Effect of the Side Chains and Anode Material on Thermal Stability and Performance of Bulk-Heterojunction Solar Cells Using DPP(TBFu)2 Derivatives as Donor Materials by Alexander Kovalenko, Jana Honová, Martin Vala, Stanislav Luňák, Ladislav Fekete, Petra Horáková, Lenka Dokládalová, Lubomír Kubáč, Martin Weiter

“…Slow gradual annealing of the solar cell causing the effective donor-acceptor reorganization, and as a result higher power conversion efficiency (PCE), is described. By replacing a hole transporting layer PEDOT:PSS with MoO3 we obtained higher PCE values as well as higher thermal stability of the anode contact interface. …”
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Dramatic Improvement of Proteomic Analysis of Zebrafish Liver Tumor by Effective Protein Extraction with Sodium Deoxycholate and Heat Denaturation by Jigang Wang, Yew Mun Lee, Caixia Li, Ping Li, Zhen Li, Teck Kwang Lim, Zhiyuan Gong, Qingsong Lin

“…The laborious gel-based approach is slowly being replaced by the advancing in-solution digestion approach. …”
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Attention-Based Lightweight YOLOv8 Underwater Target Recognition Algorithm by Shun Cheng, Zhiqian Wang, Shaojin Liu, Yan Han, Pengtao Sun, Jianrong Li

“…Firstly, the SPDConv module is utilized in the backbone network to replace the standard convolutional module for feature extraction. …”
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Impact of electric vehicle battery recycling on reducing raw material demand and battery life-cycle carbon emissions in China by Rui Jiang, Chengke Wu, Wei Feng, Kairui You, Jian Liu, Guangmin Zhou, Lujing Liu, Hui-Ming Cheng

“…Future technologies, such as lithium-sulfur and all-solid-state batteries, despite their energy efficiency, might exacerbate lithium shortage, underscoring the crucial need for increased lithium supply.…”
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Progress in hydrazine oxidation-assisted hydrogen production by Shaobo Li, Yuying Hou, Liangliang Jiang, Guang Feng, Yiyao Ge, Zhiqi Huang

“…The development of more high-efficiency and electricity-saving systems for hydrogen production is of great significance. …”
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Voltage Stability Assessment Through Modal Analysis Using a Smooth Formulation of the Power Flow Problem Based on Sigmoid Functions by Joao Pedro Peters Barbosa, Joao Alberto Passos Filho, Rodrigo Andrade Ramos, Luis Fernando Costa Alberto

“…This paper introduces a voltage stability analysis based on an innovative formulation of the power flow problem designed to address and eliminate discontinuities associated with reactive power limits from synchronous generators, synchronous compensators, and static VAr compensators. By replacing these discontinuities with appropriately tuned sigmoid functions, we achieve smooth behavior without compromising accuracy. …”
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Advanced Bearing-Fault Diagnosis and Classification Using Mel-Scalograms and FOX-Optimized ANN by Muhammad Farooq Siddique, Wasim Zaman, Saif Ullah, Muhammad Umar, Faisal Saleem, Dongkoo Shon, Tae Hyun Yoon, Dae-Seung Yoo, Jong-Myon Kim

“…This approach offers an efficient and highly accurate solution for real-time predictive maintenance in industrial applications.…”
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A High-Resolution Spectral Analysis Method Based on Fast Iterative Least Squares Constraints by Yanyan Ma, Haixia Kang, Weifeng Luo, Yunxiao Zhang, Lintao Luo

“…By utilizing shorter window lengths to segment the data into more precise series, the method significantly improves the computational efficiency of spectral analysis while also enhancing its accuracy to a certain extent. …”
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A Method for Automatic Feature Points Extraction of Pelvic Surface Based on PointMLP_RegNet by Wei Kou, Rui Zhou, Hongmiao Zhang, Jianwen Cheng, Chi Zhu, Shaolong Kuang, Lihai Zhang, Lining Sun

“…It retains the feature extraction module of PointMLP but replaces the classification layer with a regression layer to predict the coordinates of feature points instead of conducting regular classification. …”
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Innovative sample preparation techniques in food analysis: the rise of compressed fluids and novel solvents by Luana C. dos Santos, Juan Felipe Grisales-Mejía, Monique Martins Strieder, Jose A. Mendiola, Elena Ibáñez

