From deformation twinning to α'' martensitic transformation in deforming Ti–12Mo alloy with increasing grain size by Y. Wu, L.Y. Chen, Z. Liu, P. Chen, C.Y. Wang, B. Tang, H.C. Kou, J.S. Li

“…The corresponding mechanical properties and deformation products are systematically investigated by coupling mechanical evaluation methods and microstructure characterization techniques. …”
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Improving Efficiency of Rolling Mill Stand Electric Drives Through Load Alignment by Stanislav S. Voronin, Andrey A. Radionov, Alexander S. Karandaev, Roman A. Lisovsky, Boris M. Loginov, Mark A. Zinchenko, Vadim R. Khramshin, Ivan N. Erdakov

“…This article’s contribution consists of the development of a forced UMD and LMD speed and torque alignment method. To implement this method, a load-division controller with a switching structure has been developed. …”
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Exergetic Analysis and Design of a Mechanical Compression Stage—Application for a Cryogenic Air Separation Plant by Adalia Andreea Percembli (Chelmuș), Arthur Dupuy, Lavinia Grosu, Daniel Dima, Alexandru Dobrovicescu

“…Graphs are provided that make the application of the method straightforward and much easier to use compared to the usual logarithmic mean temperature difference. …”
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A novel prognostic model utilizing TMTV and SUVmax from 18F-FDG PET/CT for predicting overall survival in patients with extranodal NK/T- cell lymphoma by Hua Wang, Demei Feng, Yiwen Mo, Huangming Hong, Yingying Hu, Li Huang, Xiaolei Wei, Yajun Li, Haibin Huang, Runhui Zheng, Yonghua Li, Hui Zeng, Robert Peter Gale, Tian Ying, Jing Guo, Zhenshu Xu, Wei Fan, Tongyu Lin

“…This study aimed to evaluate the prognostic value of 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters including maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax), total metabolic tumor volume (TMTV) and total lesion glycolysis (TLG), and to develop a new prognostic model for ENKTL. Methods We analyzed 390 ENKTL patients with comprehensive clinical and survival data. …”
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Satellite quantification of methane emissions from South American countries: a high-resolution inversion of TROPOMI and GOSAT observations by S. E. Hancock, D. J. Jacob, Z. Chen, H. Nesser, A. Davitt, A. Davitt, D. J. Varon, M. P. Sulprizio, N. Balasus, L. A. Estrada, M. Cazorla, L. Dawidowski, S. Diez, J. D. East, E. Penn, C. A. Randles, C. A. Randles, J. Worden, I. Aben, R. J. Parker, R. J. Parker, J. D. Maasakkers

“…The livestock sector shows the largest difference<span id="page798"/> between our top-down estimate and the UNFCCC prior estimates, and even countries using complex bottom-up methods report UNFCCC emissions significantly lower than our posterior estimate. …”
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Resistance exercise snacks as a workplace health intervention by Tom Brandt, Christian Thomas Lothar Schwandner, Annette Schmidt

“…Therefore, it was investigated whether RES is an efficient concept for the workplace health promotion (WHP) to facilitate RT in women and improve musculoskeletal fitness. Methods This pilot-study followed a prospective, controlled intervention design. …”
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Investigating diverse loss functions for myocardium ring segmentation in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance images using fuzzy pooling by Riandini, Eko Mulyanto Yuniarno, I. Ketut Eddy Purnama, Masayoshi Aritsugi, Mauridhi Hery Purnomo

“…This study enhances the U-Net model with fuzzy pooling and evaluates the effects of different loss functions: cross-entropy loss, which evaluates the disparity between predicted and actual probability distributions; focal loss, which tackles class imbalance by reducing the weight of easily classified examples; dice loss, which emphasizes the overlap between predicted and actual segments; Lovász-Softmax loss, which is optimized for Intersection over Union (IoU); and CrossLov, which merges cross-entropy and Lovász-softmax, using the ACDC 2017 dataset. …”
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Comparison of intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring between propofol and remimazolam during total intravenous anesthesia in the cervical spine surgery: a prospective, double... by Myoung Hwa Kim, Jinyoung Park, Yoon Ghil Park, Yong Eun Cho, Dawoon Kim, Dong Jun Lee, Kyu Wan Kwak, Jongyun Lee, Dong Woo Han

“…Here, we compared the effects of propofol and remimazolam along with remifentanil on IONM during TIVA. Methods In this prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trial, 64 patients requiring IONM during cervical spine surgery were administered either propofol (Group P) or remimazolam (Group R). …”
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Next generation High-Mobility 2D chalcogenides TFT for display backplane by Prashant Bisht, Junoh Shim, Jooon Oh, Jieun Lee, Hoseong Shin, Hyeonho Jeong, Jimin Kim, Junho Lee, Hyuk-Jun Kwon, Sunkook Kim

