A Low-Cost Multimodal Testbed for Array-Based Electrophysiological Microelectrodes by Cat-Vu H. Bui, Neethu Maliakal, Hasan Ulusan, Andreas Hierlemann, Fernando Cardes

“…Electrode prototypes often need to be fabricated, empirically evaluated, and iteratively optimized at significant cost. Efficient hardware testing solutions to aid the development of new electrodes, especially at an early stage when the number of candidate designs is still high, are therefore increasingly important. …”
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Using a Curved Bed Sill as a Scour Countermeasure around a Complex Bridge Pier by Israa H. S. Al-Rahoo, Nashwan K. Alomari

“…Placement curved bed sill at the upstream edge of the piles cap can serve as an efficient scour countermeasure around the complex piers that will be constructed in the future and for existing piers, as it does not interfere with the pier foundation location. …”
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Effect of Au catalyst on the growth of the nanostructures prepared using VPT technique for enhanced biosensing performance of ZnO matrix by Neha Batra, Jatinder Pal Singh, Monika Tomar, Arijit Chowdhuri, Sonam Mahajan, Bilasini Devi Naorem

“…The current work investigates the influence of the Au catalyst layer on the development of ZnO nanostructures using the vapour liquid solid (VLS) modification of the vapour phase transport technique and their suitability as an efficient platform for detection of free cholesterol. …”
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Economy, European Policies, and Citizens' Behavior: Managing Solid Waste as a Resource by Nikola Puvača, Mirela Tomaš Simin, Vojislava Bursić, Katarina Đurić, Ivana Brkić, Katarina Soleša

“…It concludes by highlighting opportunities for advancing sustainable practices through innovation, collaboration, and policy coherence, contributing to the transition toward a resilient and resource-efficient future.…”
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Effect of Initial Cable Tension on Cable-Stayed Bridge Performance and a New Construction Method by Hamid Dehghani, Ehsan Dehghani, Mehdi Sharifi, Seyed Rohollah Hoseini Vaez

“…The proposed method offers a simpler and more efficient approach to constructing cable-stayed bridges without compromising the safety and durability of the structure.…”
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Simplified Frequency Estimation of Prefabricated Electric Poles Through Regression-Based Modal Analysis by Hakan Erkek, Ibrahim Karataş, Doğucan Resuloğulları, Emriye Çınar Resuloğullari, Şahin Tolga Güvel

“…One notable application is in power transmission poles, which ensure the safe and efficient delivery of electricity. Despite their importance, limited research exists on the structural and modal behavior of reinforced concrete power poles. …”
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One-Pot Synthesis of Gelatin/Gum Arabic Hydrogels Embedding Silver Nanoparticles as Antibacterial Materials by Irina Popescu, Irina Mihaela Pelin, Irina Rosca, Marieta Constantin

“…High and large-spectrum antibacterial features and ROS scavenging properties are the most important requirements for efficient wound-dressing materials. A composite hydrogel was synthesized herein by a one-pot procedure embedding silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) covered with oxidized gum arabic (OGA) within gelatin (Gel) hydrogel. …”
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Enhanced Acoustic Mixing in Silicon-Based Chips with Sharp-Edged Micro-Structures by Mehrnaz Hashemiesfahan, Pierre Gelin, Han Gardeniers, Wim De Malsche

“…In microfluidics, the need for fast mixing within milliseconds arises primarily because these devices are often used in fields where rapid and efficient mixing significantly impacts the performance and outcome of the processes. …”
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Electric Vehicle Battery Technologies and Capacity Prediction: A Comprehensive Literature Review of Trends and Influencing Factors by Vo Tri Duc Sang, Quang Huy Duong, Li Zhou, Carlos F. A. Arranz

“…Future directions emphasise multidisciplinary research on new battery chemistries, efficient end-of-life management, and policy frameworks that support circular economy practices. …”
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Error Distribution Pattern Analysis of Mobile Laser Scanners for Precise As-Built BIM Generation by Sung-Jae Bae, Junbeom Park, Joonhee Ham, Minji Song, Jung-Yeol Kim

“…While MLS offers fast and efficient scanning through SLAM technology, its accuracy and precision remains lower than that of terrestrial laser scanners (TLS). …”
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Event-Triggered Impulsive Formation Control for Cooperative Obstacle Avoidance of UAV Swarms in Tunnel Environments by Rui Hao, Wenjie Zhou, Yuanfan Wang, Yuehao Yan

