Performance Analysis of a GAX Absorption Cycle with Ionic Liquid-water Working Pairs by Zhao Xinrui, Xu Zhenyuan, Wang Ruzhu

“…Heat-driven absorption refrigeration technology is an important approach for solar-energy utilization and industrial-waste heat recovery. Among them, the generation and absorption heat exchange (GAX) absorption cycle exhibits a high efficiency whose coefficient of performance (COP) can vary with the heat-source temperature. …”
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Impact of Cooling Strategies and Cell Housing Materials on Lithium-Ion Battery Thermal Management Performance by Sevgi Aydın, Umut Ege Samancıoğlu, İsmail Hakkı Savcı, Kadri Süleyman Yiğit, Erdal Çetkin

“…Thus, lithium-ion batteries have become a widely utilized power source in both daily life and industrial applications due to their high power output and long lifetime. …”
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Automated non-PPE detection on construction sites using YOLOv10 and transformer architectures for surveillance and body worn cameras with benchmark datasets by Seunghyeon Wang

“…Addressing this challenge, the current study presents an extensive evaluation of You Only Look Once version 10 (YOLOv10)-based object detection models designed specifically to detect essential PPE items such as helmets, masks, vests, gloves, and shoes. The analysis utilized an extensive dataset gathered from multiple sources, including surveillance cameras, body-worn camera footage, and publicly accessible benchmark datasets, ensuring thorough and realistic evaluation conditions. …”
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High Foot Traffic Power Harvesting Technologies and Challenges: A Review and Possible Sustainable Solutions for Al-Haram Mosque by Fatimah Alotibi, Muhammad Khan

“…The growing global demand for sustainable energy solutions has led to increased interest in kinetic energy harvesting as a viable alternative to traditional power sources. High-foot-traffic environments, such as public spaces and religious sites, generate significant mechanical energy that often remains untapped. …”
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Time-variant Granger causality analysis for intuitive perception collision risk in driving scenario: an EEG study by Zhe Wang, Jialong Liang, Shang Shi, Peng Zhai, Lihua Zhang, Lihua Zhang

“…Intuition is a rapid and unconscious cognitive process that is widely utilized in driving scenario. The current study examines the neural mechanisms behind intuitive driving by performing a time-varying Granger causality analysis on source-domain EEG data. …”
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Experimental Study on Bioluminescence Tomography with Multimodality Fusion by Yujie Lv, Jie Tian, Wenxiang Cong, Ge Wang

“…In the reconstruction procedure, the utilization of adaptive finite element methods (FEMs) and a priori permissible source region refines the reconstructed results and improves numerical robustness and efficiency. …”
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RAD-Seq-derived SSR markers: a new paradigm for genetic analysis and construction of genetically improved production populations in Pinus koraiensis by Pingyu Yan, Wanying Zhang, Junfei Hao, Xiaotian Miao, Jun Wu, Zixiong Xie, Zhixin Li, Lei Zhang, Hanguo Zhang

“…To achieve this objective, a simplified genome sequencing approach was employed, utiliZing RAD-Seq technology on a sample of 100 clones of Pinus koraiensis sourced from 6 seed orchards. …”
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Spatio-Temporal Characteristics and Driving Forces of Landscape Ecological Risks in Highly Urbanized Areas: A Case Study of Suzhou City by Lingyue LU, Dawei SHAO, Dianming WU

“…It is imperative that high-risk areas be subjected to stringent control to prevent the indiscriminate expansion of construction land and to reinforce the efficient and intensive utilization of existing land resources. …”
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Global energy consumption trends by Lanre Olatomiwa, Harrison O. Idakwo, Winner S. Olusola, Chidera Ezeh

“…The study covers a time span from 1900 historical data with a projection of up to 2050 to contemporary energy  scenarios and examines energy consumption patterns across various countries like China, USA, India, South Korea, South Africa and Australia with particular emphasis on both developed and emerging markets. Utilizing an empirical methodology that includes data collection from reputable sources such as the Energy Institute and the U.S Department of Energy and analytical techniques, the study employs quantitative analysis to assess shifts in energy consumption and the transition towards renewable energy sources. …”
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Variability of the chemical composition of the wood and bark of two tropical hardwoods from Ghana by Kwaku Antwi, Francis Kofi Bih, Sylvia Adu, Joseph Appiah Yeboah

