Integration of Renewable Energy Technologies in Smart Building Design for Enhanced Energy Efficiency and Self-Sufficiency by Ochuko Felix Orikpete, Samuel Ikemba, Daniel Raphael Ejike Ewim

“… This paper investigates the integration of renewable energy technologies (RETs) in the design of smart buildings with the aim of achieving enhanced energy efficiency and self-sufficiency. As the demand for sustainable building practices grows, it becomes imperative to harness renewable energy sources and leverage advanced control mechanisms. …”
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High-Resolution Image and Video CubeSat (HiREV): Development of Space Technology Test Platform Using a Low-Cost CubeSat Platform by Dong-Hyun Cho, Won-Sub Choi, Min-Ki Kim, Jin-Hyung Kim, Eunsup Sim, Hae-Dong Kim

“…Despite the emergence of the CubeSat technology worldwide, the CubeSat market in Korea is still in the beginning stages, and a standard testing platform is also in demand. For this reason, KARI is starting to develop a 6 U CubeSat platform, which includes a less than 3 U bus system and greater than 3 U payload space. …”
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Auxiliary Stopping Area Layout Method for High-Speed Maglev Operated Bidirectionally on Single Track by Yi Yu, Pengzi Chu, Danyang Dong, Xi Jiang, Huahua Zhao, Hui Lin

“…First, an optimization model of the ASA layout for unidirectional double-track lines considering train safety, operation efficiency, and construction cost is established, and two basic methods of the ASA layout are investigated based on the distance demand characteristic of ASAs. Then, the ASA layout problem of bidirectional single-track lines is analyzed, and an ASA two-way coordination layout algorithm (ASA-TWCLA) is proposed. …”
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A Scalable Mechanism Based on Blockchain for Information Processing in Energy Trading by Xunyan Jiang, Lei Wu

“…Compared with the existing information process mechanism, it is superior in promoting the dynamic balance of resources in a wide range and meeting the fast, efficient, and safe energy trade needs between the supply and demand sides.…”
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A novel minimal exposure path problem in wireless sensor networks and its solution algorithm by Hao Feng, Lei Luo, Yong Wang, Miao Ye, Rongsheng Dong

“…To consider the actual demand, this article proposes a minimal exposure path problem that requires the passage of the path through the boundary of a certain region. …”
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Local Food Systems Supported by Communities Nationally and Internationally by Izabella Mária Bakos

“…I will indicate whether there are any demand for local food in Hungary and about how much the population of the six investigated settlements are familiar with it. …”
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Safety analysis in the era of large language models: A case study of STPA using ChatGPT by Yi Qi, Xingyu Zhao, Siddartha Khastgir, Xiaowei Huang

“…This study examines the application of Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) to Automatic Emergency Brake (AEB) and Electricity Demand Side Management (DSM) systems, utilising Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (ChatGPT). …”
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Biotechnology towards energy crops by Gudeta Dida

“…Abstract Our world is experiencing an unprecedented surge in energy demand due to rapid economic growth and population expansion. …”
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Paysage, pratiques « habitantes » et aménagement des interfaces ville-fleuve à N’Djamena (Tchad) by Mounsi Febo

“…This has led to a high demand for resources and increased pressure on peripheral areas and their landscapes, including the banks of the river Chari which is fed by tropical rains. …”
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Selective list of VIR’s methodological recommendations (guidelines) for 2000–2022 by Article Editorial

“…Such publications are widely used by the staff of VIR and the network of its branches in their practical work, and are also in demand with various scientists, experts, lecturers and teachers, postgraduate and undergraduate students all over Russia.Keeping in mind the ever increasing interest in such information, the Editorial Board of the journal Proceedings on Applied Botany, Genetics and Breeding decided to publish a selective list of VIR’s methodological recommendations (guidelines) for 2000–2022. …”
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Manufacturer’s Green Financing and CER Decisions under the Carbon Tax Policy and Capital Constraints by Yunfeng Zhang, Tingting Song, Jingting Ma, Ying Qin

