Narratives of Resilience in Times of Climate Crisis: Angry Optimism and Utopian Minimalism in Kim Stanley Robinson's New York 2140 and Jenny Offill's Weather by Sylvia Mayer

“…For this purpose, the concepts of "angry optimism" and "utopian minimalism" are introduced, the former articulated by Robinson, the latter introduced by critic Anahid Nersessian, who have both participated in the debate on the relevance and timeliness of utopianism in times of climate crisis. …”
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Development and Optimization of a Novel Damper Control Strategy Integrating DCV and Duct Static Pressure Setpoint Reset for Energy-Efficient VAV Systems by Pasidu Dharmasena, Nabil Nassif

“…Climate change and the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have made energy efficiency in modern building operations more critical than ever. …”
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Impact of Rock Cuttings on Downhole Fluid Movement in Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) Bits, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Simulation, and Optimization of Hydraulic Structures by Lihong Wei, Jaime Honra

“…The flow occurring at the bottom of a polycrystalline diamond compact (PDC) drill bit involves a complex process made up of drilling fluid and the drilled rock cuttings. …”
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An Optimized In-House Protocol for <i>Cryptococcus neoformans</i> DNA Extraction from Whole Blood: “Comparison of Lysis Buffer and Ox-Bile Methods” by Fredrickson B Wasswa, Kennedy Kassaza, Kirsten Nielsen, Joel Bazira

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Simulation and optimization of lead-free CH3NH3SnI3 perovskite solar cells using SCAPS-1D by Revathy Raghunathan Lekshmy, Ehsan Raza, Zubair Ahmad, Jolly Bhadra

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Optimizing Mechanical Properties of Al6063 Aluminum Alloy through Silicon Weight Percent Variation and Heat Treatment at the Propeller Shaft Materials Casting by Joni Joni, Eka Irianto Bhiftime

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Creating a domestic platform for mathematical modelling and engineering analysis tools to solve practical problems related to the development and optimization of rocket and space t... by A. Sh. Kozaev, V. V. Mironov, A. S. Negodyaev, E. S. Tsirendorzhiev

“…The authors provide examples of successful application of the developed platform in relation to the problems of development and optimization of spacecraft. At the moment, along with solving applied problems, the modeling results have already made it possible to formulate a number of practical recommendations, as well as to identify a number of new effects and physical patterns inherent in the complex technical devices considered.…”
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Last-resort strategies during mask shortages: optimal design features of cloth masks and decontamination of disposable masks during the COVID-19 pandemic by Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, Prateek Bahl, Shovon Bhattacharjee, C Raina MacIntyre

“…As an alternative to surgical masks and respirators, we recommend a cloth mask made of at least three layers (300–350 threads per inch) and adding a nylon stocking layer over the mask for a better fit. …”
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Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis of Hybrid Renewable Energy System By Using Particle Optimization Technique for the Rural Border Areas in Iraq : Case Study by Husam Salim, Jabbar Rashed

“…The Techno-Economic Feasibility analysis of grid-tied by photovoltaic(PV) -battery(BT) - wind turbine(WT) - diesel generator (DG) in that region are focus in this research.. This study made use of the MATLAB-based three different types of Particle Swarm Optimization algorithms(PSO),namely,(Modified PSO, Canonical-PSO and Hierarchical PSO with Time-varying Acceleration Coefficients (HPSO-TVAC) When designing a HES, it is important to strike a balance between the three goals of Cost Of Energy (COE), Reliability (REL), and maximizing the value of Renewable Energy Penetration (REP). …”
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Presenting a robust optimization model for the design of the green loop supply chain network in the power plant by taking into account the disruption in the supply chain by Javad Mohammadghasemi, Seyyed Esmaeil Najafi, Mohammad Fallah, Mohammad Reza Nabatchian

“…The results of the presented solution methods demonstrate their high efficiency in solving the sustainable electricity industry supply chain model.Originality/Value: In the proposed model, essential decisions such as supplier selection, establishment of production centers, optimal product flow allocation, and pricing of solar panels are made. …”
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End-to-End Optimization for a Compact Optical Neural Network Based on Nanostructured 2 &#x00D7; 2 Optical Processors by Caiyue Zhao, Jiguang Wang, Simei Mao, Xuanyi Liu, Wai Kin Victor Chan, H. Y. Fu

“…Recent research in silicon photonic chips has made huge progress in optical computing owing to their high speed, small footprint, and low energy consumption. …”
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OPTIMAL ORGANOPROTECTION, CONTROL OF bLOOD PRESSURE AND METAbOLIC DISORDER  WITH THE FIxED COMbINATION OF LISINOPRIL, AMLODIPINE AND ROSUVASTATIN IN SYSTEMIC  HYPERTENSION... by S. V. Nedogoda, E. V. Chumachek, A. A. Ledyaeva, V. V. Tsoma, A. S. Salasyuk, V. O. Smirnova, V. Yu. Hripaeva, R. V. Palashkin, E. A. Popova

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Disagreement Persists on Optimal Rehabilitation Goals and Timelines for Weight-Bearing Restriction, Knee Brace Use, and Return to Sports After Posterolateral Corner Reconstruction by Ilan Y. Mitchnik, M.D., Tomer Mimouni, M.Sc., Loren S. Haichin, M.Sc., Suzana Bayyouk, B.P.T., Gilbert Moatshe, M.D., Dror Lindner, M.D., Jorge Chahla, M.D., Ph.D., Yiftah Beer, M.D., Ron Gilat, M.D.

“…Rehabilitative goals and timelines were described and agreement rates among protocols were calculated. Comparisons were made between groups and before/after 2019, when a global consensus was published. …”
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A METHOD FOR ASSESSING INvESTMENT ATTRACTIvENESS OF URBAN PLANNING PROJECTS by O A. Bayuk, I. E. Denezhkina, S. A. Zadadaev

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Analysis of industrial transformation and upgrading in resource-exhausted cities: evidence from city-level and enterprise-level panel data. by Yiwen Peng

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Dynamics of Developing Food and Customer Goods Delivery Market During Last Three Years by V. A. Shchegolev

“…The author shows main advantages of introducing this method of optimization and estimates figures for the future.…”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Technical sciences by V.V. Konovalov, M.V. Dontsova, A.N. Rasstegaev, V.Yu. Zaitsev

“…The developed technique made it possible to create a calculation algorithm based on it. …”

Estimation single output with a hybrid of ANFIS and MOPSO_HS by Aref Yelghi

“…Appropriate ANFIS parameter adjusting is critical, which creates a gap in its predictive integration with traditional optimization techniques. Although some academics have concentrated on incorporating single-objective optimization, they frequently encounter issues with reliability and stability when striving to solve problems. …”
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Three-level global resource allocation model for HIV control: A hierarchical decision system approach by Semu Mitiku Kassa

“…However, these decisions are made mostly in a heuristic manner and this may lead to a non-optimal allocation of the scarce resources. …”
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Experimental Study of Buckling of Reinforced Conical Composite Shell Under Hydrostatic Loading by Jamal Zamani, Reza Jangi, Mohammad Hossein Vahabi Meibodi

“…To achieve this goal truncated composite cone samples, longitudinal and circular reinforcements are made of woven glass fiber with epoxy resin. The experiments are based on the RSM method in optimization. …”
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