Analysis of the virulence, infection process, and extracellular enzyme activities of Aspergillus nomius against the Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis guenée (Lepidoptera: Cramb... by Xiaowu Wang, Xinhua Ding, Zihan Yuan, Zunzun Jia, Kaiyun Fu, Faqiang Zhan, Wenchao Guo, Liuyan Zhou, Haiqiang Li, Jinping Dai, Zhifang Wang, Yuqing Xie, Xinping Yang

“…Scanning electron microscopy indicated that numerous conidia germination and infection structure formation may have contributed to the high pathogenicity of A. nomius against O. furnacalis. …”
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FLE-YOLO: A Faster, Lighter, and More Efficient Strategy for Autonomous Tower Crane Hook Detection by Xin Hu, Xiyu Wang, Yashu Chang, Jian Xiao, Hongliang Cheng, Firdaousse Abdelhad

“…Additionally, the Slim-neck module is introduced in the neck connection layer, utilizing a lightweight convolutional network GSconv to further streamline the network structure without compromising recognition accuracy. …”
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Role of Hydrophilic Colloids in 3D Printing of High‐Moisture and Natural Glutinous Rice Flour Gels: Mechanisms of Retrogradation Inhibition and Stability Enhancement by Di Chen, Qu Yan, Xinyang Sun, Jian Ding, Xiaoyi Jiang, Qinlu Lin, Ying Liang, Ziqian Li, Yong Fang

“…The utilization of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) revealed the capacity of hydrophilic colloids to hold water was instrumental in the preservation of the gel structure. Overall, incorporating hydrophilic gels, particularly sodium alginate, prevents retrogradation and enhances the stability and longevity of 3D‐printed food products.…”
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LLM-Assisted Ontology Restriction Verification With Clustering-Based Description Generation by Seungyeon Kim, Donghyun Kim, Seokju Hwang, Kyong-Ho Lee, Kyunghwa Lee

“…An ontology is a scheme for structuring relationships between concepts in a domain, promoting data interoperability and system integration. …”
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Electron/ion-conductive and flexible dual-functional copolymer enabled by EDOT and h2PDMS for optimized Li-ion batteries by Jingwei Wang, Zhaowen Bai, Zejia Zhao, Guangping Zheng, Junye Cheng, Guohua Chen

“…Theoretical calculation and experiments indicate that π-π conjugated structure in PEDOT-PDMS molecular chains easily interacts with PF6– anions, providing electron transfer pathways and preventing HF production. …”
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Exploring the Architecture 2.0 for the Future of Building Design and Technology by Aashim Dhawan, Deepak Minhas, Satish Upadhyay, Mohana Gopiraj, Manita Das, Beemkumar Nagappan, Daljeet Pal Singh

“…It addresses the problems of enclosure, connectivity, permanence, usage, organization, aesthetics, and structure. Further, digital technologies, emergence of regulatory authorities, response to climate change and its effects, growing energy and water needs cannot be ignored. …”
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Bearing Fault Diagnosis Based on Time–Frequency Dual Domains and Feature Fusion of ResNet-CACNN-BiGRU-SDPA by Jarula Yasenjiang, Yingjun Zhao, Yang Xiao, Hebo Hao, Zhichao Gong, Shuaihua Han

“…Second, the long sequence time-domain signal is processed by a ResNet residual block structure, and a CACNN method is proposed to realize local feature extraction of the frequency-domain signal. …”
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Beliefs About Stress Scale in the German General Population by Bjarne Schmalbach, Ileana Schmalbach, Johannes A. C. Laferton, Bernhard Strauß, Jörg M. Fegert, Elmar Brähler, Katja Petrowski

“…Results The BASS demonstrated strong factorial validity, with a bifactor model offering superior fit to the three‐factor structure. Measurement invariance analyses confirmed stability across demographics, though minor age‐specific adjustments may improve interpretability. …”
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Discovery of Diffuse γ-Ray Emission in the Vicinity of G213.0-0.6: Supernova Remnant versus the Massive Star-forming Region by Yuan Li, Gwenael Giacinti, Siming Liu

“…SrcC, with a harder power-law photon spectrum, is located outside of the radio shell structure. All of them are spatially coincident with a dense molecular cloud (MC) in the velocity range of 35–54 km s ^−1 . …”
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Enhancing the Accuracy and Speed of Object Detection and Distance Estimation to Improve the Safety of Autonomous Cars Movement by F. Kabiri, M. R. Delavar, L. Hajibabi, B. Nazari

“…Calibration parameters were obtained, and a 3D model was generated using Structure from Motion to calculate distances. The results were evaluated using Mean Absolute Error and Root Mean Squared Error, achieving a 20% increase in accuracy for obstacle detection compared to previous studies. …”
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Measuring teacher beliefs about factors that promote Classroom Social and Emotional Learning (CSEL) by Mayank Sharma, Anya Chakraborty, Nandini Chatterjee Singh

