Comparative Evaluation of Physicochemical Properties of Surface Water Treated by Alum and Pawpaw Seed Powder by O. M. Ojo

“…In contrast, natural alternatives such as pawpaw seed powder offer a potentially low-cost and eco-friendly solution. Hence, the objective of this paper is to comparatively evaluate the physicochemical properties of surface water treated by using alum and pawpaw seed powder using appropriate standard methods. …”
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Production and Characterization of Coffee Husk Fuel Briquettes as an Alternative Energy Source by Assefa Tesfaye, Fentahun Workie, Venkatesh S. Kumar

“…Fuel briquettes were cost-effective and environmentally friendly and reduced deforestation compared to firewood. …”
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Effects of Biochar and Compost Application on Soil Properties and on the Growth and Yield of Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) by Temesgen Kebede, Dargie Tsegay Berhe, Yohannes Zergaw

“…The addition of organic fertilizers from organic waste (biochar and compost) to soil can be considered an environmental-friendly and climate-smart practice able to improve soil properties and the yield of crops. …”
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Engineering performance and environmental assessment of sustainable concrete incorporating nano silica and metakaolin as cementitious materials by Namitha Raveendran, Vasugi Krishnan

“…The outcomes reveal that the concrete configuration has altered at micro and nano levels by the inclusion of MK and NS, demonstrating their substantial contribution to producing environmentally friendly, effective, and beneficial concrete.…”
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A multi-centre, randomised trial for diagnostic efficacy of the automatic breast volume scanner ultrasound for breast cancer screening in China by Ying Xu, Yali Xu, Songjie Shen, Feng Mao, Xiaohui Zhang, Yanna Zhang, Yan Lin, Yidong Zhou, Qiang Sun

“…The area under the curve (AUC) values for HHUS and ABUS were 0.72 (95% CI: 0.67–0.78) and 0.86 (95% CI: 0.82–0.91), respectively, indicating superior diagnostic performance of ABUS over HHUS (Delong test p < 0.05).DiscussionABUS is user-friendly, requires minimal training, reduces reliance on examiner experience, and demonstrates potential for superior sensitivity compared to HHUS in breast cancer screening.…”
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Prediction of emergence of first-instar Ricania shantungensis (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae) in persimmons by Sunghoon Baek, Min-Jung Kim, Hwa-Young Seo, Chang-Gyu Park

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Antibacterial Effect of Iron Nanoparticles (FeNPs) on Acinetobacter baumannii by Mennat Allah Jamal Ahmed, Suha Maher Abed, Arshad Mahdi Hamad

“…Objectives: This study aimed to use an eco-friendly method for synthesizing iron nanoparticles FeNPs using Cinnamon extract as a reducing and stabilizing agent. …”
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Assessing the Impact of ICT, Tourism, Globalization and Urbanization on Environmental Degradation and Economic Growth by Asma Parveen, Kashif Mehmood, Maryam Javed

“…Tourism continually causes environmental deterioration in all sorts of nations, emphasizing the need for eco-friendly tourist initiatives.   Globalization has been seen to have a positive correlation with environmental degradation in countries classified as Overall and Upper-middle income, but a negative correlation in Lower-middle-income nations.   …”
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Energy-exergy and environ-economic (4E) analysis of heat storage-based single-slope solar stills integrated with solar air heater. by Sujit Kumar, Asim Ahmad, Kashif Irshad, Om Prakash, Rukaiya Kausher, S M Mozammil Hasnain, Prabhu Paramasivam, Abinet Gosaye Ayanie, Jayant Giri

“…Integrating a thermal energy storage system and solar air heater significantly improved the performance and sustainability of the solar still for desalination, making it a more efficient and environmentally friendly option for freshwater production.…”
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Investigation of Multiple Hole Grouting for Reducing Water Inrush Risk in Underground Engineering by Changde Yang, Ling Li, Ying Li, Yakuan Gao

“…Reinforcement with grout as an environmentally friendly technology has played a key role in underground coal mining. …”
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BALANCING MOTHERHOOD AND ACADEMIC PURSUITS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR NIGERIAN WOMEN by Rosemary Onchi Daniel, Doris Lami Madugu

“…Recommendations include the implementation of family-friendly policies, establishment of support networks, and promotion of women's empowerment programs. …”
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A 3D Approach for the Virtual Commissioning of Processing Plants by Nikolai Striffler, Tobias Voigt

“…This development promises an adaptable, user-friendly tool that can advance the integration of VC in diverse engineering fields, particularly where hybrid production processes intersect.…”
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Preparation and Characterization of Chitosan/Bentonite Composites for Cr (VI) Removal from Aqueous Solutions by Junjie Jia, Yanjun Liu, Shujuan Sun

“…This study demonstrated composites of chitosan/bentonite as eco-friendly bioadsorbents for the removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous environments.…”
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Beyond Screen Time: Assessing Recreational Sedentary Behavior among Adolescent Girls by Katherine W. Bauer, Sarah Friend, Daniel J. Graham, Dianne Neumark-Sztainer

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How Trichoderma Enhances Plant Defense Enzymes in Food Crops: Current Insights and Future Perspectives in Asia by Hasan Albana, Nurbailis Nurbailis, Darnetty Darnetty

“…Therefore, environmentally friendly alternative controls are needed, such as enhancing plant resistance using Trichoderma spp. …”
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Digital Lovers and Jealousy: Anticipated Emotional Responses to Emotionally and Physically Sophisticated Sexual Technologies by Ashton Prochazka, Robert C. Brooks

“…Here, we report on two experiments designed to test participant responses to (1) “virtual friend” chatbots that vary in capacity to engage users socially and emotionally (i.e., emotional sophistication) and (2) “digital lover” technologies—in the form of sex toys, sex robots, or virtual reality entities—that vary in capacity to physically stimulate users (i.e., physical sophistication). …”
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IoT-based home control system using NodeMCU and Firebase by Paul Oluwatobiloba Ayeni, Olayiwola Charles Adesoba

“…This IoT-based home control system shows the potential of integrating microcontrollers with cloud services to create a smart, responsive and user-friendly home control platform. The developed IoT system offers a foundation for advancements, thereby making it a valuable contribution to the growing field of smart home technology. …”
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Urban heat island distribution, transformation, and projection (Case study: Jakarta City in 2000, 2020, and 2040) by Fabiola Candraningtyas Callista, Arkan Maulana Fikri, Suhardono Sapta

“…However, strategies such as expanding green spaces and adopting eco-friendly building technologies can significantly reduce UHI intensity, helping mitigate climate change impacts. …”
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الهندسة الاجتماعیة وشبکات التواصل الاجتماعى وتاثیرها على المجتمع العربى by د. مها أحمد ابراهیم

“…One of the most common methods of social engineeringattacks are spam messages sent by a friend as congratulations (77.1%), followedby 53.2% who are convinced by the significance of programs to be downloaded,the importance of social networks in the Arab world, the importance of privacyfrom users' point of view of social networks in the Arab world, as well as theidentification of penetrate ways of the social networks and how to be protectedfrom social engineering.…”
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C-BERT: A Mongolian reverse dictionary based on fused lexical semantic clustering and BERT by Amuguleng Wang, Yilagui Qi, Dahu Baiyila

“…Accordingly, we have developed a user-friendly online application platform based on C-BERT for a broad range of users, available at http://mrdp.net/.…”
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