A comparative study of different kinematic wake models within metaheuristics for efficient wind farm layout optimization by Antonio J. Romero-Barrera, David Casillas-Pérez, Laura Cornejo-Bueno, Jorge Pérez-Aracil, Alvaro Paricio-Garcia, Miguel A. Lopez-Carmona, Juan Blanco-Sancho, Sujan Ghimire, Ravinesh C. Deo, Antonio J. Caamaño, Sancho Salcedo-Sanz

“…In recent years, metaheuristic algorithms have become pivotal in tackling complex non-linear optimization, including wind farm layout optimization (WFLO) problems for energy-generating wind farms. …”
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Autonomous Drone-Based Pollination Systems for Enhancing Crop Yield in Orchards Using IoT and Machine Learning Optimization by Khan Roohee, Lalnunthari Banti

“…Pollination strategies are enhanced by all PSO algorithms which optimize of the flight path and operational parameters. …”
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Life cycle assessment and multicriteria decision making analysis of additive manufacturing processes towards optimal performance and sustainability by Jayant M. Raut, Prashant B. Pande, Kamlesh V. Madurwar, Rajesh M. Bhagat, Satyajit S. Uparkar, Nilesh Shelke, Haytham F. Isleem, Arpita, Vikrant S. Vairagade

“…By using Stochastic Forest, an improvement in decision accuracy can be attained to the extent of 15–20%, together with a cut in costs of about 10%. For its part, PSO optimizes design and manufacturing parameters for the materials, raising their efficiency by 10–15%, while the energy consumption goes down by 8–12%. …”
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A biomass-driven polygeneration system for electricity, cooling, and desalinated water: Exergoeconomic analysis and multi-objective optimization by Ehsanolah Assareh, Aminhossein Jahanbin, Seyed Mohammad Salehan, Ehsan Darouneh, Umberto Berardi

“…A bi-level multi-objective optimization framework, combining a statistical optimization model with a genetic algorithm (GA), is applied to maximize exergy efficiency while simultaneously minimizing the cost rate and CO2 emissions. …”
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Comprehensive evaluation and scenario simulation for determining the optimal conservation priority of ecological services in Danjiangkou Reservoir Area, China by Pengcheng Zhao, Lihui Wang, Yuhong Huang, Yifan Zhao, Qichi Yang, Jinliang Huang, Yun Du, Feng Ling

“…This study focused on the Danjiangkou Reservoir Area (DRA), the originating point and primary water source for the middle route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project, and employed the InVEST model to quantify five key ESs, including carbon storage (CS), habitat quality (HQ), water yield (WY), water purification (WP), and soil conservation (SC) for the period spanning from 2000 to 2020 to simulate seven pending priority scenarios by utilizing the ordered weighting algorithm (OWA). Additionally, it incorporated the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to formulate an evaluation indicator system that combines spatial distribution rationality, conservation efficiency, degree of trade-off, and policy compliance to quantify the scores for each pending scenario, thereby facilitating the determination of the optimal conservation priority. …”
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Optimization design of liquid crystal-based reconfigurable intelligent surface-assisted indoor visible light communication systems by Lisu YU, Xinxin LÜ, Run ZHONG, Mingli ZHANG, Zhenghai WANG, Yuhao WANG

“…The system performance is evaluated by solving a sum-rate maximization problem that accounts for practical scenarios such as the presence of nonuser-obscured LoS paths between the transmitter and the receiver. A low-complexity algorithm using fractional programming and step-by-step optimization is recommended for managing perfect channel state information. …”
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A Study on a Variable-Gain PID Control for a Pneumatic Servo System Using an Optimized PSO-Type Neural Network by Shenglin Mu, Satoru Shibata, Daisuke Baba, Rikuto Oshita

“…The OPSO-type NNs are particularly efficient in solving complex optimization problems without requiring differential information, demonstrating superior simplicity and efficacy compared to traditional methods, such as genetic algorithms. …”
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Power-Efficient UAV Positioning and Resource Allocation in UAV-Assisted Wireless Networks for Video Streaming with Fairness Consideration by Zaheer Ahmed, Ayaz Ahmad, Muhammad Altaf, Mohammed Ahmed Hassan

“…The aim of this research is to maximize the overall users’ quality of experience in terms of power-efficient adaptive video streaming by fair distribution and smooth transition of video rates. The joint optimization includes power minimization, efficient resource allocation, i.e., transmit power and bandwidth, and efficient two-dimensional positioning of the UAV while meeting system constraints. …”
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Structural Parameter Design of Magnetic Pulse Welding Coil for Dissimilar Metal Joints: Numerical Simulation, Parameter Optimization, and Experiments by Yangfan Qin, Changhui Ji, Hao Jiang, Yuefan Jiang, Junjia Cui, Guangyao Li

