Analysis and Optimization of Operating Modes of Mini-CHP on Local Fuels in Conditions of Surplus Electric Power Capacities in the Unified Energy System of Belarus. Part 1 by R. S. Ignatovich, V. A. Sednin, Ye. S. Zuyeva

“…During the study, an analysis of the functioning of the ORC-installation Turboden 14 CHP ORC-installation operating as part of a mini-CHP using LFT was carried out. …”
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mbctools: A User-Friendly Metabarcoding and Cross-Platform Pipeline for Analyzing Multiple Amplicon Sequencing Data across a Large Diversity of Organisms by Barnabé, Christian, Sempéré, Guilhem, Manzanilla, Vincent, Millan, Joel Moo, Amblard-Rambert, Antoine, Waleckx, Etienne

“…It provides functions for various tasks such as dereplication, clustering, chimera detection, and taxonomic assignment. …”
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Isolation and Purification, Structural Characterization, Hypoglycemic Activity of Soluble β-Glucan from Cordyceps chrysanthemi by Yexin LIN, Guangyu YAN, Yaru WANG, Hua FANG, Hui CHEN, Zhuan HONG

“…Soluble β-glucan from mushroom source had good biological activity, in order to develop and utilize β-glucan (CMBG) in Cordyceps chrysanthemi, this study used Cordyceps chrysanthemi substrate as raw material, and was purified by proteolytic enzyme digestion, adsorption of macroporous resin, and chromatography of DEAE ion-exchange columns, and the decolorization rate and β-glucan retention rate were weighted and scored to feel out the establishment of the optimal purification process conditions. …”
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The impact of urbanization on land use land cover change using geographic information system and remote sensing: a case of Mizan Aman City Southwest Ethiopia by Addis Bikis, Muluye Engdaw, Digvijay Pandey, Binay Kumar Pandey

“…Deforestation for urban functions, including timber production, construction materials, and firewood, adversely affects the environment. …”
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Nixtamalization and Extrusion Processes: Effects on Physicochemical, Nutritional, and Nutraceutical Properties in the Processing of Corn Into Tortilla by Ana Luisa Félix-Sámano, Jennifer Vianey Félix-Medina, María Fernanda Quintero-Soto, Ismael Diaz-Peña, Roberto Gutiérrez-Dorado

“…Tortillas are a significant component of the Mexican diet, serving as a major source of protein and energy. The average consumption of nixtamalized corn tortillas in Mexico is around 80 kg per capita per year. …”
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Degradation of Tetracycline in Wastewater by Persulfate Activated by Sulfidated Nanometer Zero-valent Iron by Qiuyue YE, Zhengchun HU, Ziyi WANG, Wen XU, Shiyi ZHAO, Xuying DENG, Minghao GUO, Na GUO, Bing LIAO

“…Sulfidated zero-valent iron (S–nZVI) has been extensively utilized in wastewater treatment in recent years due to its superior electron transfer efficiency and selectivity. …”
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A Multiband Dual Linear-to-Circular Polarization Conversion Reflective Metasurface Design Based on Liquid Crystal for X-Band Applications by Xinju Wang, Lihan Tong, Peng Chen, Lu Liu, Yutong Yin, Haowei Zhang

“…The polarization conversion (PC) structure employs an orthogonal anisotropic design, utilizing logarithmic functions to create two pairs of bowtie microstrip patches for linear-to-circular polarization conversion (LCPC). …”
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Taguchi Method-Based Synthesis of a Circular Antenna Array for Enhanced IoT Applications by Wided Amara, Ramzi Kheder, Ridha Ghayoula, Issam El Gmati, Amor Smida, Jaouhar Fattahi, Lassaad Latrach

“…To address this limitation, the synthesis method utilizing the Taguchi approach, originally designed for linear arrays, can be effectively extended to two-dimensional or planar antenna arrays. …”
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Experimental determination and theoretical calculation for CO2 liquid-solid phase equilibrium in PLNG by Zihe LI, Jianlu ZHU, Qing MIAO, Feng YAN, Xin OUYANG, Chaofei NIE, Hui HAN, Yuxing LI

“…Methods A novel liquid-solid phase equilibrium test setup was designed and built with visualization and continuous sampling functions. This setup was employed to experimentally determine the liquid-solid phase equilibrium of carbon dioxide. …”
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Novel dihydroxybenzohydrazide grafted deoxycellulose for efficient removal of anionic food colorants and hexavalent chromium from wastewater by Magda A. Akl, Azza A. H. Fahim, El-Sayed R. H. El-Gharkawy

“…Ultimately, this study demonstrates that the fast-responsive CELL@HBH adsorbent can be effectively utilized to eliminate E122, E124, and Cr(VI) from a wide range of real water sources. …”
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Characteristics of B, Zn and Se in stream sediments of Tanzania and their agricultural applications: Based on 1:1000000 geochemical survey by Kang-kang Xu, Hong-wei Sun, Wei Xie, Fu-qing He, Xiao-yang Liu, Kai Sun, Sheng-fei He, Xing-yuan Wu, Peng-hui Gong, Godfrey Machumu

