All-Fiber LITES Sensor Based on Hollow-Core Anti-Resonant Fiber and Self-Designed Low-Frequency Quartz Tuning Fork by Xiaorong Sun, Weipeng Chen, Ying He, Haiyue Sun, Shunda Qiao, Yufei Ma

“…By utilizing HC-ARF as both the transmission medium and gas chamber, the laser tail fiber was spatially coupled with the HC-ARF, and the end of the HC-ARF was directly guided onto the QTF surface, resulting in an all-fiber structure. This design eliminated the need for lens combinations, thereby enhancing system stability and reducing cost and size. …”
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MIMO Control Architectures for Secondary Voltage Regulation in Electrically Coupled Transmission Grids: Design and Dynamic Performance by Andrea Vicenzutti, Fabio Marzolla, Massimiliano Chiandone, Salvatore Tessitore, Cosimo Pisani, Giorgio M. Giannuzzi, Giorgio Sulligoi

“….), makes the present transmission system structure and behavior significantly different compared to those taken as bases for the design of voltage control systems. …”
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HPLC Identification of Mare’s Milk and Its Mix with Cow’s Milk by Vladimir P. Kurchenko, Elena S. Simonenko, Natalia V. Sushynskaya, Tatsiana N. Halavach, Andrey N. Petrov, Sergey V. Simonenko

“…The differences in the retention time of α-lactoalbumin were associated with the presence of 33 amino acid substitutions in the primary structure of both milks. The areas of α-lactoalbumin peaks were used to calculate the amount of cow’s milk added to mare’s milk and the related percentage. …”
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MUSEQuBES: Unveiling Cosmic Web Filaments at z ≈ 3.6 through Dual Absorption and Emission Line Analysis by Eshita Banerjee, Sowgat Muzahid, Joop Schaye, Sebastiano Cantalupo, Sean D. Johnson

“…The spatial distribution of the LAEs strongly suggests the presence of an underlying filamentary structure. This is further supported by the detection of a large Ly α -emitting nebula with a surface brightness of $\geqslant 1{0}^{-19}\,\mathrm{erg}\,{\mathrm{cm}}^{-2}\,{{\rm{s}}}^{-1}\,{\mathrm{arcsec}}^{-2}$ , with a maximum projected linear size of ≈260 pkpc extending along the LAEs. …”
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Bee Bread Drying Process Intensification in Combs Using Solar Energy by Daulet Toibazar, Baydaulet Urmashev, Aliya Tursynzhanova, Vladimir Nekrashevich, Indira Daurenova, Adilkhan Niyazbayev, Kanat Khazimov, Francesco Pegna, Marat Khazimov

“…Simulations focus on the variations in temperature (288–315 K) and relative humidity (1–1.5%) within the honeycomb structure under convective airflow. Experimental trials examine the relationship between moisture content and variables such as bee bread mass, airflow rate, number of frames (5–11 units), and drying time (2–11 h). …”
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Zn-Co nanoferrite electrocatalysts for enhanced hydrogen and oxygen generation by Kiran Shahzadi, Muhammad Sarfraz, Muneerah Alomar, M.A. Mujtaba, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Muhammad Mahmood Ali, Faisal Ali

“…Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction techniques respectively corroborated chemical synthesis and cubic spinel structure of Zn1-xCoxFe2O4 alpha-ferrite electrocatalyst nanocrystals. …”
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Study on the characteristics of head and neck movements of geese walking in a straight line at different speeds by Jiajia Wang, Zheng Zhang, Xinming Jiang, Dongyan Huang, Wei Song, Fu Zhang, Zhihui Qian, Lei Ren, Luquan Ren

“…BackgroundThe avian cervical spine, a crucial anatomical structure connecting the cephalic and thoracic regions, serves a critical function in maintaining visual stability during locomotion. …”
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Experimental evaluation of mechanically stabilized earth walls reinforced with glass fiber reinforced polymer bars embedded in marble waste-sand mixtures by Shabir Hussain, Irshad Ahmad, Irfan Jamil, Fasih Ahmed Khan, Mansoor Ullah, Saif ul Islam, Mudassir Iqbal, R. Nawaz

“…These results underscore the potential of optimum MWS mixtures and GFRP bars in improving the structural performance and serviceability of MSE walls, highlighting their effectiveness in reducing deformations and increasing load bearing capacity, as well as enhancing sustainability and economy in MSE wall design.…”
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TiO₂ Nanorod Array for Betavoltaic Cells: Performance Validation and Enhancement with Electron Beam and ⁶³Ni Irradiations by Sijie Li, Tongxin Jiang, Yu Cao, Wendi Zhao, Haisheng San, Xue Li, Lifeng Zhang, Xin Li

“…The simulation results revealed optimal energy deposition characteristics, with ~96% of β-particle energy effectively absorbed within the 2 μm thick FTO/TNRA/NiO_x/Au structure. The NiO_x-incorporated device achieved an energy conversion efficiency of 4.84%, with a short-circuit current of 119.9 nA, an open-circuit voltage of 324.2 mV, and a maximum power output of 24.0 nW, representing a 3.76-fold enhancement over HTL-free devices. …”
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Nanochannel Electrochemical Sensor Based on Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes and Gold Nanoparticles for Heavy Metal Detection in Grains by Wei HU, Yurong ZHOU, Donglei JIANG, Nanwei WANG, Sidi ZHANG, Na ZHANG, Lifeng WANG

