Integrated Energy Management in Small-Scale Smart Grids Considering the Emergency Load Conditions: A Combined Battery Energy Storage, Solar PV, and Power-to-Hydrogen System by Hossein Jokar, Taher Niknam, Moslem Dehghani, Pierluigi Siano, Khmaies Ouahada, Mokhtar Aly

“…Compared to conventional evolutionary methods like particle swarm optimization, non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm III, and biogeography-based optimization, the proposed model exhibits remarkable improvements, outperforming them by 11.4%, 5.6%, and 11.6%, respectively. …”
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A neighborhood search-based heuristic for the dynamic vehicle routing problem by Wilton Gustavo Gomes da Costa, Ricardo Santos, Willy Alves de Oliveira Soler, Bianca de Almeida Dantas

“…The DSNR achieved improvements of 15% to 17% in terms of distance and final delivery costs.…”
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Distributed Dynamic Traffic Modeling and Implementation Oriented Different Levels of Induced Travelers by Yan Liu, Yao Yu

“…To testify the effectiveness of the proposed model in optimizing traffic network operation and minimizing traveler’s cost on different induced levels, a sequence numerical experiment is conducted. …”
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Lightweight YOLOv8s-Based Strawberry Plug Seedling Grading Detection and Localization via Channel Pruning by CHEN Junlin, ZHAO Peng, CAO Xianlin, NING Jifeng, YANG Shuqin

“…[Methods]The YOLOv8s model was selected as the baseline for detecting different categories of seedlings in the strawberry plug tray cultivation process, namely weak seedlings, normal seedlings, and plug holes. To improve the detection efficiency and reduce the model's computational cost, the layer-adaptive magnitude-based pruning(LAMP) score-based channel pruning algorithm was applied to compress the base YOLOv8s model. …”
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Recent advances in machine learning applications for MXene materials: Design, synthesis, characterization, and commercialization for energy and environmental applications by Sodiq Abiodun Kareem, Makinde Akindeji Ibrahim, Justus Uchenna Anaele, Olajesu Favor Olanrewaju, Emmanuel Omosegunfunmi Aikulola, Michael Oluwatosin Bodunrin

“…Techniques such as genetic algorithms, evolutionary algorithms, and Bayesian optimization accelerate the discovery of novel MXene phases tailored for specific uses. …”
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Capacity-Constrained Contraflow Adaption for Lane Reconfiguration in Evacuation Planning by Wu Ni, Wenbo Li, Hailei Wang, Chengxin Xiong, Dan Guo

“…This paper presents a heuristic contraflow-based reconfiguration evacuation algorithm, which is named Capacity-Constrained Contraflow Adaption (CC-Adap). …”
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Lightweight Indoor Positioning System Based on Multiple Self-Learning Features and Key Frame Classification by C. Wang, K. Bi, B. Zhao, M. Li, Y. Chen, S. Tao, J. Yang

“…However, it still has inherent defects, such as cumbersome data collection, complex algorithms, and universality. To minimize indoor information pre-collection cost, improve versatility, and enable rapid deployment in low-performance mobile devices, this paper proposes a lightweight indoor positioning system based on multiple self-learning features and key frame classification. …”
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Address Translation in a Compositional Microprogram Control Unit by Alexandr Barkalov, Larysa Titarenko, Oleksandr Golovin, Oleksandr Matvienko

“…The method proposed in the article is based on the adaptation of algorithms for optimizing microprogram automata circuits to the features of CMCUs. …”
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Can Knowledge Distillation Enable Seismic Interpolation, Super-Resolution, and Denoising Simultaneously? by Benwen Zhang, Linrong Wang

“…Consequently, SNet inherits TNet’s capabilities and further refines them during optimization. For comparison, we combine three interpolation algorithms with three super-resolution algorithms and select the one with the best performance. …”
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A Nonlinear Integer Programming Model for Integrated Location, Inventory, and Routing Decisions in a Closed-Loop Supply Chain by Hao Guo, Congdong Li, Ying Zhang, Chunnan Zhang, Yu Wang

“…Second, we develop a novel heuristic approach that incorporates simulated annealing into adaptive genetic algorithm to solve the model efficiently. Last, numerical analysis is presented to validate our solution approach, and it also provides meaningful managerial insight into how to improve the closed-loop supply chain under study.…”
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Performance evaluation of different building envelopes integrated with phase change materials in tropical climates by Rolains Golchimard Elenga, Li Zhu, Steivan Defilla

