Hydrogels with Essential Oils: Recent Advances in Designs and Applications by Mariana Chelu

“…This review provides a comprehensive overview of the latest advances in the use of hydrogels containing essential oils for biomedical, dental, cosmetic, food, food packaging, and restoration of cultural heritage applications. Polymeric sources, methods of obtaining, cross-linking techniques, and functional properties of hydrogels are discussed. …”
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Decommissioning of a fuel oil-fired thermoelectric power plant in Brazil - Economic feasibility under certain and risk conditions by Amadeu Junior da Silva Fonseca, Roberto Castro, Dorel Soares Ramos, João Carlos de Oliveira Mello, Luiz Célio Souza Rocha, Camila Seibel Gehrke, Edvaldo Pereira Santos Júnior, Wilton Lima Sousa, Luiz Moreira Coelho Junior

“…For the Monte Carlo simulation, NPV was observed with 100 % certainty of viability and the probabilities of occurrence allowed more analysis of the risks involved than those obtained by deterministic methods. this study contributes to future decommissioning projects in Brazil, considering the scenario of stimulating renewable sources and the energy transition, helping managers make decisions about their projects. …”
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A survey of sensors based autonomous unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) localization techniques by Haiqiao Liu, Qing Long, Bing Yi, Wen Jiang

“…In the context of sensor-assisted multi-source UAV localization, the applications of filtering-based fusion, optimization-based fusion, and deep learning-based fusion methods are discussed. …”
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Plant Height Estimation in Corn Fields Based on Column Space Segmentation Algorithm by Huazhe Zhang, Nian Liu, Juan Xia, Lejun Chen, Shengde Chen

“…Addressing these issues through algorithm optimization, parallel processing, and the integration of additional data sources such as multispectral or LiDAR data could enhance its scalability and robustness. …”
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Nitrates and nitrites intoxications’ management by Alexandra Trif

“…The study pointed out the major sources for clinical and subclinical intoxications with nitrates/nitrites (drinking water and nitrates containing fertilizers), circumstances that determine fertilizers to became sources of intoxication (excessive fertilization/consecutive high level of nitrates in fodders, free access of animals to the fertilizers, administration into the diet instead of natrium chloride), factors that determine high nitrates accumulation in fodders despite optimal fertilization (factors related to the plants, soil, clime, harvest methods, storage, agrotechnical measures), nitrates/nitrites toxicity (over 45 ppm nitrates in drinking water, over 0.5 g nitrate/100 g D.M fodder/diet), the factors that influence nitrates/nitrites toxicity ( species, age, rate of feeding, diet balance especially energetically), pathological effects and symptoms (irritation and congestions on digestive tract, resulting diarrhoea, transformation of hemoglobin into methemoglobin determining severe respiratory insufficiency, vascular collapse, low blood pressure inthe acute nitrates intoxication; hypotiroidism, hypovitaminosis A, reproductive disturbances(abortion, low rate of fertility, dead born offspring), diarrhoea and/or respiratory insufficiency in new born e.g. calves), immunosuppression, decrease of milk production in chronic intoxication. …”
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Transient Stability Analysis of Wind-Integrated Power Systems via a Kuramoto-like Model Incorporating Node Importance by Min Cheng, Jiawei Yu, Mingkang Wu, Yayao Zhang, Yihua Zhu, Yuanfu Zhu

“…First, virtual node technology is utilized to optimize the power grid topology model. Then an improved PageRank algorithm embedded by a critical node identification method is proposed, which simultaneously considers transmission efficiency, coupling transmission probability, and voltage influence among nodes. …”
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TAX AND DEBT STRATEGY OF FISCAL REGULATION OF THE TRANSITIVE ECONOMY by V. K. Giraev

“…Also, it is grounded the most desired quantitative relation between tax and debt burden. Methods. In the article, we used a content analysis of the optimization and descriptive analytical models of the relationship of fiscal expansion (spending) of the state and economic growth. …”
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Whistle identification and solution of a heavy truck transmission by WANG Zirun, OUYANG Heng, LIN Bo, QIAO Xianghe, ZHU Ye, YU Fang, WU Ronghua

“…ObjectiveA heavy truck’s ten-speed transmission was taken as the research objective, the whistling problem under the rapid acceleration in 6th, 7th, and 8th gears was analyzed and solved.MethodsThe order tracking method was used to determine the source of whistling, the gear was optimized through the computer aided engineering (CAE), and the optimization plan was verified through the vehicle noise vibration and harshness (NVH） testing.ResultsIt is discovered that by adjusting the gear order, improving the gear contact ratio, and micro-modification of gears, the problem of whistling can be effectively solved.…”
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The Application Status of Radiomics-Based Machine Learning in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lan Xu, Zian Chen, Dan Zhu, Yingjun Wang

“…Its integration into clinical practice holds great promise for improving decision-making, boosting diagnostic and treatment accuracy, minimizing unnecessary tests, and optimizing health care resource usage.…”
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Problems of Regional Identification of Production Losses from the COVID-19 Pandemic and their Solutions in the System of International Statistical Standards by A. B. Dukhon, O. I. Obraztsova, N. D. Epshtein

