Development of an adaptive neuro‐fuzzy inference system–based equivalent consumption minimisation strategy to improve fuel economy in hybrid electric vehicles by Krishna Veer Singh, Hari Om Bansal, Dheerendra Singh

“…The comparison clearly reveals that the proposed ANFIS‐based method results in better optimization of energy and hence offers better fuel economy. …”
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Effective Biosorption of Nickel(II) from Aqueous Solutions Using Trichoderma viride by P. Sujatha, V. Kalarani, B. Naresh Kumar

“…The primary objective of the present study is to evaluate the optimization conditions such as kinetic and equilibrium isotherm models involved in the removal of Ni(II) from the aqueous solutions by Trichoderma viride. …”
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Control techniques of switched reluctance motors in electric vehicle applications: A review on torque ripple reduction strategies by Ameer L. Saleh, Fahad Al-Amyal, László Számel

“…It covered a detailed overview and categorized and compared many strategies, including two general categories of torque ripple mitigation encompassing optimization design topologies and control strategy developments. …”
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Enhanced Detection of Viable <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157:H7 in Romaine Lettuce Wash Water Using On-Filter Propidium Monoazide-Quantitative PCR by Zhao Chen

“…This study evaluated an optimized on-filter propidium monoazide (PMA)-quantitative PCR (qPCR) method for detecting viable <i>E. coli</i> O157:H7 in romaine lettuce wash water, involving PMA pretreatment on a filter to block DNA amplification from dead cells. …”
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Introducing Iterative Model Calibration (IMC) v1.0: a generalizable framework for numerical model calibration with a CAESAR-Lisflood case study by C. Banerjee, K. Nguyen, C. Fookes, G. Hancock, T. Coulthard

“…This approach efficiently identifies the optimal set of parameters for a given numerical model through a strategy based on a Gaussian neighborhood algorithm. …”
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Soft Sensor Modeling Method Based on SPA-GWO-SVR for Marine Protease Fermentation Process by Zhu Li, Khalil Ur Rehman, Liu Wenhui, Faiza Atique

“…To further improve the model's prediction accuracy, the grey wolf optimization (GWO) algorithm is used to optimize the critical parameters (kernel function width σ, penalty factor c, and insensitivity coefficient ε) of the SVR model. …”
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Fabricating PCPDTBT/PC61BM organic solar cells using the PVD method by Or Gindi, Zeev Fradkin, Anat Itzhak, Sofiya Kolusheva, Peter Beker

“…While demonstrating promise, the PVD method faces challenges in the maintenance of electrical attributes during vaporization, and the need for further optimization. The findings highlight both the advantages and limitations of the method and point the way toward achieving optimal outcomes in the manufacture of organic solar cells using PVD. …”
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Fast ion confinement in quasi-axisymmetric stellarator equilibria by P.J. Bonofiglo, D.W. Dudt, C.P.S. Swanson

“…The equilibria have not yet been explicitly optimized for fast particle confinement and require validation. …”
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Trends towards Effective Analysis of Fluorinated Compounds Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) by Ruth Lorivi Moirana, Thomas Kivevele, Josephine Mkunda, Kelvin Mtei, Revocatus Machunda

“…To enhance the quality of results, several studies have reported modifications of a conventional ICP-MS analysis procedure on sample preparation, introduction, analysis, and instrument optimization. Therefore, the focus of this study is to discuss different ICP-MS optimizations and future trends towards the effective analysis of FCs using ICP-MS.…”
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Evaluating Urban Community Sustainability by Integrating Housing, Ecosystem Services, and Landscape Configuration by Liang Zhou, Haowei Mu, Bao Wang, Bo Yuan, Xuewei Dang

“…Along with the continuous optimization of landscape configuration, the priority should be given to housing reconstruction and improvement of ecosystem services further. …”
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A Cumulative Expansion Force-Finding Method for Suspension-Cable Truss Composite Structure by Lifan Huang, Bin Luo, Mingmin Ding, Chunshui Zhang, Yangjie Ruan

