Identification and Quantification of Emission Hotspots of Air Pollutants over Bhubaneswar: A Smart City in Eastern India by Saroj Kumar Sahu, Pallavi Sahoo, Poonam Mangaraj, Gufran Beig, Bhishma Tyagi, Basanta Samal, Ashirbad Mishra, Ravi Yadav

“…The central region of the city with the presence of national highways, major roads, and nearby industrial belts, experiences maximum emission of pollutants. …”
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Engineering a phi15-based expression system for stringent gene expression in Pseudomonas putida by Eveline-Marie Lammens, Daniel C. Volke, Alison Kerremans, Yannick Aerts, Maarten Boon, Pablo I. Nikel, Rob Lavigne

“…A proof-of-concept expression for industrially relevant fluorinase resulted in 2.5- and 5-fold increased yield compared to other widely-adopted expression systems. …”
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IMPACT OF SELECTED FIRM-SPECIFIC CHARACTERISTICS ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN LISTED INSURANCE USING CARAMELS FRAMEWORK by ALIU, Ismaila Daudu, Qadir Folorunsho DAUDA, Rukayat Bukola ADEJARE, Bashirat O OLOYIN-ABDULHAKEEM

“…However, the overall financial performance of Nigerian insurance industry is low evidenced with pitiable penetration rate and contribution to Gross Domestic Product of Nigeria. …”
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Exploring Conditions for Designing Citizen Observatories in Sri Lanka: The Case of Air Quality in Rural Areas by Chaminda Rathnayake, Somya Joshi, Teresa Cerratto-Pargman

“…We conducted a case study to examine how rural communities that reside close to industrial centers make sense of their surroundings, with a specific focus on air quality. …”
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A qualitative study exploring the experiences of Muslim women in the South African workplace by Nuraan Agherdien

“…Data were collected from 88 Muslim women across industries, professions and provinces within South Africa. …”
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Changes in the nutrient composition of top-selling packaged foods and beverages in Colombia between 2016 to 2021 by Luis Carlos Forero, Luis F. Gómez, Mercedes Mora-Plazas, María Parra-Murillo, María Parra-Murillo, Sara Toquica, Lindsey Smith Taillie

“…While a previous study examined the changes in the nutritional composition of beverage and food products offered in Colombia between 2016 and 2018, it is necessary to update this information to understand whether the industry anticipated labeling and tax regulations by reformulating products.MethodsThis study carried out a comparison of the content of selected nutrients of concern and non-nutritive sweeteners (NNS) from the nutritional panels of 164 matched pairs of packaged foods and beverages from the top selling brands in Colombia in 2021 compared to 2016. …”
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Grand Canonical Monte Carlo simulations of the Hydrogen and Methane storage capacities of a novel Co-MOF by A. Granja-DelRío, I. Cabria

“…Given that Co-based MOF has been relatively unexplored for gas adsorption, this study provides a foundation for further research into their potential for broader industrial applications, including energy storage and environmental gas capture.…”
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Developing non-aqueous slurry for CO2 capture by Sahar Foorginezhad, Xiaoyan Ji

“…The improved capture capacity and kinetics, especially for desorption, as well as enhanced thermal stability of the non-aqueous system highlight its potential for industrial applications.…”
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Comparison of Deep Learning Techniques in Detection of Sickle Cell Disease. by Mabirizi, Vicent, Kawuma, Simon, Kyarisiima, Addah, Bamutura, David, Atwiine, Barnabas, Nanjebe, Deborah, Oyesigye, Adolf Mukama

“…Results from our study will aid researchers and industry practitioners in making decisions on the best deep-learning model to use while detecting SCD.…”
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Mobile Banking and Financial Performance of Micro Finance Banks: A Case Study of Pride Microfinance Limited Kabale. by Arinanye, Charity

“…The study concluded that the introduction of mobile banking has positively impacted the financial performance of banks in the industry. The mobile banking services offered by Pride Microfinance Bank Uganda, including balance inquiries, bill payments, and money transfers, have simplified banking for customers, thereby increasing transaction levels and customer loyalty. …”
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Comparison of Concrete Strength Development Using Different Brands of Cement of N32.5 in Uganda . by Beinamani, Edidia

“…This research contributes valuable insights for stakeholders in the Ugandan construction industry, aiding in the selection of the most appropriate cement brand based on specific project requirements and economic considerations.…”
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Reverse logistics and environmental sustainability in selected manufacturing entities in Kampala district, Uganda by Jack, Rugasira, Moses, Agaba, Jotham Mbiito, Byarugaba, Rita, Makumbi, Jill, Kyatuheire, Jane, Asiimwe

