Genesis of legislative bases of bribery counteraction in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland by P. N. Kobets

“…Until recently, the legal framework for struggling against corruption in the UK was built around a number of regulatory legal acts that had equal legal force and were sources of statutory law. The United Kingdom Bribery Act 2010 entered into force on 1 July 2011 and replaced a group of previous anti-bribery laws in the United Kingdom. …”
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Supply chain management and optimization in transportation logistics by Saoussen Krichen

“…In addition, the efficient planning of activities can be profitable for product development, sourcing, logistics and all flows that can link those activities. …”
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Enhanced cycle life and capacity retention of dual electrolyte Li-ion capacitor through optimization of the solid electrolyte by Omar Gómez Rojas, Wataru Sugimoto

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A novel and easy‐to‐implement modulation scheme for reducing modulation complexity in modular multilevel converter by Zichen Wang, Zhijie Liu, Ke‐Jun Li, Jinxin Dou, Zhonglin Guo, Xiaoxue Ge

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Improving Integrated Energy Systems With Improved Particle Swarm Optimization: Co-Optimizing Renewables, Electric Vehicles, Gas Systems, and Demand Management by Vahid Khademi, Soodabeh Soleymani, Reza Sharifi, Babak Mozafari

“…The increasing adoption of renewable energy sources and energy storage systems has led to growing interest in energy management. …”
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An Optimal Adaptive Control of DC-Microgrid with the Aim of Accurate Current Sharing and Voltage Regulation According to the Load Variation and Gray-Wolf Optimization by Muhammad Hammad Saeed, Sajid Iqbal, Madni Sohail, Usman Akram

“…Today, DC microgrids provide the possibility to provide proper management and control for energy storage systems, generation sources, consumers, and other power components. The droop control method is one of the most common methods used in DC microgrids. …”
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Optimal scheduling of solar powered EV charging stations in a radial distribution system using opposition-based competitive swarm optimization by Isha Chandra, Navneet Kumar Singh, Paulson Samuel, Mohit Bajaj, Arvind R. Singh, Ievgen Zaitsev

“…However, the intermittent nature of renewable energy sources poses a challenge for energy management in power distribution networks. …”
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Optimizing power network expansion with pumped hydro energy storage using a multi-objective enhanced spider wasp optimizer approach by Mohamed M. Refaat, Saad F. Al-Gahtani, Hussain Bassi, Ziad M. Ali, Shady H. E. Abdel Aleem

“…The Enhanced Spider Wasp Optimizer (ESWO) is suggested as the solution to this optimization challenge. …”
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Cortical parcellation optimized for magnetoencephalography with a clustering technique by Sara Sommariva, Narayan Puthanmadam Subramaniyam, Lauri Parkkonen

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On the development of a practical Bayesian optimization algorithm for expensive experiments and simulations with changing environmental conditions by Mike Diessner, Kevin J. Wilson, Richard D. Whalley

“…An off-the-shelf open-source version of ENVBO is available via the NUBO Python package.…”
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A review of control strategies for optimized microgrid operations by Shaibu Ali Juma, Sarah Paul Ayeng'o, Cuthbert Z. M. Kimambo

“…Integrating diverse renewable energy sources into the grid has further emphasized the need for effective management and sophisticated control strategies. …”
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Cooling Rate Measurement and System Optimization for Cryotop Device by Li Weijie, Zhou Xinli, Dai Jianjun, Zhang Defu, Liu Baolin, Wang Haisong

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Optimal Routing Control in Disconnected Machine-to-Machine Networks by Yahui Wu, Su Deng, Hongbin Huang

“…The main goal of this paper is to explore efficient ways for the source to maximize the average delivery ratio when the total fees are limited. …”
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Heat Treatment and Ventilation Optimization in a Deep Mine by Xingxin Nie, Xiaobin Wei, Xiaochen Li, Caiwu Lu

“…The current ventilation system in the 1118 m deep pit of the Jinqu Gold Mine was evaluated, and the ventilation network, ventilation equipment, and ventilation structures near the underground working face were optimized. The low-temperature mine water stored in the middle section of the mine at 640 m depth was used as the cooling source, and a cooling system was established near the 440 m deep middle return well to alleviate the high-temperature and high-humidity conditions of the 280 m deep middle-western area. …”
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Optimized agricultural site selection based on geographic similarity by Z. Qin, Y. Chen, Z. Sha, Z. Sha

“…The geography of the source region (Hongshan District) and the target region (Hubei Province) was examined and the temperature, precipitation, topographical factors and soil were selected as the environmental covariates. …”
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Optimization of Effective Parameters on Biohydrogen Production Using Bioaugmentation by Saeed Khesareh, Seyed-Ahmad Ataei

“…The effects of parameters such as pH, temperature, and stirring, the concentration of whey as carbon source and nitrate as nitrogen source on hydrogen production were screened using the Plackett-Burman method with Minitab 21 software. …”
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Optimal coordination of zero carbon building energy systems by Guo Wangyi, Xu Zhanbo, Liu Jinhui, Liu Yaping, Wu Jiang, Liu Kun, Guan Xiaohong

“…Optimal scheduling of renewable energy sources and building energy systems serves as a pivotal strategy for achieving zero carbon emission. …”
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Process optimization studies on xylanase production and bioethanol fermentation by Chia Zhi Tan, Thien Sze Chen Ivory, Yi Peng Teoh, Kok Chang Lee, Balakrishnan Kunasundari, Xian Ooi Zhong

“…A filamentous fungus, which is Aspergillus niger produces xylanase under submerged fermentation when oil palm empty fruit brunches were used as carbon sources. This study aimed to optimize the operating conditions (medium pH and incubation temperature) of xylanase production process using the OFAT analysis technique. …”
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Progress in the classification, optimization, activity, and application of antimicrobial peptides by Zuheng Su, Huajun Yu, Huajun Yu, Tingting Lv, Qizhou Chen, Hui Luo, Haitao Zhang, Haitao Zhang

“…This paper reviews the progress of research on AMPs sources, structures, optimization strategies, biological activities, mechanisms of action, and applications. …”
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Analysis and Optimization of Abnormal Vibration of Metro Vehicle Floor by LI Hua, XIN Li, DING Jie, WANG Yongsheng, ZANG Xiaobin

“…In view of the abnormal vibration of a carriage floor in the delivery process of a metro vehicle, a large number of vibration tests and analysis were carried out to find the source of the abnormal vibration and eliminate the possibility of the transformer box and floor resonance. …”
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