“…The optimal Latin hypercube sampling technique (OLHS), Kriging approximate model, and the Non-Linear Programming by Quadratic Lagrangian (NLPQL) algorithm were employed in the optimization procedure, based on the finite element model built in LS-DYNA. …”
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Multi-scenario Dynamic Simulation and Optimization of Urban Ventilation Environment: A Case Study of Taiyuan Metropolitan Area by Junda HUANG, Yuncai WANG

“…Although many international scholars have researched the optimization of urban ventilation, the existing research in China mainly focuses on the measurement of the current urban ventilation environment, while neglecting the long-term dynamic changes of the urban ventilation environment in response to different planning objectives in the process of urban development.MethodsThis research proposes a research framework generally applicable to the simulation of future changes in ventilation environment within city – region systems for the first time. …”
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Optimized Quality of Service for Real-Time Wireless Sensor Networks Using a Partitioning Multipath Routing Approach by Mohammed Zaki Hasan, Tat-Chee Wan

“…We propose a novel mathematical model for quality of service (QoS) route determination that enables a sensor to determine the optimal path for minimising resource use while satisfying the required QoS constraints. …”
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Co‐Creation in Automated Public Space Lighting Design: Enhancing Safety and Reducing Light Pollution by Jan Cudzik, Michał Nessel, Victor Moczarski

“…The article presents an algorithm that iteratively determines the optimal number and placement of lamps based on expected lighting levels. …”
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Enhancing the prediction of groundwater quality index in semi-arid regions using a novel ANN-based hybrid arctic puffin-hippopotamus optimization model by Moustafa Gamal Snousy, Hussein M. Elshafie, Ashraf R. Abouelmagd, Najmaldin Ezaldin Hassan, Mahmoud E. Abd-Elmaboud, Ali Akbar Mohammadi, Ashraf M.T. Elewa, E. EL-Sayed, Ahmed M. Saqr

“…Study focus: This study presents a novel hybrid arctic puffin–hippopotamus optimization (HPHO) algorithm combined with an artificial neural network (ANN) to improve irrigation water quality index (IWQI) predictions in semi-arid areas. …”
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Differential diagnosis of ovarian neoplasm using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (clinical case) by N. Е. Safonova, N. М. Podzolkova, V. В. Osadchev, K. V. Babkov, I. Е. Fadeev

“…That’s why an important task is to create optimal algorithms for diagnosing and routing patients in case of suspicion of an adnexal tumor. …”
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Deep Learning Network Selection and Optimized Information Fusion for Enhanced COVID-19 Detection: A Literature Review by Olga Adriana Caliman Sturdza, Florin Filip, Monica Terteliu Baitan, Mihai Dimian

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Adaptive Production Rescheduling System for Managing Unforeseen Disruptions by Andy J. Figueroa, Raul Poler, Beatriz Andres

“…The approach begins by generating an optimal production plan through batch assignments to machines. …”
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Maximizing the Total Profit of Combined Systems with a Pumped Storage Hydropower Plant and Renewable Energy Sources Using a Modified Slime Mould Algorithm by Le Chi Kien, Ly Huu Pham, Minh Phuc Duong, Tan Minh Phan

“…A modified slime mould algorithm (MSMA) is applied to System 2 after proving its outstanding performance compared to the jellyfish search algorithm (JS), equilibrium optimizer (EO), and slime mould algorithm (SMA) in System 1.…”
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Optimal sleep time controller based on traffic prediction and residual energy in duty-cycled wireless sensor networks by Haibo Luo, Minghua He, Zhiqiang Ruan, Xiaxia Zeng

“…Performance results show that our proposed algorithms can balance power consumption among nodes and improve power efficiency while guaranteeing packet latency is minimized.…”
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Recovery and Characterization of Tissue Properties from Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting with Exchange by Naren Nallapareddy, Soumya Ray

“…Our results show that Simplicial Homology Global Optimization (SHGO), a global optimization algorithm, and Limited-memory Bryoden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno algorithm with Bounds (L-BFGS-B), a local optimization algorithm, performed comparably with direct matching in two-tissue property MRF at an SNR of 5. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization Methods for University Campus Planning and Design—A Case Study of Dalian University of Technology by Lin Qi, Chaoran Chen, Jun Dong

“…This study focuses on the multi-objective coordination problem in university campus planning and design, proposing an optimized methodology integrating an improved multi-objective decision-making framework. …”
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