Hydrothermal carbonization of digested sludge from wastewater treatment plants: Processes, potential and key challenges by Nina Kossińska, Renata Krzyżyńska, Heba Ghazal, Hussam Jouhara, Marzena Kwapińska, Witold Kwapiński

“…Process liquids were evaluated as a source of valuable resources that can be recovered or used in situ. …”
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Demand-Responsive Evaluation and Optimization of Fitness Facilities in Urban Park Green Spaces by Xiaohui Lv, Kangxing Li, Jiyu Cheng, Ziru Ren

“…The study further classified and combined park functions into modular units, quantifying their elastic and shared service capabilities—namely, the adaptive flexibility and shared utilization capacity of park services. Additionally, we established a demand-responsive evaluation system for identifying and diagnosing problem areas in park services based on multi-source data. (3) Results: The demand response index and diagnostic results indicate that the supply of fitness facilities—particularly equipment-based installations—is insufficient within the old urban district of Zhengzhou. …”
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Multi-Domain Assessment of Thermomechanical Recycling Based on Bio-Based and Petroleum-Based Additively Manufactured Components by Niko Nagengast, Nicolas Mandel, Christian Bay, Frank Döpper, Christian Neuber, Hans-Werner Schmidt, Clara Usma-Mansfield, Franz Konstantin Fuss

“…The versatility and simple utilization of the software tool allow seamless integration for diverse use cases involving different materials and processes.…”
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Black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, larvae meal improves intestinal health and growth performance of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, juveniles by Sahya Maulu, Benjamin Eynon, Sherilyn Abarra, Mark Rawling, Daniel L. Merrifield

“…Abstract This study investigated the effects of dietary black soldier fly (BSF) larvae, Hermetia illucens, meal on growth performance, feed utilization, intestinal health, and immune response in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus, juveniles. …”
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Hybrid Wind–Redox Flow Battery System for Decarbonizing Off-Grid Mining Operations by Armel Robert, Baby-Jean Robert Mungyeko Bisulandu, Adrian Ilinca, Daniel R. Rousse

“…Transitioning to sustainable energy systems is crucial for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, especially in remote industrial operations where diesel generators remain the dominant power source. This study examines the feasibility of integrating a redox flow battery (RFB) storage system to optimize wind energy utilization at the Raglan mining site in northern Canada, with the goal of reducing diesel dependency, enhancing grid stability, and improving energy security. …”
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TSB-Forecast: A Short-Term Load Forecasting Model in Smart Cities for Integrating Time Series Embeddings and Large Language Models by Mohamed Mahmoud Hasan, Neamat El-Tazi, Ramadan Moawad, Amany H. B. Eissa

“…In smart cities, energy management systems are essential for efficient resource utilization, enhanced operational efficiency, and sustainability promotion. …”
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The dynamic equilibrium between population aging and the allocation of elderly medical care resources in the Yellow River Basin by Long Hai, Yanghao Cui, Jiawei Zhang, Rui Wang

“…Most provinces exhibit incoordinate matching relationships, characterized by insufficient supply or low utilization efficiency. Provincial authorities should implement region-specific policies, optimizing resource allocation and tailoring strategies to local demographic-geographic conditions.…”
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Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction Optimization and Cultivar Screening for Polyphenol Recovery from Thinned Peach Fruit: A Comprehensive Evaluation of 179 Cultivars by Shenge Li, Jianlan Xu, Zhixiang Cai, Shaolei Guo, Mingliang Yu, Zhijun Shen

“…Thinned peach fruit represents a substantial source of polyphenols, primarily due to its early developmental stage. …”
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Insights into the co-combustion attributes and mutual effects of high-alkali lignite and flotation carbon-rich fractions from coal gasification fine slag by Yang Guo, Demian Wang, Xinjie Liu, Jianjun Wu, Fanhui Guo, Yixin Zhang, Shiling Yuan, Chunan Du, Meng Lin, Junliang Liu

“…The reutilization of waste coal gasification fine slag (GFS) as an energy source through co-combustion technology has been demonstrated to be a more economically and environmentally viable solution. …”
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Coupling regulation of water and fertilizer in cold farmland of Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, based on resource-benefit-environment synergy by Yingshan Chen, Yaowen Xu, Aizheng Yang, Qiang Fu, Dong Liu, Mo Li

