An effective method to purify Plasmodium falciparum DNA directly from clinical blood samples for whole genome high-throughput sequencing. by Sarah Auburn, Susana Campino, Taane G Clark, Abdoulaye A Djimde, Issaka Zongo, Robert Pinches, Magnus Manske, Valentina Mangano, Daniel Alcock, Elisa Anastasi, Gareth Maslen, Bronwyn Macinnis, Kirk Rockett, David Modiano, Christopher I Newbold, Ogobara K Doumbo, Jean Bosco Ouédraogo, Dominic P Kwiatkowski

“…In the first of a two-part study, combinations of three different WBC depletion methods were tested on 43 patient blood samples in Mali. …”
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Application of Carbon Quantum Dots in Food Business: A Comprehensive Review by Muhammad Sadiq Naseer, Ali Imran, Qaswaa Yousif Jameel, Ashok Kumar Bishoyi, Faiyaz Ahmed, Ahmed Elawady, Pranchal Rajput, Fakhar Islam, Tahir Zahoor, Abdela Befa Kinki, Saima Naz

“…ABSTRACT The growing demand for efficient, accurate, and affordable methods of evaluating food safety has led scholars to look into cutting‐edge analytical techniques. …”
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Mental Health Assessment Model for College Students Using Circular q-Rung Orthopair Fuzzy Muirhead Means and MULTIMOORA Method by Gou Ying

“…A real-world case study demonstrates the proposed method’s practical applicability and reliability in selecting optimal mental health strategies. …”
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Estimation of rectal fluctuations during radiotherapy of rectal cancer using CBCT measured on the bone structures and the posterior rectal wall by Salmič Klemen, Oblak Irena, Žager-Marciuš Valerija

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EVALUATION OF THE USE OF SMART GLASSES IN IRS LOGISTICS by Tomas BINAR, Simona VASIKOVA, Pavel SAFL

“…To effectively transport materials through different means of transport, it is essential to have an optimized warehouse logistics first. …”
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Production of Water-Soluble Chitosan from Crab Shells (Portunus sp.) by Pressurized Hydrolysis Method as an Active Material for Hand Sanitizer by Niken Dharmayanti, Dessy A Natalia, Aef Permadi, Fera R Dewi, Khamhou Thongsamouth

“…Graphical Abstract   Highlight Research • Water-soluble chitosan from crab’s shell can be produced via the pressurized hydrolysis method in an acidic environment with a pressure cooker; the optimal treatment is a 3% HCl concentration…”
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A Dense Bootstrap Contrastive Learning Method With 3-D Dynamic Convolution for Few-Shot PolSAR Image Classification by Nana Jiang, Wenbo Zhao, Jiao Guo, Xiuya Dong, Jubo Zhu

“…The effectiveness of the proposed method is validated through experiments on three different datasets. …”
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An Interpretable Method for Asphalt Pavement Skid Resistance Performance Evaluation Under Sand-Accumulated Conditions Based on Multi-Scale Fractals by Yuhan Weng, Zhaoyun Sun, Huiying Liu, Yingbin Gu

“…The SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) method is used to analyze the optimal model’s interpretability. …”
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Utilizing OSA-modified starch with various molecular weights for flavonoid extraction from "Quzhiqiao" (immature fruit of Citrus paradisi 'Changshan Huyou') by Lu Wang, Xuyi Zhou, Shengmin Lu, Siew Young Quek, Juzhao Liu, Qi Cui

“…OSA-modified starch was successfully identified and refined, ensuring its molecular weight was appropriate and extraction was optimized. The experimental findings suggested that a concentration of 20 mg/mL of medium molecular weight gelatinized OSA-modified starch was optimal for extracting flavonoids from "Quzhiqiao" using an ultrasound-assisted method (1,000 W, 40 min). …”
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An Environmentally Compatible and Less Costly (Greener) Microwave Digestion Method of Bone Samples Using Dilute Nitric Acid for Analysis by ICP-MS by Derek D. Bussan, Forrest H. Nielsen, Chris Douvris, Brett Kelzenberg, Allison Grimestad, Jay J. Cao

“…An environmentally compatible and less costly (greener) analytical method for the digestion of bone meal samples using microwave-assisted dilute nitric acid (HNO₃) was developed and optimized. …”
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A data-driven PCA-RF-VIM method to identify key factors driving post-fracturing gas production of tight reservoirs by Yifan Zhao, Xiaofan Li, Lei Zuo, Zhongtai Hu, Liangbin Dou, Huagui Yu, Tiantai Li, Jun Lu

“…A comparison the two models shows that they contain almost the same parameters in the top ten, with only minor differences in one parameter. In combination with the reservoir characteristics, the reasonableness of the PCA-RF-VIM model is verified, and the importance ranking of the parameters by this method is more consistent with the reservoir characteristics of the study area. …”
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A mixed methods exploration of the interrelationships among self-compassion, stress management, psychological capital, and life satisfaction in Chinese university students by Ping Huang, Zhenxing Lin, BingRu Wang, Zhou Du

