Drying Process of Senna alata Medicinal Leave: Comparative Empirical and Artificial Neural Networks Modelling of Mass Transfer Kinetics with Energy Analysis by Abiola John Adeyi

“…SAL was dried at the selected drying factors (leaf form and microwave power); and moisture transport characteristics including moisture content, moisture ratio, effective moisture diffusivity, activation energy, energy consumption, specific energy consumption and energy efficiency were determined gravimetrically and empirically. …”
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Performance improvement of a centrifugal compressor for cogeneration by David F. Blanco-Patiño, Juliana Niño-Navia, Jorge I. Garcia-Sepulveda, César Nieto-Londoño

“…The study involves modifications to geometric parameters, including impeller and diffuser configurations, to enhance pressure ratio, temperature ratio, and overall efficiency using computational fluid dynamics to verify the improvement of those parameters. …”
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From Fresh to Dried: Evaluating Drying Kinetics of Sultana and Besni Grapes by Mehmet Başlar

“…Effective moisture diffusivity values increased significantly with rising temperatures, and higher temperatures accelerate the drying process. …”
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Impact of Asian Dust Aerosol and Surface Albedo on Photosynthetically Active Radiation and Surface Radiative Balance in Dryland Ecosystems by X. Xi, I. N. Sokolik

“…The forcing efficiency ranges from −67.7 to −82.2 Wm-2 τ0.5      −1 in total PAR and from −68.8 to −122.1 Wm-2 τ0.5      −1 in surface radiative balance. …”
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Laparoscopic Appendectomy in the Treatment of Patients with Complicated Acute Appendicitis by I. S. Malkov, T. A. Mamedov, V. A. Filippov, S. V. Kurochkin, I. F. Sharafislamov

“…It should be performed by a surgeon experienced in endosurgical operations. To increase the efficiency of washing the abdominal cavity in case of diffuse peritonitis, it is recommended to use hardware sanitation. …”
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Using CFD analysis to evaluate the performance of a natural gas compressor under different geometries of internal parts by Rong Liu, AliB.M. Ali, Dheyaa J. Jasim, Narinderjit Singh Sawaran Singh, Mohammed Al-Bahrani, Zubair Ahmad, Omid Ali Akbari, Soheil Salahshour, Ali Mohammadi Hasanabad

“…Reducing the number of diffuser vanes to 19 increased the efficiency by 1.1 %. …”
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PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SOLAR WATER HEATER FOR THE OPTIMAL TILT ANGLE AT DIFFERENT FLOW RATES BY USING FLAT PLATE COLLECTOR by Markndeyulu Vuggirala, N. Alagappan, CH V K N S N Moorthy, N.V. Narasimrao Rao

“…The calculated efficiencies are in good agreement with the measured efficiencies.…”
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The new design and technological solutions for the led modules for retrofit lamps by B. M. Борщов, А. М. Листратенко, И. Т. Тымчук, M. A. Проценко, Г. И. Никитский, А. А. Фомин, Л. А. Назаренко, В. М. Сорокин, А. В. Рыбалочка, А. С. Олейник

“…Positive technical and practical results were obtained by increasing by over 4–6 times the size of holders — heat sinks (compared to LED modules of flat holders) for heat dissipation from the LEDs by conduction and heat radiation, as well as by increasing light efficiency of LED lamps due to the additional light re-reflection by mirrorized reflectors-radiators in the bulb which is diffuser of the lamp light.…”
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Bifacial Photovоltaic Sensor for Insolation Energy Resource Monitoring by V. P. Vasilevich, M. Y. Zbyshinskaya

“…Accurate and reliable measurements of the total solar radiation flux make it possible to evaluate the efficiency of using stand-alone photovaltaic systems in various meteorological conditions. …”
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Synthesis of TiO2/Pd and TiO2/PdO Hollow Spheres and Their Visible Light Photocatalytic Activity by Jing Yan, Xiaojuan Li, Bo Jin, Min Zeng, Rufang Peng

“…The structure and optical properties of the as-prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, Brunauer-Emmett-Telleranalysis, Barrett-Joyner-Halenda measurement, and UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. The photocatalysis efficiencies of all samples were evaluated through the photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B under visible light irradiation. …”
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Experimental Study on Bioluminescence Tomography with Multimodality Fusion by Yujie Lv, Jie Tian, Wenxiang Cong, Ge Wang

