Robust Optimization for Microgrid Management With Compensator, EV, Storage, Demand Response, and Renewable Integration by Hamid Hematian, Mohamad Tolou Askari, Meysam Amir Ahmadi, Mahmood Sameemoqadam, Majid Babaei Nik

“…Navigating the complex terrain of microgrid energy management is challenging due to the uncertainties linked with abundant renewable resources, fluctuating demand, and a wide range of devices including batteries, distributed energy sources, electric vehicles, and compensatory devices. …”
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MPC-Based Arctan Droop Control Strategy of the Parallel Inverter System in an Islanded AC Microgrid by J. D. D. Iyakaremye, G. N. Nyakoe, C. W. Wekesa

“…This DG’s technology is enabled by utilizing renewable energy sources (REs) that are ecofriendly; however, these REs are intermittent by their nature, so controlling a power electronic device interfaced with them to be connected to the grid is another challenge. …”
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Artificial intelligence's contribution to biomedical literature search: revolutionizing or complicating? by Rui Yip, Young Joo Sun, Alexander G Bassuk, Vinit B Mahajan

“…We explored ChatGPT's utility for literature search from an end-user perspective through the lens of clinicians and biomedical researchers. …”
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Enhancing Soil Health and Tea Plant Quality Through Integrated Organic and Chemical Fertilization Strategies by Pengyao Miao, Xiaomin Pang, Mengzhen Zhang, Weiting Cheng, Zewei Zhou, Yuanping Li, Haibin Wang, Xiaoli Jia, Jianghua Ye, Qi Zhang

“…Catalase activity was highest in JOF, both significantly surpassing JCF. Microbial functional diversity analysis indicated that combined organic fertilization improved soil microorganisms’ utilization of carbon sources, significantly enhancing the Shannon diversity index and evenness. …”
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Efficient Hydrolysis of Earthworm Protein and the Lipid-Lowering Mechanism of Peptides in the Hydrolysate by Mengmeng Zhang, Xiang Mai, Shanghua Yang, Yuhua Huang, Lina Zhang, Wenbin Ren, Weidong Bai, Xuan Xin, Wenhong Zhao, Lisha Hao

“…This study presents an efficient enzymatic hydrolysis strategy for earthworm protein utilization, laying the foundation for its application in functional foods such as protein supplements, nutraceutical capsules, hypoallergenic infant formulas, and sports nutrition products.…”
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A comprehensive review of unlocking the potential of lignin-derived biomaterials: from lignin structure to biomedical application by Jixiang Zhao, Minyu Zhu, Wei Jin, Jinlan Zhang, Guangyu Fan, Yifan Feng, Zhuo Li, Siming Wang, Jung Seung Lee, Guangxiang Luan, Zhengqi Dong, Ying Li

“…We highlight their roles in therapeutic delivery systems, tissue engineering & regenerative medicine, and functional biomedical devices, emphasizing lignin’s low toxicity and environmental adaptability. …”
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Efficient Frequency Management for Hybrid AC/DC Power Systems Based on an Optimized Fuzzy Cascaded PI−PD Controller by Awadh Ba Wazir, Sultan Alghamdi, Abdulraheem Alobaidi, Abdullah Ali Alhussainy, Ahmad H. Milyani

“…The FCPIPD controller is composed of fuzzy logic, proportional integral, and proportional derivative with filtered derivative mode controllers. Utilizing renewable energy sources (RESs), a dual-area hybrid AC/DC electrical network is used, and the FCPIPD controller gains are designed via secretary bird optimization algorithm (SBOA) with aid of a novel objective function. …”
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Pricing strategy of supply chain considering response time of extended warranty service by Xingjian Zhou, Yan Feng, Hongming Chen, Lihua Cai, Vladimir Bashkarev

“…Extended warranty services (EWS) offers avenues for new profit sources and growth opportunities. In a time-sensitive market, the response time has an important impact on the pricing of EWS and satisfying consumer utility. …”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the national elderly care program in Oman: A cross-sectional study by Idris Aal Jumaa, Mohammed Al Ghafri, Nahid Bait Jamil, Jokha Al Sa'idi, Sitwat Usman Langrial, Salah Al Awaidy

“…Health institutions were the primary source of referrals (81% for females, 86% for males). …”
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Cardiorenal ketone metabolism in healthy humans assessed by 11C-acetoacetate PET: effect of D-β-hydroxybutyrate, a meal, and age by Valérie St-Pierre, Gabriel Richard, Etienne Croteau, Mélanie Fortier, Camille Vandenberghe, André C. Carpentier, André C. Carpentier, Bernard Cuenoud, Bernard Cuenoud, Stephen C. Cunnane, Stephen C. Cunnane

