An Optimal Operating Strategy for Battery Life Cycle Costs in Electric Vehicles by Yinghua Han, Jinkuan Wang, Qiang Zhao, Peng Han

“…Impact on petroleum based vehicles on the environment, cost, and availability of fuel has led to an increased interest in electric vehicle as a means of transportation. …”
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A Multispecies Design Approach in the Eure valley. Three Lessons from a Design Studio in Landscape Architecture by Björn Bracke, Sophie Bonin, Bruno Notteboom, Hans Leinfelder

“…These voices are often framed as “more-than-human” research, as they criticize the deeply anthropocentric worldviews that fuel environmental degradation and acknowledge the imbricated nature of humans and nonhumans. …”
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Numerical Investigation into Flutter and Flutter-Buffet Phenomena for a Swept Wing and a Curved Planform Wing by Mario Rosario Chiarelli, Salvatore Bonomo

“…In a preliminary manner, the study shows that, for a curved planform wing, the high speed buffet is not an issue and at the same time notable fuel saving can be achieved.…”
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HCCI Engines: Benefits, Challenges and Future Advancements by Fei Yifan

“…This study examines the main advantages of HCCI engines, such as increased fuel flexibility, decreased pollution from nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter, and enhanced thermal efficiency. …”
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Exploitation végétale des oasis d’Arabie by Charlène Bouchaud

“…The study of various archaeological contexts permits to recognise an optimal daily use of this plant that provides animal and human food products, fuel and building materials. Dates are also used in funerary and ritual practices. …”
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The Empire of Beasts Then and Now: Political Cartoons and New Trends in Victorian Animal Studies by Irina Kantarbaeva-Bill

“…Non-human animals were not just used for rhetorical purposes: beasts provided their very bodies to fund and fuel imperial projects, carried administrators and armies across and into remote spaces, and instilled fear and fascination in colonized and colonizers alike. …”
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Characterization and Enhancement of Flight Planning Predictability under Wind Uncertainty by Javier García-Heras, Manuel Soler, Daniel González-Arribas

“…A set of key performance indicators is defined for the quantification of uncertainty in terms of flight time and fuel consumption. Two different case studies are presented and discussed. …”
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Development of a Three-Phase Sequential Turbocharging System with Two Unequal-Size Turbochargers by Yuehua Qian, Zhe Zhang, Kangyao Deng

“…A three-phase sequential turbocharging system with two unequal-size turbochargers is developed to improve the fuel economy performance and reduce the smoke emission of the automotive diesel engine, and it has wider range of application than the current two-phase sequential turbocharging system. …”
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Recent Advances in the Valorization of Biodiesel By-Product Glycerol to Solketal by Supongsenla Ao, Samuel Lalthazuala Rokhum

“…Solketal, a glycerol by-product, is obtained as a potential fuel additive in the biodiesel industry. Recently, several heterogeneous acid-catalysts stand out as a promising catalyst for solketal production where biomass-based catalyst gained attraction owing to their biodegradability, eco-friendly, and abundant availability. …”
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Advances in lignocellulosic feedstocks for bioenergy and bioproducts by Daniel B. Sulis, Nathalie Lavoine, Heike Sederoff, Xiao Jiang, Barbara M. Marques, Kai Lan, Carlos Cofre-Vega, Rodolphe Barrangou, Jack P. Wang

“…It also explores emerging biotechnologies such as CRISPR-based genome editing informed by machine learning, aimed at improving feedstock traits and reducing the environmental impact of fossil fuel dependence.…”
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Decoherence-enabled unconditional strongly sub-Poissonian squeezing by Qing Xu, Ke Zhang, Xiaobo Shen, Haijun Yu, Jiabing Zhu

“…This excludes the use of the paradigm that the good insulation of a quantum system from its surrounding environment is highly desirable to explore its quantum property and fuel the growth of quantum information science. The interactions with the atom make no contribution to the preparation of squeezed light. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL OPTIMIZATION OF AERODYNAMIC DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A MINIBUS MODEL WITH NON-SMOOTH SURFACE PLATE APPLICATION by CIHAN BAYINDIRLI, MEHMET CELIK

“…This reduction rate can decrease fuel consumption of vehicle about 0.5% at high speeds. …”
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Design Change and Operational Consideration of the HVAC System during Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning by Ho-Jin Jeon, Chang-Lak Kim

“…In addition, assumptions have been made regarding design modifications and maintenance for the reactor containment building (RCB) HVAC, fuel handling building (FHB) HVAC, and main control room (MCR) HVAC. …”
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Application of Tuned Vibration Absorbers in Fluid Mounts by Mohammad Jalali Mashayekhi, Nader Vahdati

“…The need to reduce the fuel consumption of vehicles leads to having lighter chassis’ with lighter engines yet maintaining engine power. …”
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Farmers’ attitude towards green ammonia produced by upcycling waste nitrogen: Empirical evidence from an Iowa study by Yu Wang, Wenzhen Li, Shuang Gu

“…A mail survey, targeting a random sample of crop growers in Iowa, USA, found moderately high acceptance: about 50 % support green ammonia as a fertilizer and 32 % support green ammonia as a fuel. Support for green hydrogen is only 17 % (24 % opposing), demonstrating a preference of the 2nd-generation over the 1st-generation technologies. …”
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Effect of Modulation of the Inlet Velocity and Equivalence Ratio Gradients on the Stabilization of Stratified Axisymmetric Bluff-Body Flames by G. Paterakis, P. Koutmos

“…An investigation of ultralean stratified, disk stabilized, propane flames operated with acoustic modulation of the inlet velocity and fuel-air mixture profiles is presented. Transverse acoustic forcing was applied to the air, upstream of a double-cavity premixer section, formed along three concentric disks, which fueled the stabilization region with a radial mixture gradient. …”
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Comparison of Ignition Control Techniques in HCCI Engines from Theoretical and Practical Perspectives by Yang Jiaqi

“…In HCCI engines, a uniform mixture of fuel and air enters the combustion chamber during the intake phase, which significantly lowers the average temperature within the chamber. …”
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Writing (at) the End: Thomas Pynchon’s Bleeding Edge by Brian Chappell

“…Focusing on his endings reveals an enduring humanism at the core of Pynchon’s work that can fuel further study in the age of terror, surveillance, domination, and dehumanization.…”
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Ecogeographical Amplitude and Habitat of Two Species of the Genus- <i>Terminalia</i> (Combretaceae) In the Central Niger Delta Areas in Rivers State by NL Edwin-Wosu, T Omara-Achong, BL Nyannanyo

“…Both species were also observed to be utilized for different purposes such as environmental conservation, beautification, parks and habitat and as shade creating plants and domestic source of fuel in the Central Niger Delta…”
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A Multiconstrained Ascent Guidance Method for Solid Rocket-Powered Launch Vehicles by Si-Yuan Chen, Qun-Li Xia

“…This study proposes a multiconstrained ascent guidance method for a solid rocket-powered launch vehicle, which uses a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) as payload and shuts off by fuel exhaustion. First, pseudospectral method is used to analyze the two-stage launch vehicle ascent trajectory with different rocket ignition modes. …”
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