Regional differences and dynamic evolution in the resilience of public-private partnership projects: Evidence from the China by Jiangtao Chi, Yi Huang, Xin Li, Jiaying Li, Zihan Xia, Feiwu Ren, Xiangyun Xu, Jinbo Song, Yanwei Wang

“…In the context of high-quality development and in the face of uncertainties and risks from economic, social and political sources, we aim to understand the resilience of public-private partnership projects in megaprojects, and to improve their ability to effectively manage adversity and optimize resource allocation. …”
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Causes of baseflow variation in an inland river watershed of Northwest China by Mengwei Song, Hailong Liu, Quanlong Wu, Aminjon Gulakhmadov, Firdavs Shaimuradov

“…To investigate the drivers of baseflow dynamics in northwest China's Manas River watershed, we employed multi-source remote sensing data to identify the optimal baseflow separation method. …”
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Study on Outdoor Spectral Inversion of Winter Jujube Based on BPDF Models by Yabei Di, Jinlong Yu, Huaping Luo, Huaiyu Liu, Lei Kang, Yuesen Tong

“…In the future, it is necessary to further optimize the dynamic adjustment mechanism of the model parameters and improve the ability of environmental interference correction by combining multi-source data fusion.…”
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COVID-19 as a Catalyst of Food Security Crisis. Whether the Existing System of Agriculture Can Remain the Same by Oleksandra Ovchynnykova

“…Agriculture as a main factor of food security should be transformed through implementing principles of climate-optimized agriculture and blue economy (use of ocean resources) as a source of “blue food” to achieve food sustainability.…”
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Assessment of the Fish Stock Status of the Spangled Emperor <i>Lethrinus nebulosus</i> Along the Coast of Balochistan, Pakistan by Aidah Baloch, Qun Liu, Muhsan Ali Kalhoro, Aamir Mahmood Memon, Suman Barua, Xu Chen, Hasnain Raza, Yihong Ma

“…The sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in Pakistan was assessed using the catch-based Monte Carlo method (CMSY) and the length-based Bayesian biomass (LBB) method to evaluate the data-limited fishery of the Spangled Emperor, <i>Lethrinus nebulosus</i>. …”
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Design of Environmental Impact Mitigation Strategy In The Furniture Industry Using Life Cycle Assessment by Weny Findiastuti, Fitri Agustina, Rullie Annisa, Ach Dafid, Iffan Maflahah, Ananda Rafli Siswanto

“…Recommendations for improvement include the implementation of cleaner production, namely replacing thinner-based paint with more environmentally friendly water-based paint and optimizing delivery routes using the saving matrix nearest insert method to reduce the total distance traveled and transportation emissions. …”
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Action Recognition in Videos through a Transfer-Learning-Based Technique by Elizabeth López-Lozada, Humberto Sossa, Elsa Rubio-Espino, Jesús Yaljá Montiel-Pérez

“…This realistic and diverse dataset allowed for a comprehensive evaluation of the proposed method, demonstrating its effectiveness in different scenarios and conditions. …”
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ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE LOGISTICS SERVICES MARKET IN THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESSES by Bohdan Samoilenko, Olena Pavlova, Otabeg Azizov

“…Specifically, the content analysis method was used to process scientific sources and review thematic literature on the concepts of modernisation and competitiveness of rail transport. …”
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Modified protocol comparing sporicidal activity of different non-thermal plasma generating devices by Anna Machková, Leonardo Zampieri, Tomasz Czapka, Jan Hrudka, Eva Vaňková, Josef Khun, Emilio Martines, Jana Brotánková, Luigi Cordaro, Gianluca De Masi, Vladimír Scholtz

“…The presented protocol is based on an established bacterial method and can therefore serve as a general standard for an effective comparison of NTP sources across laboratories worldwide.…”
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Design and Simulation of an Irish Potato Peeling machine. by Namuri, Gift Evelyn

“…Prototype testing was conducted using Irish potatoes with an Irish potato sourced locally. Results demonstrate the machine can peel potatoes with an average efficiency of 90% and can reduce peeling time by 70% compared to manual methods. …”
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Automating the quantification of coastal change using historical aerial photography: A case study along the coastline of county Cork, Ireland by Emma Chalençon, Fiona Cawkwell, Michael O’Shea, Jimmy Murphy

“…This robust and repeatable method provides a valuable alternative to time-consuming and subjective manual digitisation.…”
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Safety Threshold Determination for Blasting Vibration of the Lining in Existing Tunnels under Adjacent Tunnel Blasting by Fei Xue, Caichu Xia, Guoliang Li, Baocheng Jin, Yongwang He, Yapeng Fu

