Coating based on Montmorillonite, essential oils, and amaranth to preserve mango by Evelyn Erika Pillco Ramos, Maria Cecilia Pacco-Huamani, Sandriane Pizato, Rosalinda Arévalo Pinedo, William Renzo Cortez-Vega, Grethel Teresa Choque Delgado

“…Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the coating based on Amaranthus flour (AF), montmorillonite, and three essential oils (clove, muña, and matico) to extend the shelf life of minimally processed mango. The mango cubes were divided into four different treatments. …”
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Nuclear receptors in regulation of bile acids transport and metabolism by A. F. Sheptulina, Ye. N. Shirokova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…All listed mechanisms are directed to minimize damage hepatocytes and nuclear receptors play the main role in their regulation. …”
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Design and Implementation of 3U CubeSat Platform Architecture by Sua Song, Hongrae Kim, Young-Keun Chang

“…The 3U CubeSat equipped with the electronic optical camera is under development implementing the standard platform to reduce development cost and schedule by minimizing additional verification.…”
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Outcome of Glansectomy and Skin Grafting in the Management of Penile Cancer by Hugh F. O'Kane, Ajay Pahuja, K. J. Ho, Ali Thwaini, Thaigarajan Nambirajan, Patrick Keane

“…Penile preserving surgery with glansectomy and skin grafting is a successful technique with minimal complications for local control of penile carcinoma arising on the glans. …”
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Tweetluenza: Predicting Flu Trends from Twitter Data by Balsam Alkouz, Zaher Al Aghbari, Jemal Hussien Abawajy

“…Health authorities worldwide strive to detect Influenza prevalence as early as possible in order to prepare for it and minimize its impacts. To this end, we address the Influenza prevalence surveillance and prediction problem. …”
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Agentic AI: Autonomous Intelligence for Complex Goals—A Comprehensive Survey by Deepak Bhaskar Acharya, Karthigeyan Kuppan, B. Divya

“…Agentic AI, an emerging paradigm in artificial intelligence, refers to autonomous systems designed to pursue complex goals with minimal human intervention. Unlike traditional AI, which depends on structured instructions and close oversight, Agentic AI demonstrates adaptability, advanced decision-making capabilities and self-sufficiency, enabling it to operate dynamically in evolving environments. …”
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Research on Improved YOLOv7 for Traffic Obstacle Detection by Yifan Yang, Song Cui, Xuan Xiang, Yuxing Bai, Liguo Zang, Hongshan Ding

“…Our model achieved a detection accuracy of 98.1%, reflecting a 1.4% increase, while also enhancing detection speed and minimizing missed detections. These advancements significantly bolster the model’s performance, demonstrating advantages for real-world applications.…”
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From node to network: weaving a global perspective on efficacy and costs of non-pharmaceutical interventions by Chong Xu, Sameer Kumar, Muer Yang, Nidhi Ghildayal, Charu Chandra

“…Stringent policies with insufficient durations may perform worse than less restrictive measures applied over the same period, and an NPI policy aimed at minimizing overall healthcare burden under a fixed policy duration may significantly intensify peak-time strains. …”
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Modeling barriers of solid waste to energy practices: An Indian perspective by S. Bag, N. Mondal, R. Dubey

“…The entire process has to be managed by technologies that prevent pollution and protect the environment and at the same time minimize the cost through recovery of energy. Energy recovery in the form of electricity, heat and fuel from the waste using different technologies is possible through a variety of processes, including incineration, gasification, pyrolysis and anaerobic digestion. …”
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Design and simulation of a compact polarization beam splitter based on dual-core photonic crystal fiber with elliptical gold layer by Nan Chen, Wanglin Yue, Yiming Xu, Wenhui Guo, Yunpeng Xiao, Zhongjie Ren, Xin Ding, Ming Li, Yiran Xu, Tiancheng Wu, Chenxun Liu

“…By determining reasonable structural parameters of the proposed PCF, the coupling length ratio (CLR) between X- and Y-polarized super-modes can approach 2, achieving a minimal device length of 0.122 mm. The PBS exhibits a maximum extinction ratio (ER) of − 65 dB at 1.55 μm, with an operating bandwidth spanning 100 nm (1.5–1.6 μm) and a stable insertion loss (IL) of ~ 1.5 dB at 1.55 μm. …”
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Edge Detection via Edge-Strength Estimation Using Fuzzy Reasoning and Optimal Threshold Selection Using Particle Swarm Optimization by Ajay Khunteta, D. Ghosh

