Forest Fire Discrimination Based on Angle Slope Index and Himawari-8 by Pingbo Liu, Gui Zhang

“…These indexes integrate the strong inter-band correlations and the reflectance characteristics of visible and short-wave infrared bands to simultaneously monitor smoke and fuel biomass changes in forest fires. We also used the decomposed three-dimensional OTSU (maximum inter-class variance method) algorithm to calculate the segmentation threshold of the sub-regions constructed from the AMNIR data to address the different discrimination thresholds caused by different time and space backgrounds. …”
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Steam Reforming of High-Concentration Toluene as a Model Biomass Tar Using a Nickel Catalyst Supported on Carbon Black by Soohyun Kim, Sangjun Yoon, Zulqarnain, Jiho Yoo, Hyuk Im, Sangdo Kim, Donghyuk Chun, Hokyung Choi, Jeonghwan Lim

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Design of a High Step-Up DC-DC Converter with Voltage Doubler and Tripler Circuits for Photovoltaic Systems by Muhammad Yaseen, Ajmal Farooq, Muhammad Zeeshan Malik, Muhammad Usman, Ghulam Hafeez, Muhammad Ali

“…In this paper, a high step-up DC-DC interleaved boost converter is proposed for renewable sources with low voltages such as photovoltaic module and fuel cell. The proposed converter uses interleaving method with an additional voltage doubler and tripler circuit. …”
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Introducing Single Dose Liposomal Amphotericin B for the Treatment of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Rural Bangladesh: Feasibility and Acceptance to Patients and Health Staff by Eva-Maria Maintz, Mahbub Hassan, M. Mamun Huda, Debashis Ghosh, Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Abdul Alim, Axel Kroeger, Byron Arana, Dinesh Mondal

“…Politicalcommitment for ambisome is strong; the general hospital infrastructure favours implementation but further strengthening is required, particularly for drug storage below 25°C (refrigerators), back-up energy (fuel for generators), and supplies for ambisome administration (like 5% dextrose solution). …”
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Wildflower pollen quality in roadside habitats, with particular emphasis on Hedera helix by Aoife McMullin, Paul Hamilton

“…Human population growth and pollutants emitted through fossil fuel consumption put pressures on air quality. It is widely acknowledged that atmospheric pollutants negatively impact human health; the same is also true for the health of wildlife and plants exposed to these pollutants (Brunekreef & Holgate, 2002; EEA, 2019; Schiavoni, et al., 2017). …”
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INTERNATIONAL RIVALRY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR: THE EASTERN EUROPEAN MARKET OF ATOMIC ENERGY IN FOCUS by Y. V. Borovsky

“…The second goal is to become suppliers of nuclear fuel for multiple Russian- or Soviet-made VVER-type reactors, which are functioning or will be run in a number of countries in the region (Slovakia,CzechRepublic,Hungary,Bulgaria, andUkraine). …”
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CO2 capture in pilot-scale unit using solid adsorbent in biomass fluidised bed boiler flue gas by Michael Dvořák, Jan Hrdlička, Lukáš Pilař, Pavel Skopec, Jiří Burda

“… The search for methods to capture carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from solid fuel combustion processes has led to the development and subsequent testing of alternative innovative CO2 capture technologies. …”
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A comparative study on energy use and environmental impacts in various greenhouse models for vegetable cultivation by Hadi Saadi, Molood Behnia, Morteza Taki, Ali Kaab

“…Recommendations were made to optimize electricity, diesel fuel, and fertilizer use to reduce energy consumption and environmental impact. …”
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Inputs-Oriented VRS DEA in dairy farms [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] by C. A. Zuniga-Gonzalez, J. L. Jaramillo-Villanueva, N.E Blanco-Roa

“…The results reveal that Tlaxcala’s dairy farm efficiency, on the other hand, was adversely influenced by three inputs (costs): cost of investment in livestock, the total annual cost for feeding, reproduction, diseases and treatments, preventive medicine, sanitation, milking, fuel, and total labor. Results The efficiency distribution among farms using VRS, CRS, and FDH technologies reveals varying patterns. …”
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Exhaust gas after treatment using air preheating and selective catalytic reduction by urea to reduce NOx in diesel engine by Mohammad Shahed H.K. Tushar, Musa Ibne Mannan, Afra Azmain

“…The system enhanced brake thermal efficiency (BTE) and reduced brake-specific fuel consumption (BSFC) compared to baseline configurations, with no significant backpressure observed. …”
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Long term study on blood glucose levels in wintering great tits Parus major in sites differing in artificial food availability by Adam Kaliński, Michał Glądalski, Marcin Markowski, Joanna Skwarska, Jarosław Wawrzyniak, Jerzy Bańbura, Piotr Zieliński

