Formulation of best-fit hydrophile/lipophile balance-dielectric permittivity demulsifiers for treatment of crude oil emulsions by C.M. Ojinnaka, J.A. Ajienka, O.J. Abayeh, L.C. Osuji, R.U. Duru

“…The presence of water in crude oil causes corrosion, lowers capacity utilization of production and processing plant parts and pipelines, reduces oil recovery and increases the oil content of the effluent water. The stabilizing factors of crude oil emulsions vary from one oil field to the other and with time in the same well as co-produced water increases, or after a well treatment and Enhanced Oil Recovery Operations (EOR). …”
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One-sample missing DNA-methylation value imputation by Christelle Kemda Ngueda, Julia Palm, Flavia Remo, André Scherag, Lutz Leistritz

“…Abstract Background Currently, the most popular methods for missing DNA-methylation value imputation rely on exploiting methylation patterns across multiple samples from the same population. …”
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HISTORICAL CHANGES IN THE AREA UNDER FOREST—ESTIMATION APPROACH BASED ON CARTOGRAPHIC RESOURCES by Aleksandar Popović, Biljana Šljukić, Dragan Borota

“… This paper analyzes changes in forested areas, as depicted in topographic maps, within the historical context of their publication in Serbia. The research focuses on the experimental field “Goč-Gvozdac” of the University of Belgrade – Faculty of Forestry, with additional reference to changes in Central Serbia. …”
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The Role of Internet Penetration in Agricultural Development, Economic Growth and Development Index by Muh. I lham, Muh. Natsir, Gamsir Gamsir

“… The development of the internet and ICT-based technology (Information and Communication Technology) is currently the main focus of research, especially in the context of agricultural development which is expected to contribute to economic growth and the Human Development Index (HDI). …”
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Combustion and Emission Characteristics of Methanol–Diesel Dual Fuel Engine at Different Altitudes by Zhongcheng Wang, Zhu Jie, Xiaoyu Liu

“…Currently, in the two technological approaches for using diesel pilot injection to ignite methanol and partially substituting diesel fuel with methanol, neither can fully achieve carbon neutrality in the context of internal combustion engines. …”
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Entropy-Based Uncertainty in Onshore and Offshore Wind Power: Implications for Economic Reliability by Fernando M. Camilo, Paulo J. Santos, Armando J. Pires

“…In Portugal, wind energy already accounts for approximately 30% of the total installed capacity, with projections reaching 38% by 2030, making it the country’s second largest energy source. In the context of the 2050 carbon neutrality targets, quantifying and managing wind power uncertainty has become increasingly important. …”
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Environmental and Economic Impacts of V2X Applications in Electric Vehicles: A Long-Term Perspective for China by Yajie Hu, Richao Cong, Toru Matsumoto, Yajuan Li

“…Electric vehicles (EVs) play a critical role in the transition to transportation electrification and are important for achieving carbon neutrality in this sector. China currently leads the world in EV ownership; however, the energy regulation potential of in-use batteries remains largely untapped in the context of an increasingly saturated EV stock. …”
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Dissertation council in the state scientific certification system: Organizational and management mechanisms of digital transformation by Sergey I. Pakhomov, Elena A. Loginova, Oleg V. Kulyamin, Mikhail P. Petrov

“…Currently, there is a need to refine the underlying mechanisms of dissertation councils as key elements of the state scientific certification system in Russia. …”
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Prediction of Automatic Scram during Abnormal Conditions of Nuclear Power Plants Based on Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) and Dropout by Hanying Chen, Puzhen Gao, Sichao Tan, Hongsheng Yuan, Mingxiang Guan

“…The proposed model was trained by simulated condition data of abnormal conditions; the input of the model was the deviation of the monitoring parameters from the normal operating state, and the output was the remaining time from the current moment to the upcoming reactor trip. The predicted remaining time to the reactor trip decreases with the development of abnormal conditions; thus, the output of the proposed model generates a predicted countdown to the reactor trip. …”
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Evaluation of biokinetics and dosimetry in [131I]-NaI therapies: whole-body images quantification versus lower limb region by Bianca Lemos Lima, Jamille da Silveira Almeida, Maria da Penha Albuquerque Potiens, Rogério Alexandre Pelissoni, Marcelo Tatit Sapienza, Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel, José Willegaignon

