Advancements and Challenges in Electric Vehicle Battery Charging: A Comprehensive Review by Dhanadhya Trupti, Kadam Swaraj, Prasad Shashikant, Vaidya Harshal

“…Electric vehicles (EVs) stand out as more efficient in conserving energy, reducing emissions, and safeguarding the environment compared to their fuel-powered counterparts. …”
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Hybrid power system options for off-grid rural electrification in northwestern region of Nigeria by Boluwaji Moses Olomiyesan, Onyedi David Oyedum

“…Two off-grid hybrid power systems and a stand-alone diesel generator are modeled, simulated, and analyzed for the two locations with different solar and wind energy resources using Hybrid Optimization Model for Electric Renewable (HOMER Pro 3.7.5) software. …”
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IoT-Based Smart Garbage System for Efficient Food Waste Management by Insung Hong, Sunghoi Park, Beomseok Lee, Jaekeun Lee, Daebeom Jeong, Sehyun Park

“…Furthermore, the SGS includes various IoT techniques considering user convenience and increases the battery lifetime through two types of energy-efficient operations of the SGBs: stand-alone operation and cooperation-based operation. …”
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Effect of a home-based physical rehabilitation program via virtual reality on the functional outcomes of frail older adults: a quasi-experimental study by Doaa Mohamed Zein El-AbdeenMohamed, Heba Noshy Abd EL-Aziz Mohamed, Soad Hassan Abd Elhameed

“…We observed significant improvements in the intervention group in terms of frailty criteria, standing balance, gait speed, chair stand, and fear of fall. …”
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Cryomodule Test Bunker for the ILC Technology Network by Nakanishi Kota, Hara Kazufumi, Honma Teruya, Kessoku Shiori, Nakai Hirotaka, Shimizu Hirotaka

“…It can also be used as a general-purpose test stand for superconducting accelerators, which will be useful in developing future superconducting accelerators.…”
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Preparation methods, biological activities, and potential applications of marine algae oligosaccharides: a review by Li-Xin Zheng, Yang Liu, Shijie Tang, Wancong Zhang, Kit-Leong Cheong

“…Among aquatic flora, marine algae stand out in terms of high content of marine algae polysaccharides (MAP) such as carrageenan, alginate, fucoidan, laminaran, agarose, rhamnan, and ulvan. …”
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Experimental Analysis of a Small-Scale Rotor at Various Inflow Angles by Amir Kolaei, Devin Barcelos, Götz Bramesfeld

“…The wind-tunnel data were corrected to account for the interference of wind-tunnel walls with the rotor wake and the blockage due to the presence of the rotor test stand in the wind-tunnel test section. The results are presented in terms of thrust, power, and roll moment coefficients under different rotor rotational speeds for a T-motor 18x6.1. …”
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A delayed HIV-1 model with virus waning term by Bing Li, Yuming Chen, Xuejuan Lu, Shengqiang Liu

“…The two discrete delays stand for the time for infected cells to produce viruses after viral entry and for the time for CD$8^+$ T cell immune response to emerge to control viral replication. …”
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Formulación de proyectos sociales y atributos para el liderazgo. Miradas desde dirigentes sociales chilenos by Marcelo Andrés Gallegos Fuentes, Carmen Gloria Jarpa, Sady David Alejandro Leaman Hasbún, Héctor Agustín Vargas Muñoz

“…Regarding the attributes considered relevant for exercising leadership, those of a democratic nature stand out, such as respect for opinions and the establishment of dialogue to reach agreements. …”
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ADAPTIVE FEATURES OF THE VEGETATIVE ORGANS OF SOME COMMON RIPARIAN PLANTS IN THE LOWER HA THANH RIVER, NHONBINH WARD, QUYNHON CITY, BINHDINH PROVINCE by Dương Tiến Thạch, Hoàng Lương Giang

“…The supporting tissues in the roots, stems and leaves are very well developed, including xylem and phloem fibers, sclereids and calcium oxalate crystals that help the plants stand firm in extreme conditions, including strong wind and storms.…”
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Exercise Snacking to Improve Muscle Function in Healthy Older Adults: A Pilot Study by Oliver J. Perkin, Polly M. McGuigan, Keith A. Stokes