“…Since glucose serves as the main fuel for metabolic energy, its proper level in the blood serum is crucial to the individual in terms of physiological health, which leads to applying it as an ecophysiological indicator. …”
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Evaluation of variable MHD flow with Nernst-Planck model under the effect of entropy generation and chemical reactions by Maria Altaib Badawi, Waris Khan, Wajid Ullah Jan, Fethi Mohamed Maiz, Adel Thaljaoui, Rashid Iqbal

“…Nanomaterials have special features that make them useful for moving mass and heat in many situations, such as in fuel cells, engine cooling, medicine production, and home cooling. …”
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Synthesis of ZrO2:Dy3+ Nanoparticles: Photoluminescent, Photocatalytic, and Electrochemical Sensor Studies by K. Gurushantha, K. S. Anantharaju, Nagaraju Kottam, K. Keshavamurthy, C. R. Ravikumar, B. S. Surendra, A. Murugan, H. C. Ananda Murthy

“…Solution combustion was employed to create a series of ZrO2:Dy3+ (1-11 mol percent) nanoparticles (NPs) using oxalyl dihydrazide (ODH) as the fuel. ZrO2:Dy3+ NPs were subjected to calcination at about 700°C. …”
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Thermodynamic, economic, and environmental evaluation of internal combustion engine exhaust gas-driven Organic Rankine cycles for power generation and desalination by Mohammad Waqas Chandio, Laveet Kumar, Abdul Ghafoor Memon, Mohamed M. Awad

“…The conversion of waste heat into power is important due to the diminishing reserviors of fossil fuel and the rise in environmental pollution. The recovery of waste heat from internal combustion (IC) engines through the Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) presents a practical approach to improving overall performance, attributable to the simple design of the ORC system. …”
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Black Carbon and Elemental Carbon from Postharvest Agricultural-Waste Burning Emissions in the Indo-Gangetic Plain by Atinderpal Singh, Prashant Rajput, Deepti Sharma, M. M. Sarin, Darshan Singh

“…The mass concentrations of BC varied from 8.5 to 19.6, 2.4 to 18.2, and 2.2 to 9.4 μg m−3 during October-November (paddy-residue burning emission), December–March (emission from bio- and fossil-fuel combustion) and April-May (wheat-residue burning emission), respectively. …”
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A Polymer-Binder-Free Approach to Creating Functional LiFePO₄ Cathodes by Organic Ionic Plastic Crystal-Derived Ion-Conductive Binders by Daniela M. Josepetti, Maria Forsyth, Patrick C. Howlett, Hiroyuki Ueda

“…Lithium-ion batteries are a promising technology to promote the phase-out of fossil fuel vehicles. Increasing efforts are focused on improving their energy density and safety by replacing current materials with more efficient and safer alternatives. …”
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Geosciences and the Energy Transition by Nicholas J. Gardiner, Jennifer J. Roberts, Gareth Johnson, Daniel J. Smith, Clare E. Bond, Rob Knipe, Stuart Haszeldine, Sarah Gordon, Megan O’Donnell

“…Yet, emissions from fossil fuel energy generation—which dominate global greenhouse gas emissions—are at an all-time high. …”
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Preparation of p-type Fe2O3 nanoarray and its performance as photocathode for photoelectrochemical water splitting by Xiaoli Fan, Fei Zhu, Zeyi Wang, Xi Wang, Yi Zou, Bin Gao, Li Song, Jianping He, Tao Wang

“…Photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting has the potential to convert solar energy into chemical energy, emerging as a promising alternative to fossil fuel combustion. In PEC systems, p-type semiconductors are particularly noteworthy for their ability to directly produce hydrogen. …”
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On Some Fundamental Peculiarities of the Traveling Wave Reactor by V. D. Rusov, V. A. Tarasov, I. V. Sharph, V. N. Vashchenko, E. P. Linnik, T. N. Zelentsova, M. E. Beglaryan, S. A. Chernegenko, S. I. Kosenko, V. P. Smolyar

“…Some variants of the possible stability loss due to the so-called blow-up modes (anomalous nuclear fuel temperature and neutron flow evolution) are discussed and are found to possibly become a reason for a trivial violation of the traveling wave reactor internal safety.…”
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On The Possible Leakage of ET-RR1 Liquid Waste Tank: Hydrological and Migration Modes Studies by N. S. Mahmoud, S. T. EL-Hemamy

“…The amount of fission and activation products of the burned fuels that contaminated the water content of the reactor pool were considered as 10% of the original spent fuel. …”
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