Simple Quadratic Interpolation-Inspired Symbiosis Organisms Search Algorithm for Optimal Placement of Capacitors in Radial Distribution Networks with Different Loading Models by Tri Phuoc Nguyen, Tuan Trong Nguyen, Trung Hieu Quang, Dieu Ngoc Vo

“…The objective of the problem is to minimize the system operating cost so that the net yearly savings of the system are increased. The effectiveness of the SQI-SOS has been tested on 33-, 69-, and 119-bus radial distribution networks with different load models. …”
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A Novel Description of Some Concepts in Interval-Valued Intuitionistic Fuzzy Graph with an Application by Xiaoli Qiang, Saeed Kosari, Xiang Chen, Ali Asghar Talebi, Ghulam Muhiuddin, Seyed Hossein Sadati

“…The necessity of using a range of value instead of one number caused them to help researchers in optimizing and saving time and cost. In this study, we introduce some of the specific concepts such as covering, matching, and paired domination using strong arc or effective edges by giving appropriate examples. …”
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Effect of Graphene as a Lubricant Additive for Diesel Engines by Grzegorz Koszalka, Eduardo Tomanik, Thiago Marinho Maria, Wania Christinelli, Wieslaw Grabon

“…The use of 0.1% <i>wt</i> of GNPs led to 0.4% of fuel savings on an ESC emission cycle. Increasing the GNP concentration to 0.2% did not further reduce fuel consumption.…”
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Video Multiple Watermarking Technique Based on Image Interlacing Using DWT by Mohamed M. Ibrahim, Neamat S. Abdel Kader, M. Zorkany

“…The simulation results show the effectiveness and good performance of the proposed technique in saving system resources, memory capacity, and communications bandwidth.…”
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Experimental Investigation on Effect of Ingot Processing on Gear Bending Fatigue Performance by Wu Zhongrui, Wei Peitang, Chen Difa, Mao Tianyu, Liu Huaiju

“…Ingot processing affects gear fatigue performance, which remains to be studied and becomes an important bottleneck problem limiting gear anti-fatigue design and cost saving. Surface integrity measurements of 18CrNiMo7-6 gears with mold ingots, continuous casting billet and electro-slag ingots are carried out, and tooth root residual stress, surface roughness and hardness gradient of these gears are studied. …”
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Study of the effect of formulation variables on the characteristics of combination tablets containing enalapril maleate and indapamide as active substances using experimental desig... by Szabó Zoltán-István, Székely-Szentmiklósi Blanka, Deák Boglárka, Székely-Szentmiklósi István, Kovács Béla, Zöldi Katalin, Sipos Emese

“…The combination of the applied approaches (using placebo composition and fractional experimental design) proved to be efficient, cost effective and time saving.…”
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Integrated land-use models for spatial planning support: country-specific solutions by Vilja Vaszóczik, Erzsébet Vajdovich-Visy

“…Planning in this situation must perform the difficult role of mediator in the competition for land, guiding the growth process and at the same time saving and protecting the open spaces which are indispensable for healthy living and are significant natural heritage. …”
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Is frozen taxidermy an alternative method for demonstration of dermatopaties? by Beste Demirci, Murat Erdem Gültiken, Mehmet Önder Karayiğit, Kerem Atalar

“…The calf with ichthyosis foetalis was prepared for dehydration and saved in the cold weather at -5 0C store for six months. …”
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Innovative thermal control of fermentations through the use of phase change materials: A focus on wine fermentation by Piernicola Masella, Giulia Angeloni, Ferdinando Corti, Agnese Spadi, Francesco Garbati Pegna, Lorenzo Guerrini, Alessandro Parenti

“…The study aimed to investigate the feasibility of using Phase Change Materials (PCM) for temperature management during grape must fermentation, providing insights into potential energy-saving strategies in winemaking processes. The setup and procedure of fermentation tests at lab-scale with and without encapsulated PCM immersed in grape must are described. …”
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Design and Prototyping of a Visitor Counter Guide for Single Entry and Exit. by Iragaba, Apollo

“…Nowadays there is a need for visitor counting machines in various places for planning, organizing, and estimation purposes regarding many customers in the case of malls, shops, also in museums for saving resources. Due to time management and a large population, it is not possible to count a number of individuals manually. …”
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Good soil management can reduce dietary zinc deficiency in Zimbabwe by Muneta G. Manzeke-Kangara, Edward J. M. Joy, Florence Mtambanengwe, Prosper Chopera, Michael J. Watts, Martin R. Broadley, Paul Mapfumo

