Heavy Metal Control and Dry Matter Assessment in Digested Sewage Sludge for Biogas Production by Krzysztof Michalski, Magdalena Kóska-Wolny, Krzysztof Chmielowski, Michał Gąsiorek, Klaudiusz Grübel, Konrad Kalarus, Wiktor Halecki

“…The nitrogen content was negatively correlated with dry mass. These findings provide valuable insights into optimizing sewage sludge treatment and biogas production processes by underlining the approaches for enhancing sludge properties to support efficient biogas production.…”
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UEF-HOCUrdu: Unified Embeddings Ensemble Framework for Hate and Offensive Text Classification in Urdu by Kifayat Ullah, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Usman Ghani Khan, Faten S. Alamri, Amjad Rehman Khan

“…To meet this challenge, this research proposed a new ensemble based multi-classification model and generated new dataset of 36,000 Urdu tweets categorized as ‘Hate’, ‘Offensive’ and ‘Neither’. …”
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Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Activity of New 4-aminoantipyrine Derivatives Using Ultrasonic Mediation by Naween M. Youns

“…This reaction was carried out with zirconyl chloride (ZrOCl2.8H2O) as an efficient catalyst under the condition of ultrasound irradiation. …”
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Advancing CRISPR-Based Solutions for COVID-19 Diagnosis and Therapeutics by Roaa Hadi, Abhishek Poddar, Shivakumar Sonnaila, Venkata Suryanarayana Murthy Bhavaraju, Shilpi Agrawal

“…Although RT-qPCR is a precise molecular technique, it is not immune to false-negative results. In contrast, CRISPR-based detection methods for SARS-CoV-2 offer several advantages: they are cost-effective, time-efficient, highly sensitive, and specific, and they do not require sophisticated instruments. …”
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Lost in transition: from medical student to clinical supervisor - a mixed-methods study by Capucine Delorme, Terese Stenfors, Anders Sondén

“…The survey included the Positive and Negative Affects Schedule (PANAS) and self-constructed items and was analysed by calculating percentages. …”
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A Label Correction Learning Framework for Gully Erosion Extraction Using High-Resolution Remote Sensing Images and Noisy Labels by Chunhui Zhao, Yi Shen, Nan Su, Yiming Yan, Shou Feng, Wei Xiang, Yong Liu, Tianhao Zhao

“…To validate the effectiveness of the LCL framework, three severely eroded regions in Northeast China are selected as study areas and corresponding noisy datasets are generated. Extensive experiments on these datasets demonstrate that our framework can significantly mitigate the negative influence of label noise and ultimately achieve superior GE extraction performance. …”
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Reconfigurable Dual‐Gate Ferroelectric Field‐Effect Transistors Based on Semiconducting Polymer for Logic Operations and Synaptic Applications by Yuqing Ding, Xinzhao Xu, Yangjiang Wu, Haoqin Zhang, Lin Shao, Zhihui Wang, Hailing Zhang, Yan Zhao, Yunqi Liu

“…These results highlight the electronic reconfigurability of DG‐OFET and tremendous potential for applications in energy‐efficient neuromorphic computing networks and organic circuits, thus providing a versatile strategy for the development of advanced and efficient multifunctional integration.…”
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Detailed Design of Lattice Tower for Low Speed Wind Turbines by James Rojas Waterhouse, Carlos Henrique Gasparetti, Kauan Pires Quevedo, Guilherme Beppu de Souza

“…A key challenge in downwind rotor turbines is the wake generated by the flow around the tower, which can negatively affect rotor performance. …”
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Optimal Dispatch of Power Grids Considering Carbon Trading and Green Certificate Trading by Xin Shen, Xuncheng Zhu, Yuan Yuan, Zhao Luo, Xiaoshun Zhang, Yuqin Liu

“…By building a deterministic optimization model, the goal of maximizing power generation profit and minimizing carbon emissions is combined in a weighted form, and the power balance, carbon quota constraint, and the proportion of renewable energy are introduced. …”
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Application of versatile reverse genetics system for feline coronavirus by Izumi Kida, Tomokazu Tamura, Yudai Kuroda, Takasuke Fukuhara, Ken Maeda, Keita Matsuno