“…Secondly, the cumulative expansion force-finding method (CEFM) is proposed to obtain the optimal mode of the cable force distribution with a suitable operational efficiency. …”
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Rapid Quantitative Analysis of Forest Biomass Using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Partial Least Squares Regression by Gifty E. Acquah, Brian K. Via, Oladiran O. Fasina, Lori G. Eckhardt

“…The ability to rapidly determine these properties is vital in the optimization of conversion technologies for the successful commercialization of biobased products. …”
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Senior Schoolchildren’s Mentorship: the Case of St. Joseph’s School by Lijana Gvaldaitė, Roberta Budreckaitė, Donalda Bučinskienė

“…Joseph’s school as part of the project “Optimization of the network of higher schools and improvement of the quality of studies by connecting Šiauliai University to Vilnius University“.A mentorship model was developed and implemented in the school, followed by senior schoolchildren assisting primary school pupils with learning difficulties. …”
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Damped Iterative Explicit Guidance for Multistage Rockets with Thrust Drop Faults by Zongzhan Ma, Chuankui Wang, Zhi Xu, Shuo Tang, Ying Ma

“…The results show that DIEG has a much larger convergence range than PEG and has fuel optimality similar to that of the optimization method in most fault scenarios. …”
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Structural Performance of a Hybrid FRP-Aluminum Modular Triangular Truss System Subjected to Various Loading Conditions by Dongdong Zhang, Yaxin Huang, Qilin Zhao, Fei Li, Feng Li, Yifeng Gao

“…The results indicated that (1) the structural behavior of the off-axis load differs from that of the on-axis load, and the off-axis load is the critical loading condition controlling the structural performance of the triangular truss; (2) under the off-axis load, the FRP trussed members and connectors bear certain out-of-plane bending moments and are subjected to a complicated stress state; and (3) the stress state of these members does not match that of the initial design, and optimization for the redesign of these members is needed, especially for the pretightened teeth connectors.…”
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Development of HPLC Protocol and Simultaneous Quantification of Four Free Flavonoids from Dracocephalum heterophyllum Benth. by Sodik Rakhmonovich Numonov, Muhammad Nasimullah Qureshi, Haji Akber Aisa

“…Quantification of the four flavonoids, namely, luteolin, kaempferol, diosmetin, and chrysosplenetin, has been performed for the first time in 80% ethanolic extract of Dracocephalum heterophyllum B. through HPLC coupled to UV detector after optimization of extracting solvent and chromatographic conditions. …”
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A Low Computational Complexity SML Estimation Algorithm of DOA for Wireless Sensor Networks by Faming Gong, Haihua Chen, Shibao Li, Jianhang Liu, Zhaozhi Gu, Masakiyo Suzuki

“…However, its computational complexity is very high because multidimensional nonlinear optimization problem is usually involved. To reduce the computational complexity of SML estimation, we do the following work. (1) We point out the problems of conventional SML criterion and explain why and how these problems happen. (2) A local AM search method is proposed which could be used to find the local solution near/around the initial value. (3) We propose an algorithm which uses the local AM search method together with the estimation of DML or MUSIC as initial value to find the solution of SML. …”
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Displacement-Based Back-Analysis of the Model Parameters of the Nuozhadu High Earth-Rockfill Dam by Yongkang Wu, Huina Yuan, Bingyin Zhang, Zongliang Zhang, Yuzhen Yu

“…In this method, an artificial neural network is used as a substitute for time-consuming finite element analysis, and an evolutionary algorithm is applied for both network training and parameter optimization. To avoid simultaneous back-analysis of many parameters, the model parameters of the three main dam materials are decoupled and back-analyzed separately in a particular order. …”
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Networked Air Defense Radar Resource Management Under Power and Tracking Constraints by O. Tuncer, Hakan Ali Cirpan

“…This paper proposes a networked radar resource optimization methodology for fire control radars with limited tracking capacity and tries to minimize the transmit power of the networked radars while keeping the tracking quality needed for air defense engagement operations. …”
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Sparse View CT Reconstruction Algorithm Based on Non-Local Generalized Total Variation Regularization by Min JIANG, Hongwei TAO, Kai CHENG

“…Therefore, we proposed an optimization algorithm based on convex set projection, which decomposes the problem into several sub-problems to be solved. …”
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