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On Factors Influencing the Absorption Capacity of Surgical Sponges [PDF]

Journal of Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery, 2013
Cotton balls and surgical gauzes (CSG) have been routinely used for mopping fluids and blood in surgeries. Polyurethane sheets (PUS) are increasingly used instead of CSG. The factors influencing the absorption of fluids by CSG and PUS have not been studied in detail.
Rooban, Thavarajah, Elizabeth, Joshua, Umadevi K, Rao, K, Ranganathan   +3 more
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SiMCa: Sinkhorn Matrix Factorization with Capacity Constraints

CoRR, 2022
For a very broad range of problems, recommendation algorithms have been increasingly used over the past decade. In most of these algorithms, the predictions are built upon user-item affinity scores which are obtained from high-dimensional embeddings of items and users.
Eric Daoud, Luca Ganassali, Antoine Baker, Marc Lelarge   +3 more
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Environmental Contours and Energy-Yield Assessment for Offshore Wind Farm Development in the Thracian Sea

Journal of Marine Science and Engineering
The deployment of offshore wind farms (OWFs) has increased impressively over the last decade. While a group of frontrunner countries has led early deployment, the offshore wind sector is expanding to new regions; the Thracian Sea represents a promising ...
Sofia Efstratiou, Eirini Kostaki, Constantine Michailides   +2 more
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Technological Innovation, Trade Openness, Natural Resources, and Environmental Sustainability in Egypt and Turkey: Evidence from Load Capacity Factor and Inverted Load Capacity Factor with Fourier Functions

Sustainability
The environmental degradation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region leads to significant challenges regarding economic sustainability and the attainment of sustainable development goals (SDGs). The extensive use of fossil fuels in the region,
Yingjun Zhu, S. Jahan, M. Qamruzzaman
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Determinants of load capacity factor in an emerging economy: The role of green energy consumption and technological innovation

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Brazil’s ability to provide safe and dependable resources that can assist the nation achieve its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2060 will have a significant impact on the nation’s sustainable development.
Xuan Liu, V. O. Olanrewaju, E. B. Agyekum, M. El-Naggar, Mohammed M. Alrashed, Salah Kamel   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Long-Term Analysis of Hydropower’s Pivotal Role in Sustainable Future of Greece

Energies
Hydropower, a proven renewable electricity generation technology, has satisfied approximately 16% of the global annual electricity consumption up to the present day.
John K. Kaldellis
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Warfare, Fiscal Capacity, and Performance [PDF]

, 2012
We exploit differences in casualties sustained in pre-modern wars to estimate the impact of fiscal capacity on economic performance. In the past, states fought different amounts of external conflicts, of various lengths and magnitudes.
Prado, Mauricio, Dincecco, Mark
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Load Capacity Factor and Environmental Quality: Unveiling the Role of Economic Growth, Green Innovations, and Environmental Policies in G20 Economies

International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy
The study analyzes the impact of economic growth, green innovations in Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and environmental legislation on the Load Capacity Factor (LCF) in G20 countries, employing data from 1993 to 2021.
Ivan A. Duran, N. Saqib
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Enhancing Load Capacity Factor: The Influence of Financial Accessibility, AI Innovation, and Institutional Quality in the United States

Journal of Environmental Science and Economics
The investigation analyzes the impact of financial accessibility, AI innovation, urbanization, and institutional quality on the load capacity factor in the United States from 1990 to 2019.
Shake Ibna Abir, Shaharina Shoha, Sarder Abdulla, Al Shiam, Md Shah Ali Dolon, Shewly Bala, Hemel Hossain, Hasibur Rahman, Afsana Akhter, Mohammad Ridwan, Robeena Bibi   +10 more
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The level of education and loss of earning capacity for Wisconsin worker's compensation claimants [PDF]

, 2000
Plan BLoss of earning capacity is only one brief component of Worker’s Compensation. There are many factors involved in determining a person’s level of loss of earnings. Level of education is a factor that will affect a person’s lost earning capacity. In
Olsen, Christine S.
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