The Sustained and Marked Elevation of Serum Procalcitonin in a Hemodialysis Patient with Tuberculous Lymphadenitis, but Without the Evidence of Sepsis: A Case Report by Luo P, Long Y, Ma L, Tao Y, Gou S

“…After the antibiotics upgraded from cefmetazole to meropenem, and vancomycin was added, the body temperature dropped to the normal range on the 17th day and remained normal thereafter. …”
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Integrated CO2 Capture and Utilization Using Non-Thermal Plasmolysis by Matthew Moss, Daniel G. Reed, Ray W. K. Allen, Peter Styring

“…The PSA system is capable of capturing and upgrading the CO2 concentration of a waste gas stream from 12.5% to a range of higher purities. …”
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Highly Porous Carbon Materials Derived from Silicon Oxycarbides and Effect of the Pyrolysis Temperature on Their Electrochemical Response by Jose Merida, Maria T. Colomer, Fausto Rubio, M. Alejandra Mazo

“…The sample pyrolyzed at 1100 °C showed planar and less-defective carbon domains together with the largest specific surface area (SSA) and the highest volume of micro-meso-macropores, which upgraded their electrochemical response. This sample has the highest specific capacitance (C_s = 101 Fg⁻¹ (0.2 Ag⁻¹)), energy (E_d = 12–7 Wh⁻¹ kg⁻¹), and power densities (P_d = 0.32–35 kw kg⁻¹), showing a good capacitance retention ratio up to 98% after 10,000 charge–discharge cycles at 0.5 Ag⁻¹. …”
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DETERMINANTS OF THE FORMATION OF CHINA'S SMART ECONOMY by Liudmyla Tsymbal, Tymur Natsvlishvili

“…These technologies play a critical role in China's industrial upgrading and transformation, and their continued development and adoption are expected to shape the future of China's economy and global competitiveness. …”
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A case study of whale optimization algorithm for scheduling in C2M model by Hongying Shan, Xinze Shan, Libin Zhang, Mengyao Qin, Peiyang Peng, Zunyan Meng

“… With the continuous upgrading of industrial technology and information technology, consumers can deeply participate in the whole life cycle of products and realize customized production. …”
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Notable improvement of fuel properties of waste tire pyrolysis oil by blending a novel pumpkin seed oil–biodiesel by Md. Nurun Nabi, Wisam K. Hussam, Adib Bin Rashid, Jahidul Islam, Shamiul Islam, Hasan Mohammad Mostofa Afroz

“…The tire oil was derived from waste tire by pyrolysis process at a temperature of 450 °C. The tire oil was upgraded by the fractional distillation process. Different proportions (10 vol% and 20 vol%) of waste tire oil were mixed with a reference diesel fuel. …”
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Spatial–Temporal Dynamic Evolution and Influencing Factors of Green Efficiency of Agricultural Water Use in the Yellow River Basin, China by Weinan Lu, Xinyi Guo, Wenxin Liu, Ruirui Du, Shuyao Chi, Boyang Zhou

“…In the context of resource and environmental constraints, improving the green efficiency of agricultural water use (AWGE) is an important measure for alleviating the shortage of water resources as well as meeting the intrinsic requirement to promote the green transformation and upgrading of agriculture. This study used the Super Slack-Based Measure (Super-SBM) to measure the AWGE of 87 regions in the Yellow River Basin from 2000 to 2019. …”
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Heat Recovery from a PtSNG Plant Coupled with Wind Energy by Daniele Candelaresi, Linda Moretti, Alessandra Perna, Giuseppe Spazzafumo

“…In this study, the heat recovery from a PtSNG plant coupled with wind energy, based on proton exchange membrane electrolysis, adiabatic fixed bed methanation and membrane technology for SNG upgrading, is investigated. The proposed thermal recovery strategy involves the waste heat available from the methanation unit during the operation hours being accumulated by means of a two-tanks diathermic oil circuit. …”
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Research on coal demand forecast and carbon emission reduction in Shanxi Province under the vision of carbon peak by Yanyong Hu, Rui Zhang, Xiaotong Qie, Xiaoyi Zhang

“…Finally, we put forward important policy measures to promote the economic transformation and upgrading of Shanxi Province and accelerate the realization of the “carbon peak” goal.…”
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A Machine Learning Based Full Duplex System Supporting Multiple Sign Languages for the Deaf and Mute by Muhammad Imran Saleem, Atif Siddiqui, Shaheena Noor, Miguel-Angel Luque-Nieto, Enrique Nava-Baro

“…The ND-M can communicate by recording their speech, which is then converted into text and hand gesture images. The system can be upgraded in the future to support more sign language datasets. …”
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Combination path of regional innovation-ecology-economy coupling and coordinated development:Based on a dynamic qualitative comparative analysis by SUN Yanfang, ZHANG Shuhui

