PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF SOLAR WATER HEATER FOR THE OPTIMAL TILT ANGLE AT DIFFERENT FLOW RATES BY USING FLAT PLATE COLLECTOR by Markndeyulu Vuggirala, N. Alagappan, CH V K N S N Moorthy, N.V. Narasimrao Rao

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Microbial diversity of soils under different land use and chemical conditions by Jung-Hwan Yoon, Mahesh Adhikari, Seok Soon Jeong, Sang Phil Lee, Hyuck Soo Kim, Geon Seung Lee, Duck Hwan Park, Heejung Kim, Jae E. Yang

“…This study investigates the influence of different land-use types and soil chemical properties on the composition and diversity of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes using next-generation sequencing (NGS). …”
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Optimal Placement of DG to Improve the Reliability of Distribution Systems Considering Time Varying Loads using Genetic Algorithm by Zahra Boor, Seyyed Mehdi Hosseini

“…For this purpose a load duration curve including four load levels with different weighting factor is considered. For reliability assessment, the customer-oriented reliability indices such as SAIFI, SAIDI, CAIDI, ASUI and also load- and energy-oriented indices such as ENS are evaluated. …”
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Beam Switching in mmWave 5G: Evaluation in a Realistic Industrial Scenario by Antonio Tarrias, Sebastian B. Damsgaard, Melisa Lopez, Troels B. Sorensen, Preben E. Mogensen, Sergio Fortes, Raquel Barco

“…Finally, a refined beam switching criteria is proposed based on radio metrics and location information, which outperforms the current criteria used by the network. This is evaluated based on the Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) and the number of beam switchings under different criteria.…”
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Optimizing Sorghum for California: A Multi-Location Evaluation of Biomass Yield, Feed Quality, and Biofuel Feedstock Potential by Jackie Atim, Tadeo Kaweesi, Robert B. Hutmacher, Daniel H. Putnam, Julie Pedraza, Christopher M. de Ben, Tarilee Schramm, Jorge Angeles, Nicholas E. Clark, Jeffery A. Dahlberg

“…Furthermore, distinct hybrids were identified for first-generation (starch-based) and second-generation (NDF-based) biofuel strategies. …”
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Performance Evaluation of the Optimized Design Ratio Between the Diameters of the Basin and Curved Blade in the Gravitational Water Vortex Turbine by Christie Claire D. BOISER, Lance Arthur Lim CARPIO, Philip Jun S. CELERINOS, Joven Dy S. LEE, Gary G. PINILI

“…Results also indicated a significant difference in the performance of the GWVT using the normal basin compared to the optimized basin with guide vanes. …”
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4-1BB and optimized CD28 co-stimulation enhances function of human mono-specific and bi-specific third-generation CAR T cells by Frederick L Locke, Yannick Bulliard, Bin Yu, Marco L Davila, Emiliano Roselli, Justin C Boucher, Gongbo Li, Hiroshi Kotani, Kristen Spitler, Kayla Reid, Estelle V Cervantes, Nhan Tu, Sae Bom Lee

“…Bi-specific CAR T cells exhibited improved in vivo antitumor activity with increased persistence and decreased exhaustion.Conclusion These results demonstrate that co-stimulation combining 4-1BB with an optimized form of CD28 is a valid approach to optimize CAR T cell function. …”
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Evaluation of anti-viral photodynamic therapy effects of different concentrations of 5-ALA using light irradiation on HSV-1 by Farhad Farzaneh, Masoud Parsania, Mitra Sadeghpour Natanzi, Negar Parsania, Mohammad Amin Salehi, Sepehr Fekrazad, Hamed Bagheri, Reza Fekrazad

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Multi-Indicator Heuristic Evaluation-Based Rapidly Exploring Random Tree Algorithm for Robot Path Planning in Complex Environments by Wenqiang Wu, Chuixin Kong, Zhongmin Xiao, Qianping Huang, Mingfeng Yu, Zhiye Ren

“…The core innovation lies in a novel dual optimization framework that combines Hammersley sequence sampling with a comprehensive multi-indicator heuristic evaluation mechanism. …”
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Short‐term electric power and energy balance optimization scheduling based on low‐carbon bilateral demand response mechanism from multiple perspectives by Juan Li, Yonggang Li, Huazhi Liu

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Optimizing Automated Hematoma Expansion Classification from Baseline and Follow-Up Head Computed Tomography by Anh T. Tran, Dmitriy Desser, Tal Zeevi, Gaby Abou Karam, Julia Zietz, Andrea Dell’Orco, Min-Chiun Chen, Ajay Malhotra, Adnan I. Qureshi, Santosh B. Murthy, Shahram Majidi, Guido J. Falcone, Kevin N. Sheth, Jawed Nawabi, Seyedmehdi Payabvash

