Research Radar

Academic Publication • Published Aug 18, 2024

A Novel Urban Heat Vulnerability Analysis: Integrating Machine Learning and Remote Sensing for Enhanced Insights

Rapid urbanization and climate change exacerbate the urban heat island effect, increasing the vulnerability of urban residents to extreme heat. Although many studies have assessed urban heat vulnerability, there is a significant lack of standardiz...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 16, 2024

Mechanism of antibacterial resistance, strategies and next-generation antimicrobials to contain antimicrobial resistance: a review

Antibacterial drug resistance poses a significant challenge to modern healthcare systems, threatening our ability to effectively treat bacterial infections. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the types and mechanisms of antiba...

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Future hydrogen economies imply environmental trade-offs and a supply-demand mismatch

AbstractHydrogen will play a key role in decarbonizing economies. Here, we quantify the costs and environmental impacts of possible large-scale hydrogen economies, using four prospective hydrogen demand scenarios for 2050 ranging from 111–614 mega...

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Maize smart-canopy architecture enhances yield at high densities

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Multi-heterojunctioned plastics with high thermoelectric figure of merit

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On-chip topological beamformer for multi-link terahertz 6G to XG wireless

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Generative artificial intelligence: a systematic review and applications

Abstract In recent years, the study of artificial intelligence (AI) has undergone a paradigm shift. This has been propelled by the groundbreaking capabilities of generative models both in supervised and unsupervised learning scenarios. G...

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Shining New Light on Biological Systems: Luminescent Transition Metal Complexes for Bioimaging and Biosensing Applications

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Drug tolerant persister cell plasticity in cancer: a revolutionary strategy for more effective anticancer therapies

AbstractNon-genetic mechanisms have recently emerged as important drivers of anticancer drug resistance. Among these, the drug tolerant persister (DTP) cell phenotype is attracting more and more attention and giving a predominant non-genetic role ...

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Nonlinear dynamics of multi-omics profiles during human aging

AbstractAging is a complex process associated with nearly all diseases. Understanding the molecular changes underlying aging and identifying therapeutic targets for aging-related diseases are crucial for increasing healthspan. Although many studie...

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The Transition from Childhood to Adolescence: Between Health and Vulnerability

Transitioning from childhood into adolescence is an extraordinary time of life, associated with major physical, emotional, cognitive, and social changes and characterized by dynamic development in which interaction with the environment modulates t...

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State of Wildfires 2023–2024

Abstract. Climate change contributes to the increased frequency and intensity of wildfires globally, with significant impacts on society and the environment. However, our understanding of the global distribution of extreme fires remains skewed, pr...

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Current advance of nanotechnology in diagnosis and treatment for malignant tumors

AbstractCancer remains a significant risk to human health. Nanomedicine is a new multidisciplinary field that is garnering a lot of interest and investigation. Nanomedicine shows great potential for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Specifically eng...

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CAR-T and CAR-NK as cellular cancer immunotherapy for solid tumors

AbstractIn the past decade, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has emerged as a promising immunotherapeutic approach for combating cancers, demonstrating remarkable efficacy in relapsed/refractory hematological malignancies in both ped...

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The Widening Gap: The Benefits and Harms of Generative AI for Novice Programmers

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READv2: advanced and user-friendly detection of biological relatedness in archaeogenomics

AbstractThe advent of genome-wide ancient DNA analysis has revolutionized our understanding of prehistoric societies. However, studying biological relatedness in these groups requires tailored approaches due to the challenges of analyzing ancient ...

Academic Publication • Published Aug 11, 2024

Multimodal tactile sensing fused with vision for dexterous robotic housekeeping

AbstractAs robots are increasingly participating in our daily lives, the quests to mimic human abilities have driven the advancements of robotic multimodal senses. However, current perceptual technologies still unsatisfied robotic needs for home t...

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Academic Publication • Published Aug 11, 2024

Enhancing K-nearest neighbor algorithm: a comprehensive review and performance analysis of modifications

AbstractThe k-Nearest Neighbors (kNN) method, established in 1951, has since evolved into a pivotal tool in data mining, recommendation systems, and Internet of Things (IoT), among other areas. This paper presents a comprehensive review and perfor...

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Academic Publication • Published Aug 10, 2024

A comprehensive survey of deep learning-based lightweight object detection models for edge devices

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