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Scaling-Laws of Flow Entropy with Topological Metrics of Water Distribution Networks

Entropy, 2018
Robustness of water distribution networks is related to their connectivity and topological structure, which also affect their reliability. Flow entropy, based on Shannon’s informational entropy, has been proposed as a measure of network redundancy and ...
Giovanni Francesco Santonastaso, Armando Di Nardo, Michele Di Natale, Carlo Giudicianni, Roberto Greco   +4 more
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Sus-Bin: Sustainable Battery-Free Smart Garbage Bin for Solid Waste Management in Smart City

IEEE Access
Solid waste management has emerged as a significant challenge in smart cities, resulting in severe health and environmental concerns. Municipal trash bins are strategically placed throughout a city; nevertheless, in the absence of real-time monitoring ...
Mohammed A. Bou-Rabee, Prajnyajit Mohanty, Dalal Al-Ibrahim, Al Anoud Alrasheedi, Imad Eddin Al Balaa   +4 more
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Optimization of water distribution of network systems using the Harris Hawks optimization algorithm (Case study: Homashahr city)

MethodsX, 2020
In this article applies the Harris Hawks Optimization Algorithm for optimization of the water distribution network of the Homashahr located in Iran for a period of one month (from 30 September 2018 to 30 October 2019).
Saeid Khalifeh, Saeid Akbarifard, Vahid Khalifeh, Ebrahim Zallaghi   +3 more
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Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The (Glg)ABCs of cyanobacteria: modelling of glycogen synthesis and functional divergence of glycogen synthases in Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
We reconstituted Synechocystis glycogen synthesis in vitro from purified enzymes and showed that two GlgA isoenzymes produce glycogen with different architectures: GlgA1 yields denser, highly branched glycogen, whereas GlgA2 synthesizes longer, less‐branched chains.
Kenric Lee, Dimitrios Bekiari, Sofia Doello, Karl Forchhammer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of current and future water demand scenario and hydraulic performance of water distribution systems, a case study for Addis Kidam Town, Ethiopia

Applied Water Science, 2022
The hydraulic performance and future water demand of water distribution networks are major factors affecting the efficiency of water distribution systems throughout the world. Currently, Addis Kidam Town in Ethiopia is facing many water supply challenges.
Yitbarek Andualem Mekonnen
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Structural insights into an engineered feruloyl esterase with improved MHET degrading properties

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
A feruloyl esterase was engineered to mimic key features of MHETase, enhancing the degradation of PET oligomers. Structural and computational analysis reveal how a point mutation stabilizes the active site and reshapes the binding cleft, expading substrate scope.
Panagiota Karampa, Konstantinos Makryniotis, Theofani‐Iosifina Sousani, Evangelos Topakas, Vangelis Daskalakis, Maria Dimarogona   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal Design of Water Distribution Network Using Two Different Metaheuristics

Chemical Engineering Transactions, 2023
Water is becoming an essential commodity for human life and is one of the most important natural resources. Public water utilities provide more than 90 percent of the world's water supply today, so a safe water distribution system is critical for any ...
Carolina Salto, Gabriela Minetti, Hugo Alfonso, Erica Zurita, Jose Hernandez, Mercedes Carnero   +5 more
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Modulation of Homer1 EVH1 domain internal dynamics by putative autism‐associated mutations

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The putative autism‐associated M65I and S97L variants of the EVH1 domain of the postsynaptic scaffold protein Homer1 do not exhibit substantial changes in their overall structure or partner binding. Both of them, but especially the M65I variant, show altered internal dynamics relative to the wild‐type domain on the μs‐ms timescale, indicated by the ...
Fanni Farkas, Brigitta Maruzs, Zsófia E. Kálmán, Tomas Klumpler, Gyula Batta, Bálint Péterfia, Zoltán Gáspári   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimal operation of the non-drinking water distribution network considering future conditions (Case study: Isfahan University non-drinking water distribution network)

Results in Engineering
Population growth and climate change have increased the demand for freshwater resources. In Iran, the average per capita freshwater consumption is approximately 5 % to 85 % higher than the global average.
Mohamad Reza Najarzadegan, Ramtin Moeini
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