A Robotic Hand with Soft Transmission Systems for Automated Operations of Computer Mouse by Yiming He, Dengfeng Yan, Kaiyuan Jin, Bin Fang, Shuguang Li

“…The BESTS serves as a transmission structure in the soft robotic hand. Experiments demonstrate that the soft hand, equipped with four servos, can perform 11 distinct mouse operations, including pressing and scrolling operations. …”
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In vitro antibacterial activity of neochebulinic acid from aqueous extract of Terminalia chebula Retz against Helicobacter pylori by Ling Ou, Haobo Chen, Yajie Hao, Hengrui Liu, Zhixiang Zhu, Qingwei Li, Zhong Feng, Guimin Zhang, Meicun Yao

“…Results It demonstrated neochebulinic acid’s ability to inhibit HP proliferation, damage bacterial structure, and suppress Cytotoxin-associated gene A (Cag A) protein expression, with high selectivity towards HP. …”
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Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder in childhood (a case report) by A. S. Kotov, Yu. V. Tokareva, V. N. Lutsik, M. V. Panteleeva, A. V. Shatalin, E. V. Mukhina, M. S. Bunak, O. M. Andryukhina

“…Repeatedly conducted magnetic resonance examination revealed a pattern of focal lesion of the left and then of the right optic nerve with a violation of the integrity of the blood brain barrier and an extended focus in the structure  of the spinal cord of the cervical spine. …”
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Development and validation of the Fertility Anxiety Scale for Chinese Women: a tool for clinical and policy applications by Yiqing He, Noor Eshah Tom Abdul Wahab, Haslina Muhamad

“…However, existing tools focus on a single dimension, lacking a comprehensive measure tailored to Chinese women.Methods Based on cost-utility theory, policy cycle theory, social support theory, gender role theory, and conservation of resources theory, this study developed and validated the Fertility Anxiety Scale for Chinese Women (FAS-CW) through qualitative interviews and surveys.Results The scale, comprising cognitive and emotional anxiety, demonstrates strong reliability and validity.Conclusion The FAS-CW provides a reliable tool for assessing fertility anxiety among Chinese women and contributes to the understanding of its multidimensional structure.Implications The scale can support clinical practice by helping identify high-anxiety individuals and guide policy evaluation related to fertility and childcare. …”
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Demonstration of high Johnson’s figure of merit (ft × VBR >20 THz·V) and fmax × VBR (>42 THz·V) for Al0.66Ga0.34N channel MISHEMT on bulk AlN substrates by Ruixin Bai, Swarnav Mukhopadhyay, Khush Gohel, Surjava Sanyal, Jiahao Chen, MD Tahmidul Alam, Shuwen Xie, Shubhra S. Pasayat, Chirag Gupta

“…In this paper, a metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) grown Al _0.66 Ga _0.34 N channel metal-insulator-semiconductor-high-electron-mobility-transistor (MISHEMT) with a scaled T-gate structure was fabricated on a single-crystal bulk AlN substrate. …”
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AQMI: Software for assessing the quality of mammographic images by Arthur Dantas Mangussi, Thatiane Alves Pianoschi, Bernardo Cecchetto, Viviane Rodrigues Botelho

“…Materials and Methods: The software was implemented in the Python programming language via the Streamlit library, which involved content structuring and environmental planning. The experimental data that were selected from a public domain repository [19]. …”
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Investigation of Cement-Emulsified Asphalt in Plastic Concrete by Xiaohu Yan, Zaiqin Wang, Meijuan Rao, Mingxia Li

“…The unhydrated cement, incorporation asphalt, fibrous C–S–H gel, CH, needle-shaped ettringite, and other hydration products were interwoven to constitute emulsified asphalt-cement paste, forming a spatial structure.…”
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Dual-targeted siRubicon delivery strategy triggers hepatocellular lipophagy for mitigating liver steatosis by Tingting Lan, Qiushi Li, Mingxing Yu, Xu Duan, Tao Ming, Shuo Li, Chunjiong Wang, Yi Zhu, Zhongyang Shen, Deling Kong, Yang Liu

“…This system has a core-shell structure that ensures stability in the bloodstream and responsiveness to oxidative stress, commonly found in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. …”
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Broad-Spectrum Virus Elimination by Nasal Mucosa-Colonized Wild-Type Bacillus subtilis by Yuchen Li, Chengjie Yang, Rongfeng Tang, Chengcheng Wang, Yunfeng Li, Wenwen Chao, Ahui Cui, Chun Liang, Ying Duan, Hui Zeng, Qian Yang

“…These metabolites modify the structure and fluidity of phospholipids within the viral envelope, thereby inhibiting viral entry by impeding membrane fusion. …”
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The Airborne Infrared Spectrometer: Development, Characterization, and the 2017 August 21 Eclipse Observation by Jenna E. Samra, Vanessa Marquez, Peter Cheimets, Edward E. DeLuca, Leon Golub, James W. Hannigan, Chad A. Madsen, Advik Vira, Arn Adams

