Acclimation of carbon metabolism to a changing environment across a leaf rosette of Arabidopsis thaliana by Vladimir Brodsky, Anian Kerscher, Michaela Urban, Thomas Nägele

“…Plants need to efficiently stabilize photosynthesis and carbon metabolism under changing environmental conditions to prevent irreversible tissue damage. …”
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Influence of Geometric Effects on Dynamic Stall in Darrieus-Type Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines for Offshore Renewable Applications by Qiang Zhang, Weipao Miao, Kaicheng Zhao, Chun Li, Linsen Chang, Minnan Yue, Zifei Xu

“…Quasi-three-dimensional CFD simulations are performed to explore how variations in blade geometry influence aerodynamic responses under unsteady DPM conditions. To efficiently analyze geometric sensitivity, a surrogate model based on a radial basis function neural network is constructed, enabling fast aerodynamic predictions. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Torque-Controlled Expansion Anchors with Improved Sleeve and Header Details by Moo-Won Hur, Kyoung-Hun Chae, Hyun-Ho Lee, Tae-Won Park

“…The analysis results revealed that the anchor's performance was most efficiently improved when the sleeve length was 9.0 mm and the head length was 3.0 mm. …”
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Computational framework for bioinspired, mechanically programmable soft robots actuated by negative pressure by Dominik Gau, Lukas Freitag, Petra Mela

“…The actuation of vacuum channels embedded in elastomeric matrices presents potential for creating biomimetic controlled complex motion, but so far, analytical tools that efficiently predict their deformation upon vacuum are lacking. …”
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Three-Phase High Power Underwater Capacitive Wireless Power Transfer System for Autonomous Underwater Vehicles by Lei Yang, Liye Tian, Xinze Chen, Zhixue Bu, Dengrui Xing, Aimin Zhang, Xiangqian Tong

“…At a fixed distance of 3 cm between transmitter and receiver, peak power transfer efficiencies of 80% in air and 74% in water were achieved with stable operational performance. …”
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Exposed conductor detection of 10 kV distribution line based on improved YOLOv8 by Qiwen JING, Sipeng HAO, Siyuan LI

“…A detection method for exposed conductors in 10 kV distribution lines is proposd based on an improved YOLOv8 algorithm,which is designed to assist power grid maintenance personnel detecting conductor exposed defects quickly and efficiently. The algorithm replaces the original convolution with omni-dimensional dynamic convolution in the backbone network, enhancing the features of exposed conductors through multi-dimensional feature extraction. …”
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Clustering of precipitation features by a new validity index over Iran by Sanaz Moghim, Reza Rajabi

“…The developed validity index can be efficiently used for clustering other hydrometeorological variables and climatic zones, which is valuable in water resources, atmosphere, and climate studies, and hazard assessment.…”
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Damage Recognition of Road Auxiliary Facilities Based on Deep Convolution Network for Segmentation and Image Region Correction by Yuanshuai Dong, Yanhong Zhang, Yun Hou, Xinlong Tong, Qingquan Wu, Zuofeng Zhou, Yuxuan Cao

“…The highway anti-glare panel missing recognition method based on deep convolution image segmentation and correction uses the vertex distance to quickly determine the external quadrilateral, which is suitable for estimating the shape of the area in a dynamic scene. After actual testing and verification, it can accurately and efficiently identify the disease of the anti-glare plate. …”
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Biofabrication of Nanosilver From Punica granatum Peel Extract and Their Anticoagulant Applications by Randa Mohammed Dhahi

“…The 3D AFM images of Ag nanoparticles illustrated that the diameter is around 7.20–14.80 nm with a median of 7.16±1.3 nm and the root mean square (RMS) value corresponds to 1.40±0.4 nm. The PPE-AgNPs efficiently exhibited a potent antioxidant and dose-dependent DPPH inhibition action. …”
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Fake Fingerprint Classification Using Hybrid Features Learning With Gradient Boosting by Muhammad Salman Ali, Arslan Akram, Javed Rashid, Muhammad Arfan Jaffar, Dilawar Shah, Shujaat Ali, Muhammad Tahir

