Optimizing composite ecological networks through Synergistic risk Management, ecological Conservation, and recreational Integration: A case study of Beijing’s shallow mountain regi... by Lei Cao, Kaiping Wang, Xinyao Zhao, Yunlu Zhang

“…Key findings include: (1) The study identified 49 ecological source sites and 43 recreational source sites, along with 105 ecological corridors and 80 recreational corridors; (2) This research selected 54 ecological pinch points, 137 intersections between ecological and recreational corridors, and 283 alternative composite source points combining ecological and recreational resources; (3) This paper selected 140 composite source points and the construction of 128 composite corridors, 161 potential corridors, 371.82 km2 of risk prevention area, and 468.74 km2 of ecological protection area; (4) Network analysis revealed that the composite ecological network demonstrated superior closure, complexity, and connectivity compared to traditional methods; (5) This study proposed an optimization strategy for ecological spatial networks, based on the “patch-corridor-substrate” theory of landscape ecology, emphasizing 3 levels: ecological restoration, ecological protection, and the development of recreational systems. …”
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Enhancing the flexibility and safety of electric-resistance heating on thick-walled pressure parts of utility boilers in coal-fired power plants by Zhiwen Hou, Liping Pang, Binghao Zhang, Jun Wang, Liqiang Duan, Huimin Wei, Xiaoze Du

“…In this paper, a method for electric-resistance heating is proposed to reduce the thermal stress generated at a thick-walled pressure component during cold start-up in a coal-fired utility boiler. …”
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A Systematic Review of the UAV Technology Usage in ASEAN by Adel Gohari, B. ANUAR AHMAD, Lawali Rabiu, B. A. RUZAIRI RAHIM, A.S.M. Supa'at, I. M. NASSRIN ELAMIN, M. MOHAMMED GISMALLA, Suhail Ibrahim Al-Dharrab, A. ROZEHA RASHID, Sophan Wahyudi Nawawi, Nazri Nasir, Mohd Adib Bin Sarijari, B. NORHADIJA DARWIN, Ali Hussein Muqaibel

“…Nonetheless, the strength of its application areas varies globally. The aim of this paper is to systematically review the literature to provide pertinent information on UAVs’ applications among the association of southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) countries by reviewing 179 documents published from 2012 to the end of 2023. …”
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The early development of a combined micro- and full-field X-ray fluorescence analysis system using white X-rays at PLS-II by Min Woo Kim, Kangwoo Ahn, Chang Hun Lee, Tae Joo Kim, JongYul Kim, Min-Su Han, Hyeong Uk Mo, Jina Kim, Hyun Wook Park, Ho Jae Kwak, Jong Hyun Kim

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Spatiotemporal evolution and attribution analysis of ecological quality in the alpine meadow region of Shangri-La based on natural-social dimensions by Zihui Li, Kangwen Zhu, Ya Zhang, Yong Ba, Yanjun Zhang, Chengzhong He, Lin Song, Zheng Hou, Chunfeng Dong, Haoyu Wang, Yinhong Xiong

“…Abstract In response to the impacts of climate change and the intensity of human activities in the alpine meadow region, there is an urgent need to determine the ecological quality and its drivers in alpine meadow areas. In this paper, Shangri-La was adopted as an example, the spatial and temporal evolution patterns of the ecological quality in Shangri-La were determined in both natural and social dimensions, and the contributions of various driving factors were analyzed. …”
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A new trigonometric-inspired probability distribution: A simulation study and applications in reliability and hydrology by Xiang Tu, Jiangwei Kong, Qing Fu, Sheng Chang, Kunfeng Zhang, Tmader Alballa, Haifa Alqahtani, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa

“…Based on factual motivation, this paper introduces a new probability distribution called the weighted sine generalized inverse Weibull (WSGI-Weibull) distribution. …”
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Ablation mechanisms of bulk Nb4AlC3 ceramics at 1600–2200 °C in nitrogen plasma flame by Ye Yu, Hao Zhang, Zhen Teng, Yiwang Bao, Man Jiang, Longsheng Chu, Qingguo Feng, Chunfeng Hu

