Selective Oxidation Using Flame Aerosol Synthesized Iron and Vanadium-Doped Nano-TiO2 by Zhong-Min Wang, Endalkachew Sahle-Demessie, Ashraf Aly Hassan

“…It was found that an optimal doping concentration for Fe and V were 0.5% and 3%, respectively. …”
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Investigation of Interactions between Thrombin and Ten Phenolic Compounds by Affinity Capillary Electrophoresis and Molecular Docking by Qiao-Qiao Li, Yu-Xiu Yang, Jing-Wen Qv, Guang Hu, Yuan-Jia Hu, Zhi-Ning Xia, Feng-Qing Yang

“…In addition, the docking results indicated that all of optimal conformations of the six flavonoid compounds were positioned into the thrombin activity centre and had interaction with the HIS57 or SER195 which was the key residue to bind thrombin inhibitors such as argatroban. …”
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Industrial Testing of a Hybrid Technology for Water Purification from the Oka River Using the Method of Charcoalization with Powdered Sorbent by A. A. Filimonova, A. Yu. Vlasova, N. B. Karnitsky, N. D. Chichirova, R. F. Kamalieva

“…An industrial experiment of the developed technology was carried out at an operating water treatment plant with testing of two extreme do-sages of sorption material. The optimal dose of coal pulp was determined, the impact on significant purification performance was described, and the technological solutions have been developed to determine the point of coal pulp input and the dosage multiplicity. …”
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Adaptive Media Streaming to Mobile Devices: Challenges, Enhancements, and Recommendations by Kristian Evensen, Tomas Kupka, Haakon Riiser, Pengpeng Ni, Ragnhild Eg, Carsten Griwodz, Pål Halvorsen

“…In this paper, we evaluate how different components of a streaming system can be optimized when serving content to mobile devices in particular. …”
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Compact source for quadripartite deterministically entangled optical fields by Yanhong Liu, Yaoyao Zhou, Liang Wu, Jiliang Qin, Zhihui Yan, Xiaojun Jia

“…We also obtained the optimal experimental parameters based on the simulation results, thereby providing a direct reference for experimental implementation. …”
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Comparison of conventional and organic paddy cropping systems in South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Nurliani Nurliani, Ida Rosada, Sitti Rahbiah, Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin, Abdel Razzaq M. Al-Tawaha, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Said Al-Tawaha

“…Consequently, proper management is needed to support optimal production results. Several farmers are currently starting to develop organic farming systems due to the shortcomings of the conventional farming system such as the use of chemical inputs, land degradation, and decreased production. …”
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CFD analysis of the main operating parameters for a complete braking friction system under transient working conditions by F. Orlandi, C. De Marco, S. Meleti, A. Manian, M. Milani, L. Montorsi

“…The most critical operating conditions are highlighted as well as the optimal configuration is defined.…”
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Modeling of Throughput in Production Lines Using Response Surface Methodology and Artificial Neural Networks by Federico Nuñez-Piña, Joselito Medina-Marin, Juan Carlos Seck-Tuoh-Mora, Norberto Hernandez-Romero, Eva Selene Hernandez-Gress

“…Response surface methodology and artificial neural network were used to develop predictive models to find optimal throughput values. 360 production rate values for different number of buffer slots and workstations were used to obtain a fourth-order mathematical model and four hidden layers’ artificial neural network. …”
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Perancangan Dan Pengujian Penjejak Cahaya Matahari Untuk Modul Surya Dengan Sistem Microcontroller Arduino Uno ATMega 328 by Iskandar Iskandar, David Alif Utama, Lovely Son

“…To make the solar modules more optimal, it is always perpendicular to the direction of the sun so it is needed to use solar tracker device. …”
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High temperature absorption properties of SiOC ceramic matrix composite reinforced by continuous microwave- absorbing SiC fibers by SHI Qiaoying, LI Jingdan, GAN Nianyu, LI Siwei

“…Using transmission line theory， the microwave-absorbing properties of the composites from room temperature to 800 ℃ at 8.2-18 GHz are optimized. The results show that the dielectric constants of the SiC-BN/SiOC composites exhibits significant frequency dispersion effects， leading to broadband microwave-absorbing properties. …”
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Predictive Control for PV- Water Pumping System based of Interconnected High Gain Observer by Lamouchi Zakaria, Allal Abderrahim, Abderrahmane Khechekhouche, Antonio Marcos de Oliveira Siqueira, Júlio Cesar Costa Campos, Kheireddine Lamamra

“…These results affirm the efficacy and adaptability of the proposed control strategies in optimizing the performance of the PV-driven water pumping system, offering promising advancements in sustainable energy applications. …”
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Parameterless-Growing-SOM and Its Application to a Voice Instruction Learning System by Takashi Kuremoto, Takahito Komoto, Kunikazu Kobayashi, Masanao Obayashi

