Non-Linear Control of Interleaved Boost Converter Using Disturbance Observer-Based Approach by Avinash Mishra, Sanjoy Mandal, Jean-Yves Dieulot, Mrinal R. Bachute, Mohd Faizan, Anna Pinnarelli, Mehrdad Heidari, Alireza Soleimani

“…Applications such as fuel cell-based electric cars can benefit from the inherent characteristics of interleaved boost converters (IBCs), which include high voltage gain and minimal output voltage and input current ripples. …”
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Opinions of Forest Managers, Loggers, and Forest Landowners in North Carolina regarding Biomass Harvesting Guidelines by Diane Fielding, Frederick Cubbage, M. Nils Peterson, Dennis Hazel, Brunell Gugelmann, Christopher Moorman

“…Woody biomass has been identified as an important renewable energy source capable of offsetting fossil fuel use. The potential environmental impacts associated with using woody biomass for energy have spurred development of biomass harvesting guidelines (BHGs) in some states and proposals for BHGs in others. …”
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Dynamic relationships between environment-related technologies, agricultural value added, transport infrastructure and environmental emissions in the five most populous countries by Yinuo Wang, Arshad Ali, Zhaojie Chen

“…Abstract Densely populated countries have higher demand for agricultural products and greater use of fuel and vehicles, resulting in higher environmental emissions, so this study considers transportation infrastructure and the agricultural sector as the two major drivers of environmental degradation in the top five densely populated countries. …”
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British Policy and Strategy in the Middle East in 1941: Three Wars ‘East of Suez’ by A. M. Fomin

“…The author examines three episodes of Great Britain’s struggle for the Middle East in 1941 (Iraq, Syria, Iran), framing them into the general logic of the German-British confrontation during this period.The author emphasizes that potential assertion of German hegemony in the Middle East could have made the defense of Suez almost impossible, as well as the communication with India, and would have provided the Reich with an access to almost inexhaustible supplies of fuel. Widespread antiBritish sentiments on the part of the local political and military elites could contribute greatly to the realization of such, catastrophic for Britain, scenario. …”
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Comparison of “Rose, Aeroleaf, and Tulip” vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) and their characteristics for alternative electricity generation in urban and rural areas by Ariyana Dwiputra Nugraha, Rendianto Aginta Garingging, Ardi Wiranata, Adriyan Cristhofer Sitanggang, Eko Supriyanto, Fefria Tanbar, Muhammad Akhsin Muflikhun

“…Global warming and reliance on fossil fuel resources have led to heightened interest in advancing renewable energy resources. …”
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Efficient Topology for DC-DC Boost Converter Based on Charge Pump Capacitor for Renewable Energy System by Muhammad Zeeshan Malik, Vineet Tirth, Amjad Ali, Ajmal Farooq, Ali Algahtani, Rajesh Verma, Saiful Islam, Kashif Irshad, Ahmed N. Abdalla

“…In this scenario, power electronic converters are an integral part of the renewable energy systems particularly for electronic devices which are operated from renewable energy sources and energy storage system (fuel cell and batteries). In this article, a new topology of charge pump capacitor (CPC) which is based on high voltage gain technique DC-DC boost converter (DCBC) with dynamic modeling is proposed. …”
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Source apportionment, ecological and health risks of potentially toxic elements in street dusts across different land uses in city of Kermanshah, Iran by Ali Asgari, Soheil Sobhanardakani, Mehrdad Cheraghi, Bahareh Lorestani, Maryam Kiani Sadr

“…The positive matrix factorization (PMF) model identified traffic emissions and sources, fossil fuel combustion and natural sources, and industrial emissions as the major sources of tested elements. …”
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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

“…Using Hill's (1997) model, this study investigates how environmental factors might be included in inventory control—more especially, how trade credit, fuel prices, and pollution taxes might be used. This paper explores the continuous difficulty of keeping a regular supply of high-quality products in the dynamic market of today, where the possibility of providing faulty goods never disappears. …”
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Efficiency of Using the Auxiliary Boiler for Peak Power Generation by a Steam Turbine of NPP by V. A. Khrustalev, M. V. Garievskii

“…The additional costs for the implementation of the heat recovery scheme of the auxiliary boiler at different prices for gas fuel and the resulting system effect were estimated in an enlarged way. …”
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Formability Assessment Based on Q-Value for Optimizing the Deep Drawing Process of Automotive Parts Made from Aluminum Alloys Sheet by Jidapa Leelaseat, Aekkapon Sunanta, Surasak Suranuntchai

