Advancements in energy harvesting techniques for sustainable IoT devices by Ahsan Ali, Hamna Shaukat, Hassan Elahi, Shaista Taimur, Muhammad Qasim Manan, Wael A. Altabey, Sallam A. Kouritem, Mohammad Noori

“…The replacement and maintenance process is costly; thus, smart energy management is essential for IoT devices to be energy-efficient. Therefore, energy harvesting is a promising method to supply such low-powered IoT devices by utilizing various energy resources. …”
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Microwave-Assisted Valorization of Tomato Pomace for Pectin Recovery: Improving Yields and Environmental Footprint by Nikolina Golub, Emerik Galić, Kristina Radić, Nada Smigic, Ilija Djekić, Sandra Pedisić, Dubravka Vitali Čepo

“…Rising industrial demands emphasize the need for exploring other non-traditional sources for obtaining pectin. As efforts to enhance circular economy practices and reduce reliance on primary resources intensify; the focus has shifted towards utilizing various types of agricultural and food industry waste; including tomato pomace waste (TPW). …”
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Spacecraft Intelligent Fault Diagnosis under Variable Working Conditions via Wasserstein Distance-Based Deep Adversarial Transfer Learning by Gang Xiang, Kun Tian

“…In recent years, deep learning methods which promote the accuracy and efficiency of fault diagnosis task without any extra requirement of artificial feature extraction have elicited the attention of researchers in the field of manufacturing industry as well as aerospace. …”
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Online Review-Assisted Product Improvement Attribute Extraction and Prioritization Method for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises by Keqin Wang, Angqi Lei, Zhihong Huang, Zhijiao Gao, Qingyu Ma, Chen Zheng, Jing Li, Benoît Eynard, Jinhua Xiao

“…Furthermore, a marginal utility-based approach is employed to prioritize product improvement attributes quantitatively, ensuring that the most impactful attributes are addressed efficiently. …”
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An Internet of Things Ecosystem for Atmospheric Water Generators by Francesco Gaggini, Rafael Natalio Fontana Crespo, Matteo Calo, Vincenzo Maria Gentile, Alberto Macii, Edoardo Patti

“…Inethis context, efficient data collection and management from AWG systems are critical for improving technological capabilities and performance optimization. …”
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Weakening greenhouse gas sink of intermittent river under human activities for the Inner Mongolia grassland region in China by Xinyu Liu, Huifang He, Weijie Han, Wentao Liang, Zhenqi Yang, Jianying Guo

“…Such interventions will enable efficient allocation and sustainable utilization of water resources.…”
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Removal of trihalomethanes from activated Napier grass-derived adsorbent using liquefied gas and chemical pretreatment by S. Sriboonnak, A. Wongrueng, P. Rakruam, S. Nitayavardhana, P. Sittisom, A. Siyasukh, P. Induvesa, B. Sawangjang, S. Takizawa

“…The evaluation of the percentage removal of trihalomethanes beside the porous structure of the synthesized adsorbent was carried out to determine the feasibility of utilizing liquefied petroleum gas as a combustion source in the pyrolysis process. …”
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Syngas from waste plastics and water using Joule heating by Qing Ma, Yongjun Gao, Chengcheng Cai, Tianfu Wang, Ding Ma

“…Due to its high energy efficiency, this wet reforming system can utilize solar energy as the sole energy source, extracting syngas from waste plastic and water without the need for additional transition metal catalysts. …”
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Analysis of influential factors on temperature field in the construction of concrete warm shed method for pile cap by Zhe Zhang, Quansheng Sun, XiaoQian Li, Lin Wang, Yangxuan Gao, Zhengyi Liu, Yancheng Liu

“…A heater is utilized as the heat source within the shed, investigating the impacts of exhaust temperature, exhaust velocity, initial heater temperature, shed wall material, and heater placement on temperature variations in both concrete and the shed. …”
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Balancing cleaner energy and geopolitical interests in the complex transition of the European electricity mix: from Fukushima to the Ukraine war by Marcio Cataldi, Nieves Espinosa, Sonia Jerez, Juan Pedro Montávez, Larissa Haringer Martins Da Silveira, Jairton Dupont, Marcos Alexandre Teixeira

