Advanced Hydroponic Nutrient Management Systems for Vertical Farming Efficiency with IoT and Model Predictive Control to Enhance Sustainable Crop Growth by Almusawi Muntather, Hussein Abbas Hameed Abdul, Raju V. Siva Prasada

“…These technologies are integrated, whereby the aim is to achieve multiple key objectives, such as optimizing nutrient delivery for improved yield, enhancing environmental control for optimal growing conditions, and encouraging sustainable growing practices. …”
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Battery Energy Storage System Contribution to Primary Frequency Control in Isolated Power Systems by Muhammad Asad, Giulia Tresca, Pericle Zanchetta, Jose Angel Sanchez-Fernandez

“…The aim of this paper is to highlight the improvements achieved using BESS and estimate the optimal size of that BESS for San Cristobal WDPS. …”
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The Influence of Viewing Geometry on Hyperspectral-Based Soil Property Retrieval by Yucheng Gao, Lixia Ma, Zhongqi Zhang, Xianzhang Pan, Ziran Yuan, Changkun Wang, Dongsheng Yu

“…The viewing geometry had limited effects on the choice of preprocessing method and retrieval algorithm. Among the preprocessing methods, D1, SG + D1, and SG + D2 outperformed the others, while PLSR achieved a higher accuracy than SVM and CNN when retrieving soil properties. …”
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DMSO-free cryopreservation of hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes: low temperature characterization and protocol development by Akshat S. Mallya, Tessa Burrows, Jeanne Hsieh, Troy Louwagie, James R. Dutton, Brenda M. Ogle, Allison Hubel

“…A differential evolution (DE) algorithm was utilized to determine the optimal composition of a mixture of a sugar, sugar alcohol and amino acid to replace DMSO as the CPA. …”
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Estimation of Leaf Chlorophyll Content of Maize from Hyperspectral Data Using E2D-COS Feature Selection, Deep Neural Network, and Transfer Learning by Riqiang Chen, Lipeng Ren, Guijun Yang, Zhida Cheng, Dan Zhao, Chengjian Zhang, Haikuan Feng, Haitang Hu, Hao Yang

“…Leaf chlorophyll content (LCC) serves as a vital biochemical indicator of photosynthetic activity and nitrogen status, critical for precision agriculture to optimize crop management. While UAV-based hyperspectral sensing offers maize LCC estimation potential, current methods struggle with overlapping spectral bands and suboptimal model accuracy. …”
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Analysis of influencing factors and equity in hospitalization expense reimbursement for mobile populations based on random forest model: a cross-sectional study from China by Lisheng Shen, Xinan Lu, Yanyun Zhang, Lin Fei, Bo Dong

“…Future efforts to strengthen protection should: (1) further improve the coordination level of medical insurance to narrow the treatment differences between different regions; (2) encourage migrant populations to enroll locally (in the inflow area) and participate in the Basic Medical Insurance for Urban Employees to increase reimbursement levels; and (3) simplify reimbursement policies, optimize information dissemination channels, and enhance the policy comprehensibility and acceptance to narrow accessibility gaps.…”
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Multisegment Parallel Coregistration of Sentinel-1 SAR Time-Series Images by Combining OpenMP With MPI by Yonghui Kang, Yonghong Zhang, Hong'an Wu, Jujie Wei, Xiaoxue Sun, Yue Zuo

“…Validation with 30 Sentinel-1 SAR images from Tianjin-Tangshan (plain) and Zhejiang (mountainous) regions demonstrates significant improvements. OpenMP achieves optimal efficiency with 10-12 parallel kernels, while the combined OpenMP-MPI method performs best with 16 tasks for geometric coregistration and 24 for enhanced spectral diversity coregistration. …”
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Short video preloading via domain knowledge assisted deep reinforcement learning by Yuhong Xie, Yuan Zhang, Tao Lin, Zipeng Pan, Si-Ze Qian, Bo Jiang, Jinyao Yan

“…As such, an important challenge in short video streaming is to design a preloading algorithm that can effectively decide which videos to download, at what bitrate, and when to pause the download in order to reduce bandwidth waste while improving the Quality of Experience (QoE). …”
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The Analysis of the Possibility to Conduct Orbital Manoeuvres of Nanosatellites in the Context of the Maximisation of a Specific Operational Task by Magdalena Lewinska, Michal Kedzierski

“…The conclusions from the conducted analyses confirmed that an appropriate strategy of orbital manoeuvres may greatly improve the operational efficiency of the nanosatellite, while, at the same time, continuing to save fuel and energy. …”
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Research on Functional Modularity and Health Monitoring Design of Home Fitness Equipment by Xinyue Song, Cuiyu Li

