Nonlinear MIMO Control of a Continuous Cooling Crystallizer by Pedro Alberto Quintana-Hernández, Raúl Ocampo-Pérez, Salvador Tututi-Avila, Salvador Hernández-Castro

“…The PID controllers were tuned by minimizing the integral of the absolute value of the error (IAE) criterion. …”
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The Design and Development of an Atraumatic Soft Robotic Surgical Retractor by Gavril Yong En Tan, Shaun Mahesh Buxani, Benjamin Wee Keong Ang, Chao Yu Chen, Raye Chen Hua Yeow, Hung Leng Kaan

“…Furthermore, the system exhibited reduced deformation to retracted soft objects, suggesting a potential for minimizing tissue trauma compared to conventional retractors. …”
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Performance Enhancement of a Solar Photovoltaic System with Differential Evolution-Optimized Quasi Sliding Mode Control by Rizki Habiba, Boufounas El-Mahjoub, El Amrani Aumeur, El Amraoui Mohamed, Bejjit Lahcen

“…By leveraging the robustness of QSMC and the flexibility of DE, the DE-QSMC is fine-tuned to minimize tracking errors, reduce chattering, and maintain optimal performance under varying environmental conditions. …”
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Linear Multivariate Decision Trees for Fast QTMT Partitioning in VVC by Jose N. Filipe, Luis M. N. Tavora, Sergio M. M. Faria, Antonio Navarro, Pedro A. A. Assuncao

“…To address the challenge of reducing computational complexity with minimal impact on coding efficiency, this paper presents a novel approach for intra-coding 360<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$^{\circ }$</tex-math></inline-formula> video in Equirectangular Projection (ERP) format. …”
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A Review of the Research and Development of High-Frequency Measurement Technologies Used for Nonlinear Dynamics of Drillstring by Lixin Li, Jin Wang, Yingmei Yu, Yifei Xing, Fengyan Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yanyan Li

“…High-frequency measurements have been used for enabling drillers to improve drill performance, especially for field decision making, BHA selection, and bit design, usually through the ways of minimizing vibrations to obtain high-efficient drilling conditions, the high-frequency response near bit can also be used for lithology identification during drilling. …”
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A Hybrid Approach Using Oversampling Technique and Cost-Sensitive Learning for Bankruptcy Prediction by Tuong Le, Minh Thanh Vo, Bay Vo, Mi Young Lee, Sung Wook Baik

“…The diagnosis of bankruptcy companies becomes extremely important for business owners, banks, governments, securities investors, and economic stakeholders to optimize the profitability as well as to minimize risks of investments. Many studies have been developed for bankruptcy prediction utilizing different machine learning approaches on various datasets around the world. …”
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A Master-Slave Haptic System for Neurosurgery by Vanni Zanotto, Paolo Boscariol, Alessandro Gasparetto, Albano Lanzutti, Renato Vidoni, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Pasquale Gallina, Aldo Dalla Via, Aldo Rossi

“…This paper presents a master-slave haptic robotic system for minimally invasive neurosurgery, which can aid surgeons in performing safer and more accurate stereotactic neurosurgical treatments. …”
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Analysis of Damage due to the M6.4 Tuban-Bawean Earthquake using Remote Sensing by Tuasamu Siti Asmayanti, Cahyadi Mokhamad Nur, Komalasari Nilam, Nusantara Candida Aulia De Silva, Widodo Amien, Widjajanti Nurrohmat, Aprianti Evi, Kusumawardani Deni, Rahmawati Yessi, Azizi Iqbal Hanun

“…This is consistent with the results of the Okada modeling showing minimal vertical movement which is a characteristic of strike-slip faults. …”
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Accounting for the Compositional Nature of Geochemical Data to Improve the Interpretation of Their Univariate and Multivariate Spatial Patterns: A Case Study from the Campania Regi... by Lucia Rita Pacifico, Annalise Guarino, Antonio Iannone, Stefano Albanese

“…These results demonstrate the efficacy of CoDA in minimizing spurious correlations and uncovering latent relationships between elements, thereby enhancing the interpretation of natural and anthropogenic processes influencing soil variability in the region.…”
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UV-C Radiation as a Factor Reducing Microbiological Contamination of Fish Meal by Krzysztof Skowron, Justyna Bauza-Kaszewska, Zbigniew Dobrzański, Zbigniew Paluszak, Karolina Jadwiga Skowron

“…Therefore, effective methods for their sanitizing, such as UV-C radiation, are needed to minimize the epidemiological risk. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of UV-C radiation on the sanitary state of fish meals. …”
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Machine Learning-Based Detection of Anomalies, Intrusions, and Threats in Industrial Control Systems by Denis Benka, Dusan Horvath, Lukas Spendla, Gabriel Gaspar, Maximilian Stremy

