Autonomous robotic ultrasound scanning system: a key to enhancing image analysis reproducibility and observer consistency in ultrasound imaging by Xin-Xin Lin, Ming-De Li, Si-Min Ruan, Wei-Ping Ke, Hao-Ruo Zhang, Hui Huang, Shao-Hong Wu, Mei-Qing Cheng, Wen-Juan Tong, Hang-Tong Hu, Dan-Ni He, Rui-Fang Lu, Ya-Dan Lin, Ming Kuang, Ming Kuang, Ming-De Lu, Ming-De Lu, Li-Da Chen, Qing-Hua Huang, Qing-Hua Huang, Wei Wang

“…Two phantoms were employed for the human-machine comparative experiment, involving three groups: auto-RUSS, non-expert (4 junior physicians), and expert (4 senior physicians). This setup enabled comprehensive assessment of reproducibility in contact force, image acquisition, image measurement and AI-assisted classification. …”
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Extended depth-of-field microscopic imaging for intact histological samples via self-calibrated diplane network by Yuezhi He, Xu Yang, Shiwei Ye, Zonghua Wen, Peng Liu, Hui Li, Feng Xiang, Jiuling Liao, Yizhou Tan, Haoyong Ning, Junjie Zou, Guilu He, Long Zeng, Yanwu Guo, Hui Li, Ying Gu, Bo Wang, Wei Zheng

“…In addition, the design of the diplane imaging setup and network provides a plug-and-play solution for large-DOF imaging of various wide-field imaging modalities.…”
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Process enhancements and wear evaluation of directed energy deposited bronze: Implications for reducing bronze in worm gear manufacturing by Sunil Raghavendra, Sasan Amirabdollahian, Matteo Perini, Priyadarshini Jayashree, Simone Perissinotto, Jan Coenen, Matteo Benedetti

“…These layers are then transformed into cylindrical specimens that are subjected to rigorous wear testing in a pin-on-disc setup against a 42CrMo4V counterpart under dry sliding conditions, aimed at investigating debonding and friction characteristics. …”
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Synthesis, Structure, and Electrophysical and Electrochemical Properties of Novel Composite La_0.9MnO₃-LaFeO₃ by Mukhametkali Mataev, Zamira Sarsenbaeva, Bahadir Keskin, Marzhan Nurbekova, Amangeldi Meldeshov, Zhanar Tursyn, Karima Seitbekova

“…The resulting composite films were tested using linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) setup, providing insights into their potential as effective, cost-efficient electrocatalysts.…”
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HEGEL EN AMÉRICA by Bruno Bosteels

“…Este artículo reinterpreta a Hegel y su visión de la historia desde el sur global. El escrito sitúa las Lecciones de Filosofía de la Historia de Hegel en el contexto de la expansión colonial europea a las Américas en 1492 y el surgimiento del imperio estadounidense desde 1898 hasta hoy. …”
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GR-Athena++: General-relativistic Magnetohydrodynamics Simulations of Neutron Star Spacetimes by William Cook, Boris Daszuta, Jacob Fields, Peter Hammond, Simone Albanesi, Francesco Zappa, Sebastiano Bernuzzi, David Radice

“…GR-Athena++ shows strong scaling efficiencies above 80% in excess of 10 ^5 CPU cores and excellent weak scaling is shown up to ∼5 × 10 ^5 CPU cores in a realistic production setup. GR-Athena++ allows for the robust simulation of GRMHD flows in strong and dynamical gravity with exa-scale computers.…”
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Identification of operational deflection shapes of a wind turbine gearbox using fiber-optic strain sensors on a serial production end-of-line test bench by U. Gutierrez Santiago, U. Gutierrez Santiago, A. A. W. van Vondelen, A. Fernández Sisón, H. Polinder, J.-W. van Wingerden

“…An innovative measurement setup with 129 fiber-optic strain sensors has been installed on the outer surface of the ring gears to research the deformations caused by planet gear passage events. …”
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Migración, trabajo y nación. El lugar de Colombia en los estudios sobre las migraciones a América Latina1 by Jhojan Alejandro Díaz-Rico

“…En este artículo analizo algunos de los estudios acerca de las migraciones a Latinoamérica, al tiempo que presento un marco general de dichos trabajos y sitúo la historiografía de las migraciones a Colombia en dicho marco. …”
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Toward the validation of crowdsourced experiments for lightness perception. by Emily N Stark, Terece L Turton, Jonah Miller, Elan Barenholtz, Sang Hong, Roxana Bujack

“…Given the lack of control over a crowdsourced participant's experimental setup, there are valid concerns on the use of crowdsourcing for color studies as the perception of the stimuli is highly dependent on the stimulus presentation. …”
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Derivatization of Levoglucosan for Compound-Specific δ13C Analysis by Gas Chromatography/Combustion/Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry by Dongling Zhang, Swe Swe Aung, Yong Han, Yanlin Zhang, Yingjun Chen, Hongli Li, Feifei Yu, Yangjun Wang, Jialiang Feng, Wu Wang