“…Here, we combine the idea of growing SOMs (Bauer and Villmann, 1997; Dittenbach et al. 2000) and a parameterless SOM (Berglund and Sitte, 2006) together to be a novel SOM named PL-G-SOM to realize additional learning, optimal neighborhood preservation, and automatic tuning of parameters. …”
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Polarization bistability of vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers under Larmor precession of electron spins by Nobuhide Yokota, Kazuhiro Ikeda, Satoshi Iba, Takeo Katayama, Hiroshi Yasaka

“…However, polarization bistability is considered inherent to the material properties and cavity structure of VCSELs, which makes it difficult to optimize the complex dynamics to achieve the best computational performance. …”
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Numerical Performance Investigation of Parabolic Dish Solar-Assisted Cogeneration Plant Using Different Heat Transfer Fluids by Muhammad Sajid Khan, Muhammad Abid, Khuram Pervez Amber, Hafiz Muhammad Ali, Mi Yan, Samina Javed

“…The aim of the current research is to observe the optimal operating conditions for each heat transfer fluid by varying inlet temperature and flow rate of the working fluid in the parabolic dish solar collector, and combination of these parameters is predicted to lead to the maximum energy and exergy efficiencies of the collector. …”
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Experimental Assessment of Energy-Ecological Parameters of Biogas-Powered Tractor Within Circular Economy by Andrzej Kuranc, Sebastian Bawej, Tomasz Słowik, Branislav Šarkan, Agnieszka Dudziak, Grzegorz Zając, Francesco Paciolla, Simone Pascuzzi, Katarzyna Łyp-Wrońska

“…This research highlights that biogas-powered tractors hold the potential to contribute to the sustainable development of agriculture through the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, improvement in farm energy autonomy, and optimal resource utilization, closely aligned with the principles of a circular economy.…”
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Computational insights into spin-polarized density functional theory applied to actinide-based perovskites XBkO₃ (X = Sr, Ra, Pb) by Youssef Didi, Mounir Belhajji, Soufiane Bahhar, Abdellah Tahiri, Mohamed Naji, Abdelilah Rjeb, Hatim G. Zaini, Aymen Flah, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim, Ahmed B. Abou Sharaf, Mofreh A. Hashim

“…Additionally, the elastic constants Cij, bulk modulus B, elasticity modulus G, Young’s modulus Y, and Poisson’s ratio v were optimized, highlighting anisotropic behavior. The mechanical stability of the compounds meets Born’s criteria, and RaBkO3 stands out with a stable lattice dynamic, as demonstrated by phonon dispersion curves in the Pm-3 m space group. …”
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Moth Bean, Gelatin, and Murraya Koenigii Leaves Extract-Based Film and Coating: Effect of Coating on Shelf and Quality of Solanum Melongena by Raj Kumar, Naina Gautam, Shashikant Yadav, Venkatesh Thulasiraman, Anil Yadav, Nasir Awol

“…FTIR results indicate that ME in the films induces interactions between the film components, causing an improvement in compactness. Moreover, an optimized film-forming solution was tested as a coating. …”
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Performance and emission characteristics of Mahua oil biodiesel in low heat rejection diesel engines with retarded injection timing by Ratchagaraja Dhairiyasamy, Deepika Gabiriel

“…Future work should explore the effects of varying compression ratios and different biodiesel blends to optimize engine performance further.…”
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Uncovering Psychedelics: From Neural Circuits to Therapeutic Applications by Alice Melani, Marco Bonaso, Letizia Biso, Benedetta Zucchini, Ciro Conversano, Marco Scarselli

“…This review highlights the need for further research to integrate mechanistic insights and optimize psychedelics as tools for both therapy and understanding human cognition.…”
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Antiproliferative effect of hydroalcoholic brown propolis extract on tumor and non-tumor cells by I. Vendruscolo, G. H. Berton, M. T. Biffi, P. A. Bressiani, A. K. G. Oliveira, A. P. Berti, V. M. Concato-Lopes, W. R. Pavanelli, A. P. Simon, T. L. C. Oldoni, F. A. R. Santos, I. A. L. Dalmolin, M. H. G. Canteri, E. Düsman

“…We tested the solute:solvent ratio (ethanol:water) and extraction time in a Shaker incubator (710 rpm) before conducting a central composite rotational design (CCRD) to optimize time and solvent mixture. We found that a temperature of 80 °C and a solvent concentration of 90:10 were the best extraction conditions for phenolic compounds, especially pinocembrin and cinnamic acid. …”
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