Engineering n-Type and p-Type BiOI Nanosheets: Influence of Mannitol on Semiconductor Behavior and Photocatalytic Activity by Shuo Yang, Wenhui Li, Kaiyue Li, Ping Huang, Yuquan Zhuo, Keyan Liu, Ziwen Yang, Donglai Han

“…Photocatalytic technology holds significant promise for sustainable development and environmental protection due to its ability to utilize renewable energy sources and degrade pollutants efficiently. …”
Get full text

Multi-model MCDM framework for sustainable renewable energy selection in India: integrating CRITIC-EDAS-CODAS-CoCoSo by Shankha Shubhra Goswami, T. Tapankumar, N. Channa Keshava Naik, J. Gowrishankar, Nilesh Bhosle, Amrita Singh, G. Sanyasi Raju, D. Nagesh, A. Johnson Santhosh

“…Abstract The global boom in the importance of renewable energy (RE) resources has accelerated the transition from traditional energy sources to sustainable alternatives. Selecting an optimum RE power plant is a complex task influenced by geographical factors, climatic differences, and regional peculiarities. …”
Get full text

Dual Axis Solar Tracking System by Sreedhar J., Ganga Maheswari G., Shiva Kumar Y., Ramesh M., Manohar P., Sai Ram B.

“…In comparison to fixed solar panels, a solar tracking system utilizing linear actuators or gear motors can boost the efficiency of solar panels by 25% to 40%. …”
Get full text

Structured design of a hydrochar-supported LDH/MOF composite for improved photocatalytic applications by Gilberto Rafael Jarre-Vera, Bryan Fernando Rivadeneira-Mendoza, Kevin Jhon Fernández-Andrade, Krishna Kumar Yadav, Iris B. Pérez-Almeida, María Dolores Saquete, Nuria Boluda-Botella, Joan Manuel Rodríguez-Díaz

“…Consequently, we present a novel material that exhibits exceptional energy utilization efficiency for AOPs, particularly effective against emerging contaminants.…”
Get full text

Research on Passenger Evacuation in Cruise Ship Theatres under the Dynamic Influence of Fire Products by Tao Zhang, Wei Cai, Min Hu, Gaohan Xiong

“…The results showed that when the fire source is in the stage area, the impact of fire byproducts on passenger evacuation is relatively minor. …”
Get full text

Variation in the metagenomic analysis of fecal microbiome composition calls for a standardized operating approach by Zhilu Xu, Yun Kit Yeoh, Hein M. Tun, Na Fei, Jingwan Zhang, Mark Morrison, Michael A. Kamm, Jun Yu, Francis Ka Leung Chan, Siew C. Ng

“…One possible reason for the disagreement is the introduction of systemic biases due to differences in methodologies. In our study, we utilized microbial metagenomic data sets from 2,722 fecal samples generated from a single research center to examine the extent to which sample storage and DNA extraction influence the quantification of microbial composition and compared this variable with other sources of technical and biological variation. …”
Get full text

The Capacity Configuration of a Cascade Small Hydropower-Pumped Storage–Wind–PV Complementary System by Bin Li, Shaodong Lu, Jianing Zhao, Peijie Li

“…Distributed renewable energy sources with significant output fluctuations can negatively impact the power grid stability when it is connected to the power grid. …”
Get full text

Estimation of long-term gridded cloud radiative kernel and radiative effects based on cloud fraction by X. Liu, T. He, Q. Wang, X. Xiao, Y. Ma, Y. Wang, S. Luo, L. Du, Z. Wu, Z. Wu

“…By leveraging the correlation between the top-of-atmosphere (TOA) shortwave radiative parameters and surface radiation, combined with high-precision fused CF datasets from multiple satellite sources, we construct a CF-dependent model to refine DSSR estimates. …”
Get full text

Green-Fueled synthesis of rGO/CuO for catalytic degradation of methyl violet dye by M.C. Roopa, Sharadadevi Kallimani, K. Harish Kumar, S. Thirumala

“…This study presents the green synthesis of copper oxide (CuO) through an eco-friendly solution combustion method, utilizing lemongrass as a natural fuel source. The rGO/CuO composite was prepared via a simple reflux process, emphasizing environmental sustainability. …”
Get full text

MEMS-Based Micropacked Thermal Desorption GC/PID for In-Field Volatile Organic Compound Profiling from Hot Mix Asphalt by Stefano Dugheri, Giovanni Cappelli, Riccardo Gori, Stefano Zampolli, Niccolò Fanfani, Ettore Guerriero, Donato Squillaci, Ilaria Rapi, Lorenzo Venturini, Alexander Pittella, Chiara Vita, Fabio Cioni, Domenico Cipriano, Mieczyslaw Sajewicz, Ivan Elmi, Luca Masini, Simone De Sio, Antonio Baldassarre, Veronica Traversini, Nicola Mucci

“…Results and conclusions: The method was successfully deployed on site for source-specific sampling at an HMA plant, generating robust emission fingerprints. …”
Get full text

