Integration and optimization of electrified LNG steam reforming hydrogen production system by Huchao SONG, Jinghao FENG, Shuman WANG, Yuhang XI, Xirui MA, Yinhe LIU

“…In response to the above issues, an electrified LNG steam reforming hydrogen production system was proposed by introducing the renewable electric heating into the methane steam reforming process, which efficiently integrates the carbon capture technology and the LNG cold energy recovery system. …”
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Numerical examination of the chemically reactive MHD flow of hybrid nanofluids over a two-dimensional stretching surface with the Cattaneo–Christov model and slip conditions by Algehyne Ebrahem A., Alamrani Fahad Maqbul, Seada M. M., Saeed Anwar, Bognár Gabriella

“…Energy deficiency is one of the most challenging issues of the present world due to its increasing demand in industrial and technological processes. …”
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Iron oxide synergistic vacuum carbothermal extraction of zinc from zinc sulfide by Ma H.-Z., Dang Y.-B., Wang Y.-N., Zeng J.-Y., Zhang X., Guan M.-H., Zhao X.-J.

“…To reduce the issues of high pollutant emissions and lengthy processes in extracting zinc from zinc sulfide ore, a new technical approach involving the synergistic use of iron oxide and vacuum carbothermal reduction to extract zinc from zinc sulfide ore is proposed. …”
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Laboratory monitoring of COVID-19 patients and importance of coagulopathy markers by J. H. Khizroeva, A. D. Makatsariya, V. O. Bitsadze, M. V. Tretyakova, E. V. Slukhanchuk, I. Elalamy, J.-C. Gris, L. S. Radetskaya, N. A. Makatsariya, Ya. Yu. Sulina, V. I. Tsibizova, A. S. Shkoda, D. V. Blinov

“…The degree of increase in these changes correlates with severity of the inflammatory process and serves as a prognostically unfavorable sign. …”
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Evaluating soiling effects to optimize solar photovoltaic performance using machine learning algorithms by Muhammad Faizan Tahir, Anthony Tzes, Tarek H.M. El-Fouly, Mohamed Shawky El Moursi, Nauman Ali Larik

“…Fossil fuel environmental issues and escalating costs have prompted a global shift towards renewable energy sources like solar photovoltaic. …”
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Survey of Multimodal Federated Learning: Exploring Data Integration, Challenges, and Future Directions by Mumin Adam, Abdullatif Albaseer, Uthman Baroudi, Mohamed Abdallah

“…Federated Learning (FL) is a promising decentralized alternative for addressing these issues. However, FL predominantly handles unimodal data, which limits its applicability in environments where devices collect and process various data types such as text, images, and sensor output. …”
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Wastewater Denitrification with Solid-Phase Carbon: A Sustainable Alternative to Conventional Electron Donors by Dorsa Barkhordari, Jithin Mathew, Basem Haroun, Lars Rehmann, Sudhir Murthy, Domenico Santoro

“…Nitrate pollution in aquatic environments poses significant environmental and public health issues, mostly due to industrial activities and agricultural runoff. …”
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Development of a Fingerprint-Based Attendance Monitoring System by Gerard Nonso Obiora, Isreal Oluwaseun Aladejare, Godwin Osariemen Igbinosa, Collins Belouebi Fiemobebefa, Oluwaseun Amos Bamido

“… This paper presents the design and execution process of a fingerprint-based attendance system at Bells University of Technology for Electrical/Electronics Engineering Department, to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of student attendance monitoring. …”
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Mobile Mapping System for Point Cloud Acquisition in a Forest Environment with an Action Camera by A. Pinhal, C. Lázaro, C. Lázaro, J. A. Gonçalves, J. A. Gonçalves

“…Frames are extracted from the video at an appropriate rate and processed using a structure-from-motion algorithm. …”
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Handover decision with multi-access edge computing in 6G networks: A survey by Saeid Jahandar, Ibraheem Shayea, Emre Gures, Ayman A. El-Saleh, Mustafa Ergen, Mohammad Alnakhli

“…MEC optimises communication and computational resources by hosting application processes close to the user equipment (UE) at the network edge, improving communication reliability and stability while reducing latency. …”
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Recurrent patterns in the application of traffic impact analyses: Safety first or last? by Seth LaJeunesse, Jesse D. Saginor, Tabitha S. Combs, Wesley Kumfer, Eric Dumbaugh

