Comparative Study on EDM Wire Cutting and CO2 Laser Cutting for High‐Precision Stainless Steel Sheet Processing by A. Parthiban, K. Ananthakumar, S. Ajith Arul Daniel, S. Sivaganesan, T. Sathish, Jayant Giri, A. Johnson Santhosh, Ahmad O. Hourani

“…By analyzing the cutting performance and tracking the outcomes for both techniques, the study identifies the most efficient cutting technology for these materials. Using a multi‐objective optimization approach based on Genetic Algorithms, the study demonstrates a significant enhancement in surface roughness. …”
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Sustainability and Efficiency: Comparative Analysis of Vegetable-Based and Synthetic Cutting Fluids in SAE 1045 Steel Turning by Josean da S. Lima Junior, Yuri L. Santos, Kaciê K. A. Trindade, Maxime Montoya, Kleber G. B. Alves, Flávio J. da Silva

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Deep learning-based identification of precipitation clouds from all-sky camera data for observatory safety by Mohammad H. Zhoolideh Haghighi, Alireza Ghasrimanesh, Habib Khosroshahi

“…We train our model on a set of roughly 2445 images taken by the INO all-sky camera through the deep learning method based on the EfficientNet network. …”
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Chemical magnetic field-assisted batch polishing method of 316L stainless steel by Fukang Yin, Chenchun Shi, Zikang Huang, Ke Wu, Jinbang Li, Chunjin Wang

“…Based on the principle of magnetic field-assisted batch polishing (MABP) proposed by our research team previously, a novel chemical magnetic field-assisted batch polishing (CMABP) method here is developed by adding chemical reagents (i.e., the mixture of oxalic acid and hydrogen peroxide) in the preparation process of regular magnetic brush, desiring and expecting to further realize the polishing of 316L stainless steel with higher precision and efficiency simultaneously. The preliminary experimental results demonstrated that the value of surface roughness Sa after CMABP became smaller and the material removal rate increased comparing to that after MABP, which did verify the potential advantage of the established CMABP approach. …”
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A novel, low-cost, and high-efficiency method for nitrocellulose synthesis from plasma-modified cellulose by Ali Khalili Gashtroudkhani, Mohammad Dahmardeh Ghalehno, Saeed Soltan Abadi, Maryam Pouyani

“…Abstract This research employed vacuum oxygen plasma processing to modify alpha-cellulose, enhancing its hydrophility, cross-sectional area, and surface roughness. The modified cellulose underwent subsequent nitration. …”
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High-performance MIL-53(Fe)-incorporated cellulose acetate membranes for efficient dye and wastewater treatment by Suvarna P. Dhongade, Surya Teja Malkapuram, Shirish H. Sonawane, Sivakumar Manickam

“…These findings underscore the potential of MIL-53(Fe)-modified CA membranes as robust, thermally stable, and efficient materials for sustainable water purification applications.…”
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A comprehensive review on powder mixed electrical discharge machining: advances in dielectric enhancement and machining efficiency by Dharmendra Kumar, Vimal Kumar Pathak, Ramanpreet Singh, Mithilesh K. Dikshit

“…Furthermore, the study examines essential input parameters, including dielectric fluid types, electrode materials, and powder characteristics such as size, shape, concentration and electrical conductivity—to assess their impact on key output responses like Material Removal Rate (MRR), Surface Roughness (SR), and Tool Wear Rate (TWR). The analysis also identifies optimal conditions for achieving precision and efficiency in EDM processes. …”
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Qualitative enhancement in machining efficiency of sncm8 alloy through hybrid ann-taguchi optimization approach by Sharad Chaudhari, Neeraj Sunheriya, Jayant Giri, Mohammad Kanan, Rajkumar Chadge, T. Sathish

“…The main objective of this work is to reduce tool wear and improve the material removal rate (MRR) along with lowering surface roughness (SR) in the wire electrical discharge machining (WEDM) of SNCM8 alloy steel. …”
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Monodisperse SiO₂ Spheres: Efficient Synthesis and Applications in Chemical Mechanical Polishing by Jinlong Ge, Yu Cao, Hui Han, Xiaoqi Jin, Jing Liu, Yuhong Jiao, Qiuqin Wang, Yan Gao

“…The results demonstrated that the surface roughness Ra values reduced from 1.07 nm to 0.979 nm and from 1.05 nm to 0.933 nm when using a CTAB-SiO₂ microsphere as an abrasive. …”
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SINGULAR VALUE VERSUS EIGENVALUE DECOMPOSITION EFFICIENCY IN COMPUTING PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS FOR DIMENSIONALITY REDUCTION OF LARGE DATASETS by Vadim Romanuke

