COVID-19 as a Catalyst of Food Security Crisis. Whether the Existing System of Agriculture Can Remain the Same by Oleksandra Ovchynnykova

“…Agriculture as a main factor of food security should be transformed through implementing principles of climate-optimized agriculture and blue economy (use of ocean resources) as a source of “blue food” to achieve food sustainability.…”
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Solar energy storage via green hydrogen production and liquefaction utilizing proton exchange membrane electrolyzers by Seyyed Amirreza Abdollahi, Seyyed Faramarz Ranjbar

“…This method enables the extraction of hydrogen and oxygen from water without generating harmful emissions, aligning with goals for zero-carbon energy systems. …”
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Establishment of a Highly Efficient Corn Stock-Degrading Microbial Consortium and Its Degradation Effect by Erhong Zhang, Meng Wang, Xiaoliang Pan, Xinfeng Wang

“…Moreover, the fermentation conditions for enzyme production by SDP were optimized through orthogonal experiments. The Van Soest method was used to determine the cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin contents in the degraded corn stalks using the SDP consortium to evaluate its degrading effect. …”
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Strategic Ambidexterity and Organizational Performance of Manufacturing Companies in Jakarta, Indonesia by Ita Mariza, Gembong Baskoro

“…Data were collected through a survey directly to the respondents involving 200 employees of manufacturing companies in Jakarta, Indonesia. The method used was a field survey, and the data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with Linear Structural Relations (LISREL 9.2). …”
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Study on the adsorption of ammonia nitrogen with the best modified zeolite by Fuchen Ban, Yuxin Wang, Yu Cheng

“…Abstract In this paper, the natural zeolite is taken as the research object to treat the ammonia nitrogen water source, using acid, alkali and salt modification method to modify the natural zeolite, and found that the natural zeolite under NaCl modification has the best adsorption performance on ammonia nitrogen (removal rates up to 75.5% after adsorption stabilization). …”
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AutoML based workflow for design of experiments (DOE) selection and benchmarking data acquisition strategies with simulation models by Xukuan Xu, Donghui Li, Jinghou Bi, Michael Moeckel

“…Abstract Design of experiments (DOE) is an established method to allocate resources for efficient parameter space exploration. …”
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CINNAMON-GUI: Revolutionizing Pap Smear Analysis with CNN-Based Digital Pathology Image Classification [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Luca Zammataro

“…However, existing commercial platforms are often costly and restrictive, limiting customization and scalability. Methods CINNAMON-GUI is an open-source digital pathology tool based on CNNs for classifying Pap smear images. …”
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Classifying detrital zircon U-Pb age distributions using automated machine learning by Jack W. Fekete, Glenn R. Sharman, Xiao Huang

“…When displayed as age distributions, individual samples are traditionally compared using visual inspection and statistical methods, which can become time-consuming and challenging when using large datasets. …”
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Determination of benzo [a] pyrene in vegetable oil by solid phase extraction-ultra performance liquid chromatography-fluorescence detector by Feng Yinjie, Qiao Yongsheng, Chen Wei, Feng Chengyu, Ying Tiejin

“…The recommended national method for BaP determination in animal and vegetable fats and oils (GB/T 22509—2008) requires high experimental skills and long test time, making it difficult to guarantee the accuracy and repeatability of results. …”
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Non-Destructive Detection of Current Internal Disorders and Prediction of Future Appearance in Mango Fruit Using Portable Vis-NIR Spectroscopy by Jasciane da Silva Alves, Bruna Parente de Carvalho Pires, Luana Ferreira dos Santos, Tiffany da Silva Ribeiro, Kerry Brian Walsh, Ederson Akio Kido, Sergio Tonetto de Freitas

“…A method based on Vis-NIR spectroscopy and machine learning-based modeling for non-destructive detection of the internal disorders of black flesh, spongy tissue, jelly seed, and soft nose in mango fruit was developed using the vis-NIR spectra of intact mango fruit of three cultivars sourced from three orchards in each of the two seasons, with spectra collected both at harvest and after storage. …”
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Transient Synchronization Stability in Grid-Following Converters: Mechanistic Insights and Technological Prospects—A Review by Yang Liu, Lin Zhu, Xinya Xu, Dongrui Li, Zhiwei Liang, Nan Ye

