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ORC based micro-cogeneration systems for residential application – A state of the art review and current challenges

Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018
The environmental awareness and sustainability concerns have reached an unprecedented level of importance that is leading to, among other things, constant improvements in the traditional methods of energy conversion.
J. Pereira, J. Ribeiro, R. Mendes, G. Vaz, J. André   +4 more
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Big earth observation time series analysis for monitoring Brazilian agriculture

Isprs Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 2018
This paper presents innovative methods for using satellite image time series to produce land use and land cover classification over large areas in Brazil from 2001 to 2016. We used Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) time series data to
M. Picoli, G. Câmara, I. Sanches, R. Simões, A. Carvalho, A. Maciel, A. Coutinho, J. Esquerdo, J. Antunes, R. Begotti, D. Arvor, C. Almeida   +11 more
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Comparative Analysis of Operational Models in Furniture and Decoration E-Commerce: Dropshipping Versus Fulfillment Based on Critical Parameters

Revista de Gestão e Secretariado
E-commerce growth has posed challenges for companies, especially regarding the last mile. Thus, solutions to meet consumer expectations are being adopted where dropshipping, which involves dispatching products sold directly from suppliers, and ...
Miguel Renon, J. Reis, Kennya Vieira Queiroz   +2 more
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Natural coagulant for water treatment based on cationized tannins from Terminalia Catappa bark

Ambiente E Agua - An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Science
In a drinking water treatment plant, particles in the water must be destabilized in the coagulation stage after adding coagulants and performing intense stirring to remove impurities. Finding new alternatives to replace chemical coagulants and evaluating
Luan Cavalcanti da Silva, Tatiane Kelly Barbosa de Azevedo, Denys Santos de Souza, Paula Evanyn Pessoa do Nascimento, Kayo Lucas Batista de Paiva, João Gilberto Ucella Meza Filho, A. S. Pimenta   +6 more
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Analysis of Strategies to Combat Cargo Theft and Robbery in Peripheral Communities of São Paulo, Brazil, Using a Paraconsistent Expert System

Logistics
Background: Cargo theft represents a persistent challenge to last-mile logistics in the peripheral regions of São Paulo, Brazil, compromising transportation security and increasing operational costs.
Kennya Vieira Queiroz, J. Abe, João Gilberto Mendes dos Reis, Miguel Renon   +3 more
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Localization of lattice dynamics in low-angle twisted bilayer graphene

Nature, 2021
A. Gadelha, D. Ohlberg, Cassiano Rabelo, E. G. S. Neto, T. Vasconcelos, J. Campos, Jessica S. Lemos, Vinícius Ornelas, D. Miranda, R. Nadas, Fabiano C. Santana, Kenji Watanabe, T. Taniguchi, Benoit Van Troeye, M. Lamparski, V. Meunier, V. Nguyen, Dawid Paszko, J. Charlier, L. C. Campos, L. G. Cançado, G. Medeiros-Ribeiro, A. Jorio   +22 more
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Energy and Environmental Benefits of In-Motion Charging Trolleybuses: A Case Study of Vilnius

Energies
Reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions depends mostly on urban transport electrification. However, the role of trolleybus systems in this process is still under discussion.
O. Orynycz, G. Rodrigues, João Gilberto Mendes dos Reis, Ewa Kulesza, J. Matijošius, Sivanilza Teixeira Machado   +5 more
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Exploring the antifungal potential and action mechanism of pomegranate peel extract against Candida species in planktonic and biofilm conditions.

Microbial Pathogenesis
Candidiasis, a fungal infection caused by Candida spp., poses a growing clinical challenge due to the development of antifungal resistance. This study assessed the efficacy of dry crude pomegranate peel extract (DCPPE) as an antifungal agent against ...
N. S. Ferreira, Talita de Jesus Catten Moreno, Carlos Eduardo de Souza Duarte, Myleny Goularte Moreira, João Gilberto Meza Ucella-Filho, Irlon Maciel Ferreira, Juliana Aparecida Severi, Mariana Drummond Costa Ignacchiti, Janaina Cecília Oliveira Villanova, J. A. Resende   +9 more
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