Immersion nickel deposition on blank silicon in aqueous solution containing ammonium fluoride by Tu, K. N., Zhang, Xi, Chen, Zhong

“…By adding fluoride, it was observed that metallic Ni was deposited constantly at the expense of Si and the deposition was not self-limited. Sponge-like Ni deposits were observed and it might explain the non-limiting feature of such immersion Ni deposition over Si. …”
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Influence of land-surface and turbulent parameterization schemes on regional-scale boundary layer characteristics over northern India by Panda, Jagabandhu, Sharan, Maithili

“…However, the flow trajectories travel in the opposite direction during the winter case because of the contrasting nature of the flow patterns and consequently, the formation of haze-like conditions over Delhi due to Thar dusts is not expected.…”
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Environmental antimicrobial resistance: implications for food safety and public health by Ifedinezi, Onyinye Victoria, Nnaji, Nnabueze Darlington, Anumudu, Christian Kosisochukwu, Ekwueme, Chiemerie Theresa, Uhegwu, Chijioke Christopher, Ihenetu, Francis Chukwuebuka, Obioha, Promiselynda Ijeoma, Simon, Blessing Oteta, Ezechukwu, Precious Somtochukwu, Onyeaka, Helen

“…Some crucial strategies discussed include developing antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) programs, encouraging targeted narrow-spectrum antibiotic use, and emphasizing the significance of strict regulatory frameworks and surveillance systems, like the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) and the Access, Watch, and Reserve (AWaRe) classification. …”
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Road pothole detection from smartphone sensor data using improved LSTM by Singh, Prabhat, Kamal, Ahmed E., Bansal, Abhay, Kumar, Sunil

“…Therefore, several automatic road monitoring approaches have been proposed to monitor the road surface and detect road abnormalities like potholes. However, low accuracy in detecting the pothole in low-light conditions is taken as the main problem in this work. …”
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Voice EHR: introducing multimodal audio data for health by Anibal, J, Huth, H, Li, M, Hazen, L, Daoud, V, Ebedes, D, Lam, YM, Nguyen, H, Hong, PV, Kleinman, M, Ost, S, Jackson, C, Sprabery, L, Elangovan, C, Krishnaiah, B, Akst, L, Lina, I, Elyazar, I, Ekawati, L, Jansen, S, Nduwayezu, R, Garcia, C, Plum, J, Brenner, J, Clifton, D

“…Large language models (LLMs) were used to compare transcribed Voice EHR data with data (from the same patients) collected through conventional techniques like multiple choice questions. Information contained in the Voice EHR samples was consistently rated as equally or more relevant to a health evaluation. …”

Order among chaos: High throughput MYCroplanters can distinguish interacting drivers of host infection in a highly stochastic system by Chen, MY, Fulton, LM, Huang, I, Liman, A, Hossain, SS, Hamilton, CD, Song, S, Geissmann, Q, King, KC, Haney, CH

“…Our results demonstrate that high-throughput tools like MYCroplanters can isolate interacting drivers of host susceptibility to disease. …”

The prevention and management of chronic kidney disease among patients with metabolic syndrome by Zhu, D, Judge, PK, Wanner, C, Haynes, R, Herrington, WG

“…For patients with type 2 diabetes and albuminuric CKD, the non-steroidal mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist finerenone and the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist semaglutide also confer cardiorenal benefits, with semaglutide additionally effective at reducing weight. …”

Numeric metrics for capturing variations in flow fields: an improvement towards a robust comparison of vector fields by Nowruzi, M, Baker, S, Leach, F, Fang, X

“…To address this, improved metrics like the Weighted Relevance Index (WRI), the Weighted Magnitude Index (WMI), and their amalgamated Combined Magnitude And Relevance Index (CMRI), have been introduced in the literature. …”

Laser scribed proton exchange membranes for enhanced fuel cell performance and stability by Chen, J, Lu, X, Wang, L, Du, W, Guo, H, Rimmer, M, Zhai, H, Liu, Y, Shearing, PR, Haigh, SJ, Holmes, SM, Miller, TS

“…This study presents an innovative approach to enhance HT-PEMFC performance through membrane modification using picosecond laser scribing, which optimises the three-phase interface by forming a graphene-like structure that mitigates PA leaching. Our results demonstrate that laser-induced modification of PA-doped membranes, particularly on the cathode side, significantly enhances the performance and durability of HT-PEMFCs, achieving a peak power density of 817.2 mW cm⁻² after accelerated stress testing, representing a notable 58.2% increase compared to untreated membranes. …”

