Integrated ejector cooling, PVT, and MGT system for smart building applications: An exergy and technoeconomic optimization study by Saber Ranjbar Golafshani, Ehsan Houshfar

“…Rising global energy consumption has increased pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, underscoring the urgent need for sustainable energy solutions. …”
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Multi-Stage Planning Approach for Distribution Network Considering Long-Term Variations in Load and Renewable Energy by Qihe Lou, Yanbin Li, Zhenwei Li, Liu Han, Ying Xu, Zhongkai Yi

“…Currently, the world is rapidly advancing in terms of the construction of new power systems, and planning suitable distribution network planning while also considering renewable energy has become a hot issue. Based on this background, this paper studies the distribution network planning problem. …”
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A Building‐Integrated Hybrid Photovoltaic‐Thermal (PV‐T) Window for Synergistic Light Management, Electricity and Heat Generation by Francesco Polito, Gan Huang, Christos N. Markides

“…Compared to a liquid‐based solar‐thermal window (STW), the PVTW can generate hot water at ≈10 °C higher temperature and with 10% absolute increase in thermal efficiency when the inclination angle is 60°, plus electricity. …”
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Effect of Twisted-Tape Turbulators and Nanofluid on Heat Transfer in a Double Pipe Heat Exchanger by Heydar Maddah, Reza Aghayari, Morshed Farokhi, Shabnam Jahanizadeh, Khatere Ashtary

“…It was also observed that the heat transfer coefficient increases with operating temperature and mass flow rate. The experimental results also showed that 0.01% TiO2/water nanofluid with twisted tape has slightly higher friction factor and pressure drop when compared to 0.01% TiO2/water nanofluid without twisted tape. …”
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Preference learning based deep reinforcement learning for flexible job shop scheduling problem by Xinning Liu, Li Han, Ling Kang, Jiannan Liu, Huadong Miao

“…Given the complexity and diversity of FJSP, improving the generalization and quality of scheduling methods has become a hot topic of interest in both industry and academia. …”
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Research on the Carbon Reduction Potential of the Life Cycle of Building Roofs Retrofit Designs by Dawei Mu, Wenjin Dai, Yixian Zhang, Yixu Shen, Zhi Luo, Shurui Fan

“…Domestic research on rooftop greenhouses also focuses on technology, yield, and energy consumption, mostly for northern regions with cold winters, and less research on rooftop greenhouses applied to regions with hot summers and warm winters. But domestic and foreign studies on the potential of rooftop greenhouses to reduce emissions have not yet been combined with plant cultivation of hydroelectric carbon emissions and plant carbon sequestration.…”
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Assessing properties of solar-dried banana with white chocolate coating by Warsiki Endang, Hanniyah Chairunnisah Putri, Suparno Ono, Taksaudom Nuraemon, Rardniyom Chananpat

“…The results showed that CB had the best viscosity at 9600 cP, a slightly lower melting point at 29.01°C, and a hardness measurement of 152 g. …”
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Multi-Scale Mapping of Energy Consumption Carbon Emission Spatiotemporal Characteristics: A Case Study of the Yangtze River Delta Region by Kangjuan Lv, Qiming Wang, Xunpeng Shi, Li Huang, Yatian Liu

“…Experimental results indicate (1) that the regional CEF can be calculated by combining NTL and Landuse data and has a good fit; (2) the high-intensity CEF area is mainly concentrated in Shanghai and its surrounding areas, showing a concentric circle structure; (3) there are obvious differences in the spatial distribution characteristics of carbon emissions among different departments; (4) hot spot analysis reveals a three-tiered distribution in the Yangtze River Delta, increasing from the west to the east with distinct spatial characteristics.…”
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Analysis of Warm and Cold Season Thunderstorms for Istanbul by Muhammed Başpınar, Veli Yavuz

