Co-expression of multi-genes for polynary perovskite electrocatalysts for reversible solid oxide cells by Xiaoxin Zhang, Hongyuan He, Yu Chen, Guangming Yang, Xiao Xiao, Haiping Lv, Yongkang Xiang, Shuxiong Wang, Chang Jiang, Jianhui Li, Zhou Chen, Subiao Liu, Ning Yan, Xue Yong, Abdullah N. Alodhayb, Yuanming Pan, Ning Chen, Jinru Lin, Xin Tu, Zongping Shao, Yifei Sun

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Enhancing heat recovery efficiency in chimney exhaust systems using thermoelectric generators – Thermal modeling and parametric analysis by Obeida Farhat, Mahmoud Khaled, Jalal Faraj, Khaled Chahine, Farouk Hachem, Cathy Castelain

“…Performance metrics demonstrate that the positioning of the thermoelectric generator site can bring about major improvements including thermal resistance, generated power, temperature of water heated, and energy conversion efficiency, which ranged from 0.57 % to 5.6 %, depending on thermoelectric generators configuration and operating parameters. By positioning thermoelectric generators on the exterior walls of the exhaust pipe, close to the heat source, a significant amount of electrical power—up to 37.67 W—could be produced. …”
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ORANSight-2.0: Foundational LLMs for O-RAN by Pranshav Gajjar, Vijay K. Shah

“…We also experiment with RAG-augmented variants of ORANSight-2.0 models and observe that RAG augmentation improves performance by an average of 6.35% across benchmarks, achieving the best overall cumulative score of 0.854, which is 12.37% better than the leading closed-source alternative. We thoroughly evaluate the energy characteristics of ORANSight-2.0, demonstrating its efficiency in training, inference, and inference with RAG augmentation, ensuring optimal performance while maintaining low computational and energy costs. …”
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New Approaches of Stochastic Models to Examine the Vibration Features in Roller Bearings by Saima Bhatti, Asif Ali Shaikh, Asif Mansoor, Murtaza Hussain

“…By employing a combination of techniques sourced from existing literature, distinct configurations within vibration datasets were examined to pinpoint the primary defects in roller bearings. …”
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Modeling and analysis of direct internal reforming in ethanol-fueled SOFC by Deivanayagam Hariharan, Bhaskar Sarkar, Santhosh Gundlapally

“…Among the various configurations of SOFC systems, those employing direct internal reforming stand out. …”
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Nickel and titanium metals for the hydrogen evolution reaction in water electrolysis: A comparative study by Aya Awas Saad, Farkad Ali Lattieff

“… This work investigated experimentally and theoretically the I-V output change, the hydrogen production, and the efficiency of Ti and Ni metals as substrates for water electrolysis systems. To make optimization between the candidate electrodes, seven configurations of Ni-Ti, Ti-Ti, and Ti-Ni with three KOH solutions of 10, 20, and 30 % wt (weight KOH gm/weight water gm) as an electrolyte were conducted as a cathode-anode system. …”
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Evaluation of Neural, Systemic and Extracerebral Activations During Active Walking Tasks in Older Adults Using fNIRS by Meltem Izzetoglu, Roee Holtzer

“…However, there exists other fNIRS devices incorporating a number of different types of light sources and detectors allowing multiple channels of long (3 cm SDS) and short (0.8 cm SDS) distance measurements in complex configurations for the monitoring of cognitive activations on various head locations at different depths with higher sampling rates of ~5 Hz (i.e. …”
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Investigating Floating-Gate Topology Influence on van der Waals Memory Performance by Hao Zheng, Yusang Qin, Caifang Gao, Junyi Fang, Yifeng Zou, Mengjiao Li, Jianhua Zhang

“…Experiments involving various floating-gate and tunneling-layer configurations, combined with TCAD simulations, were conducted to reveal the electrostatic coupling behaviors between floating gate and source/drain electrodes during shaping of the charge storage capabilities. …”
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Cost-competitive offshore wind-powered green methanol production for maritime transport decarbonization by Yunfei Du, Xinwei Shen, Daniel M. Kammen, Xiaochi Ding

