Software requirement selection using a combined multi‐objective optimisation technique by Wathiq H. Dukhan, Marghny H. Mohamed, Ali A. Amer, Elnomery Allam Zanaty, Omar Reyad

“…Abstract The optimal requirements selection set aims primarily at careful search for the best requirements set of the next release of software during development process. …”
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Predictive Factors of Early Recurrence in Patients with Distal Cholangiocarcinoma after Pancreaticoduodenectomy by Yasuhiro Ito, Yuta Abe, Tomohisa Egawa, Minoru Kitago, Osamu Itano, Yuko Kitagawa

“…Therefore, lymphatic invasion might be useful in determining the optimal adjuvant therapy in the early postoperative stage for distal cholangiocarcinoma.…”
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Enhanced Carbon Neutral and Performance Characteristics Cookstove for Energy Sustainability by Samson Kolawole Fasogbon, Emmanuel Segun Durowoju, Theophilus Chibuzo Uzoh, Kubiat Edeheudim George, Mark Onons Ikhifa, Timilehin Daniel Adegoke, Ibrahim Ademola Fetuga

“…The study arrived that for any enhanced traditional cookstove to give optimal energy sustainability model, burner orifice size of 1.2 cm should be employed. …”
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Physicochemical properties and drug likeness of hydroxycinnamic acids and their molecular docking with caffeine and amoxicillin: Potential anticancer drugs by Umer Sherefedin, Abebe Belay, Kusse Gudishe, Alemu Kebede, Alemayehu Getahun Kumela, Tesfaye Feyisa, Jebel Haji Mahamud, Shallo Fekadu

“…These findings support the therapeutic potential of HCAs, particularly p-CA, as promising anticancer agents, warranting further experimental and clinical investigations to optimize their efficacy and safety.…”
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Adsorption of Volatile Organic Compounds and Microwave Regeneration on Self-prepared High-surface-area Beaded Activated Carbon by Shih-Ying Hsiao, Shu-Wen You, Can Wang, Ji-Guang Deng, Hsing-Cheng Hsi

“…Abstract Self-prepared beaded activated carbons (SBAC) were derived from carbonized phenolic formaldehyde (PF) resins through an optimal activation procedure (900°C for 4 h) using CO2 and compared with a commercial BAC (termed KBAC) over physicochemical properties, adsorption performance against methyl ethyl ketone (MEK) and toluene (TOL), and their regenerability. …”
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography training using a silicone simulator fabricated using a 3D printing technique (with videos) by Suk Pyo Shin, Kyong Joo Lee, Min Je Sung, Jong Chan Kim, Guk Bae Kim, Moo Yeop Kim, Sung Yong Han, Sung Ill Jang, Mamoru Takenaka, Chang-Il Kwon

“…This study used 3D printing techniques to develop and optimize a portable ERCP training simulator and to implement basic and advanced practical techniques. …”
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Separation Process for Methanol–Methylal–Methyl Formate Multicomponent System in Polyformaldehyde Production Waste Liquid: Modeling and Techno-Economic Analysis by Huajie Liu, Jun Fan, Weiping Liu, Yong Wang, Qiuhong Ai, Yonglin Li

“…The simulation results show that the methyl formate in POM waste stream can be purified by simple distillation, while the methylal separated from the POM waste liquid, which was affected by factors like the azeotropic behavior of binary components, necessitates a complex distillation process. Under optimal operating conditions, the recovery yield of methyl formate through direct distillation can reach 99.7%, with an economic benefit of 6960.1 CNY per ton of waste liquid. …”
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An efficient asymmetric removal lemma and its limitations by Lior Gishboliner, Asaf Shapira, Yuval Wigderson

“…We obtain the following results: • We first give a regularity-free proof of Csaba’s theorem, which improves the number of copies of $C_5$ to the optimal number $\operatorname {\mathrm {poly}}(\varepsilon )\cdot n^5$ …”
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Performance Evaluation of Recycled Asphalt Mixtures Containing Construction and Demolition Waste Applicated as Pavement Base by Le Ding, Junhui Zhang, Bowen Feng, Cheng Li

“…The stability, flow value, voidage, and bulk density were obtained by Marshall Test, and the optimal asphalt-aggregate ratios were determined under different RA contents and proportion of bricks to concrete. …”
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HPGCN: A graph convolutional network-based prediction model for herbal heat/cold properties by Qikai Niu, Jing’ai Wang, Hongtao Li, Lin Tong, Haiyu Xu, Weina Zhang, Ziling Zeng, Sihong Liu, Wenjing Zong, Siqi Zhang, Siwei Tian, Huamin Zhang, Bing Li

“…Compared to previous machine learning algorithms, the HPGCN obtained optimal classification prediction results for ACC, Recall, Precision, F1, and AUC indicators by 5-fold cross-validation on the training and test sets. …”
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Three-Dimensional Deformation Prediction Based on the Improved Segmented Knothe–Dynamic Probabilistic Integral–Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Model by Shuang Wang, Genyuan Liu, Zhihong Song, Keming Yang, Ming Li, Yansi Chen, Minhua Wang

