Dual band angle insensitive metamaterial absorber with MgxCa(0.90−x)Ni0.10Fe2O4 based novel microwave flexible substrate for electromagnetic energy harvesting application by Md Shakibul Hasan, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Abdulmajeed M. Alenezi, Md Moniruzzaman, Ahmed S. Alshammari, Mohamed S. Soliman, Saeed Alamri, Md Samsuzzaman

“…The resonator is comprised of three rings with a square-shaped split outer ring, a square-shaped middle ring, and an innermost arrow-shaped structure. …”
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Directivity enhancement of microstrip antennas for high-resolution brain tumor imaging using characteristic modes theory and the confocal microwave image reconstruction algorithm by Mouad El Moudden, Badiaa Ait Ahmed, Ibtisam Amdaouch, Mohamed Zied Chaari, Juan Ruiz-Alzola, Otman Aghzout

“…The introduction of CMT is pivotal, as it facilitates the identification of resonance frequencies that exhibit exceptional radiation efficiency. Moreover, the antenna’s directivity is significantly enhanced through a thorough investigation of the effects of various substrate materials and patch shapes on the performance of the radiated antenna modes. …”
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Advanced measuring techniques for tidal turbine blades during structural testing by Tenis Ranjan Munaweera Thanthirige, Michael Flanagan, Ciaran Kennedy, Yadong Jiang, Clement Courade, Patrick Cronin, Tomas Flanagan, Jamie Goggins, William Finnegan

“…Within this scope, developers are demanding accelerated, efficient, and reliable testing programs to de-risk innovative designs while traditional instrumentation methods have considerable disadvantages. …”
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Unraveling the threshold and interaction effects of environmental variables on soil organic carbon mapping in plateau watershed by Chi Zhang, Yiyun Chen, Yujiao Wei, Peiheng Yu, Yongsheng Hong, Yazhen Hu, Jiaxue Wang, Zhou Shi

“…Our findings suggest that combining GBDT modeling with partial dependence analysis provides an efficient and interpretable approach for SOC mapping. …”
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Narrow-Strip 670 nm Gain-Coupled Distributed Feedback Laser Based on Periodic Anodes Fabricated by I-Line Lithography by Hong Chen, Yongyi Chen, Feng Gao, Li Qin, Chao Chen, Peng Jia, Youwen Huang, Hao Wu, Yongqiang Ning, Lijun Wang

“…We fabricate a novel micro-scale regrowth-free gain-coupled grating with an island-like shape without nanoscale gratings by i-line lithography only. …”
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Bioprinted Patient‐Derived Organoid Arrays Capture Intrinsic and Extrinsic Tumor Features for Advanced Personalized Medicine by Jonghyeuk Han, Hye‐Jin Jeong, Jeonghan Choi, Hyeonseo Kim, Taejoon Kwon, Kyungjae Myung, Kyemyung Park, Jung In Park, Samuel Sánchez, Deok‐Beom Jung, Chang Sik Yu, In Ho Song, Jin‐Hyung Shim, Seung‐Jae Myung, Hyun‐Wook Kang, Tae‐Eun Park

“…These features of Eba‐PDO enable the efficient development of a label‐free, morphology‐based predictive model using supervised learning, enhancing its suitability for clinical applications. …”
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Extended Electrical and Photonic Characterization of GaN-Based Ultra-Violet MicroLEDs With an ITO Emission Window Layer by Yi-Lin Tsai, Sheng-Kai Huang, Huang-Hsiung Huang, Shu-Mei Yang, Kai-Ling Liang, Wei-Hung Kuo, Yen-Hsiang Fang, Chih-I Wu, Shou-Wei Wang, Hsiang-Yun Shih, Zhiyu Xu, Minkyu Cho, Shyh-Chiang Shen, Chien-Chung Lin

“…Such microLEDs are essential to next-generation high-resolution micro-displays. Square-shaped microLEDs of different sizes (side lengths: 5–50 μm) were designed. …”
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Brain Tumor Detection Using 3D-UNet Segmentation Features and Hybrid Machine Learning Model by Bhargav Mallampati, Abid Ishaq, Furqan Rustam, Venu Kuthala, Sultan Alfarhood, Imran Ashraf

“…Machine learning has significantly improved disease diagnosis, enhancing the efficiency and accuracy of the healthcare system. One critical area where it proves beneficial is diagnosing brain tumors, a life-threatening disease, where early and accurate predictions can save lives. …”
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Integration of Edge-Lit Quantum Dot Coated Lightguides in Soft Smart Surfaces by Ravi Kishore, Jan Audenaert, Frederick Bossuyt, Pieter Bauwens, Bjorn Vandecasteele, Youri Meuret

“…These offer saturated colors but face challenges in cost, brightness, efficiency, and durability. Backlight-based technologies, such as edge-lit planar lightguides, provide a mature alternative. …”
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Design optimization for enhancing performances of integrated planar inductor for power electronics applications by M. Si Ahmed, Y. Guettaf, A. Mokaddem, A. Mokhefi, A. Hamid, P. Spiteri, F. Z. Medjaoui

