Innovative solutions for sustainable space heating: Integrating solar air heaters and low-cost retrofitting windows for hilly region of Kashmir by Ahmed Sharique Anees, Salman Ahmad, Rayes Ahmad Lone, Zahoor Ahmad Ganie

“…The primary aim of these retrofit windows is to optimize energy efficiency affordably, minimizing heat transfer and preventing air leaks, thereby reducing energy consumption and utility bills while enhancing indoor comfort by maintaining stable temperatures. …”
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A Novel Optimal Control Strategy of Four Drive Motors for an Electric Vehicle by Chien-Hsun Wu, Wei-Zhe Gao, Jie-Ming Yang

“…If the output of different drive motors can be effectively controlled, energy losses during the distribution process can be reduced, thereby greatly improving overall efficiency. This study presents a simulation platform for an electric vehicle with four motors as power sources. …”
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Precision Synthesis of Conjugated Polymer Films by Surface-Confined Stepwise Sonogashira Cross-Coupling by Sang Gil Youm, Mitchell T. Howell, Chien-Hung Chiang, Lu Lu, Neepa M. K. Kuruppu Arachchige, John F. Ankner, Joseph Strzalka, Yaroslav Losovyj, Jayne C. Garno, Evgueni E. Nesterov

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Low-Cost IoT and LoRaWAN-Based System for Laying Hen Identification in Family Poultry Farms by Roberto Finistrosa, Carolina Mañoso, Ángel P. de Madrid, Miguel Romero

“…Additionally, the system enables environmental monitoring and utilizes LoRaWAN networks for efficient long-range data transmission. …”
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Polarization Control in High Harmonic Generation Using Molecular Structures in Nonaligned Molecules by Jie Long, Xiaosong Zhu, Chunyang Zhai, Wenqing Li, Wanzhu He, Lixin He, Pengfei Lan, Peixiang Lu

“…Remarkably, we observe a simultaneous enhancement of both the chirality and yield of the harmonics from CO2, overcoming a commonly observed trade-off of the HHG efficiency for higher spectral chirality. Our findings hold the potential for a straightforward and robust pathway toward attosecond light sources with high brightness and large ellipticity.…”
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Thermal analysis of hybrid nanofluid flow in blood vessels with peristalsis: Case study for Hall current and radiative heat transfer by Zafar Iqbal, Imtiaz Ahmad, Sami Ullah Khan, Lioua Kolsi, Nidhal Becheikh, Kaouther Ghachem

“…Owing to exclusive thermal applications of hybrid nanomaterials, significant strides of researchers have been intended in improving the heat transfer efficiency, consuming the energy sources and enable revolutions in thermal engineering, cooling processes, management technologies, biomedical applications etc. …”
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Design and Development of a Local-First Collaborative 3D WebGIS Application for Mapping by Bohua Wang, Qiansheng Zhao, Di Zeng, Yibin Yao, Chunchun Hu, Nianxue Luo

“…The application enables multi-user collaborative editing, offline functionality, and efficient browser-based spatial analysis. This paper outlines the design methodology and system prototype for the local-first WebGIS application, utilizing open-source software and libraries throughout the development process. …”
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Design and Development of a Low-Cost and Compact Real-Time Monitoring Tool for Battery Life Calculation by Dimitrios Rimpas, Vasilios A. Orfanos, Pavlos Chalkiadakis, Ioannis Christakis

“…Lithium-ion batteries are utilized everywhere from electronic equipment, smartphones and laptops to electric vehicles; however, certain disadvantages are inherited including high-cost and low-temperature range, caused by high currents. …”
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A Novel Approach to Determine the Type of Conductivity in Semiconductors Using a Combined Seebeck and Peltier Effects by Nora Faik Numan, Omar A. Abdulrazzaq, Sura Noori Atewi, Hussein Ali, Mohamed Hedi Bedoui

“… This work presents a novel Seebeck system design that utilizes the Peltier effect to determine the conductivity type of semiconductors, a critical aspect of semiconductor research. …”
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Integrating AI-Driven Wearable Metaverse Technologies into Ubiquitous Blended Learning: A Framework Based on Embodied Interaction and Multi-Agent Collaboration by Jiaqi Xu, Xuesong Zhai, Nian-Shing Chen, Usman Ghani, Andreja Istenic, Junyi Xin

