Impact of vaccine arrival on the optimal control of a newly emerging infectious disease: A theoretical study by Bruno Buonomo, Eleonora Messina

“…In such cases, the problem of finding optimal intervention strategies to minimize both the disease burden and the intervention costs may be addressed by considering multiple intervention regimes. …”
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FORMALIZED EVALUATION OF SCENARIO DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMY IN TERMS OF PENETRATION OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FINANCIAL SECTOR by M. R. Safiullin, A. A. Abdukaeva, L. A. Elshin, M. V. Savushkin

“…In this regard, important and urgent task is to minimize risks for financial and other organizations in the face of impending opportunities and threats under the pressure of the process of integrating blockchain platforms into the economic environment. …”
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Image Registration Using the Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm for Robotic Visual Servoing by Mohamed Kmich, Inssaf Harrade, Hicham Karmouni, Mhamed Sayyouri, S. S. Askar, Mohamed Abouhawwash

“…The Arithmetic Optimization Algorithm (AOA) is used to optimize these parameters, minimizing the difference between the images to be aligned. …”
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Study of Rare Mesonic Decays Involving Di-Neutrinos in Their Final State by Azeem Mir, Farida Tahir, Shakeel Mahmood, Shi- Hai Dong

“…We have studied phenomenological implication of R-parity violating (Rp) Minimal Supersymmetric Model (MSSM) via analyses of pure leptonic (M→νν¯) and semileptonic decays of pseudoscalar mesons (M→Xνν¯). …”
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Modular nine-level single-phase inverter with quadruple voltage gain using reduced blocking voltage switches by V. Fernão Pires, Armando Cordeiro, Daniel Foito, Joaquim Monteiro, Hao Chen, J. Fernando Silva

“…This paper presents a novel approach to enhancing modular voltage source inverters, focusing on achieving high-voltage gain and minimizing harmonic distortion. The suggested solution includes a transformerless, single-phase, nine-level voltage source inverter that cuts down on the number of passive parts that are needed while still achieving a high-voltage gain of up to four times the input DC voltage sources. …”
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Improving Growth and Productivity of Oleiferous Brassicas under Changing Environment: Significance of Nitrogen and Sulphur Nutrition, and Underlying Mechanisms by Naser A. Anjum, Sarvajeet S. Gill, Shahid Umar, Iqbal Ahmad, Armando C. Duarte, Eduarda Pereira

“…Therefore, balancing S-N fertilization, optimization of nutrient replenishment, minimization of nutrient losses to the environment, and the concept of coordination in action between S and N could be a significant strategy for improvement of growth and productivity of oleiferous brassicas. …”
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RDF Knowledge Graphs Designed with Axiomatic Methodology to Enhance Industry 4.0 by Fernando Rolli, Chiara Parretti, Riccardo Barbieri, Alessandro Polidoro, Bianca Bindi

“…It allows the selection of the most reliable data sources, thereby optimizing the knowledge graph construction process using matrix algebra, minimizing redundancy and improving the efficiency of query response. …”
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Acoustic topology optimization using a mixed formulation and a three-material scheme by B. Ferrándiz, F.D. Denia, J. Martínez-Casas, E. Nadal, J.J. Ródenas

“…Topology optimization (TO) has demonstrated significant efficacy in generating innovative designs to minimize acoustic or elastic responses, providing sophisticated structures that mitigate challenges such as the harmful effects of urban noise pollution. …”
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Advancing Therapeutic Targets in IBD: Emerging Goals and Precision Medicine Approaches by Lucia Centanni, Clelia Cicerone, Fabrizio Fanizzi, Ferdinando D’Amico, Federica Furfaro, Alessandra Zilli, Tommaso Lorenzo Parigi, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Silvio Danese, Mariangela Allocca

“…The treatment goals for inflammatory bowel disease are varied: to relieve symptoms, prevent permanent intestinal damage, promote inflammation remission, and minimize complications. Consequently, the therapeutic targets have evolved to become broader and more ambitious. …”
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Two dimensional confinement induced discontinuous chain transitions for augmented electrocaloric cooling by Fang Wang, Zhong-Ye Wang, Yao-Rong Luo, Ming-Ding Li, Yu-Rong Yang, Wei Li, Xiao-Liang Wang, Tiannan Yang, Qun-Dong Shen

