Flexible ureteroscopic treatment of kidney stones: How do the new laser systems change our concepts? by Simin Yu, Linhu Liu, Ya Li, Liang Zhou, Jixiang Chen, Hong Li, Kunjie Wang

“…The introduction of thulium fiber laser and Moses technology brings highly efficient dusting lithotripsy effect through laser innovation, limiting pulse energy and broadening pulse frequency. …”
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Aquathermolytic Upgrading of Zarafshanian Extra Heavy Oil Using Ammonium Alum by Amirjon Ali Akhunov, Firdavs Aliev, Nurali Mukhamadiev, Oscar Facknwie Kahwir, Alexey Dengaev, Mohammed Yasin Majeed, Mustafa Esmaeel, Abdulvahhab Al-Qaz, Oybek Mirzaev, Alexey Vakhin

“…The growing global demand for energy necessitates the efficient utilization of unconventional petroleum resources, particularly heavy oil reserves. …”
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Research Progress on Catalytic Conversion of Lignin to Chemicals by Xuezhi ZENG, Wenyu WANG, Minxian HUO, Yi QI, Xueqing QIU, Xuliang LIN, Yanlin QIN

“…The escalating environmental impact of fossil fuel consumption is driving a global shift towards more sustainable energy sources. In this transition, greener energy production methods are under continuous development, with biomass emerging as a pivotal component in these mitigation strategies. …”
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Predicting DNA Reactions with a Quantum Chemistry‐Based Deep Learning Model by Likun Wang, Na Li, Mengyao Cao, Yun Zhu, Xiewei Xiong, Li Li, Tong Zhu, Hao Pei

“…Abstract In this study, a deep learning model based on quantum chemistry is introduced to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of predicting DNA reaction parameters. By integrating quantum chemical calculations with self‐designed descriptor matrices, the model offers a comprehensive description of energy variations and considers a broad range of relevant factors. …”
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Simulation Study on Dose and LET of Neutron Irradiation for Biological Experiments Using Spallation, Reactor, and Compact Neutron Sources by May Sweet, Kenji Mishima, Masahide Harada, Keisuke Kurita, Hiroshi Iikura, Seiji Tasaki, Norio Kikuchi

“…We analyzed neutron flux, energy deposition rates, and Linear Energy Transfer (LET) distributions. …”
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Levenberg-Marquardt recurrent neural network for heat transfer in ternary hybrid nanofluid flow with nonlinear heat source-sink by Ibrahim Mahariq, Kashif Ullah, Mehreen Fiza, Aasim Ullah Jan, Hakeem Ullah, Saeed Islam, Seham M. Al-Mekhlafi

“…A key novelty of this work is the inclusion of a new heat source term, enhancing the thermal analysis by capturing additional energy variations. The study extensively analyzes the effects of heat sources, thermal radiation, the thermal relaxation parameter, and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) effects, providing a more comprehensive understanding of fluid flow and heat transfer mechanisms in rotating systems. …”
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A two-stage deep learning architecture for detection global coastal and offshore submesoscale ocean eddy using SDGSAT-1 multispectral imagery by Linghui Xia, Baoxiang Huang, Ruijiao Li, Ge Chen

“…Introducing high-resolution multispectral data can alleviate these problems, yet it has been largely overlooked. A generalized and efficient deep learning architecture that combines developments in deep learning with Sustainable Development Goals Science Satellite 1 (SDGSAT-1) multispectral data from earth observations offers a potential pathway for more fine detection of ocean eddies. …”
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Concomitant generation of hydrogen during carbon dioxide storage in ultramafic massifs- state of the art with implications to decarbonization strategies by Mahmoud Leila, Randy Hazlett, Paul Mathews George, Isabelle Moretti, Zhaksylyk Kabashev, Milovan Fustic

“…Mineral trapping of CO₂ recently emerged as one of the most efficient and lowest-risk approaches for long-term CO₂ sequestration. …”
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Rapid Prediction of Multi-physics Coupling in Heat Pipe ReactorBased on Neural Network by ZHANG Junda, LIU Xiaojing, XIONG Jinbiao, CHAI Xiang, ZHANG Tengfei

Adsorption of Saponin and Saponin–Chitosan Mixture at Water–Oil Interface and Stabilization of Oil-in-Water Emulsions by Katarzyna Dziza, Marcel Krzan, Ewelina Jarek, Lilianna Szyk-Warszyńska, Sonia Kudłacik-Kramarczyk, Piotr Warszyński, Eva Santini, Libero Liggieri, Francesca Ravera