“…To conduct this analysis, we utilized data from the International Energy Agency on electricity generation and GHG emissions. …”
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Loss of olfaction reduces caterpillar performance and increases susceptibility to a natural enemy by Qi Wang, Yufei Jia, Hans M Smid, Berhane T Weldegergis, Liana O Greenberg, Maarten Jongsma, Marcel Dicke, Alexander Haverkamp

“…After analyzing the volatile compounds involved in these interactions, we concluded that olfactory information enables caterpillars to locate suitable food sources more efficiently as well as to select enemy-free spaces. …”
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Optimized removal of trivalent arsenic from aquatic environments using Prosopis juliflora seed biomass by M. Samimi, J. Nouri

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: With urban populations struggling with wastewater and water sources contaminated by metalloids, the demand for sustainable and effective methods for removing heavy metals is growing ever more urgent. …”
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Revitalizing Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) Through Quality Assurance in Selected NVTIs in the Ashanti Region of Ghana by Sylvia Asheley Gyampoh, Solomon Marfo Ayesu, Timothy Crentsil, Theresa Morty-Bayuko, Maud Schall

“…Practical and Social Implications: Findings reinforced the need for efficient funding sources from the Government of Ghana (GOG), establishment of internal Quality Assurance Units within NVTIs for effective monitoring and evaluation, and implementation of competency-based training (CBT) programs to improve practical skills provision. …”
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Performance of geopolymer paste as adhesive and resin material for bonding fiber externally and hardening reinforcing rebars by Marawan Ashraf Saad, Bassam Abdelsalam Abdelsalam, Omar Mohamed Omar Ibrahim, Hassan A. Mohamadien

“…Nowadays the construction of buildings confronts numerous challenges, environmentally, economically, and structurally efficiently. In addition, the saving of raw sources becomes essentially required especially for the building and construction sector. …”

Innovative deep learning approach for cross-crop plant disease detection: A generalized method for identifying unhealthy leaves by Imane Bouacida, Brahim Farou, Lynda Djakhdjakha, Hamid Seridi, Muhammet Kurulay

“…To confirm the effectiveness of our method, we trained and tested it using the widely acclaimed PlantVillage dataset, recognized as the most utilized dataset for its comprehensive and diverse coverage. …”
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Insights from Self-Reported Student Experiences on using ChatBots by Alexandra-Iulia PĂUCEAN, Sorana D. BOLBOACĂ

“…Our study aimed to explore if and how medical students utilize chatbots to understand the role of artificial intelligence-powered tools in medical education and their implications for future training and practice. …”
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Chromatographic Fingerprint and Quantitative Analysis of Commercial Pheretima aspergillum (Guang Dilong) and Its Adulterants by UPLC-DAD by Jie Sun, Fang Tian, Ying Zhang, Menghua Wu, Runqian Mao, Zhiyong Le, Dongjin Xu, Hui Cao, Zhiguo Ma

“…A method was developed to analyze and authenticate commercial Guang Dilong, utilizing ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC) coupled with diode array detection (DAD). …”
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Particle swarm optimization with YOLOv8 for improved detection performance of tomato plants by Sarah M. Ayyad, Nada M. Sallam, Samah A. Gamel, Zainab H. Ali

“…To validate the efficacy of the proposed YOLO-v8 network’s performance, three experiments were conducted employing a unique dataset, collected from different sources. Firstly, two experiments were conducted to formally confirm whether or not the utilized data augmentation technique significantly improved, one with data augmentation and another one with the end-to-end framework without data augmentation. …”
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Carbon footprint reduction in Punjab agriculture: Analyzing impacts and strategies in major crop rotations by Simarjot Kaur, Baljinder Kaur Sidana, Samanpreet Kaur, Asim Biswas

“…This research aimed to evaluate the carbon footprints in Punjab's agriculture, focusing on crop production and its mitigation strategies. Utilizing both primary and secondary data, the study sampled 120 farmers from two Punjab districts, Mansa and Sri Muktsar Sahib, through a multi-stage sampling technique. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Cutting Mechanism for a Millet Harvesting Machine. by Twebazibwe, Edson

“…This report presented the key aspects and findings of a study focused on designing a millet-cutting mechanism that utilizes the scissor mechanism. The purpose of this report is to provide a concise overview of the research conducted and the main outcomes achieved. …”
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