Solving Spatial Optimization Problems via Lagrangian Relaxation and Automatic Gradient Computation by Zhen Lei, Ting L. Lei

“…Traditionally, an alternative solution method is Lagrangian relaxation, which, if well-designed, can be fast and optimal. One has to derive the Lagrangian dual problem and its (sub)gradients, and move towards the optimal solution via a search process such as gradient descent. …”
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Deep Learning-Based Waste Classification with Transfer Learning Using EfficientNet-B0 Model by Risfendra Risfendra, Gheri Febri Ananda, Herlin Setyawan

“…This study develops a waste classification system based on deep learning, leveraging the powerful EfficientNet-B0 model through transfer learning. EfficientNet-B0 is designed with a compound scaling method, which uniformly scales network depth, width, and resolution, providing an optimal balance between accuracy and computational efficiency. …”
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Mechanical Degradation of Q345 Weathering Steel and Q345 Carbon Steel under Acid Corrosion by Fan Yang, Miao M. Yuan, Wen J. Qiao, Na N. Li, Bin Du

“…The results can serve as a guideline for designing steel constructions of improved durability.…”
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Smart Cooking and Kitchen Safety Using Arduino Nanotechnology and Voice Recognition by Jumriati Jum, Abdul Latief, Imran Taufiq

“…The purpose of this research encompasses two primary objectives: (1) Designing a smart cooking and kitchen safety system using Arduino Nanotechnology and voice recognition, and (2) Implementing these technologies in practical applications for smart cooking and kitchen safety. …”
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Assessing the Threshold of Need for Supplemental Damping in Seismic Base Isolation of Multistory Buildings by Ali Reza Babaeian Amini, Peyman Narjabadifam, Gholam Reza Ostadi Asl, Samad Emamverdi, Shahram Derogar, Bertug Ozarisoy

“…In this study, stick models of 1-, 4-, 7-, 10-, 13-, 16-, and 19-story buildings were designed in fixed-base, simply base-isolated, and damping-assisted base-isolated scenarios. …”
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Carbon Emission Evaluation and Low Carbon Economy Optimization Scheduling of Rural Integrated Energy System Based on LCA Method by Chunxiao Wu

“…The generator set and energy storage equipment in the integrated energy system are designed to enhance the efficiency of energy utilization. …”
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Food Supply Chain: Possible Impact and Consequence Analysis of Reducing Working Hours of Food Retailers by Aija Pilvere, Irina Pilvere, Liga Proskina, Sallija Cerina, Aleksejs Nipers

“…Three potential scenarios were designed to identify the socio-economic impact of reducing the working hours of supermarkets. …”
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Numerical study of sweep angle effects of the control fin in supercavitating flow by Van-Duyen Pham, Byoung-Kwon Ahn

“…The insights from this study provide valuable guidance for designing control systems with optimal sweep angles for supercavitating vehicles, addressing a previously unexplored area of research.…”
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Vitamin D Ameliorates Impaired Wound Healing in Streptozotocin-Induced Diabetic Mice by Suppressing Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress by Yi Feng Yuan, Sushant K. Das, Mao Quan Li

“…Background. This study is designed to investigate whether vitamin D promotes diabetic wound healing and explore the potential mechanism which may be involved in the healing process. …”
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Visual Analysis of E-Commerce User Behavior Based on Log Mining by Tingzhong Wang, Nanjie Li, Hailong Wang, Junhong Xian, Jiayi Guo

“…Finally, based on the big data framework and Bi tools, a data warehouse system is designed and implemented, which could store and analyze massive data and visually display the results. …”
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Travel Choice Behavior Model Based on Mental Accounting of Travel Time and Cost by Shixu Liu, Jianchao Zhu, Said M. Easa, Lidan Guo, Shuyu Wang, Haoyu Wang, Yijian Xu