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Enhancing DevOps Practices in the IoT–Edge–Cloud Continuum: Architecture, Integration, and Software Orchestration Demonstrated in the COGNIFOG Framework by Kostas Petrakis, Evangelos Agorogiannis, Grigorios Antonopoulos, Themistoklis Anagnostopoulos, Nasos Grigoropoulos, Eleni Veroni, Alexandre Berne, Selma Azaiez, Zakaria Benomar, Harry Kakoulidis, Marios Prasinos, Philippos Sotiriades, Panagiotis Mavrothalassitis, Kosmas Alexopoulos

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Fatigue Enhancement Mechanism and Process Optimization of the Direct Mandrel Cold Expansion Technique on Lightweight and High-Strength Alloys by Hansong Ji, Kanghua Huang, Li He, Zefeng Chen, Mingjun Tang, Pingfa Feng, Jianfu Zhang

“…In order to promote the application efficiency of the DMCE process in aviation industries and reduce the energy and resource waste caused by repeated attempts, taking Al7050 and TB6 as examples, this paper comprehensively investigates the fatigue enhancement mechanism of the DMCE process on lightweight and high-strength alloys. …”
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Research on Design and Influence on Performance of Expansion Joint for High-temperature Sodium Pipe by LIANG Shengying, LIU Kai, WANG Guozhi, LIU Yizhe

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Liquid-phase CO2 hydrogenation to methanol synthesis: Solvent screening, process design and techno-economic evaluation by Dongliang Wang, Yun Du, Zuwei Liao, Xiaodong Hong, Shilong Zhang

“…The liquid-phase process is further optimized by incorporating reactive distillation technology (Process 3), to enhance reaction efficiency and reduce energy consumption. Following the techno-economic evaluation, the energy efficiency of Process 3 is 7.79 % and 4.99 % higher than that of Process 1 and Process 2, respectively. …”
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Electrocaloric materials and applications based on multilayer ceramic capacitors by Li-Qian Cheng, Yongke Yan, Zhiping Wang, Zhengyu Li, Xiaotian Li

“…Among these, the electrocaloric (EC) system is considered a promising solid–state cooling method, offering advantages over other cooling technologies, such as low environmental impact, cost–effectiveness, high energy efficiency, and compact device size. To fully harness the potential of EC materials, multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) have emerged as effective and appropriate structures for EC cooling applications. …”
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Comparative In-Depth Investigation of Benchmark Graphene Oxides in the Perspective of Their Integration into Industrial Production Processes by Georgios N. Mathioudakis, Glykeria A. Visvini, Labrini Sygellou, Amaia Soto Beobide, George A. Voyiatzis

“…This research attempts to fill to some extent the gap in understanding how the unique properties of different commercial GOs can be strategically applied to meet specific industrial performance requirements, such as barrier properties, transport efficiency, or mechanical strength, among others.…”
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High-accuracy lung sound classification for healthy versus unhealthy diagnosis using artificial neural network by Weiwei Zhang, Xinyu Li, Qiao Liu, Xiangyang Zheng, Yisu Ge, Xiaotian Pan, Xiaotian Pan, Yu Zhou

“…We extracted five key audio features—Spectral Centroid, Power, Energy, Zero Crossing Rate, and Mel-Frequency Cepstral Coefficients (MFCCs)—from each recording to form a feature matrix. …”
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A Comparative Performance Evaluation of OFDM, GFDM, and OTFS in Impulsive Noise Channels by Mohsen Sheikh-Hosseini, Farhad Rahdari, Hazhir Ghasemnezhad, Somayeh Ahmadi, Murat Uysal

“…We consider Bernoulli-normal and Middleton Class A distributions as two well-known impulsive noise models and examine five key performance indicators, including spectral efficiency (SE), overall complexity, peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR), bit error rate (BER), and achievable rate. …”
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Innovative insights into engine performance and emissions - A numerical and experimental investigation of aliphatic hydrocarbons and renewable dimethyl ether by Wisam K. Hussam, Md Nurun Nabi, Mohammad G. Rasul, Ashfaque Ahmed Chowdhury, Fazlur Rashid, Nahina Islam

“…The study also includes the energy and exergy analysis for the same fuels. Our findings indicate that DME improves brake thermal efficiency (BTE for DME is 40.71 % higher than diesel (40.03 %), decane of 40.3 %, and dodecane of 40.18 %). …”
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Investigating waste management strategies in the extended producer responsibility in Iran by Hassan Passandideh Tashakori, Parvin Farshchi, Dariush Karimi, Seyed Masoud Monavari

“…EPR is aimed at reducing the financial load that waste collection and management imposes on local governments, especially waste that requires complicated and costly treatment and recovery processes. It is an efficient tool in resource management according to which the responsibility for goods and products rests with their producers until the end of their life cycle. …”
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