The Impact of Earning Smoothing through Real Activities and its Components on Labor Force Investment Efficiency by Batool Ismael Hasan, Mehdi Heydari, Hamzeh Didar

“…Real earnings smoothing can affect labor investment efficiency through its effect on market frictions caused by information asymmetry between managers and suppliers of external capital sources. …”
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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

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Development of an efficient 3AP-DMEA-butanol-water phase change absorbent for CO_2 capture by HONG Shumin, HU Xing, ZHENG Zhuangzhuang, XIAO Min, GAO Hongxia*, LIANG Zhiwu

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Innovations in Blade Design for Enhancing Wind Turbine Efficiency: A Review of Aerodynamic, Structural, and Material Advancements by Parankush Koul

“…This multidimensional approach is, overall, crucial to widespread utilization of wind as a sustainable and affordable energy source against the backdrop of increasing energy needs.…”
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Additions to Space Physics Data Facility and pysatNASA: Increasing Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN Dataset Utility by Teresa M. Esman, Alexa J. Halford, Jeff Klenzing, Angeline G. Burrell

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High-efficiency PPy@MoS2 Core-Shell Heterostructure Photocatalysts for enhanced pollutant degradation activity by Yizhou Yang, Longlong Wei, Shengdi Luo, Xudong Yang

“…Thus, our proposed heterostructure nanomaterial has the potential to be utilized in a multitude of applications pertaining to the protection of the natural environment, including the treatment of water and the degradation of dyes that may contaminate water sources.…”
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Study on Key Influencing Factors of Carbon Emissions from Farmland Resource Utilization in Northeast China Under the Background of Energy Conservation and Emission Reduction by Mulin Sun, Yuhao Fu, Mingyao Sun, Run Huang, Yun Teng

“…In this study, the carbon emission coefficient method is used to select six major carbon sources with energy consumption, including energy consumption in the process of fertilizer production, agricultural machinery use, irrigation, and agricultural waste treatment, to measure the spatial and temporal carbon emissions from the utilization of farmland resources in Northeast China during 2012–2021. …”
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Efficient degradation of neomycin by Bacillus velezensis and Cupriavidus basilensis isolated from mangrove soil and pharmaceutical wastewater by Qian Yang, Wenzhuan Huang, Xue Yan, Qiang Ding, Jiaxin Liu, Bo Cheng, Tao Duan

“…These isolates demonstrated neomycin degradation rates of 46.4 and 37.6% in 96 h with 100 mg·L−1 neomycin as the sole carbon source. Cupriavidus basilensis achieved a degradation rate of 50.83% with ammonium sulfate supplementation, while Bacillus velezensis exhibited a superior degradation efficiency of 58.44% with soluble starch. …”
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Allosteric regulation of pyruvate kinase enables efficient and robust gluconeogenesis by preventing metabolic conflicts and carbon overflow by Fukang She, Brent W. Anderson, Daven B. Khana, Shenwei Zhang, Wieland Steinchen, Danny K. Fung, Nathalie G. Lesser, Lauren N. Lucas, David M. Stevenson, Theresa J. Astmann, Gert Bange, Jan-Peter van Pijkeren, Daniel Amador-Noguez, Jue D. Wang

“…ABSTRACT Gluconeogenesis, the reciprocal pathway of glycolysis, is an energy-consuming process that generates glycolytic intermediates from non-carbohydrate sources. In this study, we demonstrate that robust and efficient gluconeogenesis in bacteria relies on the allosteric inactivation of pyruvate kinase, the enzyme responsible for the irreversible final step of glycolysis. …”
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Development and Evaluation of Indigenous Natural Dyes: Extraction Methods, Absorption Efficiency, and Color Fastness on Eri Silk by Priyanku Sarma, Femina Bano Choudhury, Devajit Basumatari, Karabi Kalita, Sasanka Sekhar Ghosh, Binita Basnet Baruah, Shamim Rahman, Jinti Das, Banasri Mech, Sangita Das, Pinky Baruah, Himangshu Baruah, Sanjib Khargharia, Tarali Kalita

“…The study aims to optimize the extraction and dyeing processes to achieve a range of color shades on Eri silk based on color fastness analysis and absorption efficiency. Inspired by the traditional dyeing techniques of Assam in Northeast India, 10 dye sources were explored. …”
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Efficient hydrogen evolution via neutral water electrolysis using nanocrystalline TiO2 electrocatalyst by Prashant D. Sanadi, Rajvardhan K. Chougale, Dhanaji B. Malavekar, Jin Hyeok Kim, Srinivaas Masimukku, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien, Yong-Chein Ling, Sanjay S. Kolekar, Ganesh S. Kamble

