A distributed scheme for energy-efficient event-based target recognition using Internet of Multimedia Things by Manal Alsabhan, Adel Soudani, Manan Almusallam

“…The conducted experiments show that our novel method based on the general Fourier descriptor decreases the energy consumption in the camera node to only 2.4 mJ, which corresponds to 75.32% of energy-saving compared to the centralized approach, promising to prolong the network lifetime significantly. …”
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Intelligent Electrochemical Sensing: A New Frontier in On-the-Fly Coffee Quality Assessment by Simone Grasso, Maria Vittoria Di Loreto, Alessandro Zompanti, Davide Ciarrocchi, Laura De Gara, Giorgio Pennazza, Luca Vollero, Marco Santonico

“…This performance underscores the potential benefits of this sensor for coffee quality assessment, enabling time and resource savings, while facilitating the development of analytical methods based on smart electrochemical sensors.…”
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Environmental and economic assessment of the application of an optimised chemical decontamination method on the internal surface of a nuclear steam generator by Rachael Clayton, Anthony Banford, Laurence Stamford

“…Two key implications are that chemical decontamination and recycling of radioactive metallic structures offer substantial environmental and economic improvements, and that integration of LCA and LCC in waste processing R&D can enable major savings.…”
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Periodic starvation provokes the growth performance and feed efficiency of jelawat fish (Leptobarbus hoevenii) by Abdullah Abbas Muhammadar, Hababil Misyania, Fazriansyah Putra Dedi, Abdul Wahab Gunawan, Nanda Defira Cut

“…Thus the starvation has a significant result in saving the feeding cost effectively.…”
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Effectiveness and Efficiency of Seawater Evaporation Using Traditional Methods and the Innovative Flow Down System in Salt Production by Azi Wibisono Raihan, Ika Nuzula Nike, Giri D. Kartika Ary, Efendy Makhfud, Sri W. Pratiwi Wiwit

“…This encourages innovation in salt evaporation, namely the Flow Down System method, which is a seawater evaporation innovation that saves land. This research aims to analyse the process, effectiveness, and efficiency of evaporation with the Traditional method and the Flow Down System Innovation. …”
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Marine Automatic Weather System (MAWS) instrumentation system for climate change monitoring based on The Internet of Things (IoT) by Husen Zakaria, Ismail Nazli, Syukri Surbakti Muhammad, Omar Fairuz, Yusibani Elin, Kesuma Fatmawati, Nurhanif Nurhanif, Arif Hasibuan Ahmad, Fauzi Fauzi

“…The resulting wind speed and direction data will be saved into a database and displayed on a 16x2 LCD and a dynamic website using PHP, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, and SQL programming. …”
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Development of an adaptive neuro‐fuzzy inference system–based equivalent consumption minimisation strategy to improve fuel economy in hybrid electric vehicles by Krishna Veer Singh, Hari Om Bansal, Dheerendra Singh

“…Abstract The most viable option to achieve the goals of saving energy and protecting the environment is to replace conventional vehicles with hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs). …”
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Investigation on steady-state temperature field by a novel laminated tooth for multi-tooth in harmonic gear drive by Wang Shuyan, Chen Hongwei, Zhang Xinyi, Guo Shuming, Lin Zebin, Chen Bingkui

“…The results show that compared with the single-tooth and full-tooth temperature field models in the current published literature, the temperature field model in this study reduces the temperature error by 29.4%–34.1 % and saves the pre-processing time by 87.5 %, enhancing the prediction accuracy and efficiency of harmonic gear temperature. …”
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AI-Enabled Sensing and Decision-Making for IoT Systems by Hao Qinxia, Shah Nazir, Ma Li, Habib Ullah Khan, Wang Lianlian, Sultan Ahmad

“…AI-enabled devices are more intelligent and capable of doing a specific task which saves a lot of resources and time. Different approaches are available in the existing literature to tackle diverse issues of real life based on AI and IoT systems. …”
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Transactive energy management for efficient scheduling and storage utilization in a grid-connected renewable energy-based microgrid by Peter Anuoluwapo Gbadega, Olufunke Abolaji Balogun

