Different Types of Heat Pump Owners in Austria—Purchase Arguments, User Satisfaction, Operating Habits, and Expectations Regarding Control and Regulation Strategies by Gabriel Reichert, Sophie Ehrenbrandtner, Robert Fina, Franz Theuretzbacher, Clemens Birklbauer, Christoph Schmidl

“…The aim of the study was therefore to research which aspects are decisive for the purchase decision, which different types of HP owners can be distinguished, how their specific user behavior can be characterized in terms of control and operation, and what their respective requirements and wishes are for the functions and operation of their HPs. …”
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Effect of Optimized Tilt Angle of PV Modules on Solar Irradiance for Residential and Commercial Buildings in Different Cities of Pakistan: Simulation‐Based Study by Habib Ullah Manzoor, Sheikh Muhammad Aaqib, Tareq Manzoor, Fawad Azeem, Muhammad Waqas Ashraf, Sanaullah Manzoor

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A finite difference method for thermal behaviour and stress analysis during laser directed energy deposition considering airflow convection effects by Zhichao Yang, Yichao Dun, Lida Zhu, Jinsheng Ning, Miao Yu, Peihua Xu, Shuhao Wang, Pengsheng Xue, Bo Xin

“…To improve the calculation accuracy and efficiency, a finite difference solution method based on multi-scale discretization and hybrid Newton iteration is proposed. …”
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Numerical Simulation Research of Smooth Wall Blasting Using the Timing Sequence Control Method under Different Primary Blast Hole Shapes by XinPing Li, JunLin Lv, JunHong Huang, Yi Luo, TingTing Liu

“…To make sure the integrity and stability of surrounding rock structure during blasting excavation of important structural planes in deep underground caverns, two kinds of fine blasting methods, timing sequence control fracture blasting network and notch blast hole, are innovatively combined and the formation of cracks between smooth blasting holes with different delay initiation and different shapes of primary blast holes (PBHs) are compared and analyzed. …”
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Screening Quality Evaluation Factors of Freeze-Dried Peach (Prunus Persica L. Batsch) Powders from Different Ripening Time Cultivars by Chun-ju Liu, Hai-ou Wang, You-lin Xue, Zhong-yuan Zhang, Li-ying Niu, Da-jing Li, Ning Jiang, Li Cui, Chun-quan Liu

“…To simplify the quality evaluation process and improve the efficiency, fourteen evaluation factors of freeze-dried powders of seventeen cultivars of peach at different ripening times were analyzed. …”
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Enhancing Flexural Strength of RC Beams with Different Steel–Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Laminate Configurations: Experimental and Analytical Approach by Arash K. Pour, Mehrdad Karami, Moses Karakouzian

“…This study intended to measure the efficiency of different strengthening techniques to advance the flexural characteristics of reinforced concrete (RC) beams using glass fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) laminates, including externally bonded reinforcement (EBR), externally bonded reinforcement on grooves (EBROG), externally bonded reinforcement in grooves (EBRIG), and the near-surface mounted (NSM) system. …”
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Fire Performance Comparison of Expanded Polystyrene External Thermal Insulation Composites Systems and Expandable Graphite-Modified Surface Covers at Different Scales by Mingwei Tang, Serge Bourbigot, Thomas Rogaume, Tsilla Bensabath, Benjamin Batiot, Virginie Drean

“…This study evaluates the flame-retardant efficiency of expandable graphite (EG)-blended EPS ETICS across different scales: micro-scale thermogravimetric (TG) analysis, small-scale bench tests, and large-scale LEPIR 2 tests. …”
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Comparative Study of Different Alternative Fuel Options for Shipowners Based on Carbon Intensity Index Model Under the Background of Green Shipping Development by Jin Zhang, Zhonghao Zhang, Ding Liu

“…The International Maritime Organization (IMO)’s annual operational carbon intensity index (CII) rating requires that from 1 January 2023, all applicable ships meet both technical and operational energy efficiency requirements. In this paper, we conduct a comparative study of different alternative fuel options based on a CII model from the perspective of shipowners. …”
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Experimental Evaluation of the Water Productivity and Water Footprint of a Greenhouse Tomato Crop for Different Blends of Desalinated Seawater and Two Growing Media by Juan Reca, Juan Martínez, Patricia María Marín, Carlos Galindo, Ana Araceli Peña, Diego Luis Valera

“…An experimental evaluation of water productivity and footprint was carried out in a Mediterranean greenhouse tomato crop irrigated with different blends of desalinated seawater (DSW) for two different growing media: soil and soilless culture. …”
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Plugging Experiments for Ceramic Filling Layer with Different Grain Sizes Under Gas–Water Mixed Flow for Natural Gas Hydrate Development by Xiaolong Zhao, Yizhong Zhao, Meng Mu, Aiyong Zhou, Haifeng Zhao, Fei Xie

