Reverse Logistics Network Optimization for Retired BIPV Panels in Smart City Energy Systems by Cimeng Zhou, Shilong Li

“…Meanwhile, the multi-level recycling network which covers “building points-regional transfer stations-specialized distribution centers” is designed in the research, the Pareto solution set is solved by the improved NSGA-II algorithm, a “1 + 1” du-al-core construction model of distribution center and transfer station is developed, so as to minimize the total cost and life cycle carbon footprint of the logistics network. …”
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Optimizing TCP Performance in Multi-AP Residential Broadband Connections via Minislot Access by Domenico Giustiniano, Eduard Goma, Alberto Lopez Toledo, George Athanasiou

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Enhancing Energy Efficiency in IoT-WSNs Through Optimized PSO Cluster Head Selection by Muhammad Haris, Haewoon Nam

“…In IoT-based wireless sensor networks (WSNs), clustering is one of the most effective energy-saving approaches for optimizing the life cycle of networks. …”
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Optimizing urban energy flows: Integrative vehicle-to-building strategies and renewable energy management by Jian Hern Yeoh, Kai-Yun Lo, I-Yun Lisa Hsieh

“…Although the inclusion of ESS incurs higher initial costs, it significantly improves peak load management by an additional 14.11%. …”
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Integrated Optimization on Train Control and Timetable to Minimize Net Energy Consumption of Metro Lines by Yuhe Zhou, Yun Bai, Jiajie Li, Baohua Mao, Tang Li

“…Energy-efficient metro operation has received increasing attention because of the energy cost and environmental concerns. This paper developed an integrated optimization model on train control and timetable to minimize the net energy consumption. …”
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Improving the Fast Fourier Transform for Space and Edge Computing Applications with an Efficient In-Place Method by Christoforos Vasilakis, Alexandros Tsagkaropoulos, Ioannis Koutoulas, Dionysios Reisis

“…The execution of inputs ranging from 1K to 16K FFT points, using 8-bit or 16-bit as FP or BFP numbers, on the space-proven Atmel AVR32 and Vision Processing Unit (VPU) Intel Movidius Myriad 2, the edge device Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and a low-cost accelerator on Xilinx Zynq 7000 Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), validates the method’s performance improvement.…”
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Enhancing Sustainable Manufacturing in Industry 4.0: A Zero-Defect Approach Leveraging Effective Dynamic Quality Factors by Rouhollah Khakpour, Ahmad Ebrahimi, Seyed Mohammad Seyed Hosseini

“…The methodology follows these steps:</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 1: Analysing effective dynamic factors of product quality</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step2: Evaluating Triple Bottom Line (TBL) criteria</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 3: Measuring current sustainability state</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 4: Implementing ZDM strategies</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Step 5: Measuring improvements in sustainability</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Results</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;<strong>Effects</strong> <strong>of Single Unit Defective Product on TBL Sustainability State in Value Stream</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Summary of current sustainability state</p> <table style="float: left;" width="479"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="64"> <p>Product model</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>Daily schedule (set)</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>Defective product rate (%)</p> </td> <td width="58"> <p>Number of defective products (set)</p> </td> <td width="85"> <p>Environmental sustainability</p> <p>State</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Social sustainability</p> <p>state</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Economic sustainability</p> <p>state</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="64"> <p>Refrigerator</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>480 set</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>3%</p> </td> <td width="58"> <p>15</p> </td> <td width="85"> <p>Wasted material: 15 set</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Wasted energy: 239.25 kwh</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Waste of manpower: 1650 pmin</p> </td> <td width="78"> <p>Wasted costs:</p> <p>3265.65 $</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">Future TBL sustainability state</p> <table style="float: left;" width="486"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="67"> <p>Product model</p> </td> <td width="59"> <p>Daily schedule (set)</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>Defective product rate (%)</p> </td> <td width="16"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>Number of defective products (set)</p> </td> <td width="83"> <p>Environmental sustainability</p> <p>state</p> </td> <td width="82"> <p>Social sustainability state</p> </td> <td width="62"> <p>Economic sustainability state</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="67"> <p>Refrigerator</p> </td> <td width="59"> <p>480 set</p> </td> <td width="56"> <p>0.2%</p> </td> <td width="16"> <p>&nbsp;</p> </td> <td width="61"> <p>1</p> </td> <td width="83"> <p>Wasted material: 1 set</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Wasted energy: 15.95 kwh</p> </td> <td width="82"> <p>Waste of manpower: 110 pmin</p> </td> <td width="62"> <p>Wasted costs:</p> <p>217.71 $</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Discussion and conclusion</strong></p> <p style="text-align: left;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Implementing the proposed approach aimed at achieving zero-defect products and enhancing TBL sustainability as its ultimate goal has provided valuable insights for practitioners and tangible improvements in the case study of this research. …”
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An optimal weighting-based hybrid classifier for Children's congenital heart diseases signal processing by Morteza Ebrahimpour, Mehdi Khashei