“…However, in the storage-integrated scenario, SMA demonstrates substantial advantages, achieving 20–48% cost savings by leveraging optimal charging and discharging cycles. …”
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Crashworthiness of GFRP/aluminum hybrid square tubes under quasi-static compression and single/repeated impact by Zhang Liangliang, Li Chaojiang, Chen Yilong, Chen Yida, Su Zhihao, Wu Ye, Wu Qiulan, Wan Yun

“…Thin-walled structures comprised of fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites and metal excel in achieving a balanced design in terms of material cost, weight savings, and mechanical performance. This study aims to explore the crushing characteristics and failure mechanism of square hollow aluminum tubes wrapped with glass FRP (GFRP) fabricated by vacuum-assisted resin infusion with six types of lay-up directions. …”
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Cyclic di AMP phosphodiesterase nanovaccine elicits protective immunity against Burkholderia cenocepacia infection in mice by Wesam E. Gawad, Yosra I. Nagy, Tamer M. Samir, Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Mansour, Omneya M. Helmy

“…This provides hope for saving lives of people at high risk of infection.…”
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A Real-Time Timetable Rescheduling Method for Metro System Energy Optimization under Dwell-Time Disturbances by Guang Yang, Junjie Wang, Feng Zhang, Shiwen Zhang, Cheng Gong

“…Several numerical examples tested on Shanghai Metro Line 1 (SML1) validate the energy saving effects and real-time features of the proposed method.…”
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Advancing energy efficiency: thermomechanical characterization of plastic-infused concrete for sustainable building solutions by Siddique, Mohammed Javeed, Akhas, Punitha Kumar

“…This modification leads to the highest annual savings, calculated at 0.9946 $/m2 in Muscat and 0.9928 $/m2 in New Delhi, along with a marked reduction in carbon emissions—19 kg/kWh in Oman and 18.2 kg/kWh in New Delhi. …”
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Model Updating Method Based on Kriging Model for Structural Dynamics by Hong Yin, Jingjing Ma, Kangli Dong, Zhenrui Peng, Pan Cui, Chenghao Yang

“…Surrogate model has attracted considerable attention for saving computational cost in finite element model updating (FEMU). …”
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Optimal Design of Bus Stop Locations Integrating Continuum Approximation and Discrete Models by Xiaoling Luo, Wenbo Fan, Yangsheng Jiang, Jun Zhang

“…Lastly, a case study is presented using real data and practical constraints for the adjustment of a bus route in Chengdu (China). System cost saving of 15.79% is observed by before-and-after comparison.…”
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ORGANIZATION OF STUDENTS’ SELF-GUIDED WORK IN BIOMEDICAL DEPARTMENTS OF MEDICAL UNIVERSITY USING DISTANT LEARNING TECHNOLOGY by Eduard F. Barinov, Raisa V. Basiy, Olga P. Shatova

“…Questionnaires showed that the use of distance learning technologies during preparation for the practical classes allows to achieve the same result for most students as in the traditional forms of preparing (without DLT), to reach a significant saving of time. Respondents note the increased meaningfulness of individual work; the appearance of motivation to study the practical material; an increase of educational efficiency on the stage of extracurricular study due to the operative removal of arising question during the consulting process; as well as satisfaction with this form of education. …”
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Recovery of Silicon Kerf Through Oxidative Cleaning and Drying Process by Marion Chevallier, Jean-Baptiste Antoine, Francis Marchitto, Yoann Doré, Yun Luo, Yohan Parsa

“…The recovery of the silicon could be an efficient way to reduce costs in the production of solar panels through material and energy savings. At high temperatures, organic contamination causes the formation of silicon carbide species that are difficult to segregate during kerf remelting into a pure silicon ingot. …”
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Emended snake optimizer to solve multiobjective hybrid energy generation scheduling by Kaur Avneet, Dhillon J.S., Singh Manmohan

“…The proposed emended snake optimizer offers significant cost savings for electric power systems ranging from 10-15%. …”
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A Cloud-based Sales and Stock Control System for Superstores under Non-zero Constant Lead Time Constraint by Fidelis Ikechukwu Onah, Jacinta Chioma Onuoha

“…The system will, therefore, offer huge cost savings, real-time visibility, automated workflows and seamless integration. …”
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