Comparison Evaluations of VRF and RTU Systems Performance on Flexible Research Platform by Je-hyeon Lee, Piljae Im, Jeffrey D. Munk, Mini Malhotra, Min-seok Kim, Young-hak Song

“…During the cooling season, the VRF system had an average COP of 4.2, 3.9, and 3.7 compared with 3.1, 3.0, and 2.5 for the RTU system under 100%, 75%, and 50% load conditions and resulted in estimated energy savings of 30%, 37%, and 47%, respectively. During the heating season, the VRF system had an average COP ranging from 1.2 to 2.0, substantially higher than the COPs of the RTU system, and resulted in estimated energy savings of 51%, 47%, and 27% under the three load conditions, respectively.…”
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Improving agricultural sustainability through farm mergers: an energy efficiency perspective by Amar Oukil, Ahmed Nourani, Ahmed Amin Soltani, Mohamed-Rachid Boulassel, Abdelaali Bencheikh

“…Additionally, the adoption of the most sustainable merger plan can lead to energy savings of more than 69%. Irrespective of the preference scenario, substantial energy savings in machinery, fertilizers, diesel, and electricity ranging from 22.92% to 73.73% were observed. …”
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Optimizing Ordering Policies for Imperfect Inventory Systems Integrating Trade Credit and Carbon Emission by Sahil Bhardwaj, Sudhir Kumar Chauhan, Mandeep Mittal, Leopoldo Eduardo Cárdenas-Barrón, Riju Chaudhary

“…These findings highlight a strong correlation between lowering carbon emissions and attaining financial savings. This paper emphasises the critical part environmental awareness plays in efficient inventory control. …”
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Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization: Celebrating 50 Years by Shalini Desai, Shainoor J lsmail, Robert Lerch, Bryna F Warshawsky, Ian Gemmill

“…Vaccines have saved more lives than any other innovation in modern medicine. …”
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THE PERSPECTIVE DIRECTIONS OF USE OF THE METHOD OF THE MELT INTRA MOULD MODIFYING FOR PRODUCTION OF CASTINGS WITH THE SPECIFIED OPERATIONAL PROPERTIES by M. A. Fesenko, A. N. Fesenko

“…On the basis of numerous studies using the methods of physical and simulation (computer) modeling, and also on the basis of the field experiments in the production of advanced and industrial castings prospective resource-saving technological areas of the method of in-mold inoculation of molten iron for castings with a given structure and propertiesis investigated in the work. …”
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Lactulose to the Rescue: A Case of Toxic Hepatic Encephalopathy Caused by Portosystemic Shunting and Epistaxis in a Patient with Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia by Ruchit N. Shah, Michael Makar, Nasir Akhtar, Erin Forster

“…Hepatic encephalopathy is an extremely rare complication of HHT and early diagnosis and treatment can be life-saving. We present a rare case of hepatic encephalopathy caused by HHT-induced portosystemic shunting treated with lactulose.…”
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Study of regulated deficit irrigation regime based on individual fruit weight and quality response to water deficit duration: A case study in tomato by Xianbo Zhang, Hui Yang, Taisheng Du

“…This suggests that water-saving irrigation is necessary in salinized soils. …”
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An Experimental Study on Steel and Teflon Squeeze Film Dampers by Asad A. Khalid, A. Albagul, W. Faris, Godem A. Ismail

“…Results show that the vibration amplitude of the steel damper is 10% less at resonance compared with the Teflon damper. On the other hand, saving weight of 36% has been achieved by using the Teflon damper.…”
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Education Planning “Need to Knows” for Military Families by Barbara O'Neill, Martie Gillen, Kristen Jowers

“… This publication discusses general information about education costs, savings plans, and payment methods, military-specific educational benefit programs, military-specific laws and policies affecting student loan repayment, five education planning tips for military families, and education planning resources. …”
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Strategic Resource Extraction and Recycling from Waste: A Pathway to Sustainable Resource Conservation by Inna Pitak, Anastasiia Sholokhova, Arūnas Baltušnikas, Rita Kriūkienė

“…It offers annual cost savings of 2,639,250 USD and preserves 74,812.5 tons of resources through waste and clay reduction. …”
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The Impact of Hyperbolic Discounting on Asset Accumulation for Later Life: A Study of Active Investors Aged 65 Years and over in Japan by Honoka Nabeshima, Sumeet Lal, Haruka Izumi, Yuzuha Himeno, Mostafa Saidur Rahim Khan, Yoshihiko Kadoya

“…Recommendations include implementing automatic savings plans, enhancing financial literacy, and incorporating behavioral insights into planning tools to support better asset accumulation outcomes.…”
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Developing Eco-Driving Strategies considering City Characteristics by J. F. Coloma, M. Garcia, A. Boggio-Marzet, A. Monzón

“…In addition, limiting speeds on high capacity roads has proven to be a good energy saving measure.…”
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Optimum Energy Flow Management of a Grid-Tied Photovoltaic-Wind-Battery System considering Cost, Reliability, and CO2 Emission by Meryeme Azaroual, Mohammed Ouassaid, Mohamed Maaroufi

“…A hybrid algorithm (HGAFMINCON) is developed to demonstrate the superiority of the algorithm over FMINCON and GA shown in terms of cost savings and income.…”
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Performance Assessment of a Floating Photovoltaic Powerplant in Iran: A Case Study on Amir Kabir Dam, Karaj by Maryam Karami, Mojtaba Azhdari Khameneh

“…The designed floating PVPP saves 488 m2 of land and a total of about 260,000 m3 of water is directly and indirectly saved. …”
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Energy use, health, and sleep in a bioclimatic university residence: a case study from 20 years of use by Celina Filippín, Silvana Flores Larsen, Mariano Canori

“…The building, drawing on 20 years of measured and simulated data, reveals promising heating energy savings while maintaining indoor ambient comfort. …”
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Investigation of Energy-Efficient Solutions for a Single-Family House Based on the 4E Idea in Poland by Piotr Ciuman, Jan Kaczmarczyk, Dorota Winnicka-Jasłowska

“…This idea assumes the use of energy-saving, ecological, ergonomic, and economic solutions in construction and building operation. …”
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Value Engineering Study on Canal Rehabilitation Work Using Cultures in Samarinda Ulu District by Ibnu Khaldun, Wateno Oetomo

“…With the cost savings of Rp. Rp. 352,393,548.00 or 16.78% of the total project. …”
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A Distributed Energy-Throughput Efficient Cross-Layer Framework Using Hybrid Optimization Algorithm by Pratap Singh, Nitin Mittal, Vikas Mittal, Tapankumar Trivedi, Ashish Singh, Szymon Łukasik, Rohit Salgotra

“…Simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of DECMN, offering energy savings, increased throughput, and reliable transmissions within the performance limits.…”
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Integrating Energy and Time Efficiency in Robotic Manufacturing Cell Design: A Methodology for Optimizing Workplace Layout by Roman Ruzarovsky, Tibor Horak, Robert Bocak, Martin Csekei, Roman Zelník

“…The results indicate that adjusting the relative positions of robots and work points can achieve energy savings of approximately six percent. Specifically, optimization reduced energy consumption by 1.6731 Wh per work cycle, translating to an annual savings of 0.8794 MWh for a 60 s clock cycle. …”
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A Research to Determine Environmental Approaches of University Students: Manisa Celal Bayar University Case by Tülin Çetin, Mustafa Erkan Turan, Pınar Aytekin, Mehmet Ali Yurdusev

“…The hypotheses developed also serve for establishing relationships among the parameters such as sport activity engaged, smoking, eco-friendly product consumption, saving and membership of an environmental association. …”
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