Construction materials obtained by valorising mineral waste of red mud and mining tailings - performance and impact by Adriana Cuciureanu, Bogdan Adrian Stanescu, Georgiana Cernica, Gheorghe Cristian Serbanescu

“…The actions undertaken by Romania, as an active participant in the sustainable policies of the European Union in the field of waste management, aim to permanently minimize the amount of waste generated, recycling, reuse and higher valorisation to ensure a sustainable management of resources and environmental protection. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Energy Consumption Prediction Model for Green Industrial Parks by Chaoan Lai, Yina Wang, Jianhua Zhu, Xuequan Zhou

“…These components are then predicted using a multi-factor LSTM model optimized by improved particle swarm optimization, with the results aggregated for the final forecast. …”
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Evolution of Friction and Permeability in a Propped Fracture under Shear by Fengshou Zhang, Yi Fang, Derek Elsworth, Chaoyi Wang, Xiaofeng Yang

“…Permeability of the propped fracture decreases during shearing due to proppant particle crushing and related clogging. Proppants are prone to crushing if the shear loading evolves concurrently with the normal loading.…”
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Analysis of the Main Factors Influencing the Dominant Frequency of Blast Vibration by Da Liu, Wenbo Lu, Yijia Liu, Ming Chen, Peng Yan, Pengchang Sun

“…Compared with the mature research on the particle peak velocity of blasting vibration, the researches on the dominant frequency of blasting vibration are much less. …”
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Influence of Base Rock Deterioration on Tunnel Bottom Structure Damage under Train Excitation by Zi-Qiang Li, Wei-Wei Huang, Zheng Li, Jian-Wen Feng, Hang Zhang, Qi Li

“…When the surrounding rock is a partial cavity, the damage to the bottom structure intensifies and develops toward the surrounding rock’s deterioration position. …”
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A Multiswarm Intelligence Algorithm for Expensive Bound Constrained Optimization Problems by Wali Khan Mashwani, Ruqayya Haider, Samir Brahim Belhaouari

“…All these developed algorithms have some merits and also demerits. Particle swarm optimization (PSO), firefly algorithm, ant colony optimization (ACO), and bat algorithm (BA) have gained much popularity and they have successfully tackled various test suites of benchmark functions and real-world problems. …”
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Biochar reduces early-stage mineralization rates of plant residues more in coarse-textured soils than in fine-textured soils – an artificial-soil approach by T. M. Inagaki, S. Weldon, F. B. Bucka, F. B. Bucka, E. Farkas, D. P. Rasse

“…Clay and silt particles alone also reduce C mineralization, but the magnitude of the changes is negligible compared to the impact of biochar. …”
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Analisis Hubungan Literasi Keuangan Investor, Pengetahuan Investor, Risk Tolerance Investor Dan Regret Aversion Bias Investor Dengan Keputusan Investasi by Desak Putu Suciwati, Shaskia Roja Marwa, Jeni Susanti

“…Based on the research sample criteria, 129 research samples were obtained. Partial Least Square (PLS) - Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) is used for data analysis. …”
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Shallow Foundation Settlement Quantification: Application of Hybridized Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System Model by Mariamme Mohammed, Ahmad Sharafati, Nadhir Al-Ansari, Zaher Mundher Yaseen

“…This research emphasis on the implementation of newly developed machine learning models called hybridized Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) with Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm, Ant Colony optimizer (ACO), Differential Evolution (DE), and Genetic Algorithm (GA) as efficient approaches to predict settlement of shallow foundation over cohesion soil properties. …”
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The interplay of perceived benefit, perceived risk, and trust in Fintech adoption: Insights from Sub-Saharan Africa by Thomas Appiah, Veronica Venyo Agblewornu

“…The paper utilizes the survey approach to gather data across four countries in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We employ partial least squares-structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (FSQCA) techniques to analyse our dataset. …”
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Postharvest Analysis of Lowland Transgenic Tomato Fruits Harboring hpRNAi-ACO1 Construct by Bita Behboodian, Zainon Mohd Ali, Ismanizan Ismail, Zamri Zainal

