A Study of an Anomaly Detection System for Small Hydropower Data considering Multivariate Time Series by Bo Yang, Zhongliang Lyu, Hua Wei

“…The paper proposes a Keepalived-based hot-standby RDADS-SHC deployment model with m (m ≥ 2) units. …”
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A Re-Designed Efficient Charcoal Stove. by Mwesigwa, Lourdel

“…The study was based on two specific objectives to design a charcoal stove that utilizes fuel efficiently through high conductivity and heat loss prevention mechanisms and to add high heat retention features/accessories to the stove much longer after active cooking has stopped for food warming purposes. It was found that after 4 test runs of the water boiling test; the re-designed efficient charcoal stove had a mean thermal efficiency of 30.3%. …”
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Effect of some Cultivation Factors and Extraction Methods on Terminalia Catappa L. Seed Oil by Le Hong Nguy, Ly Thi Minh Hien, Dong Thi Anh Dao

“…Recently, Terminalia catappa L. seed oil has been considered as a new oleaginous seed for dietary and biofuel production. …”
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Defensive response to humans in farm-bred sables (Martes zibellina) by E. G. Sergeev

“…The formation of behavior type in the postnatal development of sables is studied insufficiently. Studies of this hot topic showed that the anthropogenic factor has a great influence on behavior formation in sables. …”
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The Thermal Effect on the Physical Properties and Corresponding Permeability Evolution of the Heat-Treated Sandstones by Xianshan Liu, Weiluo Lu, Man Li, Nandou Zeng, Tao Li

“…The complex high temperature and high stress are commonly encountered in the hot dry rock for geothermal energy development; the thermal effect on the rock properties and corresponding thermal-hydromechanical coupling process has attracted much more attentions in the field of the energy. …”
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Silicon Powder-Based Wafers for Low-Cost Photovoltaics: Laser Treatments and Nanowire Etching by G. Jia, J. Plentz, A. Gawlik, A. S. Azar, G. Stokkan, M. Syvertsen, P. A. Carvalho, J. Dellith, A. Dellith, G. Andrä, A. Ulyashin

“…In this study, laser-treated polycrystalline Si (pc-Si) wafers, fabricated by wire sawing of hot-pressed ingots sintered from Si powder, have been investigated. …”
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Wind farms reduce grassland plant community diversity and lead to plant community convergence by Xuancheng Zhao, Fengshi Li, Yuan Yuan, Guna Ari, Yongzhi Yan, Qing Zhang, Aruhan Olhnuud, Pengtao Liu

“…Abstract Climate warming has become a hot issue of common concern all over the world, and wind energy has become an important clean energy source. …”
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Venezuela: Political Confrontation and the World Community by Z. W. Iwanowski, D. M. Rozental

“…The contradictions have led to the formation of the parallel branches of power: two presidents, two parliaments and two supreme courts (one of them in exile) which de facto coexist in the country and each claims exclusive rights and legitimacy.The authors also stress that the situation in Venezuela has obvious regional consequences. …”
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PB: A Message Transmission Method Based on Area Layer Division in UAV Networks by Lisong Wang, Feifei Zhu, Qing Zhou, Kui Li, Liang Liu

“…Messages are delivered to the area layer closer to the destination node rather than the node closer to the destination. The pattern causes messages’ passing direction to be replaced by “point-to-point closer” to “point-to-face closer.” …”
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Multiobjective Optimal Formulations for Bus Fleet Size of Public Transit under Headway-Based Holding Control by Shidong Liang, Minghui Ma, Shengxue He

“…This hot topic has inspired the reconsideration of the traditional issue of fleet size optimization and the integrated bus holding control strategy. …”
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Nonlinear response and driving mechanisms of ecological restoration project effectiveness to drought by Xin Liu, Qi Wang, Xiaoyu Zhu, Yujun Zhang

“…Our study highlights the importance of considering zoning differences caused by threshold effects when implementing and managing ERP. …”
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Spatiotemporal Distributions of Sheep and Goat Pox Disease Outbreaks in the Period 2013–2019 in Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Sileshi Aregahagn, Belege Tadesse, Bethelihem Tegegne, Yalelet Worku, Seid Mohammed

“…Sheep and goat pox outbreaks generally have a peak in November followed by August and a low in May. …”
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Experimental Study of Methods of Increasing the Efficiency of a Direct-Flow Air-Jet Detonation Engine by Vitalii Stoliarchuk, Oleksandr Zolotko, Oleksandr Aksonov

“…Along with this, the processes of mixing and evaporation change, the process of evaporation of drops of liquid fuel depends on the heat and mass exchange between the drops and hot gas. Detonation and acoustic oscillations cause additional convective movement of gas and contribute to the acceleration of transfer processes. …”
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Die geometry influence on the texture and microstructure development during extrusion of AZ31 and ZK60 magnesium alloy chips by Leo Hendriok, Maria Nienaber, Gerrit Kurz, Noomane Ben Khalifa

“…Furthermore, it is demonstrated that the combination of chip-based billets and FF die extrusion results in a favourable weakening of basal texture and development of a RE-like < 2–1-11 > texture component, thus causing a tilt of basal planes out of extrusion direction. …”
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The effect of air-pollution and weather exposure on mortality and hospital admission and implications for further research: A systematic scoping review. by Mary Abed Al Ahad, Frank Sullivan, Urška Demšar, Maya Melhem, Hill Kulu

“…<h4>Background</h4>Air-pollution and weather exposure beyond certain thresholds have serious effects on public health. Yet, there is lack of information on wider aspects including the role of some effect modifiers and the interaction between air-pollution and weather. …”
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A Systematic Review on Serious Games in Attention Rehabilitation and Their Effects by Leila Shahmoradi, Fatemeh Mohammadian, Meysam Rahmani Katigari

“…Thus, the results revealed the positive effect of serious games on attention. …”
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The effect of dienogest and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist on pelvic pain after laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis: An RCT by Fatemeh Davari Tanha, Azam Rasti, Hamideh Pakniat, Shohreh Salimi Setudeh

“…However, these 2 drugs caused different adverse effects. …”
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Immunological efficiency of Haemophilus influenzae type b polyribosyl ribitol phosphate combined with detoxified lipooligosaccharide in a rabbit model by Amin Arsang, Seyed Davar Siadat, Masoumeh Saberpour, Farshad Nojoomi

“… Background and Objectives: Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) could cause severe life-threatening infections in children. …”
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The Effect of Organic and Inorganic Modifiers on the Physical Properties of Granite Residual Soil by Bingxiang Yuan, Weijie Chen, Jin Zhao, Fei Yang, Qingzi Luo, Tianying Chen

“…As a kind of highly weathered special soil in South China, granite residual soils (GRS) feature high strength and high void ratio in a dry environment, so they tend to disintegrate in water and cause geological disasters including collapse. Therefore, modifying GRS for higher strength has become a hot spot. …”
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Development of compact heat exchanger with additive manufacturing (Evaluation of condensation thermal-hydraulic characteristics of block type compact heat exchanger) by Kota CHIBA, Chikako IWAKI, Masayuki SATO, Yoshinori KATAYAMA, Katsunori SHIIHARA, Shota ARAKI, Hideshi NAKANO, Tooru TANAKA

“…Heat exchangers are used in a wide range of applications and there has been a great deal of research and development on improving their performance, but in recent years there has been a growing demand for miniaturization, especially in energy systems. …”
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