“…It conducts a comparative analysis of the applicability and limitations of conventional stability assessment methods, such as the equal-area criterion, phase portrait method, and Lyapunov functions, within power-electronics-dominated systems. …”
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APPLIED ASPECTS OF MODERN ANTI-CRISIS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT by Zoia S. Pestovska, Кateryna S. Romanova, Olesya S. Rosenberg

“…For early recognition of the signs and causes of the crisis in the enterprise, its prevention and elimination, it is necessary to use special methods of comprehensive diagnosis of the state of the enterprise. …”
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Determination of Tacrolimus in Plasma by Paper Spray In-situ Mass Spectrometry Based on Multistage Fragmentation by Fei PAN, Shuang YANG, Zi-yu QU, Di ZHANG, Chun-xia WANG, Hong-bin ZHEN, Zi-hong YE, Xin-hua DAI, Xiang FANG, Hai-di JIANG, Jie XIE, You JIANG

“…Due to the complexity of the sample matrix, the tertiary fragment ions of tacrolimus were used for quantitative analysis. By optimizing the conditions of the paper spray ion source, such as the type of paper substrate, elution solvents, shape of the paper, distance between the paper tip and the mass spectrometer port, spray voltage, as well as the mass spectrometry conditions, the detection sensitivity and limit of quantification were significantly improved. …”
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Comparative Study of Free Amino Acid Profiles in Underground Organs of Several Species of the Genus Rumex During Different Phases of the Vegetation Cycle by A. M. Poluyanov, U. A. Matvienko, A. Yu. Sokolova, A. E. Savelyeva, N. A. Durnova, N. V. Bobkova

“…Therefore, understanding the dynamics of bioactive compound accumulation in plants throughout their phenological phases of development is critical to optimizing their potential health benefits.Aim. To compare qualitative composition and dynamics of AA accumulation in the underground organs of four representatives of the Rumex genus: R. confertus, R. crispus L., R. obtusifolius L., R. aquaticus L. of three different vegetative phases.Materials and methods. …”
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Simulation of light collection in calcium tungstate scintillation detectors by F. A. Danevich, V. V. Kobychev, R. V. Kobychev, H. Kraus, V. B. Mikhailik, V. M. Mokina

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Comparative Analysis of Virtual Impedance Control Techniques for Improved Stability in DC Microgrids by Beatriz Cristina Moura, Danillo Borges Rodrigues, Erico Chagas Guimaraes, Gustavo Brito de Lima, Joao Pedro Carvalho Silveira, Luiz Carlos Gomes Freitas, Pedro Jose Dos Santos Neto

“…This study compares four approaches to implementing VIC to determine the most effective method for reducing voltage oscillations during transient conditions, which enhances overall DCMG stability. …”
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Stabilizing training of affine coupling layers for high-dimensional variational inference by Daniel Andrade

“…Variational inference with normalizing flows is an increasingly popular alternative to MCMC methods. In particular, normalizing flows based on affine coupling layers (Real NVPs) are frequently used due to their good empirical performance. …”
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“Locality – Adaptation” Research of Hydropower Resettlement Communities in the Jinsha River Basin: A Case Study of Ludila Hydropower Station by Fang WANG, Zhuoqi LI, Haoyi XU, Jiaqi YAN

“…This research takes the resettlement communities of the Ludila Hydropower Station along the Jinsha River as the research object, and develops a linkage analysis method that integrates macroscopic land cover evolution with microscopic architectural spatial adjustments. …”
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Vinylation of Alcohols, Thiols, and Nitrogen Compounds Using a Stoichiometric Amount of In Situ Generated Acetylene by Maria S. Ledovskaya, Vladimir V. Voronin, Anna A. Reznichenko, Ekaterina A. Reznichenko

“…The key advantage of the proposed method is the use of calcium carbide as a robust acetylene source in a stoichiometric ratio to the substrates. …”
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Visible-light deep reduction of low concentration CO2 over composite catalyst Ru/CoAl-LDH and the performance enhancement mechanism by Jun DAI, Fengting JIA, Juan YANG, Zhixiang FENG, Dazhao WANG, Chongchong LENG

“…By using Ru/CoAl-LDH as photocatalysts, H2O as electron donor and hydrogen source, and 10% CO2/N2 mixture as simulated flue gas, the effect of Ru loading amount on the productivity of CO2 reduction products and the selectivity of deep reduction products were investigated under visible light irradiation. 1.6% Ru/CoAl-LDH exhibited the optimal CO2 photoreduction performance. …”
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