Photocatalytic performance of Se-modified TiO2 prepared with triethanolamine or iminodiacetic acid as hydrolysis inhibitors by Xia Zhang, Jinyu Yang, Junjie Xu, Shizhong Zhou, Yanglin Zhang, Xuan Liu, Yanqing Zhang, Yuesheng Li, Jun Guo

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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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Strategic scheduling of the electric vehicle-based microgrids under the enhanced particle swarm optimization algorithm by Saeed Abdollahi Khou, Javad olamaei, Mohammad Hassan Hosseini

“…Abstract With increasing worldwide attention on environmental sustainability, microgrids that harness renewable sources have become more prominent. The changing characteristics of renewable energy sources and energy demand’s unpredictable patterns might cause disruptions in the sustainable working of microgrids. …”
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An Optimal Control of Energy Storage Systems Using Wind Power Prediction by Kenta Koiwa, Tomonori Tashiro, Tomoya Ishii, Tadanao Zanma, Kang-Zhi Liu

“…This paper develops an optimal control method of energy storage systems (ESSs) that utilizes WPP output prediction to mitigate WPP output fluctuation. …”
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Cell differentiation controls iron assimilation in the choanoflagellate Salpingoeca rosetta by Fredrick Leon, Jesus M. Espinoza-Esparza, Vicki Deng, Maxwell C. Coyle, Sarah Espinoza, David S. Booth

“…Similar to their animal relatives, we found that the model choanoflagellate, S. rosetta, divides metabolic functions between distinct cell types. One cell type uses an iron reductase to acquire ferric colloids, a key source of iron in the ocean. …”
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Day-Ahead Net Load Forecasting for Renewable Integrated Buildings Using XGBoost by Spencer Kerkau, Saeed Sepasi, Harun Or Rashid Howlader, Leon Roose

“…With the large-scale adoption of photovoltaic (PV) systems as a renewable energy source, accurate long-term forecasting benefits both utilities and customers. …”
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Design of image classification system for fabric inspection process using Raspberry Pi by Emmanuel Agung Nugroho, Joga Dharma Setiawan, Munadi Munadi, Diki Diki

“…The prototype of fabric defect inspection system is built by utilizing two rollers that function as a fabric roll house before and after the inspection process. …”
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RABP: Delay/disruption tolerant network routing and buffer management algorithm based on weight by Hezhe Wang, Guangsheng Feng, Huiqiang Wang, Hongwu Lv, Renjie Zhou

“…This algorithm estimates the message delay and hop count to the destination node in order to construct a weight function of the delay and hop count. A node with the least weight value will be selected as the relay node, and the algorithm implements buffer management based on the weight of the message carried by the node, for efficiently utilizing the limited network resources. …”
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The Influence of the working fluid and Regenerator material on the Performance of the types Gamma Stirling Engine by yahya abbas, Ali A. F. Al-Hamadani

“…The engine's most notable features are minimal noise, vibration, and pollution, as well as its capacity to function with any external heat source, including biomass, solar energy, and industrial waste. …”
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Research on control strategy for energy management of hydrogen-electric hybrid vehicles in urban rail transit applications based on fuzzy control by LI Hongwei, CHEN Limei, GAO Yang, WANG Jian, SHI Lei, XIANG Weiran

“…Moreover, a trapezoidal membership function and the Mamdani fuzzy inference method were employed for fuzzy processing. …”
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Small extracellular vesicles contain metals and transfer metal intercellularly by Adityas Purnianto, Celeste Mawal, Mitali M. Kulkarni, Huaqi Su, Tiana F. Koukoulis, Patricia Wongsodirdjo, Ya Hui Hung, Scott Ayton, Ashley I. Bush, Kevin J. Barnham, Laura J. Vella

“…Small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) function as a mechanism through which a cell can export its cargo and transfer it to recipient cells. …”
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Preparation of Nitrogen-Rich Tar by Co-Pyrolysis and Analysis of Nitrogen-Containing Compounds in Pyrolysis Products by Peiqi Chen, Gang Li, Jie Shao, Baoping Bai, Jie Hu, Xiang Han, Anning Zhou, Qiuhong Wang, Fuxin Chen

“…In this study, we use coal as a carbon source from Zhangjiamao and doped with different nitrogen sources for co-pyrolysis. …”
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Assessment of the capacity of health facilities in preventing and managing non-communicable diseases in selected regions of Somaliland by Opeolu O. Ojo, Omar O Hersi, Ayodele A Falobi, Nura Ali, Lawrence Tan, Yusuf A. Ali

“…Where available, they were either not functional or there is a lack of expertise for effective utilization. …”
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Quasi-weekly oscillation of regional PM_2.5 transport over China driven by the synoptic-scale disturbance of the East Asian winter monsoon circulation by Y. Bai, T. Zhao, K. Meng, Y. Zhou, J. Xiong, X. Sun, L. Shen, Y. Yue, Y. Zhu, W. Hu, J. Yao

“…By constructing the data of daily PM<span class="inline-formula">_2.5</span> transport flux in CEC in the winters of 2015–2019, we utilize the extended empirical orthogonal function (EEOF) decomposition and other statistical methods to extract the moving spatial distribution of regional PM<span class="inline-formula">_2.5</span> transport over CEC, recognizing the QWO in regional PM<span class="inline-formula">_2.5</span> transport with the spatial–temporal variations over CEC. …”
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Domain generalization for image classification based on simplified self ensemble learning. by Zhenkai Qin, Xinlu Guo, Jun Li, Yue Chen

“…Domain generalization seeks to acquire knowledge from limited source data and apply it to an unknown target domain. …”
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Design and investigation of charge plasma-based TMD heterojunction TFET biosensor for ultrasensitive detection by Monika Kumari, Niraj Kumar Singh, Vinay Kantipudi, Manodipan Sahoo

“…Non-equilibrium green’s function (NEGF)-based simulator and SILVACO TCAD, a 2-D device simulator have been utilized to simulate the electrical characteristics of the proposed biosensor. …”
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Hydrochemical Characteristics and Control Factors of Strontium Enrichment of Groundwater in the Eastern Sanjiang Plain, China by Jingjie Li, Mingguo Wang, Tao Yang, Sheng Lian, Huaisheng Zhang, Chao Bian, Xuqing Wang, Shixiong Tian

“…Strontium (Sr) is one of the essential trace elements in the human body, which has important biological significance for human physiological function. In this paper, 41 groundwater samples collected from Shengli Farm in the eastern Sanjiang Plain were used to study the hydrochemical characteristics of Sr2+ enrichment and its control factors by correlation analysis, principal component analysis, and Gibbs model, which is helpful to guide the rational development and utilization of local groundwater resources and ecological environment protection.The findings indicate that the groundwater exists in a reducing environment characterized by acidity and low salinity, with predominant cations being Ca2+ and Mg2+, and predominant anions being HCO3−. …”
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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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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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