Time Series Methods and Business Intelligent Tools for Budget Planning—Case Study by Katarzyna Grobler-Dębska, Rafał Mularczyk, Bartłomiej Gawęda, Edyta Kucharska

“…We proposed a solution, which includes dynamic demand forecasting based on time series methods such as Build-in method in Power BI (which is ETS—exponential smoothing), linear regression, XGBoost, ARIMA and flexible product groupings, which are simulations for cost changes. …”
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Potential for Lowering Greenhouse Gas Emissions With the Addition of Hydrogen or Ammonia to Different Natural Gas Compositions—Application in Internal Combustion Engines by Christina Ingo, Jessica Tuuf, Margareta Björklund‐Sänkiaho

“…ABSTRACT Internal combustion engines (ICEs) can be used in power plants to ensure flexibility in electricity generation. The use of carbon‐free fuels, such as hydrogen and ammonia, in ICEs is a way to decrease greenhouse gas emissions gradually until new carbon‐neutral technology has been fully implemented. …”
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Cu- or Ag-containing Bi-Sb-Te for in-line roll-to-roll patterned thin-film thermoelectrics by Xudong Tao, Qianfang Zheng, Chongyang Zeng, Harry Potter, Zheng Zhang, Joshua Ellingford, Ruy S. Bonilla, Emiliano Bilotti, Patrick S. Grant, Hazel E. Assender

“…Abstract The Selective Metallization Technique shows promise for roll-to-roll in-line patterning of flexible electronics using evaporated metals, but challenges arise when applied to sputtering functional materials. …”
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Emerging regulatory mechanisms and functions of biomolecular condensates: implications for therapeutic targets by Soyoung Jeon, Yeram Jeon, Ji-Youn Lim, Yujeong Kim, Boksik Cha, Wantae Kim

“…Their ability to regulate cellular signaling pathways is particularly significant, as it requires a careful balance between flexibility and precision. Disruption of this balance can lead to pathological conditions, including neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and viral infections. …”
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Designing Adaptability Strategy to a Novel Kinetic Adaptive Façade (NKAF); Toward a Pioneering Method in Dynamic-objects Daylight Simulation (Post-Processing) by Ali Goharian, Mohammadjavad Mahdavinejad, Sana Ghazazani, Seyed Morteza Hosseini, Zahra Zamani, Hossein Yavari, Fereshteh Ghafarpoor, Fataneh Shoghi

“…This study introduces a Novel Kinetic Adaptive Facade (NKAF) incorporating photovoltaic (PV) panels and Plexiglas to enhance daylight and view performance in office buildings. …”
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Spatially Explicit Assessment of Ecosystem Resilience: An Approach to Adapt to Climate Changes by Haiming Yan, Jinyan Zhan, Bing Liu, Wei Huang, Zhihui Li

“…The ecosystem resilience plays a key role in maintaining a steady flow of ecosystem services and enables quick and flexible responses to climate changes, and maintaining or restoring the ecosystem resilience of forests is a necessary societal adaptation to climate change; however, there is a great lack of spatially explicit ecosystem resilience assessments. …”
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On Edge-Fog-Cloud Collaboration and Reaping Its Benefits: A Heterogeneous Multi-Tier Edge Computing Architecture by Niroshinie Fernando, Samir Shrestha, Seng W. Loke, Kevin Lee

“…., edge-fog-cloud) dynamic task offloading and management of heterogeneous devices will be key to flexible edge computing, and that the advantage of task relocation and offloading is not straightforward but depends on the configuration of devices and relative device capabilities.…”
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Effect of additions on the self-compacting concrete's absorption by Rachid Rabehi, Amieur Mohamed, Rabehi Mohamed, Omrane Mohammed

“…SCC differs from conventional vibrated concrete (OVC) in that it is extremely flexible and does not involve the use of vibration. …”
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Investigation of Rheological Characteristics of Powdered Activated Carbon Modified Bitumen for Use in Self-Healing Mechanism of Asphalt Concrete by Omid Jafari Ani, Gholamali Shafabakhsh, Seyed Mohamad Mirabdolazimi

“…These are the three most frequently observed distresses, especially in high-temperature regions that affect flexible pavement performance. Various studies over the years have investigated the causes of Hot mix asphalt failure and proposed a number of solutions to such failure problems. …”
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A Modified RBF Neuro-Sliding Mode Control Technique for a Grid Connected PMSG Based Variable Speed Wind Energy Conversion System by Rostand Marc Douanla, Godpromesse Kenné, François Béceau Pelap, Armel Simo Fotso

