Comparative Study of Swarm-Based Algorithms for Location-Allocation Optimization of Express Depots by Yong-Wei Zhang, Qin Xiao, Xue-Ying Sun, Liang Qi

“…The location and capacity of express distribution centers and delivery point allocation are mixed-integer programming problems modeled as capacitated location and allocation problems (CLAPs), which may be constrained by the position and capacity of distribution centers and the assignment of delivery points. …”
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Local weather is associated with rates of online searches for musculoskeletal pain symptoms. by Scott Telfer, Nick Obradovich

“…For temperatures between -5°C and 30°C, search volumes for hip pain increased by 12 index points, and knee pain increased by 18 index points. …”
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The Association of Antarctic Sea Ice with the Subantarctic Mode and Antarctic Intermediate Waters during the Last Deglaciation by Gagan Mandal, Shih-Yu Lee, Jia-Yuh Yu

“…The model simulated the Antarctic sea ice edge (grid points in the ice model have a sea ice concentration above ten percent) overlapping with the poleward edge of the Antarctic Intermediate Waters, and the Southern Ocean mixed layers. …”
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Enhancing Arabic Language Proficiency through Interactive Learning Programs by Achmad Makki Lazuardi, Syarif Muhammad Syaheed

“…Quantitative findings revealed statistically significant improvements across all language domains, with the most substantial gains observed in speaking fluency (+22.4 points) and reading comprehension (+20.4 points). …”
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Static network structure cannot stabilize cooperation among large language model agents. by Jin Han, Balaraju Battu, Ivan Romić, Talal Rahwan, Petter Holme

“…Humans generally cooperate more than expected in laboratory settings, showing less cooperation in well-mixed populations but more in fixed networks. In contrast, LLMs tend to exhibit greater cooperation in well-mixed settings. …”
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Evaluation of Multiple Imputation in Missing Data Analysis: An Application on Repeated Measurement Data in Animal Science by Gazel Ser, Cafer Tayyar Bati

“…The results obtained by applying general linear mixed model to the data sets that were completed using MI method were compared to the results regarding complete data. …”
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Inference in skew generalized t-link models for clustered binary outcome via a parameter-expanded EM algorithm. by Chénangnon Frédéric Tovissodé, Aliou Diop, Romain Glèlè Kakaï

“…Binary Generalized Linear Mixed Model (GLMM) is the most common method used by researchers to analyze clustered binary data in biological and social sciences. …”
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Features of the Effect of Cataracts and Glaucoma on the Daily Activities of Patients with Sarcopenic Obesity by O. L. Fabrikantov, A. E. Kopylov, N. M. Agarkov

“…A similar pattern has been established for nail clipping, the limits for which are 1.75 ± 0.03 points and 1.43 ± 0.04 points, respectively. However, the following ranking places of the considered limitations of activity in everyday life differ statistically significant and in the third position of patients with cataract and sarcopenic obesity is independent writing of the text (1.68 ± 0.04 points), and in patients with glaucoma and sarcopenic obesity — reading of the text — 1.38 ± 0.03 points (p < 0.01). …”
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Cash transfers and fertility: Evidence from Poland’s Family 500+ Policy by Anna Bokun

“…RESULTS: In the short term, the cash transfer is associated with an increased annual probability of overall births by 1.5 percentage points. Heterogeneity analyses reveal the cash transfer is associated with increased fertility for women aged 31–40 (0.7 to 1.8 percentage points), in contrast to decreased fertility for women aged 21–30 (2.2 to 2.6 percentage points) and women with higher household incomes (1 percentage point). …”
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Evaluating Many-Body Stabilizer Rényi Entropy by Sampling Reduced Pauli Strings: Singularities, Volume Law, and Nonlocal Magic by Yi-Ming Ding, Zhe Wang, Zheng Yan

“…For conformal critical points, we claim that it could reflect nonlocal magic residing in correlations. …”
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Literature Review: A Comparative Study of Waste Classification using Deep Learning Algorithms by Ariza Ikhlas, Billy Hendrik

