EFFICIENCY OF BIOLOGICAL ACTIVATED SLUDGE TREATMENT OF WASTEWATER FROM A MEAT PROCESSING PLANT. CASE STUDY by Cecilia NEAGU, Andrei Radu IOVA, Daniela CREȚU, Elena LASCĂR

“…The methods of determining the indicators that highlight the quality of wastewater from the meat processing unit were those according to the STAS in force, and the determinations were carried out in the laboratory of the Călărași Environment Protection Agency. …”
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Enhancing renewable energy productivity and energy efficiency of energy projects: How does cost of capital influence? by Xiaojuan Yang, Huamin Zhou, Junjun Gao

“…The study examined the results with correlation analysis, co-integration analysis, efficiency analysis, and generalized methods of moments (GMM) analysis technique. …”
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Improving the efficiency of the heat stabilizer operation by distributing refrigerant flows inside the device and finning its surfaces by Alexander Ya. Gilmanov, Andrey S. Kim, Aleksandr P. Shevelev

“…Heat stabilizer, refrigerant, heat and mass transfer, frozen soil. Methods. The developed model uses the laws of non-isothermal multiphase mechanics. …”
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Remineralizing efficiency of two dentifrices clinically evaluated by DIAGNOdent quantitative light-induced fluorescence, in vivo study by Carla Tatiana Bravo Iñaguazo, Mayra Alejandra Núñez Aldaz, David Flores, Ana Del Carmen Armas Vega

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Enhancing Mining Enterprise Energy Resource Extraction Efficiency Through Technology Synthesis and Performance Indicator Development by Oleksandr Vladyko, Dmytro Maltsev, Łukasz Gliwiński, Roman Dychkovskyi, Kinga Stecuła, Artur Dyczko

“…The integration of additional technologies is one approach to achieving increased efficiency, though it presents challenges in accounting for the parameters of these technologies and determining their influencing factors. …”
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Evaluation of mechanical properties and determination of the optimal concentration of a new carbonyl-rich graphene oxide in cementitious composites by Aldo Ribeiro de Carvalho, Marcela Martins Carrara, Gabriela dos Santos Pacífico, Natany Pinho Rosa, Letícia Lopardi Leal, Marina Costa Totti, Nayton Claudinei Vicentini, Alessandro Henrique de Lima, Welber Gianini Quirino, Thaís Mayra de Oliveira

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Optimisation of bioaerosol sampling using an ultralight aircraft: A novel approach in determining the 3-D atmospheric biodiversity by Maria P. Plaza, Athanasios Charalampopoulos, Vivien Leier-Wirtz, Pia Viuf Ørby, Mathilde Kloster, Michael Dines Christiansen, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Athanasios Damialis, Ulrich Gosewinkel

“…Three campaigns were made, where the comparability, efficiency and accuracy of different sampling devices were determined, namely of the abovementioned impactor, and of the mobile conventional Hirst-type pollen sampler. …”
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Seasonal abundance and climatic determinants of Anopheles vectors in Sri Lanka: its implications in the malaria post-elimination era by Mihirini Hewavitharane, Gaya Ranawaka, M. D. J. S. Saparamadu, Risintha Premaratne, H. T. R. Jayasooriya

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Determination of effective half-life of 131I in thyroid cancer patients using remote dose-rate meter by Laura Kääriä, Maria Lapela, Marko Seppänen, Mikael Högerman, Johanna Ruohola, Annika Ålgars, Tommi Noponen

“…Ceiling-mounted remote DMRs can reliably be used to determine patient’s Teff. Since Teff values vary among patients, ceiling-mounted meters can be used to optimize the length of radiation isolation period at the hospital while improving patient comfort and staff efficiency.…”
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A robust and efficient algorithm for graph coloring problem based on Malatya centrality and sequent independent sets by Selman Yakut

“…Despite numerous studies on solving GCP, existing methods face limitations, often performing well on specific graph types but failing to deliver efficient solutions across diverse structures. …”
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Study of Load Characteristics of Various Types of Silicon PV Panels for Sustainable Energy Efficient Road Pavement by Patlins Antons, Hnatov Andrii, Arhun Shchasiana, Hnatova Hanna, Migal Vasiliy