“… The study aims to investigate the chemical properties of the wood and bark of two tropical tree species Nesogordonia papaverifera and Holarrhena floribunda from Ghana to increase the efficiency of their utilization. For this purpose, for each of the species five mature trees with similar diameters at breast height were selected. …”
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Expression regulation of bacterial lipase genes: a review by Dai-ming Zha, Yun-jun Yan

“…Microbial lipases constitute the primary source of commercialized and industrial lipases, and they are extensively utilized across numerous industrial sectors. …”
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CASPaR: Congestion avoidance shortest path routing for delay tolerant networks by Michael Stewart, Rajgopal Kannan, Amit Dvir, Bhaskar Krishnamachari

“…A one-copy, shortest path delay/disruption tolerant network routing protocol that addresses congestion avoidance and maximizes total network bandwidth utility is crucial to efficient packet delivery in high-load networks and is the motivation behind the development of the congestion avoidance shortest path routing. …”
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Improved genetic algorithm based on greedy and simulated annealing ideas for vascular robot ordering strategy. by Zixi Wang, Yubo Huang, Yukai Zhang, Yifei Sheng, Xin Lai, Peng Lu

“…This study presents a comprehensive approach for optimizing the acquisition, utilization, and maintenance of ABLVR vascular robots in healthcare settings. …”
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Flexible-resource coordination supply recovery of active distribution network considering multiple demand responses by Chen Bingbing, Liu Jiateng, Wu Haotian, Wang Haiwei, Chen Yunfan

“…A supply recovery model is established to coordinate the flexibility of source, network, and demand sides, which is further transformed into a second-order cone programming (SOCP) model to enhance solution efficiency with accuracy preservation. …”
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Development of a sustainable, green, and solar-powered filtration system for E. coli removal and greywater treatment by R. Abdallat, A.N. Bdour, A. Abu Haifa, F.F. Al-Rawash, L. Almakhadmeh, S. Hazaimeh

“…The significance of the current and predictable water shortage in the context of sustainable development and the presence of new technologies brought further attention to utilizing non-conventional water sources. Reclamation of treated wastewater, greywater, brackish, and seawater desalination is Jordan's water budget's only non-conventional water resource. …”
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Leveraging machine learning techniques to analyze nutritional content in processed foods by K. A. Muthukumar, Soumya Gupta, Doli Saikia

“…A robust database was compiled using sources such as Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar, covering a wide range of plant-based foods and their protein content before and after processing. …”
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Water use strategies of sparse vegetation in the desertification area determine the future trends of afforestation by Lili Feng, Weihua Liu, Anzhou Zhao

“…Here we explored the acquisition of sparse vegetation, water use efficiency and its drivers, and water use strategies by combining multi-source data. …”
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Optimizing synbiotic formulations with Ligilactobacillus salivarius BF17 for enhanced gut health in Murrah buffalo calves by Antony Johnson Thanippilly, Sachin Kumar, Vinay Venkatesh Varada, Sravani Balaga, Goutam Mondal, Nitin Tyagi, Ashis Kumar Samanta

“…This study was performed to optimize synbiotic formulations with Ligilactobacillus salivarius BF17 for augmenting gut health in Murrah buffalo calves. Prebiotic utilization, acidification profiles, prebiotic indices (PIs) and prebiotic activity scores (PAS) were performed to screen various prebiotics. …”
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Recent Advances in Lithium Extraction by Arbee Chrystel Alera, Juan Paulo Benitez, Richard Joseph Fernandez, Carl Khleann Pascual, Faith Policarpio, Edgar Clyde Repato Lopez

“…The increasing global demand for lithium, driven by its critical role in battery technology and nuclear applications, necessitates efficient and sustainable extraction methods. Lithium, primarily sourced from brine pools, igneous rocks, and low-grade ores, is extracted through various techniques including ion exchange, precipitation, electrolysis, and adsorption. …”
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