Investigation of the performance of needle-punched nonwoven fabrics using Triumfetta cordifolia and thermoplastic fibers, compared to other commercial bast fibers used in preformed... by Armel Mewoli, César Segovia, Anny Géraldo Soppie, Fabien Betene Ebanda, Abel Emmanuel Njom, Atangana Ateba, Nicolas Brosse

“…Nonwoven fabric is a promising commercial product for upgrading the new bast fiber Triumfetta cordifolia (TCF) and giving it an opportunity to be used in composite nonwoven applications. …”
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Waste-Derived Renewable Hydrogen and Methane: Towards a Potential Energy Transition Solution by Omprakash Sarkar, Jampala Annie Modestra, Ulrika Rova, Paul Christakopoulos, Leonidas Matsakas

“…Currently, waste-derived biogas from AD is the most affordable and scalable source of renewable energy. Biomethane (upgraded biogas) can serve as a significant renewable and dispatchable energy source for combating the problem of global warming. …”
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Multi-Objective Planning Techniques in Distribution Networks: A Composite Review by Syed Ali Abbas Kazmi, Muhammad Khuram Shahzad, Dong Ryeol Shin

“…The PTs in the paper spread across four distinct planning classifications including DG units as an alternative to costly reinforcements, capacitors and power electronic devices for ensuring power quality aspects, grid reinforcements, expansions, and upgrades as a separate category and network topology alteration and reconfiguration as a viable planning option. …”
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PG 1004+130: Hybrid Morphology Source or a Restarted FRII? A uGMRT Polarimetric Investigation by Salmoli Ghosh, P. Kharb, J. Baghel, S. Silpa

“…We present the polarization image of the hybrid morphology and broad absorption line quasar PG 1004+130 at 694 MHz obtained with the upgraded Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope. We detect linear polarization in this source’s core, jets, and lobes. …”
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Improving yields by switching central metal ions in porphyrazine-catalyzed oxidation of glucose into value-added organic acids with SnO2 in aqueous solution by Quanquan Zhang, Quanquan Zhang, Xin Li, Xingwang Wang, Xin Huang, Yuncai Liu, Fengshou Wu, Bingguang Zhang, Kejian Deng

“…Therefore, modulation of photocatalytic material for selective upgrading of glucose is significant. Here, we have investigated the insertion of different central metal ions, Fe, Co, Mn, and Zn, into porphyrazine loading with SnO2 for access to more efficient transformation of glucose into value-added organic acids in aqueous solution at mild reaction conditions. …”
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Dynamics of stand productivity in Moso bamboo forest after strip cutting by Yaxiong Zheng, Yaxiong Zheng, Shaohui Fan, Xiao Zhou, Xiao Zhou, Xuan Zhang, Xuan Zhang, Fengying Guan, Fengying Guan

“…Strip cutting can effectively reduce the cutting cost of bamboo forests and promote the transformation and upgradation of bamboo forests through mechanization and modernization. …”
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Combining sustainable livelihood and farm sustainability approaches to identify relevant intensification options: Implications for households with crop-based and gathering-based li... by Defne Ulukan, Göran Bergkvist, Marcos Lana, Anja Fasse, Gregor Mager, Ingrid Öborn, Pierre Chopin

“…By examining the level of capitals from the different household types, we identified that the “Gathering-based” type and “Crop-based” types could improve their livelihood and be better off if they adopt various upgrading solutions. Such solutions include intercropping and optimised weeding to increase productivity and resource-use efficiency, for which these households have sufficient labour resources. …”
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Comparison of the Field Trapping Ability of MgB₂ and Hybrid Disc-Shaped Layouts by Michela Fracasso, Roberto Gerbaldo, Gianluca Ghigo, Daniele Torsello, Yiteng Xing, Pierre Bernstein, Jacques Noudem, Laura Gozzelino

