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IET Smart Energy Systems, EarlyView.A TD3‐based deep reinforcement learning controller is developed for a multiport converter in low‐power EV applications. The data‐driven, model‐free strategy improves dynamic performance under constant power load destabilisations and demonstrates advanced intelligent control suited for next‐generation smart and integrated energy systems.
Amirhossein Hosseini +2 more
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The Gender of Fossil Fuels: Oil and Domestic Perils in Mandate Palestine
Gender &History, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article explores the gender dynamics behind the rise of kerosene – an oil derivative – as the main domestic fuel in Mandate Palestine. It argues that these dynamics were constitutive in determining who began to use oil, where and for what purposes, in turn demonstrating that women in Palestine were the promoters and targets of a campaign ...
Shira Pinhas
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STREETS AS STAGES: Traffic Enforcement and the Competition for Cultural Growth in China
International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In keeping with China’s desire to build soft power to parallel its economic growth, the policing of city streets has moved to the forefront as a mechanism for moral regulation and improving urban prestige. Under pressure to civilize their citizenry, many Chinese cities have become entrepreneurial cities within a type of cultural growth ...
Gregory Fayard
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Journal of EngineeringThe world is currently facing a serious environmental crisis, partly driven by the pollutant emissions from diesel engines. Although these engines are known for their efficiency, their emission levels are highly dependent on fuel quality.
L. F. Mónico, O. Venegas
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Estimating the Carbon Footprint of External Beam Radiotherapy: Should This Be a Concern for LMICs?
Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Purpose This study aims to estimate the carbon footprint associated with external beam radiotherapy in a low‐ and middle‐income country (LMIC) context, specifically at the Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI), and to evaluate whether sustainability should be a priority alongside treatment access in such radiation therapy settings.
Afua A. Yorke +3 more
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Electronic Systems Diagnosis Fault in Gasoline Engines Based on Multi-Information Fusion. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2018 Hu J, Huang T, Zhou J, Zeng J.
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The American Journal of Economics and Sociology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates consumer preferences for renewable fuels in Quebec, with a particular focus on a solar fuel produced through artificial photosynthesis. Using a discrete choice experiment (DCE) and both conditional logit (CL) and random parameters logit (RPL) models, we estimate marginal willingness to pay (MWTP) for key fuel attributes,
Kpanoga Kolombia
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‘Escaping Isn't for Everyone’: Kurdish Smugglers’ Navigational Tactics at Checkpoints in Iran
Development and Change, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article examines how Kurdish smugglers navigate state and insurgent checkpoints in the borderlands of western Iran. Drawing on ethnographic research, it analyses two key navigational tactics: persin, a form of negotiated passage involving transaction, recognition and the contingent toleration of authority; and jimi, rendered here as ...
Peyman Zinati
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Optimal Hedging Strategies in the Low‐Sulphur Bunker Fuel Landscape
European Financial Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The IMO2020 regulation for the green transition in shipping turned the industry into using two compliant bunker fuels: very low‐sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) and low‐sulphur marine gas oil (LSMGO). VLSFO futures contracts introduced in late 2019 and other energy‐related futures contracts indicate that the VLSFO contracts trading on the Singapore ...
Xiwen Bai +2 more
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Groundwater Monitoring &Remediation, EarlyView.Abstract Characterizing the concentration and mass flux spatial distributions at sites with complex hydrogeologic conditions is critical to evaluate the fate and transport of contaminants, as well as to design effective remediation programs. PFAS (per‐ and polyfluoroalkyl substances)‐contaminated sites are even more complex due to the large number of ...
W. Andrew Jackson +8 more
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