“…The ISK-DPIM-InSAR model constructs the inversion equations of InSAR line-of-sight deformation, north–south and east–west horizontal movement deformation, vertical deformation, inverts the optimal values of the predicted parameters of the workforce through the particle swarm algorithm, and substitutes it into the ISK-DPIM-InSAR model for predicting the three-dimensional dynamic deformation of a mining face. …”
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Blockchain sharding scheme based on generative AI and DRL: Applied to building internet of things by Jinlong Wang, Yixin Li, Yunting Wu, Wenhu Zheng, Shangzhuo Zhou, Xiaoyun Xiong

“…Secondly, the system integrates a reinforcement learning module, DL-AI, specifically tailored for configuring parameters of the blockchain sharding system, such as the number of shards, block size, and block interval, to automatically optimize them, aiming to further enhance the system's throughput. …”
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Experimental Study on Vibration Reduction Technology of Hole-by-Hole Presplitting Blasting by Jun Ma, Xianglong Li, Jianguo Wang, Zihao Tao, Ting Zuo, Qiang Li, Xiaohua Zhang

“…In order to effectively reduce the disturbance of the precrack blasting vibration on slope rock mass, except paying attention to the damping effect of the precrack, it is also necessary to optimize the blasting parameters and initiation mode of the precrack itself. …”
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The first clinical experience of Marshall’s vein alcohol ablation in complex treatment of persistent atrial fibrillation by V.V. Boiko, S.V. Rybchynskyi, D.O. Lopin, A.S. Vnukova, D.Ye. Volkov

“…Current scientific data suggest that when drug therapy is ineffective, ablation of AF substrate is a most important stage in the treatment of arrhythmia, as well as optimal method of control and prevention of further cardiovascular events. …”
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Towards accurate anomaly detection for cloud system via graph-enhanced contrastive learning by Zhen Zhang, Zhe Zhu, Chen Xu, Jinyu Zhang, Shaohua Xu

“…The weight parameters of the encoder are optimized using a contrastive learning mechanism. Finally, GCAD utilizes a reconstruction technique to calculate anomaly scores, facilitating the evaluation of the state of the cloud system at each time point. …”
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Pre- and Post-Procedural Considerations and Thread Types for Thread Lifting by Gi-Woong Hong, Jovian Wan, Song-Eun Yoon, Sky Wong, Kyu-Ho Yi

“…The study concludes that optimal outcomes are achieved through careful patient selection and customized combination approaches rather than reliance on a single thread type. …”
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Machine Learning Techniques to Analyze the Influence of Silica on the Physico-Chemical Properties of Aerogels by Hamdi Chaouk, Emil Obeid, Jalal Halwani, Jack Arayro, Rabih Mezher, Omar Mouhtady, Eddie Gazo-Hanna, Semaan Amine, Khaled Younes

“…Overall, this study highlights the effectiveness of machine learning techniques like PCA in optimizing and understanding the complex inter-relationships among the physico-chemical properties of silica aerogels.…”
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Pomegranate Juices: Analytical and Bio-Toxicological Comparison of Pasteurization and High-Pressure Processing in the Development of Healthy Products by Francesco Cairone, Stefania Cesa, Irene Arpante, Simonetta Cristina Di Simone, Alejandro Han Mendez, Claudio Ferrante, Luigi Menghini, Antonello Filippi, Caterina Fraschetti, Gokhan Zengin, Simone Carradori, Marialucia Gallorini, Luisa Mannina, Mattia Spano

“…The obtained results can be beneficial for finding the optimal processing conditions that balance microbial safety with nutritional value preservation, contributing to the development of healthy pomegranate juice products.…”
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UV-Enhanced removal of enrofloxacin in water using oyster shell-derived CaO-ZnO composite by Sihombing Mastavioni, Azizah Nurfiah, Febriyanti Siti, Miraza Adithya Zulfadli, Prajaputra Vicky, Isnaini Nadia, Karina Sofyatuddin, Riswan M.

“…However, further improvements are needed by optimizing additional parameters to enhance their effectiveness.…”
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Analysis of Flavone C-Glycosides in the Leaves of Clinacanthus nutans (Burm. f.) Lindau by HPTLC and HPLC-UV/DAD by June Lee Chelyn, Maizatul Hasyima Omar, Nor Syaidatul Akmal Mohd Yousof, Ramesh Ranggasamy, Mohd Isa Wasiman, Zakiah Ismail

“…The TLC separation of the chemical markers was achieved on silica gel 60 plate using ethyl acetate : formic acid : acetic acid : water (100 : 11 : 11 : 27 v/v/v/v) as the mobile phase. HPLC method was optimized and validated for the quantification of shaftoside, orientin, isovitexin, and vitexin and was shown to be linear in concentration range tested (0.4–200 μg/mL, r2 ≥ 0.996), precise (RSD ≤ 4.54%), and accurate (95–105%). …”
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