Successively Equatorward Propagating Ionospheric Acoustic Waves and Possible Mechanisms Following the Mw 7.5 Earthquake in Noto, Japan, on 1 January 2024 by Bing Zhang, Tong Liu, Xueshang Feng, Guochang Xu

“…Secondary factors likely include northward thermospheric winds suppressing northward wave propagation and land‐ocean coupling efficiency differences, which enhanced vertical displacements over southern continental regions. …”
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Engineering 2D spin networks by on-surface encapsulation of azafullerene radicals in nanotemplates by Gregor Kladnik, Luca Schio, Gregor Bavdek, Yuri Tanuma, Marion van Midden Mavrič, Erik Zupanič, Bastien Anézo, Ioanna K. Sideri, Nikos Tagmatarchis, Jannis Volkmann, Hermann A. Wegner, Andrea Goldoni, Christopher P. Ewels, Alberto Morgante, Luca Floreano, Denis Arčon, Dean Cvetko

“…Abstract We present an efficient strategy for on-surface engineering of organic metal-free supramolecular complexes with long-term spin protection. …”
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Effective Removal of Ibuprofen from Aqueous Solution Using Cationic Surface-Active Agents in Dissolved Air-Flotation Process by G. Pooja, P. Senthil Kumar, B. Chitra, Gayathri Rangasamy

“…It was observed that the geometric shape of the surface-active agents had greater impacts on the contaminants’ efficiency. …”
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Investigating different methods of estimating annual flood discharge in basins and presenting a new regression model based on physiographic features by Yaser Hoseini

“…The root mean square error, relative percentage error (ε), mean absolute error (MAE), Coefficient of residual mass and model efficiency (EF) were calculated to evaluate the models. …”
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Effect of Yellow and Stop Drosophila Normal Anti-insect Photoselective Nets on Vegetative, Generative and Bioactive Traits of Peach (cv. Suncrest) by Slaven Jurić, Marko Vinceković, Branka Levaj, Goran Fruk, Tomislav Jemrić, Marko Vuković

“…Netting significantly affected some vegetative parameters (leaf surface, leaf length and leaf shape index) but there was no significant effect on productivity parameters (yield, yield efficiency, fruit mass and share of decayed fruit). …”
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Analysis of Sustainable Utilization of Water Resources in 11 Coastal Provinces or Municipalities Based on Ecological Footprint of Water Resources by YANG Tingting

“…The ecological footprint,ecological carrying capacity,and sustainable utilization of water resources in 11 coastal provinces or municipalities in China from 2005 to 2020 are analyzed based on the ecological footprint model of water resources.The results show that:①Firstly,the changing trend of the ecological footprint of water resource is similar to that of water environment,with a W-shaped pattern;the proportion of ecological footprint of water environment is the highest among the three types of ecological footprint accounts of water resources,indicating that ecological footprint of water environment is the main source of that of water resources;②Among the four types of ecological footprint of freshwater,the ecological footprint of agricultural water consumption accounts for the highest proportion of the total ecological footprint of the freshwater and is much higher than the ecological footprint of water consumption for industry,living,and ecology (except Shanghai).This indicates that the ecological footprint of of agricultural water consumption is the main contribution type of the ecological footprint of freshwater;③Affected by natural and social factors,the ecological carrying capacity of water resources fluctuates obviously,showing a distribution pattern of high in the south and low in the north;④The water resources are in the ecological deficit state on the whole.Only Guangxi Province has been in the ecological surplus state of water resources during the study period.The load index of water resources shows an increasing trend and is above grade II,which indicates that the utilization degree of water resources is high,with small potential,but the development and utilization are difficult.The ecological footprint of water resources per 10 000 yuan GDP shows a downward trend,and the utilization efficiency of water resources continues to improve,so the sustainable utilization of water resources is possible.…”
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A Two‐Dimensional Mathematical Model of Chlorine Residual Transport in a Water Distribution Pipe by John Tulirinya, Mathew Kinyanjui, Samuel Mutua, Asaph Muhumuza

“…These insights enable water utility operators to optimize disinfection processes, ensure compliance with safety standards, and enhance the efficiency of water treatment systems.…”
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Measurement-Based Analysis on Vehicle-to-Vehicle Connectivity in Tunnel Environment by Suying Jiang, Wei Wang, Ibrahim Rashdan, Paul Unterhuber, Peng Peng

“…Vehicular ad hoc network (VANET) brings an excellent solution to ensure road safety and transportation efficiency in critical environment like tunnel. Particularly, radio link connectivity of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) significantly influences the performance of VANETs. …”
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Estimating Energy Savings in Office Lighting: The Impact of Illuminance Distribution and Fixture Types of Luminaires by İlknur Uygun, Narmin Hasanova

