Harnessing synergy of machine learning and nature-inspired optimization for enhanced compressive strength prediction in concrete by Abba Bashir, Esar Ahmad, Shashivendra Dulawat, Sani I. Abba

“…Concrete made with additives like slag and fly ash has revolutionized construction by reducing carbon emissions, minimizing waste, lowering labor costs, and enhancing durability and accuracy. …”
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Characteristics of chicken production systems in rural Burkina Faso: A focus on One Health related practices and food security. by Michel Dione, Guy Ilboudo, Abdoul Aziz Ouedraogo, Sidonie Aristide Ima, Brice Ouedraogo, Theodore Knight-Jones, Assèta Kagambèga, Robyn Alders

“…However, strict biosecurity and good management of chicken flocks are required to reduce the risk of exposure of communities to chicken waste at household level. We characterized village production systems in rural Burkina Faso in relation to importance to food security, biosecurity, husbandry and chicken health management. …”
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Photocatalytic Bactericidal Efficiency of Ag Doped TiO2/Fe3O4 on Fish Pathogens under Visible Light by Ekkachai Kanchanatip, Nurak Grisdanurak, Naichia Yeh, Ta Chih Cheng

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Rethinking the measurements and predictors of environmental degradation in Ethiopia: Predicting long-term impacts using a kernel-based machine learning approach by Tesfaye Etensa, Tekie Alemu, Mengesha Yayo

“…The study recommends policies to enhance energy access and efficiency through renewable energy subsidies and financial incentives, integrate green infrastructure into urban planning, incentivize clean industrial technologies, promote environmentally inclusive growth, regulate eco-friendly ICT, such as energy-efficient data centers and e-waste management, implement a resource rent tax, and use adaptive policies with real-time analytics to address degradation thresholds, balancing economic growth with resilience and sustainability.…”
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Optimizing Self-compacting Concretes with Recycled Plastic Aggregate: Fresh and Hardened Properties – Experimental Study and Modeling by Said ZAOUAI, Rachid RABEHI, Mohamed RABEHI

“…This research contributes to the development of sustainable concrete mixtures that effectively utilize plastic waste while maintaining desirable characteristics for construction applications, balancing environmental benefits with performance considerations.…”
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Ethiopian Water Hyacinth Leaf Extract as a Potential Tannery Effluent Treatment Material by Fitsum Etefa Ahmed, Awoke Fenta Wodag, Gemeda Gebino Gelebo, Belay Meles Gebre

“…In addition, though it was out of the permissible limit, by using the same amount of the material extracted by distilled water solvent some amounts of BOD and TDS were removed from the wastes compared to that of untreated tannery effluents. …”
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Role of Microbes and Nanomaterials in the Removal of Pesticides from Wastewater by Arpita Roy, Madhura Roy, Saad Alghamdi, Anas S. Dablool, Angham Ahmed Almakki, Ismat H. Ali, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Md. Rabiul Islam, Marina M. S. Cabral-Pinto

“…Tons of pesticides are applied in the fields, but a limited amount reaches to the target organism while the rest is wasted and gets accumulated in soil or ends up in water sources like groundwater or river, which results in eradication of nontarget organisms. …”
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Evaluation of Priming Techniques for Enhancement of Maize Inbred Line Seed Germination Parameters by Getahun Bekele, Habtamu Ashagre, Bedane Gudeta

“…However, if ZnSO4 and GA3 are not available, hydropriming for 36 h is more cost-effective, produces less waste, and is easier to implement.…”
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Seasonal Dynamics in Bacteriological and Physicochemical Water Quality of the Southern Gulf of Lake Tana by Baye Sitotaw, Belayneh Daniel, Mulugeta Kibret, Workiye Worie

“…The high counts are attributed to the discharge of human excreta and animal wastes during the rainy season from the different anthropogenic activities near the Gulf. …”
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Numerical Analysis of Effective Parameters of Thermoelectric Module by Statistical Method by M. E. Kazemian, M. Khazali

“…The thermoelectric module is advantageous due to its non generation of toxic waste and versatility across different scales.  As a renewable energy source and an alternative to fossil fuels, TEM is recognized as a promising candidate for energy extraction and thermal regulation. …”
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Application of information technologies for automation management of environmental activity by V. A. Rybak, A. D. Grib, Sh. Ahmad

