Entropy-driven difference in interfacial water reactivity between slab and nanodroplet by Shiwei Chen, Jiabao Zhu, Jifan Li, Pan Guo, Jinrong Yang, Xiao He

“…Abstract Interfacial water activity plays a critical role in governing chemical reactivity and catalytic efficiency, yet a quantitative understanding of how hydrogen-bond (H-bond) network structure influences this reactivity remains limited. …”
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Efficacy of artificial intelligence-based FFR technology for coronary CTA stenosis detection in clinical management of coronary artery disease: a systematic review by Tong Liu, Ming Liu, Ailiyaerjiang Aisika, Palidanmu Wumaier, Abudukeyoumujiang Abulizi, Abudukeyoumujiang Abulizi, Jingru Wang, Mayidili Nijiati, Mayidili Nijiati

“…Current evidence suggests that AI-FFR offers significant advantages in diagnostic accuracy and clinical utility, potentially enhancing the efficiency of CAD management. However, challenges persist in algorithm robustness, data heterogeneity, and clinical implementation. …”
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New trends in bioanalysis sampling and pretreatment: How modern microsampling is revolutionising the field by Michele Protti, Elisa Milandri, Roberta Di Lecce, Laura Mercolini, Roberto Mandrioli

“…Microsampling technologies are revolutionising bioanalysis by enabling minimally invasive, decentralized sample collection, offering significant advantages over traditional methods in terms of patient compliance, cost-effectiveness, and analytical efficiency. This review explores the latest advancements in microsampling devices, including microfluidic and quantitative dried blood spot systems (mfDBS and qDBS, respectively), calibrated capillary-based devices, volumetric absorptive microsampling (VAMS) technologies, microneedle-based microsampling, radial-based DBS devices, membrane-based plasma separation technologies and vacuum-assisted blood collection systems. …”
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Designning a Model for Measuring the Effectiveness of Faraja Car Repair Centers by Milad Aghai, Saied Ramezan Zadeh, Rahman Yousefi

“…Hence, the purpose of this research was to provide a model for evaluating the effectiveness of Faraja car repair centers.This research is applied in terms of purpose and qualitative-quantitative in terms of method. Documentary analysis and interviews were used to collect the data for the qualitative part, and a researcher-made questionnaire containing 55 items was used for the quantitative part. …”
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Quantification of paste homogeneity by vision-based identification method: Case study for an industrial mixer by Xiaorui Li, Zhaolin Yuan, Hezheng Wang, Yong Wang, Xiaojuan Ban

“…Experiments at an industrial paste filling station show the system’s efficiency, accuracy, and alignment with subjective assessments. …”
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Sustainable responses to open field tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) stress impacts by Mohammed Mustafa, Ruth W. Mwangi, Zita Szalai, Noémi Kappel, László Csambalik

“…It highlights advancements in crop productivity and stress tolerance, including increased phytochemicals biosynthesis, improved water use efficiency, and soil salinity tolerance. However, challenges like photooxidative damage and downregulation of anthocyanin biosynthetic genes persist. …”
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An ultrasonic-AI hybrid approach for predicting void defects in concrete-filled steel tubes via enhanced XGBoost with Bayesian optimization by Shuai Wan, Shipan Li, Zheng Chen, Yunchao Tang

“…This hybrid approach offers high efficiency and accuracy for void defect detection in CFST, providing a novel solution that leverages the strengths of both traditional ultrasonic methods and artificial intelligence algorithms. …”
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Trajectory Tracking of a 2-Degrees-of-Freedom Serial Flexible Joint Robot Using an Active Disturbance Rejection Controller Approach by Mario Ramŕez-Neria, Gilberto Ochoa-Ortega, Alejandro Toro-Ossaba, Eduardo G. Hernandez-Martinez, Alexandro López-González, Juan C. Tejada

“…These findings underscore the robustness and efficiency of the proposed method for underactuated flexible systems.…”
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Method for Suppressing Scintillation in Up-Link Optical Communication Using Optical Pin-like Beams Propagating Through Atmospheric Turbulence by Rong Wang, Bin Lan, Chao Liu, Kaihe Zhang, Jiaxin Zhou, Xueying Li, Tianjun Dai, Hao Xian

“…It is found that increasing the shape factor γ and modulation depth C elevates the average received power and reduces the scintillation index at the focal point. Meanwhile, quantitative evaluation of the five OPB configurations shows that the parameter set γ = 1.4 and C = 7 × 10⁻⁵ gives a peak scintillation suppression efficiency. …”
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Improved identification and tracking of three-dimensional eddies in the Southern Ocean utilizing 3D-U-Res-Net by Chang Liu, Xiayan Lin, Xiayan Lin, Guangjun Xu, Guangjun Xu, Guoqing Han, Yu Liu