“…The results demonstrate that the 1D CNN model achieved the highest accuracy (0.92) and F1 score (0.91) with minimal processing time, making it ideal for real-time intrusion detection. …”
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Intrinsic judgment error in men’s championship world surf league: WSL 2021 by Tony Meireles Santos, Lucas Eduardo Rodrigues Santos, Ítalo Vinicius, Cayque Brietzke, Lucas Camilo Pereira, Paulo Henrique Melo, Thaiene Camila Beltrão Moura, Taddeo De Negri, Hassan Mohamed Elsangedy, Flávio Oliveira Pires

“…Validity analyses indicated a minimal real difference of 0.49 in the sum of two waves between the surfers for having 95% certainty for the heat winner. …”
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Optimal Bus-Bridging Service under a Metro Station Disruption by Haodong Yin, Jianjun Wu, Huijun Sun, Yunchao Qu, Xin Yang, Bo Wang

“…Two main contributions are made: (1) a three-layer discrete choice behavior model is developed to analyze the dynamic passenger flow demand under station disruption; and (2) an integrated algorithm is designed to manage and control the station disruption crisis by providing additional bus-bridging services with the objective of minimizing the total travel time of affected passengers and the operating cost of bridging-buses. …”
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<i>Bacillus velezensis</i> TCS001 Enhances the Resistance of Hickory to <i>Phytophthora cinnamomi</i> and Reshapes the Rhizosphere Microbial Community by Chenshun Xie, Yuntian Wu, Zhonghao Wu, Hao Cao, Xiaohui Huang, Feng Cui, Shuai Meng, Jie Chen

“…An analysis of <i>α</i> and <i>β</i> diversity indicated a significant impact of TCS001 on rhizosphere bacterial community richness and diversity, with minimal effects on the fungal community. Moreover, TCS001 altered the hickory rhizosphere microbiome co-occurrence network. …”
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Lack of Effect of H2-Receptor Antagonists and Antacids on the Gastric and Duodenal Gastrin-, Somatostatin- and Serotonin-Producing Cells in Patients with Acid Peptic Disorders by WR Yacoub, ABR Thomson, P Hooper, LD Jewell

“…Gastric and duodenal mucosal biopsies were examined from 90 patients with various acid peptic disorders, as follows: reflux esophagitis (n=24), gastric ulcer (n=13), duodenal ulcer (n=47) and nonulcer dyspepsia (n=6). Seven patients with minimal dyspeptic symptoms and an endoscopically and histologically normal stomach and duodenum served as controls. …”
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Anatomical-based diagnosis and filler injection techniques: marionette line (static labiomandibular fold) by Gi-Woong Hong, Sky Wong, Song-Eun Yoon, Jovian Wan, Kyu-Ho Yi

“…Awareness of anatomical variations and proper injection techniques is crucial for achieving optimal aesthetic outcomes and minimizing risks.…”
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Prolonged Survival following Repetitive Stereotactic Radiosurgery in a Patient with Intracranial Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma by Ethan A. Ferrel, Andrew T. Roehrig, Wayne T. Lamoreaux, Alexander R. Mackay, Robert K. Fairbanks, Jason A. Call, Jonathan D. Carlson, Benjamin C. Ling, John J. Demakas, Barton S. Cooke, Aaron Wagner, Christopher M. Lee

“…This case shows that repeated GKRS treatments, with minimal surgical intervention, can effectively treat multiple intracranial lesions in select patients, prolonging survival and avoiding iatrogenic neurocognitive decline while maintaining a high quality of life.…”
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Systematic Review Shows Only Few Reliable Studies of Physical Activity Intervention in Adolescents by Nara Michelle Moura Soares, Arley Santos Leão, Josivan Rosa Santos, Glauber Rocha Monteiro, Jorge Rollemberg dos Santos, Sara Maria Thomazzi, Roberto Jerônimo dos Santos Silva

“…The review included observational studies with minimal intervention of six months, minimum sample size of 100 adolescents, written in any language, and those who have reached STROBE score greater than 70%. …”
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A Simulation-Based Dynamic Programming Method for Interchange Scheduling of Port Collecting and Distributing Network by Yun Peng, Wenyuan Wang, Xinglu Xu, Modi Chen, Xiangqun Song, Xiangda Li

“…Therefore, a simulation-based dynamic programming (DP) model is proposed with the purpose of minimizing total cost in lifetime period by combining a DP model and two nested simulation models together. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Drilling Behaviour of Synthetic and Natural Fiber-Based Composites by A. Mohan Kumar, R. Rajasekar, P. Manoj Kumar, R. Parameshwaran, Alagar Karthick, M. Muhibbullah

“…The axial force generated by candlestick drill is minimal compared to the other drill bits. The following may be responsible for lower thrust force: (1) the axial force distributes circumferential of the cutting tool instead of focusing at the center and (2) the interfacial adhesiveness between the matrix and the fiber is higher. …”
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