Influence of Emergent Vegetation Layout on Flow Pattern in a Rectangular Shallow Basin by Junnan LYU, Yuxuan JIANG, Zhidong YAO, Chen YE, Xufeng YAN

“…A logarithmic model <italic>A</italic>_r=0.45ln[<inline-formula><tex-math id="Z-20240703163031">$(\Delta U U_{\mathrm{m}}^{-1}) /(L_{\mathrm{a}} L^{-1})$</tex-math></inline-formula>]−2.5 is found to offer guidance for the hydraulic design of rectangular shallow basins with selective vegetation distribution.…”
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Novel insecticide resistance mutations associated with variable PBO synergy in Anopheles gambiae s.l. from the Democratic Republic of Congo by Bethanie Pelloquin, Fiacre Agossa, Holly Acford-Palmer, Tiffany Clark, Sheila B. Ogoma, Miriam Williams, Narcisse Basosila, Francis Watsenga, Emery Metelo, Richard M. Oxborough, Yibayiri Osee Sanogo, Ferdinand Ntoya, Emma Collins, Sophie Moss, Charles McLoughlin, Monica Campos, Jody Phelan, Mark Rowland, Thomas Walker, Noboru Minakawa, Emile Zola Manzambi, Eric Mukomena, Susana Campino, Louisa A. Messenger

“…Nationwide geographical trends in insecticide resistance mutation distribution, prevalence and selection were evident. …”
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Hypervelocity Stars Trace a Supermassive Black Hole in the Large Magellanic Cloud by Jiwon Jesse Han, Kareem El-Badry, Scott Lucchini, Lars Hernquist, Warren Brown, Nico Garavito-Camargo, Charlie Conroy, Re’em Sari

“…Motivated by this finding, we construct a forward model for HVSs ejected from an SMBH in the LMC and observed through the selection function of the HVS Survey. The predicted spatial and kinematic distributions of the simulated HVSs are remarkably similar to the observed distributions. …”
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Seismic prediction technology for thin sandstone reservoir of Dainan Formation in Majiazui Oilfield by CHEN Hongcai, LI Zhaorui

“…Taking advantage of the dense and numerous development wells in the study area, and integrating geological, seismic, and well logging data, the spontaneous potential curve, which is sensitive to the reservoir, was selected for waveform indication simulation. This approach was used to predict the distribution of the main oil-bearing sand groups. …”
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Penilaian Daur Hidup Proses Distribusi BBM di PT Pertamina (Persero) Fuel Terminal Parepare by Putri Alifa Kholil, Mochamad Arief Budihardjo, Fuad Muhammad, Ketut Karno

“…The calculation of impact assessment is carried out using Microsoft Excel software with the CML IA Baseline method with the function unit used is 1 KL BBM.  Categories including global warming potential, ozone depletion potential, acid rain potential, and eutrophication potential were selected based on relevance to the company's activities and which included the impact of the main categories based on the Minister of Environment and Forestry Regulation No. 1 of 2021 concerning the Company Performance Rating Assessment Program and Environmental Management.  …”
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A generative deep neural network for pan-digestive tract cancer survival analysis by Lekai Xu, Tianjun Lan, Yiqian Huang, Liansheng Wang, Junqi Lin, Xinpeng Song, Hui Tang, Haotian Cao, Hua Chai

“…The network optimization process involves employing an integrated loss function consisting of two modules: the generative-adversarial module facilitates spatial data distribution understanding for extracting high-quality information, while the clustering module aids in identifying disease subtypes. …”
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Multidimensional Fragility Analysis for a NEES Frame Structure by Integrating a New Energy Damage Index: Cumulative Plastic Strain by Qiang Wang, Ziyan Wu

“…The probabilistic seismic demand model (PSDM) following multivariate logarithmic normal distribution will be developed, and taking PLS uncertainty and correlation into consideration, multidimensional PLS function is constructed to identify the structural failure domain. …”
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Design optimization of Bakelite support for LNG ISO tank 40 ft using finite element analysis by Tuswan Tuswan, Taufiq Rafif Naufal, Mursid Ocid, Sari Dian Purnama, Rizal Nandiko, Yuniati Yuniati, Sasmito Agus, Machfudin Andik, Sandjaja Irfan Eko, Utina Muhammad Ridwan, Harmadi Rudias, Muttaqie Teguh

“…The optimization process incorporates two main strategies: strain energy minimization and mass retain, defined as the objective function and constrained within a 90–50% mass retain range. …”
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Modeling of Battery Storage of Photovoltaic Power Plants Using Machine Learning Methods by Rad Stanev, Tanyo Tanev, Venizelos Efthymiou, Chrysanthos Charalambous

“…The massive integration of variable renewable energy sources (RESs) poses the gradual necessity for new power system architectures with wide implementation of distributed battery energy storage systems (BESSs), which support power system stability, energy management, and control. …”
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Improvement of Sound-Absorbing Dips in Nonwoven Fabric Sheet with Back Air Space: Division of Back Air Space by Additional Nonwoven Fabric Sheet by Shuichi Sakamoto, Kodai Sato, Gaku Muroi, Yusuke Nakao, Kaito Kuboki, Nobuhito Taguchi