“…Among the best-performing models are: A standard CNN architecture achieving 100% accuracy with 150 data points and 3 classes, CNN with ResNet50 model achieving 99.41% accuracy on 2,527 data points and 6 classes, A combination of ResNet, k-Nearest Neighbors (kNN), and Neighborhood Component Analysis (NCA) achieving 99.35% accuracy on 13,089 data points and 1,672 classes, CNN with CapSA ECOC + ANN model reaching 99.01% accuracy on 1,515 data points and 12 classes. …”
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Anomalous Crystalline-Electromagnetic Responses in Semimetals by Mark R. Hirsbrunner, Oleg Dubinkin, F. J. Burnell, Taylor L. Hughes

“…We further utilize this framework to quantify a variety of mixed crystalline-electromagnetic responses, including several that have not previously been explored in existing literature, and show that the corresponding coefficients are universally proportional to weighted momentum-energy multipole moments of the nodal points (or lines) of the semimetal. …”
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Simultaneous Shape and Stacking Sequence Optimization of Laminated Composite Free-Form Shells Using Multi-Island Genetic Algorithm by Bingbing San, Zhi Xiao, Ye Qiu

“…To improve the efficiency of the mixed continuous-discrete optimization, multi-island genetic algorithm (MIGA) is employed to search for the global result. …”
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Effectiveness and safety of demodecosis blepharitis therapy under dry eye conditions by S. N. Sakhnov, S. V. Yanchenko, A. V. Malyshev, S. J. Teshaev, G. R. Odilova, N. Yu. Khuddieva, N. O. Murodullaeva

“…As a result of the therapy, statistically significant changes were noted, including mite population reduction (from 9.23 ± 0.81 to 3.54 ± 0.80 imagos); eyelid margins edema intensity decrease (from 3.18 ± 0.39 to 1.30 ± 0.45 points) and hyperemia decrease (from 2.90 ± 0.29 to 0.9 ± 0.3 points); MGD-S decrease (from 2.1 ± 0.3 to 0.95 ± 0.21 points); OSDI decrease (from 43.23 ± 4.70 to 25.10 ± 2.65 points); TBUT increase (from 4.05 ± 0.50 to 5.55 ± 0.50 s); XI decrease (from 5.36 ± 0.49 to 4.04 ± 0.60 points). …”
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Serum creatinine to cystatin C ratio as monitoring biomarker in Chinese adult spinal muscular atrophy: a prospective cohort study by Sihui Chen, Qiong Wang, Jiajia Fu, Qianqian Wei, Ruwei Ou, Xiaohui Lai, Xueping Chen, Huifang Shang

“…Spearman correlation and linear mixed models analyzed the relationships between functional scores and laboratory indicators. …”
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Medication Responsiveness of Motor Symptoms in a Population-Based Study of Parkinson Disease by Yvette M. Bordelon, Ron D. Hays, Stefanie D. Vassar, Natalie Diaz, Jeff Bronstein, Barbara G. Vickrey

“…There was equivalent improvement on the motor UPDRS scale for subjects divided according to medication classes used: levodopa alone 7.3 points, levodopa plus other medications 8.5 points, and dopamine agonists but not levodopa 6.1 points. …”
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Presentations of Routine Dental Interventions in Children over a Six-Year Period by Samia Aboujaoude, Balsam El Noueiri

“…To evaluate over a six-year period, the prevalence of the dental procedures in primary and mixed dentitions, in males and females. Materials and Methods. …”
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A New Cooperative Anomaly Detection Method for Stacker Running Track of Automated Storage and Retrieval System in Industrial Environment by Darong Huang, Mengting Lin, Lanyan Ke, Zhenping Deng

“…This paper constructs a model of the abnormal point detection of the stackers in an industrial environment. …”
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Quality of Life in Patients With Breast Cancer: A Pilot Study by Vida Karalienė, Zita Petravičienė, Lina Budrienė

“…The highest scores were given to physical activity (72.2 points) and pain and social functioning (both 68.7 points), while the lowest scores were observed in limitations due to physical health problems (43 points) and emo­tional disturbances (48.9 points). …”
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Integrating a problem-solving intervention with routine care to improve psychosocial functioning among mothers of children with sickle cell disease: A randomized controlled trial. by Monika R Asnani, Damian Francis, Jennifer Knight-Madden, Susan Chang-Lopez, Lesley King, Susan Walker

“…Intention to treat analysis used repeated measures mixed models with the restricted estimation maximum likelihood approach.…”
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