An Improved Marriage in Honey-Bee Optimization Algorithm for Minimizing Earliness/Tardiness Penalties in Single-Machine Scheduling with a Restrictive Common Due Date by Pedro Palominos, Mauricio Mazo, Guillermo Fuertes, Miguel Alfaro

“…This study evaluates the efficiency of a swarm intelligence algorithm called marriage in honey-bee optimization (MBO) in solving the single-machine weighted earliness/tardiness problem, a type of NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem. …”
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<italic>UAV-NavS</italic>: Three-Dimensional Navigation System of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Hybrid Optimization Algorithm by Monia Digra, Upma Jain, Ram Kishan Dewangan, Himanshu Suyal

“…The proposed approach enhances the exploration capabilities of the whale optimization algorithm. Then, it hybridises this improved whale optimization algorithm with the sine cosine algorithm to improve the overall exploitation capabilities. …”
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Automated Generation of Hybrid Metaheuristics Using Learning-to-Rank by Xinru Xue, Ting Shu, Jinsong Xia

“…The LTR-MHA aims to achieve adaptive optimization of algorithm combination strategies by dynamically fusing the search behaviors of Whale Optimization (WOA), Harris Hawks Optimization (HHO), and the Genetic Algorithm (GA). …”
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Optimization of power output in plateau photovoltaic power stations using a hybrid Kepler and Gaussian quantum particle swarm algorithm by Shuang Gan, Heng Hu, Shaoshuai Li, Qian Peng, Taidong Yan, Huasheng Gong, Yuancheng Zhang

“…The proposed solution integrates the Kepler Optimization Algorithm (KOA) with the Gaussian Quantum Improved Particle Swarm Optimization (GQPSO) to address multi-objective optimization, with the goal of maximizing power generation, minimizing operational costs, and enhancing system stability. …”
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A Hybrid Optimization Approach for Improving Sensor Configuration to Enhance Nasogastric Tube (NGT) Localization During Insertion and Withdrawal by M. Souganttika, Shaohui Foong

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An Improved Maximum Power Point Tracking Control Scheme for Photovoltaic Systems: Integrating Sparrow Search Algorithm-Optimized Support Vector Regression and Optimal Regulation fo... by Mingjun He, Ke Zhou, Yutao Xu, Jinsong Yu, Yangquan Qu, Xiankui Wen

“…In this study, an improved MPPT control scheme based on the technique of predicting the reference current at the MPP and regulating the optimal current is proposed. …”
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A new type of sustainable operation method for urban rail transit: Joint optimization of train route planning and timetabling by Guorong Fan, Chao Li, Xinyun Shao, Fangzheng Zhen, Yao Huang

“…To solve large-scale problems, an improved adaptive large neighborhood search algorithm (ALNS) is designed accordingly. …”
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Multi-Objective Optimization of Speed Profile for Railway Catenary Maintenance Vehicle Operations Based on Improved Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm III by Bingli Zhang, Gan Shen, Yixin Wang, Yangyang Zhang, Chengbiao Zhang, Xinyu Wang, Zhongzheng Liu, Xiang Luo

“…The implementation of pre-optimized speed profiles significantly reduces the energy consumption while improving key operational performance metrics, such as ride comfort, punctuality, and safety. …”
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Enhanced path planning algorithm via hybrid WOA-PSO for differential wheeled mobile robots by Huda Talib Najm, Nur Syazreen Ahmad, Ahmed Sabah Al-Araji

“…This study introduces an enhanced algorithm for global path planning of Differential Wheeled Mobile Robots (DWMRs) that merges the Whale Optimization Algorithm (WOA) and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO). …”
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Do Sharpness-Based Optimizers Improve Generalization in Medical Image Analysis? by Mohamed Hassan, Aleksandar Vakanski, Boyu Zhang, Min Xian

“…These sharpness-based optimizers have shown improvements in model generalization compared to conventional stochastic gradient descent optimizers and their variants on general domain image datasets, but they have not been thoroughly evaluated on medical images. …”
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Multi-AGV multitask collaborative scheduling based on an improved ant colony algorithm by Yazhen Zhu, Qing Song, Meng Li

“…This paper establishes a mathematical model with the optimization objective of minimizing the overall running time of material distribution tasks and proposes an improved ant colony algorithm to optimize the model. …”
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Error Covariance Analyses for Celestial Triangulation and Its Optimality: Improved Linear Optimal Sine Triangulation by Abdurrahim Muratoglu, Halil Ersin Söken, Uwe Soergel

“…The proposed approach, called the Improved-LOST algorithm, introduces a systematic method for evaluating and selecting optimal measurement pairs based on a Cramér–Rao Lower-Bound (CRLB) analysis. …”
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Lightweight Apple Leaf Disease Detection Algorithm Based on Improved YOLOv8 by LUO Youlu, PAN Yonghao, XIA Shunxing, TAO Youzhi

“…To reduce the incidence of apple diseases and increase fruit yield, developing efficient and fast apple leaf disease detection technology is of great significance. An improved YOLOv8 algorithm was proposed to identify the leaf diseases that occurred during the growth of apples.…”
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Detecting Planting Holes Using Improved YOLO-PH Algorithm with UAV Images by Kaiyuan Long, Shibo Li, Jiangping Long, Hui Lin, Yang Yin

“…Lastly, our proposed Siblings Detection Head reduces computational burden while significantly improving detection performance. …”
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An Improved YOLOv7-Tiny-Based Algorithm for Wafer Surface Defect Detection by Mengyun Li, Xueying Wang, Hongtao Zhang, Xiaofeng Hu

“…Experiments conducted on a self-constructed dataset show that the improved algorithm achieved a mean Average Precision (mAP) of 90.1%, representing a 3.2% increase over the original algorithm. …”
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Improved Particle Swarm Optimization with a Collective Local Unimodal Search for Continuous Optimization Problems by Martins Akugbe Arasomwan, Aderemi Oluyinka Adewumi

“…A new local search technique is proposed and used to improve the performance of particle swarm optimization algorithms by addressing the problem of premature convergence. …”
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A Lightweight Detection Method for Meretrix Based on an Improved YOLOv8 Algorithm by Zhongxu Tian, Sifan Hou, Xiaoxue Yue, Xuewen Hu

“…To address this issue, this paper proposes a lightweight detection method, YOLOv8-RFD, based on an improved YOLOv8 algorithm, tailored for clam sorting applications. …”
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Application of improved and efficient image repair algorithm in rock damage experimental research by Mingzhe Xu, Xianyin Qi, Diandong Geng

“…The improved incremental Transformer algorithm presented in this paper will contribute to enhancing the efficiency of digital image technology in the realm of rock damage, saving time and money, and offering an innovative approach to traditional rock damage analysis.…”
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Research on APF-Dijkstra Path Planning Fusion Algorithm Based on Steering Model and Volume Constraints by Xizheng Wang, Gang Li, Zijian Bian

“…Therefore, an APF-Dijkstra path planning fusion algorithm based on steering model and volume constraints is proposed to improve it. …”
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Application of MRI image segmentation algorithm for brain tumors based on improved YOLO by Tao Yang, Xueqi Lu, Lanlan Yang, Miyang Yang, Jinghui Chen, Hongjia Zhao

“…ObjectiveTo assist in the rapid clinical identification of brain tumor types while achieving segmentation detection, this study investigates the feasibility of applying the deep learning YOLOv5s algorithm model to the segmentation of brain tumor magnetic resonance images and optimizes and upgrades it on this basis.MethodsThe research institute utilized two public datasets of meningioma and glioma magnetic resonance imaging from Kaggle. …”
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