Experimental and numerical analyses of flameless combustion using biogas from palm oil mill effluent by Hosseini, Seyed Ehsan

“…Indeed, high temperature of flame front and high rates of thermal NOx formation, complicated setting and low efficiency of the conventional biogas combustion are crucial problems in applying biogas in premixed combustion system. Since upgrading o f POME biogas is a complicated and expensive process, direct injection o f POME biogas in flameless combustion system is a candidate for efficient POME biogas energy extraction. …”
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An improved reference genome for Trifolium subterraneum L. provides insight into molecular diversity and intra-specific phylogeny by Kenta Shirasawa, Roger Moraga, Roger Moraga, Andrea Ghelfi, Andrea Ghelfi, Hideki Hirakawa, Hideki Nagasaki, Kioumars Ghamkhar, Brent A. Barrett, Andrew G. Griffiths, Sachiko N. Isobe

“…These outcomes suggest that further investigation of Ts sub-specific classification using molecular and morpho-physiological data is needed to clarify these relationships. This upgraded reference genome, complemented with comprehensive sequence diversity analysis of 36 cultivars, provides a platform for future gene functional analysis of key traits, and genome-based breeding strategies for climate adaptation and agronomic performance. …”
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Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and non-accidental mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis by H. Boogaard, E. Samoli, A.P. Patton, R.W. Atkinson, J.R. Brook, H.H. Chang, B. Hoffmann, M. Kutlar Joss, S.K. Sagiv, A. Smargiassi, A.A. Szpiro, D. Vienneau, J. Weuve, F.W. Lurmann, F. Forastiere, G. Hoek

“…The confidence in the evidence for these pollutants was judged as high, because of upgrades for monotonic exposure–response and consistency across populations. …”
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Immobilization of ZnO-TiO₂ Nanocomposite into Polyimidazolium Amphiphilic Chitosan Film, Targeting Improving Its Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Applications by Wesam Abd El-Fattah, Mohammad Y. Alfaifi, Jafar Alkabli, Heba A. Ramadan, Ali A. Shati, Serag Eldin I. Elbehairi, Reda F. M. Elshaarawy, Islam Kamal, Moustafa M. Saleh

“…First, shrimp shells were upgraded to a polyimidazolium amphiphilic chitosan Schiff base (PIACSB) through a series of physicochemical processes. …”
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Integrated CO2 capture and utilisation: A promising step contributing to carbon neutrality by Guanying Liu, Shuzhuang Sun, Hongman Sun, Yu Zhang, Jiabao Lv, Youhe Wang, Jingbin Zeng, Zifeng Yan, Chunfei Wu

“…Integrated CO2 capture and utilisation (ICCU) directly utilises CO2-containing exhaust gas and in situ upgrades them into valuable products in a highly intensified process, representing a more direct and promising path for CO2 emission control. …”
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Cancer-Oriented Comprehensive Nursing Services in Republic of Korea: Lessons from an Oncologist’s Perspective by Suk Hun Ha, Moonho Kim, Hyojin Kim, Boram No, Ara Go, Miso Choi, Seol Lee, Yongchel Ahn

“…<i>Results:</i> First, structural (nurse staffing and environment) upgrades were installed in the cancer-oriented comprehensive nursing ward, including an improved nurse-patient ratio (1:8 in the comprehensive ward as compared with 1:14 in the general ward), wider space between beds (1.5 m versus 1.0 m), fully automatic beds with fall prevention sensors, etc. …”
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The ICON-A model for direct QBO simulations on GPUs (version icon-cscs:baf28a514) by M. A. Giorgetta, W. Sawyer, X. Lapillonne, P. Adamidis, D. Alexeev, V. Clément, R. Dietlicher, J. F. Engels, M. Esch, H. Franke, H. Franke, C. Frauen, W. M. Hannah, B. R. Hillman, L. Kornblueh, P. Marti, M. R. Norman, R. Pincus, S. Rast, D. Reinert, R. Schnur, U. Schulzweida, B. Stevens

“…On JUWELS Booster, the more modern hardware in combination with an upgraded code base allows for simulations at the same resolution on 128 computing nodes with 4 GPUs per node and a turnover of 133 simulated days per day. …”
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The nitrogen footprint of Ukraine: why personal consumption matters by Sergiy Medinets, Allison M Leach, Tetiana Pavlik, Volodymyr Medinets, James N Galloway

“…This involves enhancing nitrogen use efficiency in agriculture, establishing efficient manure management, upgrading WWT facilities, promoting renewable energy adoption, bolstering requisite infrastructure and raising public awareness on environmental sustainability.…”
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Key technologies for complex surface seismic acquisition in the Sichuan Basin and their application effect by Xiaoyang Wang, Xiaobin Zhang, Xiaohong Zhao, Feng Hu, Cong Ren, Guangyin Wang, Shuqin Li, Siyi Sun, Shuyan Wang, Wen Luo

“…In order to ensure high-quality operation of the seismic survey project in the complex surface of the Sichuan Basin, researchers have been working continuously to solve the bottleneck problems in the seismic acquisition technology for complex surface in recent years. In addition, the upgrading of acquisition technology and operation capacity is promoted effectively by means of technical innovation, and a series of key technologies for seismic acquisition are developed. …”
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Modeling coarse and giant desert dust particles by E. Drakaki, E. Drakaki, V. Amiridis, A. Tsekeri, A. Gkikas, E. Proestakis, S. Mallios, S. Solomos, C. Spyrou, E. Marinou, E. Marinou, C. L. Ryder, D. Bouris, P. Katsafados

