Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of the Fluted Corrugated Sheet in the Corrugated Cardboard by Zhiguo Zhang, Tao Qiu, Riheng Song, Yaoyu Sun

“…The maximum stress of the model in the drop test decreases firstly and then increases with the increase of flute angle, and the optimal flute angle θ could be 60° for corrugated board. …”
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A Lifetime of Catalytic Micro-/Nanomotors by Tao He, Yonghui Yang, Xuebo Chen

“…Furthermore, we examine their physical and hydrodynamic properties in fluidic environments to optimize propulsion efficiency. Lastly, we evaluate their biosafety and biocompatibility to facilitate their use in biological systems. …”
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Measuring Company Performance using the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) Method in Hydroponic Vegetable Agribusiness in Surabaya by Destin Fitriah Kusriningtyas, Silvana Maulidah, Imaniar Ilmi Pariasa, Fitria Dina Riana

“…The analysis results show that KSS has been optimal in all four perspectives; overall financial performance and customer satisfaction have increased significantly, although some aspects have decreased in other perspectives. …”
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Identify the Critical Factors Influencing the Indexing Work of CoPS: A Multiagent Oriented Network Perspective by Jinglve Wang

“…Several interesting conclusions have been drawn: (1) subjective, environmental, and structural factors as the three key aspects influencing the CoPS indexing work network; (2) Subjective factors directly influence the agencies’ selection of the optimal effort level for collaborative work, whereas environmental and structural factors indirectly impact their choice by affecting their network centrality; (3) the environmental factors within the indexing work network dictate the rate at which interagent interactions diminish with distance. …”
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Full-Scale Experimental Validation of Large-Eddy Simulation of Wind Flows over Complex Terrain: The Bolund Hill by Ashvinkumar Chaudhari, Antti Hellsten, Jari Hämäläinen

“…Numerical simulation of local atmospheric flows around a complex topography is important for many wind energy applications, as it can help in locating and optimizing wind farms. The aim of this paper is to simulate the atmospheric flows over the challenging and complex site of Bolund Hill (in Denmark) using Large-Eddy Simulations (LES) and to validate the simulation methodology against full-scale measurements. …”
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A short investigation of the effect of the selection of human brain atlases on the performance of ASD's classification models by Naseer Ahmed Khan, Xuequn Shang

“…This study provides valuable insights into optimizing fMRI-based ASD diagnosis and underscores the importance of interpreting atlas-specific features for an improved understanding of brain connectivity in ASD.…”
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Systematic Performance Evaluation of Shield TBM Cutters for Excavating Multiple Soft Rock by Chuyuan Cao, Kui Zhang

“…Finally, a case study was carried out to demonstrate how the method is applied to find the optimal cutter among a small-scale disc cutter and two scrapers used for cutting multiple soft rock. …”
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Adsorption characteristics of cadmium onto calcite and its agricultural environmental relevance by Hyun Ho Lee

“…Based on chemical states result, optimal conditions for CdCO3 precipitation with low Cd concentrations were identified at pH above 7.9. …”
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Design and Numerical Investigation on Octagonal Barge-Type FOWT with Counterweight Suspension System by Yung-Chun Sun, Ray-Yeng Yang

“…Key research results include optimizing the counterweight suspension system and ensuring compliance with Det Norske Veritas (DNV) regulations, covering Ultimate Limit States (ULSs), Accidental Limit States (ALS)s, Serviceability Limit States (SLSs), and Fatigue Limit States (FLSs). …”
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Cognitive Wireless Networks Based Spectrum Sensing Strategies: A Comparative Analysis by Anandakumar Haldorai, Jeevanandham Sivaraj, Munivenkatappa Nagabushanam, Michaelraj Kingston Roberts

“…The goal of CRN design is to optimize the general system operations to meet customer requirements at any location worldwide by much more efficiently addressing CRNs instead of simply connecting spectrum utilization. …”
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How to structure data from an IoT monitoring network by Ziwen Yu

“…The main goal is to provide knowledge on how such a system’s data should be structured so that these IoT monitoring network owners, such as agricultural producers, can optimize how they use their data. Thus, the primary audience is agricultural producers, consultants and others who install, manage, or use such IoT monitoring systems for decision making. …”
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A Study on the Influence of the Forming Strategy on the Main Strains, Thickness Reduction, and Forces in a Single Point Incremental Forming Process by Adrian Blaga, Valentin Oleksik

“…The main objective of our study was to determine the optimal forming strategy, by shifting the press position of the punch and the path it follows to obtain a truncated cone through single point incremental forming. …”
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Directions for improving the pension indexations mechanism in the context of Russian economy’s transformation by M. L. Dorofeev

“…The proposed directions were classified into four groups: 1) measures of a general economic nature, indirectly affecting the level of pension provision; 2) changing the general parameters of the existing pension system in order to optimize it; 3) the development of a non-governmental pension insurance system to solve the problem of a low replacement rate for high-income groups of pension recipients and 4) a change in the existing mechanism for indexing pensions, which involves more radical changes to fundamentally increase the level of pension provision for Russian pensioners.…”
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Designing of 2-Stage CPU Scheduler Using Vague Logic by Supriya Raheja, Reena Dhadich, Smita Rajpal

“…The goal of this work is to handle the uncertainty as well as to optimize both the average and the amount of variation with respect to performance matrices average waiting time, average turnaround time, and average normalized turnaround time. …”
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Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis through Noninvasive Tests in Steatotic Liver Disease by Yuri Cho

“…The integration of multiple non-invasive methods can optimize diagnostic accuracy, reducing the need for invasive biopsies while identifying patients at risk of liver-related complications. …”
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Using Plants of Novel Ecosystems as Resources to Create Green Roofs in Cities’ Adaptation to the Climate Change Process by Magdalena Biela, Edyta Sierka

“…The potential of wild plants in urban-industrial areas for creating green infrastructure and optimizing ecosystem services remains largely unrecognized. …”
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Mapping and auditing digital literacy of civil servants in selected South African government departments by Blessing Mbatha

“…It is important to note that digital literacy is an essential requirement for effective and optimal participation in the world’s economy. The digital era is not going to disappear, and the need for education to respond to the growing digital tide is rapidly increasing. …”
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Investigation of Solar Hybrid Electric/Thermal System with Radiation Concentrator and Thermoelectric Generator by Edgar Arturo Chávez Urbiola, Yuri Vorobiev

“…The thermosiphon cooling system was designed to absorb the heat passing through the TEGs and provide optimal working conditions. The system generates 20 W of electrical energy and 200 W of thermal energy stored in water with a temperature of around 50°C. …”
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Governance of prepaid consumption in China's sports industry based on collaborative governance theory: theoretical framework, realistic dilemmas, and practical pathways by Jianuo Su, Jinsheng He

“…The practical pathways for collaborative governance of prepaid consumption in the sports industry based on this concept include constructing a collaborative regulatory mechanism to solidify the foundation of collaborative governance, improving legal regulations to broaden collaborative relief channels, innovating government regulatory tools to build a collaborative regulatory platform; optimizing fund custody mechanisms to ensure the safety of prepaid funds; and enhancing the credit regulatory system to refine the credit reward and punishment mechanism.…”
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New Objective Refraction Metric Based on Sphere Fitting to the Wavefront by Mateusz Jaskulski, Andreí Martínez-Finkelshtein, Norberto López-Gil

“…A sphere is fitted to the ocular wavefront at the center and at a variable distance, t. The optimal fitting distance, topt, is obtained empirically from a dataset of 308 eyes as a function of objective refraction pupil radius, r0, and used to define the formula of a new wavefront refraction metric (MTR). …”
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