Optimizing biomethane production and plants growth with biochar-enhanced anaerobic digestion by Melania Fiore, Francesca Demichelis, Fabio Alessandro Deorsola, Debora Fino, Guido Saracco, Massimo Pugliese, Tonia Tommasi

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A Survey on Hyperparameters Optimization of Deep Learning for Time Series Classification by Ayuningtyas Hari Fristiana, Syukron Abu Ishaq Alfarozi, Adhistya Erna Permanasari, Mahardhika Pratama, Sunu Wibirama

“…This review examines the HPO methods, hyperparameters, and tools utilized in this context based on 77 primary studies sourced from academic databases. The findings indicate that Metaheuristic algorithm and Bayesian Optimization are commonly employed approaches, with a focus on hyperparameters related to the deep learning architectures. …”
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Reinforcement learning for process Mining: Business process optimization with avoiding bottlenecks by Ghada Soliman, Kareem Mostafa, Omar Younis

“…The environment was tested using a proprietary dataset containing 3,414 tickets, with event logs sourced from the ServiceNow ticketing system. The findings indicate a significant reduction in the action space, with Q-learning and DQN achieving a decrease of 75% and 67%, respectively.…”
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Optimization and modeling of the insulating and mechanical properties of fired ceramics for sustainable construction by Abiola Oluwasogo Oyediran, Oluwatosin Abiodun Balogun, Ronke Boluwatife Balogun, Seun Ganiyu Mosuru, Abayomi Adewale Akinwande, Opeoluwa Israel Akinradewo

“…This study evaluates the experimental outcomes obtained from the use of locally sourced bulk clay for building construction. Wood sawdust (WSD) was added as a pore former in proportions of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 wt%, and firing was performed at 1200 °C and 1400 °C. …”
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Sinh-Cosh Optimization-Based Efficient Clustering for Big Data Applications by Lahbib Khrissi, Mohammed Es-Sabry, Nabil El Akkad, Hassan Satori, Saad Aldosary, Walid El-Shafai

“…The assessment is performed using ten standard datasets sourced from the UCI Machine Learning Repository. …”
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Process Optimization and Characterization of β-Carotene-Calcium Carbonate Colorant Lake by Yifen FU, Yuhan LIU, Le JING, Jiaqi CUI, Xu ZHAI, Dongdong YUAN, Chengtao WANG

“…Liposoluble pigments, predominantly sourced from natural extracts, are celebrated for their exceptional safety profile and a wide array of physiological benefits. …”
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A multi-faceted review of wind turbine optimization techniques: Metaheuristics and related issues by Hegazy Rezk, Abdul Ghani Olabi, Tabbi Wilberforce, Enas Taha Sayed

“…Wind energy conversion is increasingly attracting attention as a viable renewable energy source due to its ability to satisfy electricity requirements while considering economic and environmental factors. …”
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Sediment stability is optimized by manipulating planting design during coastal marsh establishment by Christine B. Rohal, Xiao Yu, Jesse Mason Crawford, Ollie Montgomery, Laura K. Reynolds, Carrie Reinhardt Adams

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External Moderation of Reactor Core Neutrons for Optimized Production of Ultra-Cold Neutrons by Graham Medlin, Ekaterina Korobkina, Cole Teander, Bernard Wehring, Eduard Sharapov, Ayman I. Hawari, Paul Huffman, Albert R. Young, Grant Palmquist, Matthew Morano, Clark Hickman, Thomas Rao, Robert Golub

“…The ultra-cold neutron (UCN) source being commissioned at North Carolina State University’s PULSTAR reactor is uniquely optimized for UCN production in the former graphite-filled thermal column outside of the reactor pool. …”
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Optimal Contract Design for Cooperative Relay Incentive Mechanism under Moral Hazard by Nan Zhao, Minghu Wu, Wei Xiong, Cong Liu

“…To effectively incentivize the potential RNs to participate in cooperative relay, the optimization problems are formulated to maximize the source’s utility while meeting the feasible conditions under both symmetric and asymmetric information scenarios. …”
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Harmonic State Estimation Method Based on Bayesian Optimized Elastic Network Regression by Siqi MA, Zhong WANG

