Comparison of sustainability and circularity indicators: downstream vs. upstream supply chain strategies by Marah Almelhem, László Buics, Edit Süle

“…The literature review reveals that downstream strategies often face challenges related to felxibility and operational efficiency while crucial for managing end-of-life products and optimizing resource utilization. …”
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Performance Analysis of a GAX Absorption Cycle with Ionic Liquid-water Working Pairs by Zhao Xinrui, Xu Zhenyuan, Wang Ruzhu

“…Heat-driven absorption refrigeration technology is an important approach for solar-energy utilization and industrial-waste heat recovery. Among them, the generation and absorption heat exchange (GAX) absorption cycle exhibits a high efficiency whose coefficient of performance (COP) can vary with the heat-source temperature. …”
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Absorption loss and Kerr nonlinearity in barium titanate waveguides by Annina Riedhauser, Charles Möhl, Johannes Schading, Daniele Caimi, David I. Indolese, Thomas M. Karg, Paul Seidler

“…Considering these results, photonic integrated circuits utilizing BaTiO3 have the potential to achieve significantly higher efficiency than demonstrated to date and are especially interesting for applications exploiting the combination of Pockels and Kerr effects.…”
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Environmental Impact Assessment and Mitigation Strategies for WPCCN: Fostering Sustainable Development Through Technological and Policy Interventions by Lina Yuan, Huajun Chen, Jing Gong, Xianli Wen, Mingwei Kong

“…To mitigate these effects, the study proposes a range of strategies, including optimizing energy transfer efficiency, integrating renewable energy sources, developing environmentally friendly materials, and implementing robust environmental standards and green procurement policies. …”
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Straw return decreases N surface runoff losses in croplands: Evidence from a global meta-analysis by Xinyi Shi, Liangping Wu, Jing Xiang, Hongxu Liang, Ruibo Sun, Yusef Kianpoor Kalkhajeh, Zhi Wang, Heng Fang, Chao Ma

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Progress in the Study of Dry Shrinkage Deformation and Drying Stress of Raw Bamboo by Jiayi Zhu, Lin Yang

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Optimizing Power Sharing and Demand Reduction in Distributed Energy Resources for Apartments Through Tenant Incentivization by Janak Nambiar, Samson Yu, Jag Makam, Hieu Trinh

“…This strain compromises overall grid performance and challenges utilities with shifting and rising peak demand periods. …”
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Evaluating Logistics Performances of Agricultural Prunings for Energy Production: A Logistics Audit Analysis Approach by Techane Bosona, Girma Gebresenbet

“…The utilization of agricultural prunings as renewable energy sources requires effective and efficient logistics systems. …”
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On-Site Engineering Test of Active Support Control for the PV Station and Wind Farm in the AC-DC Hybrid Power Grid under Extreme Fault Conditions by Xiao-ling Su, Lai-jun Chen, Jun Yang, Zhengxi Li, Peng Zhou, Hui Chen

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Investigation on Energy Flow Performance of a Photovoltaic/Battery-Based Isolated Charging Station for Battery-Powered Electric Vehicles by Abdelsalam A. Ahmed, Mohamed G. Hussien, Yasmine Marzouk Abo-Elyzeed

“…In order to prevent the lack of EVCS for battery EVs (BEVs) on any road with all modes of operation, this paper proposed the design of a novel configuration and control structures for the isolated charging station (ICS) based on the solar PV system for efficient energy utilization to charge battery EVs (BEVs) with flexible double function cascaded converter (MPPT and DC-link voltage regulation). …”
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Effects of intercropping potato with maize on soil and crop by WEI Changhui, LIU Yajun, YE Xiuxiang, LI Yue, MA Kun

“…The ratio of fungus biomass to bacteria biomass were decreased, the soil type were promoted and gradually changed from bacteria type to fungi type, the metabolic activity of soil microbial communities were also increased, especially for soil microbial community utilized the carboxylic acids, the polymer and the amines compounds as the carbon source. …”
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Economic Feasibility and Decarbonization Incentives of Sugarcane Biogas Production Pathways by Flavio Eduardo Fava, Lucílio Rogério Aparecido Alves, Thiago Libório Romanelli