“…Green Analytical Chemistry (GAC) promotes the adoption of eco-friendly alternatives that minimize solvent consumption, reduce waste, and enhance extraction efficiency. This review explores the role of compressed fluids’ technologies, including Pressurized Liquid Extraction (PLE), Supercritical Fluid Extraction (SFE), and Gas-Expanded Liquid Extraction (GXL) as viable replacements for conventional solvent-based methods. …”
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Real-Time Coordinate Estimation for SCARA Robots in PCB Repair Using Vision and Laser Triangulation by Nuwan Sanjeewa, Vimukthi Madushan Wathudura, Nipun Shantha Kahatapitiya, Bhagya Nathali Silva, Kasun Subasinghage, Ruchire Eranga Wijesinghe

“…This advancement has the potential to bridge a critical gap in the PCB repair industry, improving efficiency and reducing dependence on manual expertise.…”
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A CNN-SA-GRU Model with Focal Loss for Fault Diagnosis of Wind Turbine Gearboxes by Liqiang Wang, Shixian Dai, Zijian Kang, Shuang Han, Guozhen Zhang, Yongqian Liu

“…To mitigate the adverse effects of class imbalance, the conventional cross-entropy loss is replaced with Focal Loss, which assigns higher weights to hard-to-classify fault samples. …”
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Application of Quantum Key Distribution to Enhance Data Security in Agrotechnical Monitoring Systems Using UAVs by Makhabbat Bakyt, Luigi La Spada, Nida Zeeshan, Khuralay Moldamurat, Sabyrzhan Atanov

“…QKD is not an encryption algorithm but a secure key distribution protocol that provides information-theoretic security by leveraging the principles of quantum mechanics. Rather than replacing traditional encryption methods, QKD complements them by ensuring the secure generation and distribution of encryption keys, while AES-128 is employed for efficient data encryption. …”
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Quadrature-Phase-Locked-Loop-Based Back-Electromotive Force Observer for Sensorless Brushless DC Motor Drive Control in Solar-Powered Electric Vehicles by Biswajit Saha, Aryadip Sen, Bhim Singh, Kumar Mahtani, José A. Sánchez-Fernández

“…The system also incorporates a regenerative braking mechanism, extending the vehicle’s range by efficiently recovering kinetic energy through the battery with 30.60% efficiency. …”
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Effects of emergency rescue clothing on wearers' physiological and perceptual responses in hot-humid environments by Yazhuo Qian, Mengqi Yuan, Ke Yan, Yayun Li, Xuefan Wang, Hao Wu

“…IntroductionTo improve the work efficiency and reduce heat-related illness of emergency rescue personnel, the effects of emergency rescue clothing on physiological and perceptual responses were investigated.MethodsThirteen participants were recruited to perform human trials in a climate chamber wherein the ambient temperature and relative humidity was controlled at 35°C and 75%, and 25°C and 65%, respectively. …”
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A grid-forming energy storage damping strategy based on bidirectional proportional regulation by Yiqi Liu, HengKe Zhang, Yucheng Wu, Xiao Yu, Mingfei Ban, Gang Zheng, Jiawei Zhang

“…This strategy introduces a proportional component to replace the traditional damping source, resolving the conflict between steady-state performance and dynamic response. …”
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Large language models in oncology: a review by Fei-Fei Liu, David Chen, Srinivas Raman, Rod Parsa, Karl Swanson, John-Jose Nunez, Andrew Critch, Danielle S Bitterman

“…While LLMs are not intended to replace oncologists, they can serve as powerful tools to augment clinical expertise and patient-centred care, reinforcing their role as a valuable adjunct in the evolving landscape of oncology.…”
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Towards Precise Papaya Ripeness Assessment: A Deep Learning Framework with Dynamic Detection Heads by Haohai You, Jing Fan, Dongyan Huang, Weilong Yan, Xiting Zhang, Zhenke Sun, Hongtao Liu, Jun Yuan

“…Second, a low-computation ADown module is introduced to replace the standard downsampling structure, aiming to enhance feature extraction efficiency. …”
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Aligning metrics with meaning: considerations for measurement selection in disability evaluation by Elizabeth Marfeo, Elizabeth Marfeo, Elizabeth K. Rasch, Kathleen Coale, Julia Porcino, Leighton Chan

“…The paper argues that although PROMs should not replace performance measures entirely, they represent a valuable and often preferable alternative or complement in many disability evaluation contexts. …”
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Research on Lightweight Algorithm Model for Precise Recognition and Detection of Outdoor Strawberries Based on Improved YOLOv5n by Xiaoman Cao, Peng Zhong, Yihao Huang, Mingtao Huang, Zhengyan Huang, Tianlong Zou, He Xing

“…The algorithm uses FasterNet to replace the original YOLOv5n backbone network and improves the detection rate. …”
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