“…This phenomenon occurs mainly in spring and early summer in our country due to the uplift and condensation of moist and unstable air masses. However, in recent years, these events have become more frequent during mid-summer, early autumn, and even winter months. …”
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The Phytochemical Screening and Antioxidants Potential of Schoenoplectus triqueter L. Palla by Amir Hassan, Zakaria Akmal, Nawaz Khan

“…Over the centuries, humans use different types of therapeutic plants to treat several diseases. Cyperaceae family has a significant number of monocotyledon plants, and Schoenoplectus is one of the genera that belong to this family; about forty-nine compounds are isolated. …”
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Performance Optimization of Cloud Data Centers with a Dynamic Energy-Efficient Resource Management Scheme by Yu Cui, Shunfu Jin, Wuyi Yue, Yutaka Takahashi

“…However, with the proliferation of large data centers hosting cloud applications, the growth of energy consumption has been explosive. Surveys show that a remarkable part of the large energy consumed in data center results from over-provisioning of the network resource to meet requests during peak demand times. …”
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Automatic Scaling Mechanism of Intermodal EDI System under Green Cloud Computing by Qiang Huang, Lin Sun, Furong Jia, Jiaxin Yuan, Yao Wu, Jinshan Pan

“…XEDI can not only meet the demand of dynamic load and improve service quality, but also reduce resource occupation and save energy by releasing virtual resources when resource utilization rate is low. It has great research significance and practical value for mass data application under low energy consumption conditions.…”
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THE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM OF USING GROUND WATER TO COOL LIVESTOCK BUILDINGS by Thay Ngok Shon, Vo Ti Tin

“…Ambient temperature in the central part of Vietnam in summer can reach 32–35°C; in some places it can be more than 42°C. Hot climate strongly affects the animal organism alongside with the animal weight reduction and reduction the quantity of egg-laying in poultry. …”
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Ultrasound-Assisted Extractions for Improving the Recovery of Phenolics and Charantin from Bitter Melon and for Increasing the Antioxidant, Antidiabetic and Anti-Obesity Activities... by Jin Ju Lee, Kyung Young Yoon

“…Bitter melon is rich in bioactive compounds and has a significant potential for commercial use as a functional food material. …”
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Oil and Gas in the Arctic: Legal Status and Reserves by N. N. Shvets, P. V. Beresneva

“…Most of them are offshore (around 85%), and gas accounts for 80% of reserves. Russia has more than a half of Artie reserves. …”
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An Empirical Study on the Employment Monitoring and Early Warning Mechanism of Medical Graduates in Universities with Big Data and Complex Computing System by Haixia Wu, Sang-Bing Tsai

“…The alertness value is close, indicating that this indicator system has a good effect on the national employment demand boom monitoring and early warning.…”
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Energy Performance-Oriented Multi-Objective Optimization of Spatial Form of High-Rise Residential Blocks in the Changsha Region by Wenhao Huang, Fang Tian, Tengfei Huang

“…Optimizing urban spatial form has become an important research topic for promoting urban sustainable development and improving energy efficiency. …”
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Lower Cambrian Organic-Rich Shales in Southern China: A Review of Gas-Bearing Property, Pore Structure, and Their Controlling Factors by Gang Li, Ping Gao, Xianming Xiao, Chengang Lu, Yue Feng

“…The Lower Cambrian shales are widely developed in southern China, with greater thicknesses and higher TOC contents. Although the shale gas resource potential has been suggested to be huge, the shale gas exploration and development is not satisfactory. …”
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AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING: IS THE EU CONSUMER LAW FIT FOR THE EMERGING TECHNOLOGY? by Monica CALU

“…The concept of „automated decision making” (ADM) is currently a key vector reshaping industries in the era of technology-based decision making, and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in this process is a hot topic worldwide with the adoption of generative AI tools like ChatGPT. …”
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About the modeling of light beam self-focusing in plasma at the irradiation of the target by power UV laser by I. G. Lebo

“…Although Nd glass lasers are the basic installations for LTF research, UV gas eximer lasers have some advantages as drivers for future thermonuclear fusion reactors. …”
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