“…To achieve this goal, the standard fingerprint information and the geometric aspects of the fingerprint are combined. It is possible to efficiently identify authentic and forged fingerprints by using these hybrid features and training a gradient boosting classifier. …”
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Solid-state analog of gravitational redshift: Transport signatures of massless Dirac fermions in tilted Dirac cone heterostructures by Marziyeh Karmand, Mohsen Amini, Morteza Soltani, Ebrahim Ghanbari-Adivi, Seyed Akbar Jafari

“…The resulting Dirac equation in an emergent curved spacetime for the spinor ψ(z) can be efficiently solved using a fourth-order Runge-Kutta numerical method by a transformation to a suitable spinor φ where the resulting Dirac cone looks locally upright. …”
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An automated hybrid deep learning framework for paddy leaf disease identification and classification by Chatla Subbarayudu, Mohan Kubendiran

“…Performance investigations prove that the technique efficiently yields a higher accuracy of 98.52%, outperforming state-of-the-art techniques.…”
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Strange features are no better than no features: predator recognition by untrained birds by Ondřej Fišer, Irena Strnadová, Petr Veselý, Michaela Syrová, Michal Němec, Barbora Kamišová, Josef Šalom, Roman Fuchs

“…Earlier studies have identified general predator “key features”, especially beak shape and talons, as critical for predator recognition. …”
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Adaptive variation regulates the expression of the human SGK1 gene in response to stress. by Francesca Luca, Sonal Kashyap, Catherine Southard, Min Zou, David Witonsky, Anna Di Rienzo, Suzanne D Conzen

“…Because environmental stress varies across habitats, we hypothesized that natural selection shaped the geographic distribution of genetic variants regulating the level of SGK1 expression following GR activation. …”
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EDITORIAL: More than closing loops: Community-based circular food systems as pathways for transformation by María Alonso Martínez, Jacob Park, Anna Davies, WarīNkwī Flores, Sarah Rocker, Jim Worstell

“…Yet predominant visions of circular economies, often focused on closed-loop industrial efficiencies, fall short on addressing deeper questions of equity, culture, power, and community agency. . . . …”
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Multi-task feature integration and interactive active learning for scene image resizing by Ludan Shi, Xianhua Yan, Sen Wang

“…The primary advantages of LIAL are twofold: firstly, it maintains the local coherence of varied scenes efficiently, and secondly, it allows for the active selection process to be shaped by human interaction. …”
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Selenium Nanoparticles Induce Potent Protective Immune Responses against Vibrio cholerae WC Vaccine in a Mouse Model by Zahra Raahati, Bita Bakhshi, Shahin Najar-peerayeh

“…These results reveal that daily diet of Se NPs could efficiently induce immune cell effectors in both humoral and mucosal levels.…”
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Optimizing Physical Conditioning Programs for Badminton Athletes: A Comprehensive Review of Training Strategies - A Systematic Review by Fadli Ihsan, Ahmad Nasrulloh, Sigit Nugroho, Zhanneta Kozina

“… Study Background and Objectives: The performance of international badminton athletes is shaped by a blend of physical, psychological, technical, and tactical factors. …”
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K-Means Clustering and Classification of Breast Cancer Images Using Histogram of Oriented Gradients Features and Convolutional Neural Network Models: Diagnostic Image Analysis Stud... by Said Salloum

“…The model demonstrates potential utility for automated diagnosis, with possible clinical applications to assist radiologists in identifying malignant tumors more efficiently. Future research will explore additional imaging modalities and real-world clinical testing.…”
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Rotavirus susceptibility of antibiotic-treated mice ascribed to diminished expression of interleukin-22. by Daniel Schnepf, Pedro Hernandez, Tanel Mahlakõiv, Stefania Crotta, Meagan E Sullender, Stefan T Peterson, Annette Ohnemus, Camille Michiels, Ian Gentle, Laure Dumoutier, Celso A Reis, Andreas Diefenbach, Andreas Wack, Megan T Baldridge, Peter Staeheli

“…We now report that rotavirus replicated more efficiently in the intestines of germ-free and antibiotic-treated mice compared to animals with an unmodified microbiota. …”
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