“…Study region: Dry land in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, Northeast China Study focus: Water scarcity, non-point source pollution, and climate change are key challenges to the sustainable use of agricultural water and fertilizers in cold regions. …”
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Carbon sequestration by microalgae to reduce carbon emission and strengthening strategy by WANG Yi, CHEN Danqing, MAO Weiwei, LI Pengcheng, SONG Chunfeng*

“…Microalgae carbon sequestration technology is expected to play a significant role in combating global warming and promoting environmental sustainability by capturing and storing carbon dioxide efficiently. Overall, the utilization of microalgae for carbon sequestration has enormous potential. …”
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Deep reinforced traffic-aware CPU allocation in centralized RAN by Sanguk Jeong, Syed M. Raza, Huigyu Yang, Sukjae Lee, Min Young Chung, Moonseong Kim, Hyunseung Choo

“…These demands necessitate the efficient utilization of CPU resources for increased RAN performance. …”
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An Ocean Acidification Acclimatised Green Tide Alga Is Robust to Changes of Seawater Carbon Chemistry but Vulnerable to Light Stress. by Guang Gao, Yameng Liu, Xinshu Li, Zhihua Feng, Juntian Xu

“…The inhibitors experiment for photosynthetic inorganic carbon utilization demonstrated that acidic compartments, extracellular carbonic anhydrase (CA) and intracellular CA worked together in the thalli grown at LC and the acquisition of exogenous carbon source in the thalli could be attributed to the collaboration of acidic compartments and extracellular CA. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock production tripled those from household consumption in the Eurasian desert steppe by Lulu Wang, Xinchao Liu, Susie Wu, Tsegaye Gemechu Legesse, Zhuwen Xu, Jiquan Chen, Yaoqi Zhang, Xiaoping Xin, Xiaobing Dong, Yun Liu, Kexin Cao, Changliang Shao

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Optimal Economic Modelling of Hybrid Combined Cooling, Heating, and Energy Storage System Based on Gravitational Search Algorithm-Random Forest Regression by Muhammad Shahzad Nazir, Sami ud Din, Wahab Ali Shah, Majid Ali, Ali Yousaf Kharal, Ahmad N. Abdalla, Padmanaban Sanjeevikumar

“…Hybrid energy sources work based on the complementary existence of renewable sources. …”
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Development of a Green-Synthesized WA-CDs@MIL-101 Fluorescent Sensor for Rapid Detection of <i>Panax notoginseng</i> Leaf Pathogen Spores by Chunhao Cao, Wei Sun, Ling Yang, Qiliang Yang

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AnimalMotionViz: An interactive software tool for tracking and visualizing animal motion patterns using computer vision by Angelo L. De Castro, Jin Wang, Jessica G. Bonney-King, Gota Morota, Emily K. Miller-Cushon, Haipeng Yu

“…Monitoring the movement patterns of dairy cattle can provide important insight into space utilization or space occupancy in a barn. Although several precision livestock technologies have been developed to record dairy cattle movements, there is a lack of open-source tools to track and visualize group-level cattle movement patterns. …”
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Research status and progress on key technologies of intelligent orchard by CUI Hongwei, LU Xiaoxuan, YANG Yaqing, LU Xinyi, MA Hao, JI Jiangtao, JIN Xin, LI Xiuzhen, ZHAO Zimeng, ZENG Ningning

“…For example, precision fertilization and pesticide application systems adjust the amount applied based on the actual needs of each tree, improving resource utilization efficiency and production outcomes. In terms of system integration, intelligent orchards rely on cloud platforms to achieve unmanned and automated management. …”
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CUURENT STATE AND PROSPECTS OF DEVELOPMENT FOR LOW POTENTIAL RESOURCES OF EASTERN CISCAUCASIA by A. B. Alkhasov, A. G. Kaymarazov

“…The results of investigation have been considered for mineral composition, properties as well identification of toxic and polluting components LUW, promising for using in the systems of geothermal heat and hot water supplyand as a source of drinking water.The advanced technologies for low potential energy of geothermal resources utilization are represented as well the results ofdifferent schemes approbation for softening and efficient clearing from arsenic compounds, heavy metals, humic acids and otherphenol containing compositions of borehole waters in the Kizlyar region RD.…”
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Water Supply Reliability in Maweizao Irrigation Area Based on GIS by FU Jian-jun, LI Yun-qi, YUAN Li, CHEN Peng, GONG Rou-yan

“…For areas with water supply reliability rates below 40%, the “pond desilting + intelligent water control” project should be implemented to increase small water source utilization rate from 45% to 75%, while restoring main and lateral canals to achieve an integrity rate above 60%. …”
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