Assessment of the Use of Epicarp and Mesocarp of Green Coconut for Removal of Fluoride Ions in Aqueous Solution by César Augusto Canciam, Nehemias Curvelo Pereira

“…As the green coconut shell is a waste often discarded in landfills and dumps, generating gases and leachate, two biosorbents were developed from the epicarp and mesocarp of green coconut to adsorb fluoride ions in aqueous solution. …”
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Investigation of Blade Number Effect on Hydraulic Performance of In-Pipe Hydro Savonius Turbine by S. Abdolkarim Payambarpour, Amir F. Najafi, Franco Magagnato

“…For instance, the extra potential energy in water supply system is usually wasted, due to its low capacity. Design of a proper turbine has recently been given more attention by researchers to apply this clean energy. …”
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Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor: A Historical Overview and Future Outlook by W. F. G. van Rooijen

“…The new GCFR concepts focus primarily on sustainable nuclear power, with very efficient resource use, minimum waste, and a very strong focus on (passive) safety. …”
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Additive Manufacturing: A Novel Method for Developing an Acoustic Panel Made of Natural Fiber-Reinforced Composites with Enhanced Mechanical and Acoustical Properties by Vignesh Sekar, Mohammad Hosseini Fouladi, Satesh Narayana Namasivayam, Sivakumar Sivanesan

“…This review shows the importance of additive manufacturing and its application to develop novel acoustic panels made of agricultural waste.…”
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Research on the Expansion Characteristics and Compressive Strength of Mortars Containing Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion Desulfurization Slag by Zhi Cheng, Zhijun Cheng, Hua Hou, Tao Han, Lan Liu

“…Circulating fluidized bed combustion (CFBC) desulfurization slag is a waste residue discharged from coal power plants. …”
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The role and the influence of internal audit in the public sector by Vesić Tamara, Jevtić Dalibor

“…It is known that in our country the occurrence of financial fraud is more and more frequent, and the audit is of great importance, because its role is to detect irregularities if there has been a misuse of public funds, wasteful and inefficient use of available budgetary resources. …”
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Urban Regeneration: a Multidisciplinary Approach by Giulia Pettoello, Luigi Stendardo

“…The multidisciplinary structure of the project is organized into six distinct, complementary areas: web GIS; BIM and land information modelling; pilot scenario design; urban planning and feasibility studies; waste recycling; and data management and ICT. (G.P., L.S.). …”
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AKTIVITAS ANTIBAKTERI NANOPARTIKEL KITOSAN DARI LIMBAH CANGKANG RAJUNGAN (Portunus pelagicus) TERHADAP BAKTERI Staphylococcus epidermidis by Fauliya Fauliya, Liza Yudistira Yusan

“…The purpose of this study was to determine chitosan nanoparticles derived from crab shell waste (Portunus pelagicus) in inhibiting Staphylococcus epidermidis bacteria. …”
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Out-of-Plane Shaking Table Tests on Seismic Response of RC Frame Infilled with a New Type of Shale Fired Heat-Insulation Blocks by Jian Wu, Li-dan Zhang, Qing Yu, Bo Wang

“…Shale fired heat-insulation block, which is made of shale, fly ash, building rubbish, and waste paper, is a new type environment-friendly product. …”
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Removal of Organic Matter from Landfill Leachate by Advanced Oxidation Processes: A Review by Wei Li, Qixing Zhou, Tao Hua

“…In most countries, sanitary landfill is nowadays the most common way to eliminate municipal solid wastes (MSWs). However, sanitary landfill generates large quantity of heavily polluted leachate, which can induce ecological risk and potential hazards towards public health and ecosystems. …”
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Design for green lean six sigma to improve sustainability in the pharmaceutical industry – a case study by Yvonne McGlinchey, Javed Iqbal, Anna Trubetskaya, M Thenarasu, Olivia McDermott

“…Adopting a reuse strategy for this packaging type resulted in cost savings, further reductions in carbon emissions, and in the total weight of bulk packaging waste. This study is one of the first, to the author’s knowledge, to apply DFGLSS within a pharmaceutical organisation or elsewhere and within the wider academic literature to improve sustainability. …”
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Środowiskowe aspekty procesów poszukiwania i wydobycia gazu ze złóż niekonwencjonalnych typu shale gas by Monika Wójcik

“…Shale gas exploration and extraction processes create a potential threat for all environmental elements like air and noise emissions, contamination of surface and groundwater, soil pollutions, production of different types of waste, or increasing water consumption. The degree of potential environmental impact depends especially on location and size of a drilling rig, level of urbanization of an area, sensitivity of environment to pollution, and type of technological operations which depends on shale formation. …”
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Electrochemical Behavior of CsI in LiCl Molten Salt by Sung-Wook Kim, Sang-Kwon Lee, Min Ku Jeon, Eun-Young Choi

“…In this respect, separating CsI from spent nuclear fuel before the electrolytic oxide reduction is recommended for the purpose of efficient waste management.…”
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Charting Your Course: A Roadmap to Select a Review Type for Your Research Journey by Jannette Bradley, Barbara E. Ruggeri, Karen L. Hanus

“…The researcher’s process is much like a journey that requires careful charting to avoid wrong turns and wasted resources and potentially ensure that somebody else can replicate the process. …”
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The User Requirement Based Competitive Price Model for Spectrum Sharing in Cognitive Radio Networks by Fang Ye, Yibing Li, Rui Yang, Zhiguo Sun

“…With the application of spectrum requirement factor, cognitive user can adjust the demanded shared spectrum size according to self-requirement level and the shared spectrum price provided by licensed users. It can avoid the waste of spectrum resource caused by the overdistribution of spectrum to the cognitive user with low communication requirement. …”
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Annual monitoring population of earthworms (Clitellata: Lumbricidae) in man-affected ecosystems around artificial Gruža reservoir by Sekulić Jovana M., Trakić Tanja B., Popović Filip J., Bajagić Marija D.

“…The main threats to earthworm rorulations identified in this research are habitat degradation due to waste, agrisultural activities, and increased tourism and recreational activity. …”
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RELEVANT FACTORS FOR BUILDING COMPETITIVENESS OF MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA by Merim Kasumović, Vildana Altumbabić

“…By identifying relevant factors of industrial competitiveness, industrial policy will be focused on them, thus avoiding waste of scarce resources and facilitating achievement of industrial policy objectives. …”
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Statistical Analysis of the Tensile Strength of Coal Fly Ash Concrete with Fibers Using Central Composite Design by Marinela Barbuta, Emanuela Marin, Sorin Mihai Cimpeanu, Gigel Paraschiv, Daniel Lepadatu, Roxana Dana Bucur

“…The influence of coal fly ash and glass fiber waste on the tensile strength of cement concrete was studied using central composite design. …”
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Aluminum in Effluents and Sludges from the Preliminary Coagulation in Dairy Factory Aerated Balancing Tanks: An Analytical and Sorption Study by Michał Sadowski, Piotr Anielak, Wojciech M. Wolf

“…The coagulation process is used as the first step for the chemical treatment of liquid waste. Resulting wet sludge is treated with coagulants or polyelectrolytes to improve dewatering characteristics of its so-called conditioning. …”
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Onboard coordinated task planning for multi-satellite autonomous to observe area target by LIU Runzi, DING Xu, WANG Yanni, XIA Wenchao, MU Tao, YANG Qinghai

“…The existing multi-satellite autonomous task planning methods lack of considering the integrity of area targets observation, resulting in the waste of a large number of observation resources. …”
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