Improved dynamic programming method for solving multi-objective and multi-stage decision-making problems by Zhihao Liang, Kegang Zhao, Kunyang He, Yanwei Liu

“…To improve the solving efficiency and solution diversity, two fast non-dominated sorting methods and a dynamic-crowding-distance based elitism strategy are integrated into the NSDP algorithm. The proposed algorithm has been verified on 12 benchmark test functions and a multi-objective travelling salesman problem. …”
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Risk Mitigation of Air Knocker Using Fuzzy FMEA-AHP by Andreas Tri Panudju, Helena Sitorus, Umi Marfuah, Wiwik Sudarwati, Nunung Nurhasanah

“…This study suggests that the integration of Fuzzy FMEA and AHP methods can improve risk management and decision-making in maintenance systems. This strategy assists organizations in mitigating the risk of failure, enhancing efficiency, and more effectively addressing process requirements. …”
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Study and Control of a Radial Vaned Diffuser Stall by Aurélien Marsan, Isabelle Trébinjac, Sylvain Coste, Gilles Leroy

“…A boundary layer separation in the hub-suction side corner grows when decreasing the massflow from the nominal operating point to the surge and finally leads to a massive stall. An aspiration strategy is investigated in order to control the stall. …”
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Transitioning to Highly Effective Therapies for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Policy Statement and Implementation Guideline by Daniel J Smyth, Duncan Webster, Lisa Barrett, Mark MacMillan, Lisa McKnight, Frank Schweiger

“…HCV practitioners in New Brunswick created a provincial strategy that stratifies treatment according to those at highest need, measures clinical impact, and creates evaluation strategies to demonstrate the significant direct and indirect cost savings anticipated with curative treatments.…”
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EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF POLICE HARASSMENT OF PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN OGUN STATE, NIGERIA by Ademolu Oluwaseun Adenuga, Abdullahi Abiodun Oyekanmi

“…The findings of the study revealed that males students in private universities are prone to police harassment than females, that harassment has become police strategy to ease possible extortion of the students and that most cases these harassment were informed by the students bad dresses and hairstyles. …”
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Hybrid Active and Passive Control of Vibratory Power Flow in Flexible Isolation System by Y.P. Xiong, X.P. Wang, J.T. Xing, W.G. Price

“…A hybrid active and passive vibration control strategy is developed to reduce the total power flows from machines, subject to multiple excitations, to supporting flexible structures. …”
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Improved silicon solar cells by tuning angular response to solar trajectory by Martin A. Green, Zibo Zhou

“…In this work, we provide a strategy for ongoing improvements in commercial cell efficiency over this decade, additionally lowering cost via reduced cell thickness.…”
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An Optimization Algorithm for Multipath Parallel Allocation for Service Resource in the Simulation Task Workflow by Zhiteng Wang, Hongjun Zhang, Rui Zhang, Yong Li, Xuliang Zhang

“…Through the simulation experiment, this paper investigates the effect for the probability of success in simulation task workflow from different optimization algorithm, service allocation strategy, and path number, and the simulation result shows that the optimization algorithm for multipath service resource parallel allocation is an effective method to improve the probability of success and timeliness in simulation task workflow.…”
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Exploring the value of digital twins for information management in highway asset maintenance by Mengtian Yin, Varun Kumar Reja, Ran Wei, Ioannis Brilakis, Brian Sheil, Federico Perrotta, Alix Marie d'Avigneau, Linjun Lu

“…This paper describes results from a survey exploring DTs' potential in highway maintenance, starting with interviews with 20 experts to understand current processes, followed by a questionnaire survey to identify phases, features, applications, and use cases perceived as important by practitioners for road DTs. 183 responses reveal that DTs are widely deemed useful for asset deterioration prediction, strategy-making for routine maintenance planning, and scenario design for road investigation and repair in project-level maintenance.…”
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Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Gene in Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer: The Importance of Promoter Polymorphism Investigation by Vladimir Jurišić, Jasmina Obradovic, Sonja Pavlović, Nataša Djordjevic

