Households' expenditures for solid waste management services: Influencing factors and deep insight. by Ghulam Mustafa, Naveed Hayat, Bader Alhafi Alotaibi, Abou Traore

“…Public bins and waste collection points are accessible to 83 percent of households, but their distant locations and infrequent emptying pose significant problems. …”
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An iterative algorithm for the joint estimation of multiple targets and observation stations using direction of arrival and time difference of arrival measurements despite station... by Linqiang Jiang, Tao Tang, Zhidong Wu, Paihang Zhao, Ziqiang Zhang

“…Owing to the highly non‐linear nature of the problem, there are few methods of DOA/TDOA hybrid localisation in the presence of station position errors. …”
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Evaluation on Carbon Sequestration Capacity of 30 Common Landscaping Tree Species in Beijing by Jing QIAN, Sidong SHEN, Shuxin FAN, Li DONG

“…Beijing is facing various environmental problems, such as severe urban island heat effect caused by vast greenhouse gas emission, and air pollution. …”
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Direct measurement of N₂O₅ heterogeneous uptake coefficients on atmospheric aerosols in southwestern China and evaluation of current parameterizations by J. Li, T. Zhai, T. Zhai, X. Chen, H. Wang, S. Xie, S. Chen, C. Li, C. Li, Y. Gong, H. Dong, K. Lu

“…The nocturnal mean <span class="inline-formula"><i>γ</i></span> (N<span class="inline-formula">₂</span>O<span class="inline-formula">₅</span>) value ranged from 0.0018 to 0.12 with an average of <span class="inline-formula">0.023±0.021</span>. …”
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Pig Detection Algorithm Based on Sliding Windows and PCA Convolution by Longqing Sun, Yan Liu, Shuaihua Chen, Bing Luo, Yiyang Li, Chunhong Liu

“…In order to solve the problems of low computational efficiency and low precision in pig detection algorithm based on sliding windows, this paper proposed a simple and efficient pig detection algorithm. …”
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Traffic-driven ions motion optimization-based clustering routing protocol for cognitive radio sensor networks. by Jihong Wang, Hao Ni, Yiyang Ge, Shuo Li

“…In order to solve above problems, a traffic-driven ions motion optimization-based clustering routing protocol (TD-IMOCRP) is proposed in this paper. …”
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Optimization of production layout, production process, and supply of materials to increase work productivity in Saramanta homemade by Ratih Setyaningrum, Firlinda Kirana Erthamevia, Sofi Dwi Febriana, Ananda Viona Islamay Setyanti

“…Saramanta Homemade located in Boja, Kendal is an MSME that produces various cakes. …”
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Sustainability assessment and improvement strategies research for typical arid and resource-developing regions. by Xudong Zhou

“…Located in the Eurasian continent's hinterland, Xinjiang is a typical arid and resource-developing region in China's northwest. …”
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Usability of the GrabMerchant Application: An Evaluation using the System Usability Scale and the Retrospective Think Aloud Method by Rima Handayani, Evi Maria

“…Furthermore, the study identified several key issues, including difficulty locating features, an unappealing interface design, and a lack of user guidance. …”
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YOLO-RDM: A high accuracy and efficient algorithm for magnetic tile surface defect detection with practical applications. by Wei Niu, Cheng Lv, Enxu Zhang, Zhongbin Wei

“…To solve these problems, this study proposes a novel magnetic tile defect detection algorithm called YOLO-RDM. …”
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Impact of fertilizers from sewage sludge on agroecological soil indicators by Svetlana A. Manzhina, Lev I. Rusin

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Mitigating Urban Congestion: A Cooperative Reservation Framework for Automated Vehicles by David Yagüe-Cuevas, Pablo Marín-Plaza, María Paz-Sesmero Lorente, Stephen F. Smith, Araceli Sanchis, José María Armingol Moreno

“…Today’s urban environments are complex, highly congested traffic scenarios that suffer from multiple unsolved problems such as traffic jams and congestion. These problems pose a significant increase in the risks and probability of traffic accidents in modern cities, which have experienced an enormous growth in the number of vehicles. …”
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Changes in emotional distress among Ontario education workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: 2021-2023. by Iris Gutmanis, Brenda L Coleman, Kelly Ramsay, Robert Maunder, Susan J Bondy, Kailey Fischer, Veronica Zhu, Allison McGeer

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>Education workers experienced increased stress during the COVID-19 pandemic adapting to changing work locations, workload, and pedagogical approaches as well as dealing with pandemic-induced personal life stress.…”
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CFD-APSO Co-Optimization for Enhanced Heat Dissipation in a <i>Camellia oleifera</i> Harvester Engine Compartment by Wenfu Tong, Kai Liao, Lefeng Zhou, Haifei Chen, Hong Luo, Jichao Liang

“…<i>Camellia oleifera</i> harvester is a compact agricultural vehicle utilized in plantations located in China’s red soil hilly regions. To enhance its functionality and off-road performance, additional electronic devices and a more powerful powertrain system have been integrated within the engine compartment. …”
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UNCERTAINTY OF THE RESULTS OF THE RADON CONTROL IN HOUSINGS. PART 2. EXPERIMENTAL ASSESSMENT OF THE TEMPORAL VARIATIONS OF RADON by A. A. Tsapalov, S. M. Kiselev, A. M. Marennyy, K. L. Kovler, S. I. Kuvshinnikov, A. S. Yankin

“…The first part of the paper was devoted to a detailed investigation of the problems of radon control in buildings as well as to the description of the accurate principle of radon control on housings, which is based on the new parameter – temporal variation coefficient KV(t). …”
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First Report of Microplastics in Wild Long-Tailed Macaque (<i>Macaca fascicularis</i>) Feces at Kosumpee Forest Park, Maha Sarakham, Thailand by Penkhae Thamsenanupap, Natapol Pumipuntu, Tawatchai Tanee, Pensri Kyes, Apichat Karaket, Randall C. Kyes

“…This study highlights the impact of anthropogenic waste and the potential health problems that can be caused to wild animals via microplastic pollution. …”
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Recreational Thematic Dominants in News TV Discourse by M. A. Gladko

“…It is shown that thematic dominants are unevenly located on the bipolar scale of positive – negative recreation. …”
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EVALUATION OF THE DOSE DUE TO THE POSITION OF THE PROTECTION BLOCKS USED TO PROTECT THE EYES. by Fernanda Lucia Oliveira, Fabiana Farias de Lima, Eudice Correia Vilela

“…However, each method presents limitations, and problems have occurred during irradiation due to the application of non-coplanar fields, such as the joint protection of fields and nearby organs that may be affected during irradiation. …”
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Clinical current features and treatment tactics of acute external hemorrhoids in outpatient and polyclinic conditions by D. A. Lomonosov, A. L. Lomonosov, S. V. Volkov, A. A. Golubev

“…The study of the current problems for acute external hemorrhoids (AEH) diagnosis and treatment from the point of view of a practicing ambulatory coloproctologist in the Tver region (based on an analysis of the clinical features of the disease, its course and the applied tactics of the coloproctologist) was made.Patients and methods. …”
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Evaluation of Noise Pollution in Bengaluru City, India During COVID-19 Pandemic by Saima Anjum, Anupma Kumari

“…During the mid and late post-lockdown periods, most locations experienced a rapid spike in the noise intensity.…”
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