Valorization of pinecone as a pyrolysis feedstock: identification of bio-oil and synthesis of activated biochar for Cr(VI) elimination from wastewater by Alfares, Amenah Adnan, Younis, Afyaa Muayed, Rasheed, Lana Abdalhameed, Fadhil, Abdelrahman Basil

“…In conclusion, PC could be used as a pyrolysis feedstock to produce BO with high-content aromatic oxygenates besides ABC with a high surface area, a microporous structure and an efficient ability to eliminate Cr(VI) ions from wastewater.…”
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«Useless» Science: How to Evaluate Performance of Basic Research by Helmut Gassler, Andreas Schibany

“…Availability of highly qualified and skilled scientists is essential for an efficient capture of new knowledge. Companies, possessing similar human capital, have the ability to absorb information from outside thus increasing in-house expertise. …”
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CPFT-MOSA: A Comprehensive Parallel Fault-Tolerant Multi-Objective Simulated Annealing Framework for UAV-Assisted Edge Computing in Smart City Traffic Management by Ahmed Shamil Mustafa, Salman Yussof, Nurul Asyikin Mohamed Radzi

“…Our results show quantitative improvements in three key metrics: efficient resource utilization with an average of 16.8 active nodes; a 21% improvement in energy distribution efficiency with a value of 0.063; and an 8.5% reduction in execution time to 1.6 units compared to conventional approaches. …”
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All‐Electric Mimicking of Synaptic Plasticity Based on the Noncollinear Antiferromagnetic Device by Cuimei Cao, Wei Duan, Xiaoyu Feng, Yan Xu, Yihan Wang, Zhenzhong Yang, Qingfeng Zhan, Long You

“…Abstract Neuromorphic computing, which seeks to replicate the brain's ability to process information, has garnered significant attention due to its potential to achieve brain‐like computing efficiency and human cognitive intelligence. …”
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Bioinspired Microhinged Actuators for Active Mechanism‐Based Metamaterials by Zi‐Yi Cao, Huayang Sai, Weiwei Wang, Kai‐Cheng Yang, Linlin Wang, Pengyu Lv, Huiling Duan, Tian‐Yun Huang

“…However, the absence of efficient microactuators has constrained the ability to achieve multimodal locomotion and active shape‐morphing behaviors at the micro and nanoscale. …”
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Global optimization of economic load dispatch in large scale power systems using an enhanced social network search algorithm by Mohamed H. Hassan, Salah Kamel, Francisco Jurado, Umberto Desideri

“…The primary objective of Economic Load Dispatch (ELD) is to determine the most efficient distribution of power among generating units while considering various constraints, such as minimum and maximum power output, transmission line capacity, and reserve requirements. …”
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Budgetary Factors and the Quality of Education Service Delivery in Public Secondary Schools in Northern Division Kabale District. by Atwongyeire, Redeemer

“…Schools should adopt more sophisticated budget planning and management tools to ensure efficient allocation and utilization of resources. …”
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Designing a supply chain resilience assessment model with the approach of NDEA(case of study: government hospitals of Yazd province) by Mohsen Shafiei Nikabadi, Fereshteh Bahrami

“…The results of the envelopment analysis of the input-oriented network data revealed that only 07percent of the studied hospitals were efficient. After determining the efficiency at four stages and the efficiency of the network, the hospitals were respectively ranked from the most efficient to the least efficient, and at the end, some suggestions for improving the efficiency of hospitals and future research were provided.…”
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Solar Cell Defects Detection Based on Photoluminescence Images and Upgraded YOLOv5 Model by Gengcong Xu, Jinhua Huang, Weidong Gong, Jiahui Teng

“…In order to further improve the convolutional network’s ability to capture target features, a series SPPF module combined with soft pooling is proposed to reduce the number of repeated operations, improve network efficiency, and focus on extracting higher level features from the input. …”
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Dentinal Changes Caused by in-Office Management of Dentinal Hypersensitivity Using Silver Diamine Fluoride + Potassium Iodide, Laser and Iontophoresis: An Ex-Vivo Study by Nair Nidhi, Jothi Varghese, Vinayak Kamath

