A Separation Strategy for Connected and Automated Vehicles: Utilizing Traffic Light Information for Reducing Idling at Red Lights and Improving Fuel Economy by Lin-heng Li, Jing Gan, Wen-quan Li

“…This paper proposes an optimal velocity control and separation strategy for the platoon to minimize the trip time and reduce fuel consumption as much as possible. …”
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Improving CT reconstructions of multi-material assemblies by multi-position data fusion: a case study by Javier Sánchez Prieto, Filippo Zanini, Simone Carmignato

“…The approach operates in the projection domain, minimizing the need for extensive datasets while enhancing artifact mitigation. …”
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Sustainable Portfolio Optimization Model Using PROMETHEE Ranking: A Case Study of Palm Oil Buyer Companies by Seyedeh Asra Ahmadi, Ali Peivandizadeh

“…Intended contributions include considering sustainability, minimizing risk, and portfolio management simultaneously.…”
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Eye-tracking in archaeological practice: applications, potential, and challenges by Tomasz Michalik

“…Observations and analyses conducted as part of this project have shown that while technical limitations pose minimal obstacles to research, methodological issues may present a more significant challenge. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Pedal Operated Hacksaw Machine. by Amanya, John Jackin

“…The results show that the pedal-operated hacksaw can achieve satisfactory cutting performance with minimal user effort, making it a viable tool for sustainable and low-energy applications.…”
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Design and Construction of an Electronic Mosquito Repellant. by Kwesiga, Isaac

“…For efficient result without any side effects, the most optimum solution is constructing a simple electronic device with minimal components which can produce output so as to repel the mosquitoes. …”
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Modified release of furosemide from Eudragits® and poly(ethylene oxide)-based matrices and dry-coated tablets by Vlachou Marilena, Geraniou Efthymia, Siamidi Angeliki

“…With this in view, we aimed at achieving furosemide’s longer gastric retention and waste minimization by preparing matrix and compression coated tablets incorporating different grades of Eudragit® and poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and lactose monohydrate. …”
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Blowhole Colostomy for Clostridium difficile-Associated Toxic Megacolon by Jeroen Kerstens, Ian Diebels, Charles de Gheldere, Patrick Vanclooster

“…After presenting our case, we discuss the literature available on the subject to argue that the scarce evidence on the optimal surgical treatment for TM is primarily based on TM associated with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and that there might be a rationale for considering minimally invasive procedures like blowhole colostomy for CDI-associated TM.…”
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Traffic management systems: A classification, review, challenges, and future perspectives by Allan M de Souza, Celso ARL Brennand, Roberto S Yokoyama, Erick A Donato, Edmundo RM Madeira, Leandro A Villas

“…In this context, modern societies can rely on traffic management system to minimize traffic congestion and its negative effects. …”
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Nonresponse Error in Mail Surveys: Top Ten Problems by Jeanette M. Daly, Julie K. Jones, Patricia L. Gereau, Barcey T. Levy

“…These ten mishaps can potentiate nonresponse errors, but there are ways to minimize their frequency. Suggestions offered stem from our own experiences during research projects. …”
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Heuristic for Stochastic Online Flowshop Problem with Preemption Penalties by Mohammad Bayat, Mehdi Heydari, Mohammad Mahdavi Mazdeh

“…This paper examines the preemptive stochastic online flowshop with the objective of minimizing the expected makespan. All the jobs arrive overtime, which means that the existence and the parameters of each job are unknown until its release date. …”
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COST OPTMIZATION WITH INTERNET SUPPORTED FMEA AND FUZZY FMEA ANALYSIS by Buket Karatop, Ceren Arslan Kazan, Halil Koruca

“…At the same, production risks should be identified and their effects on quality and cost should be minimized. The FMEA method is a risk analysis method that produces effective results. …”
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An Improved Test Selection Optimization Model Based on Fault Ambiguity Group Isolation and Chaotic Discrete PSO by Xiaofeng Lv, Deyun Zhou, Yongchuan Tang, Ling Ma

“…The objective function of the proposed model is minimizing the test cost with the constraint of FDR and FIR. …”
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The Circulation Distribution on the Lifting Line for a Given Extracted Power by Ali Helali, Badreddine Kamoun, David Afungchui, Mohamed Jomaa Safi

“…In this work, authors intend to solve the inverse optimum project for horizontal axis wind turbine in which the selection of the circulation distribution is obtained by resolving two variational problems: the first consists in sorting the circulation distribution on the lifting line, which, for a given power extracted by the wind turbine, minimizes the loses due to the induced velocity. In the second, the optimal circulation distribution is selected such that the kinetic energy of the wind downstream of the rotor disc is minimum, when the energy extracted by the wind turbine for one rotating period is imposed. …”
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Synergistic impacts of propargite exposure and deformed wing virus infection on the health of western honey bees by Chia-Yang Lin, Yu-Chun Lin, Yun-Heng Lu, Shiang-Jiuun Chen, Yu-Hsien Lin, Yao-Kuang Tseng, Yu-Tzu Lin, Yueh-Lung Wu, Rong-Nan Huang

“…Our experiments demonstrated that the Varroa mite-borne deformed wing virus (DWV) by itself had a minimal impact on bees. Conversely, when bees were simultaneously treated with acaricides, their mortality rate increased. …”
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Primary Pelvic Tuberculosis That Mimics Ovarian Cancer: A Case Report by Özlem Seçilmiş Kerimoğlu, Berat Berrin Gençoğlu, Aybike Tazegül Pekin, Nasuh Utku Doğan, Setenay Arzu Yılmaz, Çetin Çelik

“…Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging showed minimal ascites fluid and multiple cysts in the right ovary. …”
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How to Surgically Remove the Permanent Mesh Ring after the Onstep Procedure for Alleviation of Chronic Pain following Inguinal Hernia Repair by Stina Öberg, Kristoffer Andresen, Jacob Rosenberg

“…The technique is without sutures to the surrounding tissue, causing minimal tension. A specific mesh is used with a memory recoil ring in the border, which may cause pain superficial to the lateral part of the mesh for slender patients. …”
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A Case of Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome with Crescents Caused by a Novel Compound Heterozygous Pairing of NPHS1 Genetic Variants by Kyle N. Goodman, Pongpratch Puapatanakul, Kevin T. Barton, Mai He, Jeffrey H. Miner, Joseph P. Gaut

“…Confocal and Airyscan immunofluorescence microcopy showed aggregation of nephrin in the podocyte cell body that is not a result of diffuse podocyte foot process effacement as seen in minimal change disease. These findings confirm the novel variant as pathogenic.…”
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Engineering artificial photosynthetic life-forms through endosymbiosis by Jay Cournoyer, Sarah D. Altman, Yang-le Gao, Catherine L. Wallace, Dianwen Zhang, Guo-Hsuen Lo, Noah T. Haskin, Angad P. Mehta

“…Despite the fundamental importance of this evolutionary event, we have minimal understanding of this remarkable evolutionary transformation. …”
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The role of memory in affirming-the-consequent fallacy by Yoko Higuchi, Ethan Oblak, Hiroko Nakamura, Makiko Yamada, Kazuhisa Shibata

“…Here, we provide evidence suggesting a reconsideration of this account using an implicit memory paradigm, which minimizes the involvement of explicit reasoning. Specifically, we tested a two-stage memory model: (1) when a sequence of events is encoded, the memory of the reversed sequence is formed, resulting in the affirming-the-consequent fallacy, and (2) the memories of the forward and reversed sequences are integrated over time, reinforcing the fallacy. …”
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