“…When the regression algorithm is used to estimate the harmonic state of power system, the high correlation between harmonic sources will cause the ill condition of the normal matrix, which will significantly affect the accuracy of harmonic estimation. …”
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Increasing the Efficiency of Irrigation Water to Optimize Water Unit Production in the Gaza Strip by Husam Al-Najar

“…Due to the scarcity and contamination of water sources in the Gaza Strip, the relevant authorities have worked to find alternative sources such as seawater desalination. …”
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Research and application of well location deployment parameters for cluster development of medium-deep hydrothermal geothermal resources: A case study of HTC geothermal field by GAI Changcheng,ZHAO Zhongxin,REN Lu,YAN Yican,HOU Benfeng

“…Middle and deep hydrothermal geothermal resources, characterized by their abundant reserves and environmentally friendly attributes, represent a significant clean energy source. Recent trends have shown a shift from a distributed development model to a cluster development model for geothermal resources, offering advantages in terms of economy, stability, risk management, and scalability. …”
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Optimization and Evaluation of the PEDF System Configuration Based on Planning and Operating Dual-Layer Model by Tianhe Li, Pei Ye, Haiyang Wang, Weiyu Liu, Xinyue Huang, Ji Ke

“…The photovoltaic, energy storage, direct current, and flexibility (PEDF) system represents a crucial innovation for transforming buildings into low-carbon energy sources. Although it is still in the early stages of scalable demonstration, current research and practice related to PEDF lack comprehensive studies on optimizing and evaluating system capacity configuration across various scenarios. …”
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Optimization of biodegradation efficacy of acrylic-based paint contaminated soil by Alcaligenes faecalis by P. I. Orjiakor

“…The rate of biodegradation was significantly (p< 0.05) increased with increasing the medium concentration, inoculum size, agitation speed and nitrogen sources. The most significant biodegradation efficiencies were obtained at a pH of 7.2, temperature of 37 °C, an agitation speed of 200 rpm, an inoculum concentration of 10 %, paint concentration of 2 %; when yeast extract (10 %) was used as a major nitrogen source. …”
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Design and Optimization of Smart Central Heating Units for Homes; Energy and Environment Nexus by Atila Fazeli, Ali Reza Pardakhti, Mohammad Ali Zahed, Vahid Mirkhani

“…Owing to the tremendous characteristic gas assets in Iran, a significant number of residential, commercial and industrial sectors use the central heating unit (CHU) as a source for warming. Emission of pollutants from these sources not only increases environmental degradation and energy consumption, but it also decreases the working life of heating systems and the safety factor. …”
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Distributed photovoltaic reactive power control strategy based on improved multiobjective particle swarm algorithm by Hongli Liu, Li Hao, Li Ji, Shao Lei

“…A multiobjective particle swarm algorithm with an adaptive grid and roulette mechanism is introduced to ensure the uniformity and diversity of the Pareto boundaries under the constraint that the output of each device does not exceed the constraints, and to obtain the optimal set of solutions capable of coping with the stochastic fluctuations of distributed power sources. …”
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Personalized-Template-Guided Intelligent Evolutionary Algorithm by Dongni Hu, Xuming Han, Minghan Gao, Yali Chu, Ting Zhou

“…Existing heuristic algorithms are based on inspiration sources and have not yet done a good job of basing themselves on optimization principles to minimize and utilize historical information, which may lead to low efficiency, accuracy, and stability of the algorithm. …”
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Two-layer energy optimization of HVAC system in a cement factory building by Xiaoquan Lu, Kaijie Fang, Yuqi Zhou, Ju Sheng, Hanmiao Chen

“…Secondly, the ground source heat pump is considered. A physical model of the operation of the air-conditioning system is set for the equipment, such as heat pumps, circulating water pumps, and variable frequency fans. …”
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Optimization of Squalene Production by <i>Pseudozyma</i> sp. P4-22 by Chen Huang, Xiaojin Song, Jingyi Li, Qiu Cui, Pengfei Gu, Yingang Feng

“…The P4-22 strain demonstrated the ability to produce squalene using various carbon and nitrogen sources. We optimized the culture conditions by employing cost-effective corn steep liquor as the nitrogen source, and the optimal pH and sea salt concentration of the medium were determined to be 5.5 and 5 g/L, respectively. …”
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