Optimal Charging Current Protocol with Multi-Stage Constant Current Using Dandelion Optimizer for Time-Domain Modeled Lithium-Ion Batteries by Seongik Han

“…A Thevenin equivalent circuit model (ECM) was implemented to simulate an actual LiB with the ECM parameters estimated from the offline time response data obtained through a hybrid pulse power characterization (HPPC) test. …”
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Overcoming the Difficulties of Thermophilic Co-Digestion of Sewage Sludge and Beverage Industry Wastes in the Presence of Zeolite by Aleksandra Szaja, Agnieszka Montusiewicz, Magdalena Lebiocka

“…Four experimental series were conducted with differing feedstock compositions, one of which was a control supplied only by SS. …”
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Enhanced DDPG algorithm for latency and energy-efficient task scheduling in MEC systems by Fei Zhou, Lihong Zhao, Xiaomei Ding, Shuqin Wang

“…A composite reward function, considering both latency and energy consumption, is designed and compared in linear and nonlinear forms. …”
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Prediction of ultimate load capacity of demountable shear stud connectors using machine learning techniques by Ahmed I. Saleh, Nabil S. Mahmoud, Fikry A. Salem, Mohamed Ghannam

“…Despite the robust performance of advanced algorithms, the study acknowledges challenges such as data imbalance and minimal influence of certain parameters, which may affect model generalizability.…”
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NMM 2019 Nano & Macro Mechanics by Editorial, Foreword

“…</li><li>Relationships between material parameters at nano and macro level.</li><li>Numerical simulations of behavior of structures and materials.…”
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Semi-Automated Graphical System for Calculating Pulmonary Vascular Impedances in a Clinical Setting by Timothy Bachman, Kang Kim, Marc Simon

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> MATLAB-based software was written to analyze PVZ by creating a composite PVZ (cPVZ) spectra comprised of asynchronous screen captures of pulmonary arterial pressure and pulmonary arterial pulsed-wave Doppler velocity waveforms obtained during standard of care procedures. …”
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Measuring Setup for Investigation and Visualization of the Percolation Phenomenon in Non-Оrdered Models of Metal-Dielectric Nanocomposites by P. Okal

“…The dependence was determined of one of the important parameters characterising an partial discharge, i. e. the initial voltage, at which an electric current starts to flow between electrodes, on the concentration of the metallic phase. …”
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Enhancing Image Quality by Optimizing and Fine-Tuning Multi-Fidelity Generative Adversarial Networks by Noor Baha Aldin

“…The quality of the image is enhanced by the dynamic integration of low-fidelity and high-fidelity models using a composite loss function and dual-generator design. …”
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Optimization of curdlan production and ultrasound assisted extraction processes from Priestia megaterium by Natasha Aquinas, Bhat M. Ramananda, Subbalaxmi Selvaraj

“…A two-step optimization was chosen for extraction, namely, one-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) and CCD, wherein the optimized extraction parameters were determined to be 25 s sonication, 1 N NaOH, and 2 h solubilization time. …”
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Structural Properties of Zinc Sulfide Polymer Nanocomposite with Alginate by A.M. Mieshkov, T.O. Berestok, L.F. Sukhodub, А.S. Оpanasyuk

“…The comparison of structural and substructural characteristics of pure zinc sulfide and biopolymer based on ZnS composite with alginate was held by scanning electron microscopy, diffraction and X-ray fluorescence spectrometry. …”
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Submarine Cable Vibration Signal Recognition Based on Sparrow Search Algorithm Optimized Support Vector Machine by GUO Jiaxing, QIAN Junxia, LIU Rui, MA Hongjuan

“…Online status monitoring and fault recognition of photoelectric composite submarine cables (hereinafter referred to as submarine cables) offers an effective approach for early warning of faults in submarine cables. …”
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Application of machine learning and neural network models based on experimental evaluation of dissimilar resistance spot-welded joints between grade 2 titanium alloy and AISI 304 s... by Marwan T. Mezher, Alejandro Pereira, Rusul Ahmed Shakir, Tomasz Trzepieciński

“…The use of a composite welded joint consisting of titanium and austenitic stainless steel metals is evidently a favourable selection for industrial applications employing the resistance spot welding (RSW) operation. …”
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Numerical Analysis of the Cell Droplet Loading Process in Cell Printing by Yankun Wang, Fagui Pang, Shushan Lai, Renye Cai, Chenxiang Lai, Zexin Yu, Yiwei Zhu, Min Wu, Heng Zhang, Chunyu Kong