“…Conclusion: The Laser and Riva Star groups presented superior efficiency in dentinal tubule occlusion ability.…”
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Hybrid Optimization based on Deep Learning Approach for Short-Term Load Forecast of Electricity Demand in Buildings by Charan Sekhar Makula, Ratna Dahiya

“…The precise short-term demand forecast efficiently directs building managers and operators for interactions with electrical distribution systems, daily operational decisions, and energy conservation. …”
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The machine learning algorithm based on decision tree optimization for pattern recognition in track and field sports. by Guomei Cui, Chuanjun Wang

“…This study aims to solve the problems of insufficient accuracy and low efficiency of the existing methods in sprint pattern recognition to optimize the training and competition strategies of athletes. …”
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Advancements in sorption-enhanced steam reforming for clean hydrogen production: A comprehensive review by Ahmad Salam Farooqi, Abdelwahab N. Allam, Muhammad Zubair Shahid, Anas Aqil, Kevin Fajri, Sunhwa Park, Omar Y. Abdelaziz, Mahmoud M. Abdelnaby, Mohammad M. Hossain, Mohamed A. Habib, Syed Muhammad Wajahat ul Hasnain, Ali Nabavi, Mingming Zhu, Vasilije Manovic, Medhat A. Nemitallah

“…This comprehensive review thoroughly explores the SE-SMR process, highlighting its ability to efficiently combine carbon capture with hydrogen generation. …”
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A Study on the Differences in Rumen Microbiota–Liver Gluconeogenesis–Mitochondrial Interaction Between Tibetan Sheep and Hu Sheep in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau by Qianling Chen, Yuzhu Sha, Xiu Liu, Min Gao, Xiaowei Chen, Wenxin Yang, Wei Huang, Jiqing Wang, Yapeng He, Xu Gao, Yanyu He

“…In summary, Tibetan sheep exhibit strong fiber degradation capacity, the efficient utilization of gluconeogenic intermediates, and mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) ability, forming adaptive strategies for high-altitude environments. …”
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Application of PFI-4DVar Data Assimilation Technique to Nowcasting of Numerical Model by Jiang Wenjing, Liang Xudong

“…And the time of assimilation test is shortened, ensuring the time efficiency of 6-hour forecast. Therefore, PFI-4DVar can improve and enhance the prediction ability of precipitation nowcasting.…”
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Distributed cooperative control of consistency of hydraulic support robot group moving frame by Mingze SUN, Yongqiang WANG, Yajun CHANG, Desheng ZHU, Shiyan LI, Kehu YANG

“…Compared with the PID centralized control method commonly used in engineering, it has the advantages of high reliability, good consistency, strong active anti-interference ability and good expansibility, and can adjust the control strategy independently to adapt to various moving modes, thus improving the efficiency and safety of moving supports.…”
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Chaetocin Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation via Modulating Wnt/Beta-Catenin Signaling in Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Youde Liang, Xin Liu, Ruiping Zhou, Dawei Song, Yi-Zhou Jiang, Weiwei Xue

“…We found that MSCs treated with Chaetocin demonstrated increased osteogenic ability and reduced adipogenic ability. The expression of osteogenic markers (Runx2 and OPN) was induced in MSCs by Chaetocin during osteogenic induction. …”
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Research on simulation of permanent magnet synchronous motor in full speed range. by Mingrun Yuan, Yuke Meng, Xiaozhong Qi, Xiao Li, Ning Zhang

“…In the motor start-stop state, the MTPA control strategy can distribute large electromagnetic torque during start-up, effectively improve the efficiency of the inverter and save costs. Compared with MTPA and Id = 0 control strategies, weak magnetic control has excellent speed increase effect, up to 6000r/min, and has strong anti-interference ability. …”
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Bearing fault diagnosis based on improved DenseNet for chemical equipment by Wu Huiyong, Jiang Kuan, Wang Yanyu

“…Through its Self-Attention mechanism, Transformer efficiently captures the global relationships within the sequence, improving the model’s ability to handle complex temporal dependencies. …”
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Improving Unplugged Computational Thinking Skills Through Integrated Problem-Based and Differentiated Learning in Indonesia by Dewi Oktaviani, Susilo Satanti

“…This has an impact on the emergence of new jobs that require the ability to solve problems effectively and efficiently, especially computational thinking. …”
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