“…This would reduce the estimated prevalence of dietary Zn deficiency to 55%, potentially saving 2238 DALYs year−1. Universal adoption of optimal fertilizers, to include soil Zn applications and locally available organic leaf litter, is estimated to increase maize grain Zn concentration to 32.4 mg kg−1 and reduce dietary Zn deficiency to 16.7%, potentially saving 9119 DALYs year−1. …”
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PENERAPAN GREEN BUILDING DI PERKANTORAN MENARA SUARA MERDEKA, SEMARANG by Soraya Rizky Nabilla

“…Building users play a role in green behavior that supports saving energy use. The applications of the Green Building are: energy-efficient parking buildings, facades and building arrangements that adjust climate conditions, Volume Refrigerant Variable AC, utilization of recycled wastewater, water saving sanitary equipment, increased performance productivity, and sustainable construction. …”
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Policies Affecting the Efficiency of Beef Production in Alberta: A Supply Chain Analysis by Derek Brewin

“…The dominant economies of scale are available to beef processors and finding savings is difficult for farmers and ranchers. However, there is potential for the supply chain to see savings from new technology, which is why investment in continuing support for ranch-level production research is necessary. …”
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Research and application of micropower safety monitoring IoT system for mine by Da ZHANG, Jinong WANG, Hu JI, Hao JI, Yunfeng ZHAO

“…,a new safety monitoring IoT system with micro power consumption was proposed for Chinese mines to provide effective technical support for the safety of mine production and operation.The key technologies such as micro-power consumption information collection,fault diagnosis and auto-recovery,energy-saving wireless communication,online intelligent data analysis and early warning had been broken through by the proposed system,which had been successfully applied in typical cases such as online monitoring of tailings ponds,open-pit slop and ground pressure of domestic mining enterprises.Field practice shows that the proposed system is more suitable for mine operation conditions than the existing conventional safety monitoring system,the SNR of new sensor is increased by 1.4 times,the comprehensive energy consumption is reduced by 10%,which is suitable for online intelligent analysis and rapid warning.…”
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Hiérophanie et sotériologie dans les traditions ismaéliennes du sous-continent indo-pakistanais by Michel Boivin

“…However, In the Northern Pakistan tradition, the imam is the qâ'im who individually saves the believers, this being a condition for the Resurection led by the mahdi, the first imam 'Alî. …”
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Mobile Messaging Services-Based Personal Electrocardiogram Monitoring System by Ashraf A. Tahat

“…When utilizing MMS for transmission, the mobile phone plots the received ECG signal and displays the temperature using special application software running on the client mobile phone itself, where the plot can be captured and saved as an image before transmission. Alternatively, SMS can be selected as a transmission means, where in this scenario, dedicated application software is required at the receiving device. …”
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Patient’s Own Medication Use During Hospitalization by Hamimatul Hayat Abdul Nasir, Jagjit Singh Dhaliwal, Hui Poh Goh, Long Chiau Ming, Daniel Vui Teck Wee, Khang Wen Goh, Ganesh Sritharan, Majid Ali, Yaman Walid Kassab

“…The economic impact was represented by determining the cost saved after implementing the patient’s own medications intervention. …”
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The Complexity of the Minimum Sensor Cover Problem with Unit-Disk Sensing Regions over a Connected Monitored Region by Ren-Song Ko

“…This problem has applications in extending the sensor network lifetime by selecting minimum number of nodes to cover each location in a geometric connected region of interest and putting the remaining nodes in power saving mode. MUDC is a restricted version of the well-studied Minimum Set Cover (MSC) problem where the sensing region of each node is a unit-disk and the monitored region is geometric connected, a well-adopted network model in many works of the literature. …”
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A Stackelberg game based content caching algorithm in energy-harvesting small cell networks by Xueting WANG, Qi ZHU, Han HU

“…The simulation results show that the proposed novel algorithm performs better in user satisfaction and energy-saving comparing with algorithm using principle of proximity.…”
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Ultra-low-power media access control protocol based on clock drift characteristics in wireless sensor networks by Wooguil Pak

“…Accurate estimation of the wakeup time results in a significant amount of energy saving at the transmission node. Finally, through extensive performance evaluations in a testbed, WideMAC confirmed that it can significantly outperform existing state-of-the-art protocols.…”
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