“…It is planned to use the studies on the PV panels in sustainable energy efficient road pavement to determine their load parameters. …”
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An analysis of operational efficiency and its influencing factors in traditional Chinese medicine hospitals in Shaanxi Province, China by Jieming Zhang, Yan Li, Huiyang Qu, Penggang Chen

“…This study aimed to assess the operational efficiency of TCM hospitals in Shaanxi Province and explore its influencing factors, thereby providing empirical evidence to support performance improvement.MethodsA total of 167 TCM hospitals in Shaanxi Province were included in this study. …”
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Efficient Humanitarian Logistics: Multi-Commodity Location–Inventory Model Incorporating Demand Probability and Consumption Coefficients by Majid Mehrabi Delshad, Adel Pourghader Chobar, Peiman Ghasemi, Davoud Jafari

“…This study aims to investigate the inventory location in the humanitarian logistics response stage using a three-level logistics network to integrate location–allocation problems such as warehouse location and shelter allocation to each facility, and then determine the inventory level in each warehouse. <i>Methods</i>: In this research, the center and its distribution, as well as the reduction in service-level costs due to inventory deficit, have been considered to increase the level of shelter services. …”
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Microbiological monitoring as a component of efficient prevention and treatment of purulent-septic infections in an orthopedics and traumatology department by N. M. Polishchuk, D. L. Kyryk, I. Ye. Yurchuk

“…Efficient monitoring of circulating purulent-septic infectious agents in a clinical setting and a study on antibiotic susceptibility of isolated strains of microorganisms allows identifying changes in the pathogen structure and trends in antibiotic resistance development, which helps to determine the tactics of antibacterial therapy and elaborate appropriate measures. …”
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Enhancing Energy Efficiency of Sensors and Communication Devices in Opportunistic Networks Through Human Mobility Interaction Prediction by Ambreen Memon, Sardar M. N. Islam, Muhammad Nadeem Ali, Byung-Seo Kim

“…The proliferation of smart devices such as sensors and communication devices has necessitated the development of networks that can adopt device-to-device communication for delay-tolerant data transfer and energy efficiency. Therefore, there is a need to develop opportunistic networks to enhance energy efficiency through improved data routing. …”
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Magnetic Nanocomposite (CDs@Fe3O4) for Preconcentration and Ultra-Sensitive Determination of Sulfathiazole in Wastewater Spectrophotometrically by Ibrahim Qadr Saeed

“…The proposed method showed a linear range from 0.5 to 4.0 μg/mL STZ. …”
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Determinants of implementation of a stepped care intervention for adolescents and youth living with HIV in Kenya: a qualitative evaluation by Nok Chhun, Dorothy I. Mangale, Kawango Agot, Winnie A. Owade, Julie Kadima, Jacinta Badia, James K. Kibugi, Pamela K. Kohler, Grace John-Stewart, Kristin Beima-Sofie

“…Understanding health provider perceptions of barriers and facilitators that influence implementation can optimize adoption and sustainment of health systems interventions. Methods The Data-informed Stepped Care (DiSC) study was a cluster randomized controlled trial of a stepped care intervention in 24 HIV care facilities in Kenya. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes in Emulsion Using Supercritical Fluid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry by WANG shu, WEI Shixiao, ZHANG hao, SUN Shangde, BI Yanlan

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Energy Efficiency Optimization for UAV Distribution and Resource Allocation in NOMA and Multi-UAV Assisted Wireless Networks by Yuan Ren, Jieyu Wang, Yulong Xiao, Xuewei Zhang, Fan Jiang, Junxuan Wang, Jing Jiang, Guangyue Lu

“…The sub-problem for resource allocation is solved by the successive convex approximation and Dinkelbach methods. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme can effectively improve the system EE, as compared to three baselines. …”
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Identifying climate and environmental determinants of spatial disparities in wheat production using a geospatial machine learning model by Kai Ren, Yongze Song, Linchao Li, Francesco Mancini, Zhuoyao Xiao, Xueyuan Zhang, Rui Qu, Qiang Yu

“…However, existing methods primarily focused on identifying single-variable factors while lacking geographical spatial characteristics, which may lead to an incomplete exploration of spatial disparities in wheat production, predictions, and responses to changes in determining factors. …”
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