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Effects of Astragalus polysaccharide supplementation on growth performance, carcass quality, muscle fiber characteristics, meat quality, and development of finishing pigs by Wenfeng Ma, Zhuo Ma, Xiaoli Zhang, Pei Mao, Mengmeng Gao, Lingping Zhao, Qiujue Wu

“…However, there were no significant differences in these parameters between the treatments with different levels of Astragalus polysaccharide supplementation these parameters (p &gt; 0.05). …”
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Don’t move a mussel: The role of key environmental drivers and management scale in assessing spatial variation in dreissenid spread risk in the Missouri River basin by Joseph Raymond, Lucas S. Bair, Timothy D. Counihan, Wesley M. Daniel, Sofie Duntugan, Matthew E. Neilson, Michael Springborn

“…To this end, we construct a composite relative risk index (CRR) for watersheds within the Missouri River Basin, a region in the United States on the front line of dreissenid spread. …”
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Cardiac magnetic resonance comparison of non-dilated and dilated cardiomyopathy: imaging features and prognostic predictors in non-dilated left ventricular cardiomyopathy by Hui Wang, Lei Xu, Shuang Li, Hongkai Zhang, Baiyan Zhuang, Zhonghua Sun

“…In NDLVC-REF, RVEF &lt;40% independently predicted major adverse cardiovascular events (2.19 (1.14–4.20), p=0.01).Conclusion The clinical baseline and CMR parameters of NDLVC were different from those of DCM. …”
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Perinatal mortality and neonatal and maternal outcome per gestational week in term pregnancies: A registry‐based study by Jérôme Cornette, Catharina J. van derStok, Irwin K. M. Reiss, René F. Kornelisse, Eline van derWilk, Arie Franx, Yves Jacquemyn, Eric A. P. Steegers, Loes C. M. Bertens

“…This study investigates how gestational age per week is related to the components of perinatal mortality and parameters of adverse neonatal and maternal outcome at term. …”
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Mechanical properties and deformation damage characteristics of deep rock under unloading and compensation paths by Minjie QI, Guangming ZHAO, Chongyan LIU, Wensong XU, Kun WANG

“…The overall damage pattern of rocks develops from tension to tension-shear composite to shear damage with the gradient increase of σ2, and the crushed area near the unloading surface gradually shifts from deep to shallow, while the overall damage pattern changes from tension-shear composite to shear damage with the gradient increase of compensating stress \begin{document}$\sigma'_3 $\end{document} at the unloading surface, and the crushed area near the unloading surface gradually shifts from shallow to deep. …”
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Use of Population-Based Compartmental Modeling and Retinol Isotope Dilution to Study Vitamin A Kinetics and Total Body Stores among Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age by Michael H Green, Veronica Lopez-Teros, Joanne Balmer Green, Georg Lietz, Sika M Kumordzie, Anthony Oxley, Ahmed D Fuseini, K Winifred Nyaaba, Emily Becher, Jennie N Davis, K Ryan Wessells, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Reina Engle-Stone, Marjorie J Haskell

“…Methods: Women (n = 89) ingested a dose of [2H6]retinyl acetate and blood samples (3/woman) were collected from 6 h to 91 d, with all participants sampled at 14 d, about half at either 21 or 28 d, and each at one other time. Composite data (plasma retinol fraction of dose; FDp) were analyzed using Simulation, Analysis and Modeling software to obtain kinetic parameters, TBS, and other state variables as well as model-derived values for the RID composite coefficient FaS. …”
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Total and Structural Carotid Artery Stiffness Are Associated With Cognitive Decline and Structural Brain Abnormalities Related to Alzheimer Disease and Alzheimer Disease‐Related De... by Jeremy R. Williams, Theodore M. DeConne, Ryan Pewowaruk, Claudia Korcarz, Jordan Tanley, Cynthia Carlsson, Susan R. Heckbert, Mohamad Habes, Ilya Nasrallah, Samuel N. Lockhart, José A. Luchsinger, Jingzhong Ding, Kathleen M. Hayden, Timothy M. Hughes, Adam D. Gepner

“…Multivariable linear fixed and mixed effects regression models related standardized pulse wave velocity components to neuroimaging and cognitive decline parameters, respectively. Greater S‐PWV was associated with greater longitudinal cognitive decline in global cognitive composite score (β=–0.05, P=0.002) and subtests, whereas greater load‐dependent arterial stiffness was not associated with longitudinal cognitive decline. …”
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