A new Digital Harmony Search algorithm for optimizing Pump Scheduling in Water Distribution Networks by Francesco De Paola, Francesco Pugliese, Nicola Fontana, Maurizio Giugni

“…The model was tested on two benchmark water networks, showing its capability to return near-optimal solutions within a short computational time.…”
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“High energy ahead!”: exploring Chinese adolescents’ pragmatic identities in bullet-screen discourse by Jue Wu

“…Particularly in China, bullet-screen video platforms, exemplified by Bilibili, have quickly attracted a large youth audience due to their features of real-time interaction and deep engagement. As active communication participants in cyberspace, the online language features and identity construction characteristics of adolescents not only reflect the value orientations and behavioral patterns of contemporary youth but also play a significant role in the evolution and shaping of online social environments. …”
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Adsorptive Removal of Alizarin Red S onto Sulfuric Acid-Modified Avocado Seeds: Kinetics, Equilibrium, and Thermodynamic Studies by G. Bharath Balji, P. Senthil Kumar

“…The maximum adsorption capacity of 67.08 mgg-1 was attained at optimum conditions of 3 gL-1 adsorbent dosage, pH 3, contact time of 30 min, and at temperature 303 K. After 30 minutes, the equilibrium was reached, and the experimental data was explained for isotherm, kinetic, and thermodynamic processes. …”
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Characteristics of Water Distribution in Vadose Zone in the Soil Site and Its Impact on Site Preservation by ZHANG Xiaozhou, YUN Zhihan, YUAN Wei, LI Yi, ZHAO Fan

“…Affected by water,ruins of soil texture are prone to crack,crispness,salt accumulation,moss and other hazards,which is not conducive to their preservation.In order to find out the source of soil water damage in the soil site so as to provide a reliable basis for the preservation of this site,based on the refined hydrogeological survey,this paper used the Solinst Levelogger groundwater recorder and MW307GD-M4 wireless gradient soil three-parameter monitoring terminal to continuously monitor the water trend in vadose zone in a long time sequence,and analyse the cause and mechanism of water damage in the archeological shed.The results show that the moisture content of the vadose zone of the ruin is generally high,with that of the same layer outside the shed about 10% higher than that inside the shed,but the soil permeability coefficients mainly range from 2.07×10^-5 to 3.41×10^-5cm/s,suggesting the weak effect of the rainfall outside the shed on the soil in the shed through horizontal infiltration.The phreatic water level ranges from 3.2 to 5.6 m,with an amplitude of about 0.25 m within the hydrological year.The rising capillary water subject to its fluctuation can directly affect the excavation interface under extreme rainfall conditions as the main control factor of the water damage of the ruin of soil texture.By reference to the engineering-geological concept of “upstream flow interception,downstream flow discharge and local flow control”,regulating the moisture content of the soil body in the sacrificial area casts new light on the preservation of ruins of soil texture.…”
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Application of the Finite Element Method Using Cohesive Elements to Model the Effect of Temperature, Rock Mechanical Properties, Fluid Injection Rate, and Fluid Properties on the D... by Son Tung Pham, Ba Ngoc Anh Nguyen

“…Although hydraulic fracturing has been practiced all over the world, the research on how the fracture height develops in time and space still leaves some missing gaps. The fracture height has been considered in most cases equal to the pay zone thickness, and the influence of temperature in this process has been omitted. …”
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A Blockchain-Based Protocol for Fair Delivery for Receipts by M. Francisca Hinarejos, Josep-Lluis Ferrer-Gomila, Andreu-Pere Isern-Deyà, Gerardo-Francisco Chévez-Alvarado

“…In addition, we demonstrate the feasibility of the protocol through a cost analysis and a proof-of-concept implementation, showing that our solution is more economical than existing solutions, and can be considered cost-effective even under low time requirements.…”
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Efficient information exchange approach for medical IoT based on AI and DAG-enabled blockchain by Shanqin Wang, Gangxin Du, Shufan Dai, Mengjun Miao, Miao Zhang

“…Additionally, to enhance the efficiency of information exchange in the medical IoT, a novel tip selection algorithm is introduced to reduce the time delay in reaching consensus, thereby enabling faster acquisition of trusted information via blockchain. …”
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Domain Alignment Dynamic Spectral and Spatial Feature Fusion for Hyperspectral Change Detection by Xuexiang Qin, Yuxiang Zhang, Yanni Dong

“…However, existing methods often overlook the distribution discrepancies across images caused by changes in imaging time. Meanwhile, the spectral and spatial features of hyperspectral images still have great potential for further development in extracting and detecting changes. …”
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Low interface state density and large capacitive memory window using RF sputtered NiO nanoparticles decorated MgZnO thin film by Mritunjay Kumar, Jay Chandra Dhar

