A review of state-of-the-art resolution improvement techniques in SPECT imaging by Zhibiao Cheng, Ping Chen, Jianhua Yan

“…This survey offers a thorough overview of the rapid advancements in resolution enhancement techniques within the field of SPECT, with the objective of identifying the most recent trends. This is anticipated to facilitate further optimization and improvement of clinical systems, enabling the visualization of small lesions in the early stages of tumor detection, thereby enhancing accurate localization and facilitating both diagnostic imaging and radionuclide therapy, ultimately benefiting both clinicians and patients.…”
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Innovative Hybrid Algorithm for Solving Vehicle Routing Problem with Time Window by A.M. Rahimi, B. Yadegari, M. Aboutalebi Esfahani

“…The proposed algorithm is suitable for transportation and logistics systems with limited customers and leads to cost reduction, improved delivery times, and increased service quality.…”
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Dynamic optimization of solar DG and shunt capacitor placement to mitigate the impact of EV charging stations on power distribution network by T. Yuvaraj, M. Thirumalai, T.D. Suresh, Sudhakar Babu Thanikanti, Mohammad Khishe

“…Simulation results confirm the superior performance of QRSMA in improving voltage profiles, reducing power losses, and achieving better computational efficiency compared to conventional optimization algorithms. …”
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Improving the System of Mandatory Requirements to Business under the Digital Transformation of Economy by S. A. Minich

“…Objective: to elaborate scientifically substantiated proposals for improving the system of mandatory requirements in the sphere of business and other economic activity under formation of digital economy, taking into account the foreign experience of eliminating barriers for business and the available practice of legislation optimization in this sphere.Methods: the research methodological basis consists of traditional general and specific methods of scientific cognition: dialectical, formal-logical, historical-comparative, systematic, terminological, general logic methods (analysis, synthesis, generalization, induction, deduction, etc.), as well as special methods: historical-legal, formal-legal, and method of comparative jurisprudence.Results: the author investigated and systematized theoretical approaches and experience of improving the system of mandatory requirements in foreign countries and the Russian Federation; the possibilities of introducing the most successful innovative legal instruments and practices to improve the regulation of economic relations were considered. …”
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Environmental and Economic Dispatching of Fire-Wind Combined System Based on Improved MOPSO by Li Rongshuai, Du Ruiqi, Lu Yi, Jiang Shan

“…Then, an improved multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm, LRMOPSO, is proposed by combining multi-objective particle swarm optimization algorithm, Levy flight jamming strategy and reverse learning strategy. …”
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Optimization of air conditioning mechanical ventilation using simulated annealing for enhanced energy efficiency and cost reduction by Enio Pedone Bandarra Filho, Gleyzer Martins, Muhammad Bilal Riaz, Sardar Muhammad Bilal, Oscar Saul Hernandez Mendonza

“…The methodology integrates principles of fluid mechanics with computational modeling to perform mass and pressure balances, combined with a simulated annealing algorithm for system optimization. The results demonstrate notable reductions in energy consumption, installation costs, and root mean square deviation of airflow rates from design targets. …”
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Social Network Analysis: A Novel Paradigm for Improving Community Detection by Rodrigo Hernández, Inmaculada Gutiérrez, Javier Castro

“…One of the most considered philosophies when defining this type of technique is the use of the graph’s adjacency matrix as input and the consideration of modularity as the function to be optimized. …”
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Improvement of RT-DETR model for ground glass pulmonary nodule detection. by Siyuan Tang, Qiangqiang Bao, Qingyu Ji, Tong Wang, Naiyu Wang, Min Yang, Yu Gu, Jinliang Zhao, Yuhan Qu, Siriguleng Wang

“…This article proposed an algorithm based on RT-DETR model with the following enhancement: 1) optimize the backbone network with FCGE blocks to increase the detection accuracy of small-sized and blurred edge nodules; 2) replace the AIFI module with HiLo-AIFI module to reduce redundant computation and improve the detection accuracy of pure ground glass pulmonary nodules and mixed ground glass pulmonary nodules; 3) replace the DGAK module with CCFF module to address the issue of capturing complex features and recognition of irregularly shaped ground glass nodules. …”
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GAAOA-Lévy: a hybrid metaheuristic for optimized multilevel thresholding in image segmentation by Eman Mahmoud, Salem Alkhalaf, Tomonobu Senjyu, Masahiro Furukakoi, Ashraf Hemeida, Ghada Abozaid