“…Abstract Significant efforts have been focused on the development of non-noble metal electrocatalysts for efficient production of green hydrogen using renewable energy sources such as water and sunlight. …”
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Management strategies for the efficient energy production of brackish water desalination to ensure reliability, cost reduction, and sustainability by A. Bdour, A. Hejab, L. Almakhadmeh, M. Hawa

“…Many challenges were identified during the current work, including the low quality of raw water and minimal demand for freshwater, which resulted in lower operation hours outside of sun peak hours, while the direct utilization of photovoltaic energy is recommended.CONCLUSION: Renewable energy and energy recovery were recognized as potential sources for energy savings to achieve sustainable and long-term feasible operation and cost recovery at the Hashemite University photovoltaic brackish water reverse osmosis plant. …”
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Relationship between ecological spatial network and vegetation carbon use efficiency in the Yellow River Basin, China by Chenglong Xu, Xiang Chen, Qiang Yu, Buyanbaatar Avirmed, Jikai Zhao, Wei Liu, Weijie Sun

“…In this study, utilizing remote sensing data, the Yellow River Basin (YRB) was selected as a case study to analyze vegetation CUE through the Carnegie Ames Stanford Approach (CASA) and Light Use Efficiency-Normalized Difference Water Index (LUE-NDWI) models. …”
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A Scalable All-Digital Near-Memory Computing Architecture for Edge AIoT Applications by Masoud Nouripayam, Arturo Prieto, Joachim Rodrigues

“…With the growing need to process large volumes of data, edge computing near data collection sources has become increasingly important. However, the resource constraints of edge devices require more efficient data processing techniques. …”
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Brain Tumor Detection and Prediction in MRI Images Utilizing a Fine-Tuned Transfer Learning Model Integrated Within Deep Learning Frameworks by Deependra Rastogi, Prashant Johri, Massimo Donelli, Lalit Kumar, Shantanu Bindewari, Abhinav Raghav, Sunil Kumar Khatri

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Key technologies and approaches for water resource conservation and utilization in arid to semi-arid open-pit coal mining areas in the northern sand prevention belt of China by Jie FANG, Zhimin XU, Wei CHENG, Zihan LU, Yongqiang ZHAO, Yuhao ZHU, Tianci CHEN

“…These key technologies include (1) a multi-level mine water storage model that integrates surface reservoirs, reinjection into the Quaternary aquifer, and subsurface reservoirs; (2) the interception and storage of surface water; (3) the efficient capture and utilization of atmospheric condensate water; (4) groundwater source control dominated by curtain grouting, and (5) the artificial reconstruction of ecological aquifers in open-pit mining areas. …”
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Β-FeOOH modified polyurethane foam for efficient adsorption of arsenite and arsenate from contaminated water by Qiang Li, Yifan Yao, Yingying Tang, Jinsheng Huang, Mei He, Wei Zhang

“…In the quest to purify contaminated natural water sources, β-FeOOH-PUF has been employed to adsorb As(III) and As(V). …”
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Enhanced SWIPT With Cooperative Relaying for Energy Efficient and Reliable NOMA-Based Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks by R. Deepa, V. P. Harigovindan, Veerapu Goutham, Shaeen Kalathil

“…In the proposed scheme, the additional bandwidth available at the near user, by virtue of the lesser distance from the source, is utilized to harvest energy, and also the near user acts as a relay to forward messages to the far user. …”
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Design of an Efficient Deep Learning-Based Diagnostic Model for Wind Turbine Gearboxes Using SCADA Data by Xuan-Kien Mai, Jun-Yeop Lee, Jae-In Lee, Byeong-Soo Go, Seok-Ju Lee, Minh-Chau Dinh

“…Global efforts to address climate change have intensified the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, positioning wind power as a critical player due to its advanced technology, scalability, and environmental benefits. …”
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Federated Learning for Real-Time Demand Response by Data Centers Toward Energy Efficiency and Privacy Preservation by Mohannad Alhazmi, Alexis Pengfei Zhao, Wanzi Li, Chenlu Yang

“…This study presents a federated learning approach tailored for IoT-enabled data centers to optimize energy usage and enhance data privacy. Our novel method utilizes real-time data to generate effective and efficient actions in response to operational demands, in compliance with energy conservation and stringent privacy standards. …”
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