Cost-effectiveness of bioimpedance-guided fluid management in patients undergoing haemodialysis: the BISTRO RCT by Mandana Zanganeh, John Belcher, James Fotheringham, David Coyle, Elizabeth J Lindley, David F Keane, Fergus J Caskey, Indranil Dasgupta, Andrew Davenport, Ken Farrington, Sandip Mitra, Paula Ormandy, Martin Wilkie, Jamie H Macdonald, Ivonne Solis-Trapala, Julius Sim, Simon J Davies, Lazaros Andronis

“…Sensitivity analyses explored the impact of different scenarios, sources of resource use data and value sets. Results The bioimpedance-guided fluid management group was associated with £382 lower average cost per patient (95% CI −£3319 to £2556) and 0.043 more quality-adjusted life-years (95% CI −0.019 to 0.105) compared with the current fluid management group, with neither values being statistically significant. …”
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Dynamics of Population Patch Distribution by Alexander N. Kirillov, Inna V. Danilova

“…The approach is based on a utility function that takes into account the amount of resources in a patch, the population − patch distance, and the measure of information certainty on patch utility. …”
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Coupling Coordination Evaluation of Water Resources and Social Economy and Obstacle Factors in the Greater Bay Area by CHEN Juan, WANG Sen, YANG Jiantao, HE Xingchang

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Framework for experimental evaluation of software solutions in a virtual environment by D. Ilin

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Comparison of the Characteristics of Hydrochar and Torrefied-Char of Traditional Chinese Medicine Residues by Zhiqiang Xu, Wenyu Ren, Shiliang Wu, Rui Xiao

“…The research aims to reveal the carbonization laws of Chinese medicine residues, provide a scientific basis for their efficient resource utilization, and help promote the development of biomass-based carbon materials in the field of environmentally friendly materials, alleviating energy and environmental pressures.…”
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Effect of Freeze-Drying on Apple Pomace and Pomegranate Peel Powders Used as a Source of Bioactive Ingredients for the Development of Functional Yogurt by Munir Ahmed, Anwar Ali, Aleena Sarfraz, Qin Hong, Hu Boran

“…Agro-industrial by-products of fruits have turned into an essential source of bioactive products. This study examined the effect of freeze-drying on apple pomace powder (APP) and pomegranate peel powder (PPP) and their utilization in functional yogurt development at different concentrations. …”
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Efficiency-optimized 6G: A virtual network resource orchestration strategy by enhanced particle swarm optimization by Sai Zou, Junrui Wu, Haisheng Yu, Wenyong Wang, Lisheng Huang, Wei Ni, Yan Liu

“…In this paper, 6G network resource orchestration is optimized to support customized network slicing of services, and place network functions generated by heterogeneous devices into available resources. …”
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Optimization of Moringa oleifera leaves protein extraction conditions and characterization based on nutritional quality and functional properties for sustainable protein source by Emilienne Carine Nyobe, Christian Bernard Bakwo Bassogog, Gabriel Medoua Nama, Samuel René Minka, Martin Alain Mune Mune

“…Plant leaves could be used in the food industry as an important protein source for their nutritional quality, bioactive and techno-functional properties. …”
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Enhanced skill optimization algorithm: Solution to the stochastic reactive power dispatch framework with optimal inclusion of renewable resources using large‐scale network by Noor Habib Khan, Yong Wang, Raheela Jamal, Sheeraz Iqbal, Mohamed Ebeed, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Z. M. S. Elbarbary

“…Nowadays, thermal generators are no longer utilized and renewable resources (RERs) have been integrated owing to their marvellous benefits. …”
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Bioactive compounds from New Zealand's native edible plants: Their role in future functional foods by Ali Rashidinejad

“…These plants offer a rich source of bioactive compounds that can be incorporated into functional foods to enhance their health‐promoting properties. …”
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Bankruptcy rules and sustainable water management: A MODSIM-NSGAII simulation multi-objective optimization framework for equitable transboundary water allocation by Bentolhoda Asl-Rousta, S. Jamshid Mousavi