“…MAX phase ceramics are promising thermal protection materials due to their excellent anti-oxidation and ablation resistance. This paper systematically investigates the ablation behaviors of Nb4AlC3 ceramics in nitrogen plasma flames at 1600–2200 °C. …”
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Intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastin) for Diabetic Retinopathy: The 2010 GLADAOF Lecture by J. Fernando Arevalo, Juan G. Sanchez, Andres F. Lasave, Lihteh Wu, Mauricio Maia, Sergio Bonafonte, Miguel Brito, Arturo A. Alezzandrini, Natalia Restrepo, Maria H. Berrocal, Mario Saravia, Michel Eid Farah, Jans Fromow-Guerra, Virgilio Morales-Canton

“…This paper demonstrates multiple benefits of intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) on diabetic retinopathy (DR) including diabetic macular edema (DME) and proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) at 24 months of followup. …”
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Solar PV Minigrid Technology: Peak Shaving Analysis in the East African Community Countries by Jeanne Paula Ihirwe, Zibiao Li, Keyuan Sun, Samuel Bimenyimana, Chen Wang, Godwin Norense Osarumwense Asemota, Aphrodis Nduwamungu, Cicilia Kemunto Mesa

“…However, several other fundamental advances in the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry have emerged, and the developments have seen the sector experienced significant growth and diversification of models, regulation, and financing. This paper begins with an extensive narrative on the solar PV outlook of each of the six countries studied. …”
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Allocation and control of multi-devices voltage regulation in distribution systems via rough set theory and grasshopper algorithm: A practical study by Abdullah M. Elsayed, Ali M. El-Rifaie, Marwa F. Areed, Abdullah M. Shaheen, Mohamed Osman Atallah

“…To address these challenges, this paper presents optimal planning, control, and operation of integrated Switched Capacitor Banks (SCBs), Distributed Generators Devices (DGDs), and Automatic Voltage Regulators (AVRs) for enhancing the performance of the distribution systems. …”
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Diversity and Distribution of <i>Phytophthora</i> Species Along an Elevation Gradient in Natural and Semi-Natural Forest Ecosystems in Portugal by Carlo Bregant, Eduardo Batista, Sandra Hilário, Benedetto Teodoro Linaldeddu, Artur Alves

“…The genus <i>Phytophthora</i> includes a large number of species that are invading forest ecosystems worldwide, chiefly as a consequence of global trade and human activities. This paper reports the results of a survey of <i>Phytophthora</i> diversity in natural and semi-natural forest ecosystems in Portugal along an elevation gradient. …”
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Mass, Luminosity, and Stellar Age of Early-type Stars from the LAMOST Survey by Qida Li, Jianping Xiong, Jiao Li, Yanjun Guo, Zhanwen Han, Xuefei Chen, Chao Liu

“…Typically, effective temperature ( T _eff ), surface gravity ( $\mathrm{log}\ g$ ), and metallicity ([M/H]) are derived from stellar spectra, then M , L , and stellar age ( t ) can be obtained by interpolating in the grid of stellar evolutionary models. In this paper, we use random forest in combination with the evolutionary grid from PARSEC 1.2S to determine M , L , t , and initial mass ( M _i ) for early-type main-sequence stars ( T _eff ≥ 7000 K) as identified from the LAMOST survey. …”
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Store Separation: Photogrammetric Solution for the Static Ejection Test by Luiz Eduardo Guarino de Vasconcelos, Nelson Paiva Oliveira Leite, André Yoshimi Kusumoto, Leandro Roberto, Cristina Moniz Araujo Lopes

“…In this context, the development and validation of a solution that will allow the realization of near real-time separation analysis are in fact an innovative and original work. This paper discusses the development and validation, through actual static ejection tests, of the components that will compose a new onboard optical trajectory system for use in store separation campaigns. …”
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A Deep Learning Framework for the Classification of Brazilian Coins by Debabrata Swain, Viral Rupapara, Amro Nour, Santosh Satapathy, Biswaranjan Acharya, Shakti Mishra, Ali Bostani

