High yield gluconic acid leaching and recovery of valuable metals from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries by Reinhard Lerchbammer, Eva Gerold, Helmut Antrekowitsch

“…Beyond reducing the ecological footprint of leaching processes, organic acids offer improved selectivity and efficiency in metal recovery. Among them, gluconic acid has proven to be a particularly effective agent for the extraction of valuable metals.Through statistical optimization, the leaching process achieved extraction efficiencies exceeding 98 % for lithium, nickel, cobalt, and manganese from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries (EoL-LIBs), while significantly limiting the co-dissolution of copper, iron, and aluminum.Subsequently, nickel, cobalt, and manganese were selectively recovered through precipitation using oxalic and sulphide agents. …”
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Exploring the Determinants of Operational Performance in the Water Supply Sector: A PCA Analysis of Networks, Meters, Raw Water and Operating Costs by Octavia Moise, George Banghiore, Mari-Isabella Stan

“…The water sector is essential for sustainable development, but faces complex challenges arising from climate change, accelerated urbanization, and increasingly stringent economic and environmental demands. …”
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Parallel tempered Bayesian inference for characterizing non-ideal semiconductors: Carrier trapping in cadmium telluride thin films by Calvin Fai, Anthony J.C. Ladd, Charles J. Hages, Gregory A. Manoukian, Jason B. Baxter

“…A “parallel tempering” scheme is introduced, which efficiently and reliably locates the global maximum in the complex multimodal distributions that are characteristic of cadmium telluride (CdTe) films. …”
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Optimization of Business Processes Through BPM Methodology: A Case Study on Data Analysis and Performance Improvement by António Ricardo Teixeira, José Vasconcelos Ferreira, Ana Luísa Ramos

“…The redesign strategy focused on selective automation using Python 3.10 scripts and Power BI dashboards, incorporating techniques such as linear programming and forecasting to improve process efficiency and quality while maintaining flexibility. …”
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UNION: A Trust Model Distinguishing Intentional and Unintentional Misbehavior in Inter-UAV Communication by Ezedin Barka, Chaker Abdelaziz Kerrache, Nasreddine Lagraa, Abderrahmane Lakas, Carlos T. Calafate, Juan-Carlos Cano

“…Simulations conducted using NS2.35 evidence the efficiency of our proposal, called UNION, at ensuring high detection ratios > 87% and high accuracy with reduced end-to-end delay, clearly outperforming previous proposals known as RPM, T-CLAIDS, and CATrust.…”
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Developing a Model for Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Change the Organization’s Public Relations Unit’s Processes, With an Emphasis on Organizational Knowledge Managem... by Seyed Vahab Omat Mohammadi, Ladan Hajianvari, Kimiya Mohaqeq

“…As organizations navigate an increasingly complex communications landscape, adopting AI technologies is vital for enhancing efficiency, improving stakeholder engagement, and maintaining a competitive edge. …”
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Recommended cucumber hybrids for growing in greenhouses under conditions artificial lighting by V. G. Korol

“…The development of light culture in the country allows greenhouse complexes to use their greenhouses year-round, significantly increase plant productivity, receive most of the harvest in the winter months of the year and sell it at a higher price. …”
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Demand side management with electric vehicles and optimal renewable resources integration under system uncertainties by Mohamed Mostafa Eissa, Rania Abdel Wahed Swief, Tarek Saad Abdel Salam

“…This should be smartly attained through selecting efficient optimization techniques to improve power quality, voltage profile, and reliability. …”
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Binary solvent extraction of intracellular lipids from Rhodotorula toruloides for cell recycling by Jingyi Song, Rasool Kamal, Yadong Chu, Shiyu Liang, Zongbao K. Zhao, Qitian Huang

