Assessment of Surface Runoff for Tank Watershed in Tamil Nadu Using Hydrologic Modeling by Marykutty Abraham, Riya Ann Mathew

“…Thus there is scope to harvest 1.23 MCM of water which is more than the demand of the watershed. The study reveals that it is feasible to harvest and manage water effectively if its availability and demand are computed accurately.…”
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Designing supply chain of blood under uncertainty: A case study by Ali Namazian, Reza Babazadeh

“…The need for blood donors and their products is constant, while the supply from donors is somewhat irregular, and the demand for these products is often unpredictable. …”
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Conventional steam activation for conversion of oil palm kernel shell biomass into activated carbon via biochar product by A.C. Affam

“…Additionally, removal of chemical oxygen demand and colour was studied alongside the production. …”
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TOURISM AS A WAY TO EXPAND THE HUMAN LIFE SPACE by L. V. Martseniuk, T. Yu. Charkina

“…The rational activity of travel agencies is based on the principles of economic equilibrium; Ukrainian population demand for railway tourism was determined with the help of market research and anonymous survey; to explore the real balance between the demand for tourist rail transport and the potential of the required volume of services the paper suggests the balance method. …”
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Structural Performance of Translucent Concrete Façade Panels by Awetehagn Tuaum, Stanley Shitote, Walter Oyawa, Medhanye Biedebrhan

“…The building sector energy demand accounts for approximately 34% of the world’s energy demand, and artificial lighting consumes around 19% of the total delivered electricity globally. …”
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Estimation of Current Water Use over the Complex Topography of the Nile Basin Headwaters: The Case of Ghba Subbasin, Ethiopia by Mehari Gebreyohannes Hiben, Admasu Gebeyehu Awoke, Abraha Adugna Ashenafi

“…Currently, the subbasin has a total livestock population of 1,527,835, and the water demand of which is estimated at 5.3 Mm3 per annum. …”
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Enhancing Urban Thermal Environment and Energy Sustainability With Temperature‐Adaptive Radiative Roofs by Keer Zhang, Lei Zhao, Keith Oleson, Xinchang “Cathy” Li, Xuhui Lee

“…Conventional radiative cooling strategies, such as cool roofs with high albedo, lead to undesired winter cooling and increased space heating demand for cities with cold winters, a phenomenon known as heating energy penalty. …”
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Removal of Nutrients from Fertilizer Plant Wastewater Using Scenedesmus sp.: Formation of Bioflocculation and Enhancement of Removal Efficiency by Thanh-Luu Pham, Manh Ha Bui

“…This study aimed to investigate the ability of a green microalga species, Scenedesmus sp., to remove nitrogen and phosphorus, as well as chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), from fertilizer plant wastewater. …”
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Strategic Resource Planning for Sustainable Biogas Integration in Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems by Pooriya Motevakel, Carlos Roldán-Blay, Carlos Roldán-Porta, Guillermo Escrivá-Escrivá, Daniel Dasí-Crespo

“…In response to the growing demand for sustainable energy and the environmental impacts of fossil fuels, renewable sources like biomass have become crucial, especially in regions rich in agricultural and animal waste. …”
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Energy-Dominated Local Carbon Emissions in Beijing 2007: Inventory and Input-Output Analysis by Shan Guo, J. B. Liu, Ling Shao, J. S. Li, Y. R. An

“…For greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by Beijing economy 2007, a concrete emission inventory covering carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), and nitrous oxide (N2O) is presented and associated with an input-output analysis to reveal the local GHG embodiment in final demand and trade without regard to imported emissions. …”
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Variations of water quality in the monitoring network of a tropical river by M. Camara, N.R.B. Jamil, F.B. Abdullah

“…In addition, the results of cluster and time series analyses showed that the trend variation in dissolved oxygen, pH, and temperature between the station clusters is relatively low as compared to chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, suspended solids, and ammonia nitrogen. …”
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Optimal Scheduling of Microgrids Based on an Improved Dung Beetle Optimization Algorithm by Yuntao Yue, Haoran Ren, Dong Liu, Lenian Zhang

“…The modeling demand response is determined via a price–demand elasticity matrix, whereas the uncertainty of wind and solar power is established using Monte Carlo sampling and a K-means clustering algorithm. …”
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A game-theoretic approach to set prices concerning a product manufactured from plastic waste by Hamed Jafari

“…Moreover, more the price elasticity of the demand for final product leads to lower profits for the members.Originality/Value: Using plastic waste is an effective approach to sustain environment and reduce pollution. …”
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Rainwater Harvesting for Drought Disaster Prevention in Seraya Village, Karangasem Regency, Bali Province, Indonesia by Putu Doddy Heka Ardana, Tri Hayatining Pamungkas, I Gede Adi Alit Putra

“…This study aimed to compare the capacity of rainwater harvesting with the current home water demand in Seraya-Karangasem Village to determine the feasibility of using rainwater to address water shortages and avert drought. …”
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Adept Domestic Energy Load Profile Development Using Computational Intelligence-Based Modelling by Olawale Popoola, Agnes Ramokone, Ayokunle Awelewa

“…The aptitude to improve on energy prediction and evaluation accuracy, especially in these periods, makes it a highly suited tool for demand-side management, power generation, and distribution planning activity. …”
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Methylprednisolone as an Adjunct to Local Infiltration on Laminoplasty or Laminectomy before Wound Closure: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Niti Shrestha, Bo Han, Xiying Wang, Wenqing Jia, Fang Luo

“…Primary outcome was the 48-hour cumulative sufentanil demand. Results. Demographic characters and surgical variables among the groups were identical. …”
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Impact of climate change on high wind and solar optimal mixes and system costs: the case of France by J. Delort Ylla, A. Tantet, P. Drobinski

“…It is impacted by changing climate conditions, both on the demand and the supply side. The impact of a change in wind and solar resource coupled to the change in demand has however not been studied in regard of its effect on optimal investment decisions. …”
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Influence of Branding on Consumer Behavior: Case of Manhattan Hotel, Kabale Municipality Kigongi. by Mugisha, Ian

“…Findings from the survey showed that the hotel guests' ( demand side) loyalty was a ranging between committed and non---committed guests. …”
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The Impact of Refugees on the Social Economic Development of the Host Communities: A Case Study of Nyakabande Refugee Transit Kisoro District. by Ngabire, Robert

“…The study established that refugees bring productivity in the host communities, complement the job market, stimulate the economy complement market demand for goods and services, employment opportunities to the people around the transit areas and refugee camps which rises the standard of living, donations by the host communities Environmental degradation, increased demand for goods and services which rises the standards of living of the host communities, land grabbing, sharing of social facilities, cooperation of social functioning and insecurity of the host communities were cited to be some of the social relationship between the refugees and the host communities, deforestation, increased demand for goods and services, infrastructural development, theft, social ills like prostitution, competition for properties, compromised resources. …”
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Effects of effluent recirculation on two-stage anaerobic digestion in treatment of biodegradable municipal solid waste by P.V. Dinh, T. Fujiwara, A.N. Peni, C.K. Tran

“…Maintaining the reactor at pH 6.5 increased the concentration of fermentation products compared to pH 5.5, including 5.9 percent total chemical oxygen demand, 5.5 percent soluble chemical oxygen demand, and 10.6 percent total volatile fatty acids. …”
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