The Need for Environmental Information Quality by Maria Anna Jankowska

“…The answer may lie in utilizing our skills in the creation and implementation of good, efficient searching strategies to serve the public needs and in the production of a creditable publication. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Characteristics and Driving Forces of Landscape Ecological Risks in Highly Urbanized Areas: A Case Study of Suzhou City by Lingyue LU, Dawei SHAO, Dianming WU

“…It is imperative that high-risk areas be subjected to stringent control to prevent the indiscriminate expansion of construction land and to reinforce the efficient and intensive utilization of existing land resources. …”
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Phenotypic Profiling of Selected Cellulolytic Strains to Develop a Crop Residue-Decomposing Bacterial Consortium by Arman Shamshitov, Egidija Satkevičiūtė, Francesca Decorosi, Carlo Viti, Skaidrė Supronienė

“…Results revealed that, beyond the core subset of 12 carbon sources, the strains exhibited diverse metabolic capacities in utilizing 106 carbon sources. …”
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Characterization of external cross-talk from silicon photomultipliers in a liquid xenon detector by D. Gallacher, A. de St. Croix, S. Bron, B. M. Rebeiro, T. McElroy, S. Al Kharusi, T. Brunner, C. Chambers, B. Chana, Z. Charlesworth, E. Egan, M. Francesconi, L. Galli, P. Giampa, D. Goeldi, S. Lavoie, J. Lefebvre, X. Li, C. Malbrunot, P. Margetak, N. Massacret, S. C. Nowicki, H. Rasiwala, K. Raymond, F. Retière, S. Rottoo, L. Rudolph, X. Shang, M. A. Tétrault, T. Totev, S. Viel, N. V. H. Viet

“…Measurements of SiPM ExCT are detector dependent; thus the ExCT process is simulated and modelled using the Geant4 framework. Utilizing simulations, we determine the average transport and detection efficiency for ExCT photons within LoLX, a necessary input to extract the true ExCT probability and detector independent photon emission intensity. …”
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The evolution of sprinting performance: Technological and regulatory influences from 1976 to 2024 by Dariusz Tadeusz SKALSKI, Magdalena PROŃCZUK, Kinga ŁOSIŃSKA, Ewelina LULIŃSKA, Joanna MOTOWIDŁO, Petr STASTNY, Adam MASZCZYK, Grzegorz TRYBEK

“…Data sources include official race results, biomechanical studies, and historical records of rule changes. …”
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The Value of PET/CT-Based Radiomics in Predicting Adrenal Metastases in Patients with Cancer by Qiujun He, Xiangxing Kong, Xiangxi Meng, Xiuling Shen, Nan Li

“…Logistic regression analysis was employed to build models based on clinical and PET/CT routine parameters. The open-source software Python (version 3.7.11) was utilized to process the regions of interest (ROI) delineated by ITK-SNAP, extracting radiomic features. …”
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A Framework for Fully Programmable Frequency-Encoded Quantum Networks Harnessing Multioutput Quantum Pulse Gates by Patrick Folge, Michael Stefszky, Benjamin Brecht, Christine Silberhorn

“…Quantum input states for this network can be provided by utilizing the strong frequency entanglement of a type-0 parametric down-conversion (PDC) source. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence in the health management of chronic disease: bibliometric analysis by Mingxia Pan, Mingxia Pan, Rong Li, Junfan Wei, Huan Peng, Ziping Hu, Yuanfang Xiong, Na Li, Yuqin Guo, Weisheng Gu, Hanjiao Liu, Hanjiao Liu

“…Hoping our findings will serve as a useful reference for guiding further research and fostering the effective application of AI in healthcare.MethodsThe Web of Science Core Collection database was utilized as the source. All relevant publications from inception to August 2024 were retrieved. …”
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Optimization design of an acoustic cover layer for a cylindrical cavity based on porous materials by Bohan ZHANG, Jili RONG, Xiuyan CHENG

“…The simulation results showed that placing the porous materials closer to the sound source yielded better noise reduction results. However, increasing the coverage rate of the porous material did not lead to proportional improvements in noise reduction or vibration damping. …”
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PFO‐ACCESS: Augmenting Communications for Medical Care or Closure in the Evaluation of Patients With Stroke With Cardiac Shunts by Yasaman Pirahanchi, Benjamin Shifflett, Ehtisham Mahmud, Stefanie Brennan, Dawn M. Meyer, Melissa Mortin, Lovella Hailey, Jeffrey Bowers, Vikas Ravi, Julián Carrión, Reza Bavarsad, Kunal Agrawal, Royya Modir, Thomas Hemmen, Brett C. Meyer

“…Background Patent foramen ovale (PFO) contributes to a quarter of embolic strokes of undetermined source. Although the benefit of PFO closure in selected patients has been demonstrated, our system workflow still resulted in a low rate of PFO evaluation for closure. …”
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Evaluation of Indoor Power Performance of Emerging Photovoltaic Technology for IoT Device Application by Yerassyl Olzhabay, Ikenna Henry Idu, Muhammad Najwan Hamidi, Dahaman Ishak, Arjuna Marzuki, Annie Ng, Ikechi A. Ukaegbu