“…To verify the influence of a priori information on the nonuniqueness problem of bioluminescence tomography (BLT), the multimodality imaging fusion based BLT experiment is performed by multiview noncontact detection mode, which incorporates the anatomical information obtained by the microCT scanner and the background optical properties based on diffuse reflectance measurements. In the reconstruction procedure, the utilization of adaptive finite element methods (FEMs) and a priori permissible source region refines the reconstructed results and improves numerical robustness and efficiency. …”
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Entropy generation and magnetohydrodynamic influences on hybrid nanofluid convection in a staggered cavity by Yasir Ul Umair Bin Turabi, Shahzad Munir, R. Nawaz

“…Staggered cavity designs are widely used in engineering to enhance heat transfer and airflow, thereby improving the efficiency of systems such as radiators, heat exchangers, and electronic cooling. …”
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Development and Design of a Centrifugal Compressor Volute by Cheng Xu, Michael Müller

“…The design of the volute not only impacts the compressor efficiency but also influences the operating range. …”
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Synthesis of CdIn2S4 Microsphere and Its Photocatalytic Activity for Azo Dye Degradation by Jianhui Huang, Wei Lin, Jianqin Chen

“…The prepared CdIn2S4 was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FSEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV-visible diffuse reflectance spectroscopy (UV-Vis DRS), and N2-sorption techniques. …”
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A novel experimental approach to achieve optical properties of algae panels improving visual-thermal comfort in office buildings by Fatemeh Delkhosh, Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad, Ali Goharian, Christian Hepf, Thomas Auer

“…Considering that the density of the highest daylight efficiency was obtained on the first and second days of spirulina microalgae cultivation and the amount of glare was compatible with the occupant's eyes on the first day, so visual comfort can be provided to the residents without reducing the daylight efficiency. …”
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Research on Physical Reliability Rendering Algorithm by Xingyu Wang, Lingzeng Meng

“…To improve the computational efficiency, this paper proposes a precomputation-based Sobel algorithm with uniform spherical sampling method from the diffuse light irradiance map of PBR algorithm, which uses the Sobel algorithm with better uniformity to generate low differential sequences and uniform spherical sampling to obtain the sampling vector. …”
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Structural Battery Electrolytes Based on a Cross‐Linked Methacrylate Polymer and a Protic Ionic Liquid: Is There an Optimal Composition? by Nicole Abdou, Achilleas Pipertzis, Richa Chaudhary, Lars Evenäs, Johanna Xu, Leif E. Asp, Jan Swenson, Anna Martinelli

“…Their use results in a significant mass reduction, thereby improving fuel efficiency and enabling a shift to sustainable energy. …”
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Typical and extreme weather datasets for studying the resilience of buildings to climate change and heatwaves by Anaïs Machard, Agnese Salvati, Mamak P. Tootkaboni, Abhishek Gaur, Jiwei Zou, Liangzhu Leon Wang, Fuad Baba, Hua Ge, Facundo Bre, Emmanuel Bozonnet, Vincenzo Corrado, Xuan Luo, Ronnen Levinson, Sang Hoon Lee, Tianzhen Hong, Marcelo Salles Olinger, Rayner Maurício e Silva Machado, Emeli Lalesca Aparecida da Guarda, Rodolfo Kirch Veiga, Roberto Lamberts, Afshin Afshari, Delphine Ramon, Hoang Ngoc Dung Ngo, Abantika Sengupta, Hilde Breesch, Nicolas Heijmans, Jade Deltour, Xavier Kuborn, Sana Sayadi, Bin Qian, Chen Zhang, Ramin Rahif, Shady Attia, Philipp Stern, Peter Holzer

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An intelligent bridge multi-dimension deflection IoT monitoring system based on laser datum and imaging by Dan Zhao, Huifeng Wang, Hao Du, Haoyi Cheng, Lu Peng, Yaru Liang, He Huang, Yunmeng Li

“…This method solves the problem of low efficiency of artificial bridge deflection monitoring, realizes all-weather online real-time monitoring of bridge deflection detection, and ensures the accuracy and efficiency of the measurement system. …”
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Photocatalytic properties of MoS2/ZnO heterojunction nanomaterials for degradation of methylene blue by WANG Jinmei, JIANG Shoujie, WANG Chunxia, WANG Lili, GAO Dawei

“…In order to improve the ZnO light conversion efficiency, the heterojunction of MoS2 with low band gap was selected to improve the photocatalytic performance. …”
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