Effects of Ceramic Membrane Composed of Clay and a Mixture of Rice Husks, Sawdust, Coconut Shell Charcoal, and Coffee Grounds on Reducing Total Coliforms in Well Water by Wiwit Aditama, Zulfikar Zulfikar, Sofia Sofia

“…Conclusion: Although there was no significant difference in the reduction of total coliforms among the various membrane compositions, the combination of clay and coffee grounds caused a reduction reaching >90%.…”
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Uncovering the Tradeoffs and Synergies of Ecosystem Services in Mining Landscapes: Spatiotemporal and Factor Detection Perspective by Jiao Pan, Tao Chen, Antonio Plaza

“…The findings indicated that: 1) Over the past two decades, five categories of ESs have exhibited a declining trend, with water yield experiencing the most significant reduction, reaching 38.7% . 2) Among the 15 ESs pairings, tradeoffs were predominantly negatively correlated. 3) The interaction between land use/land cover and precipitation (54.5% ) emerged as the primary driving force behind the spatial heterogeneity of ESs. 4) The IESLI showed a general downward trend, decreasing from 0.51 in 2005 to 0.44 in 2020. …”
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Evaluating municipal incinerated bottom ash as a sand replacement in foamed mortar: Effects of air foam and silica fume modification by Trong Phuoc Huynh, Vo Thi To Trinh, Tri Ho Minh Le

“…Remarkably, at 40% bottom ash and 20% air foam, flowability experiences a significant 29.3% reduction, reaching 163.4 mm. Setting times prolong with increasing MIBA percentages, showing a substantial 64.7% increase at 40% replacement. …”
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Evaluating municipal incinerated bottom ash as a sand replacement in foamed mortar: Effects of air foam and silica fume modification by Trong Phuoc Huynh, Vo Thi To Trinh, Tri Ho Minh Le

“…Remarkably, at 40% bottom ash and 20% air foam, flowability experiences a significant 29.3% reduction, reaching 163.4 mm. Setting times prolong with increasing MIBA percentages, showing a substantial 64.7% increase at 40% replacement. …”
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Inverse Design of Broadband Artificial Magnetic Conductor Metasurface for Radar Cross Section Reduction Using Simulated Annealing by Haoda Xia, Xiaoyu Liang, Bowen Jia, Pei Shi, Zhihong Chen, Shi Pu, Ning Xu

“…The experimental results show a significant RCS reduction of 10 dB within the 7.6–15.5 GHz range, with the peak reduction reaching-28 dB at normal incidence. For a bistatic RCS, the metasurface effectively scatters incident waves into four distinct lobes. …”
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An experimental and simulation study for hydrogen and short-chain alcohol along with diesel fuel on the CRDI engine behaviors by Upendra Rajak, Manoj Panchal, Ibham Veza, Tikendra Nath Verma, Ümit Ağbulut

“…This study achieved higher levels of PM emission reduction, reaching up to 15 % hydrogen content. Furthermore, introducing 15 % hydrogen resulted in a significant surge in NOx emissions.…”
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A lightweight spatiotemporal classification framework for tree species with entropy-based change resistance filter using satellite imagery by Biao Zhang, Zhichao Wang, Boyi Liang, Liguo Dong, Zebang Feng, Mingyang He, Zhongke Feng

“…Moreover, STECR-F significantly suppresses random transitions between classes, reducing category transitions by an average of 22.47%, with the maximum reduction reaching 46%. In terms of classification accuracy, STECR-F achieved an overall accuracy of 91.35%, representing an improvement of 8.02% compared to the results without using STECR-F. …”
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The “Gredouno” Cross Target: a new tool adapted to control Glossina palpalis gambiensis in the mangrove forests of Guinea by Kagbadouno Moïse, Camara Abdoulaye Dansy, Bart Jean-Mathieu, Solano Philippe, Bucheton Bruno, Camara Mamadou, Grébaut Pascal

“…In the pilot experimental field evaluation the Cross Target also showed its superiority, with tsetse density reduction reaching 90% 15 months after the initial deployment, whereas densities remained high in the channel where Tiny Targets were deployed. …”
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Cesium Accumulation Patterns and Stress Response in Hydroponic Radish (<i>Raphanus sativus</i> L.): A Physiological–Transcriptomic Study by Yu-Han Wen, Xi Chen, Ming Sun, Chao-Hui Yang, Meng-Yuan Xu, Feng-Xiang Lai, Si-Qi Fu, Yu-Meng Fan, Xin-Peng Guo, Qun Li, Guo Wu

“…Severe growth inhibition was observed at 2 mM Cs stress, with biomass reduction reaching 29.73%. The carotenoid content decreased by 11.92%; however, the total chlorophyll content did not change significantly, and the photosynthesis of radish was not affected. …”
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Waste expanded polystyrene/zinc ferrite nanoparticles films: degradation by visible light photocatalysis and use in composites with rice husk reinforcement by Iván L. Cruz-Jaramillo, Gabriela Roa-Morales, Alberto Tecante, Patricia Balderas-Hernández, Sagnite Ventura-Cruz, Christopher R. Torres-San-Miguel, Cristina A. De León-Condes

