Geomagnetically Induced Currents at Middle Latitudes: 1. Quiet‐Time Variability by Adam C. Kellerman, Ryan Mcgranaghan, Jacob Bortnik, Brett A. Carter, Joseph Hughes, Robert F. Arritt, Karthik Venkataramani, Charles H. Perry, Jackson McCormick, Chigomezyo M. Ngwira, Morris Cohen, Jia Yue

“…Finally, this study shows that the power grid acts as a giant sensor that may detect ionospheric current systems.…”
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ZBP1 senses Brucella abortus DNA triggering type I interferon signaling pathway and unfolded protein response activation by Marco Túlio R. Gomes, Erika S. Guimarães, Erika S. Guimarães, Sergio C. Oliveira, Sergio C. Oliveira, Sergio C. Oliveira

“…The Z-DNA binding protein 1 (ZBP1) functions as a DNA sensor inducing type I interferon (IFN) production, innate immune responses and also inflammatory cell death. …”
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The Gas-Sensing Properties of Ag-/Au-Modified Ti₃C₂T_x (T=O, F, OH) Monolayers for HCHO and C₆H₆ Gases by Xinghua Qi, Bahadar Nawab Khattak, Arif Alam, Wenfu Liu, Yingang Gui

“…The above results serve as a theoretical foundation for the design of new sensors for HCHO and C₆H₆.…”
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Real-World Parkinson’s Hand Tremor Detection Using Ensemble Learning Techniques by Sungwook Hur, Jieming Zhang, Moon-Hyun Kim, Tai-Myoung Chung

“…The proposed method has shown potential in the integration of wearable sensors and ensemble learning techniques for the early and accessible diagnosis of Parkinsonian hand tremor, ultimately contributing to improved patient care and treatment.…”
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A novel adaptive FOCV algorithm with robust IMRAC control for sustainable and high-efficiency MPPT in standalone PV systems: experimental validation and performance assessment by Hamid Belghiti, Khalid Kandoussi, Ambe Harrison, Fatima Zahra Moustaine, Rabie El Otmani, El Mostafa Sadek, Mohit Bajaj, Shir Ahmad Dost Mohammadi

“…The first stage dynamically estimates the Maximum Power Point (MPP) voltage using a novel adaptive FOCV method, which eliminates the need for irradiance sensors or physical disconnection of PV modules. This stage incorporates a real-time adjustment of the kv factor based on variations in PV power, ensuring precise voltage estimation. …”
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Ultrafast laser welding of transparent materials: from principles to applications by Xianshi Jia, Jinlin Luo, Kai Li, Cong Wang, Zhou Li, Mengmeng Wang, Zhengyi Jiang, Vadim P Veiko, Ji’an Duan

“…The local thermal melting and connection properties of the ultrafast laser welding technology offer a novel method for welding of diverse transparent materials, thus having wide range of potential applications in aerospace, opto-mechanical systems, sensors, microfluidic, optics, etc. In this comprehensive review, tuning the transient electron activation processes, high-rate laser energy deposition, and dynamic evolution of plasma morphology by the temporal/spatial shaping methods have been demonstrated to facilitate the transition from conventional homogeneous transparent material welding to the more intricate realm of transparent/metal heterogeneous material welding. …”
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An Efficient and Hybrid Deep Learning-Driven Model to Enhance Security and Performance of Healthcare Internet of Things by Muhammad Babar, Muhammad Usman Tariq, Basit Qureshi, Zabeeh Ullah, Fahim Arif, Zahid Khan

“…The development of wireless communication technology has led to an exponential growth in the Healthcare Internet of Things (H-IoT). Sensors and actuators are used in smart medical devices to collect data about the human body, which is then sent to the fog layer for analysis. …”
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Assessing static balance control improvement following cataract surgery using a smartphone by Lorrana de Souza Azevedo, Newton Quintino Feitosa, Enzo Gabriel Rocha Santos, Márcio Augusto Moraes Alvarez, Lucciano Augusto Ximenes Norat, Gabriel Izan Santos Botelho, Anderson Belgamo, Gustavo Henrique Lima Pinto, Ketlin Jaqueline Santana Castro, Bianca Callegari, Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva, Raílson Cruz Salomão, André dos Santos Cabral, Alexandre Antônio Marques Rosa, Givago Silva Souza

“…Moreover, under open-eye conditions, all quantitative parameters of static balance evaluation exhibited significant improvement, with only one parameter showing improvement under closed-eye conditions. Conclusion Inertial sensors integrated into smartphones serve as practical tools for monitoring changes in static balance control resulting from cataracts, as well as for evaluating balance recovery after lens extraction surgery.…”
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Magnetic field characterization of edge currents in quantum spin Hall insulators by Felipe A Pinto, Ricardo C Heitzer, Eitan Dvorquez, Roberto Rodriguez, Qiang Sun, Andrew D Greentree, Brant C Gibson, Jerónimo R Maze

