Transformative Procurement Trends: Integrating Industry 4.0 Technologies for Enhanced Procurement Processes by Areej Althabatah, Mohammed Yaqot, Brenno Menezes, Laoucine Kerbache

“…<i>Background</i>: the advent of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) innovations has revolutionized supply chain management through technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) integrated into procurement processes. <i>Methods</i>: this study addresses a critical knowledge gap by conducting a comprehensive review of <i>111</i> papers sourced from the Scopus database. …”
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Unbalance mitigation strategy and power quality improvement in microgrids using a state feedback controller and voltage profile improvement with an electric spring by Mehdi Sanaei, Hamidreza Akbari, Zohreh Beheshtipour, Somayeh Mousavi

“…One of the most important issues with microgrids is the optimal allocation of power between distributed generation sources and the mains, so that DG sources connected to the microgrid by electronic-power interfaces must be able to share the needs for their local loads and common loads properly. …”
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Efficient biodiesel production from waste cooking oil using a bifunctional Ce/Mn/γ-Al₂O₃ catalysts by Nashwa Mohammed Alahmar, Nur Izyan Binti Wan Azelee, Susilawati Toemen

“…This study seeks to overcome these challenges by developing and optimizing a bifunctional Ce/Mn(10:90)/γ-Al₂O₃ catalyst via the incipient wetness impregnation (IWI) method. …”
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Research activity as a factor in the formation of professional competence of future teachers in the context of digital transformation by Tatyana A. Toreeva

“…Methodology . The main research methods were critical analysis of scientific and pedagogical sources, systematization, classification, and questionnaire method. …”
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Research and application of micro-scale fracture prediction technology for deep coalbed methane based on five-dimensional seismic data by Lei ZHANG, Fengyin XU, Jiangnan TONG, Feng ZHANG, Feng WANG, Wei HOU, Yihang CHANG, Songyi HOU, Xiangbing PEI, Zhenyi CAO, Tong CHEN, Xuefeng LI, Ke ZHOU, Yongzhou LI, Huaibin ZHEN, Wenting ZENG

“…Applying these micro-fracture prediction results guided the optimization and implementation of the horizontal well fracturing plan in the study area in later stages, leading to a significant reduction in the interference ratio from 14.58% in 2023 to 5.23%. …”
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Camellia sinensis phytochemical profiling, drug-likeness, and antibacterial activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria: in vitro and in silico insights by Farouk Boudou, Amal Belakredar, Ahcene Keziz, Huda Alsaeedi, David Cornu, Mikhael Bechelany, Mikhael Bechelany, Ahmed Barhoum, Ahmed Barhoum

“…Future research should focus on in vivo validation, structure-activity optimization, and formulation development to improve bioavailability and clinical applicability.…”
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Vineyard pruning-wood waste valorisation: sustainable extraction of bioactive compounds by Elisabetta Tumminelli, Valeria Cavalloro, Valeria Cavalloro, Chiara Ingrà, Alessandra Ferrandino, Alessio Porta, Giorgio Marrubini, Emanuela Martino, Emanuela Martino, Daniela Rossi, Simona Collina

“…Accordingly, it represents a valuable source of biologically active phytochemicals with potential industrial outcomes.MethodsThe present study aimed to exploit grapevine pruning residues as a source of (E)-resveratrol and (E)-ε-viniferin through the set-up of a low environmental impact procedure which involves first a microwave-assisted solvent extraction (MASE) followed by a protocol suitable for the isolation of (E)-resveratrol and (E)-ε-viniferin from the MASE extract. …”
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A Survey of Localization in Wireless Sensor Network by Long Cheng, Chengdong Wu, Yunzhou Zhang, Hao Wu, Mengxin Li, Carsten Maple

“…The location estimation methods can be classified into target/source localization and node self-localization. …”
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Capabilities of battery and compressed air storage in the economic energy scheduling and flexibility regulation of multi-microgrids including non-renewable/renewable units by Ahad Faraji Naghibi, Ehsan Akbari, Mehdi Veisi, Saeid Shahmoradi, Sasan Pirouzi

“…Constraints consider the optimal power flow formulation, flexibility and voltage stability limits in microgrids, and mathematical formulation of sources and storages operation. …”
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L0-Norm based Image Pansharpening by using population-based algorithms by Mehmet Akif Günen, María-Luisa Pérez-Delgado, Erkan Beşdok

“…Earth observation satellites capture panchromatic images at high spatial resolution and multispectral images at lower resolution to optimize the use of their onboard energy sources. This results in a technical necessity to synthesize high-resolution multispectral images from these data. …”
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Automatic fused multimodal deep learning for plant identification by Alfreds Lapkovskis, Natalia Nefedova, Ali Beikmohammadi

