Streamlining urban tree data collection: a case study on Olomouc housing estates by M. Kašpar, A. Létal

“…Technological advancements in data collection methods offer new possibilities for making these processes more efficient. The aim of this study was to utilize and integrate available technologies and methods for the inventory of urban greenery and to evaluate their effectiveness. …”
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Preparation of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon-Supported Co-V Catalyst for Catalystic Depolymerization of Lignin to Produce Monophenolic Compounds by Yuqiao MA, Xingwang LIU, Yong QIAN, Xinping OUYANG

“…The synthesis capitalized on vanadium-nitrogen coordination and the inherent stability of vanadium nitride, eliminating the need for an external carbon source. By regulating the mass ratio of melamine to metal salts, the structural morphology and the types and contents of Co and N in the catalyst were precisely controlled. …”
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Solar Lighting System in Public Facilities: An Effort to Build Smart Electricity by Sutoyo Sutoyo, Wisnujati Andika, Yudhanto Ferriawan, Mudjijana Mudjijana, Sulistiyo Iwan

“…One of the solutions chosen is the utilization of renewable energy sources through the application of solar electricity. …”
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Wavelength multicasting quantum clock synchronization network by Jiaao Li, Hui Han, Xiaopeng Huang, Bangying Tang, Kai Guo, Jinquan Huang, Siyu Xiong, Wanrong Yu, Zhaojian Zhang, Junbo Yang, Bo Liu, Huan Chen, Zhenkun Lu

“…Afterwards, a four node QCS network is demonstrated, where the wavelength multicasting entangled photon source is utilized with dual-pumped four-wave mixing silicon chip. …”
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Resource allocation mechanism in the TWDM-PON and C-RAN joint architecture with hybrid energy supply by Ruyan WANG, Ningning XU

“…Aiming at the problems of low resource utilization rate,high energy consumption and poor user service quality in the existing virtualized Cloud Radio Access Network,an energy-aware virtualized resource allocation mechanism with hybrid energy supply was proposed.According to the energy sources and energy consumption of different network devices,energy arrival and energy consumption models were established.Furthermore,under the premise of guaranteeing the quality of user services,considering proportional fairness and energy consumption optimization,distributed algorithms based on asynchronous update were used to allocate resources and harvested energy for different types of virtual cloud radio access networks and user virtual base stations to effectively improve the energy efficiency of network.The simulation results show that the proposed resource allocation mechanism can reduce energy consumption while effectively reducing the latency and improving the throughput.…”
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Optimization of energy consumption in mobile Ad-Hoc networks with a swarm intelligence-based ABC algorithm by Vijay U. Rathod, Shyamrao V. Gumaste, Ramakrishna Guttula, Shrikant Zade, Ramanpreet Singh

“…The proposed BEE Inspired Dynamic Source Routing (BEEDSR) protocol enhances energy efficiency by utilizing the ABC algorithm to determine the most energy-efficient path between source and destination nodes. …”
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Thickness and Wavelength Optimizations of a High-Performance SPR Sensor Employing a Silver Layer and Black Phosphorus in Principal Directions by Jakub Chylek, Dalibor Ciprian, Petr Hlubina

“…In this paper, we propose an innovative approach based on the wavelength optimization of a light source for a simple, high-performance surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor utilizing comprehensive reflectance analysis in the angular domain. …”
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Thermal Characteristics of Multilayer Insulation Materials for Flexible Thin-Film Solar Cell Array of Stratospheric Airship by Kangwen Sun, Qinzhen Yang, Yang Yang, Shun Wang, Jianming Xu, Qiang Liu, Yong Xie, Peng Lou

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Integrated energy microgrid bi-level game scheduling optimization taking into account electricity-heat-hydrogen enriched compressed natural gas coupling and shared energy storage by Changgang Wang, Xiaoning Sun

“…Its integration into microgrids enhances the coupling and complementarity of diverse energy sources. Shared energy storage systems, which play a crucial role in improving energy utilization, have garnered increasing attention in recent research. …”
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Establishing Performance Baselines for Secure Software Development by Ying-Ti Tsai, Chung-Ho Wang, Yung-Chia Chang, Lee-Ing Tong

“…In this context, enterprise programmers often rely on open-source software from social platforms to accelerate application development. …”
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A systematic review on neutron radiography: applications, advantages, and challenges by Bibin Joseph, Maria Nicolet

