Joint Optimization of a Dry Port with Multilevel Location and Container Transportation: The Case of Northeast China by Feng Pian, Qiuju Shi, Xue Yao, Huiling Zhu, Weixin Luan

“…Although multimodal transport through dry ports increases the time cost slightly, it can significantly reduce the economic and environmental costs of container transportation.…”
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Frequency-bin-encoded entanglement-based quantum key distribution in a reconfigurable frequency-multiplexed network by Anahita Khodadad Kashi, Michael Kues

“…Current encoding schemes including time-bin, polarization, and orbital angular momentum, suffer from the lack of reconfigurability and thus scalability issues. …”
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Simulation and Domain Identification of Sea Ice Thermodynamic System by Bing Tan, Peng Lu, Zhijun Li, Enmin Feng, Juan Wang

“…Based on the measured data and characteristics of sea ice temperature distribution in space and time, this study is intended to consider a parabolic partial differential equation of the thermodynamic field of sea ice (coupled by snow, ice, and sea water layers) with a time-dependent domain and its parameter identification problem. …”
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Viscoelastic-Viscoplastic Modelling of the Scratch Response of PMMA by G. Kermouche, N. Aleksy, J. M. Bergheau

“…This paper aims at understanding how to model the time-dependent behavior of PMMA during a scratch loading at a constant speed and at middle strain levels. …”
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Spatial analysis of instability intensity of the villages with sustainable approach in Kaki district, Dashti Township by Sadegh Asghari, gharib Fazelniya, Morteza Tavakoly, marzie shoghi

“…The results show that at the present time, all villages have various degrees of instability. …”
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Modeling the Traveler’s Route Choice Behavior under Unexpected Accidents by Minqing Zhu, Peng Shi, Hongjun Cui, Xinye Li, Xinwei Ma

“…The bounded rationality characteristics of travelers, such as the time perception difference coefficient, psychological threshold effect coefficient, and scale effect, are introduced into the generalized random regret minimization (GRRM) model. …”
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Application of Optimal Scheduling Model Based on Improved Genetic Algorithm in Electric Power Mobile Operation by Rui Fan, Huiying Jing, Zhixin Jing

“…In the model considering the total task completion time and the cost of idle hours, the algorithm performance of the model is significantly proposed. …”
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Commuter Travel Behavior Modeling in Metropolitan Areas Based on Cumulative Prospect Theory: A Case Study of Xi’an, China by Dai Xin, Tianshan Ma

“…The construction of a transportation mode selection model with the value of commuting travel time as the core variable can help commuters to choose a reasonable transportation mode and provide a basis for the government and relevant departments to formulate traffic management plans and implement traffic congestion mitigation policies.…”
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Performance analysis of 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup Champion USA National Team by Aydin Senturk, Gizem Baskaya

“…Technical parameters such as the distribution of the goals scored in terms of time intervals, ball possession percentage for first half and whole matches, the number of shots, the number of shots on target, corner kicks, off sides, and some other parameters such as the considering the rights of player substitutions were analyzed. …”
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Extraction and Hydrophobic Modification of Cotton Stalk Bark Fiber by Ya-Yu Li, Guang-Ming Du, Xin-Jie Feng, Ya-Wei Mu, De-Qiang Li

“…The optimal modifying conditions of silane coupling agent were obtained: modifier concentration was 5%, the mixing temperature was 20°C, the mixing time was 1 h, and vacuum drying time was 1 h. Under the optimal condition, the WRV of the modified CSBF was 89%. …”
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Skillful prediction of Indian Ocean Dipole index using machine learning models by J.V. Ratnam, Swadhin K. Behera, Masami Nonaka, Kalpesh R. Patil

“…The results based on the IOD index predictions at 1–8 month lead time indicate that the AdaBoost model with Multi-Layer Perceptron as the base estimator, AdaBoost(MLP), to perform better than the other five models in predicting the IOD index at all lead times. …”
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Active Aging: Exploration into Self-Ratings of “Being Active,” Out-of-Home Physical Activity, and Participation among Older Australian Adults Living in Four Different Settings by Rosemary L. Aird, Laurie Buys

“…Self-ratings of “being active” were found to be positively correlated with the number of days older people spent time away from home but unrelated to time traveled by active means (walking and biking). …”
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Correlation of Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) with Compaction Characteristics of Soils in Burayu Town by Solomon Kormu, Alemineh Sorsa, Shelema Amena

“…The unconfined compressive strength is the most widely used parameter to measure the strength of the subgrade or foundation soil for cohesive soils. Due to its time-consuming and cost-effective nature, most of the time-correlation equations have been used to correlate unconfined compressive strength with compaction parameters and soil index properties. …”
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Proposal for a Sustainable Model for Integrating Robotic Process Automation and Machine Learning in Failure Prediction and Operational Efficiency in Predictive Maintenance by Leonel Patrício, Leonilde Varela, Zilda Silveira

“…Results showed a 100% increase in mean time between failures (MTBF), a 67% reduction in mean time to repair (MTTR), a 37.5% decrease in maintenance costs, and a 71.4% reduction in unplanned downtime costs. …”
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EVALUATION OF ORGANIC MATTER REMOVAL EFFICIENCY FROM PIGGERY WASTEWATER TREATMENT BY THE UPFLOW SLUDGE BLANKET FILTRATION (USBF) SYSTEM by Văn Thoại Mỹ, Nguyễn Minh Kỳ, Bùi Trâm Anh

“…In this study, the removal of pollutants from piggery wastewater was evaluated in the USBF reactor at hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 6-15 hours and solid retention time (SRT) of 20 days. …”
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The Effect of FoMO (Fear of Missing Out) on Purchasing Behavior in Public Relations Practices by Müge Bekman

“…Technology has been developing rapidly for a very long time, and this development creates new dynamics in all areas of life. …”
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Design and development of an interactive consultation application for mental health management and support by Muhammad Rizky, Ikrimach

“…This research introduces a novel interactive mental health consultation application, uniquely combining real-time professional support with user-centric features like progress tracking, self-help activities, and educational mini-articles. …”
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Historical hypotheses of chimpanzee tool use behaviour in relation to natural and human-induced changes in an East African rain forest by Thibaud Gruber

“…The forests inhabited by chimpanzees have experienced numerous changes in recent time, most notably during the last 12,000 years, as the current interglacial age started. …”
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Railway transport system modelling approach for robustness analysis by Łukasz Wolniewicz

“…As part of the reconfiguration of this railway line, new platforms were added, the time required for route setting was reduced, and the number of block sections was increased. …”
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Status and prospects of research on new rural communities in China based on CiteSpace analysis by Zurui Lin, Chen Zhang, Xinmei Yang, Changliang Chen

“…These areas are interconnected over time. (2) Time can be divided into three phases: the first phase, research focused on single elements such as health care, political construction, education, etc. with slow progress. …”
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