“…Considering the particle velocity distribution in the back air space, another nonwoven sheet was added to divide the air space into layers. …”
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The A3C Algorithm With Eligibility Traces of Energy Management for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles by Dingyi Guo, Guangyin Lei, Huichao Zhao, Fang Yang, Qiang Zhang

“…To enhance the learning process, eligibility traces are introduced to refine the advantage function by weighting historical actions. This adjustment improves the decision-making process by making the action distribution more concentrated, which is crucial for optimizing fuel consumption. …”
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Impact of aortic morphology on VA-ECMO performance: a combined statistical shape modeling and CFD approach by Marilena Mazzoli, Marilena Mazzoli, Emanuele Gasparotti, Emanuele Vignali, Dorela Haxhiademi, Simona Celi

“…A total of 20 cases were simulated in the healthy conditions, while four cases were simulated with a 70% reduction of cardiac output and three different levels of ECMO support (0, 4, and 6 L/min).ResultsFrom the simulated results, it was possible to assess the behavior of the watershed zone as a function of aortic morphological parameters and ECMO level.DiscussionThe results confirmed the significant effect of ECMO level on the position and distribution of the zone.…”
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Biased thalamic innervation onto the distinct subregion where dopamine receptor 1 is dominantly expressed in the caudal striatum by Fuko Kadono, Jingqi Wang, Kenta Kobayashi, Fuyuki Karube, Fumino Fujiyama

“…This contrasts with their uniform distribution in other striatal regions. A key question is whether D1pz and D2pz function as a unit or independently. …”
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Inversion and validation of soil water-holding capacity in a wild fruit forest, using hyperspectral technology combined with machine learning by Tingwei Song, Liang Guo, Qian Sun, Guizhen Gao, Jing Chen, Qikun Zhang

“…This study integrated hyperspectral technology with machine learning algorithms to model complex nonlinear relationships and to select the optimal SWHC model. The spatial distribution of SWHC in the wild fruit forests of Emin County was retrieved using Sentinel-2 imagery. …”
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Orthodontic awareness among medical and non-medical university students, Sudan by Hiba Mohamed Hassan Mohamed Ali, Montasir Babiker Haga Abukhier, Azkar Mohamed Abd Alsalam, Abdalrhman Hussein Alamir, Ehtefaa Mohammed Mohammed Zain, Khalid Mohammed Mohammed Bahmaid

“…Abstract Background Orthodontics is a branch of dentistry that focuses on correcting misaligned teeth and bites to improve function and aesthetics. However, improper management can lead to damage of hard and soft dental tissues. …”
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A peptide filtering relation quantifies MHC class I peptide optimization. by Neil Dalchau, Andrew Phillips, Leonard D Goldstein, Mark Howarth, Luca Cardelli, Stephen Emmott, Tim Elliott, Joern M Werner

“…We exemplify this by simulating optimization of the distribution of peptides derived from Human Immunodeficiency Virus Gag-Pol polyprotein.…”
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JCN: Joint Constraint-Based Human Pose Refinement Networks by Yuru Zhang, Jiayuan Zhao, Xiaodong Su, Hongyan Xu, Meijian Jin

“…Meanwhile, to make the model pay more attention to the hard-to-identify vital points, this paper adopts the focal loss function to optimize the model and improve the data&#x2019;s long-tailed distribution. …”
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Reconstructing the age-structured case count of COVID-19 from sentinel surveillance data in Japan: A modeling study by Yuta Okada, Minami Ueda, Hiroshi Nishiura

“…Methods: Using COVID-19 sentinel data stratified by discrete age groups in selected prefectures and referring to universal case count data up to May 8, 2023, we fitted a statistical model to handle weekly growth rates as a function of age and time so as to convert sentinel data to case counts after cessation of universal reporting. …”
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Optical OTFS waveform PAPR analysis for high order modulation employing CNN, DNN, and AE machine learning algorithms under a variety of channel scenarios by Arun Kumar, Nishant Gaur, Aziz Nanthaamornphong

“…The simulations result prove that the proposed method attains a PAPR reduction of about 4 dB and 3.8 dB for 256-QAM and 2.2 dB and 1.6 dB for 64-QAM under a Rayleigh and Rician channel at a Complementary Cumulative Distribution Function (CCDF) of 10-5, better than conventional PAPR reduction methods. …”
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Advanced Relay Coordination in Power Networks Considering Transformer Inrush and Motor Starting Currents via Weighted Mean Variance Optimizer by Mohammed H. Alqahtani, Abdelmonem Draz, Abdullah M. Shaheen, Attia El-Fergany

“…The WMV optimizer is utilized in obtaining the best objective function (OF) among various algorithms for solving the nominated problem in benchmark study cases. …”
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