Assessing power-to-heat technologies for industrial electrification: A multi-criteria decision analysis approach by Arman Ashabi, Mohamed Mostafa, Andriy Hryshchenko, Ken Bruton, Dominic T.J. O’sullivan

“…To validate the proposed ranking, the weighted sum method (WSM) was compared to the Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). In addition to prioritizing each criterion, six scenarios were investigated using sensitivity analysis to determine the performance of each criterion and ranking of technologies using a scenario based weighting technique. …”
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Butterfly Abundance and Diversity in Different Habitat Types in the Usangu Area, Ruaha National Park by Evaline J. Munisi, Emmanuel H. Masenga, Ally K. Nkwabi, Halima R. Kiwango, Eblate E. Mjingo

“…Among the great diversity of insects, butterflies stand as ideal bio-indicators for ecosystem function and are sensitive to changes in habitat composition and structure. …”
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The Safety and Efficacy of Chemical Pleurodesis Agents in Patients with Malignant Pleural Effusion Admitted in Tertiary Care Hospital by Venkateshwaran Kathamuthu, Rajeshkumar Balakrishnan, Saravanavasan Rajendran, Prabhakaran Rathinam

“…Chemical pleurodesis is preferred through tube thoracostomy in limited resource settings. The ideal sclerosing agent should be easily administered, safe, inexpensive, and widely available. …”
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Lock-out, lock-in, and networked sovereignty. Resistance and experimentation in Africa’s trajectory towards AI by Iginio Gagliardone

“…In particular it opposes a negative –and still pervasive –definition of sovereigntyapplied to African states, based on the Westphalian ideal and “measuring the gap between what Africa is and what we are told it ought to be” (Mbembe 2019, p.26); and the possibilities disclosed by re-appropriating practices of “networked sovereignty” (Mbembe, 2016). …”
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Gelatin's Effect on Iron Oxide Nanoparticle Properties and Its Use in Thermal Regeneration for Methylene Blue Photodegradation by Maria Ulfa, Sabrina Devinta Poetry

“…Finally, iron-P123-gelatin demonstrated a promising photocatalyst thermal regeneration for methylene blue photodegradation for 5 cycles at various temperatures, and it is suggested that 450 °C was the ideal temperature. Copyright © 2024 by Authors, Published by BCREC Publishing Group. …”
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Necriphysiphilia as a psychopathology of the anthropocene epoch and, a dissoanalytic political psychology perspective on the transformation of individual trauma to social trauma by Erdinc Ozturk

“…Necriphysiphiliacs appease their ideals of living under autocratic regimes by submitting to their dominant partners and leaders, often at the cost of their own freedoms. …”
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Effectiveness of Combination of Chitosan Gel and Hydroxyapatite from Crabs Shells (Portunus pelagicus) Waste as Bonegraft on Periodontal Network Regeneration through IL-1 and BMP-2... by Asdar Gani, Risfah Yulianty, Supiaty Supiaty, Machirah Rusdy, Gustivanny Dwipa Asri, Dian Eka Satya, Ayu Rahayu Feblina, Harun Achmad

“…Hydroxyapatite has excellent properties such as biocompatibility, osteoconductive, osteoinductive, and osteogenesis, making it an ideal material for soft and hard tissue regeneration. …”
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The finding and researching algorithm for potentially oscillating enzymatic systems by T. N. Lakhova, F. V. Kazantsev, S. A. Lashin, Yu. G. Matushkin

“…Structural models are ideally suited for the tasks of an automatic search for potential oscillating contours (linked subgraphs), whose structure can correspond to the mathematical model of the molecular-genetic system that demonstrates oscillatory behavior in dynamics. …”
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Análise da viabilidade energética da reciclagem química de resíduos plásticos por meio da simulação do processo de pirólise utilizando Aspen Plus® by Taiza Cassia Anunciato, Vitória Cazarini, Yamila Guadalupe Toro Fernandez, Nathalia Lara de Moraes, Ivan Carlos Franco, Igor Ocasaque de Freitas Balieiro Miraldo

“…Os dados gerados nas simulações foram analisados e a partir deles foi possível determinar como condições ideais de pressão e temperatura 382 ºC e 0,14 MPa; além da composição ideal de cada polímero a ser alimentada no reator  (51% PE, 41% PP e 8% PS); a autossuficiência do processo, em termos energéticos, utilizando a corrente gasosa dos produtos da pirólise para gerar energia capaz de fundir a corrente de alimentação do reator e suprir a necessidade energética do mesmo e a capacidade do sistema de produzir trabalho útil, via aplicação de um ciclo Otto, no valor de 3,615 kW/kg. …”
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Exploring the Potential of <i>Candida</i> sp. SW4-6 as a Probiotic for Enhancing Water Quality in Aquaculture by Jie-Ying Li, Chun-Hung Liu

