A computational investigation on the total cavopulmonary connection circulation assisted by an axial flow pump by Can Jin, Xudong Liu, Yong Wu, Shengzhang Wang, Shengzhang Wang, Junming Zhu

“…The virtual implantation of blood pumps into the real TCPC structure to analyze the output characteristics of blood pump and flow pattern can better guide design of the pump and the formulation of powered Fontan surgical protocols.MethodWe used computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to explore the power assistance effect of an axial flow blood pump when it was virtually implanted in the real TCPC structures of patients with Fontan circulation and analyzed the differences between constant-speed pumps and variable-speed pumps.ResultsNumerical simulation results showed that the implantation of the blood pump increases pulmonary circulation blood flow by 32.6%, significantly improving the uneven distribution of flow in the left and right pulmonary arteries (the left/right pulmonary artery flow ratio improved from 1:1.8 to 1:1.2). …”
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Evaluation of Urban Spatial Equality Based on Accessibility to Economic Activities: Beijing as a Case Study by Xinyu Yang, Fangqu Niu, Dongqi Sun

“…Overall, the evaluation method for spatial equality considers comprehensively the distribution of economic activities, transportation, and population distribution and can provide a reference framework for optimization of the urban spatial structure to improve urban spatial equality.…”
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Aftershock distribution of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Japan, determined using a 3D velocity structure and uncertainty quantification by Takahiro Shiina, Haruo Horikawa, Yasunori Sawaki, Kodai Sagae, Kazutoshi Imanishi

“…In our analysis, we employed a method based on the Markov chain Monte Carlo technique to quantify location uncertainties of earthquake hypocenters within the three-dimensional velocity model. …”
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POSTOPERATIVE COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION – WHAT WE KNOW AND WHERE WE GO by Yu. S. Polushin, A. Yu. Polushin, G. Yu. Yukina, M. V. Kozhemyakina

“…The development of post-operative cognitive dysfunction is to be perceived as a real fact despite the differences in the published epidemiological data. Currently, there are no grounds to correlate it directly with the general anesthesia given to patients, and there is no evidence that a certain method of anesthesia or a certain drug can reduce the frequency of post-operative clinical decline. …”
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Location of intra- and extracellular M. tuberculosis populations in lungs of mice and guinea pigs during disease progression and after drug treatment. by Donald R Hoff, Gavin J Ryan, Emily R Driver, Cornelius C Ssemakulu, Mary A De Groote, Randall J Basaraba, Anne J Lenaerts

“…Here we provide a comprehensive histopathological and microscopic evaluation to elucidate the location of bacterial populations in animal models for TB drug development.To detect bacilli in tissues, a new combination staining method was optimized using auramine O and rhodamine B for staining acid-fast bacilli, hematoxylin QS for staining tissue and DAPI for staining nuclei. …”
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Assessment of the Adequacy of Electrical Energy Demand Forecast Model for the Nigeria Power Distribution System via Stationarity Test by Olanike Ade-Ikuesan, Isaiah Adejumobi, Ibrahim Adebisi, Ganiyu Dawodu

“…R- Software was used as optimization tool for the analyses. The end result was interpreted by Critical values for Augmented Dickey-Fuller method.  …”
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Nitrogen and Carbon Mineralization from Organic Amendments and Fertilizers Using Incubations with Sandy Soils by Cristina Gil, Kaitlyn Tucker, Samantha Victores, Yang Lin, Thomas Obreza, Gabriel Maltais-Landry

“…These results on the mineralization of PMA and OF in sandy soils are key to optimize their use and management in Florida and other areas dominated by sandy soils.…”
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Evaluation of endometrioma size effect on IVF outcomes in young infertile women candidates for IVF cycle by Mojgan Javedani Masroor, Shima Ghezalbash, Zahra Zandie, Elahe Ghaderi, Saeedeh Shirdel

“…Result There were no significant differences between the two groups in age, BMI, duration of infertility, AMH, AFC, or FSH levels. …”
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Sliding characteristics of chute waste slag in high steep canyon ecologically sensitive areas by Peishuai Chen, Fuxiang Chen, Dejie Li, Jing Xiao, Juntao Zhu, Xutao Zeng, Shichao Zhang

“…Abstract To address the significant ecological impact caused by constructing access roads for tunnel excavation in steep and rugged canyon areas, a novel method is proposed in this paper. This suggests that waste slag materials are rapidly transported through an elongated chute attached to the mountain surface. …”
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Pair Correlation Influence on Superconductors Josephson Penetration Depth by Yadhav Poudel, Suresh Prasad Gupta, Narayan Babu Shrestha, Kishori Yadav, Saddam Husain Dhobi

“…These findings provide valuable insights for the tailored design and optimization of superconducting materials for specific applications. …”
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Using secondary prevention strategies in patients after PCI: a narrative review by Guangdi Xi, Fuguo Yang, Jianan Xu, Jingzhe Liu, Dexin Chen

