Prediction of Aerosol Particle Size Distribution Based on Neural Network by Yali Ren, Jiandong Mao, Hu Zhao, Chunyan Zhou, Xin Gong, Zhimin Rao, Qiang Wang, Yi Zhang

“…Therefore, it is necessary to determine the particle size distribution. However, the particle size distribution determined by the particle extinction efficiency factor according to the Mie scattering theory is an ill-conditioned integral equation, namely, the Fredholm integral equation of the first kind, which is very difficult to solve. …”
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Adsorption of Methylene Blue Dye onto Various Marine Sediments and Seagrass Biomass of <i>Posidonia oceanica</i> Species: Kinetics and Equilibrium Studies by Maria C. Vagi, Andreas S. Petsas, Dionysia Dimitropoulou, Melpomeni Leventelli, Anastasia D. Nikolaou

“…According to the experimental findings, phycoremediation by using <i>P. oceanica</i> can be characterized as an efficient method for the bioremediation of dye-polluted wastewater.…”
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Mineral Heterostructures for Simultaneous Removal of Lead and Arsenic Ions by Tijana Spasojević, Mirjana Ćujić, Vesna Marjanović, Zlate Veličković, Maja Kokunešoski, Aleksandra Perić Grujić, Maja Đolić

“…In addition to the experimental optimization of the parameters determined by the response surface method (RSM), the effects of pH, adsorbent dosage, temperature, and contact duration on the batch and column system adsorption efficiency of single-component and simultaneous lead and arsenate removal were tested. …”
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Infrared Small Target Detection Using Directional Derivative Correlation Filtering and a Relative Intensity Contrast Measure by Feng Xie, Dongsheng Yang, Yao Yang, Tao Wang, Kai Zhang

“…Experimental evaluations across multiple datasets verify that the proposed method substantially improves the signal-to-clutter ratio (SCR). …”
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Survival and Acidification Potential of Lactobacillus Plantarum MNC 21 Stored in Air-Dried Sorghum Flours by Yusuf Byenkya Byaruhanga, Stellah Byakika, Ivan Muzira Mukisa

“…Two sorghum varieties (malted and un-malted) were used. To determine their fermentation efficiency during storage, sterile sorghum malt slurries were inoculated with the dried culture and fermented at 30°C for 24 h. …”
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Heat management of LED-based Cu2O deposits on the optimal structure of heat sink by Wang Congrong, Zhang Chaoyang, Chen Qiduan, Lin Hui, Sun Xinting, Li Jiahao, Jean Mingder

“…The optimal junction temperature of the LED package is determined by using the signal-to-noise ratio (S/N) of the heat-dissipated structure based on Taguchi’s method as well as the heat dissipation coating. …”
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Self-powered copper sulfide/silicon heterojunction photodetectors with high-photoresponse performance by Der-Yuh Lin, Yu-Tai Shih, De-Jin Qiu, Yee-Mou Kao, Chia-Feng Lin, Sheng-Beng Hwang, Ming-Cheng Kao

“…The power conversion efficiency (PCE) of the p-CuxS/n-Si heterostructures was determined to be 2.52%. …”
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Flood resilience assessment of region based on TOPSIS-BOA-RF integrated model by Guofeng Wen, Fayan Ji

“…Secondly, the combined indicator weights are determined using quadratic programming combined with the EWM-Delphi method. …”
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Green and miniaturized ultrasonic-assisted extraction using natural deep eutectic solvents to extract phenolic compounds from tea samples by Laura Carbonell-Rozas, Roberto Romero-González, Antonia Garrido Frenich

“…The experimental conditions affecting the miniaturized ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE) were optimized to maximize extraction efficiency by performing a design of experiments. The proposed sample treatment was combined with ultra-high performance liquid-chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry detection (UHPLC-MS/MS) to determine 21 phenolic compounds including catechin derivatives and other minor compounds. …”
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Phenol recovery and removal from aqueous solutions by emulsion liquid membranes by Durdu Topkara, Janarbek Izakov, Nurzat Shaykieva, Osman Tutkun

“…Emulsiontype liquid membrane process is a new and effective method for separation ofmixtures with applications in the nuclear industry, hydrometallurgy andwastewater treatment. …”
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Directed evolution of α-ketoisovalerate decarboxylase for improved isobutanol and 3-methyl-1-butanol production in cyanobacteria by Hao Xie, Afshan Begum, Laura H. Gunn, Peter Lindblad

