network (O-RAN) architecture is critical in this transformation, offering a more innovative and customizable network infrastructure. …”
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“I am the bastard child of the Empire”: Women and Hybrid Identity in Andrea Levy’s Fiction by Vesna Ukić Košta

“…The poem, written in the form of a dialogue, also functions as a strong backlash against Britain, which shows racial bias toward non-white Brits at the end of the twentieth century.…”
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OCT4B2, a novel alternative spliced variant of OCT4, is significantly upregulated under heat-stress condition and downregulated in differentiated cells by Ensieh M Poursani, Majid Mehravar, Bahram Mohammad Soltani, Seyed Javad Mowla

“…In conclusion, we are reporting a new variant of OCT4 , which is expressed under different physiological conditions. The finding shed more light on complexity of OCT4 expression and functions.…”
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