“…However, the fine silt particles can easily cause blockages in the sand control medium, so the balance between sand control efficiency and gas production should be considered. …”
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Differences in Vegetative, Productive, and Physiological Behaviors in <i>Actinidia chinensis</i> Plants, cv. Gold 3, as A Function of Cane Type by Gregorio Gullo, Simone Barbera, Antonino Cannizzaro, Manuel Scarano, Francesco Larocca, Valentino Branca, Antonio Dattola

“…This higher photosynthetic efficiency in HD canes resulted in more rapid fruit growth, with a larger fruit size and weight, particularly in fruits from non-terminate shoots. …”
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Exploring the Relationship Between the Built Environment and Bike-Sharing Usage as a Feeder Mode Across Different Metro Station Types in Shenzhen by Yiting Li, Jingwei Li, Ziyue Yu, Siying Li, Aoyong Li

“…Bike-sharing has been widely recognized for addressing the “last-mile” problem and improving commuting efficiency. While prior studies emphasize how the built environment shapes feeder trips, the effects of station types and spatial heterogeneity on bike-sharing and metro integration remain insufficiently explored. …”
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Comparison of Different Methods (Digestion, Combustion, Gasification and Pyrolysis) for Sludge Energy Recovery: A Case Study for Ekbatan’s Municipal Treatment Plant by A. Hemmati, T. Abedzadegan

“…Different methods of urban sewage sludge energy recovery such as burning, gasification, pyrolysis and digestion based on the net energy production efficiency, advantages and disadvantages and complexity of these processes have been investigated in this article. …”
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Comparative study on combustion and emission characteristics of methanol/gasoline blend fueled DISI engine under different stratified lean burn modes by Miaomiao Zhang, Jianbin Cao

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The Effect of Fatigue on Peak Vertical Ground Reaction Force in Women with Different Knee Alignments during Single-Leg Jump and Drop Landing by Raana Mohammadzadeh Asl, Seyed Sadrodin shojaeddin

“…The peak vertical ground reaction force was not significant in women with different knee alignments (P=0.314) and also fatigue had no significant difference in this variable (P=0.479). …”
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Nitrogen and Phosphorus Removal from Low Carbon/Nitrogen Wastewater in an Anaerobic/Oxic/Anoxic Process with Endogenous Denitrification at Different DO Concentrations by Tea Štefanac, Dijana Grgas, Irena Landeka Jurčević, Sanja Radman, Mirna Habuda-Stanić, Tibela Landeka Dragičević

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Effect of different bulking agents on the quality, microbial community structure and metabolic functions during human feces composting in foam composting device by Tianyang Ning, Tianyang Ning, Xiangqun Zheng, Xiangqun Zheng, Jiayin Liang, Jiayin Liang, Weihan Wang, Weihan Wang, Guowei Zhang, Xiaocheng Wei, Xiaocheng Wei, Lu Tan, Lu Tan

“…Aerobic composting represents an efficacious strategy for the disposal of human feces, yet investigations into the effects of different bulking agents on this process remain limited. …”
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Microphysical Characteristics of Convective and Stratiform Precipitation Generated at Different Life Stages of Precipitating Cloud in the Pre-Summer Rainy Season in South China by Jiayan Yang, Yunying Li, Xiong Hu, Zhiwei Zhang, Xiongwei Kou

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Effects of exogenous gibberellic acid on reproductive organ development in maize inbred lines with differences in light sensitivity under weak light conditions by Zhixian Zhong, Jianjun Fu, Jisen Li, Wanli Du, Min Zhu, Wei Xue, Xuemei Zhong, Jianzhou Qu

“…In order to clarify the regulatory effects of externally applying gibberellic acid (GA3) on different light-sensitive inbred maize lines under weak light conditions, we used two light-sensitive maize inbred lines as experimental materials, SN98A (light-sensitive inbred line) and SN98B (light-insensitive inbred line), and compared the reproductive organ development process after treatment with different concentrations of GA3 (20, 40, and 60 mg L–1) under 38 % shading conditions. …”
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Replication differences of SARS-CoV-2 lineages may arise from unique RNA replication characteristics and nucleocapsid protein expression by Isadora Alonso Corrêa, Marcos Romário Matos de Souza, Gustavo Peixoto Duarte da Silva, Anna Beatriz Sampaio Vianna Macedo Pimentel, Pedro Telles Calil, Marcela Sabino Cunha, Diana Mariani, Rodrigo de Moraes Brindeiro, Sara Mesquita Costa, Maria Clara da Costa Simas, Victor Akira Ota, Elisa Cavalcante Pereira, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Paola Cristina Resende, Rafael Mello Galliez, Rafael Mello Galliez, Debora Souza Faffe, Debora Souza Faffe, Rosane Silva, Terezinha Marta Pereira Pinto Castiñeiras, Terezinha Marta Pereira Pinto Castiñeiras, Amilcar Tanuri, Amilcar Tanuri, Luciana Jesus da Costa, Luciana Jesus da Costa

“…Additionally, we demonstrated the occurrence of nucleocapsid proteoforms generated during infection and differences in size and number of sites of viral RNA replication for each virus.ConclusionThese data suggest that factors beyond the initial stages of virus entry influence the efficiency of viral replication among different SARS-CoV-2 variants. …”
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