“…Additionally, the device also exhibited good endurance over 1000 programme/erase cycles and longer time charge retention up to 2 × 104 s. The improved performance of device and more charge accumulation capacity was primarily due to the large effective area and quantum confinement effect owing to NiO NPs. …”
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Scrotal Apocrine Adenocarcinoma with Pagetoid Phenomenon and Inguinal Lymph Node Metastases by Aristeidis Hristos Zibis, Apostolos Haralampos Fyllos, Sophia Havaki, Sotirios Sotiriou, Georgios Kotakidis, Dimitrios Leonidas Arvanitis

“…We report a case of scrotal apocrine adenocarcinoma in a 72-year-old Caucasian male which was initially presented as a reddish superficial lesion which in time became an ulcerated nodule. The initial pathological examination showed an apocrine adenocarcinoma with pagetoid phenomenon. …”
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Impact of Fixed Orthodontic Appliances on Blood Count and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels by Jiwanasha Manish Agrawal, Vidyesh Nadkerny, Anurag Tiwari, Mahesh Ghadage, Avantika Jadhav, Chetan Sharma, Dipooja Patil

“…A statistical analysis was performed to determine significant changes over time. Results: At 1-month post-appliance placement, a significant increase in WBC count (mean increase of 12%) and hs-CRP levels (mean increase of 18%) was observed compared to baseline (P < 0.05). …”
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Dutch Lives. The Historical Sample of the Netherlands (1987−): Development and Research by Kees Mandemakers, Jan Kok

“…The new database should be 'open' in the sense that extension should be possible in all kinds of ways: more sources or variables, more persons and larger time periods. The HSN was deliberately created as a nationwide sample covering the whole 19th and 20th century. …”
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Improved Stem Cell MR Detectability in Animal Models by Modification of the Inhalation Gas by Uwe Himmelreich, Ralph Weber, Pedro Ramos-Cabrer, Susanne Wegener, Korinna Kandal, Eric M. Shapiro, Alan P. Koretsky, Mathias Hoehn

“…Distinction between T 2 * effects caused by blood vessels from those caused by labeled cells was so far only possible after carefully following the location of hypointense regions through subsequent slices of T 2 *-weighted 3-D MRI datasets, a procedure that is time consuming and not always reliable in the case of smaller blood vessels. …”
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Prospective Longitudinal Evaluation of the Peripheral Choroidal Thickness in High-Risk Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity: A Pilot Study. by Mohamed A. Hussein, Evelyn Paysse

“…Changes in the choroidal thickness and the choroidal thickness to retinal thickness ratio (C/R ratio) were evaluated over time not only for each individual infant, but between the infants as well. …”
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BidCorpus: A multifaceted learning dataset for public procurementHugging Face by Weslley Lima, Victor Silva, Jasson Silva, Ricardo Lira, Anselmo Paiva

“…However, experts manually analyze these unstructured textual documents, which are time-consuming and inefficient. To address this issue, we introduce BidCorpus, a novel and comprehensive dataset consisting of thousands of documents related to public procurement, specifically bidding notices from Brazilian public websites. …”
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Size-controlled assembly of phase separated protein condensates with interfacial protein cages by Hyeok Jin Oh, Yongsuk Lee, Haerang Hwang, Kibeom Hong, Hyeongjoo Choi, Jin Young Kang, Yongwon Jung

“…Abstract Phase separation of specific proteins into liquid-like condensates is a key mechanism for forming membrane-less organelles, which organize diverse cellular processes in space and time. These protein condensates hold immense potential as biomaterials capable of containing specific sets of biomolecules with high densities and dynamic liquid properties. …”
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Whey Protein Lycosome Formulation Improves Vascular Functions and Plasma Lipids with Reduction of Markers of Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Prehypertension by Ivan M. Petyaev, Pavel Y. Dovgalevsky, Victor A. Klochkov, Natalya E. Chalyk, Nigel Kyle

“…Control groups received lycopene or WP as a singular formulation or placebo pills for the same period of time. Combined WPL formulation of whey protein and lycopene has caused multiple favorable changes in the cardiovascular function (including a tendency to the reduced systemic blood pressure), the plasma lipid profile, and the inflammatory status of patients with prehypertension, whereas singular formulations of the compounds and placebo did not have such an effect. …”
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Weight Fluctuation and Postmenopausal Breast Cancer in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey I Epidemiologic Follow-Up Study by Marina Komaroff

“…Women that were cancers-free at enrollment and diagnosed for the first time with breast cancer at age 50 or greater were considered cases. …”
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Determination of metallization degree of pre-reduced chromite with image and rietveld analysis by Leino T., Taskinen P., Eric R.H.

“…Metallization degrees for the investigated samples ranged from 15 to 65 % depending on the extent of reduction which was a function of time, reduction temperature, and methane content of the gas mixture. …”
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AR/VR technologies in management and education by A. I. Sosnilo, M. Y. Kreer, V. V. Petrova

“…The potential of some technological innovations for a long period of time remains either not fully explored or underestimated. …”
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