“…In this work, we utilize two-dimensional polyamide with porous structure and hydrogen bonding to achieve multiple polar conformations with short-range order in the electrocaloric composite polymers. The structure minimizes intermolecular interactions while reducing energy barriers for field-driven polar-nonpolar conformational transitions. …”
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Bioabsorbable Suture Anchor Migration to the Acromioclavicular Joint: How Far Can These Implants Go? by Giovanna Medina, Guilherme Garofo, Caio O. D’Elia, Alexandre C. Bitar, Wagner Castropil, Breno Schor

“…Advantages are their absorption over time, minimizing the risk of migration or interference with revision surgery, less artifacts with magnetic resonance imaging, and tendon-to-bone repair strength similar to metallic anchors. …”
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A Data-Driven Urban Metro Management Approach for Crowd Density Control by Hui Zhou, Zhihao Zheng, Xuekai Cen, Zhiren Huang, Pu Wang

“…The objective function of the developed model minimizes the passengers’ total waiting time cost and travel time cost under the pedestrian density constraint and the crowd density constraint. …”
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An Energy-Aware Routing Protocol for Query-Based Applications in Wireless Sensor Networks by Ehsan Ahvar, Shohreh Ahvar, Gyu Myoung Lee, Noel Crespi

“…Energy saving protocols are used to minimize the overall energy consumed by a WSN, while energy balancing protocols attempt to efficiently distribute the consumption of energy throughout the network. …”
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Metaheuristic Approaches for Hydropower System Scheduling by Ieda G. Hidalgo, Regiane S. de Barros, Jéssica P. T. Fernandes, João Paulo F. Estrócio, Paulo B. Correia

“…In the second phase, to minimize the units’ switching on-off, the day is considered as a whole (dynamic dispatch). …”
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A New DG Multiobjective Optimization Method Based on an Improved Evolutionary Algorithm by Wanxing Sheng, Ke-yan Liu, Yongmei Liu, Xiaoli Meng, Xiaohui Song

“…The proposed algorithm is utilized to the optimize DG injection models to maximize DG utilization while minimizing system loss and environmental pollution. …”
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Older Adults with Hoarding Behaviour Aging in Place: Looking to a Collaborative Community-Based Planning Approach for Solutions by Kyle Y. Whitfield, Jason S. Daniels, Keri Flesaker, Doneka Simmons

“…These older adults with hoarding behaviour were able to remain in their own homes, their safety was enhanced, their sense of isolation was minimized, empowerment was fostered, and they gained valuable insight into their behaviour. …”
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In vitro evaluation of stearylamine cationic nanoemulsions for improved ocular drug delivery by Dukovski Bisera Jurišić, Bračko Ana, Šare Marija, Pepić Ivan, Lovrić Jasmina

“…Physicochemical characterization, stability profile, in vitro mucoadhesion study and biocompatibility study employing 3D HCE-T cell-based model of corneal epithelium pointed out the NE with 0.05 % (m/m) SA as the leading formulation. Minimizing SA content while retaining droplet/mucin interactions is of great importance for efficacy and safety of future ophthalmic drug products.…”
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Meta-analytic review of servant leadership and team member exchange (TMX) theory by Nur Aisyah, Retno Purwani Setyaningrum, Endah Budiarti, Ida Bagus Cempena, Suhardi Suhardi

“…At the same time, the basis for this relationship and the mechanism and conditions are still minimal and poorly understood by many people. The methodology that we use in this study is a meta-analysis method by searching for empirical research with the help of Google and also Researchgate through the keyword Leadership that was selected at first. …”
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Multi-objective topology optimization of cold plates for enhanced battery thermal management in electric vehicles by Yijun Wang, Minghao Yu, Haiyang Fan, Jae Dong Chung

“…This paper presents a multi-objective topology optimization (TO) approach for designing cold plates in battery thermal management systems (BTMS), with the aim of minimizing both average temperature and power dissipation. …”
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Impact of DG Configuration on Maximum Use of Load Supply Capability in Distribution Power Systems by Hong Liu, Yinchang Guo, Shaoyun Ge, Mingxin Zhao

“…Traditional distributed generators (DGs) planning methods take network loss minimization as the main objective to optimize DG sites in feeders. …”
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