“…The paper considers the possibility of assessing the gross value added at the regional level for the aggregate of local producing units, grouped by the type of economic activity, based on methodological principles harmonized with international standards and guidelines of the current version of the national and regional accounts system and provided with resources of official (state and administrative) statistics of the Russian Federation.Materials and methods. The research information base was made up of official statistical sources: metadata and international statistics guidelines in the field of subnational accounting, methodological provisions and an album of ROSSTAT forms, as well as methodological materials of administrative statistics of the Federal Tax Service (FTS) and the Social Insurance Fund. …”
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Advances in Coking Wastewater Treatment and Zero Discharge Technology by Huaqiang CHU, GLADYS Chimfwembe, Pengyuan WEI, Jie XU, Guihong SHUI, Jiaying MA, Xuefei ZHOU, Yalei ZHANG

“…In recent years, considerable attention has been directed towards developing more efficient methods for treating coking wastewater. This review provides a comprehensive overview of current advancements in coking wastewater treatment technologies, focusing on their sources, characteristics, pretreatment technologies, biochemical treatments, and advanced treatment technologies. …”
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Resourceful utilization of converter steel slag: Research status and application prospects by Xin LIU, Zhongliang WANG, Yanping BAO

“…The steel slag gradient utilization model, despite its potential, requires further technical optimization to overcome the aforementioned challenges. (3) The carbon thermal reduction method has been demonstrated to be effective in the extraction of phosphorus from steel slag, with a high degree of removal efficiency. …”
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Urban Hierarchy Migration Model and Impact Mechanism of Graduates Admitted to the Guangdong Provincial Civil Service Examination by Wu Jinghao, Liu Ye, Tang Honglin

“…As China enters a critical transition period towards a knowledge-based economy, the optimization of the educational attainment structure and spatial distribution of the civil service, a crucial component of modernizing the national governance system and capacity, exerts a profound influence on enhancing government efficiency and fostering social progress. …”
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Cultivation of the giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879) in Ukraine and worldwide: a review by K. Voznyuk, V. Bekh

“…Particular attention is given to identifying optimal cultivation methods, environmental requirements for rearing, and the potential for adapting existing international technologies to local conditions. …”
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CPS architecture design for urban roadway intersections based on MBSE by Chen Wang, Xiaoping Ma, Limin Jia, Zheng Lai, Zhexuan Yang, Han Yan, Jing Zhao

“…After the architecture design has been completed, an architecture verification and optimization method based on Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) for urban road intersection cyber-physical systems is utilized to analyze the architecture’s reliability by analyzing the failure modes of activities and to optimize the system architecture to improve the design’s efficiency and reliability.…”
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Leveraging historical trials to predict Fusarium head blight resistance in spring wheat breeding programs by Charlotte Brault, Emily J. Conley, Andrew J. Green, Karl D. Glover, Jason P. Cook, Harsimardeep S. Gill, Andrew C. Read, Jason D. Fiedler, James A. Anderson

“…Using the URSN population, reproducing kernel Hilbert space was the best method in various prediction settings, with an average accuracy of 0.63, marker density could be as low as 500 without decreasing the prediction accuracy, and training set optimization was useful for two traits. …”
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Neurophysiological Effects of Virtual Reality Multitask Training in Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Study with Standardized Low-Resolution Electromagnetic Tomography (sLORETA) by Irina Tarasova, Olga Trubnikova, Darya Kupriyanova, Irina Kukhareva, Anastasia Sosnina

“…<b>Methods:</b> A total of 100 male CABG patients (mean age, 62.7 ± 7.62 years) were allocated to the VMT group (<i>n</i> = 50) or to the control group (<i>n</i> = 50). …”
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Capabilities of battery and compressed air storage in the economic energy scheduling and flexibility regulation of multi-microgrids including non-renewable/renewable units by Ahad Faraji Naghibi, Ehsan Akbari, Mehdi Veisi, Saeid Shahmoradi, Sasan Pirouzi

“…Constraints consider the optimal power flow formulation, flexibility and voltage stability limits in microgrids, and mathematical formulation of sources and storages operation. …”
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RESEARCH ON VEHICLE INTELLIGENT FRAGRANCE FLUID SIMULATION AND NOISE REDUCTION

“…The existing miniaturized vehicle intelligent fragrance devices in China generally have problems such as small air volume and high noise,resulting in poor user experience.In view of the above problems,firstly,a miniaturized vehicle intelligent fragrance device based on Catia software was designed.Secondly,based on the computational fluid dynamics(CFD)method,the flow field simulation analysis of the vehicle intelligent fragrance device was carried out,and the air volume was optimized by improving the air path and the size of the air outlet.The optimized air volume is 1.2 m3/h,which is 16.7% higher than that before optimization,which verifies the feasibility of the optimization method.Finally,based on Siemens Simcenter Testlab system,the noise reduction of the vehicle intelligent fragrance devices was studied.The scheme of isolating vibration source and adjusting motor subdivision was proposed to reduce noise.The experimental results show that the noise of the whole machine is reduced by 5.61 dB(A),which verifies the effectiveness of the noise reduction method.The structural design method,air volume optimization method and noise reduction technology scheme provide a strong reference for product development in the field of vehicle electronics.…”
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QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF HEALTHCARE DATABASES by Flavia Carle, Lidia Di Minco, Edlira Skrami, Rosaria Gesuita, Luigi Palmieri, Simona Giampaoli, Giovanni Corrao

“…The availability of more and more updated and valid information on data quality and suitability provides data users and researchers an useful tool to optimize their activities. In this paper, we have summarized and synthesized the main aspects of Data Quality Assessment (DQA) applied in the field of secondary use of healthcare databases, with the aim of drawing attention to the critical aspects having to be considered and developed for improving the correct and effective use of secondary sources. …”
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