“…The rapid rise in the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) has opened the door for diverse potential applications in powering indoor Internet of Things (IoT) devices. …”
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Development of High-Resolution Proton Transfer Reaction Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer and its Application in Continuous Fixed-Point Monitoring of Atmospheric VOCs by Zhong-jun ZHAO, Han-lu YUE, Xing GUO, Fu-long DENG, Xing-liang HE, Cheng-lin LI, Yun-hai XU, Yan-ting YANG, Yi-xiang DUAN

“…This study reported the development of a high-resolution proton transfer reaction time-of-flight mass spectrometer (PTR-TOF MS 6000) and its exploratory applications in accurately identifying compounds with the same nominal mass but different molecular weights, as well as in real-time monitoring of the atmospheric VOCs. This instrument utilized a hydrated ion molecule-ion reactor as an efficient ionization source, achieving soft ionization with the limit of detection below 0.005 nmol/mol for various VOCs, and sensitivity reaching thousands of counts per nmol/mol. …”
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Modelling of acid brown 14 and acid yellow 36 dyes adsorption from water by self-nitrogen-doped activated carbon by Mohamed A. El-Nemr, Mohamed A. Hassaan, Murat Yılmaz, Ahmed El Nemr

“…Abstract Acid Brown 14 (AB14) and Acid Yellow 36 (AY36) are synthetic azo dyes extensively utilized in numerous industries, resulting in detrimental environmental consequences. …”
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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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Life cycle assessment of paper products based on recycled and virgin fiber by J. Simamora, E.I. Wiloso, M. Yani

“…Efforts to improve the environmental performance of the two products should focus on enhancing the energy efficiency of the system and incorporating non-fossil fuel energy sources into the production process.…”
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The Data Artifacts Glossary: a community-based repository for bias on health datasets by Rodrigo R. Gameiro, Naira Link Woite, Christopher M. Sauer, Sicheng Hao, Chrystinne Oliveira Fernandes, Anna E. Premo, Alice Rangel Teixeira, Isabelle Resli, An-Kwok Ian Wong, Leo Anthony Celi

“…The Data Artifacts Glossary was piloted using the MIMIC-IV dataset to validate its utility and structure. Results The Data Artifacts Glossary adopts a collaborative approach modeled on successful open-source projects like Linux and Python. …”
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Reinforcement of smart campus grid infrastructure for sustainable energy management in buildings across horizon 2030 by Mahnoor Abbasi, Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi, Muhammad Zubair Iftikhar, Mustafa Anwar, Muhammad Hassan, Thamer A.H. Alghamdi, Mohammed Alenezi

“…Electricity consumption expenses take a significant amount of an educational institution's budget. A major part of utility production in Pakistan depends on non-renewable sources of energy, which have a bad impact on the environment, while their production cost is very high. …”
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Efficacy of Indigenous Bacteria in the Biodegradation of Hydrocarbons Isolated from Agricultural Soils in Huamachuco, Peru by Claudio Quiñones-Cerna, Alina Castañeda-Aspajo, Marycielo Tirado-Gutierrez, David Salirrosas-Fernández, Juan Carlos Rodríguez-Soto, José Alfredo Cruz-Monzón, Fernando Hurtado-Butrón, Wilmer Ugarte-López, Mayra Gutiérrez-Araujo, Medardo Alberto Quezada-Alvarez, Julieta Alessandra Gálvez-Rivera, Mario Esparza-Mantilla

“…Biodegradation assays were conducted using diesel as the sole carbon source in the Bushnell Haas Mineral medium. Molecular characterization of the 16S rRNA gene identified four strains. …”
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Unveiling the shadows: obstacles, consequences, and challenges of information opacity in healthcare systems by Majid Alizadeh, Nazila Azizi, Samireh Mahdavi, Fouad Baghlani

“…A comprehensive search was conducted across major databases such as PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar, utilizing relevant keywords. Selection criteria focused on the relevance, quality, and timeliness of the sources, leading to a critical analysis of the extracted data through thematic synthesis. …”
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Marker pen writing of perovskite solar modules by Yuhao Song, Miaosen Yao, Chen Dong, Sergey Dayneko, Gaogeng Wang, Dongyang Zhang, Yingying Deng, Junjie Tong, Qichao Wang, Gentian Yue, Yueyue Gao, Weifeng Zhang, Makhsud I. Saidaminov, Furui Tan

“…Marker pen written rigid and flexible carbon-electrode perovskite solar modules in mask- and laser-free manners achieve 16.3% and 14.5% power conversion efficiencies, respectively. This method offers an opportunity for rapid on-site fabrication of lightweight and deformable power sources on various substrates, including inflated elastic balloons and folded cellophane paper, and produces customizable irregular solar modules.…”
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