Estimation of parameters for 3D geomechanical modeling from triaxial test results by Artem Kukhtinskii

“…The script optimally identifies the linear region by minimizing the fit error with appropriate constraints, ensuring a more objective and standardized approach. …”
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How prepared are families for patients undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis therapy? by Siti Fatimah, Azizah Khoiriyati

“…These factors are essential for ensuring quality care, reducing risks, and improving overall CAPD therapy success.…”
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Design of walking aids for the elderly based on the Kano-AHP-FEC method by Tao Wang, Yanxiao Zhao, Xinda Zhang, Yibao Xie, Leah Ling Li Pang

“…Abstract As global populations age, ensuring the mobility safety of elderly individuals has become a prominent concern, highlighting the need for innovative designs in assistive products for seniors. …”
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Prediction of Sonic Log Values Using a Gradient Boosting Algorithm in the 'AB' Field by Rasif Nahari, Utama Widya, Ardhya Garini Sherly, Fitri Indriani Rista, Pratama Novian Putra Dhea

“…By bridging data gaps, machine learning ensures more accurate assessments of hydrocarbon zones, supporting better exploration outcomes.…”
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Monitoring Moving Queries inside a Safe Region by Haidar Al-Khalidi, David Taniar, John Betts, Sultan Alamri

“…To solve this problem, we propose a novel method to monitor the position of the query over time using a linear function based on the direction of the query obtained by periodic monitoring of its position. Periodic monitoring ensures that the query is aware of its location all the time. …”
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Path Planning for Coal Mining Masonry Robots Combined With Trajectory Optimization by Xingyi Qian, Yan Wang

“…A dynamic step length strategy is also introduced to address obstacle avoidance in complex underground environments, ensuring robotic arm safety. The modified PSO algorithm is then used for path planning and trajectory optimization, incorporating obstacle avoidance and pose constraints. …”
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Advanced Pedestrian Distance Estimation for ADAS with Canny Edge Detection and Stereo Vision by Rachidi Oumayma, Ed-Dahmani Chafik, Bououlid Idrissi Badr

“…Pedestrian detection is a vital aspect of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), crucial for ensuring driving safety and minimizing collision risks. …”
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Thoraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion does not restore cerebral blood flow or electrical activity despite collateral supra-aortic blood flow in a porcine model by Matthieu Glorion, MD MSc, Joel Neves Briard, MD MSc, Louise Roquebert, Sabina Pizzi, Ahmed Menaouar, PhD, Mélanie Borie, MSc, Manon Robert, MSc, Dang Khoa Nguyen, MD PhD, Michaël Chassé, MD PhD, Basil Nasir, MD, Pasquale Ferraro, MD, Shant Der Sarkissian, PhD, MBA, Pierre-Emmanuel Noly, MD PhD, Nicolas Noiseux, MD PhD

“…Background: It is unknown whether ligation of supra-aortic vessels during thoraco-abdominal normothermic regional perfusion (TA-NRP) can prevent postmortem brain function, ensuring the permanence of death. Our objective was to determine if ligation of the supra-aortic vessels during TA-NRP prevents resumption of intracranial blood flow, brain electrical activity and clinical brain function in a porcine model of organ donation after circulatory arrest. …”
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Navigating dual pressures: The impact of environmental policies and market demand risks on the sustainable development of green building materials - A case study of the green cemen... by Wenxuan Guo

“…Strict policies encourage companies to engage in green research and production while helping to maintain sales and prices, thereby ensuring profitability—especially when competing products have lower levels of greenness. …”
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LADRC-MPC strategy for three-level UPQC by CAI Xiuwen, ZHAO Tao, ZHANG Mingzhou, TAO Yibin, LI Guipu

“…The partitioning of the space voltage vector in model prediction is optimized to reduce the controller′s computational load, thereby improving computation speed while ensuring the quality of the output current. Finally, the system is modeled and simulated on the MATLAB/Simulink simulation platform. …”
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Quickly Finding the Semantically Optimal Presentation Order for a Set of Text Artifacts by Daniel S. Soper

