Hand Dynamics in Healthy Individuals and Spinal Cord Injury Patients During Real and Virtual Box and Block Test by Verónica Gracia-Ibáñez, Ana de los Reyes-Guzmán, Margarita Vergara, Néstor J. Jarque-Bou, Joaquín-Luis Sancho-Bru

“…Virtual reality (VR) is a promising tool in spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation, particularly through virtual adaptations of functional tests like the Box and Block test (BBT). …”
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Enhancement of thermal stability, UV barrier, biodegradability, and moisture resistance of potato starch–agar bioplastics using biogenic TiO2 nanoparticles by David Asmat-Campos, Meliza Lindsay Rojas, Angel Carreño-Ortega, Noemi Raquel-Checca

“…EDS and X-ray fluorescence confirmed their presence in the bioplastic matrix, while FTIR and Raman spectroscopy revealed interactions with polymer functional groups. TiO2 addition reduced transparency from 79.1 % (control) to 46.81 % and improved UV-blocking capacity (68.7 % UV-A, 79.1 % UV-B). …”
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Melting mode-driven processing diagram for nanoparticle-enhanced high-strength aluminum alloy processed by laser powder bed fusion by Ali Rezaei, Mohsen K. Keshavarz, John Barnes, Mihaela Vlasea

“…Significant knowledge gaps persist in understanding the effects of melting modes, the functionality of nanoparticles, and compositional variations in this material system. …”
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Studies on Morphological Evolution of Gravure-Printed ZnO Thin Films Induced by Low-Temperature Vapor Post-Treatment by Giuliano Sico, Vincenzo Guarino, Carmela Borriello, Maria Montanino

“…In recent years, the morphology control of semiconductor nanomaterials has been attracting increasing attention toward maximizing their functional properties and reaching their end use in real-world devices. …”
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Improving Early Detection of Bud Rot in Oil Palm Through Digital Field Monitoring by Juan Manuel López-Vásquez, Diego Alejandro García Cárdenas, Carlos Bojacá-Aldana, Greicy Andrea Sarria, Anuar Morales-Rodríguez

“…Future advancements in AI-based detection are expected to further improve the efficiency and functionality of this approach.…”
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Effects of Pregelatinization on the Physicochemical Properties of Corn Grits and the Quality of Cooked Waxy Corn Wrapped in Plant Leaves by Yi Wang, Ruixuan Li, Yijiao Yan, Wanyi Niu, Yue Wang, Mingyi Shen, Ruifang Wang, Li Cheng

“…The findings demonstrate that pregelatinization optimizes starch functionality, mitigates retrogradation, and improves the overall quality of traditional corn-based foods, providing a practical approach for industrial applications.…”
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Simultaneous Determination of Thidiazuron and Forchlorfenuron in Orange by Solid Phase Extraction with Molecularly Imprinted Membrane Followed by High Performance Liquid Chromatogr... by SHI Yu, WANG Jian, DOU Rui, QI Yingchun, DONG Xiao, NIU Zhirui, REN Jingyu, HUANG Hua, ZHAO Yixue

“…In this study, molecularly imprinted membrane (MIM) was prepared using polydopamine (PDA)-modified polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane as the base membrane, thidiazuron (TDZ) as the template, methacrylic acid (MAA) as the functional monomer, and ethylene glycol dimethacrylate (EGDMA) as the cross-linker. …”
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Integrating FPGA-Based Acceleration in Industrial Motion Control System by Claudio Rubattu, Antonio Ledda, Francesco Ratto, Chaitanya Jugade, Dip Goswami, Francesca Palumbo

“…Such platforms offer the flexibility to handle both software tasks, which benefit from operating system support, and critical functions requiring hardware acceleration. This article presents a closed-loop implementation of a vision-based multisensor control system for an industrial application. …”
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Maintenance of pluripotency and osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells on acrylate-based substrates exhibiting gelatin or heparin grafting by María Noel Tamaño-Machiavello, Juan Carlos Marín Payá, Silvia Flores, Lourdes Cordón, Amparo Sempere, Roser Sabater i Serra, José Luis Gómez Ribelles

“…Abstract This study investigated the in vitro biological behaviour of human mesenchymal stem cells grown on acrylate-based substrates functionalized with biomolecules that play a significant role in the extracellular matrix, specifically gelatin (derived from collagen) and heparin. …”
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Toward More Scalable Processes for Perovskite Solar Cells: A Comparison Between Planar and Mesoporous Architectures by Fatou Diaw Ndiaye, Lara Perrin, Maria Bernechea, Lionel Flandin, Emilie Planes

