Biomedical Application Prospects of Gadolinium Oxide Nanoparticles for Regenerative Medicine by Ekaterina V. Silina, Natalia E. Manturova, Elena L. Chuvilina, Akhmedali A. Gasanov, Olga I. Andreeva, Maksim A. Pugachevskii, Aleksey V. Kochura, Alexey A. Kryukov, Yulia G. Suzdaltseva, Victor A. Stupin

“…The redox activity of different concentrations of Gd₂O₃ NPs was studied by the optical spectroscopy (OS) method in the photochemical degradation process of methylene blue dye upon irradiation with an optical source. Biological activity was studied on different human cell lines (keratinocytes, fibroblasts, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs)) with evaluation of the effect of a wide range of Gd₂O₃ NP concentrations on metabolic and proliferative cellular activity (MTT test, direct cell counting, dead cell assessment, and visual assessment of cytoarchitectonics). …”
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Posttraumatic Endophthalmitis: A Three-Year Retrospective Study by Jian Ma, Yinhui Yu, Yueyang Zhong, Xing Mao, Xiaoyun Fang

“…By univariate analysis, factors including sex, occupation, systemic disease, source of trauma, lens injury, silicone oil tamponade, usage of intravitreal antibiotics, BCVA at presentation, and culture positive for any organism did not affect the final visual outcome. …”
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A simplification method for large-scale urban point clouds considering diversity of terrain object features by Shen Shen, Yonghong Wu, Hongwei Zhang, Jiankai Lu, Hong Fan

“…Additionally, it effectively preserves geometric features, providing improved visual representation, while the geometric similarity metrics demonstrated an average reduction of 80% (Hausdorff distance) and 10% (Chamfer distance). …”
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Development of a Low-Intensity Light Imaging Probe for Childbirth Cervical Dilation Image Acquisition by Temitope O. Takpor, Aderemi A. Atayero, Emmanuel Adetiba, Joke A. Badejo

“…Then, a camera and a light source were inserted into the probe to capture 2,880 cervical dilation images in low-light intensities of 28 Lux and 50 Lux, due to the penetration depth of bright light intensity and heat into tissues. …”
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Plastic debris dataset on the Seine riverbanks: up to 38,000 pre-production plastic pellets reported per square meterPANGAEA by Romain Tramoy, Laurent Colasse, Johnny Gasperi, Bruno Tassin

“…Plastic pollution in rivers is a major source for plastic pollution into the ocean. However, it is now recognized that plastics may accumulate in rivers for years, especially in estuaries, before reaching the ocean. …”
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Bibliometric analysis of ecological security pattern construction: Current status, evolution, and development trends by Rui Shu, Guoqing Ma, Yebin Zou, Na Guo, Huizhe Su, Guiqing Zhang

“…The study elucidates research progress and gaps through a closed-loop construction process of ecological security assessment—source identification—corridor extraction—effectiveness evaluation. …”
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3D Reconstruction With Spherical Cameras by Yan Cui, Qingling Chang, Qiang Liu, Xin Yang, Yajiang Huang, Shichao Chen, Fei Ren, Didier Stricker

“…Experimental results show that our 3DMAP has achieved good evaluation scores and visual effects.…”
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A Lightweight Transformer Model for Defect Detection in Electroluminescence Images of Photovoltaic Cells by Yang Yang, Jing Zhang, Xin Shu, Lei Pan, Ming Zhang

“…To ensure solar panels function well, efficient and accurate defect detection of PV modules is essential. Visual-based deep learning detection methods, such as Transformer and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) models, provide a cost-effective and adaptable solution. …”
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Characterization of Extracellular Dextranase from a Novel Halophilic Bacillus subtilis NRC-B233b a Mutagenic Honey Isolate under Solid State Fermentation by Mona A. Esawy, Sara H. Mansour, Eman F. Ahmed, Naziha M. Hassanein, Hesham A. El Enshasy

“…Bacillus subtilis NRC-B233b was isolated from Libyan honey sample proved to be a potent dextranase producer by applying solid state fermentation and utilizing corn flour as the sole carbon source. The optimized culture conditions for dextranase productions were 37°C, pH 10, 32 h, and 20% (v/w) moisture content. …”
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Multiscale Convolutional Transformer for EEG Classification of Mental Imagery in Different Modalities by Hyung-Ju Ahn, Dae-Hyeok Lee, Ji-Hoon Jeong, Seong-Whan Lee

