A multi-functional simulation platform for on-demand ride service operations by Siyuan Feng, Taijie Chen, Yuhao Zhang, Jintao Ke, Zhengfei Zheng, Hai Yang

“…However, due to cost and reliability issues, it is commonly infeasible to validate these models and train/test these optimization algorithms within real-world ride-sourcing platforms. …”
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Automated Calibration of SWMM for Improved Stormwater Model Development and Application by Hossein Ahmadi, Durelle Scott, David J. Sample, Mina Shahed Behrouz

“…During multi-objective optimization calibration, the model achieved NSE, PBIAS, and RSR values of 0.73, 17.1, and 0.52, respectively; while the validation period recorded values of 0.86, 13.1, and 0.37, respectively. …”
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Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in Games: Research and Applications by Haiyang Li, Ping Yang, Weidong Liu, Shaoqiang Yan, Xinyi Zhang, Donglin Zhu

“…The findings reveal core principles governing how groups make optimal choices in complex environments while mapping the technological development pathways created by blending cross-disciplinary methods to enhance multi-agent systems.…”
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Area-Time-Efficient Secure Comb Scalar Multiplication Architecture Based on Recoding by Zhantao Zhang, Weijiang Wang, Jingqi Zhang, Xiang He, Mingzhi Ma, Shiwei Ren, Hua Dang

“…The interleaved modular multiplication algorithm and modified binary inverse algorithm are used to achieve short clock cycle delay and high frequency while taking into account the need for a low area. …”
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Research on Machine Learning-Based Extraction and Classification of Crop Planting Information in Arid Irrigated Areas Using Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Time-Series Data by Lixiran Yu, Hongfei Tao, Qiao Li, Hong Xie, Yan Xu, Aihemaiti Mahemujiang, Youwei Jiang

“…The newly developed framework exhibits exceptional precision in categorization while maintaining impressive adaptability, offering crucial insights for optimizing agricultural operations and sustainable resource allocation in irrigation-dependent arid zones.…”
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The significance of the leaf area index for evapotranspiration estimation in SWAT-T for characteristic land cover types of West Africa by F. Merk, T. Schaffhauser, F. Anwar, Y. Tuo, J.-M. Cohard, M. Disse

“…The comprehensive parameter set is then optimized using the shuffled complex evolution algorithm. …”
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Ultra-Low Dose Computed Tomography Imaging in Quantifying Bone Trauma and Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study by Fariba Zarei, Seyedeh Marzieh Ahmadi, Saber Dehbani-Zadeh, Anahita Jafari, Vyas Akondi, Sabyasachi Chatterjee, Seyed Alireza Mirhosseini, Rezvan Ravanfar Haghighi

“…Background: X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a standard tool for diagnosing bone abnormalities. CT dose optimization is strongly recommended, due to the stochastic effects of x-ray. …”
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Drought Amplifies the Suppressive Effect of Afforestation on Net Primary Productivity in Semi-Arid Ecosystems: A Case Study of the Yellow River Basin by Futao Wang, Ziqi Zhang, Mingxuan Du, Jianzhong Lu, Xiaoling Chen

“…Among drought events identified using a three-dimensional clustering algorithm, high-intensity droughts caused an average NPP loss of 23.2 gC·m⁻² across the basin. …”
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The potentials of vehicle-grid integration on peak shaving of a community considering random behavior of aggregated vehicles by Yalun Li, Kun Wang, Chaojie Xu, Yu Wu, Liguo Li, Yuejiu Zheng, Shichun Yang, Hewu Wang, Minggao Ouyang

“…In a typical residential community with 100 EVs per 1000 people, disorderly charging increases the peak load by 17.1%, while VGI, with a participation ratio of 30%, reduces the load range by 74.8%. …”
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The superior coupled model with innovative strategy for accurate imputation of missing hydrological monitoring data in water research-A case of groundwater level data by Xian-Qi Zhang, Zi-Yu Li, Xian-Liang Liu, Xiao-Yan Wu, Xin-Yong Xu, En-Kuan Li, Bo-Wen Wang, Su-Bo Han, Shao-Bo Liu

“…This paper proposes a strategy of “Decomposition-Classification-Feature Extraction-Imputation” and establishes a coupled model integrating Extreme-point Symmetric Mode Decomposition (ESMD), Permutation Entropy (PE), Singular Value Decomposition (SVD), and Whale Optimization Algorithm-Bidirectional Long Short-Term Memory (WOA-BiLSTM) for the hydrological monitoring data imputation. …”
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Capacity Estimation of Lithium-Ion Battery Systems in Fuel Cell Ships Based on Deep Learning Model by Xiangguo Yang, Jia Tang, Qijia Song, Yifan Liu, Lin Liu, Xingwei Zhou, Yuelin Chen, Telu Tang