“…Then, a questionnaire is designed to analyze the results of the travel choice under different decision-making scenarios. …”
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Anticancer potential of coumarins from the Ferulago genus by Mansour Mofasseri, Elham Eini, Saber Mofasseri, Bahram Hanifehpour, Fatemeh Zanbili, Ahmad Poursattar Marjani

“…The results showed that the Ferulago genus, an extensive reservoir of coumarins, is a promising source for discovering, improving, and designing groundbreaking anticancer and cytotoxic therapeutics. …”
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Echoing Mechanism of Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Occupational Therapy Education Guidance Based on Artificial Intelligence by Fang Hou

“…In this paper, in-depth research and analysis of juvenile delinquency prevention and occupational therapy education guidance using artificial intelligence are conducted, and its response mechanism is designed in this way. Two crime type prediction algorithms based on time-crime type count vectorization and dense neural network and crime type prediction based on the fusion of dense neural network and long- and short-term memory neural network are proposed. …”
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Tasks and Principles of International Cooperation in the Field of Forensic Examination by I. I. Yatsenko

“…It has been proved that the introduction of tasks and principles of international cooperation in the field of forensic examination into legal regulation of Ukraine is designed to be one of the driving changes in the legal basis for accelerating the integration of international forensic activity experience into the activity of domestic experts, implementation of new developments, Ukraine’s participation in developing programs in the field of forensic examination at the global level, including at the planning stage of the concept and strategy for developing forensic examination area.…”
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Improved integral cryptanalysis of SPNbox in digital rights management systems by Jun Liu, Dachao Wang, Yupu Hu, Jie Chen, Baocang Wang

“…These results indicate that the capability of SPNbox resisting integral cryptanalysis is inferior to the designers' claim.…”
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Synchronous citizen science with dogs by Madeline H. Pelgrim, Zachary Tidd, Molly Byrne, Angie M. Johnston, Daphna Buchsbaum

“…In study 1, we demonstrated that synchronous citizen science produced equivalent levels of performance to in-lab designs in a choice task. Consistent with past in-lab research, dogs selected a treat (vs. an empty plate) in a two-alternative forced-choice task. …”
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Relationship between weather parameters and risk of exertional heat injuries during military training by Beng Hoong Poon, Alexander Wilhelm Gorny, Kaiyuan Zheng, Wee Kiong Cheong

“…For dew-point temperature, the IRR on D + 1 approximated unity for the first nine deciles but rose to 3.48 at the tenth decile. By designating a single dew-point temperature cut-off at ≥25.1°C (transition between the ninth and tenth decile), the adjusted IRR on D + 1 was 2.26 on days with dew-point temperature ≥25.1°C. …”
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Hervé Lanotte, Investissements publicitaires et choix contractuels d’approvisionnement : les clés d’une gouvernance « coopérative » dans la filière des vins de Champagne by Hervé Lanotte

“…This thesis takes as its cue the simple observation that advertising investments by Champagne firms are key to upholding the Champagne PDO (Protected Designations of Origin, AOC), and develops a line of reasoning according to which these investments are one of the features that explain the stable and successful governance within the industry. …”
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Proposal of a generic model to predict the time to reject low acid fruit pulps contaminated by Byssochlamys fulva by Paulo Ricardo Santos da Silva, Michele Bertoni Mann, Isabel Cristina Tessaro, Ligia Damasceno Ferreira Marczak

“…In this context, the predictive microbiology is one option for studying and designing strategies to control microbial growth on foods. …”
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Grid-Connected Solar PV System with Maximum Power Point Tracking and Battery Energy Storage Integrated with Sophisticated Three-Level NPC Inverter by D. Ravi Kishore, T. Vijay Muni, B. Srinivas Raja, Mukesh Pushkarna, B. Srikanth Goud, Kareem M. AboRas, Sadam Alphonse

“…In-depth information on the many possible NPC inverter designs and modulation strategies was provided. By incorporating the necessary sophisticated algorithms into the NPC inverter, the necessary solar PV-MPPT functionality is made available, allowing for the regulation of power transfer among the solar PV system, the battery, and the grid. …”
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