A Modified -Median Model for the Emergency Facilities Location Problem and Its Variable Neighbourhood Search-Based Algorithm by Menghao Xi, Feng Ye, Zhong Yao, Qiuhong Zhao

“…Emergency incidents, including natural disasters, terrorist attacks, public health outbreaks, and industrial and mining accidents, and so forth, result in severe human casualties and property losses. Emergency facilities, which provide relief materials and services, play an important role in rescue management. …”
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Emergency response for recently isolated Foot and Mouth Disease virus type A Africa in Egypt 2022 by Mohamed Samy Abousenna, Heba A. Khafagy, Amal Abd El Moneim Mohamed, Sara E.A. El Sawy, Fady Abd El Mohsen Shasha, Darwish Mahmoud Darwish, Nermeen G. Shafik

“…Abstract Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious viral infection affecting cloven-hoofed ruminants, leading to significant economic losses. In 2022, Egypt faced a severe outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) caused by the A/Africa/G-IV variant. …”
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Long Prediction Horizon FCS-MPC for Power Converters and Drives by Eduardo Zafra, Sergio Vazquez, Tobias Geyer, Ricardo P. Aguilera, Leopoldo G. Franquelo

“…Several studies highlight the performance benefits that long prediction horizons achieve in terms of closed-loop stability, harmonic distortions, and switching losses. However, the practical implementation is not straightforward due to its inherently high computational burden. …”
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Emergence of Fusarium incarnatum and Fusarium avenaceum in wilt affected solanaceous crops of the Northern Himalayas by Tasmeen J. Parihar, Madeeha Naik, Shafqat Mehraj, Syed Inam ul Haq, Maqsooda Perveen, Ishfaq Ahmed Malla, Taniya Abid, Nadia Gul, Khalid Z. Masoodi

“…The findings underscore the growing adaptability of these Fusarium species to diverse agricultural systems and highlight the urgent need for targeted disease management strategies to mitigate the significant yield losses caused by Fusarium wilt in solanaceous vegetable production.…”
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Understanding the Challenges Experienced by COPD Patients: A Qualitative Study by Özlem Oruç, Saime Erol, Zahide Aksoy

“…The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ) checklist was used as a guide to ensure the quality of the study.Results: As a result of the analysis, five themes emerged regarding the challenges experienced in COPD: Perception of disease, difficulty in disease management, losses in lifestyle, emotional burden of the disease, need for information.Conclusions: It is thought that the interventions to be implemented to strengthen COPD patients can increase their effectiveness by creating them within the scope of the themes obtained in this study.…”
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Analysis of Antifungal Components in the Galls of Melaphis chinensis and Their Effects on Control of Anthracnose Disease of Chinese Cabbage Caused by Colletotrichum higginsianum by Ping-Chung Kuo, Ting-Fang Hsieh, Mei-Chi Lin, Bow-Shin Huang, Jenn-Wen Huang, Hung-Chang Huang

“…Fungal pathogens caused various diseases which resulted in heavy yield and quality losses on plants of commercial interests such as fruits, vegetables, and flowers. …”
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New Approach to Enrich Pasta with Polyphenols from Grape Marc by V. Marinelli, L. Padalino, D. Nardiello, M. A. Del Nobile, A. Conte

“…In addition, low cooking losses were found. In terms of sensory properties fortified pasta is acceptable as the traditional product, thus demonstrating that it is possible to exploit food waste to better satisfy consumer demand for healthy food products in a more sustainable perspective.…”
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Design Maintenance System on Mixer Machine to Prevent the Breakdown Using Reliability Centered Maintenance by Budhi Santri Kusuma, Mhd. Ardian Syahputra, Roaida Yanti, Dede Ibrahim Muthawali

“…However, many manufacturing companies neglect maintenance, leading to frequent machine breakdowns that can result in machine downtime and financial losses. This research aims to determine the machine maintenance interval and the types of actions to be taken. …”
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Studies on the Effects of Interphase Heat Exchange during Thermal Explosion in a Combustible Dusty Gas with General Arrhenius Reaction-Rate Laws by K. S. Adegbie, F. I. Alao

“…A mathematical model for thermal explosion in a combustible dusty gas containing fuel droplets with general Arrhenius reaction-rate laws, convective and radiative heat losses, and interphase heat exchange between gas and inert solid particles is investigated. …”
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Nucleonic Direct Urca Processes and Cooling of the Massive Neutron Star by Antikaon Condensations by Yan Xu, Wen Bo Ding, Cheng Zhi Liu, J. L. Han