“…Characterizing these magnetically sensitive emission lines is an important first step in designing future instruments to monitor the coronal magnetic field, which drives space weather events, as well as coronal heating, structure, and dynamics. The AIR-Spec instrument includes an image stabilization system, feed telescope, grating spectrometer, and slit-jaw imager. …”
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Quasi-Continuous Wave Pumped Slab Laser Based on Nd:CTGS Crystal by Shutong Yang, Chuanrui Zhao, Pingzhang Yu, Zhengping Wang

“…This work provides a good way to obtain pulsed slab lasers with simple structure and excellent performance, which are expected to be utilized in many fields like the photovoltaic industry, glass processing, tool manufacturing, mechanical engineering, and scientific research.…”
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Critical coupling in plasmonic chain for efficient energy trapping by Marius Crouzier, Fei Mao, Giovanni Magno, Vy Yam, Carlos Alonso-Ramos, Jean-René Coudevylle, Etienne Herth, Christophe Dupuis, Xavier Leroux, Thomas Lopez, Béatrice Dagens

“…In this manuscript, we propose a novel configuration for the plasmonic chain-dielectric waveguide structure that allows the chain to be freely positioned relative to the waveguide. …”
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The role of platelet derived exosomes in regenerative medicine by Seyyede Fatemeh Shams, Mohammadreza Javan, Faeze Shahriyari

“…Due to their special structure, these small particles are able to carry and contain various compounds and establish cellular communication. …”
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Ultrasonic-Assisted Synthesis and Characterization of Chitosan-Graft-Substituted Polyanilines: Promise Bio-Based Nanoparticles for Dye Removal and Bacterial Disinfection by Mutairah Shaker Alshammari, Amr A. Essawy, A. M. El-Nggar, S. M. Sayyah

“…This could be confirmed from TEM images that reflect structure-affected morphologies of different ordering for the graft spherical nanoparticles. …”
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A Dielectric-Loaded FSS-Based Radome Design With an Adjustable RCS Reduction Band by Yuan-Chang Hou, Sang-Fei Wang, Wen-Jiao Liao

“…To achieve RCS suppression, the structure combines periodic frequency selective surfaces (FSSs) and dielectric loadings of different compositions, which leads to wave cancellation due to propagation delays of opposite phases. …”
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An intelligent simplification method for river networks with an unsupervised variational autoencoder by Di Wang, Haizhong Qian, Xiao Wang, Limin Xie, Yue Chen, Linghui Kong

“…The experimental results showed that compared with the classical Douglas-Peucker, Wang-Müller, and Visvalingam-Whyatt algorithms, this method was superior in terms of preserving the overall structure, position, shape, and local morphology of the simplified river network.…”
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Modeling Carbon-Based Nanomaterials (CNMs) and Derived Composites and Devices by Agustίn Chiminelli, Ivan Radović, Matteo Fasano, Alessandro Fantoni, Manuel Laspalas, Ana Kalinić, Marina Provenzano, Miguel Fernandes

“…The article emphasizes that the overall performance of these materials depends on mechanisms that operate across different time and spatial scales, requiring tailored approaches based on the material type, size, internal structure/configuration, and the specific properties of interest. …”
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Enhancement of InGaN Quantum Well Photoluminescence in a Tamm Metal/Porous-DBR Micro-Cavity by Andrei Sarua, Jon Pugh, Edmund Harbord, Martin Cryan

“…In this work we present a study of micro-photoluminescence (PL) emission from a novel InGaN quantum well (QW) emitting structure with integrated micro-cavity, which can be used for VCSEL applications. …”
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Evaluating the 3-m tree crown spacing guideline for the prevention of crowning wildfires in lodgepole pine forests, Alberta by Martin E. Alexander, Miguel G. Cruz

“…Given the characteristics of the overstory structure for 20 lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. ex Loud. var. latifolia Engelm.) stands located in Alberta, as sourced from the literature, the canopy fuel properties following a virtual thinning to a 3-m crown spacing and then to a targeted canopy bulk density of 0.05 kg/m3 were computed. …”
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The regulation on molecular properties of trans-cinnamaldehyde (trans-3-phenylprop-2-enaldehyde) by external physical electric field by Xiong Li, Mingyue Xia, Chenjun Hu, Ruxian Zhu, Zhizhen Zhao, Renli Xu, Gang Li, Jiadong Xie, Tao Yang

“…Due to the presence of phenyl group, carbon = carbon double bond, and carbon = oxygen double bond in its geometric molecular structure, the electronic properties of cinnamaldehyde are highly susceptible to the regulation by an external electric field. …”
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