“…IntroductionThis study explored the interrelationships between self-compassion, stress management, psychological capital (PsyCap), and life satisfaction among Chinese university students.MethodsA mixed-methods approach was employed. The quantitative phase involved 478 students from six universities, with data analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to test hypothesized direct and indirect relationships among the variables. …”
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Forming characteristics and precision control method of Ti60 titanium alloy ultra-thin hyperbolic shell in electro-assisted drawing by Renhai Yu, Shaofeng Liu, Pi Ling, Bosong Liu, Yingsheng Li, Lin Zhong, Kemin Xue

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Influence of Cooking Methods on Flavor Parameters and Sensory Quality of Tibetan Sheep Meat Examined Using an Electronic Nose, an Electronic Tongue, GC–IMS, and GC–MS by Shipeng Ge, Lijuan Han, Shengzhen Hou, Zhenzhen Yuan, Linsheng Gui, Shengnan Sun, Chao Yang, Zhiyou Wang, Baochun Yang

“…An electronic tongue and nose identified aroma components across the four cooking methods. Similarities in aroma were observed among the samples after cooking, while significant differences were found in the aroma components between the AP group and the other three cooking methods (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Effect of bath temperature on physical properties of thin films CuO using the SILAR method: Photocatalytic properties and numerical investigation by Latifa Znaidi, Hafsa Diyagh, Ismail Benaicha, Nabil Bouri, Lahoucine El Gana, Haytham El Farri, Kawtar Oukacha, Mounir Fahoume, khalid Nouneh

“…Finally, a numerical analysis was conducted using the SCAPS simulation software, employing the identified optimal bandgap of 1.74 eV for degradation. The simulation involved creating a PN junction device with a CuO HTL and different electron transport layers (ETLs: ZnO, TiO2, WS2 and SnO2), to examine the effect of CuO film thickness and the shallow doping concentrations of the acceptors (CuO) and donors (ETLs) on current density.…”
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Establishment and application of a rapid new detection method for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Klebsiella pneumoniae based on MALDI-TOF MS by Yapei Zhang, Fanghua Fan, Xuan Wang, Jie Zhu, Shilei Dong

“…We confirmed, theoretically and experimentally, that MALDI-TOF MS can replace the naked eye in judging the results (MICMS) by “seeing” the bacterial growth in the presence of different concentrations of antibiotics, including determination of the lower limit of bacterial count detection (4 × 105 cfu), the optimal period of incubation (2 h), and bacterial growth curve assay. …”
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Simulation study of the influence of water equivalent ratio energy dependence of absorber materials on measurement of multilayer ionization chamber by GU Shuaizhe, CHEN Zhiling, LIN Ye, LIU Qi, BAI Haobo, ZOU Yuhang, LI Xiufang, LI Deming

“…BackgroundThe Multilayer Ionization Chamber (MLIC) is an instrument in rapidly measuring the proton depth dose distribution, which is crucial for enhancing the efficiency of beam commissioning and daily quality assurance in treatment rooms.PurposeThis study aims to investigate the impact of the Water Equivalent Ratio (WER) energy dependence of various absorber materials on MLIC measurements, thereby improving the accuracy of depth dose distribution measurements.MethodsBased on the fixed beam source parameters in the beam therapy room of Shanghai Advanced Proton Facility (SAPT), a physical model of MLIC was constructed using Monte-Carlo method. …”
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Multi-element synergy in photocatalytic materials integrated mechanism-design-preparation strategies by Qi Zhanfeng, Li Guancheng, Guo Xiuli

“…The mechanisms to enhance the photocatalytic efficiency through heterogeneous structure construction, elemental doping and surface plasma effect are discussed, and typical preparation methods applicable to different elemental systems are summarized. …”
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Goal-Oriented Learning in Private Music Education: Case Study on Piano, Keyboard, and Drums by Piter Sembiring, Marsel Ridky Maulana, Asep Rizwan Nurfalah, Al Muqri

“…The research focuses on how structured learning objectives influence students motivation, engagement, and technical proficiency. Method – This qualitative study employs a case study methodology, incorporating in-depth interviews, direct observations, and document analysis. …”
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Reducing costs and shortening the cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) method to improve DNA extraction efficiency from wintersweet and some other plants by Bin Liu, HuaFeng Wu, YinZhu Cao, GuanPeng Ma, XiaoWen Zheng, HaoXiang Zhu, Xingrong Song, ShunZhao Sui

“…In this study, the different steps in the CTAB method are compared and evaluated to optimize the C. praecox leaf DNA extraction process. …”
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