Investigation Methodology of a Virtual Desktop Infrastructure for IoT by Doowon Jeong, Jungheum Park, Sangjin Lee, Chulhoon Kang

“…As a VDI is widely used, threats of cyber terror and invasion are also increasing. To minimize the damage, response procedure for cyber intrusion on a VDI should be systematized. …”
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Experimental Study on the Dynamic Mechanical Properties of Large-Diameter Mortar and Concrete Subjected to Cyclic Impact by Bi Sun, Yang Ping, Zhende Zhu, Zhijian Jiang, Nan Wu

“…The damage evolution of mortar and concrete exhibited very similar trends under the cyclic impact load, whereby the impact pressure had minimal effect on the damage evolution.…”
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Exploration of Building Information Modeling and Integrated Project Cloud Service in early architectural design stages by Felicia Wagiri, Shen-Guan Shih, Kevin Harsono, Tsung-Wei Cheng, Mu-Kuan Lu

“…This research explores the effectiveness of the BIM-IPCS system in streamlining data exchange and information flow during early design, suggesting ways to minimize errors, speed up processes, and reduce construction costs through dependable networks. …”
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MIMO Radar Transmit Beampattern Design for DOA Estimation with Sidelobe Suppression by Yuxiang Li, Shuainan Gu, Nae Zheng

“…The design of transmit beamspace matrix is based on minimizing the difference between a desired transmit beampattern and the actual one while keeping the sidelobe levels under control. …”
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Profil tekstur dan warna getuk dengan variasi lemak padat by Muhammad Iqbal Fanani Gunawan, Soraya Kusuma Putri, Rizka Qurrota A'yun

“…Research on getuk in Indonesia is currently minimal. Solid fats like margarine and butter have been proven to improve the quality of bread products. …”
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A class of constrained optimal control problems arising in an immunotherapy cancer remission process by Yineng Ouyang, Zhaotao Liang, Zhihui Ma, Lei Wang, Zhaohua Gong, Jun Xie, Kuikui Gao

“…By considering both the single drug dose and the total drug input during the treatment period, we propose a new optimal control problem by maximizing the immune cell levels and minimizing the tumor cell count, as well as the negative effects of the total drug quantity over time. …”
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Fermentative characteristics, agronomic evaluation, and microbial populations of sorghum silage with additives by Tiago Venturini, Marcela Abbado Neres, Rodrigo Cesar dos Reis Tinini, Jéssica Gabi Dessbessell, Pâmela Rosana Schneider, Cibele Regina Schneider, Luana Muxfeldt, Andressa Radtke Baungratz, Maria Luiza Fischer, Maximiliane Alavarse Zambom

“…Dry matter and gas losses were minimal, indicating an adequate fermentation. The additives contribute to a more stable fermentation and a better preservation of the ensiled material, particularly by reducing undesirable microbial populations.…”
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Multi-objective optimization of the U-shaped assembly line ‎balancing and worker assignment considering setup-times ‎and workers' skill by Ali Husseinzadeh Kashan, Saeed Afkhami, Parisa Maroofkhani

“…Purpose: In this research due to the importance of the U-shaped assembly line balancing and, on the other hand, the importance of human factors and setup times, we want to develop a bi-objective mathematical model minimize the cycle time and the total cost.Methodology: Since the research problem is shown to be NP-hard, NSGA-II, which is a population-based algorithm, and also SPEA-II are used to solve the problem.Findings: A mathematical model for the problem on hand is developed. …”
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Energy Balanced Scheduling for Target Tracking with Distance-Dependent Measurement Noise in a WSN by Xiaoqing Hu, Ming Bao, Yu-Hen Hu, Bugong Xu

“…This is formulated as a multiobjective constrained optimization problem that minimizes both the state covariance of the GUKF algorithm and the variance of on-board residue energy of sensor nodes within the detection range of the target. …”
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Staged, Open, No-Ischemia Nephron-Sparing Surgery for Bilateral-Multiple Kidney Tumors in a Patient with Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome by Ahmet Tefekli, Ayşe Deniz Akkaya, Kamil Peker, Terman Gümüş, Metin Vural, Fatin Cezayirli, Ahmet Musaoglu, Tarık Esen

“…Hereditary kidney cancer patients with bilateral multiple kidney tumors represent challenges in the era of rapidly growing minimal invasive treatment techniques. Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome (BHDS) is an autosomal dominant genodermatosis characterized by a triad of benign skin tumors (fibrofolliculomas, trichodiscomas, acrochordons) together with an increased risk of developing malignant renal tumors and pulmonary disease such as pneumothoraces and multiple lung cysts. …”
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Persuasion Strategies in Facebook Health Communication: A Comparative Study between Egypt and the United Kingdom by El-Dakhs Dina Abdel Salam, Ahmed Mervat M.