“…Initially, cDNA corresponding to ACO1 of lowland tomato cultivar (MT1), which has high identity with ACO1 of Solanum lycopersicum in GenBank, was cloned through RT-PCR. Using a partial coding region of ACO1, one hpRNAi transformation vector was constructed and expressed ectopically under the 35S promoter. …”
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A novel approach for automated rhinoceros beetle control in oil palm replanting: pineapple peel-derived pheromone trap by Lailatul Munawaroh, Shabri Putra Wirman, Neneng Fitrya, Romi Fadli Syahputra, Novia Gesriantuti

“…Spray distribution results indicate particle sizes (60-112 μm) larger than airborne aerosols (0.001-50 μm). …”
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The Feasibility of Using Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Rapid Discrimination of Aged Shiitake Mushroom (Lentinula edodes) after Long-Term Storage by Lu Xu, Xian-Shu Fu, Chen-Bo Cai, Yuan-Bin She

“…Different data preprocessing method including smoothing, taking second-order derivatives (D2), and standard normal variate (SNV) were investigated to reduce the unwanted spectral variations. Partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLSDA) and least squares support vector machine (LS-SVM) were used to develop classification models. …”
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Room temperature ethanol sensors using V2O5 nanoparticles annealed at different temperatures by Amiri Vahid, Mirzaei Ali, Roshan Hossein, Sheikhi Mohammad Hossein

“…The boosted sensing properties of the optimized gas sensor were related to the optimization of crystallinity and particle size after annealing at 450°C. Thus, proper choice of annealing temperature is important to realize the sensors with high sensing performance.…”
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Epitope-imprinted biomaterials with tailor-made molecular targeting for biomedical applications by Youlu Diao, Jia Gao, Yue Ma, Guoqing Pan

“…., proteins and nucleic acids), enables to target the entire molecule through recognizing partial epitopes exposed on it, greatly expanding the applicability and simplifying synthesis process of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs). …”
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Internal communication as a mediator in the relationship between transformational leadership and academic staff’s readiness for change in higher education by Saharudin Saharudin, Ekawarna Ekawarna, Urip Sulistiyo, Mohd. Odha Meditamar, Santo Kristiyono

“…A sample of 118 academic staff (40 male and 78 female) participated in this empirical study. Data were collected using an online survey, employing a Likert scale to measure the constructs. …”
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Algunas consideraciones acerca de cómo concebir estrategias de educación estética en la Educación Médica Superior by Lian Roque Roque, Carlos Lázaro Nodals García, Blanca Garcés Garcés, Ana María Molina Gómez

“…La formación de valores estéticos es un imperativo que emana de las directrices que el gobierno revolucionario ha expuesto en documentos programáticos como la Sexta Conferencia Nacional del Partido y pronunciamientos del Comité Central. Es una tarea pedagógica que tributa a la construcción de un socialismo sostenible. …”
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SHOX Duplication and Tall Stature in a Patient with Xq Deletion and Vascular Disease by J. M. Ramirez, F. A. Rodríguez, M. I. Echeverría, A. L. Vargas, A. E. Calderón, R. M. Miatello, N. F. Renna

“…Concomitant structural anomalies in this chromosome that associate partial loss of its long arm with duplications in its short arm are uncommon. …”
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Isolation and Characterization of Diesel-Degrading Bacteria from Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Sites, Flower Farms, and Soda Lakes by Gessesse Kebede Bekele, Solomon Abera Gebrie, Eshetu Mekonen, Tekle Tafese Fida, Adugna Abdi Woldesemayat, Ebrahim M. Abda, Mesfin Tafesse, Fasil Assefa

“…Among these, based on gravimetric analysis, the three potent isolates AAUW23, AAUG11, and AAUG36 achieved 84%, 83.4%, and 83% diesel degradation efficiency, respectively, in 15 days. Consequently, the partial 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that the two most potent bacterial strains (AAUW23 and AAUG11) were Pseudomonas aeruginosa, while AAUG36 was Bacillus subtilis. …”
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Equilibrium Studies of Fluoride Adsorption onto a Ferric Poly−mineral from Kenya by EW Wambu, CO Onindo, W Ambusso, GK Muthakia

“…The adsorption data also correlated to Langmuir and Freundlich models indicating that F adsorption onto FPM was a mixed process involving chemisorption onto surface sites followed by gradual intra-particle penetration of F into mesoporous structure of the mineral. …”
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