“…The rising trend of applying artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms, due to their efficiency, precision, and automation, addresses this challenge. …”
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Explanation of Good Governance Factors in Shiraz by Ehsan Heidarzadeh, Mojtaba Arasteh, Elnaz Rafiee

“…The main output of this study indicates that the two factors of "efficiency and effectiveness" and "transparency" play the most important role in achieving good urban governance. …”
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Effect of transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif on proliferation and migration of breast cancer cells and its mechanism by WANG Lin, ZHAO Gaoxiang

“…Colony-forming assay (CFA) and Transwell assay were used to determine plating efficiency and migration rate in groups A-F and a-f. …”
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Self-assembled co-delivery nanoplatform for increasing the broad-spectrum susceptibility of fall armyworm toward insecticides by Shuo Yan, Mingjian Li, Qinhong Jiang, Mingshan Li, Mengfan Hu, Xueyan Shi, Pei Liang, Meizhen Yin, Xiwu Gao, Jie Shen, Lei Zhang

“…A star polycation (SPc) was adopted to construct the pesticide/SPc/complex, whose self-assembly mechanism and characterization were examined using isothermal titration calorimetry, dynamic light scattering and transmission electron microscope. The delivery efficiency of SPc-loaded dsRNA was examined in vitro and in vivo using fluorescent tracer technique. …”
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SD-YOLOv5: a rapid detection method for personal protective equipment on construction sites by ChunYa Li, ChunYa Li, Jianhua Wang, Jianhua Wang, Bingfeng Luo, Tubing Yin, Baohua Liu, Baohua Liu, Jianfei Lu

“…The proposed model incorporates a dedicated feature layer for small target detection and integrates the DilateFormer attention mechanism to balance detection performance and computational efficiency. Experimental results on the CHV dataset demonstrate that SD-YOLOv5s achieves an average precision (AP) of 93.7%, representing an improvement of 2.8 percentage points over the baseline YOLOv5s (AP = 90.9%), while reducing the model’s parameter count by up to 14.6%. …”
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Toward Sustainable Performance in the Hotel Food Supply Chain: Influences of Quality Management Practices and Digital Integration by Raed Abbas Al-Husain, Abdallah M. Elshaer, Abad Alzuman, Omaima Munawar Albadry, Samar Sheikhelsouk, Nasser Saad Al-Monawer, Omar Alsetoohy

“…This study is helpful for hospitality businesses in developing economies because it shows how important it is to combine digital innovation with strong quality management to improve operating efficiency and gain a competitive edge in terms of sustainability. …”
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Wind Energy in Transition: Development, Socio-Economic Impacts, and Policy Challenges in Europe by Henryk Wojtaszek, Piotr F. Borowski, Mikołaj Handschke, Ireneusz Miciuła, Adam Stecyk, Anna Bielawa, Sławomir Ozdyk, Anna Kowalczyk, Filip Czepło

“…Additionally, the role of innovation—such as floating offshore wind farms and AI-based energy management—is discussed in the context of improving efficiency and overcoming infrastructure and environmental barriers. …”
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ANALYSIS OF TAX BURDEN PARAMETERS OF UKRAINE'S ECONOMY by I. Moyseyenko, L. Halkiv, M. Demchyshyn

“…The need to solve the problems of macro-economic stabilization of the country's economy on the basis of determining the tax system efficiency led to the actuality and importance of developing methodological issues of macro-economic tax regulation. …”
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Optimising Contract Interpretations with Large Language Models: A Comparative Evaluation of a Vector Database-Powered Chatbot vs. ChatGPT by P. V. I. N. Saparamadu, Samad Sepasgozar, R. N. D. Guruge, H. S. Jayasena, Ali Darejeh, Sanee Mohammad Ebrahimzadeh, B. A. I. Eranga

“…The integration of a domain-specific language model promises to revolutionise construction practices through increased precision, efficiency, and innovation. These findings demonstrate the potential of optimised language models to transform construction practices.…”
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Prediction of laser welding qualities of Al alloys using regression and machine learning techniques by Hemant Kumar, Soumyabrata Chakravarty, Nitesh Kuamr, Nikhil Kumar

“…These findings confirm the capability of XG-Boost to perform precise parameter optimization in laser welding by significantly reducing experimental trial needs and helping manufacturing efficiency with reliable data-driven predictions.…”
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Development of a Multiplex TaqMan Assay for Rapid Detection of Groundnut Bud Necrosis Virus: A Quarantine Pathogen in the USA by Anushi Suwaneththiya Deraniyagala, Avijit Roy, Shyam Tallury, Hari Kishan Sudini, Albert K. Culbreath, Sudeep Bag

“…Multiplex GBNV detection assays targeting the NP and MP genes, as well as an internal control plant gene, ACT11, showed efficiency rates between 90% and 100% and R² values of 0.98 to 0.99, indicating high accuracy and precision. …”
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