“…There is also a challenge to improve production efficiency and waste utilization, either for biomass or by-products. …”
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Optimizing Renewable Strategies for Emission Reduction Through Robotic Process Automation in Smart Grid Management by Jiuyu Guo, Bin Chen, Zeke Li, Bijing Liu, Wei Wu, Junjie Yang

“…To address these complexities, it is vital to optimally coordinate flexible resources from source–network–storage–load (SNSL) in a manner that aligns with cross-sectoral emission reduction strategies while enhancing grid stability and efficiency. …”
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A NARRATIVE REVIEW ON AUTOMATION AND DIGITALIZATION IN QUALITY CONTROL LABORATORIES OF PHARMACEUTICALS by Sheikh Abdul Khaliq, Muhammad Kashif, Muhammad Jiyad Shaikh, Ijaz Hussain

“…Moreover, technologies like IoT-based monitoring systems, robotic sample handlers, and AI-based tools—such as AI-based pathogen detection systems—are being implemented. Utilization of these developments allowed for effective work and testing of a large number of samples. …”
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Performance of polyvinyl alcohol graphene oxide membrane for microplastic removal in wastewater with an IoT based monitoring approach by S. Vijayshanthy, E. B. Priyanka, S. Thangavel, R. Anand, G. B. Bhavana, Baseem Khan, K. Jeyanthi

“…Abstract In this study, microplastics (MPs) source, movement and final disposition in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and its ultimate release into natural water bodies are investigated. …”
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Performance and exergoeconomic assessment of of integrated organic rankine cycle with solar combined cycle system on sustainable power generation in Iraq by Abdulrazzak Akroot, Ayaa Faraj

“…The proposed system combines Brayton, Rankine, and Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) cycles to maximize energy recovery from both high- and low-grade heat sources. The integration of the ORC unit significantly improves system efficiency by utilizing residual thermal energy that would otherwise be wasted. …”
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Optimizing Artificial Neural Network Learning Using Improved Reinforcement Learning in Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm by Taninnuch Lamjiak, Booncharoen Sirinaovakul, Siriwan Kornthongnimit, Jumpol Polvichai, Aysha Sohail

“…The proposed method aims to overcome the limitations of heuristic search and improve the efficiency of weight adjustment in ANNs. This new approach enhances the discovery phase of the traditional R-ABC by including the parameters of neighboring food sources, augmenting the search capabilities for finding the optimal solution. …”
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Fat-rich diet promotes microbiome-dependent ATP synthesis in sheep model by Fan Hu, Kefyalew Gebeyew, Zhiwu Wu, Bingrui Chen, Jinzhen Jiao, Zhiliang Tan, Di Tian, Zhixiong He

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The Capacity Configuration of a Cascade Small Hydropower-Pumped Storage–Wind–PV Complementary System by Bin Li, Shaodong Lu, Jianing Zhao, Peijie Li

“…Distributed renewable energy sources with significant output fluctuations can negatively impact the power grid stability when it is connected to the power grid. …”
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Power electronics for green hydrogen generation with focus on methods, topologies, and comparative analysis by AlAmir Hassan, Omar Abdel-Rahim, Mohit Bajaj, Ievgen Zaitsev

“…Converter designs like the galvanically isolated half-bridge converter with controlled reverse-blocking switches for achieving zero voltage switching (ZVS), the Push–Pull isolated DC-DC converter prioritizing current stability, and the Isolated Full-Bridge Boost Converter (IFBBC) adept at handling fluctuating power outputs from renewable sources are also explored. Moreover, the study scrutinizes a range of converter configurations such as the Two-stage ZVT boost converter with LCL-Type SRC, multiphase interleaved DC-DC stage, and three-port isolated DC/DC converter for efficient integration with multiple energy sources concurrently. …”
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