Photocatalytic Degradation and Defluorination of Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) Using Biosynthesized TiO₂ Nanoparticles under UV–Visible Light by Mustapha Saheed, Tijani Jimoh Oladejo, Elabor Rabi, Etsuyankpa Muhammed Binin, Amigun Azeezah Taiwo, Shuaib Damola Taye, Sumaila Abdulmumuni, Olaoye Adekunle Jelili, Abubakar Hassana Ladio, Abdulkareem Saka Abdulkareem, Ndamitso Muhammed Muhammed

“…The study showed 95.62 and 56.13% degradation and defluorination efficiency at pH 2. The degradation and defluorination efficiencies significantly decreased as the pH of the solution increased; hence, the degradation increases at lower solution pHs. …”
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RESEARCH ON CRASHWORTHINESS OF BIONIC PENTACLE THIN-WALLED STRUCTURE INSPIRED BY CARAMBOLA by SUN YuZhou, YANG ZhuoRan, XIA Yan, JIANG Han

“…The influence of cross-section shapes and geometric parameters on the energy absorption characteristies were discussed. …”
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End-to-end scene text detection and recognition algorithm based on Transformer decoders by Jinzhi ZHENG, Ruyi JI, Libo ZHANG, Chen ZHAO

“…Aiming at the detection and recognition task of arbitrary shape text in scene, a novelty scene text detection and recognition algorithm which could be trained by end-to-end algorithm was proposed.Firstly, the detection branch of text aware module based on segmentation idea was introduced to detect scene text from visual features extracted by convolutional network.Then, a recognition branch based on Transformer vision module and Transformer language module encoded the text features of the detection results.Finally, the text features encoded by the fusion gate in the recognition branch were fused to output the scene text.The experimental results on the three benchmark datasets of Total-Text, ICDAR2013 and ICDAR2015 show that the proposed algorithm has excellent performance in recall, precision, F-score, and has certain advantages in efficiency.…”
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Research Status and Progress in Flat Plate Micro Heat Pipe Arrays by Yang Lulu, Xu Hongbo, Wang Huihui, Zhang Hainan, Tian Changqing

“…Flat plate micro heat pipe array (FPMHPA) is a new type of high-efficiency heat transfer element, and its introduction solves the problem of limited heat flux and heat transport capacity of a single micro heat pipe. …”
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Research on space focusing virtual coverage based on orthogonal frequency time reversal method by Yifang NIE, Fangwei LI

“…To solve the problem of information leakage and coverage efficiency in ultra-dense wireless network,the orthogonal frequency-time reversal virtual coverage scheme was proposed.At first,different wireless reversal channels with lower correlation were distinguished by orthogonal carries.Next,after time reversal,the space focusing of each target signal was realized around the terminal.Then,theoretical expressions of the signal coverage and the signal-interference-to-noise ratio were derived and proved.Ultimately,the virtual coverage was shaped,meeting the requirements of users.The coverage of unrelated user not belonging to system was reduced.The results show that those unrelated users are difficult to receive the target signal because of virtual coverage.In addition,the system has higher capacity and security rate of reliable transmission without any more power or antennas.…”
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Quasi-Linear Convective Systems in Catalonia Detected Through Radar and Lightning Data by Tomeu Rigo, Carme Farnell

“…Even with the limitation of reduced coverage, the technique has revealed efficiency in identifying the systems affecting the region of interest. …”
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Synergistic effect of Fe and Co doped ZnO nanoparticles synthesized using Alpinia galanga  against Candida parasilopsis by Narendhran S

“…EDX and SEM analysis were carried out to identify the element composition (Co, Fe and Zn) and spherical shape of nanoparticles. The functional group that is responsible for the capping and stability of nanoparticles was confirmed by FTIR analysis,  to compare the antifungal efficiency of ZnO, Fe doped ZnO and Co doped ZnO from the resultant zone of inhibition.…”
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Energy Balancing and Lifetime Extension: A Random Quorum-Based Sink Location Service Scheme for Wireless Sensor Networks by Yongje Shin, Jeongcheol Lee, Euisin Lee

“…To overcome this limitation, we propose an energy-efficient quorum-based sink location service scheme that extends network lifetime by reducing and balancing sensor nodes’ energy consumption. …”
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The role of sequence information in minimal models of molecular assembly by Jeremy Guntoro, Thomas E Ouldridge