“…These results are significant for a wide range of applications, where the integrated planar inductor performance and efficiency can have a significant impact on the overall performance and cost-effectiveness of the power electronic device. …”
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Exploring Photocatalytic, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Efficacy of Green-Synthesized Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles by Sabina Shrestha, Laxmi Tiwari, Sujan Dhungana, Jasana Maharjan, Devendra Khadka, Allison A. Kim, Megh Raj Pokhrel, Janaki Baral, Mira Park, Bhoj Raj Poudel

“…Using the DPPH free radical scavenging method, we evaluated the antioxidant properties, where the Av-ZnO NPs exhibited improved the radical scavenging efficiency, reflected by a lower IC<sub data-eusoft-scrollable-element="1">50</sub> value compared to the plant extract. …”
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Ultra-Thin Broadband Circular Polarization Conversion Metasurface for Full-Space Wavefront Manipulation Application by Bingzhen Li, Yuhua Chen, Songlin Yu, Xiao Zhou, Qingqing Wu, Jijun Wang, Yan Li, Fangyuan Li

“…This results in a polarization conversion efficiency of approximately 22&#x0025;, which approaches the theoretical limit (25&#x0025;) of the single layer MS structure around 8 GHz. …”
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Fano Resonance Mach–Zehnder Modulator Based on a Single Arm Coupled with a Photonic Crystal Nanobeam Cavity for Silicon Photonics by Enze Shi, Guang Chen, Lidan Lu, Yingjie Xu, Jieyu Yang, Lianqing Zhu

“…Recently, Fano resonance modulators and photonic crystal nanobeam cavities (PCNCs) have attracted more and more attention due to their superior performance, such as high modulation efficiency and high extinction ratio (ER). In this paper, a silicon Fano resonance Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM) based on a single arm coupled with a PCNC is theoretically analyzed, designed, and numerically simulated. …”
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Retinal Vessel Segmentation Based on a Lightweight U-Net and Reverse Attention by Fernando Daniel Hernandez-Gutierrez, Eli Gabriel Avina-Bravo, Mario Alberto Ibarra-Manzano, Jose Ruiz-Pinales, Emmanuel Ovalle-Magallanes, Juan Gabriel Avina-Cervantes

“…U-shaped architectures have achieved exceptional performance in medical image segmentation. …”
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A straightforward protocol for extracting microplastics from freshwater sediment with high organic content by Queiroz Lucas Gonçalves, de Oliveira Hallai Luana, Rocha de Moraes Beatriz, Ando Rômulo Augusto, Pompêo Marcelo, Rani-Borges Bárbara

“…Additionally, the method minimized particle loss by reducing the number of transfers between containers, a common issue in other microplastic extraction protocols. Based on the efficiency of the extraction method, we proposed and applied a protocol for environmental samples. …”
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Cu2O nanocrystals: Unveiling facet-dependent catalysis in phenylacetylene homocoupling by Satyaranjan Jena, Arnab Ghosh, Novuhulu Rhakho, Ramesh B. Dateer, Akshaya K. Samal

“…The study found that Cu2O Oh exhibited enhanced catalytic efficiency, achieving a yield of 95.6 %, which is significantly higher than the 54.3 % yield obtained with Cu2O NCs. …”
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Transferring Pressure Mechanism Across Gob-Side Roadway Goaf with Coal Pillar During Distant Face Mining: A Case Study by Houqiang Yang, Changliang Han, Nong Zhang, Jiande Wang, Qingguang Chen, Jie Liu, Shenghan He

“…The gob-side roadway technique is extensively utilized in coal extraction due to its capacity to enhance coal resource recovery efficiency and mitigate mining sequence conflicts. Nevertheless, increasing mining depths lead to progressively intricate stress conditions, posing challenges for maintaining gob-adjacent roadway surrounding rock stability. …”
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Visible light photocatalytic degradation and biological activities of Aegle marmelos-mediated cerium oxide nanoparticles by Jayakodi Santhoshkumar, Sriramulu Mohana, Govindasamy Mani, Pandian Elumalai, Shanmugam Rajeshkumar, Ameen Fuad

“…Further, the photocatalytic efficiency of synthesized NPs was verified by 98% of methylene blue dye degradation exhibited within 180 min at the visible region and the first-order kinetic value was 0.2038 min−1. …”
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Integrating attention mechanism and boundary detection for building segmentation from remote sensing images by Ping Liu, Yu Gao, Xiangtian Zheng, Hesong Wang, Yimeng Zhao, Xinru Wu, Zehao Lu, Zhichuan Yue, Yuting Xie, Shufeng Hao

“…With the increasing diversity in the number, size, and shape of buildings, convolutional neural networks have been used to segment and extract buildings from such images, resulting in increased efficiency and utilization of image features. …”
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A Bayesian Approach to Step-Stress Partially Accelerated Life Testing for a Novel Lifetime Distribution by Mervat K. Abd Elaal, Hebatalla H. Mohammad, Zakiah I. Kalantan, Abeer A. EL-Helbawy, Gannat R. AL-Dayian, Sara M. Behairy, Reda M. Refaey

“…Overall, the results highlight the flexibility, efficiency, and applicability of the proposed Bayesian approach in reliability analysis.…”
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