“…The heart and kidney have a high energy requirement, but relatively little is known about their utilization of ketones as a potential energy source. …”
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Advances in the modification and applications of cellulosic-based materials for wastewater remediation: a review by AbdElAziz A. Nayl, Ahmed I. Abd-Elhamid, Katarína Mosnáčková, Wael A. A. Arafa, Ahmed Hamad Alanazi, Ismail M. Ahmed, Hazim M. Ali, Ashraf A. Aly, Magda Aly Akl, Ahmed Salah Doma, Hisham Fouad Aly, Stefan Bräse

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Potential of Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) By-Product as a Feed Additive in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides): Turning Waste into Valuable Resources by Mingshi Chen, Yang Liu, Xiaoxue Bao, Yuhua Yue, Binbin Tong, Xionghui Yang, Hui Yu, Ying Yang, Yuhong Liu, Yingying Yu

“…This study suggests that Chinese yam by-product has the potential to be used as a functional feed additive in aquaculture, providing a reference for efficient recovery and utilization of by-products from plant sources during processing and culturing high-quality aquatic products.…”
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New Thermoelectric Sensor Adapted to Realize an Infrared Radiations Detector by Mohammed Rahmoun, Khalid Hachami, Abdelwahad Touil, Benaissa Bellach, Mohammed Bailich, Ammar Merdani

“…The present paper deals with the design and the realization of a new thermoelectric sensor (Seebeck), sensitive to the infrared radiations emitted by different sources. The function mechanism utilizes radiative absorption phenomena, heat transfer, and thermoelectric effects. …”
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Digital Twin-Based Technical Research on Comprehensive Gear Fault Diagnosis and Structural Performance Evaluation by Qiang Zhang, Zhe Wu, Boshuo An, Ruitian Sun, Yanping Cui

“…However, the current gear operation is still faced with problems such as poor monitoring, a single detection index, and low data utilization, which lead to incomplete evaluation results. …”
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Spatial–Temporal Heterogeneity of Wetlands in the Alpine Mountains of the Shule River Basin on the Northeastern Edge of the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau by Shuya Tai, Donghui Shangguan, Jinkui Wu, Rongjun Wang, Da Li

“…Alpine wetland ecosystems, as important carbon sinks and water conservation areas, possess unique ecological functions. Driven by climate change and human activities, the spatial distribution changes in alpine wetlands directly affect the ecosystems and water resource management within a basin. …”
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Green Infrastructure Network Planning in Urban Fringe Areas Based on the Characteristics of Agricultural and Forestry Landscape Ecological Network in a Metropolitan City by Dongmeng Wang, Can Zhao, Baolin Xia, Chenming Zhang, Dezheng Kong, Qindong Fan

“…Small-scale, dispersed agroforestry spaces in the urban fringe constitute ecological land that serves dual public benefit functions: natural ecological conservation and rural-urban services. …”
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Performance Analysis for Exact and Upper Bound Capacity in DF Energy Harvesting Full-Duplex with Hybrid TPSR Protocol by Phu Tran Tin, Phan Van-Duc, Tan N. Nguyen, Le Anh Vu

“…In this paper, we investigate the full-duplex (FD) decode-and-forward (DF) cooperative relaying system, whereas the relay node can harvest energy from radiofrequency (RF) signals of the source and then utilize the harvested energy to transfer the information to the destination. …”
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Insights into the effects of biomass feedstock and pyrolysis conditions on the energy storage capacity and durability of standard biochar-based phase-change composites by Dimberu G. Atinafu, Ji Yong Choi, Jihee Nam, Yujin Kang, Sumin Kim

“…Abstract Material selection and production conditions are imperative for determining the functional performances of composite materials. Phase-change composites obtained from phase-change materials (PCMs) and supporting matrices exhibit high thermal energy storage density. …”
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Involvement of Anion-Specific Effects in Changes in the Gelation and Thermodynamic Properties of Calcium Alginate Hydrogel by Yuqiao Wang, Lin Li, Jiacheng Liu, Jianan Yan, Ce Wang, Bin Lai, Yu Dong, Haitao Wu

“…This study highlights the importance of anion-specific effects on the properties of alginate hydrogels and provides insights into the utilization of these effects to fabricate functional hydrogels with variable properties.…”
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DBSQFusion: a multimodal image fusion method based on dual-channel attention by Shaodong Liu, Faming Shao, Xiaohui He, Jinhong Xue, Heng Zhang, Qing Liu

“…Furthermore, a Sparse Multi-scale Loss function (SMLoss) is employed to enhance multi-scale information and edge textures, thereby further improving the quality of the fused image. …”
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