“…We aim to explore how efficiently sequence information can be used to direct assembly by studying variants of the temperature-1 abstract tile assembly model (aTAM). …”
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A Fast Rearrangement Method for Defect-Free Atom Arrays by Yuqing Zhang, Zeyan Zhang, Guoqing Zhang, Zhehua Zhang, Yanpu Chen, Yuqing Li, Wenliang Liu, Jizhou Wu, Vladimir Sovkov, Jie Ma

“…However, quickly and efficiently preparing defect-free atom arrays poses challenges. …”
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Variation analysis of fruit traits of jujube seedlings and screening of excellent germplasm by JI Yinzhong, CHEN Youfu, YAN Fenfen, WANG Jiurui, LIU Mengjun

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Parental acceptance of novel children's medical syringes and their influencing factors by Su Wen Luo, Peng Rui Yang

“…Furthermore, the product's function and price value significantly shape users' behavioral intentions. Technology anxiety and time and error reduction emerge as key factors influencing perceived risks.ConclusionsThis study offers product designers crucial insights into purchasing factors for children's medical products, aims to enhance product development and iteration efficiency, and promotes more accurate innovation, decision-making, and communication. …”
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PROMOTING AND MAINSTREAMING SUSTAINABILITY PRACTICES IN AGRI-FOOD SUPPLY CHAINS by Maria KONTOPANOU, Giannis T. TSOULFAS

“…Moreover, our aim is to shape an analytical framework to accommodate decisions concerning supply chain design and operation towards sustainability.…”
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Method of accounting and approaches to tax optimization of income tax of entities by V.V. Sokolovska

“…The article discloses the need of management reports for this tax and suggests to implement the standard form of report for an enterprise for the efficiency of management of revenues, costs, and as a result, income tax. …”
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How does manufacturing agglomeration affect urban ecological resilience? evidence from the Yangtze river delta region of China by Chen Wang

“…Specifically, moderate levels of MA enhance UER through improved resource efficiency and technological innovation, while excessive agglomeration leads to environmental degradation. …”
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Orders of the Division of Labor: Self-reference in Organization Structures by Meisinger Norman

“…This self-reference is decomposed into a taxonomy based on three orders of the division of labor (DoL), each with a corresponding division logic (efficiency, effectivity, and viability) and structural implementation method (specialization, contextualization, and reflection) that firms apply to cope with steadily-changing environmental conditions. …”
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The Adoption of Team-Based Learning to Enhance Reading Motivation in the Teaching of Linguistics by Ratiba KIHEL, Riad BELOUAHEM

“…The findings showed that the majority of students have medium reading motivation, but when applying TBL, there was a significant increase in students' reading efficiency and there was also a major improvement in their intrinsic motivation, whereas a minor increase in their extrinsic motivation was noticed. …”
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Angularly stable asymmetric transmission for K-band applications through optical activity of a chiral Metasurface by Aisha Bibi, Adam Khan, M. Ismail Khan, Muhammad Noman, Farooq A. Tahir, Imdad Khan

“…Numerical and measured results show that x- to y- and y- to x- polarization conversion efficiencies of the metasurface in forward and backward wave propagation, respectively, are above 90 % for a large bandwidth covering 19.2-22.2 GHz. …”
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Unveiling the social fabric through a temporal, nation-scale social network and its characteristics by Jolien Cremers, Benjamin Kohler, Benjamin Frank Maier, Stine Nymann Eriksen, Johanna Einsiedler, Frederik Kølby Christensen, Sune Lehmann, David Dreyer Lassen, Laust Hvas Mortensen, Andreas Bjerre-Nielsen

“…Abstract Social networks shape individuals’ lives, influencing everything from career paths to health. …”
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Advancing cardiac motion estimation with emerging AI techniques for enhanced echocardiographic image registration by M. Rajesh, S. Balakrishnan, R. Elankavi

“…Adversarial and self-supervised contrastive learning enhance picture quality and generalisability across adult and foetal echocardiography, while a graph neural network (GNN)-based anatomical constraint maintains heart shape. Better, more accurate, more efficient real-time motion tracking without relying on massive labelled datasets is possible with the proposed approach. …”
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