“…Recently, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) was a key molecule in investigation of lung cancer, and it was a target for a new therapeutic strategy, based on molecular analyses. In this review, we have summarized some issues considering the role of EGFR in lung cancer, its coding gene, and its promoter gene polymorphisms (SNPs) -216G/T and -191C/A in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). …”
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Robust Estimation Fusion in Wireless Senor Networks with Outliers and Correlated Noises by Yan Zhou, Dongli Wang, Tingrui Pei, Shujuan Tian

“…Finally, to demonstrate robustness of the proposed coR 2 KF and the effectiveness of IEAF strategy, a simulation example of tracking a target moving on noisy circular trajectories is included.…”
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Computer Aided Diagnostic System for Blood Cells in Smear Images Using Texture Features and Supervised Machine Learning by Shakhawan Hares Wady

“…The investigational consequences demonstrate that the developed feature fusion strategy surpassed previous existing techniques, with an overall accuracy of 97.49 ± 1.02% utilizing Ensemble classifier. …”
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Eastern Dimension of the European Neighbourhood Policy: Europeanization Mutual Trap by V. A. Latkina

“…Suffering from the lack of clear strategy and ultimate goal in the European Neighbourhood Policy the European Union enhances external democratization and its governance in post soviet states without immediate Union's membership perspective. …”
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Impact of Auxins on Vegetative Propagation through Stem Cuttings of Couroupita guianensis Aubl.: A Conservation Approach by Mahipal S. Shekhawat, M. Manokari

“…This is the first report of vegetative propagation of C. guianensis through stem cuttings which could be used for conservation strategy and sustainable utilization of this threatened medicinal tree.…”
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When the Uterus Competes for Perfusion: Management of a Pregnant Patient with Bypass Graft Occlusion by Sarah McGriff, Paige Percer, Iberia Sosa, Hector Mendez-Figueroa, Joseph L. Mills, Manisha Gandhi

“…Symptomatic approach to worsening disease provided an effective management strategy in this case.…”
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Protects against Cytokine Production as the Potential Immunosuppressive Agents in Atherosclerosis by Yan Ren, Wei Qiao, Dongliang Fu, Zhiwei Han, Wei Liu, Weijie Ye, Zunjing Liu

“…Proinflammatory cytokines accelerate atherosclerosis progression, while anti-inflammatory cytokines ameliorate the disease. Accordingly, strategies to inhibit immune activation and impede immune responses towards anti-inflammatory activity are an alternative therapeutic strategy to conventional chemotherapy on cardiocerebrovascular outcomes. …”
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On the Problem of Energy Balanced Relay Sensor Placement in Wireless Sensor Networks by Jie Jia, Guiyuan Zhang, Xueli Wu, Jian Chen, Xingwei Wang, Xiaolei Yan

“…We then propose a novel relay deploying strategy as well as a data routing scheme to eliminate uneven energy depletion. …”
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MEMS Inertial Sensor for Strata Stability Monitoring in Underground Mining: An Experimental Study by Kaizhi Zhang, Songtao Ji, Yang Zhang, Jie Zhang, Ruikai Pan

“…Further analysis of each stage, a strategy to estimate the deformation and stability of strata, can be reached: the duration of each vibration stage and complete stage with rising trend indicates that the deformation of strata is growing to the ultimate state. …”
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A Novel Technique for Managing Pancreaticojejunal Anastomotic Leak after Pancreaticoduodenectomy by Tufan Egeli, Tarkan Unek, Mucahit Ozbilgin, Mustafa Goztok, Ibrahim Astarcıoglu

“…When these complications occur, treatment strategy depends on the severity of anastomotic leakage, with patients with severe leakages requiring reoperation. …”
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Urban heritage: The Sunca settlement in New Belgrade by Mecanov Dragana

“…The hierarchy of public spaces and the creation of cohesive centers is considered both an authentic element and the greatest attribute of the planning and design strategy, as well as a major urban characteristic of the Sunce blocks.…”
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