“…Calculations are performed in the relativistic mean field and isothermal interior approximations. Neutrino energy losses of the nucleonic direct Urca processes are reduced when the optical potential of antikaons changes from −80 to −130 MeV. …”
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A review on bio-inspired corrosion resistant superhydrophobic coating on copper substrate: recent advances, mechanisms, constraints, and future prospects by Himanshu Prasad Mamgain, Pravat Ranjan Pati, Krishna Kanta Samanta, Ranjeet Brajpuriya, Rajeev Gupta, Jitendra Kumar Pandey, Jayant Giri, T Sathish, Mohammad Kanan

“…Corrosion poses significant challenges, leading to material deterioration and adverse effects on characteristics like conductivity and malleability, resulting in infrastructure failures and economic losses. Traditional corrosion prevention methods have limitations, such as high costs and limited effectiveness. …”
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Infectious Laryngotracheitis Virus and Avian Metapneumovirus: A Comprehensive Review by Jongsuk Mo, Jongseo Mo

“…Respiratory avian viral diseases significantly impact the world poultry sector, leading to notable economic losses. The highly contagious DNA virus, infectious laryngotracheitis virus, and the RNA virus, avian metapneumovirus, are well known for their prevalent effects on avian respiratory systems. …”
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Subwavelength Imaging in Sub-THz Range Using Dielectric Waveguide by Paweł Komorowski, Przemysław Zagrajek, Mateusz Kaluza, Andrzej Kołodziejczyk, Sławomir Ertman, Adrianna Nieradka, Mateusz Surma, Agnieszka Siemion

“…This study contains a characterization of the losses introduced by the waveguide and a discussion of the setup’s geometry. …”
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Analysis and Optimization of Hydraulic Calibration for Maximum Performance of Wastewater Treatment Plants by Qabbou Nour-eddine, Khomsi Driss, Hassani Naoual Semlali Aouragh

“…It highlights the impact of head losses and integrates a range of potential alternatives for achieving hydraulic efficiency in a wastewater treatment plant.…”
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Impedance Reshaping Strategy for Battery Energy Storage Systems Based on Partial Power Conversion by Ming Li, Yucheng Wu, Xiangxin Xi, Haibo Liu, Baizheng Xu, Long Jing

“…To avoid additional component losses while significantly improving the energy conversion efficiency of battery energy storage systems, the application of series-connected partial power converter (S-PPC) technology in battery energy storage systems is investigated in this study. …”
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BIM-Based Model Checking: A Scientometric Analysis and Critical Review by Sihao Li, Ziyang Jiang, Zhao Xu

“…The errors in BIM models can lead to significant losses in engineering projects, thus leading to BIM-based model checking (BMC) technology garnering an increasing amount of attention. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Thermal Heating Unit for a Room Heater. by Wabwire, Jovent Apollo

“…The primary goal is to create an efficient and cost-effective solution that ensures thermal comfort in cold residential environments, even with outdoor temperatures as low as 15 °C, while keeping ventilation and exfiltration losses below 7065 ACH. The research involves a thorough literature review, design conceptualization, and an in-depth evaluation of various heating mechanisms. …”
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An Investigation on the Effect of Aloe Vera (Brevicoryne Brassicae) Extract on Cabbage Aphids. by Ssembwere, Sailam

“…Cabbage aphids (Brevicoryne brassicae) are significant pests of brassica crops worldwide, causing substantial economic losses. Overusing synthetic insecticides has led to environmental concerns and the development of insecticide-resistant aphid populations. …”
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Sports and Games Union Policy by Kabale University

“…Such values as untiring work ethic-hard work endurance , perseverance , discipline ,leadership, how to follow , communication commitment time management , reliability, sportsmanship , responsibility , confidence character, creativity , socialization, motivation unselfishness/teamwork, self-awareness and alertness, how to handle adversity of losses and how to accept winning and losing graciously , among many other values are what sports help to instill into the participating athlete.…”
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Methods of Laser Spectroscopy in Devices for Continuous Monitoring of O2 and CO Content in Boiler Smoke Gases by V. A. Firago, V. Wujcik, I. S. Manak, P. Komada, V. V. Krot

“…The paper shows that the least errors of continuous CO and O2 concentration monitoring at the presence of variations in dissipative losses have been ensured by the modified correlation method though its threshold sensitivity is less than integral and correlation ones.…”
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