The Design and Experimentation of a Wheeled-Chassis Potato Combine Harvester with Integrated Bagging and Ton Bag-Lifting Systems by Hucun Wang, Wuyun Zhao, Wei Sun, Xiaolong Liu, Ruijie Shi, Hua Zhang, Pengfei Chen, Kuizeng Gao

“…The mechanized harvesting level of potatoes in the arid areas of Northwest China is low and mainly relies on simple machinery to dig the soil surface, and then people manually pick up and bag the potatoes. This harvesting method has the problems of a high labor intensity, low operation efficiency, and high labor cost. …”
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Design, fabrication and performance test of an integrated exploding foil initiator system by Zehao Wang, Pengfei Xue, Qingxuan Zeng, Mingyu Li

“…The integration method of exploding foil initiator system (EFIs) used to be researched to broaden its application range in military and aerospace in the last few decades. …”
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Performance Analysis and Operation Parameter Optimization of Shaker-Type Harvesting for Camellia Fruits by Qiaoming Gao, Jianfeng Han, Shan Zeng, Yu Wang, Wei Wei, Dongxue Wang, Hang Ye, Jing Lu, Haoxiang Zeng

“…Meanwhile, under these operational parameters, the harvesting efficiency reached 96.97%, while the flower bud damage rate was only 6%.…”
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A power-distribution joint optimization arrangement for multi-point source jamming system by Zhihao Cai, Shiqi Xing, Sinong Quan, Xinyuan Su, Junpeng Wang

“…Comparative experiments show that the proposed method improves the uniformity of the solution set distribution by 40.84% on average and the computational efficiency by 85.02% on average.…”
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LC oscillator frequency prediction using machine learning linear regression algorithm by Mandar Jatkar, Vasudeva G, Tripti R. Kulkarni, Roopa R. Kulkarni, Aneesh Pandurangi

“…The study proves that log-transformed linear regression works as a basic but efficient method for accurate frequency estimation in resonant LC circuits.…”
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Estimation of Generated and Retained Gas Volume of the Besa River Formation in Liard Basin through 3-Dimensional Static Geochemical Modeling by Kwang Hyun Kim, Sung Kyung Hong, Jiyoung Choi, Kyungbook Lee, Andy Mort, Hyun Suk Lee

“…To validate the static model, the gas-in-place (GIP) (496 Bcf/section) of the production well in this study area was compared with GIP (262 Bcf/section) in the static model. Expulsion efficiency was considered as 0.6. The result implies that this model has a method of informative assessment with regard to undeveloped shale gas resources. …”
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Use of Tank Mixtures of Herbicides for Annihilation of Non-Desirable Vegetation on Objects of the Ministry of Defence by N. I. Kuznetsova, I. P. Ivashov, I. V. Medvetskiy

“…The doses of individual drugs that cause 50% and 70 % mortality of plants were determined by the method of probit analysis. The efficiency of tank mixtures was evaluated by the value of the coefficient of synergistic action. …”
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Productive wetlands restored for carbon sequestration quickly become net CO2 sinks with site-level factors driving uptake variability. by Alex C Valach, Kuno Kasak, Kyle S Hemes, Tyler L Anthony, Iryna Dronova, Sophie Taddeo, Whendee L Silver, Daphne Szutu, Joseph Verfaillie, Dennis D Baldocchi

“…Vegetation established within two years of re-flooding but followed different trajectories depending on design aspects, such as bathymetry-determined water levels, planting methods, and soil nutrients. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Normal White Blood Cell Multi-Classification Optimization by Taeyeon Gil, Sukjun Lee, Onseok Lee

“…Several studies have employed deep learning (DL) or machine learning (ML) methods; no significant difference in performance between the two methods has been demonstrated. …”
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An intelligent decision-making system for early diagnosis of macular pathology by T. G. Kamenskikh, O. N. Dolinina, I. O. Kolbenev, E. V. Veselova

“…Purpose: to develop a software technology based on artificial intelligence methods aimed at analyzing large volumes of optical coherent tomography (OCT) data in order to identify early symptoms of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and the transition from dry AMD to neovascular AMD (nAMD).Material and methods. …”
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Thematic Curriculum and Pupils’ Academic Performance: A case study of Kitumba Sub-County, Kabale District. by Bibian, Kemigisha

