How to Ensure System Sustainability: Paradoxical Cognition and Adaptive Strategies for the Value Creation Process of Megaprojects by Faping Shui, Guangyu Chen, Ruoshui He, Duosi Luo, Xiaolong Wang

“…Importantly, paradoxical cognition uncovers multi-level tensions (macro, meso, micro) in value creation, with a complex shift from a single layer to a nested structure as macro demands intensify. Correspondingly, adaptive strategies exhibit distinct logic: from reactive strategies to proactive strategies. …”
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A Dual‐Modal Wearable Pulse Detection System Integrated with Deep Learning for High‐Accuracy and Low‐Power Sleep Apnea Monitoring by Jia Wang, Jiangtao Xue, Yang Zou, Yuxin Ma, Junhan Xu, Yanming Li, Fei Deng, Yiqian Wang, Kai Xing, Zhou Li, Tong Zou

“…Here, a dual‐modal wearable system is presented integrating a piezoelectric nanogenerator (PENG) and PPG sensor with a biomimetic fingertip structure for SAS detection. A two‐stage detection strategy is adopted where the self‐powered PENG performs continuous preliminary screening, activating the PPG sensor only when suspicious events are detected. …”
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Mechanical properties and Freeze-Thaw durability of concrete modified with microencapsulated phase change materials by Zhitao Zheng, Wenbing Shen, Sheng Li, Chuang Li, Pengjia Yin, Mingjun Guan, Jizhang Ha

“…Microstructural analysis reveals that 6% mPCM optimizes the pore structure of concrete by reducing pore size and moderately increasing porosity, thereby enhancing freeze-thaw durability. …”
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Filamentary Hierarchies and Superbubbles. I. Characterizing Filament Properties across a Simulated Spiral Galaxy by Rachel Pillsworth, Erica Roscoe, Ralph E. Pudritz, Eric W. Koch

“…High-resolution surveys reveal that the interstellar medium in the Milky Way and nearby galaxies consists of interlinked hierarchies of filamentary structure and superbubbles extending from galactic to subparsec scales. …”
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MoS2-Fe3C composite: a dual-functional material for methylene blue adsorption and photocatalysis in sustainable energy systems by Amal T. Mogharbel, Amnah S. Al Zbedy, Mona H. Alhalafi, Ahmed H. Jawhari, Zehbah A. Al-Ahmed, Omaymah Alaysuy, Sahar Sallam, Nashwa M. El-Metwaly

“…The individual materials and the composite were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and BET surface area analysis, confirming the successful formation of the composite with the desired structure. The adsorption and photocatalytic performance of the synthesized materials were evaluated for methylene blue (MB) removal from water. …”
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Analysis of Arc discharge during the entry and exit of an equi-potential state by a live-line maintenance robot for 500 kv overhead transmission lines by Shaotong Pei, Haichao Sun, Bing Xiao, Hengjiang Zhu, Weiqi Wang, Mianxiao Wu, Bo Lan

“…Simulation software is employed to model the electric field distribution, construct an equivalent circuit model, analyze discharge current characteristics, and develop a dual-layer material structure for shielding electromagnetic interference. …”
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Comparative Genomics and Phylogenetics of Chloroplasts Reveal Lower Rates of Genetic Variation in Mango (Mangifera) by Chuanning Li, Jianfeng Huang, Zuan Wei, Yuzu Gao, Gulbar Yisilam, Enting Zheng, Fangfang Jiao, Zhenzhou Chu, Ying Su, Caihua Liao, Xuefen Lei, Jinyu Nong, Yonghai Liang, Juanyan Lin, Yingman Wei, Yu Zhang, Qiuyan Wang, Xinmin Tian

“…The mango cp genome exhibited a typical quadripartite structure, ranging in length from 157,604 to 158,949 bp. …”
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Physics-Informed Fast Transient Stability Assessment of Non-Fixed Length in Power Systems by LI Xiang, CHEN Siyuan, ZHANG Jun, KE Deping, GAO Jiemai, YANG Huanhuan

“…First, the PI-seq2seq network structure is used to predict the future power angle trajectory, and a loss function with physical loss terms is constructed to guide the model training process, which avoids the long-duration time-domain simulation to ensure fast transient evaluation. …”
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A cytokine-based designer enzyme with an abiological multinuclear metal center exhibits intrinsic and extrinsic catalysis by Akiko Ueno, Fumiko Takida, Tomoki Kita, Takuro Ishii, Tomoki Himiyama, Takuya Mabuchi, Yasunori Okamoto

“…Here, grafting a synthetic trinuclear zinc complex inside a human cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) scaffold using solely amino-acid side chains leads to a designer multi-metalloenzyme with extrinsic and intrinsic functions. The crystal structure of the designer tri-zinc enzyme verifies the accuracy of our design process based on geometry optimizations and quantum-chemical calculations. …”
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Features of the level of matrix metalloproteinase-2, -3, -9 and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases-1, -2, -3, -4 in the aqueous humor of patients with primary open-angle glauc... by V. V. Chernykh, V. I. Konenkov, O. V. Ermakova, N. B. Orlov, A. N. Trunov

