Experimental Study on Evaluation of Organization Collaboration in Prefabricated Building Construction by Dingjing Bao, Yuan Chen, Shuai Wan, Jinlai Lian, Ying Lei, Kaizhe Chen

“…Prefabricated buildings have become important in the transformation and upgrading of the construction industry due to their advantages, including high efficiency, energy conservation, low cost, and environmental friendliness. To further promote the wide application of prefabricated construction, the improvement of construction organization design has become an urgent problem to be solved. …”
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A New Approach to ORB Acceleration Using a Modern Low-Power Microcontroller by Jorge Aráez, Santiago Real, Alvaro Araujo

“…This work also allows for future optimizations that will improve the results of this paper.…”
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XGBoost based enhanced predictive model for handling missing input parameters: A case study on gas turbine by Nagoor Basha Shaik, Kittiphong Jongkittinarukorn, Kishore Bingi

“…The model is built to anticipate the gas turbine's Energy Yield (EY) output, optimize energy production efficiency, improve maintenance schedules, and enable operational decision-making within the power plant. …”
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Precise GNSS Positioning with Time-differenced Carrier Phases at Variable Sampling Rates by S. Guo, H. Yang, Y. Gao

“…Higher sampling rates help decrease positioning interval time and improve travel distance measurements especially when moving on a curvy route. …”
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Automating attendance management in human resources: A design science approach using computer vision and facial recognition by Bao-Thien Nguyen-Tat, Minh-Quoc Bui, Vuong M. Ngo

“…Haar Cascade is a cost-effective and user-friendly machine learning-based algorithm for detecting objects in images and videos. …”
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Thermal-aware resource allocation in earliest deadline first using fluid scheduling by Muhammad Naeem Shehzad, Qaisar Bashir, Ghufran Ahmad, Adeel Anjum, Muhammad Naeem Awais, Umar Manzoor, Zeeshan Azmat Shaikh, Muhammad A Balubaid, Tanzila Saba

“…Thermal issues in microprocessors have become a major design constraint because of their adverse effects on the reliability, performance and cost of the system. This article proposes an improvement in earliest deadline first, a uni-processor scheduling algorithm, without compromising its optimality in order to reduce the thermal peaks and variations. …”
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UHVDC Transmission Line Fault Identification Method Based on Generalized Regression Neural Network by XIE Jia, LIU Feng, KE Yanguo, YIN Zhen, RUAN Wei, YAO Jinming

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Enhancing Efficiency and Security in MTC Environments: A Novel Strategy for Dynamic Grouping and Streamlined Management by Maloth Bhavsingh, K Samunnisa, A Mallareddy

“…These improvements mark a significant step toward achieving an optimal balance between efficiency and security for MTC networks. …”
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Core-periphery structure for district metered area partitioning in urban water distribution systems by Rair Solis Jacome, Thomaz Anchieta, Bruno M. Brentan, Manuel Herrera, Xitlali Delgado Galvan, Jose Antonio Arciniega Nevarez, Jesus Mora Rodriguez

“…The proposed core-periphery-informed DMA design integrates hydraulic and topological analyses to identify central and peripheral network areas, applies a community structure detection algorithm conditioned by these areas, and uses an optimisation model to determine the optimal placement of boundary devices, enhancing network resilience and reducing costs. …”
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Robust design of bicycle infrastructure networks by Christoph Steinacker, Mads Paulsen, Malte Schröder, Jeppe Rich

“…Interestingly, while the more complex optimization models yield better overall welfare results, the improvements over simpler methods are small. …”
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Lightweight YOLOv8s-Based Strawberry Plug Seedling Grading Detection and Localization via Channel Pruning by CHEN Junlin, ZHAO Peng, CAO Xianlin, NING Jifeng, YANG Shuqin