“…ObjectiveThe objective of this review is to integrate the content and effectiveness of secondary prevention interventions in post-PCI patients so that provide direction for the selection of more effective secondary prevention measures in the future.MethodA narrative review was performed, which included a literature search without language and study design restrictions in PubMed, Embase, and MEDLINE from January 1, 2000, to May 15, 2023. …”
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An Enhanced Interval Type-2 Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm for Fuzzy Time Series Forecasting of Vegetation Dynamics: A Case Study from the Aksu Region, Xinjiang, China by Yongqi Chen, Li Liu, Jinhua Cao, Kexin Wang, Shengyang Li, Yue Yin

“…Accurate prediction of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is crucial for regional ecological management and precision decision-making. …”
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Thermal-mechanical coupled stress prediction of printed circuit heat exchanger in the supercritical CO2 Brayton cycle by Junlin Chen, Wenhai Du, Keyong Cheng, Xunfeng Li, Xiulan Huai, Jiangfeng Guo, Pengfei Lv, Hongsheng Dong

“…The proposed models streamline PCHE design verification and dynamic control optimization, ensuring safer and more efficient SCO2 cycle operation. …”
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Assessing blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity in an Alzheimer’s disease mouse model: is the BBB globally or locally disrupted? by Ehsan Nozohouri, Behnam Noorani, Dhavalkumar Patel, Yeseul Ahn, Sumaih Zoubi, Ulrich Bickel

“…Our findings challenge the assumption of widespread BBB leakiness in the Tg2576 AD model, highlighting the need for multi-method approaches to assess BBB integrity and optimize drug delivery in AD.…”
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Otto—Design and Control of an 8-DoF SEA-Driven Quadrupedal Robot by Antonello Scaldaferri, Simone Tolomei, Francesco Iotti, Paolo Gambino, Michele Pierallini, Franco Angelini, Manolo Garabini

“…Our locomotion control approach leverages RL to optimize policies in simulation, allowing stable and efficient movement despite mechanical constraints, i.e., an 8-DoF quadrupedal robot. …”
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Sidewall Profile Dependent Nanostructured Ultrathin Solar Cells With Enhanced Light Trapping Capabilities by Tangyou Sun, Jie Tu, Le Cao, Tao Fu, Qi Li, Fabi Zhang, Gongli Xiao, Yonghe Chen, Haiou Li, Xingpeng Liu, Zhiqiang Yu, Yue Li, Wenning Zhao

“…Theoretical studies of ultra-thin silicon solar cells with cylindrical, conical and parabolic surface nanostructures inherited from natural self-assembled anodic alumina oxide (NSA-AAO) were performed by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. All nanostructured solar cells obtained an optimized efficiency enhancement as high as more than 33% comparing with that of the anti-reflective (AR) one. …”
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Parcel-scale crop planting structure extraction combining time-series of Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 data based on a semantic edge-aware multi-task neural network by Zhiguang Tang, Xiangdong Wang, Qin Jiang, Haizhu Pan, Gang Deng, He Chen, Yuanhong You, Sijia Li, Haiyan Hou

“…Results show: 1) SEANet achieves accurate extraction of parcel boundaries, extracting a total of 175,000 parcels, and demonstrates a relative error of 6.98% compared to statistical yearbook data. The proposed method effectively addresses issues of rough and incomplete boundaries; 2) The GSI results indicate that VH polarization features, the normalized difference red-edge1 index (NDRE1), and texture features exhibit robust crop discrimination capabilities. …”
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A Study on an Anti-Multiple Periodic Frequency Modulation (PFM) Interference Algorithm in Single-Antenna Low-Earth-Orbit Signal-of-Opportunity Positioning Systems by Lihao Yao, Honglei Qin, Hao Xu, Deyong Xian, Donghan He, Boyun Gu, Hai Sha, Yunchao Zou, Huichao Zhou, Nan Xu, Jiemin Shen, Zhijun Liu, Feiqiang Chen, Chunjiang Ma, Xiaoli Fang

“…This paper proposes a Signal Adaptive Iterative Optimization Resampling (SAIOR) algorithm, which leverages the periodicity of PFM jamming signals and the characteristics of LEO constellation signals. …”
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3D copper telluride morphological leaf structure based triboelectric nanogenerator for wearable sensing application by Muhammad Umair Khan, Sumayya M. Ansari, Haila M. Aldosari, Baker Mohammad

“…Enhancing the performance of triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) requires significant advancements in the triboelectric charge density, which is closely related to the electron affinity differences between materials and their surface-contact modifications. …”
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YOLOv9-GDV: A Power Pylon Detection Model for Remote Sensing Images by Ke Zhang, Ningxuan Zhang, Chaojun Shi, Qiaochu Lu, Xian Zheng, Yujie Cao, Xiaoyun Zhang, Jiyuan Yang

“…Finally, the Variable Minimum Point Distance Intersection over Union (VMPDIoU) loss is proposed to optimize the model’s loss function. This method employs variable input parameters to directly calculate key point distances between predicted and ground-truth boxes, more accurately reflecting positional differences between detection results and reference targets, thus effectively improving the model’s mean Average Precision (mAP). …”
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