“…The EVD is efficient if the dataset consists of no fewer than a few hundred observations (objects) having at least three double-precision features. …”
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Efficient Phase-Field Modeling of Quasi-Static and Dynamic Crack Propagation Under Mechanical and Thermal Loadings by Lotfi Ben Said, Hamdi Hentati, Mohamed Turki, Alaa Chabir, Sattam Alharbi, Mohamed Haddar

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Efficiency of a macroroughness block ramp in reducing the impact of low-head dams on riverine fish dispersion by Tomanova Sylvie, Courret Dominique, Richard Sylvain, Mercier Olivier, Guillemin Axel, Labedan Mathilde, Sagnes Pierre

“…Macroroughness ramps (e.g. with a rough bed and protruding blocks evenly distributed in staggered rows) are nature-like fishways offering a wide range of flow conditions and are expected to be very efficient tools to reduce the impact of weirs on the free movements of most life-stages of riverine fish species. …”
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Sustainable hydrophobic bio-based adsorbent from modified sphagnum moss for efficient oil-water separation by Junpeng Ren, Xiuheng Yang, Yu Wang, Shijiang Zhang, Jinkang Zhou

“…Abstract Oil spills pose a major environmental challenge, highlighting the urgent need for effective materials capable of achieving efficient oil-water separation to mitigate their detrimental impacts. …”
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Characterisation of pristine and KOH-modified rice husk biochars for efficient heavy metal removal in wastewater treatment by Eze F. Ahuekwe, Bowofoluwa S. Abimbola, Ernest C. Agwamba, Bamidele Durodola

“…KOH-modified biochar outperformed its pristine counterparts, as the recorded Qe for Zn2+ on the KOH-modified RH1 pyrolysed at 400 °C (KRH1_400B) showed 1547.75 mg/g, and 1534.25 mg/g at 500 °C (KRH1_500B), respectively, with a 98 % Zn2+ removal efficiency. For Pb2+, all KOH-modified biochars for RH1 and RH2 showed a 100 % removal efficiency and maximum Qe of 275.5 mg/g. …”
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Theoretical and experimental investigation of a CuO and graphene embedded polyethylene oxide counter electrode for efficient DSSCs by Hend A. Ezzat, Hanan Elhaes, Medhat A. Ibrahim, M. Abdelhamid Shahat

“…The results demonstrated a gradual enhancement in solar cell performance, with the optimized PEO/CuO/G composite exhibiting superior electrical conductivity (12.56 S/m), high surface roughness (8.1 µm), and an interconnected conductive network, facilitating efficient charge transfer. …”
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Parametric Optimization of Electric Discharge Machining for AISI 1045 Steel by Muhammad Mansoor Uz Zaman Siddiqui, Syed Amir Iqbal, Ali Zulqarnain, Adeel Tabassum

“…Optimizing these parameters reduced machining time (Tm) to 623.21 seconds thus significantly improving EDM efficiency. The material removal rate (MRR) was maximized at 0.0173 g/min resulting in considerable increase in material removal efficiency. …”
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A novel strategy for activation technique for 6H-SiC substrates in electroless Ni-P plating processes by Hossein Ahmadian, Tianfeng Zhou, Weijia Guo, Qian Yu, A.M. Sadoun, A. Fathy, A. Wagih

“…This study proposes a novel iron wire activation method for electroless Ni-P plating on 6H-SiC substrates, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional metal activation techniques, focusing on the surface roughness effect on the microhardness and Ni-P plating efficiency of 6H-SiC substrates. …”
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Mechanism-Oriented Analysis of Core–Shell Structured CIP@SiO₂ Magnetic Abrasives for Precision-Enhanced Magnetorheological Polishing by Chunyu Li, Shusheng Chen, Zhuoguang Zheng, Yicun Zhu, Bingsan Chen, Yongchao Xu

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A comparative study of different kinematic wake models within metaheuristics for efficient wind farm layout optimization by Antonio J. Romero-Barrera, David Casillas-Pérez, Laura Cornejo-Bueno, Jorge Pérez-Aracil, Alvaro Paricio-Garcia, Miguel A. Lopez-Carmona, Juan Blanco-Sancho, Sujan Ghimire, Ravinesh C. Deo, Antonio J. Caamaño, Sancho Salcedo-Sanz

“…Variations in terrain roughness and elevation lead to the optimization process of wind farms, albeit moderately, with energy production differences of 0.1-0.6%.…”
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Multifactorial criterion evaluation of lubrication efficiency and wear resistance of friction units operating under extreme operating conditions by O. Milanenko, A. Bobro

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