Productive and economic effects of adding Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CECT 5940 to bread waste-based diets in laying hens by Albertina Felizardo Manteiga, Abilio Paulo Changule, Nilza Jorge Manjate, Dercia Hilario Magaia, Florentina Domingos Chilala, Leonel Antonio Joaquim, Eunice Justino Chivale, Filomena dos Anjos, Manuel Garcia-Herreros, Custódio Gabriel Bila

“…Background and Aim: The high cost and limited availability of maize in poultry production necessitate the exploration of alternative feed sources. Bread waste (BW), a nutrient-rich by-product, offers a sustainable substitute. …”
Get full text

Integration of interior design strategies and computer-aided design technology guided by morphogenetic theory by Jie Zhang, Zhongxian Ren

“…In addition, the coordinated attention mechanism and adaptive spatial feature fusion are utilized to optimize the ''You Only Look Once version 8'' model, thereby improving the recognition accuracy and efficiency of the model. …”
Get full text

Research and Application of A Comprehensive Monitoring Platform for Coal Conveyor Gallery Based on Multi-Dimensional Information Fusion by CUI Xiaohui, MA Xiaodong, LIU Mingsheng, CHEN Xiaodong, ZHANG Hanqing

“…It encompasses functions such as accessing multi-source heterogeneous data, load balancing, intelligent analysis, and decision fusion based on multiple data models. …”
Get full text

Benchmarking and Fidelity Response Theory of High-Fidelity Rydberg Entangling Gates by Richard Bing-Shiun Tsai, Xiangkai Sun, Adam L. Shaw, Ran Finkelstein, Manuel Endres

“…The remaining infidelity is explained by an ab initio error model, consistent with our experimental results over a range of gate speeds, with varying contributions from different error sources. Further, we develop a fidelity response theory to efficiently predict infidelity from laser noise with nontrivial power spectral densities and derive scaling laws of infidelity with gate speed. …”
Get full text

Risk Assessment of Renewable Energy Power Systems via Graph Multi-Attention Networks by BAI Yunpeng, ZHANG Zhiyan, XU Cai, GUO Chuangxin, LIU Zhuping, ZHU Wenhao

“…By incorporating parallel training methods，the proposed model is utilized in renewable energy power systems with the aim of improving risk assessment efficiency while maintaining accuracy in grid risk assessments. …”
Get full text

Costing of the breeding operations for the national maize programs in Eastern and Southern Africa by Biswanath Das, Biswanath Das, Samuel K. Mutiga, Samuel K. Mutiga, Olivia Odiyo, Olivia Odiyo, Sammy Madahana, Sammy Madahana, Dragan Milic, Dragan Milic, Lubasi Sinyinda, Kabamba Mwansa, Ronica Mukaro, Davison Chaingeni, Godfrey Asea, Daniel B. Kwemoi, Lennin Musundire, Lennin Musundire

“…Breeding programs are being guided in using the University of Queensland’s open-source breeding costing tool (UQ-BPCT). This paper outlines the costing strategy and demonstrates the tool’s utility using data from national breeding programs in Uganda (NARO), Zambia (ZARI), and Zimbabwe (DR&SS). …”
Get full text

Advancing Computational Humor: LLaMa-3 Based Generation with DistilBert Evaluation Framework by He Jinliang, Mei Aohan

“…Utilizing DistilBERT for efficient evaluation, the fine-tuned LLaMA-3 achieved an impressive accuracy of 95.6% and an F1-score of 97.75%, surpassing larger models such as GPT-4o, and Gemini. …”
Get full text

Sustainable and optimized power solution using hybrid energy system by Poorva Maggu, Sugandha Singh, Anurag Sinha, Cresantus N Biamba, Celestine Iwendi, Arshad Hashmi

“…The primary objective is to create a hybrid energy system (HES) that integrates various power sources, such as fuel cells and solar photovoltaic (PV), with the existing utility grid, thereby satisfying energy needs while minimizing dependency on conventional fuel-based energy sources like coal and oil. …”
Get full text

Microwave-assisted extraction of essential oils from basil leaves (Ocimum basilicum L.) and coriander seeds (Coriandrum sativum L.): A comparative study on chemical composition, an... by G.M. Masud Rana, Subarna Sandhani Dey, Bijoy Chandra Ghos, Md. Jasim Uddin, Tahmina Akter Chowdhury, Md. Tariqul Islam, Toufikur Rahman, Md. Jobayear Hossain, Jaytirmoy Barmon, Mst. Sarmina Yeasmin

“…Essential oils (EOs), known for their aromatic and bioactive properties, are widely utilized in the cosmetic and food industries. Microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) has emerged as a green, efficient and rapid technique for extracting EOs from plant sources. …”
Get full text

Agora: A Distributed Language Model Framework With API-Call Support for Integrated Climate Forecasting by Alexandra Udrescu, Dan-Matei Popovici

“…Agora outperforms closed-source models, achieving 78% accuracy on our question-answering benchmark. …”
Get full text