“…Factor analysis revealed a three-factor structure comprising beliefs about healthy classroom management, inclusive classroom culture and supportive student relationships. …”
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RETRACTED: Measuring Energy Efficiency Performance in China: Do Technological and Environmental Concerns Matter for Energy Efficiency? by Xue Chen, Zhen Liu, Hayot Berk Saydaliev, Hayot Berk Saydaliev, Assem Abu Hatab, Assem Abu Hatab, Wei Fang

“…The efficiency of the manufacturing and wastewater stages has been substantially enhanced, but no significant gains were observed in the treatment stages of solid and gas waste. (3) Although China has made progress in enhancing the overall efficiency of its industrial system, there is still potential for improvement. (4) China has established a “three horizontal and two vertical grid-type” green governance spatial correlation structure among the sub-stages of the industrial system, and the radiation impact of major provincial areas would increase overall green governance efficiency.…”
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Collaborative AI Dysarthric Speech Recognition System With Data Augmentation Using Generative Adversarial Neural Network by Yibo He, Kah Phooi Seng, Li-Minn Ang

“…The third stage integrates the Inception-ResNet module with a temporal masking strategy using an enhanced CycleGAN-based conversion model to efficiently map conformal and non-conformal phonological features while preserving the overall speech structure and resolving temporal irregularities. Experiments conducted on the UASpeech corpus demonstrate a significant reduction in the word error rate (WER) compared to the baseline approach. …”
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Electromagnetic textile absorber applied to 4G and 5G bands by Paulo H. B. Carvalho, Ewaldo E. C. Santana, Allan K. D. Barros Filho, Paulo F. Silva Júnior, Keyll C. R. Martins, Talita C. Azevedo, Waldemir P. Martins, Mauro A. Medeiros, Rubens S. Gonçalves, Lourival M. Sousa Filho, Gricirene S. Correia, Gabrielle M. Fernandes, Talita C. Pinheiro, Brenda A. S. Rodrigues, Carlos A. M. Cruz

“…The results indicate that the absorber prototypes G2 presents great results in the frequency range of 4G and 5G band, with a maximum absorption of 26.6 dB in 3.94 GHz, with a structure 98.83% thinner than the commercial absorber LF-75. …”
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Sunlight-active Bi2O2(OH)(NO3)-AgBr photocatalyst for degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) dye and disinfection of E. coli bacteria by Ruethaithip Dulyasucharit, Laksanawadee Saikhao, Sutthidech Preecharram, Nutthachai Prongmanee, Wipada Chaiyachet, Orapan Intharaksa, Suwat Nanan

“…In the case that water was used as a solvent, the BiON.W photocatalyst with a pine-like structure was obtained. However, by using mixed solvent (comprising ethanol: water of 20:80), the BiON.M photocatalyst with a flower-like morphology was achieved. …”
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Genomic Signatures of Environmental Adaptation in <i>Castanopsis hainanensis</i> (Fagaceae) by Sha Li, Xing Chen, Yang Wu, Ye Sun

“…This study employs genome-wide single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers to investigate genetic structure, population dynamics, and adaptive variation. …”
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Effect of Hyaluronic Acid on the Acceleration of Bone Fracture Healing: A Systematic Review by Helena Fuguet Surroca, Esther Caballé Pardo, Leonor Ramírez-Andrés, Elena Nieto-Gonzalez, Javier Ferrer-Torregrosa, Eduardo Nieto-Garcia

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a natural substance in the human body with anti-inflammatory and healing properties that help repair bone by supporting cell growth, blood vessel formation, and tissue structure. A common complication after minimally invasive surgery is delayed bone healing in osteotomies. …”
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Photocatalytic CO-releasing spray hydrogel for in situ postoperative cancer treatment by Zaiyan Wang, Jianxiang Zhu, Bobin Mi, Ming Ni, Yuming Xue, Yiling Deng, Lu Chen, Xiangyang Xu, Xiaoyan Li, Guohui Liu, Tao Yu

“…The rapid crosslinking reaction between SA and Ca2+ forms a network structure, enabling precise drug delivery. CO is generated in situ in the postoperative tumor tissue under light stimulation and is combined with folic acid (FA) modified doxorubicin (DOX) micelles (FA@DM) to achieve effective synergy between CO therapy and chemotherapy. …”
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Tailoring Heat Treatment Strategies to Enhance Corrosion Resistance and Mechanical Performance of Low-Carbon Steel in Marine Environment by Basiru Philip Aramide, Tamba Jamiru, Taoreed Adesola Adegbola, Abimbola Patricia Idowu Popoola

“…The process of normalizing results in a microstructure characterized by ductility, comprising both ferrite and pearlite phases. This structure exhibited a moderate level of resistance to corrosion, with a corrosion rate of 0.001018 mm/year. …”
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Investigation into the Antibacterial and Freshness Preservation Efficacy of Dry Porous Bags of Biomass Ash from Agricultural Residues by Chunxia Fan, Shujuan Pan, Lejia Shu, Shuting Huang, Fangmei Zhou

“…Elemental analysis detected high potassium content (103.127 g/kg), while SEM and FTIR revealed a porous structure and functional groups that may contribute to its antibacterial and preservative properties. …”
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