“…Additionally, the study also determines the ideal conditions for the probiotic to effectively reduce nitrite-N and ammonia-N. …”
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Destination Service Quality and Destination Image To Enhance Revisit Intention: Role of Perceive Risk in Post-Covid-19 Era by Lia Febria Lina, Berlintina Permatasari, Dian Novita, Angga Febrian

“…This research utilizes PLS-SEM 7.0, a flexible statistical method for hypothesis testing, ideal for complex models with multiple variables. …”
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Using the TOPSIS method to select the best low-toxicity organic cosolvent for rice-based toxicity tests by Xingren Pan, Yi Kang, Jun-Feng Lu, Xiao-Zhang Yu

“…In order to select the best organic solvent for rice-based toxicity tests among the four solvents with optimal concentrations, the technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) was employed to minimize the variations across different treatment groups. …”
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Comparison of CRP, Procalcitonin, Neutrophil Counts, Eosinophil Counts, sTREM-1, and OPN between Pneumonic and Nonpneumonic Exacerbations in COPD Patients by Shan Mou, Wei Zhang, Yan Deng, Zhijun Tang, Depeng Jiang

“…CRP ≥15.8 mg/dL is an ideal promising predictor of pneumonia in AECOPD, and its plasma level is not affected by ICS or SCS. …”
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Bilateral Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty – Is it Feasible, Safe, and Worth Considering: A Pilot Study by Sunil Rajan, Saurabh Jain, Chetan Singh Dhosariya, Ashish Goyal

“…The study stresses on the fact of bilateral outpatient TKA should also considered a key area of research in the field of outpatient TKA in addition to other areas of universal selection criteria, ideal risk assessment tool, safety aspect, surgical duration, ambulation, and reasons for not able to discharge.…”
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Black Orpheus by Hlonipha Mokoena

“…It is therefore timely that we excavate the archives of anti-colonial art and literary movements and journals whose sole impetus for existence was to ensure that the ideals of African Nationalism and Pan-Africanism would be realised in the world of cultural production. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Dry and Cryogenic Friction Stir Welding of AA7075 Aluminium Alloy by A. Praveen Raj Navukkarasan, K. Shanmuga Sundaram, C. Chandrasekhara Sastry, M. A. Muthu Manickam

“…TOPSIS evaluation for the experimental run indicated tool profile stepped type, pipe rotation speed of 1000 rpm, welding speed of 50 mm/min, and axial force of 8 kN as close to unity ideal solution for dry and cryogenic friction stir welding of AA 7075 aluminium alloys. …”
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Evaluation of Models for Describing Photosynthetic Light–Response Curves and Estimating Parameters in Rice Leaves at Various Canopy Positions by Yangjie Guo, Yuping Lv

“…The results showed that the NRHM demonstrated the highest accuracy, and the EM was identified as the most ideal in estimating <i>P</i>_n. The RHM consistently overestimated the maximum net photosynthetic rate (<i>P</i>_nmax), apparent quantum efficiency (<i>α</i>), dark respiration rate (<i>R</i>_d), and light compensation point (<i>LCP</i>) while underestimating light saturation point (<i>LSP</i>) for all rice leaves. …”
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Evaluating the desirability of energy inequality mitigation strategies within underserved communities in sub-Saharan Africa by Desmond Eseoghene Ighravwe, Oludolapo Akanni Olanrewaju

“…This study compared the VIKOR method performance with a fuzzy PROMETHEE (reference Ranking Organization METHod for Enrichment Evaluation) and a fuzzy TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) method. The results from the FAHP method showed that environmental sustainability was the fundamental criterion for evaluating mitigation strategies for energy inequality. …”
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Catholic Church Interiors in Fin-de-Siècle Literature by Claire Masurel-Murray

“…In Dowson’s correspondence or in his poem ‘Benedictio Domini’, in Johnson’s ‘Our Lady of France’, in Wratislaw’s ‘Palm Sunday’ and ‘Songs to Elizabeth’, in some of Wilde’s stories, the opposition between inside and outside expresses figuratively the fundamental incompatibility between an ideal of beauty, embodied in the aesthetic experience of the church, and the coarseness of the outside world. …”
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