What Motivates Companies to Take the Decision to Decarbonise? by Stefan M. Buettner, Werner König, Frederick Vierhub-Lorenz, Marina Gilles

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Feasibility of Developing Reed Stems as a Checkerboard Barrier to Stabilize Shifting Sands by Maryam Bagherpour, Salman Zare, Mohammadreza Ekhtesasi, Aliakbar Nazari Samani, Masoumeh Salehi morkani, Ghasem Ghoohestani, Majid Akhshi

“…The aim of this research is to evaluate the efficiency of a checkerboard barrier made from the stem of a reed plant in stabilizing shifting sands. …”
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Pearleaf Blister Mite (Eriophyes pyri Pgst.): Biological Features and Measures to Limit its Harmfulness in Pear Plantations of Ukraine by Yu. Yanovskyi, S. Sukhanov, I. Krykunov, L. Bandura, O. Fomenko

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Deciphering a volcano-shaped relationship between radical stability and reticular electrochemiluminescence by Haocheng Xu, Rengan Luo, Haifeng Lv, Tianrui Liu, Qiaobo Liao, Yandong Wang, Ziyan Zhong, Xiaojun Wu, Jianping Lei, Kai Xi

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Numerical analysis of baffles on geothermal energy in a U-shaped heat exchanger by Lamia Benahmed, Khaled Aliane, Brahim Rostane, Said Abboudi

“…The primary objective of this study is to conduct a 3D numerical simulation to evaluate the effects of baffles on the thermal performance of a U-shaped heat exchanger. These baffles, designed to alter flow characteristics, were implemented to enhance heat transfer and optimize overall system efficiency. …”
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Quantifying Shape and Texture Biases for Enhancing Transfer Learning in Convolutional Neural Networks by Akinori Iwata, Masahiro Okuda

“…Aligning the model’s bias with the dataset’s bias can significantly enhance performance in transfer learning, leading to more efficient learning. This study aims to quantitatively demonstrate that increasing shape bias within the network by varying kernel sizes and dilation rates improves accuracy on shape-dominant data and enables efficient learning with less data. …”
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Strengthening and Rehabilitation of U-Shaped RC Bridges Using Substitute Cable Ducts by Adam Svoboda, Ladislav Klusáček, Martin Olšák

“…The spans of these bridges are usually between 15 and 25 m. The high efficiency of post-tensioning can be seen on many implemented applications for bridge reconstructions worldwide. …”
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A BEM Adjoint-Based Differentiable Shape Optimization of a Stealth Aircraft by Charles Thoulon, Gilbert Roge, Olivier Pironneau

“…On the other hand, asymptotic methods are not able to accurately predict the RCS of complex shapes such as intake cavities. Hence, the need arises for efficient and accurate methods to compute the gradient of high-fidelity radar cross-section computation methods with respect to shape parameters. …”
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Shaping the future of medical laboratory practices in Somaliland: a review of the current standards by Omar Abdulkarim Saeed Alhammadi, Zhinya Kawa Othman, Ephraim Ikpongifono Udokang, Tayaba Sarfraz, Olalekan John Okesanya, Jerico Bautista Ogaya, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno

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Experimental study of solar air heater with C-shaped ribs coated with zeolite by Petchimuthu Sureshkumar, Rajendran Sathiya Moorthy

“…A study was conducted to determine the heat transmission rate and friction properties of a solar air heater's (SAH) absorber by including a c-shaped rib, with and without perforations, and the efficiency of this absorber with and without zeolite coating was investigated. …”
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Smooth likelihood-based collision avoidance for polygon shaped and differential drive vehicles by Yang Zhou, Linjie Kong

“…Finally, extensive experimental evaluations are presented in simulations and real-world environments to demonstrate the smoothness and efficiency of SLBCA.…”
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Parametric Analysis of Outrigger Systems for High-Rise Buildings with Different Geometric Shapes by Giulia Angelucci, Edoardo Cecca, Fabrizio Mollaioli

“…By providing quantifiable insights into outrigger performance in complex-shaped structures, this research guides a more integrated architectural and structural approach in contemporary high-rise construction, leveraging an efficient simplified modeling framework for preliminary design.…”
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A Modified ETM Shaper for Double Pendulum Crane Control with Payload hoisting by Trong Hieu Do, Minh Duc Nguyen, Minh Duc Duong

“…However, the vibrations generated during operation can significantly impact the safety and efficiency of crane work. This issue becomes more critical when dealing with large-sized loads that cannot be overlooked. …”
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THE EFFECTIVE MECHANISM OF SHAPING PRIORITY SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL PRODUCTION SPHERE by Vladimir V. Dzhukha, Vasiliy U Boev

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THE ROLE OF UNIVERSITIES IN SHAPING THE INNOVATION ECONOMY OF REGIONS (THE U.S. EXPERIENCE AND LESSONS FOR RUSSIA) by G. B. Kochetkov, V. B. Supyan

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Electrohydrodynamic Flow and Particle Behavior in Electrostatic Precipitators with Two Shaped Collecting Plates by Heng Shen, Wanxuan Yu, Weihao Wang, Yonghao Zheng, Yanming Kang

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The role of agentic AI in shaping a smart future: A systematic review by Soodeh Hosseini, Hossein Seilani

“…Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly Agentic AI, is increasingly critical for addressing the demand for speed, efficiency, and customer focus in modern organizations. …”
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A New Approach to Designing the S-Shaped Annular Duct for Industrial Centrifugal Compressor by Ivan Yurko, German Bondarenko

“…The study has used modern computational fluid dynamics techniques to develop a generalized technique for future development of efficient variable inlet guide vane systems. Recommendations for design of the s-shaped annular duct for industrial centrifugal compressor have been given.…”
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Wearable Soft Robots: Case Study of Using Shape Memory Alloys in Rehabilitation by Zain Shami, Tughrul Arslan, Peter Lomax

“…Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) have emerged as a promising actuation technology for wearable rehabilitation robots due to their unique properties, including the shape memory effect, high actuation stress, pseudoelasticity, and three-dimensional actuation. …”
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Numerical determination of the width and shape of the effective string using Stochastic Normalizing Flows by Michele Caselle, Elia Cellini, Alessandro Nada

“…Abstract Flow-based architectures have recently proved to be an efficient tool for numerical simulations of Effective String Theories regularized on the lattice that otherwise cannot be efficiently sampled by standard Monte Carlo methods. …”
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