Design of A Thermoelectric Generator for Battery Charging using Heat from A Steam Iron Base by Delta Sundari, Mauludi Manfaluthy, Legenda Prameswono Pratama, Brainvendra Widi Dionova, Devan Junesco Vresdian, Arisa Olivia Putri, Safaa Najah Sahud Al-Humairi, M. N. Mohammed

“…Testing involved a buck-boost converter connected to a battery, producing 12.35 volts with a temperature difference of 49°C. Design enhancements, such as integrating heatsinks or coolers on the cold side of the modules to maintain a significant temperature differential, are critical for optimizing performance.…”
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Nonlinear Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Drill Strings Under Stick–Slip Vibrations in Rotary Drilling Systems by Mohamed Zinelabidine Doghmane

“…From the performance difference measurement between low-resolution and high-resolution models, the findings offer valuable insights to optimize drilling efficiency further, minimize non-productive time (NPT), and improve the rate of penetration (ROP). …”
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Geospatial Approach to Determine Nitrate Values in Banana Plantations by Angélica Zamora-Espinoza, Juan Chin, Adolfo Quesada-Román, Veda Obando

“…The method proposed here allows us to obtain reliable results in banana fields worldwide.…”
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30-day Mortality Following Revision of Hip Arthroplasty, A Cohort Study Based on the Swedish Perioperative Registry 2017-2022 by Arvid Ekeberg, Johanna Albert, Olof Sköldenberg, Jon Karlsson, Jan G. Jakobsson

“…Efforts to further optimize the perioperative care of this patient group are of importance.…”
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Analysis of the temporal and spatial evolution of China's air passenger transportation and the impact of policies on passenger flows. by Chen Luo, Tianshun Ma, Min Wang, Xinrong Hu, Chunyang Liu, Xutong Wang

“…A Difference-in-Differences (DID) model is further applied to quantify the causal effects of policy interventions on air transportation dynamics, supplemented by robustness tests and heterogeneity analyses to validate the reliability of the findings. …”
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Being in the zone during physiological birth: a comparative study of hospital and home birth environments by Orli Dahan, Alon Goldberg

“…We hypothesized that home birth will be positively correlated with a heightened flow state experienced by women during physiological labor, differing significantly from the experience of women birthing in a hospital.MethodIsraeli women with physiological childbirth experience were recruited through social media. …”
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PSCDR-BMPNet: A Point-Supervised Contrastive Deep Regression Network for Point Cloud Biomass Prediction by Yi Wang, Hao Peng, Cheng Ouyang, Ruofan Zhang, Mingyu Tan, Wenwu Hu, Pin Jiang

“…The PSCDR method leverages the benefits of deep contrastive regression while accounting for the modal differences between point cloud and 2D image data. …”
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Sound-Based Unsupervised Fault Diagnosis of Industrial Equipment Considering Environmental Noise by Jeong-Geun Lee, Kwang Sik Kim, Jang Hyun Lee

“…The proposed method minimizes the impact of environmental noise and maintains the fault diagnosis performance in altered environments. …”
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Use of Intravenous Paracetamol Preoperatively Favors Lower Risk of Delirium and Functional Recovery in Elderly Patients with Hip Fracture: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis by Junfei Guo, Tao Wang, Xuehong Zheng, Yubin Long, Xin Wang, Qi Zhang, Junchuan Liu, Guolei Zhang, Junpu Zha, Zhiyong Hou, Yingze Zhang

“…To minimize potential confounding and selection bias, the propensity score matching (PSM) method was performed via the caliper matching method by using a 1 : 1 ratio. …”
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Modeling framework for coordinated operation of series-parallel reservoir groups considering storage-discharge regulation mechanisms by Jing Huang, Chao Tan, Xiaohong Chen, Jiqing Li, Bikui Zhao, Xiongpeng Tang, Yu Li, Chao Gao

