The Development of a Customization Framework for the WRF Model over the Lake Victoria Basin, Eastern Africa on Seasonal Timescales by R. Argent, X. Sun, F. Semazzi, L. Xie, B. Liu

“…The study shows that the choice of parameters and lake surface temperature initialization can significantly alter the results. Also, the optimal physics combinations for the climatology may not necessarily be suitable for all circumstances, such as extreme years. …”
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Influence of base plate preheating temperature on fatigue strength of AISI 4140 manufactured by laser powder bed fusion by Philipp Schüßler, Benjamin Dollhofer, Christian Krämer, Lukas Englert, Frauke Hinrichs, Volker Schulze, Stefan Dietrich

“…This study highlights the importance of optimizing the base plate preheating temperature to control microstructure and porosity for enhanced fatigue performance in additively manufactured AISI 4140 components.…”
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Deep Learning-Based Glucose Prediction Models: A Guide for Practitioners and a Curated Dataset for Improved Diabetes Management by Saul Langarica, Diego de la Vega, Nawel Cariman, Martin Miranda, David C. Andrade, Felipe Nunez, Maria Rodriguez-Fernandez

“…Key questions addressed in this work encompass the comparison of various deep learning architectures for this task, determining the optimal set of input variables for accurate glucose prediction, comparing population-wide, fine-tuned, and personalized models, and assessing the impact of an individual's data volume on model performance. …”
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Solubility and physical composition of rice husk ash silica as a function of calcination temperature and duration by Ryoko Sekifuji, Van Chieu Le, Masafumi Tateda, Hiroshi Takimoto

“…Conclusion For actual field applications of silica derived from rice husk ash as a fertilizer, calcination conditions of 400–800 °C and 15 min are proposed to improve solubility. The optimal calcination temperature should be determined based on the heat recovery efficiency.…”
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Leveraging 3D printing for advanced wound dressing technologies by using polymeric materials and polymeric biomaterials by Yogesh Jadhav, Onkar Bhingoli, Ashwin Mali, Vrushali Pawar, Vaibhav Shinde

“…Overall, this review emphasises the transformative impact of leveraging 3D printing in the development of next-generation wound dressing technologies by using polymeric materials and polymeric biomaterials, aiming to facilitate optimal wound healing and improve patient outcomes.…”
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Technological Potential of Lactobacillus Strains Isolated from Fermented Green Olives: In Vitro Studies with Emphasis on Oleuropein-Degrading Capability by Massimo Iorizzo, Silvia Jane Lombardi, Vincenzo Macciola, Bruno Testa, Giuseppe Lustrato, Francesco Lopez, Antonella De Leonardis

“…Acidifying ability, salt, temperature, and pH tolerances of all strains were found in the range reported for similar strains produced in Italy and optimal growth conditions were found to be 6.0–8.0 pH, 15–30°C temperature, and less than 6% NaCl. …”
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Global perspectives on the biodegradation of LDPE in agricultural systems by Jani E. Mendoza, Daniel Tineo, Beimer Chuquibala-Checan, Nilton Atalaya-Marin, Victor H. Taboada-Mitma, Josué Tafur-Culqui, Ever Tarrillo, Darwin Gómez-Fernández, Malluri Goñas, María Andrea Reyes-Reyes, María Andrea Reyes-Reyes

“…Despite the advances, challenges remain, such as optimizing environmental conditions to accelerate the process and the need for further research that delves into microbial interactions in various environmental contexts.…”
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Orientation Mapping of Extruded Polymeric Composites by Polarized Micro-Raman Spectroscopy by Xiaoyun Chen, M. Anne Leugers, Tim Kirch, Jamie Stanley

“…Raman spectroscopy was used to characterize the degree of orientation in the skin and guide the development of the posttreatment process to optimize the skin relaxation while maintaining the high degree of orientation in the rest of the board. …”
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Cilia-Inspired Bionic Tactile E-Skin: Structure, Fabrication and Applications by Jiahe Yu, Muxi Ai, Cairong Liu, Hengchang Bi, Xing Wu, Wu Bin Ying, Zhe Yu

“…The relationship between sensing performance and fabrication approaches is thoroughly analyzed, offering a framework for optimizing sensitivity and resilience. We also explore the applications of these systems across various fields, such as medical diagnostics, motion detection, human–machine interfaces, dexterous robotics, near-field communication, and perceptual decoupling systems. …”
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Characterization of Starch Edible Films with Different Essential Oils Addition by Šuput Danijela, Lazić Vera, Pezo Lato, Markov Siniša, Vaštag Žužana, Popović Ljiljana, Radulović Aleksandra, Ostojić Sanja, Zlatanović Snežana, Popović Senka