“…PCC 6803 (Synechocystis) enables microbial production of IB and 3M1B through the 2-keto acid pathway, with KivdS286T identified as a key bottleneck limiting production efficiency. Results To address this limitation, a high-throughput screening method based on the consumption of the substrate 2-ketoisovalerate was successfully established. …”
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LIMITS AND OPERATIONAL EVALUATION OF THE SPAWNERS ESCAPEMENT TO THE SPAWNING GROUNDS AS TOOLS FOR PROSPECTIVE AND SHORT-TERM MANAGEMENT OF THE PACIFIC SALMON STOCKS IN THE RIVERS O... by E. A. Shevlyakov, M. G. Feldman, V. I. Ostrovsky, V. V. Volobuev, A. M. Kaev, E. V. Golub, E. I. Barabanshchikov, I. S. Golovanov

“…Uncertainty of the ecological parameters considered traditionally as indicators of the salmons reproduction efficiency is discussed. If the method of the efficient spawning density is applied to the whole area of spawning grounds, without examination of conditions for spawning, false conclusions on optimum abundance of the spawners could be made. …”
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ANALYSIS OF PATIENTS’ EXAMINATION WITH UNSATISFACTORY ORTHOPEDIC TREATMENT RESULTS OF HARD TISSUES OF TEETH AND DENTAL ROWS OF NON-REMOVABLE DENTURES by I.N. Yarina

“…The main aim of the study was to improve the quality of patients’ treatment by identifying the causes of treatment complications by an orthopedist using the method of comparative analysis during the examination of patients with unsatisfactory results of dentures using permanent dentures. …”
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Opportunities of aluminum sludge dredging with soft magnetic conditioner for dewaterability enrichment by Manasik M. Nour, Maha A. Tony, Woo Hyoung Lee, Hossam A. Nabwey

“…The optimal values for ZSF-Conditioner, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), and pH were determined to be 43 mg L− 1, 430 mg L− 1, and 3.5, respectively, achieving a CST reduction efficacy of 74 ± 3%, which was consistent with the predicted efficiency from the polynomial model. …”
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Results of experimental studies of a mobile energy vehicles in a transport unit with an elastic damping mechanism by Senkevich S.Ye., Godzhaev Z.A., Sergeev N.V., Ilchenko Ye.N., Alekseyev I.S.

“…Taking into account the relevance of the topic under discussion in this article, it is necessary to determine the effect of the elastic-damping mechanism installed in the tractor transmission on its operation with a transport trailer, based on the field measurements carried out using the method of correlation — spectral analysis. …”
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Chitosan nanogels enriched with granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating growth factor promote odontoblastic differentiation in human dental pulp stem cells in vitro by Bahar Asheghi, Khatereh Asadi, Ahmad Gholami, Maryam Enteghad, Seyedeh Saba Sadeghi, Negin Firouzi

“…GM-CSF/CNgs were prepared through the ionic gelation method and then characterized with Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), UV–visible spectrophotometry, dynamic light scattering (DLS), and zeta potential devices. …”
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The effect of linseed oil supplementation on performance, fatty acid composition and oxidative status of rabbits by Tina TREBUŠAK, Alenka LEVART, Mojca VOLJČ, Urška TOMAŽIN, Tatjana PIRMAN

“…Live weight, weight gain, feed intake and feed efficiency were recorded. The fatty acid composition of muscle, adipose tissue and liver was determined by the in situ transesterification method and gas chromatography-flame ionisation detection (GC-FID). …”
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Fuzzy rank fusion of deep neural networks for weed identification in groundnut crop by Akshay Dheeraj, Rajnish Kumar Chaturvedi, Sapna Nigam, Md. Ashraful Haque, Sudeep Marwaha

“…Abstract Herbicides are the primary method for weed control in modern agriculture. Excessive herbicide usage harms both the soil and the environment. …”
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JUSTIFICATION OF PARAMETERS OF ROBOTIC MEANS WITH SPRAYER AND MODULE MAGNETIC-PULSE PROCESSING OF PLANTS IN HORTICULTURE by A. Yu. Izmaylov, D. O. Khort, I. G. Smirnov, R. A. Filippov, A. I. Kutyrev

“…., track width of forward wheels of 1260 mm, back ones - 1410 mm, a ground clearance height - 350 mm, the total length of the unit is 4900 mm, the smallest turning radius is 5.6 m. Feasibility and efficiency of implementation combined method of plants processing (spraying and magnetic-pulse processing) by robotic means. …”
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Small-Disturbance Stability Analysis of Doubly Fed Variable-Speed Pumped Storage Units by Xiangyang Yu, Yujie Cui, Hao Qi, Chunyang Gao, Ziming He, Haipeng Nan

“…The introduction of the eigenvalue method to analyze the small-disturbance stability of doubly fed variable-speed pumped storage units and the use of participation factors to calculate the degree of influence of each state variable on the small-disturbance stability of the units are innovations of this study. …”
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