“…We conducted EEG source localization to investigate the brain networks. …”
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Development of a Fluorescent Rapid Test Sensing System for Influenza Virus by Wei-Chien Weng, Yu-Lin Wu, Zia-Jia Lin, Wen-Fung Pan, Yu-Cheng Lin

“…This paper presents a sensitive and stable fluorescence rapid test sensing system for the quantitative analysis of influenza rapid test results, integrating a detection reader to minimize errors from conventional visual interpretation. The hardware includes a control board, touchscreen, camera module, UV LED illumination, and a dark chamber, while the software handles camera and light source control, as well as image processing. …”
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Mapping research evolution in higher education: a scientometric analysis of Brunei Darussalam (1986–2024) by Lalu Nurul Yaqin, Muhammad Roil Bilad, Badriyah Yusof, Hasmidar Hassan, Ashrol Rahimy Damit, Ifwah Fauzani Chuchu

“…The study employed advanced scientometric analysis using Scopus as the primary data source, complemented by CiteSpace as an analytical tool for co-citation analysis, keyword mapping, and temporal visualizations to identify thematic clusters and emerging trends. …”
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Degradation Characteristics and Mechanisms of Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Linings in Subsea Tunnels: Insights from Accelerated Erosion Tests with Applied Electric Fields by Longhai Wei, Jiguo Liu, Heng Shu, Qinglong Cui, Wenbo Peng, Huimin Gong, Yiguo Xue, Min Han

“…Under the influence of a unidirectional chloride ingress source, the pronounced accumulation of corrosion products was observed only on the side of the reinforcement exposed to chloride penetration. …”
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Hip-spine syndrome: Diagnostic difficulties by A. A. Kargaltsev, M. A. Makarov, S. A. Makarov, A. M. Lila

“…We used Harris Hip Score, Oswestry Disability Index and Visual Analogue Score to determine hip and lumbar spine functional status and pain level.Results. …”
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Review and prospect of floating car data research in transportation by Chi Zhang, Yuming Zhou, Min Zhang, Bo Wang, Yuhan Nie

“…With the advancement of intelligent transportation systems, floating car data (FCD), as a crucial source of transportation information, has garnered increasing attention for its applications and development directions within the context of massive traffic data. …”
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Kolmogorov–Arnold Networks for Automated Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infections by Anurag Dutta, A. Ramamoorthy, M. Gayathri Lakshmi, Pijush Kanti Kumar

“…This research aims to mitigate the diagnostics of urinary tract infections (UTIs) by visual recognition of Colony-Forming Units (CFUs) in urine culture. …”
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Raster electron microscopy in the analysis of plant raw materials of virgin grapes (<i>Parthenocissus quinquefolia</i> (L.) Planch.) by F. D. Evsikov, A. A. Gudkova, A. I. Slivkin

“…Planch.) is currently used primarily for decorative purposes, but is also beginning to attract scientists from different countries as a promising source of important compounds such as anthocyanins, flavonoids, organic acids, macro- and microelements. …”
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Predictors affecting the severity of irrigated maize due to fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda, Smith) and its natural enemies in Bako-Tibe district, central Ethiopia by Abera Aboset Bedasa, Emana Getu Degaga

“…From plants seeded between mid-December and March, green ears of maize were harvested. Visually identified S. frugiperda predators include weaver birds, frogs, and insects belong to order Coleoptera, Dermaptera, Hemiptera and Hymenoptera. …”
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Diagnosis and Routing of Patients with Suspected Skin Cancer in Primary Care Settings: Gaps and Perspectives by T. A. Gaydina, A. S. Dvornikov, V. N. Larina, K. E. Nazimkin, P. A. Skripkina, A. A. Silin

“…Malignant skin formation can be suspected by using an anamnesis, visual inspection of the skin, and diffrent types of investigations in primary care settings. …”
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Burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis among contacts of index cases: a protocol for a systematic review by Kefyalew Addis Alene, Temesgen Yihunie Akalu, Haileab Fekadu Wolde, Archie C A Clements, Eyob Alemayehu Gebreyohannes, Fasil Wagnaw Shiferaw

“…Subgroup analysis will be conducted to determine the source of heterogeneity. The risk of bias will be assessed using a visual inspection of the funnel plot and Egger’s regression test statistics. …”
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