“…In this paper, a hybrid classifier incorporating Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is proposed and applied to diagnose congenital heart disease in children. The most distinguishing feature of the proposed hybrid classifier compared to existing ones is its optimal weighting algorithm. …”
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Comprehensive Utilization and Optimal Allocation of Environmental Protection Building Materials in the Construction of Civil Engineering by Li Ren, Huasha Ru, Ruiya Xiao, Yao Ju

“…The research methodology includes a multi-criteria decision-making approach, integrating material selection criteria such as mechanical properties, sustainability, cost, and environmental impact. An optimization model, using genetic algorithms and life cycle assessment, was employed to achieve the best material distribution for specific project needs. …”
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Research on Mine-Personnel Helmet Detection Based on Multi-Strategy-Improved YOLOv11 by Lei Zhang, Zhipeng Sun, Hongjing Tao, Meng Wang, Weixun Yi

“…In the complex environment of fully mechanized mining faces, the current object detection algorithms face significant challenges in achieving optimal accuracy and real-time detection of mine personnel and safety helmets. …”
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Modeling and optimizing the atmospheric water harvesting System: Application of PAN-PDMS polymeric membrane by Sepehr Sanaye, Pouya Rezvani Gil Kalaee, Javad Mahmoudimehr

“…The improved values for water vapor removal efficiency, water production cost, and the energy consumption were 63.6 %, 0.31 $ per liter, and 1714 kJ per liter respectively.…”
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Optimizing resource allocation in industrial IoT with federated machine learning and edge computing integration by Ala'a R. Al-Shamasneh, Faten Khalid Karim, Yu Wang

“…To address these issues, a novel Lyapunov-driven optimization algorithm for device selection and bandwidth allocation is introduced. …”
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RFID‐Based Enhanced Resource Optimization for 5G/6G Network Applications by Stella N. Arinze, Augustine O. Nwajana

“…This study provides a scalable, cost‐effective solution for optimizing resource management in 5G and lays the groundwork for future advancements in 6G networks. …”
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Hummingbird-Inspired Modified Particle Swarm Optimization for Efficient Task Scheduling in Cloud Computing by Longyang Du, Qingxuan Wang

“…Comparative experiments conducted on synthetic and real-world datasets (HPC2N) with diverse task loads demonstrate measurable performance improvements, including up to 18% better resource utilization, up to a 35% decrease in imbalance degree, and up to a 20% improvement in execution cost compared to recent algorithms. …”
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Optimal energy management of multi-carrier energy system considering uncertainty in renewable generation by Ankit Garg, K. R. Niazi, Shubham Tiwari, Sachin Sharma, Tanuj Rawat

“…The optimization model is solved using the Modified Water Evaporation algorithm. …”
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Analysis of Smart Grid Optimal Scheduling considering the Demand Response of Different EV Owners by Xiaohua Zhang, Chongyang Liao, Xingrui Chen, Kuiheng Deng, Bolin Chen, Yibo Gong

“…Compared to previous studies, the proposed classified scheduling method exhibits significant improvements in terms of revenue maximization, load distribution among different types of EVs, generation cost savings, and load variance reduction.…”
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Supporting self-management with an internet intervention for low back pain in primary care: a RCT (SupportBack 2) by Adam W A Geraghty, Taeko Becque, Lisa C Roberts, Jonathan Hill, Nadine E Foster, Lucy Yardley, Beth Stuart, David A Turner, Gareth Griffiths, Frances Webley, Lorraine Durcan, Alannah Morgan, Stephanie Hughes, Sarah Bathers, Stephanie Butler-Walley, Simon Wathall, Gemma Mansell, Malcolm White, Firoza Davies, Paul Little

“…A cost-effectiveness study estimated cost per point improvement in the Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire. …”
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A Hierarchical Evolutionary Search Framework with Manifold Learning for Powertrain Optimization of Flying Vehicles by Chenghao Lyu, Nuo Lei, Chaoyi Chen, Hao Zhang

“…Specifically, it achieves a 5.3% improvement in fuel economy, a 7.4% mitigation in battery SOH degradation, and a 1.7% reduction in system manufacturing cost compared to standard NSGA-III-based optimization.…”
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Optimal Allocation of SVG Considering Voltage Mitigation of DG Grid-connected Inverter and APF by Jing XU, Shuya TIAN, Tiejun ZHAO, Xiaogang GAO, Ju YE, Lingyan BU, Wenmiao LIU

“…A multi-objective SVG optimal allocation model is established with minimum total cost of SVG and optimal mitigation effect of system voltage deviation, and the improved genetic algorithm is used to solve the allocation model. …”
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Layout Redesign Analysis Plastic Tarpaper Production Floor Uses Craft Algorithm Method at PT. Limmas Anugrah Plasindo by Roesmita Sukma Alam

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