“…Effective lighting design in offices must balance the well-being and visual comfort of workers with energy efficiency. Therefore, designers need more focus on lighting design for providing more eye-comfort space for workers who spend most of their time in office. …”
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Design and experimental verification of the picking cam mechanism for safflower filaments by Chen Bangbang, Ding Feng, Ma Baojian, Liu Xiangdong, Ning Shanping

“…A picking head for automated harvesting of safflower filaments is designed to address the low manual harvesting efficiency and scarce automatic harvesting machinery. …”
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Experimental Study for Influence of Surfactants Chemical Microstructures on Wetting Effect about Coal Dust in Tongchuan Mining Area by Youying Ma, Yuying Wang, Qingtao Zhang

“…Because of the unsatisfactory dust suppression efficiency, coal dust still threatens production safety and personnel health. …”
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Tiny Spherical Robot with a Magnetic Field-Based Interference Detection and Prevention Framework by Mohamad Reda A. Refaai, S. Meenatchi, B. Ramesh, N. I. Haroon Rashid, N. B. Soni, Manikandan Ganesan

“…Spherical robots are a recent technique and have attracted attention due to their capacity to move at high speeds while maintaining great locomotion efficiency. Many research studies have been undertaken on spherical robots’ driving mechanisms, motion planning, and trajectory tracking systems, but only a few studies have been completed on their obstacle avoidance capacity. …”
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Optimization of Aquatic-Terrestrial Ecosystem in Relation to Soil Nitrogen Status for the Cultivation of Fish and Aquatic Food Crops of the Indian Subtropics by A.M. Puste, D.K. Das

“…Therefore, the present study suggests that the N-enriched soil may effectively be utilized further for growing subsequent arable crops surroundings during summer season, which not only saves the amount of applied N fertilizer but also increases the apparent N efficiency with simultaneous increase in yield, and would benefit the farmers in this region.…”
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A Wideband Eight-Element Antenna Array With Metal: Frame for 5G New-Radio Applications by Wei Luo, Lefei He, Shanshan Xiao, Gui Liu

“…The measured overall radiation efficiency of the antenna exceeds 60%, and it is even higher than 75% within the frequency ranges of 3.4–3.6 GHz and 4.8–5 GHz, specifically. …”
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Creative Techniques on Optical Fiber to Produce Luminescence Electronic Textiles by E. Feli, A. Meftahi

“…The conducted research declaredthe high potential of optical fibers for the production of luminous textiles with unique design capabilities and their high efficiency in the fashion and clothing industry.…”
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Experimental study of a fixed OWC-type wave energy converter in irregular wave conditions by Nicholas Ulm, Zhenhua Huang, Patrick Cross

“…Based on the observation of previous studies of OWCs in regular waves that the power extraction efficiency is not very sensitive to changes in wave amplitude if the wave period is fixed, a method is proposed to estimate the power performance of an OWC-type WEC in irregular wave conditions using results in frequency domain obtained in regular wave conditions. …”
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PFW-YOLO Lightweight Helmet Detection Algorithm by Yue Hong, Hao Wang, Shuo Guo

“…Firstly, a multi-scale feature fusion module is designed to reconstruct the Bottleneck structure in C2f, which finally forms the C2f-PMSFF module to enhance the feature expression ability of the model and optimize the computational efficiency. Second, in order to further reduce the size of the model while ensuring the detection accuracy, Feature Interaction Shared Detection Head (FISH) is introduced. …”
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Municipal Solid Waste Challenges in Ethiopia and Valorizing the Potential of the Organic Waste Fraction for Composting and Bioenergy by Abu Duguma Debele, Workineh Mengesha Fereja

“…Aligned with global sustainability goals and emphasizing the promotion of resource efficiency and waste reduction, this review aims to identify the major challenges of MSW management in Ethiopia and valorize the MSW organic fraction to describe sustainable waste management solutions. …”
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Application of Electronic Participation Approach in Iranina Urban Planning and Management Systems (Case Study: Detailed Plan of Regions 1 and 22 of Tehran Municipality) by Baran Bagheri

“…After analyzing the collected data, it was found that the criterion of efficiency is the most important criterion regarding the selection of electronic participation tools. …”
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Flexural Behavior of Lattice Girder Slabs with Different Connections: Experimental Study by Yanchun Yun, Jiafei Jiang, Peng Chen

“…The findings could enrich the connection types for LGSs for construction convenience and mechanical efficiency and further provide reference for the design of the two-way LGSs.…”
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