“…A TCN-BiGRU model is then developed, with hyperparameters determined by the Kepler optimization algorithm (KOA). Cells from a battery pack under consistent conditions are used for training, while other cells in the same pack serve as the test set. …”
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Time Series Prediction Method of Clean Coal Ash Content in Dense Medium Separation Based on the Improved EMD-LSTM Model by Kai Cheng, Xiaokang Zhang, Keping Zhou, Chenao Zhou, Jielin Li, Chun Yang, Yurong Guo, Ranfeng Wang

“…High-frequency noise-containing IMFs are selectively removed, while LSTM predicts retained components. SSA optimizes LSTM parameters (learning rate, hidden layers, epochs) to minimize prediction errors. …”
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Unsupervised Learning for Distributed Downlink Power Allocation in Cell-Free mMIMO Networks by Mattia Fabiani, Asmaa Abdallah, Abdulkadir Celik, Omer Haliloglu, Ahmed M. Eltawil

“…The proposed unsupervised learning approach circumvents the arduous task of training data computations, typically required in supervised learning methods, bypassing the use of conventional complex optimization methods and heuristic methodologies. Furthermore, an LSF-based radio unit (RU) selection algorithm is employed to activate only the contributing RUs, allowing efficient utilization of network resources. …”
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Evaluation of Shelf Life Prediction for Broccoli Based on Multispectral Imaging and Multi-Feature Data Fusion by Xiaoshuo Cui, Xiaoxue Sun, Shuxin Xuan, Jinyu Liu, Dongfang Zhang, Jun Zhang, Xiaofei Fan, Xuesong Suo

“…Savitzky–Golay (SG) convolution smoothing and standard normal variate (SNV) and normalization (Norm) preprocessing methods were employed to preprocess the original spectral data and textural features, while a successive projection algorithm (SPA) was used to extract relevant feature bands. …”
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Capabilities of BIOMASS Three-Baseline PolInSAR Mode for the Characterization of Tropical Forests by Yanzhou Xie, Laurent Ferro-Famil, Yue Huang, Thuy Le Toan, Jianjun Zhu, Haiqiang Fu, Peng Shen

“…Second, the forest height was retrieved using a three-baseline algorithm based on polarimetric coherence optimization with multi-baseline joint diagonalization. …”
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Inherent Trade-Offs Between the Conflicting Aspects of Designing the Compact Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Anti-Interference Array by Xiangjun Li, Xiaoyu Zhao, Xiaozhou Ye, Zukun Lu, Feixue Wang, Peiguo Liu

“…Building on these insights, we innovatively propose a multi-objective optimization framework based on the non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm-II (NSGA-II) model, integrating antenna electromagnetic characteristics and signal processing constraints. …”
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High-Quality Short-Range Radar Imaging with Coprime Sampling by Yaping Wang, Tianjiao Zeng, Xu Zhan, Xiangdong Ma, Mou Wang, Jun Shi, Shunjun Wei, Xiaoling Zhang

“…Our approach is built upon three core perspectives: (1) physical sampling: we adopt a coprime pattern to form an extended sampling aperture with a structured layout, enabling effective utilization of limited channels and minimizing aperture loss; (2) signal measurement: we utilize the second-order statistics of the measured data to generate additional equivalent measurements, thus enhancing the system’s capability to capture diverse spatial information; and (3) scene reconstruction: we establish a novel forward measurement model, linking these equivalent measurements to the scene, and then formulate a sparsity-regularized optimization problem. We design a background-texture-preserving, target-enhanced resolving method based on the first-order proximal gradient algorithm to achieve robust and high-quality imaging results. …”
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A Centralized Multi-Agent DRL-Based Trajectory Control Strategy for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Enabled Wireless Communications by Getaneh Berie Tarekegn, Rong-Terng Juang, Belayneh Abebe Tesfaw, Hsin-Piao Lin, Huan-Chia Hsu, Robel Berie Tarekegn, Li-Chia Tai

“…The trajectory of the aerial base stations is then continuously adjusted through a centralized multi-agent deep reinforcement learning algorithm to optimize communication performance. We evaluated our proposed system using real channel measurement data, i.e., amplitude and phase signal information. …”
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Complex Cloud-Sea Background Simulation for Space-Based Infrared Payload Digital Twin by Wen Sun, Yejin Li, Fenghong Li, Guangsen Liu, Peng Rao

“…Static cloud-sea scenes are generated using Qilu-2 and New Technology satellite images, while dynamic scenarios are simulated with our iterative fractal dimension optimization algorithm. …”
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Using Graph Neural Networks in Reinforcement Learning With Application to Monte Carlo Simulations in Power System Reliability Analysis by Oystein Rognes Solheim, Boye Annfelt Hoverstad, Magnus Korpas

“…Recent efforts from the authors indicate that optimal power flow solvers could potentially be replaced with the policies of deep reinforcement learning agents, to obtain significant speedups of Monte Carlo simulations while retaining close to optimal accuracies. …”
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