“…Study focus: A coordinated operational modeling framework that simultaneously performs multi-objective optimization and storage-discharge regulation, as well as a multi-level watershed generalization method for extracting operation objects, relationships, and periods, have been proposed. …”
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Tomographic Assessment of Bone Regeneration in Osteochondral Lesion Treated with Various Biomaterials in a Sheep Model Study by Taulant Goga, Bledar Goxha, Alberto Maria Crovace, Mario Cinone, Luca Lacitignola, Marta Guadalupi, Erinda Lika

“…This study aims to demonstrate the effectiveness of a tomographic assessment method for optimizing the evaluation of osteochondral regeneration, particularly using Hounsfield units, to enable the evaluation of scaffold integration and tissue regeneration. …”
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Selective Enrichment of Hypermethylated DNA by a Multivalent Binding Platform by Ruben W. Kolkman, Loes I. Segerink, Jurriaan Huskens

“…In the here proposed method, a methyl binding domain (MBD) protein immobilized at a surface is used as a receptor for (hyper)methylated DNA. …”
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Capital structure of enterprises as a factor of ensuring financial stability by Maryna Berest, İrina Zhuravlyova, Alyona Honcharenko

“…Тhe practical significance of the results is that theiruse will allow enterprises reasonably structure in both total and intellectualcapital, increase the effective use of material, financial and intellectualcomponents. Methodical recommendations contained in the study, providing acomprehensive approach to management of capital structure formation andidentification of potential areas for optimization.…”
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FLUORESCENT X-RAY IMAGING WITH PINHOLE CAMERA by Yu. I. Dudchik, G. I. Hilko, Yu. K. Lomashko

“…The pinhole camera is used for obtaining the image of synchrotron and laboratory sources, and also as a lens in a method of X-ray fluorescent microscopy. This method allows to obtain information on a spatial distribution of various chemical elements to the areas of several square centimeters with spatial resolution at the level of 50–100 μm. …”
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Ultra-Compact Waveguide-Integrated TE-Mode Converters With High Mode Purity by Designing Ge/Si Patterns by Han Ye, Fengyi Yu, Yumin Liu, Zhongyuan Yu, Jing Li, Danfeng Zhu, Bida Su, Wenbin Xu

“…The Ge areas with continuous boundaries are determined by topology optimization that combines finite element method, geometric projection method, and method of moving asymptotes. …”
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Research on Near-Infrared Non-Invasive Blood Glucose Detection Technology by Wang Jinshuo

“…The research results indicate that this method has the advantages of noninvasiveness, convenience, and low cost, but it also faces technical challenges such as individual differences and environmental interference.…”
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Knee extensor training in patients with patellofemoral pain: a systematic review and synthesis by Ted Gunhamn, Haris Pojskic, Sofia Ryman Augustsson

“…Standardized reporting and further research are needed to optimize exercise prescription for PFP management.…”
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Application of problem based learning (PBL) learning model based on culturally responsive teaching (CRT) to the science learning outcomes of students in grade VII junior high schoo... by Lusi Rahmawati, Lina Agustina

“…These findings corroborate that the Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT)-based Problem Based Learning (PBL) method not only improves cognitive understanding but also encourages learners' affective engagement more optimally than conventional learning. …”
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Resilience Of Children's Language Acquisition In Intact Families In Bangkalan: A Psycholinguistic Study by Antono Mixghan Norman, Hani’ah Hani’ah, Faisal Faisal

“…The analysis of the resilience factors of the three research subjects refers to the theory of resilience by Reivitch and Sahtee, which includes emotion regulation, empathy, reaching out, impulse control, self-efficacy, optimism, and problem cause analysis. The results of this study indicate that of the three research subjects, subjects 1, 2, and 3 have the same family problems, namely victims of parental divorce, and have ways to rise from adversity that are similar at first glance, although there are visible differences. …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation in pigs: current status and future perspective by Rajibur Rahman, Camila Schultz Marcolla, Benjamin P. Willing

“…This variability highlights the need for standardized protocols and further research to optimize FMT for swine applications. Currently, the use of FMT in pigs is still in its early stages, with limited studies showing considerable methodological differences. …”
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