A critical literature review on layout designs and handling technology in traditional and automated container terminals by Xiangda Li, Lingxiao Wu, Hao Lang, Zhongyi Jin, Ping He

“…Automated container terminals have gained considerable attention recently due to the advantages of lower emissions, higher efficiency, and lower labour cost. Compared to the high investment cost of building new automated container terminals, it is preferred to perform automation retrofit on traditional terminals. …”
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Applications of machine learning in potentially toxic elemental contamination in soils: A review by Yan Li, Bao Xiang, Tianyang Wang, Yinhai He, Xiaoyang Liu, Yancheng Li, Shichang Ren, Erdan Wang, Guanlin Guo

“…Traditional investigational methods are often inadequate for large-scale assessments because they are time-consuming, costly, and have a limited accuracy. Machine learning (ML) techniques have emerged as promising tools in environmental studies because of their superiority in processing high-dimensional and unstructured data. …”
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Design of Strained Ge Schottky Diode on Si Substrate for Microwave Rectifier Circuit by Wei-Feng Liu, Xue-Mei Wu, Jian-Jun Song, Xin-Yan Zhao, Rong-Xi Xuan

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Methodological issues for the economic evaluation of health interventions: a concise state of the art by Gian Luca Di Tanna, Gianluca Baio

“…Special focus is given to the process of assembling and pooling the available evidence, modeling methods, the analysis of uncertainty (structural and on parameters), cost analysis and cost consequences analysis. …”
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Analysis of Gillnet Fishery Business for Narrow-Barred Spanish Mackerel and Indo-Pacific Mackerel: Lesson Learned From KUB Kampung Baru in Muara Kintap, Indonesia by AHMADI AHMADI

“…Employing a descriptive approach, we analyse the fisher group's financial performance, profitability, marketing channels, gap and challenges. Key findings reveal a thriving operation. …”
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Time and Covariance Threshold Triggered Optimal Uncooperative Rendezvous Using Angles-Only Navigation by Yue You, Hua Wang, Christophe Paccolat, Volker Gass, Jean-Philippe Thiran, Jiu Ren Li

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Portable Fluorescence Microarray Reader-Enabled Biomarker Panel Detection System for Point-of-Care Diagnosis of Lupus Nephritis by Aygun Teymur, Iftak Hussain, Chenling Tang, Ramesh Saxena, David Erickson, Tianfu Wu

“…These results highlight the reader’s potential to bridge the gap between laboratory-grade precision and POC accessibility. …”
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Effect of pistacia khinjuk shell and rapeseed straw particles on mechanical properties and thermal properties of polyester-based composites by Sana Muhamadali, Rzgar Abdalrahman

“…Addressing this gap, the present study investigates the mechanical and thermal properties of polyester composites reinforced with PK shell particles, RS particles, and hybrids. …”
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Photocatalytic purification of dye-containing wastewater using a novel embedded hybrid TiO2–slag catalyst heterojunction nanocomposite coupled with statistical models: A sustainabl... by Kingsley Safo, Norbert Onen Rubangakene, Hussien Noby, Ahmed H. El-Shazly

“…The TiO2-SSNC composite catalyst exhibited excellent stability, with a point of zero charge at 8.342 and an energy gap of 2.4 eV. The degradation process conformed to pseudo-first-order kinetics. …”
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Distributed Coordinated Dispatch Model for Multi-area Interconnected Integrated Energy Systems Based on Sequential Cone Programming by Yujie REN, Yuhan HUANG, Zhenbo WEI

“…In addition, a second-order cone relaxation method based on SCP is proposed to handle the gas network flow in the IEGS economic dispatch model, linearizing the flow constraints and reducing the relaxation gap caused by optimization processing. Finally, the analytical target cascading (ATC) method is utilized to demonstrate the autonomous capacity of different areas to solve the distributed dispatch model after decoupling shared variables between areas and establishing the distributed coordination dispatch. …”
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User Recruitment Algorithm for Maximizing Quality under Limited Budget in Mobile Crowdsensing by Weijin Jiang, Pingping Chen, Wanqing Zhang, Yongxia Sun, Chen Junpeng, Qing Wen

