Agent-based modeling of macrophage-fibroblast interactions in the immune response to biomaterials. by Jennifer Riccio, Luca Presotto, Shir Bahiri, Liad Doniza, Donato Inverso, Laura Sironi, Uri Nevo, Giuseppe Chirico

“…They exhibit a variety of functional phenotypes (or states) induced by the stimulus they receive and the microenvironment. …”
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Rotor Location During Atrial Fibrillation: A Framework Based on Data Fusion and Information Quality by Miguel A. Becerra, Diego H. Peluffo-Ordoñez, Johana Vela, Cristian Mejía, Juan P. Ugarte, Catalina Tobón

“…This advancement could help specialists make more informed decisions in EGM acquisition and treatment application.…”
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An Enhanced Differential Evolution Based Algorithm with Simulated Annealing for Solving Multiobjective Optimization Problems by Bili Chen, Wenhua Zeng, Yangbin Lin, Qi Zhong

“…In the proposed simulated annealing approach, a new acceptance probability computation function based on domination is proposed and some potential solutions are assigned a life cycle to have a priority to be selected entering the next generation. …”
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Aplikasi Absensi Pegawai Berbasis Website by Ade Triawan, Vella Elka Putri, April Zahmi

“…The system was tested using the black box method to ensure all application features function properly. The test results show that the system performs well, covering features such as multi-user login, check-in and check-out recording, leave submission, and report generation. …”
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Extended Gumbel Type-2 Distribution: Properties and Applications by A. A. Ogunde, S. T. Fayose, B. Ajayi, D. O. Omosigho

“…Expressions for the density, moment-generating function, and rth moment of the order statistics are also obtained. …”
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LossFIQA: A Shortcut Solution to Image Quality Assessment Using Loss for Faces and Beyond by Marek Vasko, Adam Herout

“…Our approach is very simple, and we demonstrate experimentally that it is not limited to a single domain (typically face recognition in the literature). Our approach generates per-sample quality pseudo-labels directly from the objective function used during the training of the target model. …”
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The Role of Oxidative Stress as a Mechanism in the Pathogenesis of Acute Heart Failure in Acute Kidney Injury by Danijela Tasić, Zorica Dimitrijević

“…Healthy mitochondria are essential for normal kidney and heart function. Mitochondrial dysfunction occurs when the clearance or process of generation and fragmentation of mitochondria is disturbed. …”
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Dualism of the Aging Process (analytical review) by V. N. Shabalin

“…Aging is not decay or damage, but a mechanism for transferring one structure of living tissue to another - more perfect, with its preservation in the form of a potential phase for use by new cellular generations of the same organism or other organisms.…”
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Freedom of Expression in Distributed Networks by Ejvind Hansen

“…The question arises as an urgent matter in the context of our global system of connected markets and distributed telecommunications networks – the Internet – since, as many academics and policy makers have noted, the two tend to undermine nationals boundaries, putting into question the power of individual states to continue function as the traditional legal and identity-generating entities of last resort.   …”
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The relationship of the anti-oxidant bilirubin with free thyroxine is modified by insulin resistance in euthyroid subjects. by Petronella E Deetman, Stephan J L Bakker, Arjan J Kwakernaak, Gerjan Navis, Robin P F Dullaart, PREVEND Study Group

“…Thyroid hormone affects both bilirubin generation and its biliary transport, but it is unknown whether circulating bilirubin is associated with thyroid function in euthyroid subjects. …”
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Mixed Convection and Thermally Radiative Flow of MHD Williamson Nanofluid with Arrhenius Activation Energy and Cattaneo–Christov Heat-Mass Flux by S. Eswaramoorthi, Nazek Alessa, M. Sangeethavaanee, Safak Kayikci, Ngawang Namgyel

“…The activation energy enriches the heat transfer gradient and suppresses the local Sherwood number. Additionally, the more significant heat transfer gradient occurs in heat-absorbing nonradiative viscous nanofluid and a smaller heat transfer gradient occurs in heat-generating radiative Williamson nanofluid. …”
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Intrinsic STING of CD8 + T cells regulates self-metabolic reprogramming and memory to exert anti-tumor effects by Qiuli Xu, Xin Hua, Bingbing Li, Bei Jiang, Jiajia Jin, Ranpu Wu, Yanli Gu, Hao Xu, Qinpei Cheng, Suhua Zhu, Fang Zhang, Tangfeng Lv, Yong Song

“…Abstract Background Our team has previously found that the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) plays a more significant anti-tumor role in host immune cells than in tumor cells. …”
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Unsupervised Multistage-Clustering-Based Hammerstein Postdistortion for VLC by Rangeet Mitra, Vimal Bhatia

“…This work proposes an unsupervised normalized Hammerstein improved multistage clustering (HIMSC) based postdistorter that is formulated as a more suitable cost function, as compared with the Volterra-MCMMA-based approaches. …”
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A novel user-centric happiness model for personalized tour recommendations by Mohammed Alatiyyah

“…The HM optimizes itineraries by considering traveler satisfaction as a function of time and maximizing it over the trip duration. …”
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Distributed Hierarchical Controller Resilience Analysis in Islanded Microgrid Under Cyber-Attacks by Abdollah Mirzabeigi, Ali Kalantarnia, Negin Zarei

“…In islanded microgrid configurations, synchronization of distributed generators (DGs) becomes imperative. Achieving synchronization and control necessitates the establishment of communication links. …”
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Writing with machines? Reconceptualizing student work in the age of AI by Mark F. Hau

“…The rise of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) such as ChatGPT fundamentally challenges traditional assumptions about student authorship and assessment in higher education. …”
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Energy Management Strategy for Hybrid Electric Vehicles Based on Adaptive Equivalent Ratio-Model Predictive Control by Farah Mahdi Ali, Nizar Hadi Abbas

“…This paper develops an optimal energy management algorithm based on Model Predictive Control that can produce optimal control parameters for power distribution between the battery unit and generator. The energy management strategy adapts this optimal power distribution by adjusting the objective function equivalent parameter of the controller according to changes in driving conditions. …”
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Reliability and Sensitivity Analysis Method for a Multistate System with Common Cause Failure by Jinlei Qin, Zheng Li

“…Using the technology of a universal generating function (UGF), the CCF of a component can be incorporated in the expression of its UGF. …”
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Preparation and Characterization of Calcium-Chelated Sea Cucumber Ovum Hydrolysate and the Inhibitory Effect on α-Amylase by Xu Yan, Fengjiao Fan, Zijin Qin, Lijuan Zhang, Shuang Guan, Shiying Han, Xiufang Dong, Hui Chen, Zhe Xu, Tingting Li

“…The protein hydrolysates generated using different proteases (pepsin, trypsin, and neutral protease) and molecular weights (less than 3000 and more than 3000) were investigated. …”
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Mass-Based Hybrid Nanofluid Model for Thermal Radiation Analysis of MHD Flow over a Wedge Embedded in Porous Medium by Sushila Choudhary, Vijendra Kumar Jarwal, Prasun Choudhary, K. Loganathan, Balachandra Pattanaik

“…Conversely, when the moving wedge parameter’s value exceeds 1, the velocity of the hybrid nanofluid decreases. The shape factor is more effective in the temperature profile for developed inputs of heat absorption/generation parameter. …”
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