“…The method was applied to particle samples collected from the combustion of cellulose at four different temperatures. δ13C values of levoglucosan in particle samples generated from a self-made combustion setup suggesting that combustion temperature play a little role on isotope fractionation of levoglucosan, although 13C enriched in levoglucosan during the combustion process.…”
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Responsabilidad social universitaria frente a la tuberculosis y su influencia en el entorno social ecuatoriano by Ketty Aracely Piedra Chávez, Lidia Esperanza Ayala Loor, Rocío María Verduga Monar, Mabel Anay Rodríguez Monteagudo

“…El impacto de los resultados esperados de este estudio, tendrá carácter educativo y social, ya que contribuye a la concientización de los docentes frente al fenómeno de la tuberculosis, y en consecuencia, a la formación de profesionales con perfil de egreso de alto nivel, en concordancia con las exigencias del momento histórico en que se sitúa la sociedad ecuatoriana, y el Sistema de Educación Superior en Ecuador.…”
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Effect of Macrocapsule Geometry on PCM Performance for Thermal Regulation in Buildings by Margarida Gonçalves, António Figueiredo, German Vela, Filipe Rebelo, Ricardo M. S. F. Almeida, Mónica S. A. Oliveira, Romeu Vicente

“…Then, an experimental setup evaluated four macrocapsule geometries on the enclosed PCM behavior during charging and discharging processes. …”
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Symmetric single-input eccentric tube robot (ETR) for manual use by Mayer Juliane, Dumancic Marcel, Pott Peter P.

“…Further research could explore interlocking mechanical designs to prevent torsion or modular setups for enhanced functionality.…”
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Physicochemical dataset from Lima and Douro estuaries (Northwest Portugal)Zenodo by Vânia Freitas, C. Marisa R. Almeida, Sabrina M. Rodrigues, Rúben Pereira, Ana M. Gorito, Jacinto Cunha, Diogo M. Silva, Alexandre van Heerden, Sandra Ramos

“…The dataset includes: a) in-situ vertical profiles of water physicochemical parameters (temperature, salinity, pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen concentration and saturation) collected at 8 sampling stations along the Lima estuary (during both ebb and flood tides) and at 11 stations along the Douro estuary (during flood tides); and b) chemical analyses data, including nutrients (nitrate, nitrite, phosphate, ammonium, and silica), chlorophyll a, total particulate matter, particulate organic matter, and key metal (copper, zinc, cadmium, iron, nickel, lead, manganese, and chromium) concentrations. …”
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Megagrazer loss drives complex landscape-scale biophysical cascades by Olli Hyvarinen, Mariska te Beest, Elizabeth le Roux, Graham I H Kerley, Robert Buitenwerf, Dave J Druce, Jiquan Chen, Linda Rapp, Joana Fernandes, Joris P G M Cromsigt

“…Leveraging a unique, ecosystem-scale, semi-experimental approach, we study how the local removals of the world’s largest, terrestrial grazer, white rhinoceros ( Ceratotherium simum ), affected the coupling between fire dynamics, woody encroachment and surface albedo in Hluhluwe–iMfolozi Park (HiP), South Africa. …”
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A Calibration Approach for Elasticity Estimation with Medical Tools by Grube S., Neidhardt M., Hermann A.-K., Sprenger J., Abdolazizi K., Latus S., Cyron C. J., Schlaefer A.

“…Hence, a tool calibration procedure is desired to directly map force-displacement curves to the corresponding tissue elasticity.We present an experimental setup for calibrating medical tools with a robot. …”
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A remote sensing-based strategy for mapping anthropogenic urban surface ecological poorness zones (AUSEPZ): A case study of Lisbon City by Mohammad Karimi Firozjaei, Naeim Mijani, Peter M. Atkinson

“…This study introduces a methodology for assessing the spatiotemporal fluctuations of Anthropogenic USEPZ (AUSEPZ), using Lisbon city and the Setúbal district as a case study to demonstrate its effectiveness. …”
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¿Dinámicas de campo en los inicios de la antropología científica en Chile? Algunas consideraciones y debates situados a inicios del siglo XX. by Héctor Iván Mora

“…Sin un respaldo persistente por parte del Estado, y como es característico en la emergencia de la ciencia en América Latina, la antropología se levanta a partir del esfuerzo de actores concretos que la alimentan desde un imaginario que la sitúa como ciencia moderna, bajo el imperativo moral de registra lo que desaparece ante el progreso. …”
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Dark-field X-ray microscopy with structured illumination for three-dimensional imaging by Doğa Gürsoy, Kaan Alp Yay, Elliot Kisiel, Michael Wojcik, Dina Sheyfer, Arndt Last, Matthew Highland, Ian Randal Fisher, Stephan Hruszkewycz, Zahir Islam

“…However, achieving accurate three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction often requires meticulous sample alignment or rastering, requiring complex rotational setups and extended acquisition times. To address these challenges, we introduce a structured illumination technique optimized for 3D imaging of ordered materials at sub-micrometer length scales. …”
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Rational design of a eutectic Ni-Al-Ti alloy composited with B2 and L12 intermetallics for elevated-temperature application by Mengqi Gao, Donghui Wen, Zhaowen Huang, Fengyu Kong, Junhu Liu, Qiang Li, Cong Zhang, Chain-Tsuan Liu, Anding Wang

“…The non-equilibrium solidification induced super-saturation also results in the super-high strength at room-to-medium temperature and a unique softening mechanism via the formation of the two-fold composite structure. …”
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