A Modified o-Phthalaldehyde Fluorometric Analytical Method for Ultratrace Ammonium in Natural Waters Using EDTA-NaOH as Buffer by Hongzhi Hu, Ying Liang, Shuo Li, Qing Guo, Chancui Wu

“…The results showed that the optimal pH range was between 10.80 and 11.70. EDTA did not obviously affect the fluorometric intensity. …”
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Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Stroke Rehabilitation: A Review of Recent Advancements by Andrea Gomez Palacio Schjetnan, Jamshid Faraji, Gerlinde A. Metz, Masami Tatsuno, Artur Luczak

“…In addition, to maximize the effectiveness of tDCS in stroke rehabilitation, future research needs to determine the optimal stimulation protocols and parameters. We discuss how stimulation parameters could be optimized based on electrophysiological activity. …”
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Aquathermolysis of heavy oil catalyzed by transition metal salts and clay by Du, Yingna, Zhang, Liyuan, Jing, Rui, Li, Yongfei, Yang, Bo, Chen, Gang

“…Under optimal conditions, viscosity and pour point of heavy oil are significantly reduced. …”
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A new trigonometric-inspired probability distribution: A simulation study and applications in reliability and hydrology by Xiang Tu, Jiangwei Kong, Qing Fu, Sheng Chang, Kunfeng Zhang, Tmader Alballa, Haifa Alqahtani, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa

“…Nonetheless, it is also true that the limitations of these distributions can hinder optimal fitting in certain situations. This awareness has led researchers to seek out improved and more optimal probability distributions. …”
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Design of Morlet Wavelet Neural Networks for Solving the Nonlinear Van der Pol–Mathieu–Duffing Oscillator Model by Ali Hasan Ali, Muhammad Amir, Jamshaid Ul Rahman, Ali Raza, Ghassan Ezzulddin Arif

“…Then, we apply a novel hybrid approach combining WCA and ABC to optimize this fitness function, and determine the optimal weight and biases for MWNN. …”
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Fully Coupled Mean-Field Forward-Backward Stochastic Differential Equations and Stochastic Maximum Principle by Hui Min, Ying Peng, Yongli Qin

“…Then we discuss the stochastic optimal control problems of mean-field FBSDEs. The stochastic maximum principles are derived and the related mean-field linear quadratic optimal control problems are also discussed.…”
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Flow, Wind, and Stochastic Connectivity Modeling Infectious Diseases by C. Udriste, I. Tevy, A. S. Rasheed

“…We hope that the paper will be a guideline for strategizing optimal sociopolitical countermeasures to mitigate infectious diseases.…”
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Fournier's Gangrene Associated with Local Cutaneous HPV Lesions in a Previously Healthy Girl by Maria Tsinti, Theophani Tsekoura, Evangelos Blevrakis, Ioannis Vlachakis, Amalia Tsilimigaki-Christaki

“…The development of childhood Fournier's gangrene in association with viral infections has been reported in the past. An optimal outcome was achieved by aggressive antibiotic and surgical treatment despite the late diagnosis. …”
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A Genetic Algorithm to Minimize the Total Tardiness for M-Machine Permutation Flowshop Problems by Chia-Shin Chung, James Flynn, Walter Rom, Piotr Staliński

“…Branch and bound, the usual approach to finding an optimal solution, experiences difficulty when n exceeds 20. …”
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Dynamic and Static Nature of Br4σ(4c–6e) and Se2Br5σ(7c–10e) in the Selenanthrene System and Related Species Elucidated by QTAIM Dual Functional Analysis with QC Calculations by Satoko Hayashi, Taro Nishide, Waro Nakanishi

“…Data from the fully optimized structure correspond to the static nature of interactions. …”
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Charge transport optimisation in SnO2 nanoparticles via Zn doping to achieve a power factor of 83 μW/m.K2 by Najaf Abbas Khan, A. Ali, K. Mahmood, Muhammad Isram, S. Ikram

“…In this study, we have achieved a power factor value of 83×10−6W/(m.K2) by the optimized of electrical conductivity and the Seebeck coefficient. …”
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A Balanced Strategy for the FFBS Operator Integrating Dispatch Area, Route, and Depot Based on Multimodel Technologies by Qingfeng Zhou, Jun Zhou, Chun Janice Wong

“…For a scheduling area, the target value of the optimal scheduling strategy corresponding to different dispatch centers is obviously different. …”
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Selected microwave irradiation effectively inactivates airborne avian influenza A(H5N1) virus by Pietro Bia, Margherita Losardo, Antonio Manna, Silvio Brusaferro, Gaetano P. Privitera, Alberto Sangiovanni Vincentelli

“…Based on the overall results, the optimal frequency band (8–12 GHz) was further tested with exposure durations of 1, 3, and 5 min. …”
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GOOD AND EVIL AS VECTORS OF FREE WILL IN THE STRUCTURE OF ANTHROPIC TIME by V. B. Khanzhy, D. M. Lyashenko

“…Yershova-Babenko) – while identifying the optimal principle of correlation of the time units, taking into attention their ethical multi-vectority. …”
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Navigating the energy crisis: automakers’ coopetition strategies under dual credit policy by Yuan Kaifu, Wang Chuanji, Xiao Fang

“…Key findings include: (1) R&D subsidies boost NEVs R&D investments but may not always optimize social welfare. (2) When NEVs technology spillovers are low, firms should fully cooperate; otherwise, the FVs R&D cooperation is optimal, especially with high FVs spillovers. (3) Investments and outputs in both vehicle types positively correlate with technology spillovers, and consumer preferences. …”
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Design and simulation of an intelligent irrigation system using fuzzy logic by Peter Kibazo, Wanzala Jimmy Nabende, Michael Robson Atim

“…Inspite of being cheap and easy to use, farmers find it challenging to optimize farming costs through the application of the neccessary amount of water onto the crops, leading to crop water logging and hence roting. …”
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Non-diaphragm electrodeposition of antimony: Effect of process parameters and precipitating agents by Morcali M.H., Küçükoğlu Ö., Çetiner B.N., Aktaş S.

“…It was found that 40 oC was the optimal electrowinning temperature. This result also demonstrated that increasing concentrations of BaCl2 reduced specific energy consumption.…”
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Application of Delphi method in site selection of desalination plants by M. Sepehr, S.M.R. Fatemi, A. Danehkar, A. Mashinchian Moradi

“…At the end, 27 locations were high important and had optimal environmental conditions for establishing desalination plants. …”
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Effects of Synthesis Conditions on Rare Earth Doped Iron Oxide Catalyst for Selective Catalytic Reduction of NOx with NH3 by Ying Wei, Bingquan Wang, Ruiyi Ren, Rui Wang

“…Sm0.075Fe0.925 catalyst showed the optimal deNOx performance and excellent resistance to SO2. …”
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Evaluating the Physical and Rheological Properties of Rejuvenated Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene-Modified Asphalt Binders by Xiaobing Chen, Juntian Wang, Xiaorui Zhang, Han Liu, Jinhu Tong, Ronglong Zhao

“…The optimal dosage of the second rejuvenation was 10∼12%. …”
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