6+ hour, 30+ min ago   (468+ words) To clarify the water-sensitive deterioration mechanisms of red-bed soft rocks under repeated wetting–drying cycles, mudstone samples from two representative sites in the Sichuan Basin were investigated through multiscale experiments combining mechanical testing, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy…...

6+ hour, 52+ min ago   (538+ words) This study investigates how sentiment polarity relates to offensive function in Chinese online attacks, focusing on cases where offence is expressed implicitly rather than through explicit negative wording. Using a 1400-item Chinese online-text corpus derived from TOXICN and its pragmatics-oriented…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (428+ words) The growing penetration of variable renewable energy (VRE) is increasing the frequency of very low and negative prices, although these events also depend on demand, transmission capacity, price-regime persistence and flexibility resources. This study examines which pre-auction and diagnostic variables…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (432+ words) Ensuring reliable and sustainable energy supply in healthcare facilities is essential due to the critical nature of healthcare services. This study presents a comprehensive techno-economic, environmental, reliability, and operational assessment of biomass-supported hybrid renewable energy systems across five climatically distinct…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (558+ words) This study presents an integrated green analytical strategy combining deep eutectic solvent (DES) screening, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), principal component analysis (PCA), and Box–Behnken response surface optimization for the valorization of pineapple crowns, an underexplored agro-industrial by-product. An…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (516+ words) Incremental subsidence induced by sequential longwall panel extraction is associated with panel interaction and progressive instability of the disturbed rock mass. However, the governing mechanisms and the coupled effects of panel and pillar geometries remain insufficiently understood, limiting effective assessment…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (546+ words) Lavandula × intermedia (lavandin) is among the most cultivated Lavandula species, valued for its high essential oil yield and broad applications across different industries. Although it has traditionally been regarded as inferior to true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia), particularly within the field…...

3+ day, 26+ min ago   (415+ words) Multi-product production systems require effective coordination among production, intermediate storage, downstream processing, and customer demand, particularly under stochastic operating conditions and finite capacity. Unlike existing analytical studies that mainly examine either single-product push–pull systems or multi-product manufacturing systems separately,…...

3+ day, 26+ min ago   (396+ words) In the field of public service data integration, government agencies are responsible for consolidating data from various industries and establishing big data platforms. Some achievements have been made in this direction, but there are still some issues related to privacy…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (186+ words) This study investigates a sustainable vehicle-routing problem in which a heterogeneous fleet serves geographically dispersed customer demands from a central distribution facility. The problem simultaneously minimizes transportation costs and CO2 emissions, with deliveries performed by either in-house or externally rented vehicles....