“…We analyze various system configurations, incorporating diverse electricity sources and carbon capture technologies, optimizing them to minimize the levelized cost of methanol (LCOM). …”
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Analysis of VLC efficiency in optical wireless communication systems for indoor applications by Nurzhigit Smailov, Shakir Akmardin, Assem Ayapbergenova, Gulsum Ayapbergenova, Rashida Kadyrova, Akezhan Sabibolda

“…The results prove that with optimal configurations, high data rates and low BER are achievable in typical indoor settings. …”
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Study on the Influence of Scaling‐Up in the Transesterification Process for the Synthesis of Biodegradable Monoglycerides of Fatty Acids by Roland Nagy, Rebeka Bejczi

“…Scaling‐up the synthesis of biodegradable non‐ionic surfactants from natural sources presents challenges in maintaining physicochemical properties. …”
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Air-STORM: Informed Decision Making to Improve the Success of Solar-Powered Air Quality Samplers in Challenging Environments by Kyan Kuo Shlipak, Julian Probsdorfer, Christian L’Orange

“…Air Sampler Solar and Thermal Optimization for Reliable Monitoring (Air-STORM) is an open-source tool that uses meteorological and solar radiation data to identify temperature and solar charging risks for air pollution monitors based on the target deployment area. …”
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Spatiotemporal pattern and driving factors of atmospheric CO2 concentrations based on satellite remote sensing from 2001 to 2022 in central Yunnan plateau by Yunling He, Xiaohua Zhang, Ning Pu, Chunyan Wu, Wu Tang

“…The findings offer a refined and differentiated reference for policymakers in assessing the current state of the urban construction in CYP, optimizing urban layout, and developing low-carbon cities. …”
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Evaluating energy efficiency in Turkish electric distribution using network DEA and GA models by Serpil Aydin, Talat Şenel

“…The GA used an initial population of 500 solutions and iterated for 1000 generations to determine the optimal input and output configurations for each distribution company. …”
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Advanced energy conversion strategies using multistage radial turbines in Organic Rankine Cycles for low-grade heat recovery by Fuhaid Alshammari, Ahmed S. Alshammari, Ahmed Alzamil

“…The study compares the performance of single-stage and multistage configurations across various working fluids and operating conditions, demonstrating significant efficiency improvements. …”
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Service-Level Objective-Aware Load-Adaptive Timeout: Balancing Failure Rate and Latency in Microservices Communication by Hiroki Hanada, Keisuke Ishibashi

“…The difficulty arises from the need to balance SLO constraints while adapting to dynamically changing load and system capacity, making static configurations inherently suboptimal. To address this, this study proposes a load-adaptive timeout mechanism that dynamically adjusts timeout values to optimize reliability across different load conditions. …”
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Experimental and numerical investigation on thermal performance of enhanced geothermal system: A case study of Guanzhong basin by Guoyao Jin, Yuxiang Zhao, Ye Min, Xiao Zhang, Chao Jiang, Zijing Tan

“…Key results demonstrate that optimized fracture configurations (connectivity, aperture) and controlled injection parameters (flow rates of 10–12 kg/s, well spacings of 250–400 m) significantly enhance energy extraction efficiency by mitigating thermal short-circuiting. …”
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Reducing the effect of engine failure on the aerodynamic performance of the light transport aircraft model by Yu. S. Mikhailov

“…The creation of new configurations with improved performance can be ensured due to the synergetic effect of the propeller-airframe interaction. …”
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Direct Transport Calculation of Three-dimensional C5G7 Benchmark Based on the Random Ray Method by SONG Peitao1, 2, 3, , QIN Shuai4, ZHANG Qian4

“…Firstly, a sensitivity analysis of ray parameters, including the number of rays, the tracking distance, and the length of dead zone, was performed to determine optimal calculation configuration. Secondly, three core configurations of the 3D C5G7 benchmark were calculated by TRRM, and key parameters, including the effective multiplication factor (keff), pin power distributions, and axial power profiles, were compared with multi-group Monte Carlo (MGMC) to validate accuracy. …”

Design of an eco-friendly hybrid energy supply system for none-electrified Lake Ziway island in Ethiopia by Mintesnot Gizaw, Getachew Bekele

“…Solar energy potential was assessed using PVGIS 5.2 and local data. Homer Pro optimized hybrid configurations, including a 245 kWh PHS component, resulting in a cost-effective wind-solar-PHS microgrid with a COE of $0.130-$0.162/kWh. …”
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