“…The numerical model, upgraded to also describe the in-field behavior of ARMCO soft iron, was then employed to predict the field-trapping ability of hybrid layouts of different shapes. …”
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Modelling the Common Agricultural Policy Impact over the EU Agricultural and Rural Environment through a Machine Learning Predictive Framework by Dragos Sebastian Cristea, Sarina Rosenberg, Adriana Pustianu Mocanu, Ira Adeline Simionov, Alina Antache Mogodan, Stefan Mihai Petrea, Liliana Mihaela Moga

“…It is recommended for direct payments to be used to invest in upgrading the fertilizers technologies, since environmental sustainability will influence economic growth.…”
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Enhancing mitosis quantification and detection in meningiomas with computational digital pathology by Hongyan Gu, Chunxu Yang, Issa Al-kharouf, Shino Magaki, Nelli Lakis, Christopher Kazu Williams, Sallam Mohammad Alrosan, Ellie Kate Onstott, Wenzhong Yan, Negar Khanlou, Inma Cobos, Xinhai Robert Zhang, Neda Zarrin-Khameh, Harry V. Vinters, Xiang Anthony Chen, Mohammad Haeri

“…By depth-first search algorithm (1) , we analyzed 19 meningioma slides and discovered that the proposed algorithm upgraded two borderline cases verified at consensus conferences. …”
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Gelatin-grafted tubular asymmetric scaffolds promote ureteral regeneration via activation of the integrin/Erk signaling pathway by Baiyang Song, Baiyang Song, Li Fang, Li Fang, Xufeng Mao, Xianwang Ye, Zejun Yan, Zejun Yan, Qi Ma, Qi Ma, Zewen Shi, Yiwei Hu, Yabin Zhu, Yue Cheng, Yue Cheng

“…The gelatin-grafted scaffold upgraded the integrin α6/β4 on the urothelial cell membrane, which phosphorylates the focal adhesion kinase (FAK) and enhances urothelialization via the MAPK/Erk signaling pathway.Conclusion: All these results confirmed that the PP46-gel scaffold is a promising candidate for the constitution of an engineered ureter and to repair long-segment ureteral defects.…”
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Variation in Root System Architecture among the Founder Parents of Two 8-way MAGIC Wheat Populations for Selection in Breeding by Shree R. Pariyar, Kerstin A. Nagel, Jonas Lentz, Anna Galinski, Jens Wilhelm, Alexander Putz, Sascha Adels, Kathrin Heinz, Claus Frohberg, Michelle Watt

“…RSA components varied after 16 days in the upgraded, paper-based imaging platform, GrowScreen-PaGe: lateral root length 2.2 fold; total root length, 1.9 fold; and seminal root angle 1.2 fold. …”
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Towards Space Deployment of the NDSA Concept for Tropospheric Water Vapour Measurements by Luca Facheris, Andrea Antonini, Fabrizio Argenti, Flavio Barbara, Ugo Cortesi, Fabrizio Cuccoli, Samuele Del Bianco, Federico Dogo, Arjan Feta, Marco Gai, Anna Gregorio, Giovanni Macelloni, Agnese Mazzinghi, Samantha Melani, Francesco Montomoli, Alberto Ortolani, Luca Rovai, Luca Severin, Tiziana Scopa

“…The focus is on the new results from SATCROSS activities; primarily, on the upgrading of the instrument prototype, with improved performance in terms of its power stability and the time resolution of the measurements. …”
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Molecular Detection and Phylogenetic Analyses of <i>Babesia</i> spp. and <i>Theileria</i> spp. in Livestock in Bangladesh by Uday Kumar Mohanta, Boniface Chikufenji, Eloiza May Galon, Shengwei Ji, Zhuowei Ma, Shimaa Abd El-Salam El-Sayed, Aaron Edmond Ringo, Thanh Thom Do, Xuenan Xuan