“…The findings showed that both departments primarily relied on ethos-based strategies, followed by logo-based strategies, while their use of pathos-based strategies was minimal. The findings also showed that the Egyptian posts included more direct appeals to the audience, logical reasoning, and emphasis on care and responsibility than the British posts. …”
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Effects of Frozen Storage Temperature and Duration on Changes in Physicochemical Properties of Beef Myofibrillar Protein by Shuyi Qian, Xia Li, Hang Wang, Waris Mehmood, Chunhui Zhang, Christophe Blecker

“…These results indicated that lowering freezing temperature may not minimize myofibrillar protein denaturation in a limited storage duration, which was also confirmed by the quality properties of beef.…”
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Anesthetic Management and Neuromonitoring in a Patient with Very Long-Chain Acyl-Coenzyme A Dehydrogenase Deficiency Undergoing Scoliosis Surgery: A Case Report and Review of Liter... by Anna Tanaka, Tim Cai, Michael Platten, Luis E. Tollinche, Samuel J. DeJoy

“…Challenges included minimization of perioperative metabolic stressors and careful selection of anesthetic agents since propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) was contraindicated due to its high fatty acid content. …”
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Suppression of MRI Truncation Artifacts Using Total Variation Constrained Data Extrapolation by Kai Tobias Block, Martin Uecker, Jens Frahm

“…The assumption translates into a total variation minimization problem, which can be solved with a nonlinear optimization algorithm. …”
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Strong toxic gas detection on penta-BCP monolayers: Insights from DFT calculations by Thanasee Thanasarnsurapong, Suchanuch Sringamprom, Pakpoom Reunchan, Weekit Sirisaksoontorn, Sirichok Jungthawan, Piyanooch Nedkun, Jariyanee Prasongkit, Adisak Boonchun

“…This results in the remarkable ability to readily capture these harmful gases while demonstrating minimal interaction with non-toxic counterparts such as H2, N2, CO2, and CH4, underlining its exceptional selectivity. …”
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Anti-tumor role and molecular mechanism of vanillic acid by Xunxing Hao, Zhixiao Gao, Mingzhe Hu

“…Furthermore, VA disrupts the cancer cell cycle, arresting most cancer cells at the G1 phase, curtails cell migration, invasion, angiogenesis, and potentiates the therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapeutic drugs, all while minimizing adverse reactions. This paper offers a comprehensive review of VA's anti-tumor effects and underlying mechanisms, aiming to provide some references for scientists and clinical physicians in the research of anti-tumor therapeutic strategies.…”
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Penal Vs. Confiscation-Only Approaches in Money Laundering Control by Bikelis Skirmantas, Pranka Darius, Dainauskaitė Goda

“…The research reveals limited success and minimal added value associated with the sole prosecution of money laundering, particularly in self-laundering cases. …”
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A Discrete Mathematical Modeling and Optimal Control of the Rumor Propagation in Online Social Network by Amine El Bhih, Rachid Ghazzali, Soukaina Ben Rhila, Mostafa Rachik, Adil El Alami Laaroussi

“…In the second part, we recommend an optimal control strategy to fight against the spread of the rumor, and the study aims at characterizing the three optimal controls which minimize the number of spreader users, fake pages, and corresponding costs; theoretically, we have proved the existence of optimal controls, and we have given a characterization of controls in terms of states and adjoint functions based on a discrete version of Pontryagin’s maximum principle. …”
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An Optimized Spline-Based Registration of a 3D CT to a Set of C-Arm Images by S. Jonic, P. Thévenaz, G. Zheng, L.-P. Nolte, M. Unser

“…The algorithm uses a gradient-based iterative minimization of a least-squares measure of dissimilarity between the C-arm images and projections of the CT volume. …”
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A Pre-Emptive Scheduling Mechanism for Service Assurance of Network Slicing in Next Generation Cellular Networks by Ege Engin, Ibrahim Hokelek, Ali Gorcin, Hakan Ali Cirpan

“…Through system-level simulations, we demonstrate that the stringent latency requirements of the URLLC slice are satisfied while minimizing the eMBB throughput degradation. The simulation results indicate that, compared to traditional resource allocation techniques, the puncturing mechanism enhances resource utilization, offering a scalable solution for the latency and throughput requirements of 5GB networks.…”
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