“…Therefore an appropriate way to smoothly and explicitly accelerate the neural network rate of convergence during the startup phase is proposed. Furthermore, a flexible grid side voltage source converter control structure which can handle both grid connected and standalone modes based on conventional proportional integral (PI) control method is presented. …”
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All-fiber delivery of 100 W single-frequency laser through 100 m anti-resonant hollow-core fiber without stimulated Brillouin scattering by Shoufei Gao, Wenxiang Zha, Yujun Feng, Zhixi Liang, Yizhi Sun, Xiaobo Yang, Yingying Wang

“…The flexible delivery of single-frequency lasers is far more challenging than that of conventional lasers due to the onset of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). …”
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Shaking Table Test Investigation on Seismic Performance of Joint Model of Immersed Tunnel by Xueming Zhang, Linlin Song, Hongjuan Chen, Shicai Chen, Zhinan Hu, Yong Li

“…The results showed that the deformation of joints was smaller and the deformation of flexible joints was greater under high apparent wave velocity.…”
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Thermal Wavelength Measurement of Nanofluid in an Optical-Fiber Thermal Wave Cavity Technique to Determine the Thermal Diffusivity by Monir Noroozi, Bijan Mohammadi, Shahidan Radiman, Azmi Zakaria

“…Applying the thermal wavelength measurement in a flexible OF-TWC technique requires only two experimental data sets. …”
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Spontaneous curvature in two-dimensional van der Waals heterostructures by Yuxiang Gao, Fenglin Deng, Ri He, Zhicheng Zhong

“…Additionally, the out-of-plane flexibility of 2D crystals enables the propagation of curvature throughout the system, thereby influencing the mechanical properties of the heterostructure. …”
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Design Patterns for Self-Adaptive RTE Systems Specification by Mouna Ben Said, Yessine Hadj Kacem, Mickaël Kerboeuf, Nader Ben Amor, Mohamed Abid

“…The proposed solution offers a modular, reusable, and flexible specification of these modules and enables the separation of concerns. …”
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Experiential avoidance, coping, and anxiety in students from a public university in Lima by Pablo D. Valencia, José R. Paz, Erick Paredes, Max León, César Zuñe, César Falcón, Roberto Portal, Rosmery Cáceres, Lourdes Murillo

“…Experiential avoidance (EA)—or psychological (in)flexibility—is a central concept in contextual therapies, and it has been proposed as a transdiagnostic dimension of psychopathology. …”
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effect of tapioca starch concentration on mechanical properties of Sansevieria Trifasciata fiber-reinforced composites by Misbakh, Edi Widodo, Iis Siti Aisyah, Syahruddin, Nur Haizal Ariffin

“…However, for bending tests, the composites without added tapioca starch demonstrated better performance, showing a higher elastic modulus and better flexibility. In conclusion, adding tapioca starch enhances the tensile strength of the composites, making them stronger. …”
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A cooperative control strategy for power quality based on parallel grid-connected converters by LIANG Xiaorui, LUO Yuhang, ZHANG Huaying, TU Chunming, LIU Huicong, ZHENG Yuting

“…This approach can improve the flexibility of harmonic compensation and reasonably apportion harmonic between grid-connected converter of different capacities. …”
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DNA targeting by compact Cas9d and its resurrected ancestor by Rodrigo Fregoso Ocampo, Jack P. K. Bravo, Tyler L. Dangerfield, Isabel Nocedal, Samatar A. Jirde, Lisa M. Alexander, Nicole C. Thomas, Anjali Das, Sarah Nielson, Kenneth A. Johnson, Christopher T. Brown, Cristina N. Butterfield, Daniela S. A. Goltsman, David W. Taylor

“…Our structures provide insights into the intricately folded guide RNA which acts as a structural scaffold to anchor small, flexible protein domains for DNA recognition. The sgRNA can be truncated by up to ~25% yet still retain activity in vivo. …”
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SERS-Based Local Field Enhancement in Biosensing Applications by Yangdong Xie, Jiling Xu, Danyang Shao, Yuxin Liu, Xuzhou Qu, Songtao Hu, Biao Dong

“…With the development of material science and the expansion of application fields, SERS substrate materials have also undergone significant changes: from precious metals to semiconductors, from single crystals to composite particles, from rigid to flexible substrates, and from two-dimensional to three-dimensional structures. …”
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