“…Semantic separation is desirable because it ensures that users experience as much novelty as possible from one item to the next, thereby improving user attention and engagement. …”
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New and Advanced Methods in Detection of Fruit Juice Adulteration: Focusing on Nano-Biosensor by Samira Shokri, Mahya Soltani, Yeganeh Mazaheri, Alieh Rezagholizade-shirvan, Mansoureh Mohammadi, Nabi Shariatifar, Tayebeh Zeinali

“…Therefore, the prevalence of adulteration in juices is very high, and ensuring the authenticity and quality of juices is a major concern for those responsible for monitoring food safety for the public. …”
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A multiobjective continuation method to compute the regularization path of deep neural networks by Augustina Chidinma Amakor, Konstantin Sonntag, Sebastian Peitz

“…Sparsity is a highly desired feature in deep neural networks (DNNs) since it ensures numerical efficiency, improves the interpretability (due to the smaller number of relevant features), and robustness. …”
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Designing an integrated model for innovative goods order fulfillment in a assemble-to-order system considering uncertainty in demand by Babak Javadi, Sasan Taslimi, Niloofar Abdolmaleki

“…In-house execution of inflexible and final assembly processes is crucial for retaining technical expertise and ensuring quality standards. Flexible processes, however, are typically outsourced to expedite order delivery and enhance production capacity. …”
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Mobilités quotidiennes et modes d’habiter dans le périurbain francilien by Patricia Sajous, Mariane Thébert, Hélène Nessi, Monica Coralli

“…ICT is a clear progress to face uncertainty of transport network, we outline that it also ensures flexibility in activity program. The conclusions of this first part led to open the spectrum and analyse ICT in suburban ways of living. …”
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Analysis of Concrete Dam Deformation Prediction Based on the ResNet-GRU-SGWO Model by Ning Ma, Xiubo Niu, Xunhui Chen, Wenxiu Wei, Ye Zhang, Xinyu Kang, Wen Zhong, Jing Wu

“…Concrete dam deformation prediction plays a crucial role in ensuring dam safety monitoring. Machine learning, especially recurrent neural networks, plays an important role in this, yet its predictive accuracy is not high. …”
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Predicting wind power using LSTM, Transformer, and other techniques by Arun Kumar M, Rithick Joshua K, Sahana Rajesh, Caroline Dorathy Esther J, Kavitha Devi MK

“…Predicting wind turbine energy is essential for optimizing renewable energy utilization and ensuring grid stability. Accurate forecasts enable effective resource planning, minimizing reliance on non-renewable energy sources and reducing carbon emissions. …”
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In-depth study of lightweight block ciphers: Performance assessment and implementation on sensor motes by Amal Hkiri, Mouna Karmani, Fawaz Hasan Alasmary, Omar Ben Bahri, Ahmed Mohammed Murayr, Mohsen Machhout

“…Block ciphers, which are fundamental cryptographic algorithms used for encrypting data, play a critical role in ensuring data security within these environments. This study delves into the implementation and performance evaluation of lightweight block ciphers, including PRESENT, Piccolo, RECTANGLE, SPARX, and LED, on various sensor motes. …”
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WORKPLACE GENDER INEQUALITY: ASSESSING INTERSECTIONAL BARRIERS EXPERIENCED BY WOMEN OF COLOUR IN REACHING UPPER MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN THE WORKPLACE by IFEOMA CLARE OKORONTA, DYMYTRO KYLYMNYUK

“…The study recommends the implementation and enforcement of robust diversity and inclusion policies, development and implementation of programs that provide equal opportunities for career advancement and leadership development for women of colour, ensuring transparent hiring and promotion processes to prevent bias and favouritism. …”
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Intelligent Pyroptosis Inducer for Precise and Augmented Tumor Therapy Through Specific Activation Pyroptosis in Tumor by Linlin Huo, Shiqi Zhu, Muyao Li, Mingya Tan, Mengke Fan, Jiayi Zhao, Jie Zeng, Meiling Liu, Kunyan Liu, Chao Tong, Zhenghuan Zhao

“…This switchable activity ensures this inducer to precisely kill the tumor cells with augmented immunogenicity while causing minimal damage to normal cells. …”
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