“…This research proposes a novel framework for ubiquitous blended learning in the wearable metaverse, aiming to address critical challenges, such as multi-source data fusion, effective human–computer collaboration, and efficient rendering on resource-constrained wearable devices, through the integration of embodied interaction and multi-agent collaboration. …”
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Maritime Traffic Knowledge Discovery via Knowledge Graph Theory by Shibo Li, Jiajun Xu, Xinqiang Chen, Yajie Zhang, Yiwen Zheng, Octavian Postolache

“…Intelligent ships are a key focus for the future development of maritime transportation, relying on efficient decision-making and autonomous control within complex environments. …”
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Sustainable Biopolymer-Based Electrochemical Sensors for Trace Heavy Metal Determination in Water: A Comprehensive Review by Rabiaa Helim, Ali Zazoua, Hafsa Korri-Youssoufi

“…Recent years have seen significant progress in utilizing biopolymer-based materials to enhance the performance of these sensors. …”
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Enhanced Rapid Mangrove Habitat Mapping Approach to Setting Protected Areas Using Satellite Indices and Deep Learning: A Case Study of the Solomon Islands by Hyeon Kwon Ahn, Soohyun Kwon, Cholho Song, Chul-Hee Lim

“…The present study introduces an efficient and accurate methodology for mapping mangrove habitats and prioritizing protection areas utilizing open-source satellite imagery and datasets available through the Google Earth Engine platform in conjunction with a U-Net deep learning algorithm. …”
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Exploring Biomass Waste-Derived Biochar as a Catalyst for Levulinic Acid Conversion to γ-Valerolactone: Insights into Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Performance by Joao Carlos Alves Macedo, Maryam Shirinkar, Richard Landers, André Henrique Rosa

“…This study explores the use of modified sugarcane bagasse biochar, embedded with ruthenium and iron particles, as a green catalyst for converting levulinic acid (LA) to γ-valerolactone (GVL). The efficiency of both raw and modified biochar in the LA to GVL conversion process, utilizing formic acid (FA) exclusively as the hydrogen source, was systematically assessed through characterization techniques, including XRD, TGA, XPS, and SEM/EDS. …”
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Structural, Magnetic and THz Emission Properties of Ultrathin Fe/L1₀-FePt/Pt Heterostructures by Claudiu Locovei, Garik Torosyan, Evangelos Th. Papaioannou, Alina D. Crisan, Rene Beigang, Ovidiu Crisan

“…We show the strong magnetic coupling between Fe and L1₀-FePt using magneto-optical and Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID) magnetometry. Subsequently, by utilizing THz time domain spectroscopy technique, we record the THz emission and thus we the reveal the efficiency of spin-to-charge conversion in Fe/L1₀-FePt/Pt. …”
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Sliding mode control based dynamic voltage restorer for voltage sag compensation by Ashraf K. Abdelaal, Abdullah M. Shaheen, Attia A. El-Fergany, Mohammed H. Alqahtani

“…The reliability and efficiency of electrical power systems are critical for modern industries, which increasingly rely on electric machines and devices. …”
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Privacy-Diffusion: Privacy-Preserving Stable Diffusion Without FHE and Differential Privacy by Po-Chu Hsu, Ziying Yu, Shuhei Mise, Hideaki Miyaji

“…Text-to-image generation is trending in the generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) field. Among open-sourced image generation projects, Stable Diffusion is the state-of-the-art. …”
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Knowledge Graph Completion With Pattern-Based Methods by Maryam Sabet, Mohammadreza Pajoohan, Mohammad Reza Moosavi

“…In this paper, we propose a Pattern-based Knowledge Graph Completion (PKGC) method that consists of three phases. The first phase utilizes multi-source information and expands the KG using entity description as external information with efficient Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques. …”
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Optimizing the Production of LNG and NGL from Arab Crudes and Wet Gases by Adel M. Hemeida, Mohammed S. Al-Blehed, Saad El-Din Desouky

“…The developed model should be utilized as a useful tool to help the design of an efficient processing of natural gases. …”
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Performance and Optimization of Novel Solar-Assisted Heat Pump System with Hybrid Thermal Energy Storage by Chaojie Ren, Jie Lin, Nini Guo

“…The system can address the problems of large space requirements and the unstable heating of solar heating systems and tackle the energy-efficient degradation of air source heat pumps (ASHPs) in winter. …”
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