“…At the same time, image-based methods rely on other properties like color, shape, and edge. This paper presents a novel deep-learning framework tailored to classify Brazilian coins. …”
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Synthesis and in-situ Mo microalloying of CuCr alloy by aluminothermic self-propagating reduction by Jin-ru Han, Zhi-he Dou, Ting-an Zhang, Wang An

“…Based on the process of preparing CuCr alloy by self-propagating metallurgy, in-situ microalloying of Mo in CuCr alloy by aluminothermic self-propagating reduction is proposed in this paper. It is found that the addition of Mo can effectively reduce the Gibbs mixing free energy Gm of CuCr melt and the Gibbs mixing free energy change ΔGm of melt before and after liquid phase decomposition. …”
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Research and Design of High Altitude Wind Power Station Operation and Maintenance Auxiliary System by Hang HE, Shaoyong WANG, Jiakang ZHOU, Yuan YANG, Wenjun ZHANG, Kan LIN

“…[Objective] At present, domestic and international research on high-altitude wind power generation technology has been carried out, mainly in the fields of operation control, mechanism analysis and system design, but no research results have been found in the field of high-altitude wind power station operation and maintenance. [Method] This paper proposed a design scheme of intelligent operation and maintenance assistance system for high-altitude wind power stations, which provided ideas for the future popularization and application of intelligent operation and maintenance technology in high-altitude wind power stations and the promotion of digital operation and maintenance construction. …”
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Essential newborn care practices in selected public health facilities using observation of 2603 normal deliveries in Uttar Pradesh, India by James Blanchard, Marissa L Becker, Ties Boerma, Ravi Prakash, Shajy Isac, Bidyadhar Dehury, Banadakoppa Manjappa Ramesh, Vasanthakumar Namasivayam, John Anthony, Nihal Hasan, Prakash P Javalkar

“…Introduction Essential newborn care (ENBC) practices are recommended for all births to improve neonatal survival. This paper aims to understand the facility-level variations and factors associated with the essential newborn care practices by providers in higher-level public health facilities in 25 high priority districts (HPDs) of Uttar Pradesh (UP).Methods We used observational cross-sectional quantitative data from 48 selected public health facilities (23 district hospitals (DH) and 25 community health centres (CHC)—first referral units (FRU)) implemented in 25 HPDs of UP from February 2020 to May 2021. …”
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Development and Implementation of the MPPT Based on Incremental Conductance for Voltage and Frequency Control in Single-Stage DC-AC Converters by Javier Alonso Ramírez Torres, Orlando Lastres Danguillecourt, Roberto Adrián González Domínguez, Guillermo Rogelio Ibáñez Duharte, Laura Elena Verea Valladares, Joel Pantoja Enríquez, Jesús Antonio Enríquez Santiago, Andrés López López, Antonio Verde Añorve

“…This paper presents the design, simulation, and experimental evaluation of a low-cost, fixed-step MPPT algorithm based on the incremental conductance technique for operation in a low-power photovoltaic (PV) system with a full-bridge DC-AC converter. …”
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Using Sequence Mining to Predict Complex Systems: A Case Study in Influenza Epidemics by Theyazn H. H. Aldhyani, Manish R. Joshi, Shahab A. AlMaaytah, Ahmed Abdullah Alqarni, Nizar Alsharif

“…Thus, enhancing surveillance systems for the purpose of detecting influenza epidemics in an early stage can quicken response times and save millions of lives. This paper presents three adapting intelligence models: support vector machine regression (SVMR), artificial neural network using particle swarm optimisation (ANNPSO), and our intelligent time series (INTS) to predict influenza epidemics. …”
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Six Sigma Approach to Developing a Microgrid Station for Research and Teaching by Gabriel Nasser Doyle de Doile, Miguel Castilla, Pedro Paulo Balestrassi, Antonio Carlos Zambroni de Souza, Jaume Miret

“…The conclusion of this paper highlights the benefits of using the DFSS conceptual methodology to develop a microgrid station for research and teaching, such as adaptation to educational needs; enhancement of the learning experience; refutation of experimental errors; cost-effective, flexible, and modular design; collaborative learning environment; data-driven teaching; and continuous improvement. …”
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