“…Piroplasmosis, caused by <i>Babesia</i> spp. and <i>Theileria</i> spp., poses significant constraints for livestock production and upgradation in Bangladesh. Besides examining blood smears, few molecular reports are available from some selected areas in the country. …”
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Follow-up of men with a PI-RADS 4/5 lesion after negative MRI/Ultrasound fusion biopsy by Kira Kornienko, Miriam Reuter, Andreas Maxeiner, Karsten Günzel, Beatrice Kittner, Maximilian Reimann, Sebastian L. Hofbauer, Laura E. Wiemer, Robin Heckmann, Patrick Asbach, Johann Jakob Wendler, Martin Schostak, Thorsten Schlomm, Frank Friedersdorff, Hannes Cash

“…For 177/222 (80%) complete follow-up data was obtained. 66/84 (78%) had an initial PI-RADS 4 and 18 (22%) a PI-RADS 5 lesion. 48% (84/177) received a repeat mpMRI; in the follow-up mpMRI, 39/84 (46%) lesions were downgraded to PI-RADS 2 and 11 (13%) to PI-RADS 3; three cases were upgraded and 28 lesions remained consistent. 18% (32/177) men underwent repeated TB and csPCa was detected in 44% (14/32). …”
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Performance of the SABRE detector module in a purely passive shielding by F. Calaprice, J. B. Benziger, S. Copello, I. Dafinei, D. D’Angelo, G. D’Imperio, G. Di Carlo, M. Diemoz, A. Di Giacinto, A. Di Ludovico, M. Ianna, A. Ianni, A. Mariani, S. Milana, D. Orlandi, V. Pettinacci, L. Pietrofaccia, S. Rahatlou, B. Suerfu, C. Tomei, C. Vignoli, A. Zani

“…As the vetoable background components, such as $$^{40}$$ 40 K, are here sub-dominant, we reassembled the PoP setup with a fully passive shielding. We upgraded the selection of events based on a Boosted Decision Tree algorithm that rejects most of the PMT-induced noise while retaining scintillation signals with > 90% efficiency in 1–6 keV. …”
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Construction and prospect of China's shale gas technical standard system by Hong Yue, Honggang Chang, Yu Fan, Feng Chen, Pengfei Chen

“…In conclusion, the construction of shale gas technical standard system promotes the continuous improvement of shale gas exploration and development technologies, impels the significant upgrading of technical level and ensures the all-around HSE control.…”
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A comprehensive analysis of impacts of socio-economic development and land use on river water quality in a megacity-region: a case study by Liying Zhu, Yuanyuan Chen, Yawei Wang, Yuansong Wei, Hua Zheng, Yuxin Zhang

“…The absolute impact coefficients of industrial restructuring, population density, upgraded municipal sewage treatment requirements (including sewage treatment rate and discharge standards of water pollutants for municipal WWTPs), and urbanization rate with COD, NH _3 –N and TP were higher than those of other factors, indicating that the impact of socio-economic factors on water quality was more significant than that of land use types, and the socio-economic factors may offset or alter the impact of land use on river water quality in areas disturbed by human activities.…”
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Chesapeake legacies: the importance of legacy nitrogen to improving Chesapeake Bay water quality by S Y Chang, Q Zhang, D K Byrnes, N B Basu, K J Van Meter

“…Since the 1980s, Chesapeake Bay Program partners have worked to implement a wide range of measures across the region—from the upgrading of wastewater treatment plants to implementation of farm-level best management practices—to reduce N fluxes to the Bay. …”
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Characterization of Nigerian Zircon Sand and Its Suitability for Different Industrial Applications by Benneth Ifenna Okoli, Olufemi A. Agboola, Azikiwe Peter Onwualu, Abdulhakeem Bello, Olusegun Samuel Sholiyi, Vitalis C. Anye, Olatunbosun T. Yusuf

“…Four of the twelve untreated zircon samples with specific gravities above 4.2 g/cm³, which is the United States Geological Survey minimum recommended standard for zircon sand, needed to be upgraded to increase the ZrO2 weight percentages and purity toward improving their suitability for zircon-reinforced composites applications in aerospace and also for ceramic, foundry, building and construction, and refractory industries. …”
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