“…Both groups consumed 150 g of yogurt at their breakfast meal for the duration of the intervention. Sixty-second sit-to-stand score improved by 31% in ES, with no change in Control (p<0.01). …”
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Registration and signal processing in measuring system for monitoring leaks of NPP pipeline fittings by E. A. Abidova, V. I. Ratushny

“…The effectiveness of the complex is confirmed by the test results of the measuring complex using a hydraulic stand.…”
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Design of experiments at bench tests of fuel supplying apparatus by E. V. Shendaleva, Kh. I. Khalimov

“…The article purpose is the methodological aspect development in uncertainty assessment of fuel consumption measurement in the test conditions at the semi-natural modeling stand. The experiment design use for combustion unit statistical model creation and uncertainty finding of fuel consumption measurement is offered…”
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Parasitic contamination of soil and vegetable crops irrigated with raw wastewater: A case study from Al-Far’a, Palestine by Sameer Qorom, Taleb. M Abu-Sharar, Randa N Albdaiwi

“…., contamination of zucchini (leaves rest on surface soil) and mallow (upright plant stand) was 19.0% and 2.0%, respectively. The highest and lowest soil contamination with parasites eggs pertained to A. lumbricoides (30.0%) and T. trichiurid (19.2%).Conclusion Certain mitigation measures should be used to limit the danger of farmers becoming infected with common parasites, particularly Ascaris lumbricoides. …”
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Spatially Explicit Assessment of Ecosystem Resilience: An Approach to Adapt to Climate Changes by Haiming Yan, Jinyan Zhan, Bing Liu, Wei Huang, Zhihui Li

“…A hierarchical indicator system was designed with the influencing factors of the forest ecosystem resilience, including the stand conditions and the ecological memory, which were further disaggregated into specific indicators. …”
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Effects of Catastrophic Insect Outbreaks on the Harvesting Solutions of Dahurian Larch Plantations by Qi Jin, Lauri Valsta, Kari Heliövaara, Jing Li, Youqing Luo, Juan Shi

“…Stand simulation is based on an individual-tree growth system. …”
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EVALUATING LOYALTY IN SOUTH AFRICA’S HOTEL INDUSTRY: THE EFFECT OF SERVICE QUALITY AND BRAND EQUITY by Sharmila Ragunanan, Michael C. Cant, Johannes A. Wiid

“…Establishing and maintaining customer loyalty is essential for hoteliers to ensure repeat business and stand out in a crowded market. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of service quality and brand equity on customer loyalty in South Africa’s hotel industry and explored the mediating effects of tangibles, responsiveness, reliability, empathy, and assurance on customer loyalty through service quality, as well as the mediating effects of brand attachment and brand attitude on customer loyalty through brand equity. …”
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Motor Dysfunction Correlates with Frontal White Matter Ischemic Changes in Patients with Leukoaraiosis by Miguel Viana-Baptista, Paulo Bugalho, Constança Jordão, Olga Ribeiro, José António Esperança-Pina, José Ferro

“…There were significant correlations between the frontal region visual scale scores and SPPB chair stands (r=-0.379; P=.039) and Grooved Pegboard (r=0.393; P=.032); frontal NAWM ADC values and SPPB standing balance (r=-0.450; P=.014) and SPPB 4 meter walk (r=-0.379; P=.043). …”
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EFFECT OF ALTERNATIVE RAW MATERIALS OVER CLINCKER QUALITY AND CO2 EMISSIONS by LEONID VASILIU, LILIANA LAZAR, LĂCRĂMIOARA RUSU, MARIA HARJA

“…One of the approaches aimed at reducing thermal energy consumption is the partial substitution of traditional raw materials (limestone, clay, gypsum) with other alternative materials, with a melting effect, among which stand out byproducts of the steel industry such as furnace and steel slag. …”
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Driving political issues with political brand storytelling on social media: an online brand persona perspective by Helena van Wyk, Charmaine Du Plessis

“… Numerous South African political parties have a social media presence to create more awareness around the political issues which they stand for, and thus to attract more voters. Nowadays political parties act as political brands and adopt brand strategies to gain a competitive advantage over opposition parties. …”
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