“…In this direction, indicators of waste-free, resource-intensive, energy-intensive and earth-intensiveness were proposed, which were reduced to a single integral index by the method of logarithmic averaging, which made it possible to increase the sensitivity to changes in terms compared with the arithmetic and geometric averages. …”
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A Review and Scientometric Analysis of Global Research on Prefabricated Buildings by Wenhui Liu, Hong Zhang, Qian Wang, Tianran Hua, Hong Xue

“…Moreover, there were 11 co-citation clusters identified from the articles, and their themes included precast structures, waste management, progressive collapse, delay, precast facades, carbon reduction, laser scanning, and prefabricated residential building. …”
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Evaluation of Type III Adhesive Mortar (ACIII) and Gypsum as Precipitating Agents of Copper and Lead by Jefferson Luiz Alves Marinho, Henrique Douglas Melo Coutinho, Raimundo Nonato Pereira Teixeira, Jorge Marcell Coelho Menezes, Francisco José de Paula Filho, Francisco Assis Bezerra da Cunha

“…Experiments using ACIII mortar waste as a precipitating agent for Cu ions were obtained using a glass filter composed of 04 chambers and 04 antechambers, while the potential of gypsum as a Pb ion precipitant was evaluated by adding gypsum powder to a beaker containing a Pb ions solution. …”
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Hibiscus Rosasinesis Flower Extract Mediated Ni/ZnO nanoparticles for Visible Light Driven Photocatalytic Degradation of Roseaniline Dye as a Pollutant by Karthiga Rajendaran, Karthikarani Saravanan

“…The green fabricated photocatalyst is promising material and could be applied for waste-water remediation and other ecological applications.Hibiscus floral extract surface modified Ni doped ZnO (HFNZO) was obtained by simple co-precipitation. …”
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Deciphering methanolysis of Calophyllum inophyllum oil into biodiesel using KOH-doped Aegle marmelos biochar catalyst: Thermo-kinetics, optimization and cost analysis by Bisheswar Karmakar, Gopinath Halder

“…Here, the catalyst development essentially valorises waste Aegle marmelos fruit shell through carbonization and subsequent doping with KOH. …”
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Mercury (II) adsorption process from an aqueous solution through activated carbon blended with fresh pistachio green shell powder by Reza Davarnejad, Saeedeh Afshar, Masoud Pirhadi, Matineh Mirhosseini

“…Abstract In this research, fresh pistachio green shell as an agricultural waste was blended with activated carbon to study the adsorption process of mercury (II) from several aqueous solutions with various concentrations. …”
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Recent advances in electrochemical recovery of rare earth elements from NdFeB magnets by Fu L., Karimi-Maleh H.

“…Key factors for optimal electrochemical recycling are maximizing selectivity for REEs, minimizing energy consumption and waste generation, and simplifying integration. Although technical challenges remain, recent advances show that electrochemical technologies can improve the sustainability of recycling critical REEs from permanent magnets.…”
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Analysis of the Metals in Soil-Water Interface in a Manganese Mine by Bozhi Ren, Qian Wang, Yangbo Chen, Wenjie Ding, Xie Zheng

“…It was found that Zn and Mn pollution were caused primarily by ore mining, mineral waste transportation, tailing slag, and smelting plants, while Cu and Ni mainly originate from the mining industry activities and the traffic transportation in the mining area. …”
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Design and Preparation of a Self-Inhaling Internal Cooling Grinding Wheel with a Leaf Order Arrangement Structure by Zixuan Wang, Zhengyu Sun, Yinhao Huang, Tianbiao Yu, Jun Zhao

“…Traditional grinding wheels have issues such as high grinding forces and temperatures on the machined surface, and excessive use of grinding fluids often leads to significant waste. To solve such problems, this paper proposes a self-inhaling internal cooling structured grinding wheel with a leaf order arrangement based on laser cladding technology, by which the “air barrier effect” in grinding is avoided. …”
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Analysis and Simulation of the Early Warning Model for Human Resource Management Risk Based on the BP Neural Network by Xue Yan, Xiangwu Deng, Shouheng Sun

“…Human resource management risks are due to the failure of employer organization to use relevant human resources reasonably and can result in tangible or intangible waste of human resources and even risks; therefore, constructing a practical early warning model of human resource management risk is extremely important for early risk prediction. …”
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