“…The process involves the separation of lipids from microbial cells. Given the complexity of microbial cell walls and the demand for efficient and environmentally friendly extraction methods, further research is still needed in this area. …”
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Leaching of copper slags in sulphuric acid and alkaline glycine media by Mauricio Mura, Ignacio Castillo, Pía C. Hernández, Felipe M. Galleguillos Madrid, Eleazar Salinas-Rodríguez, Jonathan Castillo, Álvaro Soliz, Edelmira Gálvez, Norman Toro

“…The operating parameters such as concentration, temperature, particle size are compared in these leaching media, highlighting glycine with high selectivity and efficiency unlike sulfuric acid in alkaline conditions to leach copper. …”
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Leveraging Neural Trojan Side-Channels for Output Exfiltration by Vincent Meyers, Michael Hefenbrock, Dennis Gnad, Mehdi Tahoori

“…To achieve low latency and high efficiency, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) are increasingly being employed as accelerators for neural network inference in cloud and edge devices. …”
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Enhancing chronic wound assessment through agreement analysis and tissue segmentation by Ana C. Morgado, Rafaela Carvalho, Ana Filipa Sampaio, Maria J. M. Vasconcelos

“…Moreover, the obtained inter-rater agreement scores still emphasize the inherent complexity of the task, as even experienced healthcare professionals may differ in delineating tissue boundaries. …”
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A framework for the simulation of individual glycan coordinates to analyze spatial relationships within the glycocalyx by Sarah Fritsche, Sarah Fritsche, Leonhard Möckl, Leonhard Möckl, Leonhard Möckl, Leonhard Möckl

“…Importantly, we include various experimental considerations, such as labeling and detection efficiency. This approach may contribute to establishing a new standard of connection between geometrical and molecular-resolution data in service of advancing our understanding of the functional role of the glycocalyx in biology as well as its clinical potential.…”
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Automated Arrhythmia Classification System: Proof-of-Concept With Lightweight Model on an Ultra-Edge Device by Namho Kim, Seongjae Lee, Seungmin Kim, Sung-Min Park

“…The efficiency of the lightweight model and edge-computing system was evaluated regarding arrhythmia classification performance and computational complexity. …”
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A Node Generation and Refinement Algorithm in Meshless RPIM for Electromagnetic Analysis of Sensors by Zihao Li, Siguang An, Guoping Zou, Jianqiang Han

“…One popular method for electromagnetic field computation is the meshless radial point interpolation method (RPIM), where the number and distribution of nodes are critical to ensuring both accuracy and efficiency. However, traditional RPIM methods often face challenges in achieving stable and precise results, particularly in complex electromagnetic environments. …”
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Improving and simulating urban landscape image recognition using combination optimization and fuzzy K-means algorithm by Lihua Yang, Yuhui Zheng

“…The FKM allows for the clustering of mixed-use urban zones with greater accuracy, identifying complex patterns, and relationships that earlier research methods often overlook. …”
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A Comprehensive Review of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) in Computer Vision by Zhihan Cheng, Yue Wu, Yule Li, Lingfeng Cai, Baha Ihnaini

“…Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) is increasingly important in computer vision, aiming to connect complex model outputs with human understanding. This review provides a focused comparative analysis of representative XAI methods in four main categories, attribution-based, activation-based, perturbation-based, and transformer-based approaches, selected from a broader literature landscape. …”
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Texture Analysis and Classification using Local Binary Patterns and Statistical Features by Hasan Maher

“…To demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed hybrid method, several experiments are performed on several texture databases. …”
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Well Testing of Fracture Corridors in Naturally Fractured Reservoirs for an Improved Recovery Strategy by Yingying Guo, Andrew Wojtanowicz

“…Among them, corridor-type NFRs, characterized by discrete fracture corridors, exhibit complex flow behavior that challenges conventional development strategies and reduces recovery efficiency. …”
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Prevention of Bankruptcy of Industrial Enterprises and Organizations with State Participation by E. V. Gavrilin, S. V. Khetagurov

“…There had been used the formal legal method in the paper, methods of complex and interdisciplinary analysis, as well as General scientific methods, including the dialectical method and the method of system analysis. …”
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