“…[Methods]The YOLOv8s model was selected as the baseline for detecting different categories of seedlings in the strawberry plug tray cultivation process, namely weak seedlings, normal seedlings, and plug holes. To improve the detection efficiency and reduce the model's computational cost, the layer-adaptive magnitude-based pruning(LAMP) score-based channel pruning algorithm was applied to compress the base YOLOv8s model. …”
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Integrating status-neutral and targeted HIV testing in Zimbabwe: A complementary strategy. by Hamufare D Mugauri, Owen Mugurungi, Joconiah Chirenda, Kudakwashe Takarinda, Prosper Mangwiro, Mufuta Tshimanga

“…This combined approach optimizes resource use, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, and contributes to improved health outcomes and reduced HIV transmission rates.…”
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Spatiotemporal-Dependent Vehicle Routing Problem Considering Carbon Emissions by Ziqi Liu, Yeping Chen, Jian Li, Dongqing Zhang

“…Aiming to improve the timeliness of logistics distribution and render the optimized route scheme effective under the real traffic network, we study the green vehicle routing problem with dynamic travel speed from both dimensions of time and space. …”
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Machine Learning-Augmented Triage for Sepsis: Real-Time ICU Mortality Prediction Using SHAP-Explained Meta-Ensemble Models by Hülya Yilmaz Başer, Turan Evran, Mehmet Akif Cifci

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Optimization algorithms are acknowledged to be critical in various fields and dynamical systems since they provide facilitation in identifying and retrieving the most possible solutions concerning complex problems besides improving efficiency, cutting down on costs, and boosting performance. …”
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Electric Submersible Pump Fault Diagnosis Based on Laplacian Eigenmaps and Weighted Extreme Learning Machine by XU Zekun, FU Jun, GAO Xiaoyong, ZHANG Yu, LI Qiang, TAN Chaodong

“…In response to the serious imbalance in the data collected by ESP, firstly, a fault diagnosis model is established using a weighted extreme learning machine; Then, to solve the problems of insufficient algorithm learning, high computational costs caused by weighted strategies, and poor performance in applying to high-dimensional feature spaces, the Laplacian eigenmaps method is introduced to further optimize the model; finally, the effectiveness of the proposed method was validated on the TE chemical process dataset, and the practicality of the algorithm was experimentally validated on the real-time fault dataset of electric submersible pump. …”
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Smart estimation of protective antioxidant enzymes’ activity in savory (Satureja rechingeri L.) under drought stress and soil amendments by Amin Taheri-Garavand, Mojgan Beiranvandi, Abdolreza Ahmadi, Nikolaos Nikoloudakis

“…Specifically, using biochar and superabsorbent led to improved homeostasis under water deficit as reflected by lower MDA levels. …”
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Revolutionizing Supply Chain Management With AI: A Path to Efficiency and Sustainability by Kassem Danach, Ali El Dirani, Hassan Rkein

“…Through an in-depth analysis of various AI techniques&#x2014;such as machine learning, predictive analytics, and optimization algorithms&#x2014;this study offers novel insights into their applicability in solving complex supply chain problems like demand forecasting, inventory management, and logistics optimization. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Four Deep Learning-Based CAD Systems and Manual Reading for Pulmonary Nodules Detection, Volume Measurement, and Lung-RADS Classification Under Varying Ra... by Sifan Chen, Lingqi Gao, Maolu Tan, Ke Zhang, Fajin Lv

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: These findings underscore the potential of DL-CAD for lung cancer screening and the clinical value of VR in low-dose settings, but they highlight the need for improved classification algorithms.…”
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A Two-Phase and Bi-Level Spatial Configuration Methodology of Shelters Based on a Circular Assignment Model and Evacuation Traffic Flow Allocation by Yujia Zhang, Wei Chen, Guangchun Zhong, Guofang Zhai, Wei Zhai

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Leveraging artificial intelligence to strengthen surgical systems in sub-Saharan Africa by Osedebamen Ralph-Okhiria, Ikhide Alonge

“…Thus, developing locally relevant datasets, affordable AI tools, additional ethical inquiries, and cost-effectiveness studies will be crucial. Through collective action and equitable implementation, AI can significantly enhance surgical care in SSA, leading to improved health outcomes.…”
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