“…The maturation process of fresh cells was also investigated, revealing that M‐PSC devices benefited from increased photovoltaic activity postmaturation. Functional cells were achieved, with the C‐PSC_Cl devices reaching nearly 13% power conversion efficiency (PCE) and M‐PSC_AVAI_m devices attaining a PCE of 10.7%. …”
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Experimental evaluation of energy storage and hydration of lauric acid/expanded vermiculite composite phase change cementitious materials by Yong Wen, Peifeng Tian, Xuemei Di, Kaiming Pan, Huijing Wu

“…Incorporating phase change material (PCMs) into concrete to functionalize concrete for energy storage, due to their high latent heat, has been demonstrated as an effective strategy for improving building energy efficiency. …”
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Advancing prenatal healthcare by explainable AI enhanced fetal ultrasound image segmentation using U-Net++ with attention mechanisms by Retinderdeep Singh, Sheifali Gupta, Heba G. Mohamed, Salil Bharany, Ateeq Ur Rehman, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Seada Hussen

“…The explainability component enables medical professionals to study how the model functions, which creates clear and proven segmentation outputs for better overall reliability. …”
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Application and utilization of fermentation as a processing tool to mitigate protein putrefaction in plant-based diets by Ihsaan Panapparambil Sooraj, Ihsaan Panapparambil Sooraj, John Leech, Tom F. O’Callaghan, Olivia McAuliffe, Olivia McAuliffe, Olivia McAuliffe

“…The application of fermentation strategies can address both nutritional and safety challenges by pre-digesting proteins and enriching functional metabolites such as SCFAs and polyphenols. …”
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Oxidative dehydrogenation of ethane to ethylene with CO2 via Mg-Al spinel catalysts: Insight into dehydrogenation mechanism by Qinglin Du, Xiaoyu Zhang, Feng Wang, Wenqiang Liu

“…Mechanistic studies revealed that CO2 activation primarily occurs through the reverse water-gas shift reaction, and density functional theory calculations identified the doped metal ions as the principal active sites for ethane activation. …”
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Assessment of diagnostic markers and surgical outcome in horses treated for intestinal colic by JOBAN JOT SINGH, JASMEET SINGH KHOSA, ARUN ANAND, JITENDER MOHINDROO, VANDANA SANGWAN

“…Surgical interventions helped to save the lives of 50% of the patients who were successfully discharged from the hospital; remarkably, all of them survived and returned to their normal functionality, as observed in the long-term follow-up. …”
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Clinical significance of NCOA4 in glioblastoma: diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic value by Guangtang Chen, Xueping Shi, Rukai Jiao, Jiacai Qian, Xi Zeng

“…Low NCOA4 expression was significantly tied to a poor prognosis in GBM (p < 0.05) and functioned as an independent prognostic indicator (p < 0.05). …”
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Implementation of Autonomous Navigation for Solar-Panel-Cleaning Vehicle Based on YOLOv4-Tiny by Wen-Chang Cheng, Xu-Dong Chen

“…The system autonomously followed the white lines on the solar panels and automatically turned when reaching the boundaries. The system also autonomously cleaned itself. …”
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Preliminary Assessment of a Hydrogen Farm Including Health and Safety and Capacity Needs by Esmaeil Alssalehin, Paul Holborn, Pericles Pilidis

“…To ensure the safe and dependable functioning of hydrogen production and storage systems, stringent safety procedures are required to safeguard employees, infrastructure, and the surrounding environment from any mishaps.…”
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Effects of 910 MHz Solid-State Microwave Cooking on the Quality Properties of Broccoli (<i>Brassica olearacea</i> L. var. <i>Italica</i> Plenck), Carrots (<i>Daucus carota</i> subs... by Gönül Çavuşoğlu Kaplan, Ebru Fıratlıgil

“…The traditional microwave cooking used in this study operated at 2450 MHz, while the solid-state system functioned between 902 and 928 MHz. Weight loss was highest for conventional cooking, reaching a maximum of 34%, whereas microwave cooking resulted in a maximum of 11.65% and solid-state microwave cooking in 17.04%. …”
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Optogenetic Control of the Mitochondrial Protein Import in Mammalian Cells by Lukas F. J. Althoff, Markus M. Kramer, Benjamin Bührer, Denise Gaspar, Gerald Radziwill

“…These data demonstrate the functionality of OptoMitoImport as a generic system with which to control the post-translational mitochondrial import of proteins via the presequence pathway.…”
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