“…The experimental results show that the recruitment algorithm with known user cost is close to the optimal algorithm, and the recruitment algorithm with unknown user cost is more than 75% of the optimal algorithm result, and the gap tends to decrease as the budget cost increases, compared with other comparisons. …”
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A Micro-Segmentation Method Based on VLAN-VxLAN Mapping Technology by Di Li, Zhibang Yang, Siyang Yu, Mingxing Duan, Shenghong Yang

“…This method can be implemented cost-effectively, without necessitating business modifications or causing service disruptions, thereby overcoming the challenges associated with micro-segmentation deployment. …”
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The effect of microstructure engineering on the pseudoelastic and elastocaloric enhancement of a Ni-rich Ti–Ni alloy by Simin Kheirabadi, Maryam Mohri, Mahmoud Nili-Ahmadabadi

“…The elastocaloric effect, which utilizes pseudoelastic NiTi alloys, has recently gained significant attention due to its substantial energy-saving potential, negligible environmental impact, and cost-effectiveness. Notably, significant elastocaloric effects (eCE) arising from the stress-induced B2↔B19’ transition under axial load have been demonstrated in NiTi shape memory alloys. …”
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LIoTning: A Peer-Supervised Payment Channel Approach for Secure Micropayments in IoT Ecosystem by Erfan Bahrami, Amir M. Aghapour, Morteza Amini

“…The rapid proliferation of the Internet of Things has heightened the demand for efficient, low-cost micropayments to support seamless service provisioning—a requirement fundamentally at odds with the inherent scalability issues of blockchain technology. …”
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Emergy, Environmental and Economic (3E) Assessment of Biomass Pellets from Agricultural Waste by Yun Deng, Xueling Ran, Hussien Elshareef, Renjie Dong, Yuguang Zhou

“…However, comprehensive sustainability assessments of their production processes are scarce. To address this gap, three distinct scenarios in Northeast China were evaluated using emergy, economic, and environmental analysis methods: corn single production, corn–pellet co-production, and pellet production. …”
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Machine Learning-Powered Smart Healthcare Systems in the Era of Big Data: Applications, Diagnostic Insights, Challenges, and Ethical Implications by Sita Rani, Raman Kumar, B. S. Panda, Rajender Kumar, Nafaa Farhan Muften, Mayada Ahmed Abass, Jasmina Lozanović

“…It bridges the gap between ML algorithms and smart diagnostics, offering critical perspectives for clinicians, data scientists, and policymakers.…”
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Supplier Selection Model Considering Sustainable and Resilience Aspects for Mining Industry by Pablo Becerra, Javier Diaz

“…The objective of this research is to bridge this knowledge gap and contribute to the understanding of sustainable and resilient supplier selection in the mining industry. …”
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Systemic Insights for Value Creation in Solar PV Energy Markets: From Project Management to System Impacts by Javier A. Calderon-Tellez, Milton M. Herrera, Javier Sabogal-Aguilar, Melisa Tuirán, Sebastian Zapata

“…Economically, despite an initial cost three times higher, the solar PV alternative proves more cost-effective in the long run, amounting to only 19% of the total cost of the fossil fuel option.…”
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Photocatalytic activity of zinc oxide – graphene oxide composites by Ж.У. Палтушева, Н. Алпысбайулы, Е.Ю. Кедрук, А.Д. Жайдары, М.Б. Айтжанов, Л.В. Гриценко, Х.А. Абдуллин

“…In this context, photocatalysis is an advanced, environmentally friendly oxidation process for wastewater treatment. Recent studies have shown that the use of semiconductor photocatalytically active materials with a wide band gap is an effective method for the decomposition of organic pollutants in aqueous solutions. …”
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Bandgap engineering in graphene oxide (GO) via integrating DFT calculations with atmospheric-pressure microplasma (AMP) treatment for optoelectronic applications by A. Qadoos, Muhammad Rashid, M.N. Naeem, Zhenyi Jiang, Muhammad Moin, Mehrunisa Babar

“…Atmospheric-pressure plasma (AMP) is a simple, fast, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly technique used to reduce graphene oxide (GO). …”
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