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Development of Machine Learning-Based Energy Management Agent to Control Fine Dust Concentration in Railway Stations
This paper introduces a new strategy for managing energy consumption by employing a constrained deep Q-network (DQN) algorithm to regulate Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) systems. The strateg...
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Electrochromic Performances of rGO-WO3 Thin Film and Its Application as an Integrated Device Powered with Quantum Dot-Sensitized Solar Cells
Reduced graphene oxide (rGO)-embedded WO3 composite thin film (rGO-WO3) is synthesized and investigated for its electrochromic performances. Furthermore, a novel application of quantum dot-sensitized solar cells ...
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Open AccessCooperative Operation Schedules of Energy Storage System and Demand Response Resources Considering Urban Railway Load Characteristic under a Time-of-Use Tariff
This paper proposes an algorithm for the cooperative operation of air conditioning facilities and the energy storage system (ESS) in railway stations to minimize electricity. Unlike traditional load patterns, ...
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Open AccessMorphology and histology of the olfactory organ of two African lungfishes, Protopterus amphibius and P. dolloi (Lepidosirenidae, Dipnoi)
The olfactory organs of two African lungfishes, Protopterus amphibius and P. dolloi, were investigated using a stereo microscope and a compound light microscope and were described anatomically, histologically, an...
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Microscopic Research on the Olfactory Organ of the Blue Spotted Mudskipper Boleophthalmus pectinirostris, Compared to a Related Sympatric Mudskipper
Anatomical, histological, and histochemical investigations on the olfactory organ of the great blue spotted mudskipper Boleophthalmus pectinirostris were conducted using a stereo microscope, light microscope, sca...
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Open AccessMicroscopic research on the olfactory organ of the Far Eastern brook lamprey Lethenteron reissneri (Pisces, Petromyzontidae)
The olfactory anatomy and histology of Lethenteron reissneri were researched using a stereo microscope, a light microscope, and a scanning electron microscope. As in other lampreys, it shows same characters as fo...
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Open AccessAnatomy, ultrastructure and histology of the olfactory organ of the largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides, Centrarchidae
The detailed anatomy, ultrastructure and histology of the olfactory organ of Micropterus salmoides were investigated by a stereo microscope, a light microscope, and a scanning electron microscope. Its external st...
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Embryonic development characteristics and host mussel utilization of flat bitterling Acheilognathus rhombeus (Cyprinidae) during winter in Korea
This study aimed to investigate the embryonic development characteristics and host mussel utilization of Acheilognathus rhombeus to determine its adaptations or host utilization for improving survival during wint...
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Cyproconazole impregnation into wood using sub- and supercritical carbon dioxide
Supercritical fluid (SCF) impregnation is a promising preservative treatment method for wood. In order to commercialize the sub- and supercritical CO2 biocide treatment, better understanding of the fluid phase an...
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Empirical correlations between test methods of measuring formaldehyde emission of plywood, particleboard and medium density fiberboard
Since different test methods of measuring the formaldehyde emission (FE) from wood-based composite panels have been used for different countries and regions, this study attempted to establish empirical correla...
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Low-energy ion beam treatment of α-Al2O3(0001) and improvement of photoluminescence of ZnO thin films
A low energy N2 − ion beam im**ed on a α-Al2O3(0001) single crystal surface in the range of fluence 5×1015/cm2−1×1018/cm2 at room temperature. After ion bombardment, chemical bonding on the modi...
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Structure and Histochemistry of the Skin of a Torrent Catfish, Liobagrus mediadiposalis
The epidermis of the torrent catfish, Liobagrus mediadiposalis, consists of three layers: the outermost layer, middle layer and stratum germinativum. The epidermis consists of two types of skin glands, small mucu...
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Fine structures of oocyte envelopes of three related cobitid species in the genus Iksookimia (Cobitidae)
Fine structures of the oocyte envelope (zona radiata) in three spined loaches, Iksookimia longicorpus, I. hugowolfeldi, and I. yongdokensis, are examined and compared. The zona radiata surrounding the oocyte is ...
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Iksookimia yongdokensis, a new cobitid fish (Pisces: Cobitidae) from Korea with a key to the species ofIksookimia
A new cobitid fish,Iksookimia yongdokensis, is described from rivers flowing to the southeastern coast of Korea. The species is distinguishable from its congeners by the following characteristics: reduced laminar...
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Reported lactose tolerance of members of various racial/ethnic groups in Hawaii and Asia
Subjects from various racial/ethnic groups in Hawaii and homeland Chinese, Japanese, and Koreans reported on their milk drinking in childhood and adulthood, as well as on whether or not milk drinking produced ...