“…The obtained data on high concentrations and imbalance in the levels of matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors in the aqueous humor of patients with moderate POAG confirm the role of local inflammation, as well as impairments in the structure of the extracellular matrix and its remodeling in the mechanisms of development of this pathology.…”
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Phosphorus Vacancy‐Induced Built‐In Electric Field for Electromagnetic Properties Modulation by Yu Zhang, Pengfei Hu, Pei‐Yan Zhao, Bo Cai, Hualong Peng, Shu‐Hao Yang, Martin C. Koo, Chenming Liang, Guang‐Sheng Wang

“…The EM property modulation mechanisms and quantitative structure‐property relations of NiCo0.5Fe0.5P1‐x with varying contents of VP are investigated. …”
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Microstructural, mechanical, and thermal characterization of constitutive layers in copper-steel functionally graded material manufactured via laser directed energy deposition by Tobia Romano, Marawan Abdelwahed, Virgínia Bertolo, Tommaso Cecotti, Samuel Skhosane, Gautham Mahadevan, Vera Popovich, Marcel Hermans, Mohamed A. Taha, Sisa Pityana, Maurizio Vedani

“…Although solidification cracking was only observed in 75% 4130–25% individual samples, the analysis of a complete multilayer structure revealed that interlayer mixing causes local compositional variations, extending cracking susceptibility beyond this region. …”
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A Novel Terpolymer as Fluid Loss Additive for Oil Well Cement by Ming Li, Dongbo Xie, Zihan Guo, Ya Lu, Xiaoyang Guo

“…A terpolymer comprised of sodium styrene sulfonate (SSS), fumaric acid (FA), and acrylamide (AM) was synthesized by aqueous free radical copolymerization and evaluated as fluid loss additive for oil well cement. The chemical structure and performance of the terpolymer were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA); the molecular weight and its distribution were determined by gel permeation chromatography (GPC). …”
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Continued Photometric Monitoring Supports Long-term Dynamical Evolution in the Young Binary Star–Disk System KH 15D by Luke Lamitina, Lynne Hillenbrand, Michael Poon

“…Our findings support the assertion that line-of-sight variations in disk density and structure, possibly due to clumping, coupled with a precessing circumbinary disk are responsible for the central rebrightening event.…”
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Hybrid Ag@Rice Leaf Biochar Nanocomposite As Photocatalyst For Efficient Degradation Of Methylene Blue And Denaturation Of Micro-Organisms by Felix Nworie, Nwabue Frank, Elom Meashack, Oroke Clinton, Oke Boniface, Eze Nkechi, Chioma IkeAmadi

“…The obtained results revealed Ag@RLEBN as face centered cubic crystalline structure with crystallite size of 27.5 nm.  The band gap energy of rice leaf biochar (RLB)  and Ag@RLEBN  was 1.9 and 1.8 eV respectively. …”
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Phraseology meets information theory: Going beyond the 'bag-of-words' approach in complexity measures by Paolo Brasolin, Arianna Bienati

“…Although TTR-based measures computed on bigrams also capture changes in the text structure, fluctuation complexity is the only measure that exhibits a bell-shaped curve, peaking for original texts and decreasing for either orderly or disorderly variants, thus capturing an intuitive notion of complexity.…”
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Breastfeeding patterns and total volume of human milk consumed influence the development of the infant oral microbiome by Roaa A. Arishi, Zoya Gridneva, Sharon L. Perrella, Ali S. Cheema, Ching T. Lai, Matthew S. Payne, Donna T. Geddes, Lisa F. Stinson

“…Bacterial DNA profiles were analysed using full-length 16S rRNA gene sequencing.Results Variations in breastfeeding characteristics contributed to differences in microbial community structure. Total breastfeeding duration (min/24 h) was positively associated with Bifidobacterium longum and Lactobacillus gasseri, while breastfeeding frequency was negatively associated with Veillonella sp. …”
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Rainfall and Hydrograph Styles in Ephemeral Streams of the Drylands of Patagonia (South America–Argentina) by Gabriel Kaless, Héctor Malnero, Oscar Frumento, Miguel Pascual

“…Soil processes operate reducing the number of peaks (M‐type hyetographs are transformed into S‐ or M‐type hydrographs). The rain structure is also important, especially when the high intensity occurs in the beginning of the event. …”
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Applying complex network metrics to individual-tree diameter growth modeling by Leite e Lopes I, Sousa da Mata A, Oliveira Castro RV, Viana da Páscoa KJ, Souza Jarochinski e Silva C, Rezende Gomide L

“…As interactions between trees represent a network structure within an ecological system, they can be described by topological metrics. …”
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Triboelectric pressure sensor using PDMS/β-Si₃N₄ micro-composite for plantar pressure detection by Anu Chalil, Vivek Venugopal, Sreenidhi Prabha Rajeev

“…The sensor consisted of a copper/PDMS+β-Si3N4/copper tri-layer structure, all encapsulated within a polypropylene sheet. …”
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