Optimization of carbon dioxide adsorption from industrial flue gas using zeolite 13X: A simulation study with Aspen Adsorption and response surface methodology by Narges Sadat Nazari, Fatemeh Afshari, Mahdi Mahmoudkhani, Ahad Ghaemi

“…Conversely, elevated flow rates reduce breakthrough time, indicating a trade-off between adsorption capacity and capture efficiency.…”
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Causal relationships of vegetation productivity with root zone water availability and atmospheric dryness at the catchment scale by G. W. Abeshu, H.-Y. Li, M. Shi, L. R. Leung

“…Seasonal climatic, hydrological, and vegetation characteristics were represented using the Horton index, ecological aridity index, evaporative fraction index, and carbon uptake efficiency. Statistical methods, including circularity statistics, correlation analysis, and causality tests, were employed to determine the complex interactions between catchment wetness, atmospheric dryness, and vegetation carbon uptake. …”
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Textile waste pre-treatments for enhanced chemical recycling by Cecília Ribeiro, Diana Sofia Pinto, Ana Francisca Miranda, João Seixas, Marcelo Oliveira, Catarina Costa

“…This study explores effective pre-treatment methods for the chemical recycling of cotton (CO) and polyester-cotton blends (PES-CO/CO-PES), focusing on approaches that balance efficiency and sustainability. …”
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Fingerprint Classification Based on Multilayer Extreme Learning Machines by Axel Quinteros, David Zabala-Blanco

“…Fingerprint recognition is one of the most effective and widely adopted methods for person identification. However, the computational time required for the querying of large databases is excessive. …”
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Prevalence of symptoms of sick building syndrome and its associated factors in intensive care nurses in Kerman University of medical sciences educational hospitals by MT Ghaneian, MA Morovvati Sharif Abad, MH Ehrampoosh, M Haj Hosseini

“…Conclusion: According to high prevalence of sick building syndrome in nurses and its relationship to environment noise and unpleasant smell work, more attention to improvement of environment conditions, such as increasing the efficiency of air conditioning and fresh air to enhance the quality of work life for nurses segments and increase the efficiency of motivation of the working environment is needed.…”
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The q-Dixon sequence for MRI predicts osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures by Jing Zhang, Qiyuan Li, Yao Wang, Li Sun, Qingyuan Zhang, Chuanping Gao

“…The FF value of L2 vertebrae has the best prediction efficiency. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution given the relatively small sample size (n=45) and manual ROI segmentation method used in this study…”
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DUAL THERAPY WITH BIOLOGICALS IN PATIENTS WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS by A. A. Mesnyankina, S. K. Solovyev, E. N. Aleksandrova, A. P. Aleksankin, E. A. Aseeva, E. L. Nasonov

“…Objective: to determine the efficiency of dual anti-B cell therapy in patients with active systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).Subjects and methods. …”
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Possibilities of Using of Surface and Subsurface Waves’ Amplitude-Angle Characteristics for Control of Materials with Surface-Hardened Inhomogeneous Layer by A. R. Baev, M. V. Asadchaya, A. L. Mayorov, O. S. Sergeeva, N. V. Delenkovsky

“…As a result of this research, the possibility of using a phased array transducers to solve the above problems.The effect of the hardened layer depth varying from zero to five in the working frequency range of 1.8– 10 MHz on the peculiarities of the refraction effect (including interference) and dependence of the subsurface wave amplitude on the acoustic base has been studied, making it possible to establish conditions that provide for the determination of the hardened layer depth.Circuit solutions have been offered in order to increase the efficiency of control of properties of the surface layers of metal articles on the basis of utilization of small-aperture transducers and ultrasonic reflectors making it possible to form fields of surface waves of different directional pattern.…”
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Mathematical modeling of the optimal tax trajectory of a commercial organization by K. A. Zakharova, D. A. Muravev

“…The analysis of the impact of building the optimal tax trajectory on the efficiency of the organization’s activity was carried out. …”
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Photon-pair generation in a lossy waveguide by Shin Woncheol, Park Kyungdeuk, Kim Hyeongpin, Lee Dongjin, Kwon Kiwon, Shin Heedeuk

