Clostridium difficile bacteriophage finding under normal and iron-limited conditions for the isolation of potential siderophore receptor-specific phages by Lim, Edsel Yong Xun

“…However, research on Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) phage hunting has been relatively limited. Of the studies conducted, none have reported the successful isolation of freely existing C. difficile phages from environmental samples. …”
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Numerical methods for finite-size key rates with different entropic bounds in quantum key distribution by Chung, Rebecca Ru Byn

“…Various numerical methods have since been proposed for the computation of finite-size key rates using Semi-Definite Programming (SDP). …”
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Developing a graphene Q&A chatbot using retrieval augmented generation (RAG) by Sara Johari

“…However, the mass production of high-quality graphene that is cost-effective and environmentally sustainable has not been established commercially. Current graphene synthesis techniques also face issues related to reproducibility. …”
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Design and development for a mobile-based Co-housing application for MSc students transition by Luo, Chongwei

“…Furthermore, extra procedures have been explored to protect the system's safety and security, such as content and text control; monitoring and filtering data, such as roommate profiles and messages. …”
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Development of a Mandarin learning tool for children using speech recognition model by Wang, Yilin

“…It introduces a Mandarin learning application prototype framework that leverages these models, which have been finetuned to recognize nuances in children’s voice and short Chinese phrases. …”
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3D/4D printing of dental aligners via digital light processing by Heng, Bryan Jing Tong

“…There has been a growing interest in implementing 4D-printed dental aligners for orthodontic treatment, which addresses the concerns of material wastage. …”
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An FPGA-based real-time drone detection system by Cui, Kaixiang

“…The performance of the entire system has been tested by amounts of simulations and analyses from design-stage to testing-stage. …”
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On the translation of tourism from the perspective of cross-cultural: a case study of the Luoyang Longmen Grottoes by Yu, Hanqi

“…Tourism, owing to its substantial influx of tourists annually, has consistently been a pivotal sector driving economic growth and cultural exchange in many countries, particularly post-pandemic. …”
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Breaking barriers with memes: how memes bridge political cynicism to online political participation by Ahmed, Saifuddin, Masood, Muhammad

“…In addition, most of the attention has been on Western democratic contexts. By employing survey data from an Asian context—Singapore—this study scrutinizes the impact of exposure to political memes in the interplay between political use of social media and online political participation. …”
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Cognitive radio for enhancing spectral efficiency over wireless communications by Xu, Xuanzhi

“…Besides, By applying the machine learning (ML) model in CSS, the detection accuracy and efficiency of CR systems have been enhanced. After simulation on different ML techniques, the support vector machine (SVM) presents a better training model compared with other ML techniques such as multilayer perceptron (MLP) and Naive Bayes (NB), especially at low false alarm probability. …”
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Early detection of corrosion damage in reinforced concrete using GPR array imaging method by Cheng Weixia, Sun, Hai-Han, Tan, Kang Hai, Fan, Zheng

“…The effectiveness of this method has been validated through numerical simulations and experimental corrosion monitoring tests. …”
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Activable nano-immunomodulator assembled from π-extended naphthalenediimide for precision photothermal immunotherapy by Zhong, Wenbin, Yuan, Wei, Chen, Yun, Ma, Zhaoyu, Ma, Mengmeng, Tan, Brynne Shu Ni, Yang, Jie, Zhao, Yanli

“…A nano-immunomodulator (R-NPT NP) comprising a tumor microenvironment (TME) activable resiquimod (R848) and a π-extended NIR-absorbing naphthophenanthrolinetetraone (NPT) has been engineered for spatiotemporal controlled photothermal immunotherapy. …”
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Machine-learning-assisted design of high strength steel I-section columns by Cheng, Jinpeng, Li, Xuelai, Jiang, Ke, Li, Shuai, Su, Andi, Zhao, Ou

“…High strength steel has been attracting attention in the building industry due to its superior mechanical properties. …”
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Depth-optimized quantum circuits for ASCON: AEAD and HASH † by Oh, Yujin, Jang, Kyungbae, Baksi, Anubhab, Seo, Hwajeong

“…Specifically, Grover’s search algorithm affects the reduction in the search complexity of symmetric-key encryption and hash functions. Recent efforts have been made to estimate the complexity of Grover’s search and evaluate post-quantum security. …”
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PROTOCOL: the efficacy of nutritional interventions in reducing childhood/youth aggressive and antisocial behavior: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Thege, Barna Konkolÿ, Kinzel, Eden, Hartmann-Boyce, Jamie, Choy, Olivia

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A reconfigurable in-memory-computation architecture with in-situ update and shift capability by Liu, Yihe, Wang, Junjie, Liu, Shuang, Zhang, Xiaoyang, Sun, Mingyuan, Chen, Tupei, Liu, Yang

“…Using the proposed SE design, an IMC array has been constructed to enable in-situ updates of stored weights. …”
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Mechanochemical synthesis of corannulene flanked n-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) precursors and preparation of their metal complexes by Hum, Gavin, Muzammil, Ezzah M., Li, Yongxin, García, Felipe, Stuparu, Mihaiela Corina

“…In this regard, over the last decades huge efforts have been made to not only develop new molecular entities but also more efficient sustainable synthetic methodologies due to the increasing concerns over environmental sustainability. …”
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Design and application of a thyristor-based half-sine pulsed power converter for eddy current septum magnet by Liu, Yongfang, Zhou, Xiaoxuan, Li, Guoqiang, Wang, Ruiping, Yuan, Qibing

“…To address this issue, an upgrade of half-sine pulsed power converters for septum magnets has been implemented to enhance system reliability. The study outlines the pulsed septum magnets, the upgrade process for pulsed power converters, and the electronic components required, such as energy-storage capacitors, energy recovery circuits, protection circuits, and thyristors. …”
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Additive quantization for truly tiny compressed diffusion models by Hasan, Adil

“…Tremendous investments have been made towards the commodification of diffusion models for generation of diverse media. …”
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Hamiltonian non-Hermicity: accurate dynamics with the multiple Davydov D2 Ansätze by Zhang, Lixing, Shen, Kaijun, Yan, Yiying, Sun, Kewei, Gelin, Maxim F., Zhao, Yang

“…As illustrative examples, three systems of interest have been studied, a non-Hermitian system of dissipative Landau-Zener transitions, a non-Hermitian multimode Jaynes-Cummings model, and a dissipative Holstein-Tavis-Cummings model, all of which are shown to be effectively described by the mDA method. …”
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