“…The PSw/ZnFe₂O₄ films degraded 3.7 times faster than pure PS, with the highest reduction reaching 14.08%, indicating the strong influence of zinc ferrite nanoparticles on degradation. …”
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Study of the Stability and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Paeonol–Oleanolic Acid Liposomes by Microfluidic Technology by Xianzheng Ma, Hui Zhang, Jinkai Luan, Mingfa Tian, Xiuxin Zhang, Ammara Sohail, Dong Liang, Jiguo Liu, Fuzhan Tao, Zheng Wang, Daijie Wang

“…Molecular interaction results revealed that PAE-ONLs achieved a greater energy reduction, reaching −85.07 kJ/mol vs. the −62.64 kJ/mol of PAE-CNLs, with stable hydrogen bonding interactions. …”
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Functional Role of Odorant-Binding Proteins in Response to Sex Pheromone Component <i>Z</i>8-14:Ac in <i>Grapholita molesta</i> (Busck) by Yuqing Luo, Xiulin Chen, Shiyan Xu, Boliao Li, Kun Luo, Guangwei Li

“…Sex attractants containing <i>Z</i>8-14:Ac did not significantly affect the trapping of PFM males but drastically reduced the capture of OFM males, with the reduction reaching up to 96.54%. Attractants containing more than 10% of <i>Z</i>10-14:Ac simultaneously reduced the number of OFM and PFM males captured. …”
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Vanillin acrylate-based thermo-responsive shape memory antimicrobial photopolymers by Aukse Navaruckiene, Danguole Bridziuviene, Vita Raudoniene, Egidija Rainosalo, Jolita Ostrauskaite

“…Furthermore, allpolymer films exhibited significant antibacterial activity against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus (cell reduction reached 99.8–100% after 24 h) and antifungal activity against Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger (cell reduction reached 72.3–100% after 24 h).…”
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COMPARISON OF EFFICACY AND TOLERABILITY OF ORIGINAL AND GENERIC DRUGS OF SIMVASTATIN IN PATIENTS WITH HYPERLIPIDAEMIA AND HIGH RISK OF ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE COMPLICATIONS by S. N. Tolpygina, S. Y. Martsevich

“…Next 6weeks of therapywith Simvahexal in the average dose of 25,3mg/day this reduction reached to 29,6%and 42,5%(p&lt;0,001), respectively. …”
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An experimental study of noise reduction of portable generator using local made acoustic enclosure by 1dalal9 kareem, Abbas J. Jubear, Hussain R. Al-Bugharbee

“…The findings depicted that generator noise reduction reaches 10.3 dB at night and 9.6 dB during the day. …”
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Influence of State of Alarm Caused by COVID-19 on Noise in the City Centre of Huelva (Spain) by Juan Carlos Fortes, Rafael Sánchez-Sánchez, Juan Pedro Bolívar

“…This study demonstrates that during the state of alarm an average daily reduction of 3.4 dBA was noted, and in the central moments of the day these reductions reached up to 4.4 dBA, while from 10:00 to 12:00 pm the reduction was around 6.5 dBA. …”
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Study on the Impact of Solar Chimneys on Thermal Comfort and Energy Efficiency in Portable Toilets by Zhang Jing, Wang Tianpeng

“…In winter, the average PPD decreased by 58%, and in summer, the PPD reduction reached 10%. Compared to traditional models, annual ventilation energy consumption was reduced by 74.5%, thermal comfort-related energy consumption decreased by 67.2%, and the overall energy savings rate reached 58.5%. …”
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Estimating the potential of residential heat pumps to reduce surplus electricity using the flexible demand tool in EnergyPLAN by José Campos, Béla Munkácsy

“…At its peak in February, the reduction reached nearly 50% of the surplus power. However, during the most critical period (May), it dropped to just 7% due to the limited availability of flexible demand. …”
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Hydrologic performance assessment of low impact development facilities based on monitoring data and SWMM modeling in an urban catchment in Taiwan by Yu-Jia Chiu, Lo-Chen Chang, Yu-Te Lin, Ying-Tien Lin, Chen-Wuing Liu, Jin-Jing Lee

“…Simulations performed using the Storm Water Management Model (SWMM) calibrated using field data collected in 2021–2024 demonstrated that these LID facilities reduced runoff volume by as much as 88%, with peak flow reductions reaching 90%. Under short-duration rainfall conditions, LID also reduced the risk of urban flooding by delaying the onset of peak flows. …”
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Enhancing Onshore Wind Tower Foundations: A Comprehensive Automated Design Approach by Emmanouil Vougioukas, Athanasios Stamos, Charikleia Pappa, Nikos D. Lagaros

“…High reduction in concrete quantity is achieved by reaching 30%, while the steel reduction reaches 90%. It is worth mentioning that the total cost is reduced by up to 70%. …”
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