“…Principal Component Analysis has been used to assess the effect of essential oils addition on final starch-based edible films characteristics with the aim to reveal directions for the film characteristics improvement, since the next phase will be optimal film application for food packaging.…”
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Mixed Balanced Truncation for Reducing the Complexity of Large-Scale Electrical and Electronic System Simulations by Huy-Du Dao, Thanh-Tung Nguyen, Ngoc-Kien Vu, Van-Ta Hoang, Hong-Quang Nguyen

“…This study focuses on Model Order Reduction (MOR) to optimize such systems' simulation and analysis capabilities in the context of increasingly complex electrical and electronic systems, coupled with computational and processing resource limitations. …”
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Effects of Pooling Samples on the Performance of Classification Algorithms: A Comparative Study by Kanthida Kusonmano, Michael Netzer, Christian Baumgartner, Matthias Dehmer, Klaus R. Liedl, Armin Graber

“…Guidelines are derived to identify an optimal pooling scheme for obtaining adequate predictive power and, hence, to motivate a study design that meets best experimental objectives and budgetary conditions, including time constraints.…”
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LAMARS: Large Language Model-Based Anticipation Mechanism Acceleration in Real-Time Robotic Systems by Yifang Gao, Wei Luo, Xuye Wang, Shunshun Zhang, Patrick Goh

“…This reduces latency and optimizes path planning without requiring expensive training data. …”
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Wafer-Level Characterization and Monitoring Platform for Single-Photon Avalanche Diodes by Samuel Parent, Frederic Vachon, Valerie Gauthier, Steve Lamoureux, Alexandre Paquette, Jacob Deschamps, Tommy Rossignol, Nicolas Roy, Philippe Arsenault, Henri Dautet, Serge A. Charlebois, Jean-Francois Pratte

“…When developing a technology based on single-photon avalanche diodes (SPADs), the SPAD characterization is mandatory to debug, optimize and monitor the microfabrication process. …”
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Modeling and Analysis of Mechanical Properties of Aluminium Alloy (A413) Processed through Squeeze Casting Route Using Artificial Neural Network Model and Statistical Technique by R. Soundararajan, A. Ramesh, S. Sivasankaran, A. Sathishkumar

“…The developed model along with its predicted data was in good agreement with the experimental data, inferring the valuable performance of the optimal model. From the work it was ascertained that, for castings produced by squeeze casting route, the ANN is an alternative method for predicting the mechanical properties and appropriate results can be estimated rather than measured, thereby reducing the testing time and cost. …”
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Islamic Education Adaptation to Sociocultural Changes in the Globalization Era by Mohamad Erihadiana, Feri Rustandi, Cucu Munawaroh, Ali Roswan Pauzi

“…Educator training and cross-sector collaboration are important to improve the competitiveness of Islamic education. The optimal use of technology allows Islamic education to remain inclusive and competitive globally. …”
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Pyrolysis of Golden Snail Shells (Pomacea canaliculata L.) for Phosphorus Removal from Aqueous Solutions by M. T. Vu, L. Hoang, M. Dao

“…The biochar pyrolyzed at 800 °C for 90 min (B800) exhibited the best adsorption performance. Optimal adsorption conditions were determined to be a pH of 4.0 and an adsorbent dose of 1.6 g L–1. …”
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Mycobacterium fortuitum and Polymicrobial Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Peritonitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Anwar Hamade, Agnieszka Pozdzik, O. Denis, Monika Tooulou, Caroline Keyzer, F. Jacobs, Jose Khabbout, Joëlle L. Nortier

“…However, the type and duration of antibiotic therapy varied widely making the optimal treatment unclear.…”
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An Improved Unscented Kalman Filter Applied to Positioning and Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles by Jinchao Zhao, Ya Zhang, Shizhong Li, Jiaxuan Wang, Lingling Fang, Luoyin Ning, Jinghao Feng, Jianwu Zhang

“…An estimation model for system noise, the adaptive Unscented Kalman Filter (UKF) algorithm was derived in light of the maximum likelihood criterion and optimized by applying the rolling-horizon estimation method, using the Newton–Raphson algorithm for the maximum likelihood estimation of noise statistics, and it was verified by simulation experiments using the Lie group inertial navigation error model. …”
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Achieving good comprehensive mechanical properties Mg–7Y–2Zn–1Mn alloy via regulating heat treatment prior to hot extrusion by Yulun Luo, Zhihua Dong, Bin Jiang, Zhiying Zheng, Jianxin Zhou, Yongfeng Li, Shengwen Bai, Shiyu Zhong, Jiangfeng Song, Dingfei Zhang

“…The present advances enhance the understanding required for the optimal design of thermo-mechanical process of LPSO-containing Mg alloys.…”
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