“…We delve into the structural characteristics, electronic properties, and synthesis methods of 2D chalcogenides, emphasizing scalable growth strategies that are relevant to large-area display backplanes. …”
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Spinach (<i>Spinacia oleracea</i> L.) Growth Model in Indoor Controlled Environment Using Agriculture 4.0 by Cesar Isaza, Angel Mario Aleman-Trejo, Cristian Felipe Ramirez-Gutierrez, Jonny Paul Zavala de Paz, Jose Amilcar Rizzo-Sierra, Karina Anaya

“…Despite technological advances in agriculture, current systems often rely on traditional methods and need robust computational models for precise plant growth forecasting. …”
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Hybrid causal inference framework for long-chain drought propagation networks: Combining convergent cross-mapping and generalized random forest by Jiayou Wang, Zhi Li, Yaning Chen, Shiru Han, Lingxin Kong

“…In these areas, drought propagation exhibits strong high-dimensional nonlinearity, making it difficult for traditional linear models and time–frequency analysis methods to capture the complex dynamic causal relationships. …”
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Association Between Opioid Use Disorder and Healthcare Spending and Utilization in Emergency Surgical Patients: A Retrospective Analysis Using Commercial Claims by Anjali A. Dixit, MD, MPH, Pooja A. Lagisetty, MD, MSc, Michelle C. Odden, PhD, Mark C. Bicket, MD, PhD, Keith Humphreys, PhD, Sean C. Mackey, MD, PhD, Eric C. Sun, MD, PhD

“…Their healthcare spending and utilization estimates may justify perioperative system optimization efforts. Methods:. We identified 142,726 patients who underwent 1 of 14 surgeries between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2021. …”
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ANTIBODY-TO-IMAGING PIPELINE TO MONITOR DRUG-TARGET ENGAGEMENT IN BREAST TUMORS

“…Together, this antibody-to-imaging pipeline offers a powerful, non-invasive method to quantify drug-target engagement and understand how TME impacts antibody therapy. …”
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Study on Propagation Behaviors of Hydraulic Fracture Network in Tight Sandstone Formation with Closed Cemented Natural Fractures by Jun Zhang, Yu-Wei Li, Wei Li, Zi-Jie Chen, Yuan Zhao, Fa-Hao Yu, Yan Zheng

“…A field-scaled numerical model used to simulate the propagation of HF is established based on the flow-stress-damage (FSD) coupled method. This model contains the discrete fracture network (DFN) generated by the Monte-Carlo method and is used to investigate the effects of CCFs’ distribution, CCFs’ strength, and in-situ stress anisotropy, injection rate, and fluid viscosity on the propagation behavior of fracture network. …”
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Predicting wildlife corridors for multiple species in an East African ungulate community. by Jason Riggio, Katie Foreman, Ethan Freedman, Becky Gottlieb, David Hendler, Danielle Radomille, Ryan Rodriguez, Thomas Yamashita, John Kioko, Christian Kiffner

“…Our results revealed that species-habitat relationships and subsequent corridors differed across species, but the pattern of predicted landscape connectivity across the study area was similar for all seven species regardless of method (circuit theory or least-cost) and scaling of the habitat suitability-based cost surface (linear or non-linear). …”
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An Improved Tiered Electricity Pricing Scheme Considering Energy Saving and Carbon Reduction, Cross-Subsidy Handling, and User Demands by Siqiang Liu, Wei Ye, Yongfei Wu, Ze Ye

“…It builds an electricity demand model for classified users by using the time series analysis method and multiple statistical regression method. …”
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Externally bonded reinforcement side extended (EBRSE) technique to postpone debonding of FRP laminates in strengthened concrete elements by Mehdi Aghabagloo, Laura Carreras, Cristina Barris, Alba Codina, Marta Baena

“…Additionally, a numerical approach was applied, combining the finite difference method with a metaheuristic optimization algorithm, to derive the bond-slip law governing the constitutive behavior of both systems. …”
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Analyzing New Quality Productive Forces in New Energy Vehicle Companies Based on a New Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Model by Guozhen Hua, Fanlong Zeng, Huaping Sun

“…The PROBID method was employed to rank companies based on their NQPF, identifying differences between them. …”
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A plug and play fuzzy mask extraction module for single image deraining by Mingdi Hu, Yao Song, Songxin Zhang, Zejian Xie, Bingyi Jing

“…Our method differs from other mask maps as the fuzzy mask ground truth is extracted based on the pixel-level membership of the background and foreground of the image, so the grey similarity and spatial similarity between each pixel and its neighboring pixels of a single rain image can be expressed more elaborately. …”
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大传动比复合轮系最佳齿数研究 by 杨慧香, 王晖

“…The relationship among each gear number of teeth for compound gear train with large transmission is studied,which includes a row of profile shift gear. Using method of CAD optimization design,the relationship among the characteristic parameter k for calculation of each gear optimum number of teeth,teeth difference x2=z2-z6,and x3=z2-z4 is determined. …”
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