“…Results indicate that Pearson’s correlation results indicate a relatively moderate, positive and significant association between Green manufacturing and Environmental Sustainability in Kampala industries. The findings show that there was a low but positive correlation (r= 0.480, sig .000, p< .01) between Reverse Logistics and Environmental Sustainability. …”
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Reverse logistics and environmental sustainability in selected manufacturing entities in Kampala district, Uganda by Rugasira, Jack, Moses, Agaba, Jotham Mbiito, Byarugaba, Rita, Makumbi, Kyatuheire, Jill, Asiimwe, Jane

“…Results indicate that Pearson’s correlation results indicate a relatively moderate, positive and significant association between Green manufacturing and Environmental Sustainability in Kampala industries. The findings show that there was a low but positive correlation (r= 0.480, sig .000, p< .01) between Reverse Logistics and Environmental Sustainability. …”
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Optimal timing of organs-at-risk-sparing adaptive radiation therapy for head-and-neck cancer under re-planning resource constraints by Fatemeh Nosrat, Cem Dede, Lucas B. McCullum, Raul Garcia, Abdallah S.R. Mohamed, Jacob G. Scott, James E. Bates, Brigid A. McDonald, Kareem A. Wahid, Mohamed A. Naser, Renjie He, Aysenur Karagoz, Amy C. Moreno, Lisanne V. van Dijk, Kristy K. Brock, Jolien Heukelom, Seyedmohammadhossein Hosseinian, Mehdi Hemmati, Andrew J. Schaefer, Clifton D. Fuller

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Gas drainage and utilization in coal mines in China: History, technological advances, and prospects by Guofu LI, Chao LI, Bichuan ZHANG, Yun XU, Zheng WANG, Xianjun ZHOU

“…Prospects Gas drainage and utilization technologies for coal mines will focus on the development of the advanced gas pre-drainage technology system for ten-year planning areas, the expansion of the simultaneous extraction of coal and gas mode, the optimization of gas utilization processes from the source, the improvement in the intelligent level of gas drainage pipeline networks, and the implementation of gas utilization projects via government-industry-university-institute collaborations. This will help achieve both the utilization of gas with a full range of concentrations from coal mines and the goals of carbon neutrality and peak carbon dioxide emissions in the coal industry.…”
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Oral delivery of bovine tuberculosis vaccine to free-ranging white-tailed deer by Kurt VerCauteren, Abigail Feuka, Michael Lavelle, Michael Glow, Keely Kohen, Patrick Ryan, Tony Aderman, Anthony Duffiney, Mitchell Palmer, Paola M. Boggiatto, Carly Kanipe, Hayden Hamby, Emily Ruell, Melinda Cosgrove, Michael Vanderklok, Nathan Snow, Kim M. Pepin, Henry Campa

“…IntroductionFree-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) are a self-sustaining reservoir for bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in northeastern lower Michigan, (United States) continually putting the area’s cattle industry at risk. Liberal recreational deer harvest, baiting bans, and mitigation measures on farms have reduced but not eliminated bTB in deer nor have they eliminated transmission to cattle. …”
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ADAPTING TO A CHANGING WORLD: STRATEGIES FOR MITIGATING THE GLOBAL CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE by FRANK FUNKEYE SAPELE, AKUMKA JOSEPH YABAYANZE, KANYINSOLA AZEEZ

“…The paper recommends that government should provide alternative means   like renewable energy, reduction of industrial carbons in tackling the menace of climate change globally, there should be reduction of emission of greenhouse gases by stopping deforestation, the use of high yield and disease tolerant crops, and also crops adaptable to high level of weather conditions, there should be easy accessible information on climate change effects to the public. …”
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VIBRATIONAL CASE STUDY FOR THE MOLD OSCILLATOR WITH HYDRAULIC SERVO SYSTEM by YONGHUI PARK, LEE CHANGWOO, KIM DONGWOOK

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Movement of the South Russian Frontier in the 17th – First Half of the 19th Centuries as the Development of the “Wild Fields” by Valery V. Kanishchev, Yuri A. Mizis

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The <i>Pelvicachromis pulcher</i>: A Local Aquarium Species by A.T. Ibim, G.C. Eziefule

“…The review aimed at eliciting interest in the culture of the species, as an additional aquarium fish for the development of the Ornamental fisheries industry in Nigeria. The study revealed that the Pelvicachromis pulcher, is widely distributed in southern Nigeria, western Cameroon and eastern Benin. …”
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