“…In 2D strips, the application of a bias voltage along the edge generates a magnetization that can be measured using quantum sensors and magnetometry techniques. In this work, we calculate the magnetic field in the vicinity of the edge and explore the potential role of nitrogen-vacancy centers in diamond as local probes for the characterization of QSH edge states in topological insulators. …”
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High-Fidelity Depth Map Reconstruction System With RGB-Guided Super Resolution CNN and Cross-Calibrated Chaos LiDAR by Yu-Chun Ding, Chia-Yu Chang, Pei-Rong Li, Chao-Tsung Huang, Yung-Chen Lin, Tsung Chen, Wei-Lun Lin, Cheng-Ting Lee, Fan-Yi Lin, Yuan-Hao Huang

“…First, the misalignment across RGB-depth sensors is addressed using a two-stage calibration pipeline. …”
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Experimental Investigations of Offshore Sand Production Monitoring Based on the Analysis of Vibration in Response to Weak Shocks by Yichen Li, Gang Liu, Zongwen Jia, Min Qin, Gang Wang, Yinan Hu, Jialin He, Kai Wang

“…This method uses acceleration sensors to obtain the weak vibration response characteristics of sand particles impinging on the pipe wall on a two-dimensional time-frequency plane. …”
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On the Observational Solid Angle in Estimating the Moon-based Disk-integrated Earth Outgoing Longwave Radiation by Hanlin Ye, Huadong Guo, Dong Liang, Zhen Xu, Yin Jin, Guang Liu

“…Equipping sensors on the lunar surface would enable the capture of Earth’s outgoing longwave radiation (OLR) from nearly an entire hemisphere. …”
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Workflow for Conflict and Reinforcement Identification Based on STPA and STRIDE by Andrei Carniel, Juliana de Melo Bezerra, Celso Massaki Hirata

“…CPSs involve processing and storage units, mechanical and electrical components, sensors, actuators, and communication networks, having software as the dominant part of this integration. …”
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Process Optimization and Flavor Substance Analysis of Probiotic Fermented Apple Juice by Xiaomin WU, Fang WANG, Yingyin GAO, Xiaobo WEI, Haitian FANG, Huiyan LIU

“…Electronic nose analysis demonstrated higher response values for the fermented apple juice across all sensors compared to the unfermented counterpart, indicating that probiotics could increase the content of aromatic volatile flavor substances in apple juice.…”
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Scaling Arctic landscape and permafrost features improves active layer depth modeling by Wouter Hantson, Daryl Yang, Shawn P Serbin, Joshua B Fisher, Daniel J Hayes

“…We showed that airborne sensors such as AVIRIS-NG and medium-resolution satellite Earth observation systems like Sentinel-2 can capture the average ALD at the landscape scale. …”
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Remote-sensing detectability of airborne Arctic dust by N. T. O'Neill, K. Ranjbar, L. Ivănescu, Y. Blanchard, S. A. Sayedain, Y. AboEl-Fetouh

“…Sustained dust deposition can substantially decrease (visible to shortwave IR) snow and ice reflectance albedo (pan-chromatic reflectance) and the signal measured by satellite sensors. Significantly negative BTD<span class="inline-formula">_11–12</span> values would, however, only represent a limited area near the drainage basin sources according to our event-level case studies. …”
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Nonlinear forced vibration of the FGM piezoelectric microbeam with flexoelectric effect by Lichang Shan, Guangchun Xiao, Anqing Li, Shasha Zhou, Li Wang, Weiguang Su, Yonglong Liu, Lei Yang, Xiaoyue Song

“…This paper will provide useful theoretical guidance for the design of micro-sensors and micro-actuators.…”
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Comprehensive self-tracking of blood glucose and lifestyle with a mobile application in the management of gestational diabetes: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (... by Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Seppo Heinonen, Sari Niinistö, Suvi M Virtanen, Ilkka Korhonen, Mikko Kytö, Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Pekka Marttinen, Giulio Jacucci, Tuuli E Korhonen, Saila B Koivusalo

“…Data are collected by laboratory blood tests, clinical measurements, capillary glucose measures, wearable sensors, air displacement plethysmography and digital questionnaires. …”
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Effects of different warm-up methods on 50-meter breaststroke swimming performance by Hsuan-Yen Lee, Te Chao, Chi-Chieh Hsu, Ning-Wei Chang, Yi-Liang Chen, Yung-Shen Tsai

“…Following each warm-up protocol, a 50 m breaststroke performance test was conducted with inertial measurement unit (IMU) sensors attached to specific body segments to evaluate and compare stroke performance, stroke length, stroke frequency, and the acceleration of the hands, sacrum, and feet across different warm-up methods.ResultsThe breaststroke specialists who performed the TA warm-ups recorded significantly less time than those who performed the conventional 1,400 m warm-ups (35.31 ± 1.66 s vs. 35.67 ± 1.83 s, p = 0.006). …”
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Assessment of Exercise-Induced Dehydration Status Based on Oral Mucosal Moisture in a Field Survey by Gen Tanabe, Tetsuya Hasunuma, Yasuo Takeuchi, Hiroshi Churei, Kairi Hayashi, Kaito Togawa, Naoki Moriya, Toshiaki Ueno

“…Recently, advancements in dentistry have introduced capacitance sensor-based oral epithelial moisture meters as promising avenues for assessment. …”
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