“…In the present study, we established a rapid PCR-based system to generate recombinant FCoV using the circular polymerase extension reaction (CPER) method for both serotype 1 and 2 viruses. …”
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Implications of land use and land cover change in Mampong municipality, Ghana by James Kofi Blay, Isaac Abunyuwah

“…Understanding and managing land use and land cover (LULC) changes are crucial for addressing environmental challenges, promoting efficient utilization of natural resources, sustainability of environmental and ecological systems for the well-being of both present and future generations. …”
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Physical Characteristic and Design Logics of Integrated Fast Reactor by HUO Xingkai, SONG Yingyun, MO Bu, FENG Wei, HU Yun

“…Although the sodium void reactivity is positive and has a large value in a metal-fueled core, compared with oxide-fueled core, the passive safety features mentioned above can provide enough negative feedback in the early stage of accidents, avoiding the overheating of the coolants and generation of the sodium void. …”
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Characterization, biochemical defense mechanisms, and antifungal activities of chitosan nanoparticle-encapsulated spinach seed essential oil by Hajar Soleimani, Reza Mostowfizadeh-Ghalamfarsa, Mustafa Ghanadian

“…The highest encapsulation efficiency and loading capacity of the essential oil were achieved with a 1:1 chitosan-to-SSEO weight ratio. …”
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Digitalization of public administration in Russia: risks, casuses, problems by L. A. Vasilenko, V. V. Zotov

“…In the conclusion of the article it has been emphasized that the given facts are not unambiguously negatively interpreted, but it would be inexcusable to ignore even a small amount of them. …”
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Novel ultraflexible transparent self-heating composite films for nanoimprint lithography by Zhiwei Yang, Haitao Zhao, Xugang Qi, Chuangye Yao, Rui Ma, Jinsong Song, Yuanxun Cao, Dayong Ma, Haiming Li, Guangxu Cui, Jie Zhang

“…After curing, they are peeled off from the patterned substrates to form composite films with self-heating function (AgNWs/PVA). The films can generate heat when a voltage is applied by introducing positive and negative electrodes, simplifying the design of the heating module in nanoimprint lithography equipment and achieving rapid and accurate heat transfer to the target substrates. …”
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Bacterial profile and antibiotic susceptibility pattern of adult lower respiratory tract infections in Colombo, Sri Lanka by Nadeesha Amarasinghe, Muthulingam Athavan, Deepal Jayamanne, Yamuna Rajapakshe, Aflah Sadikeen, Kirthi Gunasekara, Amitha Fernando, Lilani Karunanayake

“…Co-amoxyclav, 3rd generation cephalosporins, quinolones and all second line antibiotics tested were the most efficient antibiotics in treatment of LRTIs, differently from ampicillin, erythromycin and penicillin that were not efficient antibiotics in treating this disease in our locality.…”
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Study on pH-Responsive Delayed, Cross-Linking and Weighted Fracturing Fluid by Hao Bai, Fujian Zhou, Xinlei Liu, Xiaozhi Xin, Huimin Zhao, Zhiyuan Ding, Yunjin Wang, Xin Wang, Xingting Li, Wei Li, Erdong Yao

“…Overall, this research provides low-friction solutions for the efficient development of deep reservoirs.…”
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Multi-Objective Optimal Scheduling of Water Transmission and Distribution Channel Gate Groups Based on Machine Learning by Yiying Du, Chaoyue Zhang, Rong Wei, Li Cao, Tiantian Zhao, Wene Wang, Xiaotao Hu

“…Venant’s system of equations is built to generate the feature dataset, which is then combined with the random forest algorithm to create a nonlinear prediction model. …”
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Opportunities, challenges and future prospects of carbon nanotubes-infused nanocomposite membranes in complex industrial wastewater treatment: A systematic review by S. Letlhabula, O.O. Sadare, S.P. Malinga, K. Moothi

“…The other contaminants such as oils, salts and aromatics also have pronounced negative effects on humans and the ecosystems health. …”
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How and why policy-practice gaps come about: a South African Universal Health Coverage context by Janet Michel, Natsayi Chimbindi, Nthabiseng Mohlakoana, Marsha Orgill, Till Bärnighausen, Brigit Obrist, Fabrizio Tediosi, David Evans, Di McIntryre, Hans T Bressers, Marcel Tanner

“…Existing health policy implementation experience has demonstrated that new policies have sometimes generated unexpected and negative outcomes without necessarily explaining how these came about. …”
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