New Silurian aculiferan fossils reveal complex early history of Mollusca by Sutton, MD, Sigwart, JD, Briggs, DEG, Gueriau, P, King, A, Siveter, DJ, Siveter, DJ

“…The few completely preserved aculiferan or aculiferan-like fossils from the early Palaeozoic12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18–19 have been largely regarded as transitional forms that inform questions of character polarity between the extant polyplacophoran and aplacophoran body forms20, 21. …”

(Re)wilding London: fabric, politics, and aesthetics by Turnbull, J, Fry, T, Lorimer, J

“…Of late, however, there has been a shift, with growing enthusiasm amongst metropolitan authorities, civil society, and citizens in major cities like London, New York, Toronto, and Melbourne, as well as smaller cities around the world. …”

Enhanced simulation of atmospheric blocking in a high-resolution earth system model: projected changes and implications for extreme weather events by Gao, Y, Guo, X, Lu, J, Woollings, T, Chen, D, Guo, X, Wu, L

“…This increase in summer blocking could exacerbate summer heatwaves in a warming climate, making severe heatwaves, like those observed recently, more common in the future.…”

MISE: meta-knowledge inheritance for social media-based stressor estimation by Wang, X, Feng, L, Zhang, H, Cao, L, Zeng, K, Li, Q, Ding, Y, Dai, Y, Clifton, D

“…While the majority of the work focuses on classifying stress states and stress categories, this study introduce a new task aimed at estimating more specific stressors (like exam, writing paper, etc.) through users’ posts on social media. …”

Professionals’ views on providing personalized recurrence risks for de novo mutations: implications for genetic counseling by Kay, A, Wells, J, Hallowell, N, Goriely, A

“…When an apparent de novo (new) genetic change has been identified as the cause of a serious genetic condition in a child, many couples would like to know the risk of this happening again in a future pregnancy. …”

Looking deep at people: towards understanding and generating humans in images with deep learning by de Bem, RA

“…A significant effort has been devoted to these tasks by the research community along the last decades, greatly motivated by a large number of potential applications, like surveillance, human-machine interaction, action and behaviour recognition, motion capture, video reenactment, and computer graphics animation. …”

Are spiritual, ethical, and eating qualities of poultry meat influenced by current and frequency during electrical water-bath stunning? by Hayat, Muhammad Nizam, Kumar, Pavan, Sazili, Awis Qurni

“…To meet consumer quality requirements while maintaining high production performance, the industry has incorporated newer technologies that are compatible with religious regulations such as stunning methods like electrical water bath stunning. However, the introduction of new techniques such as electrical water bath stunning has been met with mixed reactions. …”
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Improved dung beetle optimization algorithm and finite element analysis for spindle optimization by Haohao, Ma, As’arry, Azizan, Xuping, Wu, Ismail, Mohd Idris Shah, Ramli, Hafiz Rashidi, Saad, Mohd Sazli, Delgoshaei, Aidin

“…The obtained optimal parameters guide the construction of a finite element model, considering additional factors like stiffness and maximum stress. The ensuing FEA produces a foundation for constructing a response surface, further optimized to refine the initial design. …”
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Evaluation of oil palm frond for biobutanol production by different Clostridia species by Abubakar, Abdurrahman, Md Salleh, Madihah, Yahya, Adibah, Hussin, Huszalina, Shiong, Chong Chun, Mohamad, Shaza Eva, Abd Aziz, Suraini

“…Fermentation inhibitors like gallic and ferulic acids were also detected in the juice using the HPLC technique, and their concentrations also increased with age. …”

Policy Framework: Providing Social Protection to the Frontline Healthcare Workers During the Pandemic (S/O 14696) by Abdul Wahab, Harlida, Abdullah, Nor Anita, Abdul Rahim, Asmar

“…Its major impacts on the public health sector, health care services and the like, inclusive of their workers are obvious. Health care and medical services are essential where their interruption would imperil the life, health and safety of the whole nation. …”
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Defining and Developing Measures of Lean Sustainability for Manufacturing Sector by Osman, Azim Azuan, Othman, Abdul Aziz, Abdul Rahim, Mohd Kamarul Irwan

“…However, due to lack of clear understanding of the lean sustainability concept, many manufacturers are unable to fully transform into a true lean organisation like Toyota. In fact, without a proper measurement, the organisation’s transformation progress will be unknown and the specific gains made from lean improvement cannot be monitored. …”
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