Plastic waste management strategies toward zero waste: Status, perspectives and recommendations for Ethiopia by Tadele Assefa Aragaw

“…Key future direction and recommendation include (1) Developing and enforcing national strategies, including a ban on many single-use plastics, for sustainable plastic waste management; (2) adopting international best practices and policies to move toward a zero-waste approach; (3) investing in a circular economy and plastic waste management systems; (4) strengthening policies through comprehensive legislation and extended producer responsibility frameworks; (5) establishing a council to integrate scientific research into policymaking; (6) promoting green technologies and innovations, such as plastic waste-to-energy and smart waste management; (7) engaging in global efforts to monitor hazardous chemicals in plastics and support transparency in a toxic-free circular economy to ensure the public’s right to information.…”
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Novel Side Information Generation Algorithm of Multiview Distributed Video Coding for Multimedia Sensor Networks by Fu Xiao, Jinkai Liu, Jian Guo, Linfeng Liu

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Modelling of Jatropha Oil Hydrocracking in a Trickle-Bed Reactor to Produce Green Fuel by Yuswan Muharam, null Dianursanti, Andrey Sapati Wirya

“…Trickle-bed reactor (TBR) modelling to produce green fuel via hydrocracking of jatropha oil using silica-alumina-supported Ni-W catalysts was performed in this research. The objectives of this study are to obtain a TBR with good heat transfer and the optimum condition for high purities of products. …”
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High-accuracy localization for indoor group users based on extended Kalman filter by Tian Wang, Yuzhu Liang, Yaxin Mei, Muhammad Arif, Chunsheng Zhu

“…Indoor localization has attracted increasing research attentions in the recent years. However, many important issues still need to be further studied to keep pace with new requirements and technical progress, such as real-time operation, high accuracy, and energy efficiency. …”
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Optimizing Long-Distance Electric Vehicle Routes Based on Passenger Satisfaction Model by Mohammed Alatiyyah

“…This research introduces a comprehensive framework that integrates qualitative aspects of the travel experience, including scenic route preferences, comfort during travel, and enriching activities at charging stops. …”
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Measuring WTO Approaches in Resolving Palm Oil and Biofuel Trade Disputes from Indonesia by Chairul Fahmi, Peter-Tobias Stoll

“…However, the EU has recently imposed stricter limitations on palm oil imports, particularly from Indonesia, through policies such as the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) and RED II. This article examines the measures imposed by the WTO to address this trade dispute. …”
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Producing Sustainable Lightweight Geopolymer Concrete Using Waste Materials by Hilal Ameer A., Nader Awaz S., Kurji Badoor M.

“…A research has been undertaken to investigate the possibility of producing sustainable lightweight geopolymer material by using waste zeolite (zeolite molecular sieve) as aluminates and silicates source and at the same time as lightweight medium. …”
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Numerical Study of the Dynamic Compaction Process considering the Phenomenon of Particle Breakage by Xi Li, Jing Li, Xinyan Ma, Jidong Teng, Sheng Zhang

“…The present method will contribute to a better understanding of DC and benefit further research on the macro-micro mechanism of DC.…”
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Measuring the Total-Factor Green Efficiency in China’s Industrial Sectors: A Parametric Approach by Zhenghuan Wang

“…At present, China’s industrial economy is facing a severe problem of green transformation, so the measurement of total-factor green efficiency has become one of the research hot spots. Combining Shephard’s distance function and metafrontier model, this study constructs a parametric total-factor green efficiency model in consideration of technology heterogeneity. …”
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Explanation of Security Sequences of Climate Change (Case Study: Iran’s Central Drainage Basin) by Morad Kavianirad, Yadollah Karimi Pour, Hedayat Fahmi, Sadegh Karami

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Study on Dynamics of Wind Turbine Gearbox with Crack Fault under Random Wind Load by Jinwen Wang, Xiayue Ma, Zihao Liu, Xiaolu Leng, Shijing Wu

“…Taking the wind turbine gearbox as the research object，considering the misalignment of gear root circle and base circle，an improved energy method is used to calculate the time-varying meshing stiffness of each gear pair. …”
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Application of Magnetic Coupling Resonant Wireless Power Supply in a Torque Online Telemetering System of a Rolling Mill by Jinliang Jia, Xiaoqiang Yan

“…The torque of the main drive system is one of the most important force and energy parameters of the rolling mill, and the strain type torque online telemetry system is a practical method for measuring torque parameters. …”
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Health Status Monitoring of Cuplock Scaffold Joint Connection Based on Wavelet Packet Analysis by Liuyu Zhang, Chenyu Wang, Gangbing Song

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The Influence of the Activation Temperature on the Structural Properties of the Activated Carbon Xerogels and Their Electrochemical Performance by Nguyen Khanh Nguyen Quach, Wein-Duo Yang, Zen-Ja Chung, Hoai Lam Tran

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Structural Performance Assessment Based on Statistical and Wavelet Analysis of Acceleration Measurements of a Building during an Earthquake by Mosbeh R. Kaloop, Jong Wan Hu, Mohamed A. Sayed, Jiyoung Seong

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Durability of Modified Expanded Polystyrene Concrete after Dynamic Cyclic Loading by Wenbo Shi, Linchang Miao, Junhui Luo, Jiaqi Wang, Yinan Chen

“…The results of this research had practical significance on using EPS concrete in some long-term cyclic dynamic load engineering.…”
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Beyond predefined ligand libraries: a genetic algorithm approach for de novo discovery of catalysts for the Suzuki coupling reactions by Julius Seumer, Jan H. Jensen

“…By focusing on the Suzuki reaction, known for its significance in forming carbon-carbon bonds, we demonstrate the effectiveness of fragment-based and graph-based genetic algorithms in identifying novel ligands for palladium-based catalytic systems. Our research highlights the capability of these algorithms to generate ligands with desired thermodynamic properties, moving beyond the restriction of enumerated chemical libraries. …”
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MODERN ARCHITECTURE BOARD INFORMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS OF HEAVY VEHICLES by V. V. Filinov, S. A. Mikaeva, M. S. Rodyukov, A. V. Filinova

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Machine Learning–Enhanced Microseismic Analysis for Evaluating Rock Crack Trajectory by Xinglong Feng, Zeng Chen, Zhengrong Li, Qingtian Zeng, Jing Wang, Ping Wang

“…Regions with a higher proportion of high-energy MS events pose greater risks. Additionally, the propagation trajectory of MS events can effectively characterize the concentration and development direction of fractures. …”
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Impact Evaluation of Prefabricated Buildings Cost on Game Theory-Cloud Model by Na Li, Zhifeng Fan

“…Prefabricated buildings have the advantages of energy-saving, high efficiency, and high quality, which is energetically promoted in China’s construction industry. …”
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