“…The effectiveness of this Q-value assessment was demonstrated using experimentally validated finite element analysis (FEA) to optimize blank size, tool geometry, and drawbead design (male bead height and contra-bead radius) for a deep-drawn AA5754-O automotive fuel tank. Validation of FEA results with experimental thickness measurements showed that the Barlat and Lian 1989 yield criterion provided higher accuracy than Hill’s 1948 model. …”
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Developing a Robust Model Based on the Gaussian Process Regression Approach to Predict Biodiesel Properties by Inna Pustokhina, Amir Seraj, Hafsan Hafsan, Seyed Mojtaba Mostafavi, S. M. Alizadeh

“…Biodiesel is assumed a renewable and environmentally friendly fuel that possesses the potential to substitute petroleum diesel. …”
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Impact of Wave COVID-19 Responses on Black Carbon Air Pollution in Moscow Megacity Background by Olga B. Popovicheva, Marina A. Chichaeva, Roman G. Kovach, Ekaterina Yu. Zhdanova, Victor M. Stepanenko, Alexander Varentsov, Nikolay S. Kasimov

“…BCff component associated with emissions from fossil fuel (FF) combustion showed 100% increase. BB% dropped down to 13%, typical summer level. …”
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PRATIC: A soluble-boron-free, pressurized water cooled, SMR core benchmark by Vuiart Romain, Eustache Aimeric, Eveillard Sarah, Prulhière Géraud

“…SBF designs utilize control rods and gadolinium-poisoned fuel rods to manage reactivity. Additionally, small modular reactors (SMRs) commonly integrate steel reflectors to minimize neutron leakage. …”
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Determination of Carbon Footprint for Local Administrations: A Case Study for Ümraniye Municipality by Betül Hande GÜRSOY HAKSEVENLER, G. Nur Çelik Onat, Begüm Akpinar, Tuğba Bedel

“…In this context, the data of natural gas and electricity consumption as well as the route, number, fuel type and consumption of public transport and private vehicles, collected from related institutions for 2017 were taken into consideration. …”
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Assessment of heat storage integration for water vapour compression heat pumps: thermodynamic and techno-economic perspectives by Seon Tae Kim, Steffen Klöppel, Eberhard Nicke, K. Malleswararao, Marc Linder, Panagiotis Stathopoulos

“…The integrated system of HTHP and SrBr2/H2O TCES achieved a net present value (NPV) of €464,559 and €182,374 over a 20-years lifespan, with internal rates of return (IRR) ranging from 15.8% to 23.6%.This HTHP and TCES system has sufficient potential to replace fossil-fuel industrial boilers, leading to significant reduction in CO2 emissions in industrial processes.…”
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Multi-objective planning and sustainability assessment for integrated energy systems combining ORC and multi-energy storage: 4E (economic, environmental, exergy and emergy) analysi... by Juntao Han, Kai Han, Yongzhen Wang, Yibo Han, Zhaonian Ye, Jiayu Lin

“…Firstly, the mixed-integer nonlinear optimization models for three scenarios of gas turbine (GT) without ORC, GT with ORC (GT-ORC) and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) with ORC (SOFC-ORC) are established, and the Pareto curve is obtained by using the augmented ε constraint. …”
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The Molecular Mechanism Underlying Continuous Exercise Training-Induced Adaptive Changes of Lipolysis in White Adipose Cells by Junetsu Ogasawara, Tetsuya Izawa, Tomonobu Sakurai, Takuya Sakurai, Ken Shirato, Yoshinaga Ishibashi, Hitoshi Ishida, Hideki Ohno, Takako Kizaki

“…Physical exercise accelerates the mobilization of free fatty acids from white adipocytes to provide fuel for energy. This happens in several tissues and helps to regulate a whole-body state of metabolism. …”
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Mass Platooning: Information Networking Structures for Long Platoons of Connected Vehicles by Mahdi Razzaghpour, Babak Ebrahimi Soorchaei, Rodolfo Valiente, Yaser P. Fallah

“…This new approach is designed to enhance fuel efficiency and improve overall traffic flow. …”
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The Optimization Model for Reducing RON Loss in Gasoline Refining Process by Xuefei Lu, Xiaoyan Wang, Yifang Yang, Jianan Xue

“…As gasoline is the main fuel of small vehicles, the exhaust emissions from its combustion will affect air quality. …”
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Numerical Study on the Combustion and Emissions Characteristics of Liquid Ammonia Spray Ignited by Dimethyl Ether Spray by Yupeng Leng, Liming Dai, Qian Wang, Jiayu Lu, Ouqing Yu, Nigel John Simms

“…Ammonia has attracted considerable attention as a zero-carbon fuel for decarbonizing energy-intensive industries. …”
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