“…But the interplay and alignment of components generated four combination paths of high-level coupling coordination, which can be categorized as “innovation and application of energy conservation and emission reduction for development” and “innovation and cultivation of environmental protection governance efficiency enhancement”, with the characteristics of “all roads lead to Rome”. (2) The role of applied scientific and technological innovation, and industrial structure optimization and upgrading in promoting regional coupled and coordinated development had weakened from the 12th Five-Year Plan to the 13th Five-Year Plan period. …”
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Manajemen Pembelajaran Tahfidz di Sekolah Menengah Pertama Khairunnas Malang by Sulaichah, Endang Purbaningrum, Muhamad Sholeh

“…So that preparation in learning activities can be conveyed in accordance with what has been planned. (3) Organizing the management of tahfidz learning at SMP Khairunnas Malang is carried out by assembling a team of reference learning tools, making mutabaah books or memorization achievements, making reports on students' tahfidz learning outcomes and overseeing good and quality tahfidz learning. (4) Evaluation of the management of learning tahfidz Al Qur'an at SMP Khairunnas Malang is carried out by the Principal and Head of the Tahfidz Al Qur'an Program in the form of upgrading and supervising activities in learning tahfidz Al Qur'an; carry out the assessment mechanism for learning Al-Qur'an tahfidz at SMP Khairunnas Malang according to the stages; and make a report book on the results of learning tahfidz Al Qur'an (raport). …”
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大豆压榨厂先进装置及工艺Advanced devices and process of soybean press plant by 左青1，左晖2ZUO Qing1 , ZUO Hui2

“…Introducing new technology and equipment, and carrying out technological upgrading of the process and devices in soybean press plant can improve market competitiveness. …”
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Assessment of factors influencing adoption of postharvest loss reduction practices along the mango value chain in Embu, Machakos, and Nairobi counties, Kenya by ROSE Githumbi, JOHN Mburu, ACKELLO Ogutu, JANE Ambuko

“…It was thus recommended that there is need for upgrading the current low-cost technologies to make them more user friendly so that they are not time-wasting during harvest, and for the traders they are able to carry optimal quantities that lead to profit maximization.…”
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Risk–benefit assessment of shifting from traditional meat‐based diets to alternative dietary patterns by Octavian Augustin Mihalache, Luca Dellafiora, Chiara Dall'Asta

“…The results of the project provide a picture reflecting the occurrence of natural toxins in plant‐based meat alternatives and the need of upgraded regulation frameworks that take into account new products and dietary patterns. …”
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Comprehensive assessment of building energy consumption in hot summer and cold winter areas based on carbon tax considerations by Jing Xie, Xinyue Miao, Bart Julien Dewancker, Tongyu Xu, Xueyuan Zhao, Chunyan Shi, Xindong Wei

“…This paper uses energy plus software to analyze the impact of different EER and PV area on building energy consumption using a typical case study of a public health upgrading project in the eastern part of the Wuxing district, Huzhou, Zhejiang province in China. …”
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دور الائتمـان المصـرفـي في تمـويل المشـروعات الصغيـرة والمتوسـطة في سـورية by يوسف محمود, غادة عباس, صبا قبرصلي

“…Small and medium enterprises are considered a basic pillar in the national economy, and there has been a dire need to develop and motivate such enterprises, especially after the  international experience has proved the huge role of such enterprises in upgrading the economic growth, supporting the development process and limiting unemployment . …”
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A Comprehensive Survey on Knowledge-Defined Networking by Patikiri Arachchige Don Shehan Nilmantha Wijesekara, Subodha Gunawardena

“…However, KDN also has a set of challenges, such as reliance on large quantities of high-quality data, difficulty in integration with legacy networks, the high cost of upgrading to KDN, etc. In this survey, we first present an overview of the KDN architecture and then discuss each plane of the KDN in detail, such as sub-planes and interfaces, functions of each plane, existing standards and protocols, different models of the planes, etc., with respect to examples from the existing literature. …”
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Research progress in carboxylation of coal-based aromatic compounds with CO2 by Yupeng ZHAO, Yugao WANG, Jun SHEN, Gang LIU, Xianyong WEI

“…Expanding the downstream utilization of coal-based chemicals is an important way to promote the transformation and upgrading of coal chemical industry. Aromatic acid is a kind of very important chemical products. …”
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The Effect of the Species and Harvesting Location on Dried Salted Cod Fatty Acid Signatures and Nutritional Quality by Mário Quaresma, Gonçalo Pereira, Maria Leonor Nunes, Angela Jardim, Carlos Santos, Narcisa Bandarra, Cristina Roseiro

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