“…To achieve this goal, a multiobjective genetic algorithm is used in conjunction with EnergyPlus building energy models to determine the optimal balance between total building energy consumption, lifecycle cost, and CO2 emissions. …”
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Design of FPGA-Based Accelerator for Convolutional Neural Network under Heterogeneous Computing Framework with OpenCL by Li Luo, Yakun Wu, Fei Qiao, Yi Yang, Qi Wei, Xiaobo Zhou, Yongkai Fan, Shuzheng Xu, Xinjun Liu, Huazhong Yang

“…Simulation results show that the calculation speed could be improved by adopting the proposed optimizing strategy. …”
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A novel Hadamard matrix based hybrid compressive sensing technique for enhancing energy efficiency and network longevity by Balamurali S, Kathirvelu M, SatheeshKumar Palanisamy, Tagrid Abdullah N. Alshalali

“…By adopting improved versions of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), Grey Wolf Optimization (GWO), and novel Hadamard matrix-based hybrid compressed sensing techniques, NHM-HCS enhances the network’s lifespan and improves other performance metrics. …”
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IMAGE SEGMENTATION AND OBJECT SELECTION BASED ON MULTI-THRESHOLD PROCESSING by Vladimir Yu. Volkov, Oleg A. Markelov, Mikhail I. Bogachev

“…Although this is achieved at the cost of the resource-consuming multi-threshold analysis procedure for each processed image, this can be also partially compensated by the simplicity of the algorithm and its possible parallel implementation.…”
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A Simheuristic Method for the Reversible Lanes Allocation and Scheduling Problem at Smart Container Terminal Gate by Wenyuan Wang, Ying Jiang, Yun Peng, Yong Zhou, Qi Tian

“…Together with a consideration of minimized total costs (both construction and operating) of terminal gate system, this paper first developed an optimization model to decide the number and scheduling rules of the reversible lanes at a terminal gate. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF A GRAVITATIONAL AND PENDULUM SOLAR TRACKER FOR STANDALONE PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS by Jorge A. Wissmann, Carlos E. C. Nogueira, Marcelo M. M. Zampiva, Jair A. C. Siqueira, Doglas Bassegio

“…A tracking prototype was developed whose structure is classified as chronological due to its fixed rotation, manual as it requires daily adjustment, single-axis azimuthal, and "analog" as it lacks motors, sensors, or algorithms. The results showed that the developed tracking prototype achieved a 9.69% energy production increase during the research period, with peaks of 35.51% on sunny days, and a significant efficiency improvement during the early morning and late afternoon. …”
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A review of machine learning approaches for the discovery of thermoelectric materials by Övgü C. Yelgel, Celal Yelgel

“…This review explores the integration of ML into TE materials discovery, emphasizing its role in property prediction, descriptor engineering, and structural optimization. A systematic examination of ML-driven strategies promises to accelerate the discovery process and improve the efficiency of next-generation thermoelectric systems.…”
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Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification of Reflooding Model With PSO–Kriging and PCA Approach by Ziyue Zhang, Dong Li, Nianfeng Wang, Meng Lei

“…As reflooding is a vital stage to cool the core and prevent serious accidents and uncertainties exist in the important results of the program because of the complexity of the phenomena, IUQ is performed for reflooding models in this study based on Bayesian theory and Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithm. In order to solve the problem of large time costs in sampling and inefficient use of transient sample points, particle swarm optimization (PSO)–Kriging model and principal component analysis (PCA) are adopted in this paper. …”
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Drilling dynamics measurement of drilling motors and its application in recognition of motor operation states through machine learning by Fei Li, Haolan Song, Yifan Wang

“…Due to the increased non-productive time and drilling costs brought about by accidental damage to drilling motors, predictive maintenance for drilling motors is necessary to optimize asset utilization. …”
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RFID-embedded mattress for sleep disorder detection for athletes in sports psychology by Metin Pekgor, Aydolu Algin, Turhan Toros

“…This approach shows significant potential for sports psychology applications, enabling personalized recovery strategies and performance optimization. Future work will focus on expanding the dataset, integrating additional biometric sensors, and refining algorithms to improve diagnostic accuracy and real-time usability in clinical and home settings.…”
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