THE EFFECT OF SOIL NAILING INCLINATION FOR IMPROVEMENT OF GYPSUM SAND SOIL IN DIFFERENT SLOPES by Mustafa M. Abdalhusein, Yasir M. Al-Badran, Zuhair Abd Hacheem, Rusul H. Almahmodi, Mohammed S. Mahmood, Susan Mutar N. AlMihna

“…These findings offer valuable insights for improving slope stability in gypsum sand soils and contribute to the optimisation of soil nailing techniques in geotechnical engineering. …”
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Driving Motivation in Irish Language Learning: An analysis of variation in post-primary pupil attitudes to Irish in the Growing Up in Ireland study by Emily Barnes, Joe Condon, Ann Devitt, Noel Ó Murchadha

“…This paper informs key policy priorities to support the maintenance of the Irish language by optimising interest-enjoyment value and minimising the challenges associated with learning Irish for young people in post-primary education. …”
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Analysis and Dynamic Prediction of Bus Dwell Time Under Rainfall Conditions by Baoyun SUN, Yaping YANG, Lei DONG, Honglin LU, Zimin WANG

“…Support vector machine, k-nearest neighbour and backpropagation (BP) prediction models were established, and the BP neural network model, having the best prediction effect, was optimised using a genetic algorithm (GA). The constructed GA-BP prediction model was more realistic than the BP prediction model and can be used to predict bus dwell times under rainfall conditions. …”
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Numerical study on the prediction of oil recovery rates in unconventional reservoirs at high temperatures using ecologically friendly hybrid nanofluids by Mudasar Zafar, Hamzah Sakidin, Abida Hussain, Farman Ullah, Mikhail Sheremet, Iskandar Dzulkarnain, Roslinda Nazar, Abdullah Al-Yaari, Liaqat Ali

“…This study also explored the optimisation of recovery rates by analysing several variables using ANSYS Fluent software, such as flow rate, porosity, and volume fraction. …”
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EXPLORING STAKEHOLDERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE GREEN CAMPUS INITIATIVE IN SOUTH AFRICAN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS by Katleho Nolwandle MAFONGOSI, Bankole Osita AWUZIE, Alfred Atsango TALUKHABA

“…Findings from this study will contribute to a wider research project seeking to optimise GCI implementation performance in South African HEIs. …”
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Assessing the Measurement Properties of the Test of Gross Motor Development-3 Using the COSMIN Methodology—A Systematic Review by Yuanye Zhu, Jing Wang, Yaru Ding, Yongdong Qian, Mallikarjuna Korivi, Qian Chen, Weibing Ye

“…Future studies should focus on verifying the comprehensiveness of items of the TGMD-3 to optimise its application.…”
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Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: Key considerations in the multidisciplinary team approach by Oliver Pfaar, Anju T. Peters, Camille Taillé, Thijs Teeling, Jared Silver, Robert Chan, Peter W. Hellings

“…Multidisciplinary team (MDT) approaches have been shown to be effective in optimising the treatment and clinical management of other respiratory diseases, such as aspirin‐exacerbated respiratory disease and severe asthma. …”
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Research on the Adaptive Fusion Timing Algorithm for BeiDou and LORAN Based on the EKF by Xiaolong Guan, Jianfeng Wu, Yuji Li, Zhibo Zhou, Yan Xing, Huabing Wu, Aiping Zhao

“…Building on this, we continue to study an adaptive BD and LORAN fusion timing algorithm based on the EKF. This involves optimising system noise covariance through adaptive adjustments and establishing a fusion timing algorithm model based on the EKF. …”
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Addressing fabrication challenges in perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells with advanced simulation techniques by Raman Kumar, Prakash Kanjariya, A. Abu-Jrai, Nagaraj Patil, Mohd Shukri Ab Yajid, Jatinder Kaur, Rahul Singh, P. Vijaya Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar Shah, Mohammad Iqbal Khairandish

“…Detailed process and device simulations reported in this work may pave the way in the fabrication of optimised perovskite/silicon tandem solar cell.…”
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Towards 6G: Spectrally efficient joint radar and communication with radio frequency selection, interference and hardware impairments (invited paper) by Aryan Kaushik, Evangelos Vlachos, John Thompson, Maziar Nekovee, Fraser Coutts

“…The rate expressions for communication and radar operations are defined, and the joint spectral efficiency is maximised via optimising the number of RF chains using an efficient selection algorithm taking into account the interference of one operation to the other and system hardware distortion. …”
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Linear Multivariate Decision Trees for Fast QTMT Partitioning in VVC by Jose N. Filipe, Luis M. N. Tavora, Sergio M. M. Faria, Antonio Navarro, Pedro A. A. Assuncao