“…In this study, propagation loss effects were examined using theoretical and experimental methods. In theory, the performance of quantum light sources, such as brightness, heralding efficiency, and coincidence-to-accidental ratio, strongly depend on propagation loss. …”
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A Distributed Coalition Selection of Distribution Centers for Delivery Stations by Fan Wu, Ming Yu, Jingya Zhang, Yicheng Fan, Ming Li

“…Unlike centralized optimization methods, the proposed approach enables real-time decision-making with reduced computational complexity while maintaining both system-wide efficiency and individual delivery station satisfaction. …”
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Investigation of sleep quality and mental toughness levels of young soccer players in terms of chronotypes by İsmail İlbak, Mahmut Açak

“…Background: The purpose of this research was to determine whether there is a relation between chronotype type and factors known to have a great impact on sports performance such as sleep quality and mental toughness.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted using the questionnaire technique. …”
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Neurologopedic Correlates of Cognitive Ageing and Dementia by Joanna Rosińczuk, Magdalena Kazimierska-Zając, Robert Dymarek

“…Among people over 65 years old the spectrum of efficiency of cognitive functions can range from a lack of significant disorders through mild dysfunction to the processes of dementia, in which a reduction in the efficiency of intellectual makes unable the normal functioning in everyday life. …”
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Diclofenac Degradation by Immobilized Chlamydomonas reinhardtii and Scenedesmus obliquus by Thamali Kariyawasam, Martin Petkovich, Bas Vriens

“…While microalgae have been effective in degrading DCF in wastewater, immobilization into a matrix offers a promising approach to enhance treatment retention and efficiency. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of DCF removal using immobilized freshwater microalgae. …”
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Distribution Network Topology Identification Based on Finite Key Nodes and Wasserstein Distance by Yao ZHAO, Yongjiang CHEN, Kunhua JI, Yun WANG

“…Aiming at the problem that the existing distribution network topology identification methods are poor in efficiency due to their topology identification achieved only through measurement data without combination of existing network structure parameters and power flow information, a distribution network topology identification method based on finite key nodes and Wasserstein distance is proposed. …”
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Implementing electrical resistivity tomography to delineate soil contamination zone, Southern Baqubah City, Iraq by Munther Dhahir AL-Awsi, Zaidoon Taha Abdulrazzaq

“… The electrical method is one of the most successful geophysical methods in identifying and evaluating the subsurface pollution area, in addition to the ease of applying its surveys and their low cost. …”
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Transport Infrastructure of the Western and Central Arctic Regions of the Russian Federation: Analysis and Prospects by Marina N. Kuznetsova, Anastasia S. Vasilyeva

“…For the sustainable development of territories, it is important to pay special attention to transport infrastructure, which directly affects the level of efficiency and competitiveness of the state (region) economy and forms the creation of a rational logistics system. …”
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A heuristic-assisted deep reinforcement learning algorithm for flexible job shop scheduling with transport constraints by Xiaoting Dong, Guangxi Wan, Peng Zeng

“…Abstract Automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are widely used for transportation in flexible job shop (FJS) systems, and their transportation task scheduling has the same substantial impact on production efficiency as machine scheduling does. However, traditional FJS scheduling methods often prioritize job sequencing and machine selection while ignoring the impact of AGV transportation, resulting in suboptimal scheduling solutions and even difficulties in implementation. …”
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Antibacterial effects of thyme oil loaded solid lipid and chitosan nano-carriers against Salmonella Typhimurium and Escherichia coli as food preservatives. by Amirhosein Shabgoo Monsef, Mehran Nemattalab, Shirin Parvinroo, Zahra Hesari

“…Antibacterial effects of TO, thyme oil loaded in SLN (TO-SLN) and thyme oil loaded in chitosan nanoparticle (TO-CH) was evaluated against E. coli and S. typhimurium using Minimum inhibitory/bactericidal concentrations (MIC/MBC) determination. Encapsulation efficiency (EE%) and drug release profile were also studied in vitro.…”
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Comprehensive Review of Lithium-Ion Battery State of Charge Estimation by Sliding Mode Observers by Vahid Behnamgol, Mohammad Asadi, Mohamed A. A. Mohamed, Sumeet S. Aphale, Mona Faraji Niri

“…Battery management systems rely on SoC estimation, utilising both hardware and software components to maintain safe and efficient battery operation. Existing SoC estimation methods are broadly classified into direct and indirect approaches. …”
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