“…Tanzania is located in eastern Africa with a predominantly agricultural ecomomy, the potential for developing and utilizing cultivated land are promising, but scientific guidance is required. …”
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The Role of Heat in the Lifestyle of the People of Iran during the Safavid Era by Javad Alipoor silab

“…Although studying the role of environmental elements from a historical perspective is challenging due to the nature of the historical sources available, a detailed examination of these sources, along with the use of medical resources, reveals different aspects of how heat influenced life and social behaviors in Safavid Iran. …”
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Analysis of the Causes of Urban Sprawl in Iran by keramatollah Ziari, Saeed Zanganeh Shahraki, Negin Rajabzadeh, Mohsen Abbas Nejad Jelogir

“…Discussion of Results & ConclusionThe causes of urban sprawl in Iran were categorized into 15 distinct dimensions: city form, urban management and planning, infrastructure and urban elements/transportation, land and housing management, planning, and policy, migration and land preparation, socio-cultural factors, natural factors, economic factors, urban plans, political factors, inner-city problems, marginalization and informal settlement issues, urban peripheral problems, demographic factors, and other factors.Within the dimension of city form, spatial-functional discontinuity was noted as a contributing factor (3 occurrences in the sources). …”
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Development and Analysis of a Non-Resonant Wide-Band Tri-Axial Electromagnetic Energy Harvester by Hamid Khan, Farid Ullah Khan

“…Moreover, the harvester is utilized with various other home appliances, including washing machine, kitchen blender, and domestic water pump. …”
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A semi-analytical model for flow regime diagnosis in multi-fractured horizontal wells within deep coalbed methane reservoirs by Chang-qing Liu, Zhao-biao Yang, He-qing Chen, Guo-xiao Zhou, Yu-hui Liang, Jun-yu Gu, Yu-qiang Wang, Cun-lei Li, Ben-ju Lu, Shuai-long Feng, Jia-nan Wang

“…In this study, a “dual-porosity and dual-phase” model, which incorporates free and adsorptive gas, coal quality and excess adsorption, has been proposed to better understand gas flow dynamics during extraction from deep coal seams with multi-fractured horizontal wells. Utilizing Laplace transformation and the Gaver-Stehfest numerical inversion method, combined with boundary elements and point-source functions, a semi-analytical solution is derived. …”
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Quality of life in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer receiving cytotoxic and cytotoxic plus targeted therapy by Hong Tham Pham, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Thao Le Ba, Vo Ngoc Minh Tran, Ronald L. Castelino, Kim-Huong Truong-Nguyen, Bao Khanh Nguyen, Megan K. Fischer, Viet Dung Tran, Minh-Hoang Tran

“…The primary outcome was overall health and QoL (H/QoL), measured at month 12 using the EORTC QLQ-C30 global health status/QoL scale (in percentage point) and the EQ-5D-3L utility score. The secondary outcomes included each component of the EORTC QLQ-C30 functional scales and symptom scales/items (in percentage point), measured at month 12. …”
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Artistic Documentary in the Context of Cultural Dialogue and the Expression of a New Nature of Historical Self-knowledge by S.R. Gevorgyan, V.S. Karapetyan, M.M. Ispiryan, A.V. Galstyan, A.G. Marianna, Ye.Zh. Mnatsakanyan, S.A. Margaryan

“…The study employs comparative and contrast methods to examine human-nature relationships, utilizing linguistic hermeneutics to analyze literary works and their original sources. …”
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Innovation and Risk Avoidance of Smart Library Services Based on Generative Artificial Intelligence by Jia LIU

“…The study draws on both theoretical and empirical sources, utilizing qualitative analysis to examine trends in the use of generative AI in different types of library services. …”
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A multi-omics Mendelian randomization identifies putatively causal genes and DNA methylation sites for asthma by Jia Wang, MD, Jinxin Hu, MS, Dan Qin, MD, Dan Han, MD, Jiapeng Hu, MD

“…Employing Summary Data-based Mendelian Randomization (SMR) and Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization (TSMR), we pinpointed asthma causal genes, causal DNA methylation sites, and methylation sites affecting gene expression, cross validated with at least 2 large-scale GWAS from each source. We utilized colocalization for genetic associations, meta-analysis for data integration, two-step MR for methylation-gene-asthma mediation mechanism. …”
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How does soil carbon sequestration affect greenhouse gas emissions from a sheep farming system? Results of an life cycle assessment case study by Pasquale Arca, Enrico Vagnoni, Pierpaolo Duce, Antonello Franca

“… • Extensification of dairy sheep systems determines lower environmental impact per hectare of utilized agricultural area. • Enteric methane emissions are the main source of GHG emissions of the sheep milk life cycle…”
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