“…But more work should be performed to optimize clinical usefulness. Portable neutron sources and better detector efficiency should be the focus of future innovations to make neutron radiography more applicable. …”
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Design of a Novel Hybrid Concentrated Photovoltaic–Thermal System Equipped with Energy Storages, Optimized for Use in Residential Contexts by Carmine Cancro, Valeria Palladino, Aniello Borriello, Antonio Romano, Luigi Mongibello

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The Need for Environmental Information Quality by Maria Anna Jankowska

“…The answer may lie in utilizing our skills in the creation and implementation of good, efficient searching strategies to serve the public needs and in the production of a creditable publication. …”
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Single-Shot Fringe Projection Profilometry Based on LC-SLM Modulation and Polarization Multiplexing by Long Shu, Junxiang Li, Yijun Du, Chen Fan, Zirui Hu, Huan Chen, Hong Zhao, Zixin Zhao

“…The system benefits from advanced anti-vibration capabilities attributable to the common path self-interference optical path design. Furthermore, the utilization of a low-coherence LED light source results in reduced noise levels compared to a laser light source. …”
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Jacobian-Free Newton Krylov Methods for Steady and Transient Neutron Transport Models by ZHANG Yangyi, ZHANG Tiancheng, ZHOU Xiafeng

“…To rapidly construct the unified JFNK residuals, the parallel KBA transport sweep methods and physics-based preconditioning techniques were utilized to improve the computational efficiency. To rapidly construct the unified JFNK residuals, the parallel KBA transport sweep methods and physics-based preconditioning techniques were utilized. …”

Enhanced bioconversion of kitchen food waste into aquaculture feed using a mixed culture of Bacillus licheniformis and Yarrowia lipolytica by Yun Li, Hui Zhu, Fei Zhou, YuZhong Zheng, Yiyan Zhang, Yinhua Zheng

“…These findings indicate that co-fermenting KW with the two strains efficiently produces high-protein aquaculture feed, offering a sustainable alternative protein source that reduces reliance on fish meal and aids in waste management.…”
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Identifying Forest Burned Area Using a Deep Learning Model Based on Post-Fire Optical and SAR Remote Sensing Images by Xiaofei Xi, Man Kang, Long Dai, Yan Jing, Peng Han, Congqiang Hou

“…Identifying wildfire burned areas using satellite images is significant for effectively monitoring the status of forests. The full utilization of multi-source satellite images that provide complementary information is beneficial for accurate monitoring of Forest-Burned Area (FBA), which, however, is ignored by many current studies. …”
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Robust hybrid-entanglement for misalignment-resilient free-space QKD by Omshankar, Vivek Venkataraman, Joyee Ghosh

“…The performance metrics of our quantum source, measured with conventional avalanche photodiodes (SPADs, quantum efficiency ∼60%, dark counts ∼40 cps), are among the best values reported so far with these detectors.…”
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Challenges and experiences in linking community level reported out-of-pocket health expenditures to health provider recorded health expenditures: Experience from the iHOPE project... by Isaiah Awintuen Agorinya, Maxwell Dalaba, Nathan Kumasenu Mensah, Samuel Tamti Chatio, Lan My Le, Yadeta Dassie Bacha, Jemima Sumboh, Gabriela Flores, Tessa Tan-Torres Edejer, Amanda Ross, Fabrizio Tediosi, James Akazili

“…This means that most low and middle-income countries will rely on user fees and co-payments to generate revenue, rationalize the use of services, contain health systems costs or improve health system efficiency and service quality. However, the accurate measurement of OOPs has been challenged by several limitations which are attributed to both sampling and non-sampling errors when OOPs are estimated from household surveys, the primary source of information in LICs and LMICs. …”
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Synergistic co-metabolism enhancing the crude oil degradation by Acinetobacter oleivorans DR1 and its metabolic potential by Lairenjam Paikhomba Singha, Renuka Kumari, Keisam Malabika Singha, Piyush Pandey, Pratyoosh Shukla

“…This demonstrated that glucose may not be the preferred carbon and energy source, but it still significantly influences hydrocarbon metabolism through increased synthesis of fatty acids and low molecular weight organic acids (glutaric, citric, and tartaric acid, etc.). …”
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