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Recent Advances on Thermochromic Inks for Security Applications

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Thermochromic security inks have garnered interest in recent years as security elements for authentication, information encryption, and anti‐counterfeiting. This review outlines different types of thermochromic materials, how they have been developed as functional inks, and how advancements in property enhancement, sustainability, and printing ...
Duarte B. Oliveira, Andreia Araújo, Elvira Fortunato, Rodrigo Martins, Marta C. Corvo, Emanuel Carlos   +5 more
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The Theory of Fuzzy Logic and its Application to Real Estate Valuation [PDF]

Fuzzy logic is based on the central idea that in fuzzy sets each element in the set can assume a value from 0 to 1, not just 0 or 1, as in classic set theory. Thus, qualitative characteristics and numerically scaled measures can exhibit gradations in the
Carlo Bagnoli, Halbert C. Smith
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Advanced Mounting Technique for Improved Imaging and Analysis of Embedded Spheroids and Migrating Cells in Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopy

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A novel sample holder compatible with the Zeiss Lightsheet 7 microscope improves imaging of spheroids embedded in collagen matrices. By enabling dual‐sided illumination, it enhances image quality and quantitative analysis of migrating cells. This method advances 3D light sheet microscopy for studying tumor invasion and therapeutic responses.
Masoumeh Mohamadian Namaqi, Franziska Moll, Robert Römer, Andreas Grodrian, Doris Heinrich, Karen Lemke   +5 more
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Algorithms for assessing the qualitative and quantitative risks of lending to small and medium-sized businesses based on Fuzzy calculus

Serbian Journal of Management
Today, crisis conditions in the economy and finance require high-quality risk assessment. In the article, the authors propose two algorithms for assessing the projects lending risks (PLRs) to small and medium-sized businesses. To assess qualitative PLRs,
Sergey Sveshniko, Victor Bocharniko, Tatjana Uvarov, Petr Kovalchu   +3 more
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A FUZZY DECISION MAKING APPROACH IN EVALUATING FERRY SERVICE QUALITY [PDF]

The service quality evaluation is undeniably important especially in highly competitive service related industry. However, service quality evaluation is not always straightforward as criteria in evaluation and customer perceptions toward services are ...
Lazim ABDULLAH, Nurhanadia WAHAB
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Programmable Dimensional Lithography with Digital Micromirror Devices for Multifunctional Microarchitectures

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores recent advances in digital micromirror device (DMD)‐based lithography, focusing on its programmable light modulation, multi‐material compatibility, and dimensional patterning strategies. It highlights innovations from optical system design to materials integration and multifunctional applications, positioning DMD lithography as a ...
Yubin Lee, Byungcheon Yoo, Chaeyeong Ryu, Jongwon Oh, Dahye Baek, Jiseok Lee   +5 more
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Fabrication Technologies for Soft, Multimaterial Optical Fibers for In Vivo Diagnostics and Phototherapy, With a Focus on Extrusion Printing

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Soft multimaterial optical fibers integrate multiple functionalities—such as waveguiding, side emission, sensing, drug delivery or actuation—into a single filament for wearable, implantable, and tissue‐integrated devices for diagnostics and phototherapy.
Zahra Kafrashian, Jun Feng, Aránzazu del Campo   +2 more
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Femtosecond‐Laser‐Fabricated 3D CYTOP Microfluidic Chips Enabling Super‐Resolution Live Imaging of Cell Behavior in Confined Microspaces

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Using two‐photon polymerization of SU‐8 together with mold processing allowed the creation of defect‐free, flexible 3D microfluidic structures with sub‐micrometer precision in CYTOP. The fabricated CYTOP microfluidic chips enabled super‐resolution imaging of cancer cells in the microchannels, clearly visualizing previously undetectable fine structural ...
Koji Sugioka, Mirai Hanzawa, Kotaro Obata, Sota Matsumoto, Masatoshi Takagi, Asako Sakaue‐Sawano, Asako Tosaki, Satoshi Shimozono, Felix Sima, Hiroyuki Kawano, Takuro Tojima, Daisuke Miyashiro, Kazunari Ozasa, Yasutaka Hanada, Godai Miyaji, Akihiko Nakano, Atsushi Miyawaki   +16 more
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Constraints preserving genetic algorithm for learning fuzzy measures with an application to ontology matching [PDF]

. Both the fuzzy measure and integral have been widely studied for multi-source information fusion. A number of researchers have proposed optimization techniques to learn a fuzzy measure from training data.
Derek T. Anderson, Mohammad Al Boni, Roger L. King   +2 more
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Recent Advances of Slip Sensors for Smart Robotics

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review summarizes recent progress in robotic slip sensors across mechanical, electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and acoustic mechanisms, offering a comprehensive reference for the selection of slip sensors in robotic applications. In addition, current challenges and emerging trends are identified to advance the development of robust, adaptive,
Xingyu Zhang, Liao Wu, Shuai He, Zhao Sha, Yuwan Huang, Shuying Wu, Dewei Chu, Chun H. Wang, Shuhua Peng   +8 more
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