“…This study proposes an innovative integrated design framework for multifunctional home fitness equipment, combining modular design, space optimization, and intelligent health monitoring. The design integrates an exercise bike, rowing machine, and spring tensioner into a single unit, reducing equipment footprint by 30% while enabling seamless transitions between exercise modes. …”
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CPFD Simulation of Operation Characteristics of a 10t/d Sludge and Biomass Co-incineration Fluidized Bed Reactor by REN Shaohui, YU Qiao, LIN Li, XIANG Jiatao, MA Lun, ZHANG Shihong

“…Higher bed temperatures (750→850℃) enhanced fuel conversion (CO₂↑12.03→13.46%) and H₂S oxidation (↓0.20→0.16%), while increased bed height (400→600 mm) paradoxically raised CNO by 57% despite improved residence time, suggesting channeling issues. …”
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The Role of Immunohistochemistry as a Surrogate Marker in Molecular Subtyping and Classification of Bladder Cancer by Tatiana Cano Barbadilla, Martina Álvarez Pérez, Juan Daniel Prieto Cuadra, Mª Teresa Dawid de Vera, Fernando Alberca-del Arco, Isabel García Muñoz, Rocío Santos-Pérez de la Blanca, Bernardo Herrera-Imbroda, Elisa Matas-Rico, Mª Isabel Hierro Martín

“…Further research is required to determine the optimal combination of markers, establish a consensus diagnostic algorithm, and validate IHC through large-scale trials. …”
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Wide-Range Variable Cycle Engine Control Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning by Yaoyao Ding, Fengming Wang, Yuanwei Mu, Hongfei Sun

“…To solve this problem, this paper adopts a deep reinforcement learning method based on a deep deterministic policy gradient algorithm, and it applies an action space pruning technique to optimize the controller, which significantly improves the convergence speed of network training. …”
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Thermal performance enhancement in a solar air heater fitted with flapped V-baffles: Numerical study by Chinnapat Turakarn, Pitak Promthaisong, Teerapat Chompookham

“…Thus, the TEF can be improved when compared with the CVB. The rise of β for the FVB led to decreasing on Nu/Nu0, f/f0 and TEF while the increasing of BR gave the opposite. …”
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Deep deterministic policy gradient-based automatic negotiation framework for shared decision-making by Xin Chen, Ping Lu, Yong Liu, Fei-Ping Hong

“…This study introduces AutoSDM-DDPG, an automated SDM framework based on the Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) algorithm. Using an Actor-Critic network, the framework dynamically optimizes negotiation strategies to address multidimensional demands and resolve preference inconsistencies in treatment planning. …”
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Impact of a massive earthquake on adherence to antiretroviral therapy, mental health, and treatment failure among people living with HIV in Nepal. by Bharat Singh Negi, Sunil Kumar Joshi, Minato Nakazawa, Tomohiro Kotaki, Anup Bastola, Masanori Kameoka

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Conceptual Framework of Energy-and-Ecology of Indoor Plant Lighting by Sergei A. Rakut’ko

“…Complex implementation of energy- and ecological technologies of indoor plant lighting will allow increasing the efficiency of the production process, reducing the energy intensity while improving the quality of products and ensuring the environmental friendliness of production.…”
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Securing fruit trees future: AI-driven early warning and predictive systems for abiotic stress in changing climate by Muhammad Ahtasham Mushtaq, Muhammad Ateeq, Muhammad Ikram, Shariq Mahmood Alam, Muhammad Mohsin Kaleem, Muhammad Atiq Ashraf, Muhammad Asim, Khalid F. Almutairi, Mahmoud F. Seleiman, Fareeha Shireen

“…AI integrated approaches such as stress prediction, irrigation optimization, and image-based phenotyping have enhanced agriculture, while machine learning models like Random Forest and Gradient Boosting improve stress management. …”
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Double‐row suture‐bridge technique does not yield better clinical and radiological results than single‐row technique in patients older than 55 years at 2 years minimum follow‐up: A... by Vito Gaetano Rinaldi, Sassoli Iacopo, Federico Coliva, Antongiulio Favero, Alberto Bazzocchi, Marco Miceli, Stefano Di Paolo, Stefano Zaffagnini, Giulio Maria Marcheggiani Muccioli

“…Further research, including randomized controlled trials with long‐term follow‐up, is needed to refine treatment algorithms and improve patient outcomes in rotator cuff surgery. …”
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Modeling Marine Geoid in the China Seas and Its Adjacent Ocean Based on Satellite Altimeter-Derived Gravity Anomaly Model by Huiying Zhang, Xin Liu, Zhen Li, Xiaotao Chang, Heping Sun, Hui Li, Jinyun Guo

“…The accuracy of retrieving marine gravity anomaly model with altimetry data has been improved due to the abundance and high quality of available altimetry data. …”
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