“…By exploiting distinct complexity and spatial characteristics of the North, Equator, and South regions in ERP images, the proposed method is devised upon a region-based approach, using novel linear multivariate decision trees to determine whether a given partition type can be skipped. Optimisation of model parameters and an adaptive thresholding method is also presented. …”
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Clinical validation of a biopsy‐based six‐gene signature prognostic for aggressive prostate cancer by Agnieszka Krzyzanowska, Debra F. Higgins, Stephen Barron, Tony Loughman, Amanda O'Neill, Katherine M. Sheehan, Chan‐Ju Angel Wang, Bozena Fender, Leah McGuire, Joanna Fay, Anthony O'Grady, Des O'Leary, R. William Watson, Anders Bjartell, William M. Gallagher

“…Conclusion Biopsy‐based MCRS improves risk stratification over standard clinical and pathological information and optimises patient management after diagnosis of prostate cancer.…”
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Real-Time Vegetation Monitoring in Antarctica: A Review by Kaelan Lockhart, Juan Sandino, Narmilan Amarasingam, Richard Hann, Barbara Bollard, Felipe Gonzalez

“…This review discusses the technological and logistical constraints observed in previous studies and proposes directions for future research to optimise autonomous drone operations in harsh polar conditions.…”
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Ultrasound-assisted enhancement of bioactive compounds in hawthorn vinegar: A functional approach to anticancer and antidiabetic effects by Selim Öğüt, Melikenur Türkol, Seydi Yıkmış, Esra Bozgeyik, Gholamreza Abdi, Emine Kocyigit, Rana Muhammad Aadil, Nilay Seyidoglu, Deniz Karakçı, Nazlı Tokatlı

“…Parameters such as total phenolic compound (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), ascorbic acid (AA), DPPH radical scavenging activity and CUPRAC reducing capacity were optimised by surface response method (RSM) and 14 min duration and 61.40 % amplitude were determined as the most suitable treatment conditions. …”
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Acoustic tags versus camera—a case study on feeding behaviour of European seabass in sea cages by I-Hao Chen, I-Hao Chen, Dimitra G. Georgopoulou, Lars O. E. Ebbesson, Dimitris Voskakis, Antonella Zanna Munthe-Kaas, Nikos Papandroulakis

“…IntoductionWith the expansion of the aquaculture industry, the need arises for scalable, reliable, and robust methods to assess fish behaviour in sea cages to guide operational management, which includes feeding optimisation and welfare assessments. Fish cage monitoring utilising either acoustic transmitters or underwater cameras is well-studied. …”
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Damping of Linear Nonadiabatic MHD Waves in a Flowing Prominence Medium by Nagendra Kumar, Anil Kumar, Himanshu Sikka, Pradeep Kumar

“…The adiabaticity is removed by including the optically thin radiative losses, thermal conduction, and heating term in energy equation. …”
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3D Instantaneous Reconstruction of Turbulent Industrial Flames Using Computed Tomography of Chemiluminescence (CTC) by A. Unterberger, M. Röder, A. Giese, A. Al-Halbouni, A. Kempf, K. Mohri

“…Computed Tomography of Chemiluminescence (CTC) was used to reconstruct the instantaneous three-dimensional (3D) chemiluminescence field of a high-power industrial flame, which was made optically accessible, for the first time. The reconstruction used 24 projections that were measured simultaneously, in one plane and equiangularly spaced within a total fan angle of 172.5°. …”
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Modelling of Dual-Junction Solar Cells including Tunnel Junction by Abdelaziz Amine, Yamina Mir, Mimoun Zazoui

“…The individual subcells of the multi-junction structure are interconnected via tunnel diodes which must be optically transparent and connect the component cells with a minimum electrical resistance. …”
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Experimental studies of profile joints of machine parts under cyclic loading conditions by V. A. Ilyinykh

“…The paper presents the results of experimental studies of these compounds on models that are made of optically active materials, which allows us to visually study the processes of contact interaction of profile parts under cyclic loading conditions. …”
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Direct Evidence of π–π Interactions in Transparent Organic–Inorganic Polymer Hybrids of Polystyrene and Silica Gel by Takeru Iwamura, Saki Okuzumi, Kaoru Adachi, Masashi Takahashi, Masashi Shiotsuki

“…The obtained polymer hybrids were optically transparent, and no phase separation was observed by scanning electron microscopy measurements. …”
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