“…As the current dosimetric protocol can be performed by delimiting a region of interest (ROI) in whole body images to evaluate the biokinetics and absorbed dose by the patient, the objective of this study was to analyze the possibility that this measurement was restricted to only one thigh region. …”
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Advances in Encapsulating Marine Bioactive Compounds Using Nanostructured Lipid Carriers (NLCs) and Solid Lipid Nanoparticles (SLNs) for Health Applications by Rita Favas, Hugo Almeida, Andreia F. Peixoto, Domingos Ferreira, Ana C. Silva

“…As life expectancy rises and modern lifestyles improve, there is an increasing focus on health, disease prevention, and enhancing physical appearance. …”
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Genotypes and spatial configurations of public art museums in Japan by Yunfei Xie, Muhan Shen, Nobuaki Furuya

“…The social role of museums has continued to shift according to evolving social, economic, and cultural contexts. The transition from a single exhibition educational role to a more diversified role presents challenges in terms of the spatial configuration of museums, thereby highlighting areas for broadening the current understanding of spatial layouts. …”
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Oh, the places you can go … if you ace calculus: helping minoritized students succeed in undergraduate mathematics by Amira F. A. Ibrahim, Sarah E. McKellar, J. Frank Yates, Priti Shah

“…However, most of the literature on minoritized STEM students uses a deficit lens and does not consider the role of historical and systemic contexts on these students’ STEM achievement. As a product, current interventions used to increase academic achievement are limited in scope and do not consider the complex interplay between the numerous factors known to influence academic success. …”
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Effects of Allium hookeri on gut microbiome related to growth performance in young broiler chickens. by Sung-Hyen Lee, Sohyun Bang, Hwan-Hee Jang, Eun-Byeol Lee, Bong-Sang Kim, Seung-Hwan Kim, Sang-Hyun Kang, Kyung-Woo Lee, Dong-Wook Kim, Jung-Bong Kim, Jeong-Sook Choe, Shin-Young Park, Hyun S Lillehoj

“…Exposure to a diet containing 0.5% A. hookeri leaf decreased the abundance of the following bacteria: Eubacterium nodatum, Marvinbryantia, Oscillospira, and Gelria. …”
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Electrospun PAN@Ferrites Nanofibers for Rectifier and Humidity Devices by Ban Abbas Rijah, Iftikhar M. Ali

“…For PAN NFs, there is no effect when relative humidity percentage increases and decreases, but with adding ferrite materials PAN@ZnFe2O4 and PAN@ZnCoFe2O4 where, there is a significant change in resistance when humidity increases and decreases. …”
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Study of chemical properties of hybrid nanofluid flow between two permeable disks with suspension of carbon nanotubes using Yamada Ota and Xue models by A. Naeem, Z. Abbas, M.Y. Rafiq

“…Temperature increases with a rise in the heat source parameter, while it decreases due to thermal radiation effects. …”
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Deterioration of sleep and mental health in individuals with insomnia during South Africa’s COVID-19 lockdown by Alison Bentley, Laura C. Roden, Jonathan P. Davy, Stella Iacovides, F. Xavier Gómez-Olivé, Karine Scheuermaier, Raphaella Lewis, Gosia Lipinska, Johanna Roche, Candice J. Christie, Swantje Wells, Dale E. Rae

“…Comparative analyses were conducted between participants who identified a current or previous diagnosis of insomnia (n = 135, Insomnia group, irrespective of whether they had current symptoms or not) and those reporting no sleep disorders (n = 700, No-Insomnia group). …”
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Multimorbidity combinations, costs of hospital care and potentially preventable emergency admissions in England: A cohort study. by Jonathan Stokes, Bruce Guthrie, Stewart W Mercer, Nigel Rice, Matt Sutton

“…<h4>Background</h4>Patients with multimorbidities have the greatest healthcare needs and generate the highest expenditure in the health system. There is an increasing focus on identifying specific disease combinations for addressing poor outcomes. …”
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New perspectives on probiotics in health and disease by Eric Banan-Mwine Daliri, Byong H. Lee

“…This review discusses the potential beneficial effects of probiotics in preventing and treating certain diseases as well as current and future perspectives of probiotic research.…”
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Using electricity tariffs and thermal comfort management to promote residential energy decarbonization by Andrea Vecchi, Michael John Brear

“…Electricity tariffs that include a demand charge contain peak loads without increasing household costs. …”
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