“…This paper proposes a cooperative obstacle avoidance strategy for UAV formation based on adaptive event-triggered impulse control, achieving efficient navigation under limited resources. The strategy comprises four key modules: an adaptive event-triggering mechanism, optical flow-based obstacle detection, leader–follower formation structure, and dynamic communication topology management. …”
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Optimizing composite microplastics for antibiotics removal in water: An eco-friendly solution by David Azanu, Nasser Dia, James Darmey, David Adu-Poku, Kwame Effrim Tabbicca, Ebenezer Ebo Yahans Amuah, Sampson Kofi Kyei, Alikalifa Sanogo

“…Temkin and Jovanovic models showed the best fit for sorption equilibrium data on ciprofloxacin and flucloxacillin, respectively, with R2 values above 0.92 and 0.77, indicating efficient adsorption of ciprofloxacin and flucloxacillin. …”
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Antibacterial and Antioxidant Potential of Silver Nanoparticles Bio-Friendly Synthesis Using Delftia acidovorans (OM838393.1) Strain by Nawres Al-Gburi, Alaa Al-Hassnawi, Lubna Abdulazeem

“…This activity might be attributed to the unique biological and physicochemical properties of the AgNPs, which facilitate the disruption of bacterial cell membranes, from results underscore the potential of Delftia acidovorans (OM838393.1) strain as an eco-friendly and efficient biological agent for the synthesis of AgNPs with potent antibacterial properties. …”
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FEBE-Net: Feature Exploration Attention and Boundary Enhancement Refinement Transformer Network for Bladder Tumor Segmentation by Chao Nie, Chao Xu, Zhengping Li

“…Then, we propose a new efficient self-attention calibration decoder module (ESCD), which, with the help of boundary clues provided by the BER module, gradually and effectively recovers global contextual information and local detail information from high-level features after calibration enhancement and low-level features after exploration attention. …”
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A Multi-Faceted Deep Learning Approach for Student Engagement Insights and Adaptive Content Recommendations by Rabeeya Saleem, Muhammad Aslam

“…In an era where technology shapes education, effectively engaging students remains a cri- tical challenge. …”
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A novel residual network based on multidimensional attention and pinwheel convolution for brain tumor classification by Jincan Zhang, Rongfu Lv, Wenna Chen, Ganqin Du, Qizhi Fu, Hongwei Jiang

“…This study provides an efficient and robust solution for brain tumor computer-aided diagnosis systems with potential for clinical applications.…”
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Application study on conditional generative adversarial network (cGAN) to generate ballast particles for discrete element method simulation by Viet Dinh Le, Gyu-Hyun Go

“…Although several methods, such as digital imaging, laser scanning, and computed tomography scans, are widely used to capture ballast morphology, real ballast layers consist of tens of thousands to millions of particles of varying shapes and sizes, making these methods complex. Therefore, an efficient solution needs to be found that can generate large-scale ballast datasets for the simulations. …”
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Design and Simulation Study of Structural Parameters of Bionic Cutters for Tea Harvest Imitating <i>Aeolesthes induta</i> Newman by Yuanqiang Luo, Junlin Li, Song He, Weibin Wu

“…The cutter of the hand-held tea picker is the key cutting component in the efficient tea harvesting process. In order to solve the problems of large cutting resistance and uneven incision during tea picking, this study fully applied the bionics principle to combine the excellent cutting performance of <i>Aeolesthes induta</i> Newman’s mandibles with the tea cutter, which extracted and fitted the tooth profile structure curve of the upper edge of the <i>Aeolesthes induta</i> Newman’s mandibles. …”
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Effect of Partial Coherence illuminated bar on evaluation technique of diffraction image by Baghdad Science Journal

“…The advantage of that additional work on this class of problems to investigate the development of more efficient numerical methods, also the reduction in computation time to few seconds for data runs for individual curves of intensity.…”
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A CASE REPORT: THE STAGED RETRO AURICULAR FLAPS FOR AURICLE RECONSTRUCTION AFTER TRAUMATIC AMPUTATIONS by Alexandria Stephanie Suparman, Doni Setiawan, Yugos Juli Fitra

“…Conclusion: SRF is an efficient ear reconstruction technique that offers relatively little operational morbidity and can restore the ear's size and shape with good to exceptional functional and cosmetic results when used on appropriately chosen helical ear abnormalities.…”
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