Theoretical and technical concept of cemented backfill material for flexible enhanced thermal energy storage in coal underground space by Chao LYU, Wenyu LYU, Qiang SUN, Panshi XIE, Ding LANG, Songtao JI, Jianjun HU

“…The cemented backfill material for enhanced thermal energy storage not only improves the utilization rate of coal-based solid waste resources, but also ensures the efficient consumption and utilization of renewable energy. …”
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Self-powered smart fire-alarm materials: Advances and perspective by Zhilin Shen, Yunyirui Liu, Jiaojiao Xu, Yichen Zhou, Lujia Yang, Yingling Fang, Bihe Yuan

“…Traditional fire-alarm systems typically rely on external power sources. In the event of a fire accompanied by a power outage, these systems cease to function effectively, thereby limiting their applicability in complex situations. …”
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Enhancing Sustainable IoT Systems Through a Goal-Oriented Requirements Analysis Framework by José Alfonso Aguilar-Calderón, Carolina Tripp-Barba, Aníbal Zaldívar-Colado, Pedro Alfonso Aguilar-Calderón, Pablo Alfonso Aguilar-Calderón

“…GORA addresses both functional and non-functional requirements, such as energy efficiency and security, while minimizing computational overhead and reducing resource wastage. …”
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Enhancing PQQ production in Acinetobacter calcoaceticus through uniform design and support vector regression by Yu-han Li, Yu-han Li, Su-hang Yao, Su-hang Yao, Yan Zhou, Xiu-lan He, Xiu-lan He, Zhe-ming Yuan, Zhe-ming Yuan, Qiu-long Hu, Cheng-wen Shen, Xin Li, Xin Li, Yuan Chen

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Alkaline-Potassium Ferrate Pretreatment Promoting Acid Production Through Co-Fermentation of Waste Activated Sludge and Corn Straw by Xintian YU, Wei ZENG

“…Therefore, a PF dosage of 0.20 g/g VSSWAS is recommended, providing a valuable reference for the resource recovery and utilization of WAS and CS. This method demonstrates significant engineering application potential and economic benefits, offering a novel approach for waste resource utilization.…”
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Turkish scene text recognition: Introducing extensive real and synthetic datasets and a novel recognition model by Serdar Yıldız

“…We extend our investigation to the influence of synthetic datasets, the utilization of patch masking, and the function of the position attention module on recognition performance. …”
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Optimization of Ultrasonic-Enzyme Synergistic Extraction of Proanthocyanidins from Jujube: Purification, Characterization, and Bioactivity Study by Qiaoshuang Lu, Zheng Ye, Chun Yang

“…The comprehensive research results indicate that the oligomeric proanthocyanidins extracted, purified, and isolated from <i>Muzao</i> during the young fruit stage exhibit diverse biological activities and are abundant in content. They can be utilized for the extraction and purification of proanthocyanidins, offering a reference for the expansion of natural sources of proanthocyanidins and the development of functional foods.…”
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Assessment of the Spatiotemporal Evolution Characteristics and Driving Factors of Ecological Vulnerability in the Hubei Section of the Yangtze River Economic Belt by Shuai Wu, Guanzhong Zeng, Jie Sun, Xiaohuang Liu, Xuanhui Li, Qinghua Zeng, Shijie Gu

“…From 2010 to 2023, the water source conservation function zone demonstrated a significant decline in <i>EVI</i>, while the remaining zones showed a gradual upward trend in <i>EVI</i>. …”
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Ambient noise levels of seismic stations located in urban agglomerations in central Inner Mongolia, China. by Wenchao Bao, Quan An, Ye Guo, Lujun Wang, Jianxin Gao

“…Three stations are affected by two noise sources, and three stations are affected by one noise source. …”
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Thermophilic microbial agents promote the fermentation progression of spent mushroom compost and pig manure by Hongbo Du, Chongchong Lu, Muhanmad Zunair Latif, Jianfeng Du, Yong Liu, Hongxin Li, Xinhua Ding

“…Livestock and poultry manure, as a significant organic resource, had an enormous annual production but a utilization rate of less than 50%. …”
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Application of marine bacterial alginate lyases in wastewater treatment, biofilm removal and green technology by M.U.K. Anjung, H. Nursyam, A.A. Prihanto, E. Chasanah