“…We found that the IF mode is superior to the EF mode while inferior to the TC mode regarding carbon emission reduction (CER), market demand, and the manufacturer’s profit. Additionally, the IF mode is superior to the EF mode regarding the retailer and supply chain’s profits and special to the TC mode only when the loan and deposit interest rate meet the specific conditions. …”
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Progress in the Study of Dry Shrinkage Deformation and Drying Stress of Raw Bamboo by Jiayi Zhu, Lin Yang

“…Bamboo is a sustainable material that supports carbon sequestration and helps address the imbalance of timber supply vs. demand. Drying is a crucial step in bamboo processing, in the course of which shrinkage and stress accumulation can lead to defects such as cracking and deformation. …”
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How Criteria Weights Influence Performance in Evaluating Logistic Productivity: An Application in the Emerging Markets Logistics Index by Seda Abacıoğlu, Elif Bulut

“…Furthermore, these markets enable the diversification and development of logistics services through the expanding consumer demand. This study differs from other studies in the literature because it preferred the Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index (AEMLI) instead of the Logistic Performance Index (LPI) and used MEREC-based MABAC-MAIRCA methods.…”
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Ecofeminist Kitchens: Reimagining Professional Kitchens as Spaces of Sustainable Foodwork by Adele Wylie

“…Ecologically, food production in these spaces contributes significantly to the demand for unethical meat production and the commodification of nature globally. …”
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Design of a Reconfigurable Robotic System for Flexoextension Fitted to Hand Fingers Size by J. Felipe Aguilar-Pereyra, Eduardo Castillo-Castaneda

“…Due to the growing demand for assistance in rehabilitation therapies for hand movements, a robotic system is proposed to mobilize the hand fingers in flexion and extension exercises. …”
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Impacts of Effluents on the Limnology of a Tropical River, Southwestern Nigeria by Abeke Adedolapo Ayoade, A Olajumoke Olusegun

“…The mean biochemical oxygen demand (106.9 ± 58.25 mg/l), Nitrate (40 ± 30.8 mg/l), dissolved oxygen (4.2 ± 2.16 mg/l) and total suspended solids (124.02 ± 16.09 mg/l) were not within permissible standard limits suitable for aquatic life and domestic purposes. …”
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Optimization of ovum pick-up-in vitro fertilization and in vitro growth of immature oocytes in ruminants by Kenichiro SAKAGUCHI

“…Due to the strong demand for embryo production from young and genotyped superior animals using ovum-pick up (OPU) combined with in vitro fertilization (IVF), the number of in vitro-produced embryos has exceeded that of in vivo-derived embryos globally since 2016. …”
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Performance Analysis of Bus Voltage in Distribution Network with High Penetration of PV Controlled via Data-Driven Approach by Anju Yadav, Nand Kishor, Richa Negi, Mikael Opas, Petra Raussi

“…Integration of large-scale distributed photovoltaic (PV) generation resources can lead to technical challenges, particularly voltage rise caused by PVs power injection at the time of high solar radiation profile and low load demand. Reactive power control of PV inverters can help mitigate the voltage rise, which arises just for a short duration due to high incident solar radiation. …”
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Prediabetes risk classification algorithm via carotid bodies and K-means clustering technique by Rafael F. Pinheiro, Maria P. Guarino, Marlene Lages, Rui Fonseca-Pinto

“…Diabetes is a disease that affects millions of people in the world and its early screening prevents serious health problems, also providing relief in the demand for healthcare services. In the search for methods to support early diagnosis, this article introduces a novel prediabetes risk classification algorithm (PRCA) for type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), utilizing the chemosensitivity of carotid bodies (CB) and K-means clustering technique from the field of machine learning. …”
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Coordinating a Three-Level Fresh Agricultural Product Supply Chain considering Option Contract under Spot Price Uncertainty by Changhua Liao, Qihui Lu

“…We consider a three-level fresh agricultural product supply chain consisting of a producer, a supplier, and a retailer, where the producer plants the initial fresh agricultural products with yield uncertainty, the supplier is the leader of the supply chain and the designer of the contracts, and the retailer sells processed products with random demand and spot price. This paper discusses coordination mechanism of wholesale price contracts or option contracts between the supplier and the retailer and wholesale price contracts between the supplier and the producer. …”
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