“…By using regression analysis of the measured vibration data, the calculation method of maximum charge per delay for optimizing blasting excavation under different surrounding rock grades is obtained. …”
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Solvent-free valorization of sugarcane bagasse fibers into nitrogen-doped microporous carbons: Efficient contenders for selective carbon dioxide capture by Urooj Kamran, Nasir Shezad, Soo-Jin Park, Kyong Yop Rhee, Shujie You, Farid Akhtar

“…Melamine and KOH were used as a nitrogen-doping source and an activator, respectively. The specimen (SBF-BC-KM0.5), prepared with optimized melamine loading, possessed efficient textural features, including a specific surface area (SSA) of 1138 m² g⁻¹ , a micropore volume of 0.396 cm³ g⁻¹ , high concentration of ultra-micropores (<0.6 nm) (89 %) and high content of pyrrolic-N functionality (35 %). …”
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Optimalisasi Badan Penasihatan Pembinaan dan Pelestarian Perkawinan Kepenghuluan Dalam Meminimalisir Angka Perceraian by Bagus Kusumo Hadi, Opia Tatarisanto, Adam Dewantara Putra, Asyifa Nur Azizah, Taufik Pajar Pebriansyah

“…However, the effectiveness of its application in various regions in preventing divorce is still limited. This research method uses qualitative research with field research with critical analytical descriptive methods, then this composition uses a normative and empirical approach methodology sourced from direct experience in the field. …”
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Exploring farmers’ acceptance of treated wastewater for irrigation and its diverse impacts: evidence from case studies in the West Bank, Palestine by Sonia Darabee, Issam Daghari, Fatma Bader Abuaziza, Rashed M Al-Sa'ed, Charles Muanda, Mohammad Hamdan, Eldon R. Rene, Marwan Ghanem, Hedi Daghari

“… Global water scarcity has intensified the search for non-conventional water sources, with treated wastewater (TWW) emerging as a promising alternative, particularly in arid and semi-arid regions. …”
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Artificial intelligence models for predicting the performance of proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers under steady and dynamic power by Thomas Waite, Alireza Sadeghi, Mohammad Yazdani-Asrami

“…Proton exchange membrane water electrolyzers (PEMWEs) are one of the leading technologies to produce hydrogen from renewable power sources. Predicting the effect of degradation in PEMWEs is crucial for determining economic feasibility, maintenance schedules, and optimal control. …”
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Reconstruction of U.S. Regional-Scale Soybean SIF Based on MODIS Data and BP Neural Network by YAO Jianen, LIU Haiqiu, YANG Man, FENG Jinying, CHEN Xiu, ZHANG Peipei

“…The proposed OCO-2 SIF data reconstruction method in this study holds the potential to provide a more reliable SIF dataset. …”
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Donor – recipient selection using epitope mismatches in kidney transplantation by A. V. Vatazin, A. B. Vatazin, V. A. Stepanov

“…In the routine practice of a transplantation center with a short waiting list of its own, it might be possible to improve the kidney transplant survival as a result of considering epitope mismatches, thus  reducing the risk of developing donor-specific anti-HLA antibodies and ensuring a higher graft survival rate. This method can be used for additional ranking of transplantation candidates depending on the number of epitope mismatches within the fixed number of HLA-mismatches and thus select the optimal one. …”
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Comparative evaluation of gamma cameras performance for internal monitoring of workers exposed to I-131 in nuclear medicine services by Salomão Marques de Oliveira, Ana Letícia Almeida Dantas, Bernardo Maranhão Dantas

“…Manufacturer Model Facility Count Time MDA (Bq) Annual Sensitivity (mSv) 1 day 7 days Phillips BrightView XCT A 3 130 0.5 0.9 GE Millennium B 7 134 0.6 0.9 GE Discovery MN/CT 670 C 3 146 0.6 1.0 Siemens e.cam 180 D 3 151 0.6 1.0 Elscint Apex SPX-6 E 3 146 0.6 1.0 Siemens Symbia E 3 129 0.5 0.9 GE Millennium F 2 131 0.5 0.9   In order to avoid disturbing the routine of the NMS, the count time was optimized to be as low as possible but keeping the necessary sensitivity of the method for the application in occupational monitoring. …”
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Effects of exogenous sugars on root sugar metabolism and antioxidant system under sub-low root-zone temperature in Malus baccata Borkh. by LIU Hanyu, WANG Peng, ZHOU Wenjie, SU Hong, LÜ Deguo, LI Lijie

“…“Sub-low temperature” refers to a low temperature that is above 0 ℃ and lower than the optimal temperature for plant growth and development, but it does not cause plant death. …”
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