“…Conventional traffic impact analysis (TIA) neglects traffic safety in development review procedures, often serving as an afterthought because the traffic generated is easier to measure than proactively addressing and predicting safety issues. To explore this TIA neglect issue further, interviews conducted with TIA practitioners and developers in five US Mid-Atlantic and Southeast states explore whether and how these professionals incorporated road user safety considerations into their TIA practices. …”
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Impact of ISTA and FISTA iterative optimization algorithms on electrical impedance tomography image reconstruction by Nguyen Diep Quoc Tuan, Huynh Hoang Nhut, Ven Huynh Thanh, Cao Dinh Minh Quan, Tran Anh Tu, Tran Trung Nghia

“…However, current iterative methods have notable limitations, such as the arbitrary and subjective selection of initial parameters, lengthy computational times due to numerous iterations, and the generation of reconstructions that suffer from shape blurring and a lack of higher-order detail. To address these issues, this study investigates the impact of using ISTA and FISTA iterative algorithms on the image reconstruction process in EIT. …”
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Enhancement of membrane distillation performance by porous organic and inorganic materials: a state-of-the-art review by Yehia Manawi, Jasir Jawad, Abdelaziz Hussain, Saad Aljlil, Jenny Lawler, Viktor Kochkodan

“…Abstract Membrane distillation (MD) is an attractive thermally driven separation process due to its efficiency to treat highly concentrated feed streams in desalination and different industrial applications. …”
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Influenza vaccination and cytokine profile dynamics in young men in Primorsky krai by Yu. A. Li, M. N. Dmitrachenko, M. P. Kostinov, E. V. Markelova, I. V. Korolev, S. L. Saprykin

“…However, in recent years, the issue of non­specific, training effects of vaccines on the immune system has been widely studied. …”
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Latency and energy-efficient multi-hop routing protocol for unmanned aerial vehicle networks by Abdelhamied A Ateya, Ammar Muthanna, Irina Gudkova, Yuliya Gaidamaka, Abeer D Algarni

“…Thus, efficient routing of data among unmanned aerial vehicles between source and destination is an important issue in designing unmanned aerial vehicle networks. …”
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Non-invasive blood glucose monitoring using PPG signals with various deep learning models and implementation using TinyML by Mahdi Zeynali, Khalil Alipour, Bahram Tarvirdizadeh, Mohammad Ghamari

“…Abstract Accurate and continuous blood glucose monitoring is essential for effective diabetes management, yet traditional finger pricking methods are often inconvenient and painful. To address this issue, photoplethysmography (PPG) presents a promising non-invasive alternative for estimating blood glucose levels. …”
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Capillarity-assisted rapid multi-material 3D printing of heterogeneous objects by Zhengda Chen, Xiangjun Zha, Cheng Wen, Kun Li, Jigang Huang, Wei Pu

“…By eliminating the layer-by-layer material switching process, CMM-3DP allows multi-material objects to be fabricated while avoiding both intricate motion system and resin contamination issue. …”
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FCDNet: A Lightweight Network for Real-Time Wildfire Core Detection in Drone Thermal Imaging by Linfeng Wang, Oualid Doukhi, Deok Jin Lee

“…This paper introduces a novel infrared wildfire detection network named FCDNet to tackle this issue. It includes an Efficient Processing (EP) module based on the novel Partial Depthwise Convolution (PDWConv) and the lightweight feature-sharing decoupled detection head (Fast Head), achieving low-size and low-computation wildfire detection. …”
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Structured-Visual Model for Dental Examination in Autism Spectrum Disorder Children: Cooperation and Compliance by Alfini Octavia, Thanya Sitthisettapong, Matana Kettaratad-Pruksapong, Iwan Dewanto

“…To address this issue, visual pedagogy is commonly employed as a behavioral technique to facilitate successful dental examinations and treatments. …”
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NFE-YOLO: A Lightweight and Efficient Detection Network for Low, Slow, and Small Drones by Dan Tian, Chen Wang, Dong Zhou, Xin Yan, Liaoyuan Zeng

“…This dataset comprises a total of 10,099 images that have all been manually annotated with precision to address the issue of insufficient sample diversity in existing datasets. …”
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