“…This study addresses these challenges by introducing a new optimal bankruptcy rule (OpPro rule) through a simulation-optimization model (MODSIM-NSGAII), where MODSIM simulates the spatial and temporal variability of water resources, and the NSGA-II optimization algorithm includes two objective functions of maximizing basin-wide ecological sustainability and maximizing economic efficiency reflecting ''equitable and reasonable utilization'' of water. …”
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Sea dragon metabolome and lipidome unveil bioactive functional food candidates with sepsis therapeutic activities by Huixiang Wu, Miaoyu Li, Lijun Ge, Weibo Lu, Xuewei Shen, Yu Zhang, Zengyan Wu, Jianding Wang, Yonghui Wu, Huijuan Mao, Jianliang Zhang, Qingcheng Wang, Jing Xue, Qing Shen, Yuexing Tu

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Utilization of artichoke (<i>Cynara scolymus L.</i>) by-products for enhancing nutritional value and phytochemical content of cookies by A. S.M. Ammar, Y. M. Riyad, A. A.A. Ebrahiem

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A near-optimal resource allocation strategy for minimizing the worse-case impact of malicious attacks on cloud networks by Yu-Fang Chen, Frank Yeong-Sung Lin, Kuang-Yen Tai, Chiu-Han Hsiao, Wei-Hsin Wang, Ming-Chi Tsai, Tzu-Lung Sun

“…The proposed model integrates Virtual Machine (VM) initiation decisions and employs the Contest Success Function (CSF) within a two-player max–min game framework to dynamically allocate resources. …”
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Exploring the Effect of Using Information Technology on Functional and Strategic Performances of the Human Resource Management Units in Automaker and Automotive Supplier Companies... by Hasan Abedi Jafari, Mehdi Asadnejad Rokni, hamid reza yazdani

“…The information technology has profoundly changed the way organizations are structured as well as the nature and the role of the business divisions. Human resource department, as one of the most vital units of any organization has also not been immune from these changes and many of its functions has transformed from traditional techniques to IT-based methods. …”
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Aquatic insect functional traits indicate spatiotemporal changes in potential aquatic prey availability to terrestrial consumers after small dam removal by Peter E. Carlson

“…The transfer of aquatic resource subsidies into terrestrial food webs via the winged adult stages of aquatic insects is recognized as a key component in the functioning of riverine networks. …”
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The effect of ultrasound-assisted extraction process on techno-functional properties of protein from Moringa oleifera leaves by Muhammad Kamran Khan, Hamna Mazhar, Umber Shehzadi, Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad, Muhammad Tahir Nadeem, Rabia Shabir Ahmad, Muhammad Imran, Waseem Khalid, Muhammad Imran Khan, Muhammad Zubair Khalid, Sulaiman Ali Alharbi, Mohammad Javed Ansari, Emery Lenge Mukonzo

“…Utilization of plant proteins for food development as an alternate source of animal proteins could lead to the sustainability of resources. …”
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Enhancing water use efficiency: Insights from hydrological variability encounter of multiple water sources and implications for terminal Lake management in arid regions by Kun Liu, Yunfei Chen, Bin Wu, Hailiang Xu, Abdul Waheed, Fan Gao, Bing He, Long Zhou, Jie Wu, Qin Zhang, Jinhao Ju

“…Multivariate empirical mode decomposition (MEMD) was applied to identify periodic characteristics of runoff, while wavelet coherence transform assessed the consistency of runoff patterns. A Copula function was then utilized to construct a joint distribution model, quantifying variability patterns and their cascading effects on ecological water use in Taitema Lake. …”
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Recovery of Proteins and Structural and Functional Properties of Corn Starch Processing Wastewater by Foam Separation Coupled with Ultrafiltration by Rui ZHANG, Haitian LI, Zhiwei GAO, Danyi LIU, Jianchun HAN, Longwei JIANG

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Time-lag effects of NEP and NPP to meteorological factors in the source regions of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers by Hengshuo Zhang, Xizhi Lv, Yongxin Ni, Qiufen Zhang, Jianwei Wang, Li Ma

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