“…However, multilevel thresholding, a widely used segmentation technique, suffers from high computational complexity due to the exhaustive search for optimal thresholds. This paper addresses this challenge by proposing a hybrid Genetic Algorithm-Archimedes Optimization Algorithm (GAAOA), further enhanced with a Lévy flight function (GAAOA-Lévy), to improve efficiency and accuracy in multilevel thresholding. …”
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Adaptive Grasp Pose Optimization for Robotic Arms Using Low-Cost Depth Sensors in Complex Environments by Aiguo Chen, Xuanfeng Li, Kerui Cen, Chitin Hon

“…Unlike traditional deep learning methods, which suffer from high data dependency and inefficiency with low-precision point clouds, the proposed approach uses ellipsoidal modeling to overcome these issues. The algorithm segments the target and then applies a three-stage optimization to refine the grasping path. …”
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Research on Optimal Site Selection for Offshore Wind Farms Substation by Yuan YANG, Xiang Tang, Yanli XIN

“…Site selection of offshore substation plays a vital role for wind farm investment cost. This paper presents a method for optimal substation site selection for offshore wind farms substation. …”
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Load demand forecasting in air conditioning a rotor Hopfield neural network approach optimized by a new optimization algorithm by Mingguang Liu, Weibo Zhao, Ying Zhou, Mahdiyeh Eslami

“…The RHNN/FO-SOA method may contribute to improve energy performance and reduce costs in air conditioners, shown by the findings.…”
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Dynamic ranking function to optimize transshipment costs in intuitionistic Type-2 and Type-1 fuzzy environments by Tarun Kumar, Sadhna Chaudhary, Kapil Kumar, Kailash Dhanuk, M.K. Sharma

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Driving Strategy Using an Improved Ant Colony System for Energy-Efficient Train by Chengda Yang, Kun Miao, Jieyuan Wang

“…Optimal energy-efficient train operation optimization is one of the widely studied areas in transportation science, which can significantly reduce energy consumption that accounts for a large proportion of operating costs. …”
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Microgrid Load Forecasting Based on Improved Long Short-Term Memory Network by Qiyue Huang, Yuqing Zheng, Yuxuan Xu

“…In this paper, a load-forecasting algorithm for microgrid based on improved long short-term memory neural network (LSTM) is proposed. …”
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Healthcare Prediction Using Novel Machine Learning Methods and Metaheuristic Algorithm by Yazdan Ashgevari, Behrouz Alefy, Faranak Kazemi

“…In this study, ML has been used to support healthcare prediction through the use of two models: Extra Trees Classification (ETC) and Support Vector Classification (SVC). To improve the accuracy of the findings derived from the models, two optimizers Smell Agent Optimization (SAO) and Crocodile Hunting Strategy (CHS) used in combination with two models, SVC, ETC. …”
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An Improved Unscented Kalman Filter Applied to Positioning and Navigation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles by Jinchao Zhao, Ya Zhang, Shizhong Li, Jiaxuan Wang, Lingling Fang, Luoyin Ning, Jinghao Feng, Jianwu Zhang

“…To enhance the positioning accuracy of autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs), a new adaptive filtering algorithm (RHAUKF) is proposed. The most widely used filtering algorithm is the traditional Unscented Kalman Filter or the Adaptive Robust UKF (ARUKF). …”
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Novel validity indices for dynamic clustering and an Improved Dynamic Fuzzy C-Means by Ramiro Saltos, Ignacio Carvajal, Fernando Crespo, Richard Weber

“…To illustrate the application of these novel indices, we introduce an improved version of the dynamic fuzzy c-means algorithm (I-DFCM) which offers enhanced computational stability for handling dynamic data. …”
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Fuzzy Controller Design Optimized by the Grasshopper Algorithm to Realize Maximum Power in Photovoltaic Systems by Kamran Safaei, Aida Esmaeilian-Marnani, Hossein Emami, Amir Hossein Zaeri

“…In this paper, a fuzzy controller is presented in order to achieve the maximum power in a solar cell. For improvement of the controller performance and achievement of the maximum power, the fuzzy controller variables are improved by the Grasshopper Optimization Algorithm (GOA). …”
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Improved Correlation of Oil Recovery Factor for Water Driven Reservoirs in the Niger Delta by Ayodele Daniel, Faisal Olasubomi Olanipekun, Sunday Oloruntoba Isehunwa

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