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Using New York City’s Geographic Data in an Innovative Application of Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) to Produce Cooling Comparisons of Urban Design by Yuanyuan Li, Lina Zhao, Hao Zheng, Xiaozhou Yang

“…This study employs a combination of qualitative and quantitative metrics to evaluate the performance of different model stages, selecting the most accurate model as the final experimental framework. …”
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Applying improved particle swarm optimization for dynamic service composition focusing on quality of service evaluations under hybrid networks by Honghao Gao, Kang Zhang, Jianhua Yang, Fangguo Wu, Hongsheng Liu

“…In this article, improved particle swarm optimization is introduced into the quality service evaluation of dynamic service composition to meet the mobility requirements of hybrid networks. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis and Optimal Design of Hybrid Renewable Energy System for Rural Electrification in West Papua, Indonesia by Elias Kondorura Bawan, Fransisco Danang Wijaya, Husni Rois Ali, Juan C. Vasquez

“…A detailed sensitivity analysis was also conducted using fossil fuel costs, as well as flow, discount, and inflation rates to examine model variations. Different configurations of hybrid renewable energy systems, such as Diesel Generator (DG) Only, DG/Hydro, DG/Photovoltaic (PV)/Battery, DG/Hydro/PV/Battery, and PV/Hydro/Battery, are examined and contrasted through the optimization of diverse energy sources. …”
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Optimizing context-based location extraction by tuning open-source LLMs with RAG by Zifu Wang, Yahya Masri, Anusha Srirenganathan Malarvizhi, Tayven Stover, Samir Ahmed, David Wong, Yongyao Jiang, Yun Li, Mathieu Bere, Daniel Rothbart, Dieter Pfoser, David Marshall, Chaowei Yang

“…Extracting the geographic locations from text within their contexts is challenging, even with Natural Language Processing (NLP) tools and the latest Large Language Models (LLMs). We propose to optimize LLMs using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and prompt-tuning methods, such as zero-shot and instruction-based prompting to improve the precision of extracting location information from news. …”
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Generic multidimensional economic environmental operation of power systems using equilibrium optimization algorithm by Mohamed T. Mouwafi, Adel A. Abou El-Ela, Amany A. El-Hamoly, Ragab A. El-Sehiemy

“…The proposed EOA is evaluated and tested on different-sized standard test systems having 10, 20, 40, and 80 generation units through several case studies. …”
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Exploration and optimization of different charge transport layers for Cs4CuSb2Cl12 based perovskite solar cells by Kazi Md Sadat, M. Khalid Hossain, M. Shihab Uddin, P. Prabhu, Ankita Aggarwal, K. Gopalakrishna, P. Sasi Kiran, Alok Kumar Mishra, Sanjeev Kumar Shah, Sahjahan Islam, Abdullah M. S. Alhuthali, Magda H. Abdellattif, V. K. Mishra

“…Also, other parameters such as the impact of resistance, temperature, J-V graph, Q-E graph, and carrier generation rate at different positions of the PSCs were assessed. …”
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Modelling distillate output of a solar distiller with eco-friendly wood-based steam generation basin using machine learning model and starling murmuration optimizer by Mohammed Azmi Al-Betar, Otto L. Muskens, Karrar A. Hammoodi, Mohamed Abd Elaziz, Qusai Yousef Shambour, Salam Fraihat, Ammar H. Elsheikh

“…The predicted data of all models was evaluated using different error measures. These models were standalone LSTM and LSTM optimized by an artificial hummingbird algorithm (AHA) or manta ray foraging optimizer (MRFO). …”
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Optimization of head and neck vascular CT angiography using variable rate bolus tracking technique and third-generation dual-source CT dual-energy scanning by Wei-Hua Lin, Fei-Peng Zhang, Bing-Quan Wang, Rui-Gang Huang, A-Lai Zhan, Hui-Jun Xiao

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Evaluation and Projection of Precipitation and Precipitation Extremes in the Source Region of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers Based on CMIP6 Model Optimization and Statistical Downsc... by Rouke Li, Jia Wu, Ying Xu

“…ABSTRACT This study evaluated the performance of a high‐resolution statistical downscaling (HSD) approach integrating optimal global climate models (GCMs) and quantile delta mapping (QDM) for the source region of the Yangtze and Yellow rivers, and then projected regional precipitation extremes. …”
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