Out-of-Plane Shaking Table Tests on Seismic Response of RC Frame Infilled with a New Type of Shale Fired Heat-Insulation Blocks by Jian Wu, Li-dan Zhang, Qing Yu, Bo Wang

“…Shale fired heat-insulation block, which is made of shale, fly ash, building rubbish, and waste paper, is a new type environment-friendly product. In order to study the mechanical properties of shale fired heat-insulation block walls, four full-scale walls were tested under El-Centro, Taft, and Ninghe earthquakes using shaking table equipment, in which the influence of the spacing of cast-in-place belt and the connection between the wall and the frame on the out-of-plane seismic performance of the wall was taken into account. …”
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Rough Set Approach for Group Evacuation Behavior Analysis in Passenger Transport Hub Area by Peng Chen, Xiaofeng Ma, Shunying Zhu

“…In this paper, rough set theory is applied to analyze group evacuation decision-making in passenger transport hub area with various groups including kin, lover, friend, colleague, and classmate. In the approach, improved tabu search-based attribute reduction is proposed to find the minimal subset of attributes required to fully describe the information of group evacuation decision-making, and value reduction algorithm based on knowledge granulation is used to generate rules of group evacuation decision-making. …”
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GamTox: A Low-Cost Multimetric Ecotoxicity Test with Gammarus spp. for In and Ex Situ Application by Almut Gerhardt

“…However, in ecotoxicological water quality assessment, this taxon has been used much less than Daphnia spp. A new user-friendly and low-cost test protocol for Gammarus spp. has been developed, constituting the “ecotoxicological module ”of an integrated multimetric triad-based concept for water quality assessment. …”
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Selection of green supplier by multi-moora combination method and two-stage clustering by Mahsa Niavand, Mohammad Amin Adibi, Adel Pourghader Chobar

“…Today, environmental management for companies with an emphasis on environmental protection has become one of the most important issues and global pressures require organizations to produce environmentally friendly products and services. This challenge has led to the creation of a new concept called green supply chain management in the field of business, which combines environmental thinking and supply chain. …”
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A delve into the exploration of potential bacterial extremophiles used for metal recovery by A.S. Deshpande, R. Kumari, A. Prem Rajan

“…This strategy is preferred as it is eco-friendly and economical, thus overcoming the drawbacks of the traditional approach of pyrometallurgy. …”
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Predictors of smartphone addiction and its effect on quality of life: a cross-sectional study among the young adults in Bangladesh by Zubair Ahmed Ratan, Anne-Maree Parrish, Mohammad Saud Alotaibi, Hassan Hosseinzadeh

“…On Logistic regression, after controlling for socio-demographic variables; friend support, process, social and compulsive usage were determined as significant predictors of SA. …”
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Direct chromium alloying by chromite ore with the presence of metallic iron by Hu X., Wang H., Teng L., Seetharaman S.

“…Direct chromium alloying by chromite ore in EAF operation is a promising process in stainless steel production, which has the advantage of resource-saving, energy-saving, and environment-friendly. In the present investigation, iron, carbon, and chromite ore mixture (Fe+C+FeCr2O4) were chosen as the precursor for direct chromium alloying. …”
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Comparative study of biosynthesis technology and traditional methods for organic solid waste by Wang Yuzhou

“…The theme of the study is to find an efficient, environmentally friendly and economical organic solid waste treatment method. …”
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A Client-Server and Web-Based Graphical User Interface Design for the Mathematical Model of Cardiovascular-Respiratory System by Theogene Bizimungu, Domonique Harelimana, Jean Marie Ntaganda

“…The designed solution provides an adequate and friendly environment that eases the task of recording the results in a graphic representation. …”
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Study of thermal performance of a solar collector-based hydraulic system by A. A. Gladenko, A. V. Zinovyeva, V. I. Karagusov

“…Such systems use the energy of solar radiation, which is carbon-free, environmentally friendly and renewable. This energy is converted into thermal radiation by solar collectors and transferred to heated rooms using hydraulic or pneumatic systems. …”
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Modern and future forestry based on biotechnology by Shihui Niu, Jihua Ding, Changzheng Xu, Jing Wang

“…Here, we propose possible future directions for modern forestry, including molecular design tree breeding, agroforestry and mixed farming, sustainable and biosphere friendly forestry.…”
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Biologically Derived Gold Nanoparticles and Their Applications by Arpita Roy, Chetan Pandit, Amel Gacem, Mohammed S. Alqahtani, Muhammad Bilal, Saiful Islam, Md. Jamal Hossain, Mohammed Jameel

“…Over the last decade, research has focused on establishing easy, nontoxic, clean, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly techniques for nanoparticle production. To achieve this goal, biological synthesis was created to close this gap. …”
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Assessing the probiotic potential of Lactococcus lactis isolated from the intestine and gill of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) through in vitro analysis by Lucano Billy M., Feria Manuel A., Zatan Adrian E., Toledo Odalis E., Aguilar Jorge L., Diringer Benoit M., Castañeda Arnaldo E.

“…Consequently, the growing emphasis on eco-friendly alternatives has taken center stage, and probiotics have emerged as a notable solution. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Pedal Operated Hacksaw Machine. by Amanya, John Jackin

“…This study presented the design and simulation of a pedal-operated hacksaw, aimed at providing an efficient, eco-friendly, and cost-effective alternative to conventional motorized cutting tools. …”
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An Investigation on the Effect of Aloe Vera (Brevicoryne Brassicae) Extract on Cabbage Aphids. by Ssembwere, Sailam

“…These findings suggest that aloe vera extract is a promising natural insecticide for controlling cabbage aphid populations, offering a sustainable and eco-friendly alternative to synthetic insecticides. Further research is recommended to explore the potential of aloe vera extract in controlling other insect pests and to develop effective formulations for commercial use.…”
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VBioindex: A Visual Tool to Estimate Biodiversity by Dong Su Yu, Seung Hwa Yoo

“…Therefore, we developed VBioindex, a user-friendly program that is capable of measuring the Shannon-Wiener index, species richness, evenness, and relative dominance. …”
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Real-Time Football Match Prediction Platform by An Zhongqi

“…The platform employs machine learning models, including Random Forest, Support Vector Machines (SVM), and Neural Networks, combined with feature engineering techniques, to generate accurate predictions. A user-friendly interface is also developed to facilitate easy access and analysis of this data. …”
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Coordinated Development of Urban Land Use and Ecological Economics in China by Zhiyuan Zhu, Gang Du

“…The establishment of environmentally friendly land use patterns could promote urban land use.…”
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Questions, queries, quibbles and quarrels by Annette Combrink

“…The SAQA structure as devised is not user-friendly to higher education institutions. The recommendation by the Study Team, that issues dealing with higher education should be transferred to the appropriate structures, is strongly supported. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF EFFICIENCY OF COMPOST PREPARED FROM ANIMAL WASTE IN THE REDUCTION OF TOTAL PETROLEUM HYDROCARBON IN CRUDE OIL IMPACTED SOIL by ADEBOLA ADEKUNLE, IHEOMA ADEKUNLE, SUHAIB AROGUNDADE

“… The aim of this study was to investigate the potentials of composted animal waste in biodegradation of hydrocarbon in a cost-effective, efficient, and environmental-friendly manner. The contaminated soil sample was collected from Ojoo area in Ibadan, Oyo state, Nigeria. …”
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