“…This threshold is selected such that the overall probability of error in identifying edge pixels, that is, the sum of the probability of misdetection and the probability of false alarm, is minimum. This minimization is achieved via particle swarm optimization (PSO). …”
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Treatment of a Femur Nonunion with Microsurgical Corticoperiosteal Pedicled Flap from the Medial Femoral Condyle by Matteo Guzzini, Cosma Calderaro, Marco Guidi, Carolina Civitenga, Germano Ferri, Andrea Ferretti

“…The corticoperiosteal flap allows a faster healing of fractures with a minimal morbidity at the donor site. We suggest that the corticoperiosteal pedicled flap graft is a reliable and effective treatment for distal femur nonunion.…”
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Dislocation density-based simulation of pre-mixed jet effects on residual stress and cell size in 18CrNiMo7-6 alloy steel by MingHao Zhao, HaiYang Hou, FeiHu Ren, Chunsheng Lu, JianWei Zhang, BingBing Wang

“…While the coverage increase has a minimal impact on the smallest average dislocation cell size, larger shot diameters lead to smaller dislocation cell sizes.…”
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Modified Kraske Procedure with Mid-Sacrectomy and Coccygectomy for En Bloc Excision of Sacral Giant Cell Tumors by Vítor M. Gonçalves, Álvaro Lima, João Gíria, Nuno Carvalho, José Parreira, Manuel Cunha e Sá

“…In the particular case of giant cell tumors, it allows minimizing local recurrence preserving neurovascular function, through a single dorsal and definitive approach.…”
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Rough Sets Data Analysis in Knowledge Discovery: A Case of Kuwaiti Diabetic Children Patients by Aboul ella Hassanien, Mohamed E. Abdelhafez, Hala S. Own

“…To increase the efficiency of the classification process, rough sets with Boolean reasoning discretization algorithm is introduced to discretize the data, then the rough set reduction technique is applied to find all reducts of the data which contains the minimal subset of attributes that are associated with a class label for classification. …”
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Temperature-dependent luminescence of europium-doped Ga₂O₃ ceramics by Kuat K. Kumarbekov, Askhat B. Kakimov, Zhakyp T. Karipbayev, Murat T. Kassymzhanov, Mikhail G. Brik, Chong-geng Ma, Michał Piasecki, Yana Suchikova, Meldra Kemere, Marina Konuhova

“…The resulting Ga₂O₃:Eu ceramics exhibit a nanocrystalline structure with an average crystallite size of ∼30 nm, high crystallinity, and minimal lattice strain (<0.5 %). Luminescence analysis from 4 K to 300 K reveals both intrinsic and europium-induced emissions. …”
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Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture of the European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis Linnaeus, 1758): A case study from Boka Kotorska Bay (Montenegro) by Nikolić Slađana, Mandić Milica, Pešić Vladimir, Ikica Zdravko, Peraš Ines

“…Although integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA) is recognized as a strategy to control and minimize the impact of fish farming on the marine environment, there are still many unknowns when it comes to this type of farming. …”
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A hybrid particle swarm optimization algorithm for single machine scheduling with sequence-dependent setup times and learning effects by Payam Chiniforooshan, Dragan Marinkovic

“…This paper deals with the single machine scheduling problem with sequence-dependent setup time and learning effect on processing time, where the objective is to minimize total earliness and tardiness of the jobs. …”
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AI-driven video summarization for optimizing content retrieval and management through deep learning techniques by Deepali Vora, Payal Kadam, Dadaso D Mohite, Nilesh Kumar, Nimit Kumar, Pratheeik Radhakrishnan, Shalmali Bhagwat

“…Beyond technological advancements, opportunities for effective content management are highlighted, emphasizing the promotion of sustainable digital practices. By minimizing data duplication and optimizing resource usage, scalable solutions for large media collections are supported by the proposed system.…”
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Optimizing the Service Provision time in the Emergency Department Using Mathematical Modeling and Simulation (Case Study: Imam Reza Hospital) by Mahdi Yousefi Nejad Atari, Ensiyeh Neyshabouri Jami, Akbar Sattari

“…In this model, nurses are properly assigned to shifts and weekdays in order to minimize the costs and to increase nurse job satisfaction. …”
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