“…The current study highlights the necessity of upgrading the existing model parameterization schemes of the dust life-cycle components towards improving the assessment of the dust-related impacts within the Earth–atmosphere system.…”
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Effects of the cage height and positioning on clinical and radiographic outcome of lateral lumbar interbody fusion: a retrospective study by Changyuan Wu, Hanming Bian, Jie Liu, Dong Zhao, Haiyun Yang, Chao Chen, Xun Sun, Binggang Guan, Guiming Sun, Gang Liu, Baoshan Xu, Xinlong Ma, Zheng Wang, Qiang Yang

“…Cages of posterior position showed significantly upgrading cage subsidence (P = 0.047). Cage height subgroup analysis showed that the preoperative forminal height, DH, and SA in the 11-mm cage group were significantly lower than in the 13-mm cage group; however, these parameters were comparable in the two groups postoperatively and at the final follow-up (P > 0.05). …”
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Model development and performance analysis of integrated gasification process and proton exchange membrane fuel cell by Muhammad Bilal, Muslim

“…In overall, the integrated gasification and PEMFC is able to be used as tools for power production and efficiency indicator and torrefaction as pre-treatment method is a useful for upgrading the hydrogen and power production.…”
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Clinical Application of the Prostate Cancer Radiological Estimation of Change in Sequential Evaluation Score for Reporting Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Men on Active Surveillance... by Jan Aerts, Sigi Hendrickx, Camille Berquin, Nicolaas Lumen, Sofie Verbeke, Geert Villeirs, Charles Van Praet, Pieter De Visschere

“…Outcome measurements and statistical analysis: Clinically significant progression was defined by histopathological upgrading (on biopsy or radical prostatectomy) to grade group ≥3 and/or evolution to T3 stage. …”
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REVITALISASI NILAI-NILAI BHINNEKA TUNGGAL IKA DAN KEARIFAN LOKAL BERBASIS LEARNING SOCIETY PASCAKONFLIK SOSIAL DI TERNATE by Umar Mustafa Sadjim, Noeng Muhadjir, FX Sudarsono

“…(c). tahapan revitalisasi meliputi, transformasi budaya, komunikasi, adaptasi, dan organisasi.Kata kunci: revitalisasi, kearifan lokal, konflik sosial   POST SOCIAL CONFLICT REVITALIZATION OF UNITY IN DIVERSITY VALUES AND LEARNING SOCIETY BASED LOCAL WISDOM IN TERNATE Abstract The aim of this study was: Firts, identify and analyze in depth the values of local wisdom through public education (learning society) after the social conflict in Ternate, and Second, efforts to revitalize these values to be upgraded from local knowledge into global wisdom. The method used is qualitative with phenomenology postpositivisme approach Interpretif.Tempat research focused on four districts in the city of Ternate. …”
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Evaluation of Production–Living–Ecological Functions in Support of SDG Target 11.a: Case Study of the Guangxi Beibu Gulf Urban Agglomeration, China by Ziyan Ling, Weiguo Jiang, Chaoming Liao, Yanshun Li, Yurong Ling, Kaifeng Peng, Yawen Deng

“…Suggestions were also made to improve the design of the integrated transportation network as well as to optimize allocation according to the resource endowment of land and to realize an upgraded ecology as well as agricultural products and services. (3) The evaluation of PLE functions is a quantitative and convenient method that can optimize national and regional development planning and test the implementation effects of SDG target 11.a. …”
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Cloth sharing with a scabies case considerably explains human scabies among children in a low socioeconomic rural community of Ethiopia by Fekadie Melese, Asmamaw Malede, Tadesse Sisay, Abraham Geremew, Mesfin Gebrehiwot, Lebasie Woretaw, Getu Atanaw, Jember Azanaw, Mihret Melese, Hailemariam Feleke

“…Community-wide interventions with prime emphasis on improving maternal education and caregivers’ knowledge about scabies, upgrading household wealth, ensuring a safe water supply, providing healthy housing, and ensuring adequate personal hygiene are warranted.…”
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Experiences of Newly Qualified Registered Nurses (R.683) regarding negative workplace environment in selected hospitals of Limpopo Province, South Africa by Tinyiko S. Baloyi, Dorah U. Ramathuba, Khathutshelo G. Netshisaulu

“…Motivation for the study: Previous studies documented much about challenges experienced by newly qualified registered nurses in their first year, yet less has been revealed from the views of newly qualified registered nurses (R.683) who upgraded from enrolled nursing about their workplace environment experiences in their first 18 months of employment. …”
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The ‘Green’ Ni-UGSO Catalyst for Hydrogen Production under Various Reforming Regimes by Mostafa Chamoumi, Nicolas Abatzoglou

“…The support of this catalyst is a negative-value mining residue, UpGraded Slag Oxide (UGSO), produced from a TiO₂ slag production unit. …”
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Clinical efficacy of pterygium surgery technique involving use of high frequency welding of biological tissues for fixing free limbal conjunctival autograft by V.Ia. Usov, E.V. Maltsev, N.I. Krytsun

“…The former underwent pterygium surgery involving the use of HFWBS for fixing a free LCAG with upgraded EK-300M1 apparatus and special bipolar forceps, and the latter underwent free LCAG with sutures following pterygium excision. …”
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The MAMA Algorithm for Fast Computations of Upwelling Far- and Mid-Infrared Radiances in the Presence of Clouds by Michele Martinazzo, Tiziano Maestri

“…This property, easily derived from the phase function of the particle size distribution, can be calculated from any generic single-scattering properties database, which allows for simple upgrades of the reference optical properties within the code. …”
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