“…Using interview guide, questionnaire, and observation methods, data was collected from 87 respondents including teachers, head teachers, School stake holders(c/person SMC) and district inspector of schools. …”
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Comparative Study of Dual-Stator Permanent Magnet Machines with Different PM Arrangements and Rotor Topologies for Aviation Electric Propulsion by Minchen Zhu, Lijian Wu, Dongliang Liu, Yiming Shen, Rongdeng Li, Hui Wen

“…Next, feasible stator/rotor-pole number combinations are compared and determined. Furthermore, based on the finite-element (FE) method, both the electromagnetic performances of three DSPM machines under open-circuit and rated-load conditions after optimization are compared, aimed at generating maximum torque at fixed copper loss. …”
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Impact of laser energy on the synthesis and antibacterial performance of CdO nanomaterials by Ali Yousif, Thikra Mejbel, Kadhim Aadim, Wasan Kadhem

“…CdO NPs' antibacterial activity has been determined against Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and Escherichia coli (EC) using the colony counting method. …”
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Particleboard Surface Optimization for High-Quality Laminating with Decor Paper by Coskun Kursun, Saadettin Murat Onat, Orhan Kelleci, Suheyla Esin Koksal

“…The optimal manufacturing conditions were determined among different combinations of PB density (520 or 560 kg/m3), SL/CL ratio, and sanding thickness using the multi-criteria decision-making method (MCDM). …”
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Synthesis and characterization of nano Fe2CuAl2O7 as a reusable catalyst for Biginelli reaction by Keshtiban Marzieh M., Nikoo Abbas, Massoumi Bakhshali

“…In this research, the novel mixed metal oxide nanoparticles (NPs) Fe2CuAl2O7 were synthesized by applying sol-gel auto-combustion method. The Fe2CuAl2O7 NPs were identified by XRD, FT-IR, Mapping and EDS. …”
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Voltage optimization strategy for active distribution network based on distributed photovoltaic cluster control by Chunrong JIANG, Bowen ZHU, Xufeng ZHOU, Jiani LU, Aidong ZENG

“…The case study results verify that the proposed optimization strategy guarantees voltage quality and meanwhile improves operational efficiency of distribution network.…”
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CHEMICAL EQUILIBRIUM IN THE PROPIONIC ACID - ETHANOL - ETHYL PROPIONATE - WATER SYSTEM AND EXTRACTION PROCESSES WITH PARTICIPATION OF DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS by M. A. Toikka, A. A. Samarov, A. A. Sadaev, A. A. Senina, O. L. Lobacheva

“…Chemically equilibrium compositions corresponding to the liquid-liquid equilibrium were obtained by gas chromatographic analysis. Using the method of nuclear magnetic resonance, homogeneous chemically equilibrium compositions were determined and the concentration equilibrium constant is calculated. …”
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Biodegraded polymers as materials for sowing of grain crops seeds by L. S. Shibryaeva, Yu. V. Tertyshnaya, D. D. Pal’Mina, N. S. Levina

“…Increase of efficiency of grain production, solution of problems of food security demand search and development of innovative technologies at all stages. …”
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Electron beam-based direct writing of nanostructures using a palladium β-ketoesterate complex by Chinmai Sai Jureddy, Krzysztof Maćkosz, Aleksandra Butrymowicz-Kubiak, Iwona B. Szymańska, Patrik Hoffmann, Ivo Utke

“…A method to eliminate the residual gas contamination during FEBID was implemented. …”
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Local Entropy Optimization–Adaptive Demodulation Reassignment Transform for Advanced Analysis of Non-Stationary Mechanical Signals by Yuli Niu, Zhongchao Liang, Hengshan Wu, Jianxin Tan, Tianyang Wang, Fulei Chu

“…This research proposes a new method for time–frequency analysis, termed the Local Entropy Optimization–Adaptive Demodulation Reassignment Transform (LEOADRT), which is specifically designed to efficiently analyze complex, non-stationary mechanical vibration signals that exhibit multiple instantaneous frequencies or where the instantaneous frequency ridges are in close proximity to each other. …”
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