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The Power of Data in Urban Climate Action

January 2, 2025

In our race against time to cut greenhouse gas emissions, we're facing a crucial question: what exactly drives these emissions at an individual and community level? Despite knowing that we humans are the main culprits, we still have big gaps in our knowledge. To tackle this, a team created an urban

technology

Fixing Heat Network Issues: A Three-Step Plan

January 2, 2025

With climate change pushing us to make energy systems more efficient, it's crucial that these systems run smoothly. So, how do we handle faults in user substations of heat networks? In northern Germany, a study tackled this by suggesting a three-step process to make fault detection and correction mo

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The Role of Active Games in Boosting Social Skills of Young Adults on Probation

January 1, 2025

Young adults in Turkiye are increasingly struggling with substance use, leading to a rise in probation as an alternative to traditional imprisonment. This shift reflects the need for the probation system to adapt to new realities, including the use of active games. These games can help young adults

technology

How Fractional-Order Controllers Improve Nonlinear Process Control

December 31, 2024

Spherical tanks are popular in industries due to their large storage capacity. But managing their liquid levels can be tricky. Traditional PI and PID controllers just don't cut it because these processes are nonlinear. Enter Fractional-Order controllers (FOPI and FOPID), designed using the Approxima

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Better Machining: Real-Time State Tracking for Multi-Part Systems

December 31, 2024

Ever wondered how to make machine tools work better? Researchers are using a special self-healing model to do just that. They're focusing on how the parts of a machine tool move together. By using something called the Lagrange method, they can create a model that shows how these parts interact. This

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Weather Weirdness: From Rain to Snow in Days

December 31, 2024

Sunday night was a rough one with over 1. 5 inches of rain and 15, 000 homes losing power due to strong winds. But as we move into Monday, things are calming down. The rain is ending, and the clouds are starting to clear up. Even the wind is dying down. However, it’s not going to be as warm as the w

health

Balancing Act: Health Resources vs. Economy in Eastern China

December 31, 2024

Imagine you're trying to plan a big party where you need to serve food and drinks, but you only have so much money. That's sort of like what's happening in some eastern Chinese provinces, but with health resources and economic development. It's a tricky situation because these provinces need to

health

Syphilis on the Rise in Military Pregnancies

December 31, 2024

From 2012 to 2022, the number of pregnant women in the Military Health System (MHS) who had syphilis went up big time – by 233%! In 2012, there were 123 cases, which is about 66 out of every 100, 000 births. By 2022, that number jumped to 169 cases, or around 220 out of every 100, 000 births. But it

science

How Tumors Change T Cell Metabolism and Affect Chemotherapy

December 31, 2024

Cancer cells are known for their clever tactics to evade the body's immune system. One of these tricks involves manipulating the metabolic processes of cells in and around the tumor. Tumors gobble up glucose, their main energy source, and produce lactate. This creates a tough environment for immune

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Targeting Lipid Uptake and Synthesis for Better Prostate Cancer Treatment

December 31, 2024

Prostate cancer (PCa) often becomes resistant to treatment, making it hard to cure. This type of cancer is linked to unusual lipid metabolism, which makes it tough to treat. Scientists have come up with a clever way to tackle this problem. They designed a tiny nanomachine called HA@CD36i-TR@siSCD1.