A Novel Multi-Agent-Based Approach for Train Rescheduling in Large-Scale Railway Networks by Jin Liu, Lei Chen, Zhongbei Tian, Ning Zhao, Clive Roberts

“…This paper proposes a multi-agent system (MAS) that addresses these challenges by decomposing the network into single-junction levels, significantly reducing the search space for real-time rescheduling. The MAS employs a Condorcet voting-based collaborative approach to ensure global feasibility and prevent overly localized optimization by individual junction agents. …”
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Consensus-based methods for distributed systems, blockchain, and voting: a survey by Dai Tho Dang, Dosam Hwang

“…Condorcet and Borda first introduced the consensus theory in the eighteenth century when they studied voting systems. …”
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Investigating Defect Detection in Advanced Ceramic Additive Manufacturing Using Active Thermography by Anthonin Demarbaix, Enrique Juste, Tim Verlaine, Ilario Strazzeri, Julien Quinten, Arnaud Notebaert

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Implications of Bounds in Approval Voting by Kholud Alghamdi, Marius Silaghi

“…Distinct ways meet different requirements, and it was shown that no particular method can meet all of them. The studied voting systems mechanisms on the aforementioned website are called: Single Casting, Limited Casting, and Unlimited Casting methods. …”
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Young people with disabilities and their sexual health: a descriptive review of needs, recommendations and interventions by Noëline Vivet, Elise de La Rochebrochard, Philippe Martin

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Microbial degradation of persistent organic pollutants in food supply chain by Pankaj Kumar, Ajay Singh, Manikant Tripathi, Deepti Diwan, R. Manimekalai, Minaxi Sharma, Sudisha Jogaiah, Ramesh Chandra Dubey, Gauri Dutt Sharma

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Comparative effect of traditional and collaborative watershed management approaches on flood components by Ali Nasiri Khiavi, Mehdi Vafakhah, Seyed Hamidreza Sadeghi, Changhyun Jun, Sayed M. Bateni

“…To prioritize SWs based on flood generation, geo‐environmental criteria were used in Ph‐MA, HEC‐HMS software was used in Te‐MA, and semi‐structured interviews with local stakeholders were used in Com‐MA. Finally, using the Condorcet algorithm based on game theory, SWs were prioritized in each approach. …”
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Exploring work and life satisfaction among older adults in India: Evidence from LASI by Priya Maurya, Aparajita Chattopadhyay, Aditi B. Prasad

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