“…This shift introduces the challenge of determining the optimal point for modality fusion.MethodsIn this paper, we introduce a pioneering multimodal DL-based approach for plant classification with automatic modality fusion. …”
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Outage probability for cooperative communication system with asymmetric channel by CHUAI Gang1, LIU Sheng1, WEN Xiao-jun1

“…Firstly, a mathematical model of cooperative system in asymmetric channel considering the link diversity gain between the source and destination was presented. An analytical expression of the average outage probability which was proved accurate by simulation was derived by using the method of characteristic function. …”
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FOR RECOGNITION OF ROAD SIGNS USING A NEURAL NETWORK by Elena Yashina, Roman Artiukh, Nikolai Рan, Andrei Zelensky

“…The subject of the study is the methods and tools for automation of recognition of road signs at the level of software implementation. …”
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The imperial experience of the Russian empire: the Grand Duchy of Finland in the second half of the 19th – early 20th centuries by N.G. Karnishina

“…The system-structural method is used by the author to study the principles and methods of conducting national policy on the example of the Grand Duchy of Finland. …”

Improving the combat capability of small police tactical groups by I. V. Vlasenko, I. P. Lykhyi, Ya. O. Slatin

“…The paper uses a scientific approach to improving the combat capability and tactics of small tactical groups. The following methods are used in the article: analysis, analysis of primary sources, comparative analysis, statistical and mathematical analysis, survey, expert survey, optimisation and approximation, graphical method of formations and method of optimisation of the commander’s location in a small tactical group, and method of experimental research. …”
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The unexploited potential of data systems tracking medicines utilization: an opportunity to improve access to oncology combination therapies by Steven Simoens, David Dodwell, Michael Hartevelt, Peter Lindgren, Peter Lindgren, Michele Pistollato, Lisa Pont, Caridad Pontes, Alexander Roediger, Antun Sablek, Eric Van Ganse, Qinyi Wang, Chris Wenger, Tim Wilsdon, Entela Xoxi, Entela Xoxi, Brian Godman, Brian Godman

“…Using existing data systems is likely to be less resource-intensive than setting up a novel system for this application. While viable sources of data exist in most countries, many need improving to fully harness their tracking potential. …”
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A novel principle of frequency characteristics-based current differential protection for outgoing lines of wind farms by Bingran Wang, Zengping Wang

“…With the development of renewable energy sources, conventional power frequency-based protection schemes face performance decrease problems. …”
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Machine learning enables legal risk assessment in internet healthcare using HIPAA data by Shixian Liu, Hailing Liu, Siyu Fan, Leming Song, Zeyu Wang

“…Abstract This study explores how artificial intelligence technologies can enhance the regulatory capacity for legal risks in internet healthcare based on a machine learning (ML) analytical framework and utilizes data from the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) database. The research methods include data collection and processing, construction and optimization of ML models, and the application of a risk assessment framework. …”
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Comparative efficacy of eight traditional Chinese medicines combined with statins in the treatment of hyperlipidemia: a Bayesian network meta-analysis by Ling Jiang, Wen Fan, Fangyu Zhou, Lihan Liu, Maoxing Pan, Maoxing Pan, Qinhe Yang, Qinhe Yang, Yupei Zhang, Yupei Zhang

“…However, diverse TCM formulations lack comparative evidence in combination regimens, necessitating urgent evidence-based optimization.MethodsBased on preliminary literature review and component usage frequency analysis, 8 TCMs were included firstly. …”
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Analysis of research hotspots in oil & gas storage and transportation based on reports in Engineering Fronts and databases for retrieval by Zhaoyang LIU, Zhongyuan GUAN, Jiaxiong ZHAO, Peilu WU, Teng ZHANG, Mengyao QI

“…With the expansion of the oil & gas pipeline network, the scope of objects transported by pipelines has also been broadened to include new energies such as hydrogen, methanol and ammonia, as well as unconventional media such as CO2, thereby introducing numerous new research topics in the field of oil & gas storage and transportation engineering. Methods Taking the reports of Engineering Fronts, the platforms of CNKI and SciVal, and core collections of Web of Science (WoS) as data sources, contents reflecting the development trends of science and technology in the industry were analyzed, such as the international cutting-edge research hotspots in oil & gas storage and transportation engineering field, as well as the high-frequency key words and the number of articles related to the hotspots in CNKI database, Scopus database and WoS core collections. …”
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