“…These applications are further enhanced by the enzymes’ compatibility with green processing technologies and sustainable resource utilization. This study provides a comprehensive overview of marine alginate lyases, focusing on their enzymatic properties, catalytic mechanisms, and industrial relevance. …”
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Hybrid Graph Representation and Learning Framework for High-Level Synthesis Design Space Exploration by Pouya Taghipour, Eric Granger, Yves Blaquiere

“…Experimental results show that our framework can attain a higher level of performance than the state-of-the-art baseline models over unseen designs, with an average relative improvement of 47.4 % and 16.0 % for resource utilization and performance metrics, respectively. …”
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Effects of the FHL2 gene on the development of subcutaneous and intramuscular adipocytes in goats by An Li, Youli Wang, Yong Wang, Yan Xiong, Yanyan Li, Wei Liu, Jiangjiang Zhu, Yaqiu Lin

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Nutritional composition, bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of wild melon chunks as affected by different drying methods and storage by PRABHDEEP KAUR, HARPREET KAUR, KIRAN BAINS, SEHAJVEER KAUR

“…In conclusion, wild melon may be a useful tool for promoting health, because it is a good source of phytonutrients and also drying could be a sustainable solution to reduce post-harvest losses and promote the utilization of wild melon as a functional food ingredient. …”
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Quantitative Method of Response Value of Integrated Energy Equipment Based on Global Sensitivity Analysis by HUANG Yixiang, DOU Xun, LI Linxi, YANG Hanyu, YU Jiancheng, HUO Xianxu

“…Integrated demand response is an effective strategy for improving energy efficiency and facilitating the integration of renewable clean energy, of which the essence is to guide users into bidirectional interactions between source and load by the multi-energy coupling capabilities of integrated energy devices. …”
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Milk extracellular vesicles: A burgeoning new presence in nutraceuticals and drug delivery by Spencer R. Marsh, Claire E. Beard, Robert G. Gourdie

“…The richness of milk as a source of EVs is noteworthy, with hundreds of milliliters (at >1012 EVs/mL) of nanovesicles extractable from a single liter of milk (>1014 EVs/starting liter of milk). …”
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Feasibility of Proton Range Estimation with Prompt Gamma Imaging in Proton Therapy of Lung Cancer: Monte Carlo Study by Elham Rohollahpour, Hadi Taleshi Ahangari

“…Subjects and Methods: The proton pencil beam source was defined as a function of the tumor size to encompass the tumor volume. …”
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Knowledge Graph Representation Learning Model Based on Capsule Network and Information Fusion by Chu Zhao, Gilja So, Rui Chen

“…Although knowledge representation learning based on knowledge graph can obtain entity structure and relational embedding, it lacks semantic information utilization of entity description text. In addition, with the increase of the scale of the knowledge graph, the categories and quantities of entities and relationships, as well as the content and sources of entity descriptions, the correspondence between the textual descriptions of entities and the triplet structure information becomes more difficult to obtain. …”
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Flow-of-traffic prediction program based mobile edge computing for Internet of vehicles using double auction by Yan LIN, Shuai YAN, Yijin ZHANG, Chunguo LI, Feng SHU

“…With an aim of maximizing the efficiency of edge offloading and the resource utilization of edge computing server simultaneously, a new flow-of-traffic prediction based edge computing offloading solution was proposed for Internet of vehicles (IoV).Firstly, both the efficiency utility function of vehicle and the resource utilization of mobile edge computing (MEC) server were established by considering task priority.Next, the formulated dual-objective optimization problem was transformed into a double auction problem between vehicles and MEC servers.Finally, based on the designed flow-of-traffic based pricing function of vehicle and MEC server, a McAfee auction algorithm was adopted to complete the edge computing process.Simulation results show that benefiting from the flow-of-traffic prediction information, the proposed solution can significantly improve both the efficiency of computation offloading and the utilization of computation resource.…”
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Characteristics of groundwater circulation in typical karst trough areas：A case study of Longtan trough valley in Youyang, Chongqing by Lian LI, Yueer TANG, Yan YANG, Xuchun YE, Zhigang KONG

“…Using the Chongqing Youyang Longtan trough valley as a case study, this research systematically analyzed the flow attenuation process, water source composition, recharge characteristics, and storage role of karst springs on the downstream and reverse slopes of the valley by the methods of hydrological impulse function simulation, water balance principle, and flow attenuation. …”
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