“…The surface morphology and structure of the AuNPs-MWCNTs@AAO membrane were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). …”
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Deep Learning-Based Metal Artifact Reduction With Masked Mean Squared Error Loss Function in Simulation CT for Radiation Therapy for Head and Neck Cancer by Juhyeong Ki, Wonjin Lee, Bitbyeol Kim, Dukju Kim, Seongmoon Jung, Jimin Lee

“…Deep learning-based approaches to metal artifact reduction have recently been proposed, yet these methods still struggle to effectively remove metal artifacts in head and neck computed tomography (CT) images, which have a complex structure and can contain strong artifacts due to the insertion of dental fillings and implants. …”
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Adsorptive removal of Pb2+ from wastewater using ZnO-Biochar nanocomposite by Hifsa Mudassar, Kiran Hina, Usman Ghani, Qadeer Afzaal, Anis Ali Shah, Shifa Shaffique, Hosam O. Elansary

“…Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used to examine the functional groups and surface morphology of the ZnO-Biochar nanocomposite, respectively. The structure of ZnO-Biochar nanocomposite with rough and porous surface performed the positive association in surface adsorption of Pb²⁺ pollutant. …”
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High Sensitivity and Selectivity of PEDOT/Carbon Sphere Composites for Pb²⁺ Detection by Lirong Ma, Zhuangzhuang Wang, Xiong Liu, Feng Xu, Tursun Abdiryim

“…In this study, solid carbon spheres were made using resorcinol and formaldehyde as raw materials, followed by the formation of PEDOT/carbon sphere composites via in situ oxidative polymerization, and Pb²⁺ was detected utilizing them as electrode modification materials. The structure of the PEDOT/carbon spherical composites was analyzed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). …”
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INFLUENCE OF ALVEOLAR BONE RESORPTION ON STRESS, DEFORMATION AND DISPLACEMENTS IN MANDIBULAR IMPLANT-SUPPORTED REMOVABLE HYBRID PROSTHESES: A FINITE ELEMENT STUDY by Cristian Drochioi, Petrica-Florin Sava, Stefan Gherasimescu, Norina Consuela Forna, Igor Blanaru, Victor Vlad Costan

“…As bone resorption increased, higher stress concentrations and mechanical demands were observed in the cortical and cancellous bone, at the implant–Ti bar interface, and within the acrylic saddle structure. These results emphasize the importance of preserving alveolar bone volume to maintain favorable stress distribution and prosthetic performance. …”
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Optimizing brain tumor detection in MRI scans through InceptionResNetV2 and deep stacked Autoencoders with SwiGLU activation and sparsity regularization by Vishal Awasthi, Mamta Tiwari, Amit Yadav, Gesu Thakur, Mamata Mayee Panda, Hemant Kumar, Shivneet Tripathi

“…InceptionResNetV2, pre-trained on ImageNet, was fine-tuned to extract multi-scale features, while the DSAE structure compressed these features to highlight critical attributes essential for classification. …”
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Study on Detection Method of Sulfamethazine Residues in Duck Blood Based on Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy by Junshi Huang, Runhua Zhou, Jinlong Lin, Qi Chen, Ping Liu, Shuanggen Huang, Jinhui Zhao

“…Density functional theory (DFT) was employed to optimize the molecular structure of SM2 and perform theoretical Raman vibrational analysis, thereby identifying its characteristic peaks. …”
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Synergistic Effects of Flower Color and Mechanical Barriers on Pollinator Selection Within the Papilionoideae of Fabaceae by Xiang Zhao, Ruochun Gao, Jie Bai, Jing Rong, Xuexia Wei, Hairong Wang, Xiaojuan Zhu, Kun Sun, Qinzheng Hou

“…Given the specialized flower opening mechanisms and diverse color signals in the Papilionoideae of Fabaceae, this study examines how floral color and mechanical traits jointly mediate pollinator selection in five co-flowering sympatric species. The flower structure of Papilionoideae typically features a keel formed by fused petal lobes that encloses reproductive organs, with flower operative strength thresholds directly reflecting the mechanical resistance required to dehisce the keel and access nectar/pollen. …”
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Variable Polarization of WR 31a: Binary Companion or Corotating Interaction Region? by Christiana Erba, Richard Ignace, Faith Simmons, Ben Davies

“…Multicolor (UBVR) photopolarimetric observations of WR 31a were obtained over nine nights in early-2007. The linear polarization data of WR 31a trace a “loop” structure in a Stokes Q − U diagram, which is similar in all four passbands. …”
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Computational Insights into the Electronic, Optical, and Reactivity Behavior of Halogenated Phenanthrene Derivatives by Rebaz A. Omer, Khdir A. Othman, Yousif H. Azeez, Aryan F. Qader

“…The research aims to understand how the substitution of halogens – namely fluorine (F), chlorine (Cl), and bromine (Br) – in the phenanthrene structure affects its electronic properties, reactivity, and potential applications. …”
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Electrochemical Sensing of Hg²⁺ Ions Using an SWNTs/Ag@ZnBDC Composite with Ultra-Low Detection Limit by Gajanan A. Bodkhe, Bhavna Hedau, Mayuri S. More, Myunghee Kim, Mahendra D. Shirsat

“…X-ray diffraction confirmed the successful incorporation of Ag nanoparticles and SWNTs without disrupting the crystalline structure of ZnBDC. Meanwhile, field-emission scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy mapping revealed a uniform elemental distribution. …”
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